CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, you will be able to: • Understand the growing need for better project management, especially for information technology projects • Explain what a project is, provide examples of information technology projects, list various attributes of projects, and describe the triple constraint of project management • Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project management
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growing popularity of global strategic alliances and business-to-business network structures. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the factors that influence managers’ choice of an organizational structure. (LO1) 2. Explain how managers group tasks into jobs that are motivating and satisfying for employees. (LO2) 3. Describe the types of organizational structures managers can design, and explain why they choose one structure over another. (LO3) 4. Explain why managers must coordinate
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Marketing DeMystified A Self-Teaching Guide Donna Anselmo New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission
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government policies that affect operations management * Explain why corporate social responsibility is a key concern in operations management Investigate aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business case studies to: * Describe the features of operations management for businesses in a tertiary industry * Assess the relationship between operations and the other key business function in two actual businesses * Explain how operations strategy van help a business sustain
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Research Quarterly Published by the Society for Human Resource Management Business Ethics: The Role of Culture and Values for an Ethical Workplace FOURTH QUARTER–2009 Whether in domestic or global companies, ultimately, the commitment to business ethics and the foundation is built through organizational culture, with ethical values reflected in the workplace. Business Ethics: The Role of Culture and Values for an Ethical Workplace Abstract An ethical workplace is established through
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Developing a Culture of Leadership Development Preamble Leadership has been defined as “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization” (Sewell, 2009, p. 93). Arguably, it is this type of effective leadership that is the requirement of every high functioning organization. In order for an organization to achieve high levels of leadership success, an organization must foster and
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making a good textbook. Clear and concise language makes the book interesting and understandable (not to mention more fun to read) to the future HRM professional and manager alike. It is highly likely that anyone in business will have to take on an HRM role at some point in their careers. For example, should you decide to start your own business, many of the topics discussed will apply to your business. This is the goal of this book; it is useful enough for the HRM professional, but the information presented
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change e. none of the above ANS: c 3. Which of the following is not one of the “stems” of OD? a. laboratory training b. environmental analysis c. action research/survey feedback d. participative management and quality of work life e. strategic change ANS: b 4. The first “T-group” was formed a. to facilitate decision making b. to work on group projects c. to make the group more cohesive d. as people related to data about their own behavior ANS: d 5. The assumption underlying
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messaging, MMS picture and video messaging, internet access and other data services. The group has 221 million direct customers including private consumers and corporate customers in diverse markets around the world. Governance Overall responsibility for corporate responsibility (CR)/sustainability lies with Vodafone’s Group Executive Committee (ExCo). The ExCo is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and consists of two CEOs from Vodafone’s operating business units – Europe and Emerging Markets (Asia-Pacific
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SECTION 1 Career/ Manpower Planning and Recruitment Among the highlights are: advice on effective new employee induction programmes; a comparison of general management and technical roles, skills and career paths; a look at succession planning at AT&T; a report on recruitment and development of international managers; and an examination of age discrimination in recruitment. Personnel Review, Vol. 22 No. 5 1993, pp. 5-14. ©MCBUniversity Press, 0048-3486 Employment effects of changing multinational
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