DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING SYLLABUS 1. OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT 9 Definition - Management - Role of managers - Evolution of Management thought - Organization and the environmental factors – Trends and Challenges of Management in Global Scenario. 2. PLANNING 9 Nature and purpose of planning - Planning process - Types of plans – Objectives - - Managing by objective (MBO) Strategies - Types of strategies - Policies - Decision Making - Types of decision
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Eli Lilly: Developing Cymbalta Study AMBA 650 University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Professor: Dr. Minkus-Mckenna Brian Natoli October 31, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.0 Strategy5 6.0 Alternative Actions6 7.0 Recommendations7 8.0 Conclusion8 5.0 Strategy Based on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, the following strategies should be adopted by Lilly: 1. Taking advantage of its positive brand image can present advantages in obtaining opportunities that
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consequences bring more net good than those of any alternative course of action, then this action is the right one and the one we should perform. (Shaw and Barry, p. 60) The other form is rule utilitarianism. Rule utilitarianism states the utilitarian standard should be applied not to the individual actions but to moral codes as a whole. The principles that make up the moral code would be the basis for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions. (Shaw and Barry, p. 77) An example of act utilitarianism
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and from course textbook (no additional research allowed), and can design and format both the case report and the presentation in any manner deemed appropriate. Soundness, logic, and accuracy of analysis are important. Proposed strategic options (alternatives) should be of strategic nature, based on clear decision criteria, and aimed to resolve the issues faced by the company under study. Recommendation should elaborate on one of alternatives (or on combination of max 2 alternatives), and include
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CASE # 2: THEORY AND POLICY ENCOUNTER POWER AND MOTIVATION AT CONSOLIDATED AUTOMOBILE I. Point of View: Plant Manager II. Statement of the Problem: The problem of the plant manager regarding the actions of his two employees which caused a huge amount of loss in line operation and how to go about the restoration of production line. III. Objective/s: To restore production on the profitless assembly line To develop
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product line may become a challenge with Chris Riggs, VP of human resource announcing a hiring freeze. Marketing research to collect and analyze information to justify what actions to take can be a strong argument to convince Chris to support hiring additional staff to meet the demands producing a new product. The alternative option of TT is a partnership with industries outside of pharmaceuticals which June Corso, Senior VP of Legal counsel believes may be too costly. Frame
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opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis). Step 4: Based on the analysis in Step 3, identify possible alternative strategy solutions to cope with the problem defined in Step 2. State the assumptions, which are made in order for the strategies to work. Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative. This should form the main focus of your attention. Step 5: Recommend a course of action selecting the alternative proposed in Step 3. Which would you consider most appropriate to solve the problem identified
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Doing Business in Emerging markets Homework 2: Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company- to bribe or not to bribe Silvia Mattei 1. Introduction to the main issue Corruption, bribery and other unethical behaviours are still one of the major concerns in International Business, influencing not only the companies’ performance in local markets, but also mining competition and the welfare of the countries in which this practices are considered part of the culture as such. In particular for
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Introduction Decision making process The thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options. When trying to make a good decision, a person must weigh the positives and negatives of each option, and consider all the alternatives. For effective decision making, a person must be able to forecast the outcome of each option as well, and based on all these items, determine which option is the best for that particular situation.(Williamson 1995) Social factors and personal
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Examining the cause of the fraudulent activities, Vinson initially been pressured by Yates, Myers and Sullivan to aid in painting the financial result of the company only one time and assured by Sullivan that he would take full responsibility for the action. Being a senior manager worked under them and believing in Sullivan’s words, Vinson did as told accordingly. However, she decided against quitting when been asked to continually carry out the wrong as she justified herself as the main supporter of
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