governed by one man; everyone else is his servant” (p. 22). Since its first printing in 1516, The Prince has been the inspiration for many managerial texts and has been utilized as a guide for leaders throughout the centuries, including several today. In a Machiavellian or so-called “top-down” managerial philosophy, a chief executive officer (CEO) defines and controls the power of the organization. The workforce serves the mission as determined by management, which oftentimes has self- Michael Livovich
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ASSIGNMENT BRIEF- OB (UNIT 3) Course Title | Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (QCF) | Student Name: | Unit Title | * Organisations and Behaviour | College ID NO: | Unit Number | 3 | | Unit Credit Value | 15 | Pearson Reg. No: | Unit Level | 4 | | Unit Code | H/601/0551 | E-mail: | Pearson Centre No | | | Assessor/s:IQA: | | Learner Signature: | Learning Outcomes | To pass this unit, the student must achieve all the major learning outcomes as follows:1
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commitments * Constantly improve and aggressively compete * Manage logically and systematically * “Maintain and nourish their competitive capabilities” Research and Development: New technologies, improving quality, price/cost. Managerial enterprises: build large and efficient pdct capacity, compete aggressively and never let up, expand mktg and distribution, lower cost and improve quality Organization of management Diversification: When companies buy a wide variety of other
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11/8/2013 1st meeting—Developing Managerial Competencies Managers have to cope with diverse and far‐reaching challenges FOR EXAMPLE 1. Strive to remain competitive in a dynamic and far reaching world 2. To keep pace with ever‐advancing technology 3. To find ways to incorporate the Internet and e‐business into their strategies and business model 1 2 2 Introductory Concepts: What Are Managerial Competencies? Communication Competency Teamwork Competency Competency – a combination
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Opening Vignette SUMMARY Jack Hartnett, D.L. Rogers Corp., president, leads by combining ingredients from both the Stone Age and the New Age. Hartnett prides himself on knowing everything about his employees--both at work and at home. Is Hartnett's style intrusive? Yes! But neither he nor his employees consider it a problem. He believes that the more he knows about his workers, the more he can help them stay focused at work and happy at home. But if you think he's "Mr. Nice Guy," think again. Hartnett
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programmed DM Routine problems Application of rules/ procedures/ habits Lower management Recurring Less human touch Low risk & uncertainty High control UNSTRUCTURED Made under emergent situation Called non-programmed DM Non-routine problems Application of skill/ experience/ common sense Top management Rare High degree of human touch High risk & uncertainty Low control Types of DM Programmed Decisions (structured) Types of problems Repetitive,
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----------------- The objective here is to understand why organizations have the structure that they do. By "structure" I mean things like degree and type of horizontal differentiation, vertical differentiation, mechanisms of coordination and control, formalization, and centralization of power. See handouts page for more information on organizational structure. According to Taylor, Fayol, Weber and other classical theorists, there is a single best way for organization to be structured. Yet
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Major Process Theory p – 12 Managerial Approaches p – 14 Managerial Style p – 15 Job Design p – 15 Social Influences p – 16 Leadership p – 16 Leadership Style p - 17 BEGINNING
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hr interview 1. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 1. How can you motivate people/ employees? These days you have a diversified work force. What motivates one individual may not motivate the other. To motivate your employees you have to understand them. You can motivate them through employee recognition programs, employee involvement programs, skill based pay programs, give monetary and non- monetary rewards, provide good work environment, flexibility. 2. Which techniques you use to motivate
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concept of performance is used at the individual and group levels. 6. Create your survivor’s guide to learning and developing principles of management. Thomas Edison once quipped, “There is a way to do it better—find it.” This simple challenge is at the heart of the study and practice of management. Perhaps you’ve already considered ways to do things better in the organizations, teams, schools, clubs, or social groups in your life. Most of us have thought of better ways to manage others at work or
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