...BCIS – ASSIGNMENT 1 Developing Information Management Skills Overview Dynamic Global Transformation (DGT), a consultancy company in the construction industry, is aware that their electronic records of in-house information and knowledge are largely unstructured and often unreliable. They realise that despite having the technology already in place they don't use it effectively. In order to sustain their competitive advantage in the consultancy field their immediate priority is to address the fundamental Information Management objectives in the Information Age: To know the most efficient way for finding information online To know how to confirm the reliability of the information/findings To be able to manage online information DGT have invited ‘Three’s Company’ to help them develop their information management skills by guiding them through the process of retrieving electronic information. Our presentation and associated papers will assist DGT with the above by; Advising DGT of an appropriate online training site from a selection available. Demonstrating best practice of an appropriate search strategy for Online Recruitment, including a flow chart to illustrate the process. Providing an annotated list of the best references for Online Recruitment. Evaluating Three’s Company personal experiences of online searching. Presenting Three’s Company’s summarised recommendations to DGT using a PowerPoint presentation and a further illustration showing the...
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...established financial institution. Seylan soon became a well known brand in the industry with rapid growth and paying the highest interest returns to depositors. As per the company’s ‘The Case Study’ (2009) report, in its first partial year of operations, Seylan reported an after tax profit of Rs. 11.3 Million ending at 31st December 1988. Over the next 17 years, the Bank grew at an unprecedented pace, with assets totaling Rs. 113.6 Billion by the end of 2005. Profits in the same period fluctuated to some degree but followed the same overall rapid trajectory, reaching Rs. 687 Million (after taxes) in the 2005 financial year. Signs of mismanagement: Sri Lanka’s banking industry was already competitive when Seylan bank came to being. The then management was over-ambitious and had a...
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...Kristian Kenn D Limsipson BSBA-BM 1A PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Management in businesses and organizations is the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management is the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business. Management is the way of something is handled, careful treatment, supervising skills, or those in charge of a business or a group. Manager a person who controls the activities, business dealings and other aspects of the career of an entertaines. Manager is a person responsible for supervising and motivating people. *What are the task, roles, skills of the manager* Management Task #1: Coaching One of the most important management task is coaching. Managers must be the persons who will show to their subordinate or team members the right direction where the organization will need to go. They are simply instructors and trainers. Management Task #3: Change Agent The whole change process must be planned and managed if you want to bring desired results. Managers in the same time must ensure that the company will continue with the current level of success and prepare to implement change that will bring future success. Management Task #4: Forecasting the Future Forecasting is another managerial task that will provide a picture of how the future will look like from the...
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...LECTURE ONE Management and Organization Learning Outcomes • Explain why managers are important to organizations • Tell who managers are and where they work • Describe the functions, roles, and skills of managers • Describe the factors that are reshaping and redefining the manager’s job Why are Managers Important? • Organizations need their managerial skills and abilities more than ever in these uncertain, complex, and chaotic times. • Managerial skills and abilities are critical in getting things done. • The quality of the employee/supervisor relationship is the most important variable in productivity and loyalty. Who is the manager? • “Tim Carver is a sales manager. He was promoted to this position four months ago. Tim spends four days a week on the road calling on customers and helping his people sell. During this time his secretary runs the office. On Friday Tim returns and works on problems that have come up during the week. “ • Is Tim a manager? Who is the manager? • “Mary carren is an associate administrator at a local hospital. Mary spends approximately 20 percent of her day working with administrator, 40 percent handling administrative paperwork, and 40 percent meeting with department heads to discuss operational problems and ways of dealing with them. Except for the occasional times when she attends national professional meetings or training programs, Mary’s time is spent at the hospital. “ ...
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...Performance Management Plan Damon Perry HRM 531 July 5, 2014 John Henderson Performance Management Plan Creating a framework for performance management includes taking the steps to ensure that Landslide Limousines is a successful business venture. A performance management plan is an essential tool for a company to use as a structured interaction between a manager and a subordinate. It provides the opportunity for the individual success of all its employees, and the longevity of the company. Below are recommendations that Atwood and Allen consulting feels should be utilized to maximize the potential of Landslide Limousine. Performance Management In order for any business to become successful it is important for companies to implement a performance management framework. An effective framework allows the company to ensure goals are met, and internal decisions are made based off of employees work performance. Performance management aligns with the business strategy because the business strategy displays the vision and goals set by the company, and the performance management framework is another tool. This framework is also useful in measuring and ensuring goals are understood, and employees are given the best chance to succeed and help the business achieve its goals. (“Performance Management Framework”, 2013). To put together an effective management plan, you must include the five steps to an effective performance management plan: (1) setting expectations, (2) continuously...
