...This assignment was designed put us, the student in a situation where we are placed in the supervisor position. In this assignment put the supervisor in a position of having to pick and choose what tasks to do themselves and what tasks should be delegated out after coming in and finding their basket full of tasks that need to be dealt with. When you obtain the position of supervisor, there is usually far too much for just you to do, therefore it is important to learn what to delegate and who to delegate it to. The most important tasks should be done by the supervisor but as far as things such as someone’s vacation hours and stocking merchandise for the store, those tasks should be delegated out to the assistant manager and to the store clerks. Being a supervisor means being in a role of leadership, logic, common sense, and decision making for yourself, the employees, and for the company. The “in Basket” debate and discussion gives us and our fellow classmates the opportunity to see if we can successfully delegate out certain tasks as a supervisor at a fictitious company. The discussion between me and fellow classmates was a great one and it appeared as though everyone agreed on everything accept for different incidents. The only two incidents where I came across disagreement were in regards to task number 3, and task number 4. These are the examples in which I will be using in this paper as far as disagreeing is concerned. Task number 3 is in regards to the mall hours changing...
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...Bola basket adalah olahraga bola berkelompok yang terdiri atas dua tim beranggotakan masing-masing lima orang yang saling bertanding mencetak poin dengan memasukkan bola ke dalam keranjang lawan. Bola basket sangat cocok untuk ditonton karena biasa dimainkan di ruang olahraga tertutup dan hanya memerlukan lapangan yang relatif kecil. Selain itu, bola basket mudah dipelajari karena bentuk bolanya yang besar, sehingga tidak menyulitkan pemain ketika memantulkan atau melempar bola tersebut. Bola basket adalah salah satu olahraga yang paling digemari oleh penduduk Amerika Serikat dan penduduk di belahan bumi lainnya, antara lain diAmerika Selatan, Eropa Selatan, Lithuania, dan juga di Indonesia. Basket dianggap sebagai olahraga unik karena diciptakan secara tidak sengaja oleh seorang guru olahraga. Pada tahun 1891, Dr. James Naismith, seorang guru Olahraga asal Kanada yang mengajar di sebuah perguruan tinggi untuk para siswa profesional di YMCA (sebuah wadah pemuda umat Kristen) di Springfield, Massachusetts, harus membuat suatu permainan di ruang tertutup untuk mengisi waktu para siswa pada masa liburan musim dingin di New England. Terinspirasi dari permainan yang pernah ia mainkan saat kecil di Ontario,Naismith menciptakan permainan yang sekarang dikenal sebagai bola basket pada 15 Desember 1891. Menurut cerita, setelah menolak beberapa gagasan karena dianggap terlalu keras dan kurang cocok untuk dimainkan di gelanggang-gelanggang tertutup, dia lalu menulis beberapa peraturan...
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...Exercise 7-2: “In-Basket” The role of a supervisor can vary from mentor to disciplinarian, and an important trait of an effective supervisor is the ability to distinguish between tasks that should be delegated or acted upon. Many supervisors lack the common knowledge of what is necessary to entrust his or her subordinates with assignments. This can be harmful to the department’s business objective. Therefore, informed, willing and capable of what is required of a supervisor will ensure an effectively operated department. The basics steps of delegation make the process simpler like following an instruction manual. It is a guide that every supervisor should follow. During the research conducted with other team members on a hypothetical situation involving the supervision of a retail store, a list of tasks were left for the store supervisor to either undertake or delegate to the employees. Some of the items on the list were unanimously agreed upon and certain others were not. Many factors come into play when delegating or retaining duties as a supervisor. For instance, the management pyramid within an organization may determine the length of responsibilities each department supervisor may hold. Although ideally a supervisor governs the daily responsibilities, some of them are controlled by upper management. The reluctance to assign undertakings to subordinates may fall on the company philosophy. Department supervisors like other people do not always make the correct decisions...
