...and the differential valuing of employees. This can include decisions such as moving managers from their offices to open plan areas, reducing or removing tiers of titular status, or status symbols attached to seniority or role. Pfeffer argues symbolic egalitarianism signals equality and improves communications, it “diminishes ‘us’ versus ‘them’ thinking” [ (Pfeffer, 2005, p. 101) ] which he believes creates a more collaborative environment with better information flow and cooperation due to the hierarchical barriers between employees and managers being removed. Organisations make a strategic choice in their remuneration and reward programs to enforce either hierarchical or egalitarian culture. Egalitarian systems allow earnings to increase without employees having to move up to more senior roles. This allows for a more flexible workforce that can be moved across jobs without moving up tiers, allowing for greater responsiveness to “new areas, projects or positions” [ (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 1992, p. 46) ]. This system can, however, lessen the longevity of the employment relationship. Organisations with a more mature and stable place in their market...
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...feels like family. Come join the team at Hancock Manufacturing, where creativity and innovation abound! | | | | Contact Us * H.R. Manager: Name * H.R. Supervisor: Name * H.R. Secretary: Name Phone: 1-800-HANCOCK 1-800-426 - 2625 Email: hrm@hancockmanufacturing.com Web: www.hancockmanufacturing.com | | | Hancock Manufacturing 2014 University Dr.Suite A.Salida, CA., 90000 | | | | | | Hancock ManufacturingHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT“THE FUTURE IS YOURS” | | Hancock Manufacturing | [Brochure subtitle or company tagline] | | Changes in HRMTechnologyA primary focus of the HRM team is taking care of our people. Technology has radically changed the way we to achieve this goal. The use of online career search engines and social media greatly enhances our ability to find the most capable pool of potential employees. Online training provides an excellent opportunity to provide current employees the innovative training needed for success in the modern workplace. Programs and applications available for use on personal computers and smart phones allow employees to actively review and manage his or her pay and benefits, which enhances retention. HRM also plays a key role in the strategic management philosophy of the company. Each system used by HRM enables the organization to streamline tasks by simplifying applications; this enables...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis An account system is nice to have, but is the system is worthless unless it can produce data that is useful to managers, employees, lenders vendors, owners, investors and other individual firms that have a financial stake in your business (Nelson & Economy, 2010). Guillermo flex budget must contain accurate information. When computing the numbers on the flex budget the information must make sense. The numbers must be computed correctly and information shared to lenders and vendors must have no errors. Lenders and vendors need to know your company’s financial health to decided whether to extend credit (Nelson & Economy, 2010) . Ethics is important when preparing a budget because integrity is essential to accountants because they provide information that users must trust to be right. User of the accounting information cannot directly assess the quality of that information (Horngren, Sundem, Stratton, Burgstahler, & Schatzberg, 2008 p. 30) . If the information provide is biased then the information is no use or value to the user. Ethical considerations in the preparation and subsequent use of the budget Code of ethics requires an ethics analysis for performance tool to avoid any conflict of interest and bias within a budget. Conflict of interest, include the use of position for personal gain and solicitation or receipt (Menson, 1990). Budgeting process is to be conduct in a correct manner...
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...MANAGMENT ACCOUNTING Launchbreak LTD 1. Be able to analyse cost information within a business 1.1 classify different types of cost 1.2 use different costing methods 1.3 calculate costs using appropriate techniques 1.4 analyse cost data using appropriate techniques 2. Be able to propose methods to reduce costs and enhance value within a business 2.1 prepare and analyse routine cost reports 2.2 use performance indicators to identify potential improvements 2.3 suggest improvements to reduce costs, enhance value and quality 3. Be able to prepare forecasts budgets for a business 3.1 explain the purpose and nature of the budgeting process 3.2 select appropriate budgeting methods for the organisation and its needs 3.3 prepare budgets according to the chosen budgeting method 3.4 prepare a cash budget 4. Be able to monitor performance against budgets within a business 4.1 calculate variances, identify possible causes and recommend corrective action 4.2 prepare an operating statement reconciling budgeted and actual results 4.3 report findings to management in accordance with identified responsibility centres COMPANY BACKGROUND Launchbreak LTD is a small manufacturing company that makes cakes, which are sold to supermarkets and grocery stores. You work as an accounts manager at Launchbreak LTD, reporting to the general manager. 1.1(a) Managment accounting is one kind of accounting which is designated to provide business leaders...