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...EPG SHRM Foundation’s Effective Practice Guidelines Series Building a High-Performance Culture: A Fresh Look at Performance Management By Elaine D. Pulakos, Rose A. Mueller-Hanson, Ryan S. O’Leary, and Michael M. Meyrowitz Sponsored by Halogen Building a High-Performance Culture: A Fresh Look at Performance Management This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. Neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering legal or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent, licensed professional should be sought. Any federal and state laws discussed in this book are subject to frequent revision and interpretation by amendments or judicial revisions that may significantly affect employer or employee rights and obligations. Readers are encouraged to seek legal counsel regarding specific policies and practices in their organizations. This book is published by the SHRM Foundation, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM©). The interpretations, conclusions and recommendations in this book are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the SHRM Foundation. ©2012 SHRM Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means...
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...Kristian Kenn D Limsipson BSBA-BM 1A PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Management in businesses and organizations is the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management is the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business. Management is the way of something is handled, careful treatment, supervising skills, or those in charge of a business or a group. Manager a person who controls the activities, business dealings and other aspects of the career of an entertaines. Manager is a person responsible for supervising and motivating people. *What are the task, roles, skills of the manager* Management Task #1: Coaching One of the most important management task is coaching. Managers must be the persons who will show to their subordinate or team members the right direction where the organization will need to go. They are simply instructors and trainers. Management Task #3: Change Agent The whole change process must be planned and managed if you want to bring desired results. Managers in the same time must ensure that the company will continue with the current level of success and prepare to implement change that will bring future success. Management Task #4: Forecasting the Future Forecasting is another managerial task that will provide a picture of how the future will look like from the...
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...Performance Management Plan Ahmad Jaradat HRM 531 November18, 2013 Dennis Cashman, Ph.D. MEMORANDUM TO: Traci Goldman FROM: Ahmad Jaradat DATE: November 18, 2013 Subject: Performance Management Plan Regarding your request, I am tasked with formulating a performance management plan for Bradley Stonefield. As I understand, Mr. Stonefield is creating a Limousine company in Austin, Texas. His goal is to have 25 employees within the first year of operation. The performance management plane is being developed to ensure the success of this business. Introduction A good performance management system works towards the improvement of the overall organizational performance by managing the performances of teams and individuals for ensuring the achievement of the overall organizational ambitions and goals. An effective performance management system can play a very crucial role in managing the performance in an organization (Performance Evaluation, 2013). For Mr. Stonefield’s new business, this plan is necessary to guarantee that his organization’s goals are going to be achieved. Performance management is the systematic process of; planning work and setting expectations, continually monitoring performance, developing the capacity to perform, periodically rating performance in a summary fashion, and rewarding good performance (US Office of Personnel Management, 2013). Planning Planning is setting performance expectations and goals for groups and...
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...“What are the effective study skills that provide a sole foundation of a sound education” Study skills looks at a wider range of abilities rather than just ‘academic’ skills to help achieve a sound education, as explained by Stella Cottrell (2013, p36). Cottrell begins by explaining that the study frame work known as ‘APT-S’ which are broken down into four categories of skills; Self, Academic, People and Tasks. In this essay I will look at each framework individually and what they mean before concluding how they assist in building the foundation of successful education. Self- management skills relates to the individual and their environment at a more complex level as these can change during the course of an education. Some of self-management skills includes independence, skills management, learning, strategies, time, improving performance and metacognitive skills, as noted by Stella Cottrell (2013, p 38). Independence involves being well informed and skills management is using current strengths whilst improving weaker skills. Learning skills looks at personalizing current skills whilst enhancing strengths. Strategies skills looks are various ways such as creative, reflective, effective and motivating, whilst metacognitive skills focuses on meaningful reflection on how to think, learn and self manage. Academic skills include basic research skills, understanding academic conventions, thinking skills and written communication skills (Cottrell 2013, p 39). Basic research...
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...Plan In light of the changes taking place here at Kudler Foods it is my recommendation that upper management examine the possibilities of adding five new positions. With the high stress and high pressure demands of everyday operations which our store managers are currently under it is my recommendation that we fill our opening in lower management and create a purchasing department. Our new job offerings will consist of the following position openings: • 1- Lower level Manager • 1- Purchasing Manager • 3- Purchasing Agents (One in charge of each store location) Lower Level Manager responsibilities will consist of over seeing daily operations at all three of our locations. Lower level manager will be in charge of all department managers at each store and are responsible for obtaining the best price, quality, and delivery possible. All department managers will report to the lower level manager. All candidates should have 3-5 years of mid – low management experience. Candidates will need to have MBA. Purchasing manager responsibilities are to determine the purchasing requirements of our three stores. Manager will need to determine the items each department sells and place purchase orders directly with suppliers using a purchase order form that is standard between the three stores. Candidates should have 1 – 2 years of management experience. Candidates will need to be able to multi task as well as be comfortable traveling between our...