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...ball that is shot into a basket positioned horizontally. The objective to shoot the ball is scores which are gained by following certain rules of the game. The game is played by 2 teams constituting 5 players each who play on a marked rectangular floor with baskets on both ends. The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. James Naismith was a physical education teacher at McGill University and later at Springfield College (then Y.M.CA.) at Springfield, Massachusetts. Under the guidance of physical education specialist, Luther Halsey Gulick, he invented basketball as an indoor sport. Basketball was originally played with soccer ball and Naismith used a peach basket (with non-hollow bottom) nailed at a height of 10 feet above ground on an elevated track. Considering the manual removal of ball from the basket a drawback, the bottom was removed to take the shape of modern day baskets. Dribbling was not a part of the game originally and evolved eventually until 1950 with balls gaining better shape from manufacturing. Also the orange ball evolved from the brown ball that was used at the beginning to be more visible. By the year 1906, the peach baskets were replaced by metal hoops with backboard. A referee tosses the ball between at the center of the court between the two players; one from each team and the player who gets hands on the ball passes it to a teammate. To score a goal, a team has to shoot the ball through the basket. A shot scored from a...
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...The conclusion endorsed in this argument is that the woven baskets, which are previously thought to be unique in Palean, are found to be not conform to its reputation as "Palean baskets". To substantiate(bolster) this assertion, the arguer points out evidence that archaeologists has discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos which is an ancient village across a river from Palea. Furthermore, he indicates that the ancient Paleans have no ability to cross this river. At first glance, the author's argument seems to be cogent, but close scrutiny reveals that it is unconvincing in many aspects. In the first place, the author unfairly assumes that no Palea's residents have ever been to Lithos for there is a river across them. While the arguer doesn't provide us sufficient materials such as geographical data or certain historical recordings to prove Palean was seperated from Lithos. Maybe they can just walk or tramp over hill and dale to Lithos. Even if the only way from Palean to Lithos is across the Brim river, the author's inference rests on the poor assumption that during thousands of years this river is always deep and broad. It is highly possible that this river is shallow and narrow or just not exit in prehistoric era. What is more, the author gratuitously mention that the ancient Paleans could have crossed the river only by boat and no Palean baskets have been found. Why should they have to come to Lithos by boat? A small raft or a simple drawbridge could be more convenient...
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...In a Basket MGT/210 Version 3 Supervision and Leadership Regarding the discussion for the assignment in a basket between all of my class mates and I everyone pretty much had the same ideas in solving the issues. Most of us agreed upon which ones would be delegated and which would be acted upon. I noticed that many of us chose to delegate jobs like the rest room is out of order and the 130 pairs of shoes to be stocked away. These are jobs in my opinion I feel that an employee are hired for and is something that can be delegated to the other employees to do. There are mantinence and stocking and important for the emloyees to accomplish. Also there were some of us that agreed that certain jobs were important to be acted upon such as the notice from the fire department for the upcoming inspection. This is important to make sure everything is correct and up to date. If not the companies can get fines and it would not be safe for the employees in case of an emergency. A notice from head quarters about the upcoming holiday sale is also another that many of us agreed should be acted upon. This is because there is a lot to get ready and to make sure everyone is aware and knows what is going on. All fellow students had there own reasons for certain jobs being delegated or acted upon. When discussing with my classmates about some of the options...
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...Accounting for Managers Assignment 1 PSU heavyweight BHEL has approved the divestment of 5 per cent of government holding in the company. Using the attached financial data of BHEL surface the reason and impact of the divesture. Assignment 2 LNT Finance was one of the most awaited IPO of 2011 .Incorporated in 2008, L&T Finance Holdings is a financial holding company offering a diverse range of financial products and services across the corporate, retail and infrastructure finance sectors as well as mutual fund products and investment management services. Promoted by Larsen & Toubro Ltd, one of the leading companies in India, with interests in engineering, construction, electrical and electronics manufacturing and services, information technology and financial services, L&T Finance Holdings is registered with the RBI as a Systemically Important Non-Deposit Taking Non-Banking Financial Company and has applied for registration as a Core Investment Company. Company’s operations are arranged into four business groups – the Infrastructure Finance Group, the Retail Finance Group, the Corporate Finance Group and the Investment Management Group. LTF’s customer includes individual retail customers as well as large companies, banks, multinational companies and small- and medium-enterprises. Objects of the Issue: 1. Repayment of inter corporate deposit issued by Promoter to the Company; 2. To augment the capital base of L&T Finance and L&T Infra, to meet the capital adequacy...