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...SuperTraining Corporation CS782Session2 2012 Revision: 1.6 Author: Thomas G. Meyer Date March 27, 2012 Table of Contents Assumptions 3 Section 1: Overview 3 Section 2: Manufacturing Information Systems 4 Section3: User Communication systems 5 Section4: Customer Relationship Management Systems 6 Section 5 Sales and Marketing Information Systems 7 Section 6: Firewalls 8 Section 7: Audio and Video Streaming 9 Section 8: Summary of Topics Not Chosen 11 Bibliography 12 Revision History 14 ABSTRACT This paper is about how SuperTraining Corporation can best utilize various IT resources to gain a competitive adavanted in the area of on-line training and eduction. Some topics sucha as e-commerce, network security and social media adaptations will be discused. Assumptions I have a few assumptions regarding SuperTraing Coporataion and they are: * Students are required to work @ home and attend classes on-site. * SuperTraining Corporation is experienced at long distance learning. * SuperTraining Corporation is an extablished, profitable business. * SuperTraining Corporation has an extablished infrastruture. Section 1: Overview | | My six topics are important to SuperTraining because SuperTraining Coporations business model revolves around customer service. They provide technical training much like the ITT Technical Intitute who trains civilians and veterans alike across the country (ITT Technical Institute, 2012). SuperTraining...
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...1) The term decision support system has been defined by different authors though the terminology might be diiiferent varying with tnhe author .They all allude to the fact at decision support systems consists of five imperative aspects or be it elements.The five elements are Data Management The data management component performs the function of storing and maintaining the information that you want your Decision Support System to use. The data management component, therefore, consists of both the Decision Support System information and the Decision Support System database management system. The information you use in your Decision Support System comes from one or more of three sources: Organizational information; you may want to use virtually any information available in the organization for your Decision Support System. What you use, of course, depends on what you need and whether it is available. You can design your Decision Support System to access this information directly from your company’s database and data warehouse. However, specific information is often copied to the Decision Support System database to save time in searching through the organization’s database and data warehouses. External information: some decisions require input from external sources of information. Various branches of federal government, Dow Jones, Compustat data, and the internet, to mention just a few, can provide additional information for the use with a Decision Support System. ...
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...Chapter 1 Overview of the 21st century workplace - Organizations must adapt to rapidly changing society > like in 2003 there was so wireless but now its changing now most of the business rely on wireless communication - Economy is global and driven by innovation and technology > you need new original ideas (innovative) High performing companies gain extraordinary results from people working for them Interdependent, knowledge based > Depend on each other as a part of organization Study question 1 what are the challenges of working in the new economy > intellcutual capital people are the ultimate foundations of orgzanitional performances intellcutual capital is the collective brain power or shared knowledge of a workforce that can be used to create value A knowledge worker adds to Globalization . National boundaries of world business have largely dissappeared . globalizations is the worldwide interdependence of resource flows,product markets and business competition that characterisitv that characterize the new company Technology . Continuing transformation of the modern workplace throughout > the internet (having social network websites to market product) > worldwide web (exchange of stocks) > computers > information technology .Increasing demand for the knowledge workers with the skills to fully utilize technology Diversity: >workforce diversity reflects differences with respect to gender , age, race, ethnicity, religion,sexual orientation...
