...Key operations questions Chapter 1 Operations management ➤ What is operations management? ➤ Why is operations management important in all types of organization? ➤ What is the input–transformation– output process? ➤ What is the process hierarchy? ➤ How do operations processes have different characteristics? ➤ What are the activities of operations management? Chapter 2 Operations performance ➤ Why is operations performance important in any organization? ➤ How does the operations function incorporate all stakeholders’ objectives? ➤ What does top management expect from the operations function? ➤ What are the performance objectives of operations and what are the internal and external benefits which derive from excelling in each of them? ➤ How do operations performance objectives trade off against each other? Chapter 3 Operations strategy ➤ What is strategy and what is operations strategy? ➤ What is the difference between a ‘top-down’ and a ‘bottom-up’ view of operations strategy? ➤ What is the difference between a ‘market requirements’ and an ‘operations resources’ view of operations strategy? ➤ How can an operations strategy be put together? Part One INTRODUCTION This part of the book introduces the idea of the operations function in different types of organization. It identifies the common set of objectives to which operations managers aspire in order to serve their customers, and it explains how operations can have an important strategic role. Chapter 1 Operations...
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...Management, Eleventh Edition, Global Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ©2012 Pearson Education 1-1 Chapter 1: Foundations of Management and Organizations • 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 • Explain the value of studying management Management, Eleventh Edition, Global Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ©2012 Pearson Education 1-2 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. Management, Eleventh Edition, Global Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ©2012 Pearson Education 1-3 Who Are Managers? • Manager – Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so that organizational goals can be accomplished. Management, Eleventh Edition, Global Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ©2012 Pearson Education 1-4 Classifying Managers • First-line Managers - Individuals who manage the work of non-managerial employees. • Middle Managers - Individuals who manage the work of first-line managers. ...
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...Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ©2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 1-1 Why are Managers Important? ©2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall ©2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 1-2 ©2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 1-4 Who Are Managers? • 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. Management, Eleventh Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter Management, Eleventh Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter 1-3 • Manager – Management, Eleventh Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter Classifying Managers Exhibit 1‐1: Levels of Management • First‐line Managers ‐ Individuals who manage the work of non‐managerial employees. • Middle Managers ‐ • Top Managers ‐ Individuals who are responsible for making organization‐wide decisions and establishing plans and goals that affect the entire organization. Management, Eleventh Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ©2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 1-5 Where Do Managers Work? Management, Eleventh Edition by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter ...
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...Programme: PGDM Area: Course Name: Course code: Course Instructor: Objectives: Batch – 2012-14 Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour Individual and Group Behaviour in Orgnisations PGDC 102 Prof. B K Mohanty, Asst. Prof. Amaresh C Nayak This course is designed to help the students to understand why employees behave the way they do and also there by predict how they are going to behave in the future. It is the study of how people think, feel and act in the organisational setting. Prediction and understanding of the behavior of employees as an Individual and in Groups. K. Aswathappa, Organisational Behaviour Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior. Trimester Credits : 1st :3 Learning Outcome: Text Book: Text Books are only indicative and not subjective and also not a limiting exercise. Being the Post Graduate Students you are required to refer to the online and offline journals. Besides you should also refer to other publications (Journals and Magazines) and books on the subject. Evaluation: Case Studies Current Issues Quiz / Surprise Test Mid Term Class Attendance End Term : : : : : : 15 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points. 05 Points. 50 Points. Case Studies: This would involve the Groups of students taking up a case assigned to them for analysis and Presentation in the class. Besides, students need to produce the Individual analysis in writing of two cases for their evaluation as instructed by the course instructor. Current Issues: This...
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...Reyes-Santiago DATE: March 24, 2015 SUBJECT: Project Team Leadership CC: Dr. Segarra-Roman In the ever changing market, the organization leadership has decided to add a new department to cover a need in a new market segment. The team will be led by Wilfredo Reyes. The new team will be composed by the following members: Marielly Figueroa, Juan Bermudez and Jose Aponte. This diverse team is composed of talented individuals. Their roles and responsibilities will be assigned based on their personality assessment. Personality type is determined by strength of preference on each of the four dimensions: Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I), Sensing (S) or Intuition (N), Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and Judging (J) or Perceptive (P). Each personality type has characteristic processing dynamics and ways of envisioning the world. The new department will follow the organization vision, mission and core values. Alignment to these values will be key for the departments execution to be effective and efficient. Each team member has been approached, engaged in the process and are motivated by this new challenge. Upon the formation of the work group, the approach used will be the autocratic approach. Roles and responsibilities will be assigned. Establish clear objectives and measurables used to evaluate team performance. Autocratic style is dictating work methods, centralizing decision making, and limiting participation. Once the team is performing, the managing...
