[pic] School of Business Syllabus MGT/350 Version 5 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making Lou Ferracane Course Start Date: 10/26/2010 Course End Date: 11/23/2010 Campus/Learning Center: Oklahoma City Campus
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Independent and owner-managed small business means that the business is owned by an individual or small group rather than existing as part of a larger enterprise or a business whose stock can be bought on an exchange. Owner-management refers to constant or at least daily management of a business by its owner. It is possible to become an absentee owner, who profits from a business but is not involved in its day-to-day operations. This, however, is a different type of business with different problems
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chapter examines the nature of organizational control and describes the four steps of the control process. It also discusses three types of systems available to managers to control and influence organizational members: output control, behavior control, and organizational culture(clan control). Effective management of organizational change is addressed, as well as the role of the entrepreneur in the change process. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Define organizational control and identify the main
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MGT 300 Midterm Review Questions Chapter 1 1. What is organizational performance and what is its relationship with efficiency and effectiveness? Organizational performance: a measure of how efficiently and effectively managers use organizational resources to satisfy customers and achiever organizational goals. Efficiency: A measure of how well or productively resources are used to achieve a goal Effectiveness: A measure of the appropriateness of the goals an organization is pursuing and
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INTRODUCTION 5 1.1. Definition of Organizational Psychology 5 1.2. Differences Between Psychology And Organizational Psychology 6 1.3. Current Psychological 9 Current Psychology of Basics Knowledge Management & Organizational Learning 9 Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning 9 Knowledge Management Processes and Goals 10 Current Knowledge Management Systems 11 Organizational Learning 11 Knowledge Management in Organizations 12 The Knowledge Management Processes Cycle 12 KM Strategies
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Chapter 1 Managing Effective Organizations 1. To be formally defined as an "organization" the entity must consist of at least two people and be profit oriented. FALSE 2. The formal study of organizational behavior is believed to have begun between 1903 and 1917. FALSE 3. The effectiveness of any organization is influenced greatly by human behavior. TRUE 4. (Anthropology has contributed to the study and application of OB. TRUE 5. "Structure" is the formal pattern
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1. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Course Objectives: In any organization, small or big, a major portion of the time goes in data collection, processing, documenting and communicating it to the people. Hence, a major portion of the overheads go into this kind of unproductive work in the organization. Every individual in an organization is continuously looking for some information which is needed to perform his/her task. Hence, the information is people-oriented and it varies with
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Operations to Compete • • • Operations Management ! systematic design, direction & control of processes that transform inputs into outputs Process ! activity(s) that transforms inputs into outputs Operation ! group of resources performing one or more processes Functional Areas of business (acquires!fin.!Resources&capital! for!input)! Finance* Material!&! Service! Inputs! Operations* (material!&!service!into! outputs)! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Support!Functions! ! • Accounting! • Information!System
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Common KPIs for Production Monitoring Using Visual Management to Drive Productivity 12 Introduction At the time being we are at the final phases of building a new plant for our family business which is called "Ganache", this will be a major change for Ganache and its operation where it is shifting from having a small lab to a huge plant. The purpose of this planet is to have a solid base for local and regional expansions. In order for us as a management team to stay abreast with this new business model;
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4 Meaning of project management 5 5 Factors influence on project 5 6 Project management theory 6 7 Project Management Tools and Technique 7 7.1 Cost benefit analysis (CBA) 7 7.2 Gantt chart 8 7.3 Work breakdown structure (WBS) 9 8 Project management software (PMS) 10 9 TQM 11 10 Critical Path Method (CPM) 11 11 Management by Objectives 11 12 Conclusion 12 13 References 12 14 Bibliography 13 Appendix A : Nine Project Management Areas 14 Appendix B
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