the management of people, based on four fundamental principles. First, human resources are the most important assets an organisation has and their effective management is the key to its success. Second, this success is most likely to be achieved if the personnel policies and procedures of the enterprise are closely linked with, and make a major contribution to, the achievement of corporate objectives and strategic plans. Third, the corporate culture and the values, organisational climate and managerial
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students are encouraged to use real life examples and/or the scenario provided below. There is not set format for this report. However, like all business report you should have an introduction and a conclusion. Scenarios A Coca-Cola Great Britain People often assume that The Coca-Cola Company bottles and distributes its own beverages. For the most part, it does not. The Company's primary business consists of manufacturing and selling beverage concentrates and syrups - as well as some finished beverages
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Assignment II: Individual ‘Successfully managing diversity can lead to better performing employees and potentially better financial performance for an organisation’. Introduction The composition of today’s workforce is changing as companies expand across boundaries and increased globalisation facilitates the movement of labour from one country to another. Modern companies comprise employees of varying ethnicity, languages, cultural background, sexual orientation and even age as there are even
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managers who hold assumptions consistent with Theory Y. 1.2 Discuss how attitudes as assumptions can influence managerial behaviour. McGregor described two distinct set of assumptions about people at work. He believed that these assumptions influence the thinking and attitude of most managers about the people at work. Theory X presents a pessimistic or negative view of human nature whereas Theory Y reflects an optimistic or positive view of human behaviour. Theory X lists a set of assumptions
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re-evaluation of the thinking and viewpoint that workers rate motivator factors higher than the hygiene factors in the work setting. Keywords: Frederick Herzberg, hygiene factors, motivators, employee, Ghana 1. Introduction There are numerous motivation theories that have influenced the way organisations manage employees to achieve a motivated work force. These theories attempt to explain why people behave the way they do and advice on factors and
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(HRPM). The unit embraces the ‘thinking performer’ perspective and covers the competencies needed by the HR professional in a personal capacity, when collaborating and working with others, and when functioning efficiently and effectively in an organisational context. It will enable learners to assess their own strengths and identify a continuing professional development (CPD) plan, based on the capabilities required for ethical, business-focused and interpersonal professional conduct. This unit
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Article Review: McDonald and Leppard (1993) The Marketing Audit The Marketing Audit Model Any marketing plan will only be as good as the information on which it is based, and the marketing audit is the means by which information for planning is organised. A marketing audit is a systematic, critical and unbiased review and appraisal of all the external and internal factors that have affected an organisation’s commercial performance over a defined period. By providing an understanding of how the
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assist students in studying at this level.’ Dr. Margaret Inman, Head of Postgraduate and Professional Studies, Swansea Metropolitan University Developing People and Organisations 'With its clear overview of contemporary debates and rich in case material, this accessible book will help close the theory-practice gap with respect to people and
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1.0 Introduction: What is Organisational behaviour? According to Stephen P and Timothy A (2007), Organizational Behaviour is the study which enables an organisation to examine the impact of individual, groups and structure’s behaviour within an organisation. The implementation of such knowledge will eventually improve an organisation’s effectiveness. Organizational behaviour is a field of study and this study is actually concerned about three determinants of behaviour in an organization. Which are
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approaches to organisation such as Technical-rational approach. Evaluate the idealists and theories behind the approaches and to compare how effective they are in management and in today’s business environment. Managers use different perspectives in organisational management to maximise their workforce, to achieve business goals. Each approach is developed by a series of academics and researchers as a result of studying and understanding organisations. The technical-rational approach is a conception
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