...Question 1 Candidates should explain the focus of objectives and how they provide the foundation for more targeted goals (an example of goal classification is included below). These targets will then be formalised by an organisation and specific policies will be formulated through planning and implementation to promote the achievement of goals and objectives. Objectives may include: Growth maximization to increase their market coverage Sales Policy Sell to anyone who is credit worthy Social Obligations Providing work for the local economy Inward investment policy employing the services of all the local firms Candidates should promote the concept of SMART objectives and the importance of SMART objectives to the organisation. If objectives are not SMART it would be unlikely a manager could identify desired performance levels and successfully monitor and evaluate performance outcomes. Goals Examples could include: Consumer goals providing for the clients need and wants (specialist one off products) Product/Service goals Providing services of outstanding quality Operational goals Want to improve efficiency Secondary goals Social responsibility, inward investment Policies Equal opportunities policy Health, Safety and Well-being policy Inward investment policy Candidates should refer to the contribution to managerial performance. The relationship between objectives, goals and policy facilitates effective Management performance goals and objectives provide...
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...Managing People & Organisations Unit 1 Learning Outcome 1 Scotia Airways QUESTION 1 With reference to the case study, summarise the relationship between goals, objective and policy and advise the management of Scotia Airways of the contribution each will make to effective managerial performance. Summary Thousands of people travel by air each year from Scotland to Europe and the Far East. Scotia Airways a small private airline based next to Glasgow International Airport, already provide flights to UK and European destinations. Scotia have a goal to provide a business class service using custom built wide body jets at economy prices to customers travelling to Europe and the Far East when licensing is relaxed by European and UK governments. Introduction In 1996 a group of independent business investors launched Scotia Airways, their aim, was to provide scheduled flights, mainly targeted to business and leisure travellers, that gave exceptional value for money coupled with, unparalleled comfort and convenience to its passengers. Scotia Airways initially established themselves in the UK Domestic Market covering flights to Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and four of London's Airports, but quickly expanded their services to include eight major European City destinations, Paris, Brussels, Madrid, Rome , Lisbon, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. They are now a leading presence in Scotland's main airports with a fleet of five aircraft and a staff of 80 across all departments...
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...advise the management of Scotia Airways of the contribution each will make to effective managerial performance. An objective is a target that a business sets itself. Effective Business objectives can be defined as an acronym SMART. S- Specific objective should state exactly what is to be achieved by the organisation e.g. increased profits. Specific objectives for Scotia Airways are profit maximisation, growth and expand to major European tourist destinations and major business centres in Eastern Europe, the Middle and Far East. M-Measurable objective should be capable of measurement – so that it is possible to determine whether (or how far) it has been achieved. A- Agreed all staff are involved in discussing and agreeing an aim. This company strategy says that they want to work successfully within the regulatory frameworks of the aircraft industry. Senior Management consulted output target with middle and junior managers and staff. R-Realistic the objective should be achieved by the resources available. Scotia Airways has a fleet of five aircraft and management team has opinion that business is enables to be responsive to the demands and challenges of the market. I advise before Scotia Airways setting over five years deadline for the objectives it should have reviewed its resources, employees, competitors and current market to ensure programme for expansion for this time is realistic. T- Time specific the target will be met within a given period of time; Scotia Airways plans to expand...
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...New Visa Norms to act on a positive note for the Canadian government People who are waiting to get their visa for working in Canada have to go through the new eligibility requirements for the year 2014. Especially for the skilled worker segment, the new eligibility rules are important, as it has been modified to suit the requirement of the Canadian government. The experts are stating that, the new changes in the eligibility criteria are for the betterment of the economic conditions of Canada. The rules, which have been changed, will give those skilled workers a chance that is capable to contribute to the enhancement of economic condition. According to the Canadian immigration minister, Jason Kenny, the immigration services will be starting for the year 2014 on May 4 and will disclose the new changes in the immigration rules. (Bells, 2014) Even the Canadian government has clearly stated that, the new changes, which have been implemented in the visa process, will give chance to the young generation who are capable to support the present and future economic conditions. According to the experts, the requirement of young and eligible candidates is because of people retiring from different job sectors. With possible forecast of job expansion, it has become a concern for the Canadian government because of which they are expecting to hire younger candidates more so that they can sustain to suit the requirement of the companies willing to expand their business workings...
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...HR Management: Introduction Assessment-2 Our company name is escape to the wild, a clothing company, opened for over 15 years. Four years ago we opened first retail outlets since then it has expanded the number of outlets to 10.After that, we set up a website for online delivering and ordering so we got a rapid growth of export sales and retail sales. However, we have some weaknesses on managing employees and job. So we have to add the section of human resource management for the company and HRM activities necessary to run a successful business. Motivating Employees through Job Design Motivate employee by providing job satisfaction, commitment to an organization, absenteeism and turnover The more productive, satisfied has received attention from manager and researcher. Job specification includes job rotation, enlargement and enrichment. Job Rotation Acquire new skills, increase overall skill level of their employees- different tasks at different organization Job Enlargement Expand tasks to be autonomy Employee view themselves as being capable of performing a broader set of tasks. Job Enrichment Allows employees to take more responsibility and capability. The below list describe the characteristics of core job. Core Job Psychological States Outcomes -Skill variety -Meaningfulness -Motivation -Task...