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...At the Chahta Immi Cultural center one can find many fascinating products of Choctaw culture but the most highly sought after and prized of all Choctaw cultural items are the baskets. For centuries Choctaw artisans have been producing baskets of many different shapes, sizes and patterns. Authentic Choctaw baskets are always produced from the cane that is abundant along creek banks and in the marshy areas of this part of Mississippi. Martha Ferguson, buyer at the Chahta Immi Cultural center, does not make baskets herself but can remember when her grandmother tried to teach her to weave. However, she never learned to weave baskets as she cut herself on the first basket she made and vowed to never weave again. In spite of that traumatic incident,...
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...The Differences in Market Basket’s Leadership Market Basket opened the first store in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1916, and almost one hundred years later, the family owned and operated company has expanded its chain to seventy one supermarkets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. By all accounts, the grocery store chain has been very successful, generating four billion dollars in revenue in 2012, and making a profit of over 200 million. (Kohn, S. 8/1/2014 Market Basket Workers are Right; Retrieved from: www.wcvb.com) However, a change in leadership has brought on a temporary demise of the company, providing evidence that a great leader is the backbone upon which an organization thrives. Arthur T. Demoulas was elected president of the Market Basket board in 2008, and managed a successful and happy company. Under the direction of their leader, the corporation continued to expand its operations and in turn reap profits. Arthur T. Demoulas possesses many qualities that define a transformational leader. The most significant characteristic that defines Arthur T Demoulas is his approach of leading by example. While many employees of large corporations do not even know their CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas was busy earning the respect and loyalty of his employees by being involved, in the trenches, doing whatever he was capable of to support the company and its 25,000 employees. In the words of an employee “The store takes on the personality and traits of its manager…now...
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...Marketing Research study for Poughkeepsie stadium and team SUBMITTED TO DR.HEATHER WELLER SUBMITTED BY CHAITHANYAKRISHNA REDDY NOTI DATE: JAN 29 2015 Introduction: To build a new baseball stadium, form a new baseball team in Poughkeepsie and also to analyze the market opportunities and economic growth. Ways to approach: 1. Firstly, finalize the contract with recognized firm for best price to complete the construction of stadium. 2. To find the number of options for funding to build the stadium 3. To identify market opportunities by meeting industry experts Product Description: Poughkeepsie Avengers team is the new team formed to participate in newly formed Poughkeepsie minor baseball league along with existing teams around the New York state. Design and facilities: The stadium in Poughkeepsie planned to accommodate 3000 fans for every match including different classes like, Premium seating, guests seating, normal seating, kids seating. In addition, space is allocated to Food courts, retail shops. Most...
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...Social Development Research “The Social Construction of the Personal Past and Its Implications for Adult Development” is the name of my article written by Monisha Pasupathi of the University of Utah. It was published in the Psychological Bulletin in 2001. I located this article from the University of Phoenix library and no it was not difficult to locate and the language was somewhat difficult to understand. The reason I picked this article is because it provides me with so much information on the issues in social development in adulthood. Yes, I would use this article in a research paper on this topic because this article provided me with information about the social process and development of the stage. This article also provides me with information about adult intellectual development. The information provided in this article is really interesting and educational. The main points in this article makes concerning social development in adulthood, because it helps me understand rather or not culture plays a part in social development in adulthood, which it does. Yes, I somewhat agree with this article’s on view. Now I knew what this article is talking about when comes life because I believe that depends on how you were brought up and what your surroundings were when you was growing up because the key role in your adulthood life. Some people do not believe this but I believe it plays a huge part in life. Some people believe when you get...