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...In previous readings of Organizational Behavior (2011), the authors, Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge discussed, at length, the many elements of societal culture. Of those elements, the roles of personality, values, and their effect on the group dynamic, dominated the discussion. The following, however, will discuss how societal culture relates to structure of organizations, particularly as it pertains to work design. The relationship between societal culture and organizational culture will also be examined. Lastly, the issue of values will, once again, be addressed as a proponent for organizational change. Robbins and Judge define Organizational Structure as “how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated” (Robbins & Judge, p. 488.) There are six basic elements that support the proper design for organizational structure: work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, centralization and decentralization, and formalization. Work specialization refers to the degree to which one activity is divided in to multiple jobs. Departmentalization is the strategic gathering of different jobs into groups. The line of authority to which lower level employees must report is the chain of command. The number of individuals efficiently, and effectively lead under a manager determines the span of control. Centralization and decentralization determine where the authority to make decisions lie. Lastly, formalization refers to the degree to which...
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...TERM PAPER ON HRM PRACTICES IN EASTERN BANK LIMITED Submitted To Imran Jasmine Associate Professor Department of Marketing University of Dhaka Submitted By SL.NO. | NAME | ROLL | 01. | MD. SAHADAT HOSSAIN | 255 | 02. | MD.ASADUL ISLAM | 01 | 03. | MD.ALAUDDIN TAREK | 127 | 04. | SAYELA NAZNEEN | 23 | INTRODUCTION: This report is prepared as a requirement of the course “Human Resource Management.” We selected Eastern Bank Limited. After Visiting and talking with the HR manager of this organization we came to know various Kind of HRM practice which are used here. In this report we have followed the guidelines provided by the teacher. Here we have discussed not only the HRM practice of the Company but also the HRM related laws practices in Bangladesh. Interview with HR Manager Salina Raman Senior Manager Human Resources Division * What are the key responsibilities of HRM in EBL? Recruiting, training, Development, Transitions, financial Benefits. * Why she is in HRM? Though she was a student of Marketing, she is in HRM management only. Because she enjoys it very much. * What are the differences between HRM department with Others department? HRM works with the total Personnel or employees of organizations and the other departments deal with their respective people besides their key responsibilities. * What are the qualities to be a successful HR manager? Only two words, ‘‘patience and empathy’’, you have to be a good...
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...environment. The training to done in a way so that the new employee can familiarize themselves with the rules, regulations, and goals of the organization, department, and work unit. It is also used to help employees maximize their potential and enhance employee’s qualities. Training is used to make changes in employees to help improve job performance. This involves the changing of behavior, knowledge, attitudes, and skills. In order to develop an organization must change what an employee knows, how they work, and even their attitudes toward their jobs, coworkers, manages, and the organization. In a way, training focuses on individual’s current jobs to help them enhance specific skills and abilities in order to perform their jobs (DeCenzo & Robbins, 2007). * Employee Development Methods * Employee development methods techniques that can be developed while on the job. However, there are some techniques that can be developed off the job as...
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...received to help develop the best strategy, allowing oral and nonverbal communications to be utilized to convey information instantly (Robbins & Judge, 2011). The best communication channel to use to inform the Vice President of Operations is by upward communication thru a presentation. The reason this is the best choice is because the information would be able to be relayed instantly in both oral and written communications. By providing the startgety orally it will allow upper management to provide feedback instantly so that corrections could be made quickly. By providing a written document detailing the stargety it would allow for later referencing to ensure that proper procedures were followed to achieve the objective. In Scenario 2, the best communication channel to contact the IT department is by electronic communication either email or phone. The reason this is the best channel to choose is because it would be the quickest way to obtain the log in information and have it visible on hand to input in the software program requiring the new information. The quickest way to inform the staff of what’s happening and provide them with the new information would be by email as well. This low channel richness would be straightforward with little confusion and broader reach to get the information out to the staff at the same time (Robbins & Judge, 2011) Lastly in Scenario 3, the best communication channel is downward communication by calling the entire...
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...are given all the details of the product, and what channels of communication would you use to rely this to your team? Further, what channel would you use to convey your plan back to the Vice President of Operations? Given this scenario, I would use the formal organizational network called all-channel. All-channel allows every member on the team to correspond with each other. This type of channel is fast, moderately accurate, and has a high satisfaction rate among the team (Stephen P. Robbins, 2011). A good example of all-channel is a meeting in a conference room. There, a manager could give the task to the team and everyone can give input on how to go about doing the project. Everyone on the team will know what the rest of the team is doing and what is expected of him or her. After the market strategy has come together, I would use the chain channel to communicate the plan back to the Vice President of Operations. The chain channel tightly follows the official chain of authority (Stephen P. Robbins, 2011). Using the chain channel ensures a high level of accuracy, but the speed of which it is delivered is not as fast as the other channels. The manager's strategy may have to pass through several hands before reaching the Vice President of Operations. Here is a possible example: The Marketing Manager submits the strategy to the Director of Marketing. Now the Director of Marketing needs to review the strategy and either...