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...The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar INTRO: Over the centuries the Oak Island mystery has eluded intellectuals, researchers, historians, and treasure hunters alike. Off the shores of Nova Scotia lies Oak Island: one of several islands within Mahone Bay off the eastern Canadian coast. “To the casual observer, the 140-acre island appears like many in this part of the province … [however] the story of this island's past is replete with mystery, intrigue and even tragedy.” (Morgan) Since its initial discovery in 1795 many have tried to reveal what was buried deep within the island. However, to this day the content of the famed “Money Pit” remains unknown. There is plenty of speculation of bountiful riches and unmeasurable wealth ranging from...
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...The division of Nova Scotia to create the province of New Brunswick in 1784 set forth a wave of migrating Loyalists to settle this new province. Many of them settled on the ruins of abandoned Acadian villages where many Acadians had settled their families. After the destruction of the “Pointe-Saint-Anne” village in the winter of 1759 by Lieutenant Moses Hazen and a group of rangers, where he was only able to capture three of its families, many of the Acadians were able to flee the village. Some of these Acadians fled west and settled near the Malecite village of Ekoupahag. Afterwards, many other Acadians started to settle nearby, and some settled at what became French Village. One of the pioneers of the French Village was Jacques Daniel Godin who was the grandchild of Gabriel Godin who was one of the founders of the Acadian village of “Pointe-Saint-Anne”.1 The French Village was situated about seventeen kilometres from what became the City of Fredericton, and is now part of Kingsclear.2 There are stills ruins of what seems to be an old church that burned to the ground, and also an old cemetery where we can find Acadian tombstones mixed with those of the Loyalists’.3 1. G. Alain and M. Basque: "Une présence qui s’affirme-La communauté acadienne et francophone de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick" (Moncton, Les éditions de la francophonie, 2003), 75-77. 2. Retrieved online on April 2nd, 2012 from: http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=1378 ...
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...Life After Colonies For the people living in Nova Scotia, before Confederation was simply just a colony of around 300,000 to 400,000 people which spread across the coastline. The population of Nova Scotia was made up of people of British, German, Mi’kmaq decent, and more. The largest city at the time was the city of Halifax, and the economy was based on things such as fishing, agriculture, and ship building. Both East and West Canada had their own railways, but neither of these had joined up with the other colonies. Since the St. Lawrence river froze yearly during the winter, this then caused transportation by water to stop. It was around this time the newer ways of manufacturing and the railways were now starting to make their debut. In...
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...1.0 Executive Summary Company Profile Summary Adornya understands that all jewellery is a form of self-expression, allowing women to differentiate themselves. Adornya creates one-of-a-kind products by reinventing old trinkets and used jewellery into new contemporary earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Although each piece is unique, all pieces share a connection to the history of Nova Scotia. Each piece’s history is shared in the product description accompanying each piece of jewellery. Adornya will focus on the Halifax area selling products at the Halifax Seaport Farmer’s Market. Adornya is owned and operated by Olivia Archibald. Miss Archibald is a recent graduate of the Nova Scotia Collage of Art and Design and has taken courses in metalsmithing and jewellery design adding a layer of skilled craftsmanship to the construction of each piece. Market Research Summary The jewellery industry has remained relatively unchanged over the last two decades. Jewellery is successfully sold by a mix of large national chains, regional franchises, smaller independent retailers and individual artisans selling online. According to the Global Gems and Jewellery Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2018 the global market will continue to see increases in jewellery sales overall due to the rising disposable incomes and changing lifestyles. The industry is set to experience strong growth over the coming years. With the diversity of products available and the proliferation of potential sources...
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...In true Bishop style to derive order from disorder, she does so within the poem’s structure. “First Death in Nova Scotia” is a five-stanza poem wherein each stanza contains 10 lines. The stanzas appear short and compact, where the number ten could be associated with any number of things. Age ten is often the age that begins to blur the line between freewheeling childhood imagination and adult reality, where death begins to stew in the young mind as a formal concept. Moreover, age ten sets the tone and age for the narrator and Arthur. If these lines were any longer, it would be uncharacteristic of the individuals that are featured. Ten also represents a simple base value for the surrounding world. Children first learn to count on their fingers...