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...University of the Philippines – Manila Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Philippines Management 201: Theory and Practice of Management Business Plan Proposal Submitted by Eduard Joseff C. Alcantara 2006-38055 Submitted to Professor Noly Torres October 23, 2012 Introduction In our modern society, more and more people are becoming“health buffs”than ever before. From students, to young professionals, to those in late adulthood or the elderly, people are now more conscious with what they eat and put a premium or preference on food products that do not only taste good, but must at the same time, provide nutritional value or content. I would like to tap and take advantage of this opportunity that rests in this very potent and growing market. I would like to target a specific niche wherein the demand for the product I would be creating encompasses a wide range of demographics. For this business venture to succeed, my goal is to differentiate my products from others in a way that it would provide a value proposition whose intent is not only to satisfy an individual's taste palate, but also to provide high nutritional content. I want to position this product as a healthy snack alternative. Business Overview Value Proposition I would want to put up a specialty bakeshop which creates tasty, freshly-baked products – specifically cookies and cupcakes – that are healthy and have high nutritional value by incorporating green and leafy vegetables in it. Instead on just...
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...Case # 1 – SSS Software In-Basket Exercise SUMMARY Chris Perillo was offered to replace Michael Grant, who has resigned and gone to the competitor Universal Business Solutions, Inc. Previously, Perillo managed a group of 15 software developers, but now he is assigned with a bigger and more prestigious position; the Vice Presidency of Operations for Health and Financial Services. Chris needs to review all the material in the in-basket, as well as the voice mail and e-mail and prioritize the response to each item. Perillo must make good decisions in a good time manner in order to gain confidence from the President and CEO and also all his new subordinates. Each decision will directly affect his career, so as the future of the organization. The case presents a realistic situation with tasks faced usually by practicing managers. ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS Just by analyzing the memo#3 sent by Paula Sprague – Executive Assistant – a bigger assumption can be drawn. The memo shows how well the ‘top of the pyramid’ knows their employees. The list goes from personal to professional information. The CEO has information and knows what was left from Michael Grant. Perillo is being tested with his character having to deal with ethical issues, which is the case of memo#4, and also being tested with professionalism and time management. Perillo has time limitations for his tasks even though dates are not explicit in the case. In corporate world tasks are usually due ‘yesterday’. As...
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...The Middle Colonies had fertile soil and although it wasn’t the best like in the Southern colonies it was still much better than the rocky terrain of the north. The kind of arming the middle colonies did was called subsistence farming. Subsistence farming was the kind of farming where you ate what you grew, you didn’t sell it at market or make a profit it off it in any way because if they did it wouldn’t be enough to live on. The middle colonies were known as the “Colonial Bread Basket” because of how much wheat they produced. On bigger farms the farmers were able to use the ports in Philadelphia to sell their wheat and make a profit. In the Southern Colonies the weather was hot and humid which was perfect weather to have big plantations of...
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...CAN INDIA BE THE FOOD BASKET FOR THE WORLD? N.VISWANADHAM Indian School of Business Hyderabad-500032 n.viswanadham@gmail.com Abstract India can become the food supplier of the world. It has the cultivable land, all the seasons for production of all varieties of fruits and vegetables, an agribusiness system that works although it needs to be vastly improved. The single most important problem facing the Indian agricultural industry is the highly inefficient supply chain. Because of lack of cold chain infrastructure and also a food processing industry about 20 per cent of all foods produced in India (Rs. 500 b) are wasted. By building an efficient and effective supply chain using state of the art techniques it is possible to serve the population with value added food while simultaneously ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers. The surplus of cereals, fruits, vegetables, milk, fish, meat and poultry can be processed as value added food products and marketed aggressively both locally and internationally. Investments in cold chain infrastructure, applied research in post harvest technologies, installation of food processing plants in various sectors and development of food retailing sector are mandatory for achieving gains in this sector. Strategic growth plans for achieving both national and international competitiveness of the food industry are essential. 1. OUTLINE OF THE PAPER In this paper we identify emerging opportunities in the food and cold chain...
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