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...http://www.scribd.com/doc/39376533/The-Performance-Appraisal-System-of-Rahimafrooz Letter of Transmittal Mrs. Kamrun Ahmed Course Coordinator Management Information System Department of Business Administration Southeast University. Subject: Submission of Transmittal Dear Mrs. Kamrun Ahmed With a great respect, we are informing you that we have prepared a project report on “The Information System use in a Superstore”. For the project completion, we have selected the superstore “Agora”.We feel great pleasure for submitting this report to you, which will definitely help us to complete the MBA. During the preparation of this report, we have experienced a lot that will greatly help us in our further studies and carrier life. It has enlightened our practical knowledge about the information system use in the practical world of business, the strategies they follow to maintain the problem in the superstore although the experience we got from here will help us to contribute these techniques in our practical life. We tried our level best to develop a good report. We would like to thank you for giving us such an opportunity to do this report on this topic. Thank you Sincerely yours Name Student ID. Md. Hafizullah 2011110004011 Sayeed 20111100040 Rukhsana Akter Rumi 2011110004015 Umma...
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... Department of computer Engineering, Bapurao Deshmukh College Of Engineering,Sewagram Abstract Students attendance management system(SAMS) can be made more efficiently by using face recognition.Face recognition is a computer application technique which automatically identifying a person from a video frame from a video source.The objective of this paper is to develop an automated SAMS using Median filter.This paper describes a system that atomatically marks the attendance without human intervention.In this system attendence is recorded by camera attached...
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...type of obstacles is to minimize the risk in the project either by eliminating constraints or by finding and reducing uncertainty. The Internet Company Software System A few years back my company, The Internet Company, decided to set up a new software that would combine all department software’s into one. The ultimate goal of this project was to make sure that information was flowing correctly between the Human Resources Department, Payroll Department, and our company home office software. Like Larry Krantz stated every project is going to face some type of risks. The first step in risk management is to identify the possible risks and to assess the consequences of the risks. This is an important step, as one must identify the project risk inputs. Risk assessment identifies existing risks, analyzes risks, and then orders them in a priority from highest to lowest. Identifying and Prioritizing Risks The main technique that was used in other to identify risk was looking at historical data from one of our subsidiaries that had just completed a similar project. This helped us get a basic idea of what kind of risks we would be facing. We also consulted the project manager of the project, who had over 15 years experience working on IT software projects. Some of the risks that were identified included the following: 1. Unrealistic schedule and budget; 2. Personnel shortfall; 3. Two softwares are not compatible with each other; 4. Developing the wrong user interface; ...
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...Operations Management 4BIM502 Assignment No. 1 Abdurahman Haji 12159352 Adam Al-Ghariyani 10594805 Word Count: 2650 Question 1). The post-construction issues that have come to surface regarding the Northstar HyperMall within the last three months are varied yet linked. These issues are of such importance in relation to the reliability – (According to Hollins and Shinkins, 2006 ) “The most important aspect of any product or service...something performing to specification” that they became the focal point of the General Manager’s (GM) area of concern. These problematic reports have dealt a destabilising blow to the future of the newly constructed Mall by Northstar, forcing the management to ensure that measures are taken both to identify and devise a solution in order to rectify the situation, ultimately restoring efficiency and thus heightening the chances of a success. Issues with relation to Customer Service are of great value, as this is where the interaction between the customer, the staff and all other products and services encompassed within the Northstar Mall facility take place. However, validity of the feedback/suggestions and general comments/complaints must be assured in order to gain a non-bias and factual foundation on which to view options to proceed. In the world business, on multiple planes, the quality of the service provided to the potential customer is paramount, as this service is what, when placed in conjunction amongst other variable factors...
