...MGMT1001 s2 2013 – ‘Spot Collection’ Bring to tutorials week beginning 5 August Topic 1: What is Management? 1. Textbook question: answer Question 2 in the ‘Discussion Questions’ for the Case study Managing McDonald’s Australia on page 36. a. As the CEO of McDonald’s Australia, what is Catriona Noble’s role? According to this case study, Catriona Noble’s role could be responsible for marketing, public affairs, operations, supply chain, the Pacific Islands and business planning, taking on a leadership role for the ongoing development and integration of McDonald’s business plan in Australia. b. Using the four functions as a guide, what activities does she need to undertake in managing the Australia operations of McDonald’s? MS Noble needs to undertake all of the managing functions described by her job. The first function is planning, this case study reports that she need to plan in managing. For example, she planned new items on the McDonald’s menu, including healthy options. She also planned to extend the trading hours. The second function is organizing, she also need to organize in managing the Australia operations of McDonald’s. For instance, she built strong relationships with customers, team members and suppliers. She also created a culture with her staffs. The third function is leading, she also need to lead team in managing the Australia operations of McDonald’s. For instance, she built strong leading skills with more than 85 000 employees. She is the ongoing development...
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...Magazine “Runway”. You see how Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) struggles to make it as she is pushed to her limits, knowing full well that if she can work for this woman for one year, she will be able to get any job that she desires. You see how and what decisions she takes to get where she wants. Sometimes by missing friends and family get together, to undermining the coworker just because deep down inside she really wants to get ahead. You see how she is somewhat manipulated to do things to prove her loyalty to her boss, by telling the coworker that she has been replaced on the trip to Paris and slowly taking over the loyalty of her boss Miranda Priestly. The most Reaction that one get to see is from two stands. First you can see the stand from Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). As the Department head of the magazine, she was the one to make the finale word of the company magazine. How she manipulates to get what she want with little manipulation. Just by the way that her assistant was told to do thing, just but making them feel that their job was in jeopardy. You see that as the boss she was under the same problems as the assistant by spending to many hours at work and by the pressure that she herself had in her personal life. By not being able to spend time with her...
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...growing with the image behind, but are women losing the true sense of being liberated? Or are they the main cause of their chains being re-shackled? In achievement of this research the outcome will be how Mass Media has contributed highly in this regard, there has been a huge influence of how a “real woman” is supposed to be like, the way she is supposed to dress, cook, be in a position of corporate power, and still stand behind the pots and hold the vacuum arch. This will be emphasized into more detail on how Susan Faludi embraces the Backlash of Feminism, and how Gauntlett’s view on Mass Media has a huge impact on the Women’s Society as whole, especially making pointers on equality and inequality. Mass media has embarked a large influence in continuing the subordination in the consumer society, not only it the media itself to be blame but women themselves. According to Mies, “The woman question invariably leads to high emotional reactions from men and from women” (Mies 1998:6), in support to her statement, it is a sensitive issue to deal with as there were challenges...
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...for those very few who will someday command thousands of troops in battle or direct the operations of great organizations, what about the rest of us? It occurs to me that there is a subject more relevant to the men and women of all ranks who populate our Air Force: how does one become a good follower? This is a responsibility no less important than that of leadership––in fact it enables good leadership––yet it is often ignored. Moreover, it is likely that all of us will be followers more often than we will be leaders. For my part, I have had 23 years of experience in taking orders, implementing policy guidance, and serving as an intermediate supervisor. Here are my Ten Rules of Good Followership gleaned from those years. 1. Don’t blame your boss for an unpopular decision or policy; your job is to support, not undermine. It is insidiously easy to blame an unpopular policy or decision on your superior: “I know this is a dumb idea and a...
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...2. Having two jobs can definitely be a challenge, especially when they are both almost just as demanding. In this situation I would have a talk with first with my boss from the real estate job to see if another person could somehow assist me with some of the overbearing emails, even if it meant I would have to give up a small percentage of commission that I would earn from making the sales. I would also explain to my boss at the IT consulting job of what is going on rather than he/she find out another way in which there would be harsher consequences. Also I would try and brainstorm some alternatives with possible letting one of the jobs go in order to maintain the one I needed the most in which this case could try and cliental to compensate for losing the income from the real estate job position. 3 .In this case I would first confront my friend about the certifications he has listed on his resume. I would also ask when and where he earned the certifications from because it will come up again during the interview process. I would explain to him that putting false information on a resume, especially in the IT field, could put him in a very uncomfortable position in which his knowledge and skills that he claimed to have, would be tested on a daily basis. I would tell him that instead of claiming that he has earned the certifications he could actually take some classes and take the real exam, especially since he is out of work. Also that he would probably be questioned about his...
