should be a way of compelling people to obey it and this is done by imposing penalties or punishment to the law breakers and rewards to the wronged persons. Rules which make up laws, the institutions that administer the laws, the principles, ideas, theories, practices, procedures and techniques that develop over the years in dealing with the law make up the legal system (Turner, 1986). In Zambia, the legislature, the executive, (such as police service and
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Behaviour is concerned with the study of the behavior of people within an organizational setting. It involves the understanding, prediction and control of human behavior. There is a close relationship between Organizational Behaviour and management theory and practice. The behavior of people, however, cannot be studied in isolation. It is necessary to understand interrelationships with other variables which together comprise the total organization. To do this involves considerations of interactions
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What is an addiction? Addictions are a collection of thoughts, feelings and behavious that together present a syndrome that causes a person problems and is represented in a series of mental illness diaganoses. Addictions are characterised by an inability to stop or reduce a particular behaviour/substance, despite wanting to and despite the behaviour/substance resulting in negative consequences. They are associated with severe negative consequences for the addict and those close to them. There
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[pic] ACKNOWLEDGEMNT Perseverance Inspiration and motivation have always played a key role in the success of any venture. So hereby, it is our pleasure to record thanks and gratitude to the people involved. Firstly, we thank DR. R.K OJHA, for his continuous support in the project. DR. R.K OJHA was always there to listen and to give advice. He is responsible for involving us in the project on soft drink Industry in the first place. He showed us different ways to approach a research
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Resource Management HRM planning & steps in planning process. HRM process Recruitment, selection, Training and development. Performance Appraisal and issues in human resources Leadership concept and some leadership theories. Leadership theories. Leadership Models. Leadership Development and Motivation. Motivational theories Suggested Readings: 1. Harold Koontz & Heinz Weihrich, Essentials of Management, Tata McGraw Hill 2. Stoner, Freeman, Gilbert Jr., Management, Prentice Hall 3. Bhatt & Kumar
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Although nominal theories of efficiency have existed since ancient times, early-modern economist Adam Smith is generally considered to be the grandfather of organizational behavior. His seminal work on the division of labor within society, which he defined as a large-scale organization, influenced 19th-century business leaders to organize their increasingly complex firms along similar lines. The activities of two modern social scientists provided the basis for modern organizational theory. Max Weber,
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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UNIT: I 2 MARKS 1. Define Management. According to KOONTZ & WEIHRICH, “Management is the process of designing and maintaining of an environment in which individuals working together in groups efficiently accomplish selected aims”. “Management is the art of getting things through and with people in formally organized groups”. Ex: Human Resource Management, Financial Management. 2. Is Management - an art or science? Managing as practice
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economic factors, social factors, buyer power, technological factors, political factors, ecological factors, and entry threats. Specific areas of focus within the industry environment include buyer power, product differentiation, industry structure, substitute products, entry threats, powerful buyers and suppliers, and jockeying for position (Pearce and Robinson, 2004). Research in forces and trends allows a corporation to better understand their [pronoun agreement: since the antecedent (corporation)
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The Change Agent’s Strategy by Alex Bennet Surviving and thriving in a multifaceted world requires a multifaceted change strategy. Paraphrasing Ashby’s (1964) law of requisite variety, there must be more variety in the change strategy than in the system you are trying to change. So how do we change a complex organization to meet the challenges of this new world of exploding information, increasing uncertainty, and ever-increasing complexity? While there is certainly no simple answer---since
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Unit 1 . Fundamental Concepts about and Evolution of Management Thought 1.1. Introduction In any teaching-learning process, the development of concepts is essential and fundamental. As a field of study, management requires the development of concepts. Unless the most basic concepts of a field of study are developed at the outset, the teaching-learning process of a particular field of study would be difficult to carry out. Therefore, the first unit of this material aims at developing the most fundamental
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