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...1.0 Executive Summary Company Profile Summary Adornya understands that all jewellery is a form of self-expression, allowing woman to differentiate themselves. Adornya creates one of a kind products by reinventing old trinkets and used jewellery into new contemporary earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Although each piece is unique, all pieces share a connection to the history of Nova Scotia. Each piece’s history is shared in the product description accompanying each piece of jewellery. Adornya will focus on the Halifax area selling products at the Halifax Seaport Farmer’s Market. Adornya is owned and operated by Olivia Archibald. Miss Archibald is a recent graduate of the Nova Scotia Collage of Art and Design and has taken courses in metalsmithing and jewellery design adding a layer of skilled craftsmanship to the construction of each piece. Market Research Summary The jewellery industry has remained relatively unchanged over the last two decades. Jewellery is successfully sold by a mix of large national chains, regional franchises, smaller independent retailers and individual artisans selling online. According to the Global Gems and Jewellery Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2018 the global market will continue to see increases in jewellery sales overall due to the rising disposable incomes and changing lifestyles. The industry is set to experience strong growth over the coming years. With the diversity of products available and the proliferation of potential sources...
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...Assessment Task: Case Study Scotia Airways is a small private airline based in Glasgow, Scotland. The airline was launched in May 1996 by a group of independent business investors. The headquarters of Scotia Airways is located next to Glasgow International Airport. The airline operates scheduled flights, mainly targeting business and leisure travellers and aims to provide exceptional value for money, unparalleled comfort and convenience to its passengers, every time they are on board. Scotia Airways initially established itself in the UK domestic market but now flies directly to some of the well-known commercial hubs of Europe, thereby connecting them to the main cities of Scotland. The airline has an increasing presence at Scotland’s main airports in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. It offers several value added services, such as, valets to assist the passengers in boarding the plane, gourmet meals and a range of in-flight services and entertainment. Scotia Airways is the first airline to offer full business class services, but at prices that are equivalent to the economy class of its competitors. The airline currently covers eight destinations across Europe, including Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Lisbon, Amsterdam and Copenhagen as well as domestic flights to Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and four London airports. The airline has a fleet of five aircraft which the management team feels enables the business to be responsive to the demands and challenges...
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...The Efforts of a Fisherman: ISU Essay The life of a fisherman in the early 1900's was not an easy life. Six out of seven days were spent toiling for long hours, putting oneself into extremely dangerous situations, doing the same repetitive tasks year in and year out. This is exactly what life was like for Nova Scotian fisherman, David Jung. Jung is the protagonist in the novel, Rockbound by Frank Parker Day, a story of the small, desolate island Rockbound on the south shore of Nova Scotia in the early 1900’s. The book’s plot is set around the timeline of David Jung’s life. It tells his life story from when he was a young orphan at thirteen to when he is happily married living on his own island. In a classic book like this, one can pull numerous themes away from it. Author Frank Parker Day clearly demonstrates the theme of relentless effort will eventually pay off. This is shown through the conflict, the setting, and in major events in the plot. Rockbound is filled with many literary devices to illustrate this theme, but conflict is one of the most effective, specifically person versus person and person versus nature. An example of the former surfaces right in the beginning of the novel, when David is attempting to get a job at Uriah’s fishery. When David asks for the job, he is immediately turned away, but with persistence and relentless effort, David eventually wears Uriah down. “’I knows how to work’ repeated the boy… ‘You ain’t got no place around here’, ‘Yes I is…...
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...Dear Shai, Hope all is well in London; I truly miss my family dearly. Cousin it still seems unreal to me that I’ve been captive from my homeland and enslaved in these traitorous lands. Being beaten by these wild white men who treat you like an animal, wanting you to call them master if he was my god. I have been praying to my lord and savior hoping that he gives me way to gain my freedom to start living a better life, and I feel as if he has answered my prayers. There was a group of us reading a proclamation written by John Murray and he stated that “I do require every Person capable of bearing Arms, to His majesty’s standards, or be looked upon as traitors to his majesty’s Crown and Government, and thereby become liable to the Penalty the Law inflicts upon such Offences; such as forfeiture of Life, confiscation of Lands, and I do hereby further declare all indentured Servants, Negroes, or others, free that are able and willing to bear Arms.” Meaning if we are bold enough to runway from our master’s and fight the Americans for the British crown we will be granted our freedom with free land. I truly feel like this is my calling to fight in the war to stay loyal to the crown. I have nothing to lose! I am willing to risk my life escaping this plantation that I am forced to work hard labor on being beat like a cage animal. Dreaming of one day being free to live my life, having my own land to raise a family on and building my own legacy. There’s no reason for me to be a loyalist...
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...Within Australian culture the phrase The Mahogany Ship refers to a putative, initial shipwreck that is reputed to lie beneath sand dunes west of Warrnambool. The phrase along with the question of how it would have an impact on Australia’s history relates back to the Eighteenth through to the Twentieth Century; a period of time in which our continent was engulfed with inquisitive explorers seeking untouched soil. Shockingly, this ancient ship is continuing to exhaust historians as its wreck and background will potentially rewrite the entire record of Australian history. Since the Eighteenth Century British explorer James Cook has been acknowledged for discovering the south east coast of Australia. However the theory of the Mahogany...
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