Introduction Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different. Michael Porter, view on 8th April 2014, (www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/michaelpor381643.html) In the long term, the major objective for operations and processes is to provide the business with some form of strategic advantage. This is why the management of business’s processes and operations and its intended overall strategy must be logically connected. Operations strategy can be
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) (Revised) 1. The Program: The importance of „management‟ as a professional study can today be compared with that of obtaining a normal graduate degree in order to be called educated. It is just short of becoming a compulsion. Businesses and institutions are growing in complexity and size. They are cutting across space and time by embracing technology, globalization and information. Mere operational efficiency is no more sufficient. Managerial capabilities
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5/31/2015 Contemporary Management Dr Hesham Sadek © IES Business Consultants 1 © IES Business Consultants 2 1 5/31/2015 Course grading & admin issues Class Participation 10% Case Studies (6 cases – 3.3% each) 20% Midterm Exam (Chapter 01 till 09) 30% Final Exam (Chapter 10 till 18) 40% 100% 3 © IES Business Consultants Grading for Case Studies Problem Definition (What is the Problem). 15% Justification of the Problem (What caused
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Twentieth Anniversary Edition, Oxford University Press, New York 2010 A Capsule Summary of the Book This is the second edition of a book whose first edition was published in 1988. There has been no revision of the book; however, Jackall has added a new chapter titled “Moral Mazes and the Great Recession” to it. His description of the financial crisis brings nothing really new to the fore: it shows that nothing has changed in the aftermath of the convulsions caused by several occurrences of crisis in the
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Acknowledgement - - - - iv Abstract - - - - - - v Table of contents - - - - - vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1. Background of the study 2. Statement of problem 3. Objective of the study 4. Research question 5. Significance of the study 6. Scope of the study 7. Limitations of the study 8. Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO 2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 1. Brief history about information technology 2. Banking environment in Nigeria 3.
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Acknowledgement - - - - iv Abstract - - - - - - v Table of contents - - - - - vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1. Background of the study 2. Statement of problem 3. Objective of the study 4. Research question 5. Significance of the study 6. Scope of the study 7. Limitations of the study 8. Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO 2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 1. Brief history about information technology 2. Banking environment in Nigeria 3.
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Chapter 1 - Introduction to Operations Management Operations Management by R. Dan Reid & Nada R. Sanders 4th Edition © Wiley 2010 © Wiley 2010 1 Learning Objectives Define and explain OM Explain the role of OM in business Describe the decisions that operations managers make Describe the differences between service and manufacturing operations Identify major historical developments in OM © Wiley 2010 2 Learning Objectives – con’t Identify current trends
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An Introduction to Project Management, Fifth Edition By Kathy Schwalbe Professor Emeritus, Augsburg College Department of Business Administration Minneapolis, Minnesota An Introduction to Project Management, Fifth Edition Cover Photo: Dan Schwalbe ©2015 Schwalbe Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1505212099 ISBN-10: 150521209X ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Information Technology Investment Decision-Making Learning Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • • • • • Describe different types of IT investment decisions manager face. Briefly describe some of the methodologies that are used in IT investment decision-making. Explain why IT investment decision-making is important as a subject to study. Explain some of the limitations that should be considered when using IT investment methodologies. Explain
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[pic] INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PROCESSES (BUSI 1333) [pic] ASSESSMENT GUIDE 2012-13 NB The assessment details contained in this document are the definitive details of your assessment for this course 2012-13. Please follow this guide and disregard information on assessment from any other document. Contents Page |Recommended texts |2 | |Course schedule
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