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...virtue of the observed rewards. • Conversely, if something bad happens to someone, the belief in a just world causes the conclusion that the victim must have been a bad person. • Success, however achieved, will promote efforts to find the many positive virtues in those who are successful – thereby justifying their success. • Paying attention to what departments are represented in powerful positions provides an important clue as to where the power lies. Obstacles o Belief that the world is a just place. People want the world to be controllable and predictable, thus they want to believe the world is just, and thus if you behave by the rules you will be all right, or if you fail to follow the rules bad things will happen. Hand-me-down management formulas that reinforce this false belief. o Yourself. Don’t self-handicap. People are afraid of setbacks and implications for their self-image; so they often don’t do all they can to increase their power. Get over yourself and beyond your concerns with self-image, or, for that matter, the perception others have of you. Others aren’t worrying or thinking about you that much anyway! They are mostly concerned with themselves. Politics vs. Performance o People who had more political skill...
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...Before Dungeon 1 [0101] NEW ITEMS: 3 Treasure Charts (#7) - Get Treasure Chart #7 (Battleship Game Shop) Enter the house opposite from the school, which is the Game Shop. Win the Battleship game once to get a Heart Piece, then again to get a Treasure Chart. Win it a third time, breaking the record score for a second Treasure Chart. 1. Dragon Roost Cavern [0102] - you down. Jump across the platforms and go up the ladder. Grapple the nearby overhang, then go through the unsealed door. - (OPTIONAL) If you've got a GBA connected, you can get a Tingle Statue in this next room. On the GBA, find the question mark on the ledge opposite the entrance and bomb it. The chest contains the first Tingle Statue. a room where Link swings across to a seemingly pointless ledge - this room is located right outside the room with the boss key. Once you swing across to the ledge - place a bomb against the wall in order to spawn a chest - Grapple to the opposite ledge, then jump to the next ledge. Jump and hook to the next door, and go through it. Before Dungeon 2 [0103] NEW ITEMS: Note to Mom "Song of Passing" Deku Leaf Deluxe Picto Box 1 Bottle (#2) 7 Treasure Charts (#3,#18,#24,#29,#31,#33,#38) 5 Heart Pieces (#5-#9) NEW NINTENDO GALLERY FIGURES: NOTE: These are simply the figurines which it is possible to get right after you've opened the gallery. Of course you can wait until you have easier and faster means of travel before getting them;...
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...was about to deliver to a major client. I will never forget that definitive moment of corporate terror, the reflection of panic from the sweat beads streaming down his crinkled face; the death of silence in the room. What went so wrong that this product was almost allowed to ship? Why was a mid-level software engineer telling the corporate head his watch had just created a pile of software crap destined for the company's best customer? The CEO should have been sweating; he was faced with the very real prospect of contractual breach, and litigation. The testing team had been copious in their documentation of the software verification results, and sent them to the quality manager on a weekly basis. The reports showed consistent failure of major components, and data corruption. Why didn't top management see the damming information that was so pervasive? This company had a system in place that allowed defective products to ship. But the problem was not technical, it was political. The issue was a quality manager who had more concern for the creation of a façade, than with reporting of reality. Perry and Rice call this situation the "lose-lose" and describe how the quality manager in this case, did not want to be viewed as the "inhibitor to progress" (1997, p. 151). The manger responsible for quality let his employees down; he disappointed the entire company. He did not fulfill his role, showing unethical behavior by blocking the true state of product quality to be reported. Had...
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...Daniel and his eight year old son Reuben attending a football game. The quarterback receives an injury from a player on the opposing team. The quarterback could file a lawsuit against the opposing team member for the injury as an act of bodily harm but the defendants defense states a circumstance that comes with the occupation of playing football. The quarterback can file a workman’s compensation claim against the owner of the football team for damages sustained while working because his occupation is playing football. The owner of the team would be responsible for any injuries incurred on-the-job therefore this is a workman’s comp case under strict liability. As a result of the accident on the field, the ball injured a fan in the stands. The fan could file a civil lawsuit for bodily harm from...
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...My Life Plan Stephanie Bazilio Keiser University My Life Plan By definition, success is “the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one’s goals” (Dictionary.com, 2016). John Rawls believed that a “rational life plan” (Boss, 2015, pg. 15) needs to be developed in order to achieve success. With a life plan, the goal-setter is made aware of all the progression they’ve made, which will subconsciously make them want to do more, until they have met all of their goals. In view of this, I will be sharing my values, my strengths and weaknesses, my short and long term goals, and my plans of action to achieve those goals. This is my life plan. There are a lot of values I view as important, however, I managed to come up with my own personal statement of important values. It is important for me to live with purpose and with immense ambition, with determination and great focus. It is important for me to tear down walls, searching for independence and honesty, while preserving the sacredness of God. It is important that I welcome challenges with perseverance that will lead to wisdom and it is important that I share faith, provide hope, and spread love. I want to encourage, provide guidance, and to also inspire others, but most importantly, to love radically, serve sacrificially, and to give generously. What I have found to be my strengths during this phase of my life is the responsibility I have...
