Category: Management

The class demonstrates four easy to use management techniques: One Minute Goal Setting, One Minute Praising, One Minute Reprimands and the One Minute Apology. One Minute Goal Setting involves setting clear performance standards and expectations. Most managers use NIHYSOB or “Now I have you – you SOB” These managers don’t . . . Read more

Since the time I entered the workforce in 1987, I have encountered various forms of management and management styles in the career paths I followed. Now that I am venturing into management myself, I have had time to reflect on those various management techniques in order to develop a management . . . Read more

Starting from the late 90’s, enterprises started to talk about “Knowledge Management (KM)” as they have figured out that without proper KM strategies, it will cause problem and inefficiency in the organization. For example, loss of important information when there is someone leaving the company or it takes a long . . . Read more

Business Management has known a significant evolution. In the past, the management without any staff consideration had imposed employee actions. Since the end of the sixties, it is changing. Members of the staff have a personal role to play in the firm. Nowadays, the understanding of firm management involves more . . . Read more

The 2001 Supply Chain Management Conference, presented by The Conference Board and sponsored by A.T. Kearney, was held June 25-26 in Chicago, Illinois. Long considered one of the industry’s most important events for senior procurement and supply chain executives, the conference had for its theme this year “Extending the Enterprise-A . . . Read more

In most situations, many physical database design decisions are implicit or eliminated when you choose the database management technologies to use with the information system you are designing. Since many organizations have standards for operating systems, database management systems, and data access languages, you must deal only with those choices . . . Read more

Introduction Headquartered in Peoria, Ill. Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. It is a Fortune 100 company, ranked number 1 in its industry, with more than $26 billion in assets. It is a U.S. based . . . Read more

Through the survey on the previous page it is apparent that while I feel that my organization and management of my free time is efficient, I can make effective changes to maximize my output (and give me more time to do the things that I enjoy doing). While I often . . . Read more

Summary In this report, the analysis was undertaken to investigate managing in an organization. Using group contacts we were able to come into contact with Dr. Smith, a manager at Telstra. After comparing textbook management techniques we discovered that the interviewee alternated between several of these with giving staff incentives . . . Read more

Motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals, conditioned by the effort’s ability to satisfy some individual needs (Robbins, 168). For some business analysts, employee motivation is a good way to increase productivity in an organization. When people get motivated, they will have a reason . . . Read more

Introduction Human Resources (HR) Management is a multifaceted function. This entity has an important place within companies in helping key personnel decide on the best staff for their needs, among other things. Sometimes, the employees chosen are full-time employees already working for the company or they could be contractors. Regardless, . . . Read more

Introduction: After much debate on a topic for this paper, it became quite clear that I would be taking from this course a newfound Love of (TQM) Total Quality Management. While we have covered many aspects of production management over this semester, I have become a huge advocate of this . . . Read more

Critical Thinking: The Role of Cognitive Development, Logic, and Emotionality in Management Definitions of critical thinking range from simple statements reflecting one’s ability to create logical conclusions based on reasoning to more complex definitions that take into consideration a person’s emotions, personal feelings, and cultural biases. According to the U.S. . . . Read more

Conflict Management and Resolution for Teams “Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheep-like passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.” — John Dewey. When a group of individuals with varying experiences, thought processes . . . Read more

Total Quality Management: What is Tqm and how can it be implemented in the industry today? In society, today quality plays an important role in customer satisfaction. A classic example of a customer’s being discouraged due to poor quality would be the case of Skoda cars. In the ’80s and . . . Read more

Critically evaluation of Porter’s five forces, Value Chain Analysis, Balanced Scored Card Given the demands of today’s competitive and dynamic environment, it is quite challenging to understand strategic issues facing organizations and develop the capability for long term organizational success. This report aims to present a critical analysis of three . . . Read more

Strategic Planning Relevant to all Organizations? Strategy Strategy is a broad-based formula for how business is going to compete, what its goals should be, and what policies will be needed to carry out these goals. The essence of formulating a competitive strategy is relating a company to its environment. Porter . . . Read more

Human Resource Management: Selecting and Appraising Your Future Staff The process of staff recruitment and selection is becoming increasingly complex and its integration into organizational and Human Resource (HR) strategies means that the successful outcome of these processes is vital for job performance and organizational success. The intricacy of matching . . . Read more

As the world moves through the 21st Century, business is becoming more dependent upon professional managers, who can bring success to an organization. Issues such as globalization and decentralization add to the need for organizations to hire flexible managers capable of leading. A 21st-century manager should possess three traits and . . . Read more

How do managers decide how and when to deal with poor employee performance? It’s Much Easier To Polish an Apple Being a manager is simple — just like losing weight is simple! Of course, anyone who has ever tried either task and done their job well knows that both take . . . Read more

Management Problem: Northwest Insurance Background Northwest Insurance is a major regional company which has four autonomous divisions that handle life insurance, automobile insurance, homeowner’s and renter’s insurance, and retirement planning. Although their information system department is large, it is overworked. Employees of Northwest Insurance found out advantages of using computers . . . Read more

The determining reason for me to pursue a career in business and management is the opportunities in creativity that this field provides. I was fortunate to have practice in this field as a team member in a non-profit organization, which validated my aspiration and confirmed my expectations from the occupation. . . . Read more