Management Literature Reviews Samples For Students

- What is an organization?

An organization is a term that covers three issues: structure, purpose and activity. The organization requires having a particular distinct structure classified in terms of hierarchies, division of labor and formal rules that govern it. An example of an organization is a trial court. An organization exists to serve a purpose, and there are different activities that happen within the organization.

- What is management?

Management is the process through which the elements of the organization undergo coordination and integration. Management allows effective and efficient utilization of the elements of the organization and leads to ...

Q.1.Define motivation

Motivation is typically defined as an individual’s willingness to act or behave in a particular way. Motivation is a result of an individual’s cognition. People interpret a situation and then behave according to their understanding of that particular situation. The end goals or reaction of others would also determine the extent to which a person may be motivated to behave in a specific manner. Motivation may best be understood in terms of the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that guide an individual’s behavior.

Q.2. Briefly discuss Need theory, Theory X and Theory Y, Expectancy theory, and ...

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- Discuss the major difference between open and closed systems

Open systems interact with the environment while the closed systems do not relate with the environment. Closed systems have hierarchies making it so mechanistic. It requires formal procedures to execute its activities. In open systems, activities happen depending on professionalism. They are very informal and it does not require many formal activities like communication to take place. Most activities happen in an informal way. In closed systems, the organizations do not respond to the external environmental changes. The factors within the closed system have ...

The outsourcing in the textile and clothing industry is in a continuous movement and evolution, which was speed up by the rapid technological development, globalization or economic liberalization of various geographic areas.

The various shifts in the global sourcing in the textile and apparel industry have been hand in hand with the global social and economic shifts. Gereff (2002) notes that the history of sourcing was shaped in the fifties, when US and Western Europe countries where importing from Japan, which later imported from the Asian Tigers Hong King, Taiwan and ...

1 The short story A&P, by John Updike is in consideration for the essay. The story unfolds in a lazy Thursday afternoon, at a departmental store by the same name. Three young girls, in differently colored two-pieces, visit the store, and cause quite a small turbulence in the lives of the store workers. In particular, the narrator, Sammy causes a whole ruckus in the store, for something that isn’t worth much, in the first place. Or maybe he breaks free of the shackles binding him. The actions of Sammy can be interpreted both ways, and the further discussion of the story ...

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Airport Development
2.2.1 Airport History
The history of the development of airports worldwide dates back to the late 1800s with the first ever professionally functional airport according to NYC Aviation (2012) was developed in the outskirts of Paris dubbed Port Aviation. This fact is however indispute since other factions lay claims to being the world’s first or oldest airport. For instance according to Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation (2010) College Park Airport in Maryland is the oldest airport that is functional to this day having been established in 1909 ...

The four financial hedging techniques are future, forward, money market and currency option hedge. Any business firm is supposed to compare it is the cash flow in determining which the technique to apply to hedge. The futures hedge is involved in the use of the currency futures. To hedge the future payables, the business or the associated firm is supposed to purchase a future currency contract in regard to the currency of the choice as it needs (Stephens, 2003).
A forward hedge is the similar with the future hedge but the only difference is that the only forward contract ...

Introduction and Review

Background
This paper will focus on a systematic review to determine the barriers of implementing TQM approach in health care organizations. Today, there is a need for realizing the TQM concept, essential in indicating the function of organizations, by trying to better put in use resources, and knowledge through individuals sharing and working together in teams. This is by identifying the obstacles hence, helps in the uncovering of management's beliefs, important in developing awareness of duties in daily management, which are regarded as “true”. TQM is a philosophy that proposes uniform obligation to quality, in all organizational areas towards promoting an ...

According to Khamaiseh, & AlBashtawy (2013), oral health serves as a significant indicator of an individual’s overall well-being, and health. In fact, oral health has shown to have a close association with diabetes, whereby diabetic patients experience a wider array of oral health concerns such as taste disturbances, which are often precipitated by diabetes medications and treatment procedures such as haemodialysis (Lamster et al., 2008). On a similar note, diabetes being a chronic illness has a severe effect on an individual’s oral health, particularly during episodes of hospitalization of diabetic patients (Hanne et al., 2012). For this purpose, health care delivery in the context ...