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...1. Power and difference b/w power and influence. Ans. According to Robbins and Judge, “Power is a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes.”(2015).The most important aspect of the power is that is a function of dependency. The greater the B’s dependence on A, the greater is A’s power in relationship. For example, if you want a college degree and have to pass a certain course to get it, and your current instructor is the only faculty member in the college who teaches that course, he or she has a power over you. Influence: the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others (dictionary.com). 2. What is leadership and how does it differ from management? Ans. Leadership: According to Robbins and Judge,” Leadership is defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.”(2014) the source of this influence may be formal, such as that provided by managerial rank in an organization. But not all leaders are managers, nor are all managers leaders. On the other hand, management is defined as the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc.(Robbins &Judge,2014) Difference between leadership and management are: All organizations need strong leadership and strong management for optimal effectiveness. We need leaders to challenge the status...
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...Roles of a Manager Mobin Bahrami MGT/521 11/10/2014 Michael Mc Dermott Roles of a Manager As organizations deal with today's challenges such as changing technology, and the worldwide economic climate managers play an important role to set clear expectations and goals for a company. The role of a manager in a firm is to be a leader and oversee the work of other employees allowing business to run smoothly and efficiently. Some functional areas of business include human resource management, strategic planning, and leadership that are an essential part of a business and managers must use to meet an organization's goals and mission. Human Resource Management Human resource management (HRM) manages the company's employees and handles personnel hiring, firing, benefits, wages, pensions, training, as well as the host of other tasks such as employee relations. The main responsibility of HRM is to process all of the applications who apply for the position and to make sure that the selection and hiring of the employees will best fit the company's requirement. "Human resources management in any organization has a great importance because it manages the most important and most expensive assets of the organization. The human resource management is linked with all the managerial functions involved in planning for recruiting, selecting, developing, utilizing, rewarding, and maximizing the Potential of the human resources in an organization" (Rawash & Saydam, 2012). Whether an organization...
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...individuals who have struggles about working with others. Within this model, individuals shift from independent input to equal effort when working with others (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161). Group development begins with the forming stage. Beginning in the first meeting, this stage is the period where members experience anxiety and uncertainty about the team’s purpose, structure, and guidance (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161). Individual issues include members questioning where they fit in, and group issues include members questioning why the group was formed (Langton, Robbins and Judge 162). Active forming occurs when members doubt their acceptance or belonging within the group, have low trust in others, and make an attempt to understand what is expected of them (Stuermer). The forming stage is complete when members view themselves involved with the team or group (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161); this means members acknowledge the team’s needs over individual ones. The second stage is storming which is the period involving intragroup conflict. In this stage, members recognize the team, but they focus on the limitations imposed in individual input (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161). Individual issues are exemplified through members’ feeling about their roles, and group issues involve who leads and who does what (Langton, Robbins and Judge 162). Examples of active storming include...
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...organizations, integrity tests have gained popularity. These paper-and-pencil tests measure factors such as dependability, carefulness, responsibility, and honesty; they have proven to be powerful predictors of supervisory ratings of job performance and of theft, discipline problems, and excessive absenteeism” (Robbins & Judge, 2011, pg. 1). As a manager for Riordan Manufacturing, three employees took a series of self-assessment tests for my organization. The analysis and interpretation scores of all three are positive and all three would make a great contribution to the organization. Positive people cognitively process more efficiently and are more productive. Job Satisfaction and Engaged High job satisfaction was above the range that determines lower levels of absenteeism, and their general attitude toward work is positive. Their engaged scores were also high, which defines these employees are in a positive state of motivation and fulfillment. “Individuals who score high in this category are loyal, dedicated, willing to devote considerable time to work, feel inspired by and proud of their work, and become immersed and absorbed while performing their work” (Stephen P. Robbins/University of Phoenix, 2005-2009). My employees are content coming to work and will possess good work ethics and values. They are self motivated will perform to high standards and will create a positive work. Emotional Emotional intensity scores for all three were a bit higher than the average scale...
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...OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 2 3 Describe the three key elements of motivation. Identify early theories of motivation and evaluate their applicability today. Apply the predictions of selfdetermination theory to intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. 4 5 6 Compare and contrast goalsetting theory and management by objectives. Contrast reinforcement theory and goal-setting theory. Demonstrate how organizational justice is a refinement of equity theory. 7 8 9 Apply the key tenets of expectancy theory to motivating employees. Compare contemporary theories of motivation. Show how motivation theories are culture bound. ISBN 0-558-97987-4 202 Organizational Behavior, Fourteenth Edition, by Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge. Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Motivation Concepts Luke: “I don’t believe it.” Yoda: “That is why you fail.” —The Empire Strikes Back 7 THE BIG BROKER EXODUS T ISBN 0-558-97987-4 he global recession has upended the status quo in many areas of business, and nowhere is that more evident than in the financial sector. Former Wall Street icons—Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns—have been absorbed by other companies or vanished altogether. Other stalwart companies, such as Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, American International Group (AIG), and Morgan Stanley, were forced to become wards of the state. Said one business writer, “It’s been a ghastly two...
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