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...able to achieve their goals with no guidance. Leadership at this point only negatively impacts the group. The group is successful not because the group lacks leadership but due to the overabundance of leadership. Each member of the group brings their experiences to the group allowing the team to be successful. Sometimes within a shared leadership organization disruptive leadership can occur. Disruptive leadership occurs when a member of a team takes charge of a group with no formal authority. This can cause major problems within the organization. Often times the productivity of the team will go down. The team will also decrease its chances for innovation. Innovation is essential for a team to be successful. For these reasons the writer argues the point that thought leadership is the best form of leadership. Unlike the traditional style of management, thought leadership breaks down the barriers of typical management. The main idea behind thought leadership is to break away from the norm. Thought...
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...Boss Good in a Bad Economy By RoBeRt I. Sutton ■ ■ ■ ■ How to Be a 130 Harvard Business Review | June 2009 | hbr.org Serge Bloch T hese are tough times for every boss I know. Fear and paranoia are running wild, not just in financial markets but in workplaces, too. A few weeks back a weary executive at a professional services firm told me how painful it had been to lay off 10% of his people and how he was struggling to comfort and inspire those who remained. When I asked a mutual friend, the CEO of a manufacturing firm, to “show some love” to this distressed executive, he jumped in to help – but admitted that he was wrestling with his own demons, having just implemented a 20% workforce reduction. It was not a coincidence to find two friends in such similar straits; few organizations seem to have avoided them. Even in businesses renowned for having heart, bosses have been forced to wield the ax. NetApp, declared number one in Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 2009, announced it was cutting loose 6% of its employees hbr.org | June 2009 | Harvard Business Review 131 How to Be a Good Boss in a Bad Economy less than a month after the ranking apThe Toxic Tandem peared. Google, top-rated by Fortune in Let’s be clear: It’s never easy to be a 2008, has shed hundreds of full-time emgreat boss, even in good economic times. » It’s not easy being the boss during ployees. And layoffs aren’t the only reaIt’s challenging in part...
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... nature and human interactions. At 17, Clarisse McClellan is aloof, and without any close friends. Although she may be viewed as an outcast by her peers and overall community, Clarisse holds strongly to her own unique ideology, which Montag finds intriguing. Her radical questions, such as “ Have you ever tasted rain?”, (Bradbury p.21) and “Are you happy?” (Bradbury p.7) , open Montag’s eyes to his own feelings about life. He then begins to ask questions about his society, and reflect on his own life. Another challenge which causes Montag’s internal conflict to rise, is seeing a woman burn in a fire, by choice. During a firefighter assignment, Montag and the rest of his crew come to a house with an attic filled with books, and one very strong, determined lady. After setting the attic into flames, the crew informs the lady to leave. However the lady refuses to listen, not making any signs of departure. Betty, montag's boss, then begins to count down while Montag stands near,...
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...9-486-083 REV: SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 TODD D. JICK MARY GENTILE Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (A) At 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 1985, Donna Dubinsky placed an urgent phone call to her boss’s boss, Bill Campbell, executive vice president for sales and marketing at Apple Computer, Inc. Dubinsky, director of distribution and sales administration, was attending a management leadership seminar located more than two hours away. Her words were crisp and to the point: “Bill, I really need to talk to you. Will you wait for me today? I’ll be back at the office around 5:00.” “Absolutely, I’ll be here,” Campbell replied, although he knew nothing about the purpose of her call. Dubinsky inhaled a deep breath. She felt the time had come to “bet her Apple career” on the ultimatum she was going to deliver to Campbell at the head office in Cupertino, California. Still, she could hardly believe it had come to this. Her first three years at Apple, from July 1981 through the fall of 1984, were ones of continuous success with increasing authority and recognition. She had refined and formalized much of the Apple product distribution policy, and she worked closely with the six distribution centers spread across the country. Unexpectedly, however, in early 1985, Steve Jobs, Apple’s chairman of the board and general manager of the Macintosh Division, had proposed that the existing distribution system be dismantled and replaced by the “just-in-time” method. Job’s proposal...
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...Ethics: Why is it Essential in Management? Michael Perez Dr. Marie Harper MGMT 618 28 February 2016 Abstract Ethics is a subject that most people or companies tend to avoid due to the complications that tend to arise when it is brought up. Though ethics can be a sensitive subject it is very important in life, business and especially in management. Managerial ethics is something that companies say they have when it comes to how they do business but are there managers really ethical or are they just looking the other way when it comes to ethical issues that might arise within their company. Keywords: Ethics, Management Ethics: Why is it Essential in Management? When it comes to ethics in management it is essential for business to have, but most of the time it is just a way for businesses to check off the box saying “My business has ethical leaders”. This can be said for companies, branches of the military and people that hold a position over other people. As Marshall Schminke states in his book, Managerial Ethics Managing the Psychology of Morality, Ethics is not something that can be taken lightly due to the fact that it is something that holds great value when it comes to how people see a leader or manager. Though it may be hard for companies to say yes all of my managers are ethical it is something that is an ongoing process within companies (Schiminke, 2011). Ethical Leadership When it comes to management nowadays it has many issues that affect the way business...
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