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| Management thinking that emphasizes the interdependence and interactive nature of elements within and external to an organization. |
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| The process by which businesses operate globally |
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| A workplace that is more heterogeneous in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, age and other characteristics that reflect differences |
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| A culture where organisational values promote a sense of purpose through meaningful work that place in the community |
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| Any constituencies in the organisation's external environment that are affected by the organisation's decisions and actions |
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Classical View - management's only responsibility is to maximise profit
Socioeconomic View - responsibility goes beyond making profits to include protecting and improving society's welfare |
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| The ability of humanity to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. |
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A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose.
PURPOSE/PEOPLE/STRUCTURE |
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Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of others so that organisational goals can be accomplished
FIRST LINE/MIDDLE/TOP |
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| Doing things right, or getting the most output from the least amount of inputs |
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Planning
Organising
Leading
Controlling |
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Interpersonal
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Decisional |
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| The reality that management is needed in all types and sizes of organisations, at all organisational levels, in all organisations areas and in organisations in all countries around the globe |
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| Of a whole genus or group |
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| Taking a questioning approach |
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| Looking beyond surface considerations. Undertake critical enquiry. |
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| Citations and Referencing |
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| Acknowledging others' ideas |
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| Type or style of writing expected in tertiary study |
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| To consider the various components and show how they are related. |
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| Analysis and assessment (Strengths, weaknesses/advantages, disadvantages) |
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| A statement of what a person or thing is like |
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| Set of reasons given in support of an opinion |
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| Through reading, thinking about that material and writing about it in your own words that you learn about that material. |
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| The use of scientific methods to define the 'one best way' for a job to be done. |
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| A field of study concerned with the actions (behaviours) of people at work |
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| The belief, for the most part unsubstantiated by research, that a satisfied worker will be productive |
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| Writers who developed mor general theories of what managers do and what constituted good management practice (Fayol & Weber) |
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| A set of interrelated and interdependent parts arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole (Open and Closed) |
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| Contingency Approach (Situational Approach) |
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| An approach that says that organisations are different, face difefrent situations (contingencies) and require different ways of managing |
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| Those factors and forces outside the organisation that affect the organisation's performance |
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| Broad external conditions that may affect the organisation |
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| Those external forces that have a direct impact on a managers' decisions and actions and are directly relevant to the achievement of the organisation's goals |
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| a statistic characterizing human populations |
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| Relating to the social and cultural practices, beliefs and traditions within a particular society |
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| Governments influence on what organisations can and cannot do. |
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| Lobby: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation |
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| Involving or operating in several nations or nationalities |
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| A global type of organisation in which artificial geographical barriers are eliminated |
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| Feelings of confusion , disorientation and emotional upheaval caused by being immersed in a new culture |
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