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...Financial Analysis & Management Assignments 1. Discuss the extent to which the legal and professional regulatory framework of accounting ensures that corporate reports provide reliable, relevant, objective, and comparable information to users. 2. Critically evaluate the importance of discounted cash flow techniques in investment decisions. Illustrate your answer with your examples. 3. Discuss the relative importance profitability and liquidity for the survival of a business and explain how the working capital can be managed to minimise the risk of liquidity problems. Shahrzad Parhizgar Student Number: B0229JTJT1112 February 2013 Lecturer:PalanAmbikai Word Count: 2980 Financial Analysis & Management Assignments February 1, 2013 Table of Content LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS ENSURING RELIABLE, RELEVANT, OBJECTIVE, AND COMPARABLE DATA ........................................................................................................................................ 3 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 FINANCIAL INFORMATION USERS ................................................................................................................................ 3 LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS ................................................................................................. 4 FINANCIAL REPORTS...
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...HRM 500 • Based on the information given but in your own words, explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition. As Apple prides itself on secrecy and having a high degree of control they would have to create an environment where the employees that they hire undergo through a series of background checks to ensure that they are ethical and moral and that once they are hired by Apple that they would not go to their competitors to disclose any of the trade secrets that make Apple one of the top technology companies in the world. Apple can use the LinkedIn networking site to study candidates past work history and their previous job performance since one of the best predictors of performance is to study the candidate’s past work history. They should look for candidate’s who have an impeccable track record. (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, Wright 2011, p. 153). • Describe the recruiter traits and behaviors that would lead to the most successful recruiting campaign for Apple. Apple can use teams instead of just using one individual recruiter. This would be a more useful approach since with a team there would be less subjective experiences and it would reduce the effect of biases. Apple should use recruiters who embody the company values and ideals. Apple prides itself on innovation, creativity and thinking outside of the box and they should hire recruiters who most closely embody...
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...AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT "On February 11-13, 2001, at The Lodge at Snowbird ski resort in the Wasatch mountains of Utah, seventeen people met to talk, ski, relax, and try to find common ground... What emerged was the Agile Software Development Manifesto." (www.agilemanifesto.org) The precursor to Agile project management was the brainchild of Dr. Winston Royce. Introduced in his 1970 treatise, “Managing the Development of Large Software Systems,”1 Dr. Royce presented a 5-point rebuttal of the sequential development Waterfall Model, which had been the status quo for project managment. The waterfall model views a process as a series of steps cascading downwards as shown in the illustration below: Fig. 1: The Waterfall Model Originating in industries concerned with complex physical structures such as skyscrapers, vehicles, and machines, the waterfall model suited these type of projects. The underslying assumption was that late-stage modifications were constrained by the high costs and difficulties inherent in physically modifying a large, complex structure after construction or assembly had begun. The first sequential project management protocol is attributed to Walther Shewhart at Bell Labs, who coined the phrase "Plan-Do-Study-Act"2 in the 1930s. His ideas were advanced in the following decade by the so-called "father of the post-war Japanese industrial renaissance",3 William Edwards Demings, Bell and...
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...The goal of the ERP systems is to provide advantages to companies by using both mutual database and real time data. In fact, ERP system is not only the most complex, but also the most demanding information systems executed by many companies. Introduction The main factor in the development of both business operations and services for the past 20 years is the explosion in the use of enterprise resource planning systems all around the world. Some people don’t realize the benefits of the ERP systems in their lives. Some of the benefits of using ERP systems are: the ability to better track costs, manage inventory, and observe operations that has caused waste reduction in companies. Using this system helps theme to reduce price while keeping their profitability (Leoni, 2012). The origins of ERP system arise from relational data management theory and designed by Edgar F. Cod in 1969 that result in evolution, in 1970, of the idea relational database at IBM research lab. Based on this theory data is maintained in tables that are connected to each other by using a key to each table. One example can be a customer number that use to identify the customer in each transaction. In fact, by using the customer number in any transaction we don’t need to copy all the customers’ information. Therefore, we will be able to decrease the amount of data that has been kept and easily analyze historical data (Leoni, 2012). ERP Features Though to the fact that ERP systems result in higher profits...
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