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...number of aspects of business management using a successful existing company. This report is based on a one of the world’s leading Information and Communication technologies company-Fujitsu LTD. The report includes a brief introduction of Fujitsu, to get more familiar with the company, its approach and activities. The report also includes an environmental analysis (SWOT), to see what are the strengths and weaknesses of Fujitsu LTD., and what opportunities and threats is the company facing. The research investigates 3 organisational goals that are planned to be reached in future and cascades the through the various business departments and levels-finance, marketing, human resources and operations. In this report we examine three different plans that Fujitsu has implemented over the past five years. From the research we observed that Fujitsu uses its own management philosophy, called Fujitsu way and we examined this approach through various points. In the report we reviewed how conceptual, human and technical skills are used in Fujitsu. We also considered how staff should be motivated in Fujitsu in order to reach the overall organizational goals. We conducted our research using various resources, such as ITB Library, Business Sources Premium and Emerald databases, Company’s website and Internet. Table of Contents Executive Summary i Table of Figures iv Table of Tables iv Introduction 1 Fujitsu Products and Services: 1 Fujitsu Management 2 SWOT 3 Strenghts 3 ...
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...Journal of International Development J. Int. Dev. 22, 890–905 (2010) Published online 12 November 2009 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/jid.1639 MANAGEMENT OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS: DO SUBSIDIES MATTER? MAREK HUDON* ´ libre de Bruxelles, Belgium and Burgundy School of Business, France CERMi, Universite Abstract: It is estimated that donors commit between US$ 800 million and US$ 1 billion to microfinance per year. This paper analyses the management of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and its relationship with donors’ subsidies. The results show that the level of subsidies granted per year is related to the management quality but not the subsidies divided by the gross loan portfolio or the total equity. Well-managed MFIs are larger and regulated organisations but not significantly older. The organisational structure or the experience of the MFI however does not play a role in determining its financial effectiveness, except for cooperatives. Copyright # 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Keywords: microfinance; subsidies; management; governance; nonprofit JEL Classification: L31; M54; O16; Q14 1 INTRODUCTION Formal financial institutions have neglected a large part of developing country populations. Considered as high-risk clients, the poor have been denied access to financial services. Microfinance has been praised during the last twenty years as a new development policy tool serving people who have been excluded from the formal banking system. The...
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...objective of this Management Aptitude Questionnaire was to identify your present level of management skills and to see what level of management would best suit your personality. You will learn the difference in the three categories of management skills and to identify the position that potential managers would likely be fit for. There are three levels of managers which are Top Managers, Middle Managers, and First-Line managers. All managers must have three necessary skills in order to be effective and efficient in and organization which are Conceptual skills, Human skills, and Technical skills. The top-level managers require more conceptual skills and less technical skills. The lower-level managers require more technical skills and less conceptual skills, and all managers require a high level of human skills in an organization because they all have to interact with people. “Many managers get promoted to their first management jobs by having excellent technical skills. However, technical skills become less important than human and conceptual skills as managers move up the hierarchy” (Daft, 2012, p.11). Human skill should be the most important in an organization to avoid a high employee turnover due to poor communication, coordination and motivation techniques. Results The results were: Conceptual skills total score = 28 points Human skills total score = 22 points Technical skills total score = 15 points The results showed a higher total for conceptual skills followed by...
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...Perry Barton Principle of Management MGMT 1100 By: Hillary D. Wooden Date: October 8, 2012 In the retail industry there are many different managers with different personalities. When you think of managers in the retail industry, you picture an older adult that has worked with the company for 20-30 years. Companies now have seen that having older adults is more of a liability than an asset. Having older adults as managers can have some pros but sometimes there are cons. After talking to different managers within my company, I have came to the conclusion that many companies are looking into hiring younger adults to fill their manager positions and younger workers to fill associates positions. After doing my research and talking to different managers within my company I have come up with different pros and cons of being a young adult manager in the retail industry. Pros of being a young adult manager in the retail industry are having good planning, leading, human, and technical skills. Cons of being a young adult manager in the retail industry are being less organized, less controlling, non-conceptual, and sometimes lacking motivation to manage skills. In the following paper I will be discussing in more detail the reasons for these pros and cons. One of the first pros of being a young adult manager in the retail industry is having good planning skills. Planning is determining organizational...
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...Jesseca Hughes Chapter 1 1. Management is directing other people to work as a team to accomplish one desired goal. It’s hard to grow and maintain a business without management. A manager’s job isn’t to do the work that has to be done, it’s to help their employees stay on task and efficiently accomplish their goal for the company. 2. To be a successful manager, there are five functions you need to perform. Planning is the first important function. Managers need to be able to plan what their goals are and how to fulfill that task as efficiently as possible. Being organized is another important function, deciding who will do what and when it needs to be done is essential in completing their desired goal. Another function managers need is leadership, being able to motivate and inspire others to work hard is very important to help achieve their tasks. Controlling is the last function of management, managers need to set certain standards for their employees. They compare how that employee’s performance is and if their measurement doesn’t meet the managers’ standards, they have to make changes to accomplish the goal efficiently. 3. A company needs different kinds of managers, each having different responsibilities and doing different jobs. Top managers such as Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Operating Officers (COOs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), and Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are responsible for monitoring their business environments and...
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