Abstract

Definition of indicators
Indicators are sets of information selected in a formal manner so as to measure the issues that are vital in the sustainability and development of tourism (UNWTO, 2012). An indicator can, therefore, be noted to be a means of measurement of potential need for action or risk at a tourist destination (Manning 1999). Indicators can be early warning indicators, indicators of stress such as crime rates and indicators of impacts of tourism in a tourist destination society (Yunis 2006).

WTO indicators

In 1993, the WTO commissioned a task force to develop indicators that the tourism industry could use to identify lurking dangers ...

Aguinis, H., & Pierce, C. A. (2008). Enhancing the relevance of organizational behavior by embracing performance management research. Journal of Organizational Behavior.
This journal is relevant in this research project because it shows the impact of organizational behavior on both the individuals and the management structures in an organization.The ways to enhance organizational performance through organizational behavior are clearly elaborated in this article. The source is also credible because the author is experienced in human resource aspects and organizational practices.
Ali, A. M., & Anis, J. (2013). WHY CEO EMOTIONAL BIASES AFFECT FIRM ASSETS SPECIFICITY CHOICE BAYESIAN NETWORK METHOD: ...

Management Accounting Literature Review

The business environment in Malaysia has experienced several changes over the recent years. These changes have been brought about by globalization that has introduced new technologies in the country. The technologies have opened the business environment in Malaysia to new challenges and competitive forces. The central Government economic policy has helped business people to mitigate challenges associated with management accounting. The policy is in line with the country’s vision 2020, which aims at reforming the management of its resources, and it has contributed greatly to the manufacturing industry in the country. The manufacturing industry is a key contributor to ...

Projections indicate that chronic diseases could account for nearly 60% of deaths and disabilities by the end of this decade. Chronic diseases do not only cause illness to an individual but also affect their well-being and that of their close associates. Chronic diseases cause health complications that result to disabilities, functional impairment, high rates of premature mortality, mortality and prolonged illnesses. Controlling chronic diseases requires culturally and socially competitive approaches (Singh, D., 2008). This paper will seek to address the Tuberculosis diseases (TB), a communicable chronic disease, using the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Model (CDPM).
TB has ...

Smart water networks take advantage of real time data, pumps and other essential distribution points to automate the process control schedules and support real time operations decisions. It is well understood that the drivers for smart water networks is not resistible. There is a compelling need to develop smart water and energy efficient systems that are at par with the rising demand and the diminishing water resources. The fact that infrastructures are rapidly deteriorating and the fact that water loss and leakage are relentless means that there is a need for intelligent systems that would detect, report, and prevent associated water ...

Literature review

The relationship established between the teachers and the students in of paramount importance in the success of any learning institution (Mujis & Reynold, 2010). The teacher plays a significant role in the establishment of this productive working environment that will make the students perform in the best way. Mujis and Reynold say that efficient management of a classroom entails proper discipline, sufficient motivation of students and class preparedness among others. They say that the success of any teacher is dependent on classroom training, organization and management as they help in planning hence preventing potential problems. Strategies on arranging physical space, using good ...

Literature Review:

Reverse Logistics has been gaining importance of all sorts of businesses all across the globe. Tremendous research activities are coming up daily, suggesting new frameworks and models suitable for each business type and situation. Warehousing and Reverse Logistics are important to each other as they are in the direct relationship. The major issues in this regard are the lesser dedicated space for the returned items, too much paper work involved in getting the items back to the warehouse and from the warehouse to the production units, too much extensive process for tracking the reasons of return to the warehouse, ...

Business Planning

Food industry is one of the largest and most lucrative industries of the world in terms of revenue recognition and size, and the industry is booming in almost every part of the world. Though, restaurant industry is one of the largest industries of the world, but still there is a huge gap among the utilization of this particular industry (Abrams, 2004). Developed countries like the United States, United Kingdom (UK), Germany and others are some of the largest countries of the world in terms of effectiveness and power. However, other parts of the countries like Asian region are very attractive ...

Introduction:

Moreover, the process of Green Supply may as well be considered as the practice of monitoring and enhancing environmental performance alongside the supply chain. Incorporating environmental awareness into the supply chain management, entails product design, viable raw-material sourcing and selection, efficient manufacturing processes, distribution of the final produce to the consumer as well as post-life product management, particularly after product use (Emmett & Sood, 2010).

Responsible production and consumption:

Greening the Supply Chain and Globalization:
In the modern market domains, globalization improves the opportunities for buyers in products’ acquisition. As buyers elevate their focus on environmental improvements, this in turn enhances the supplier ...

The Scripture and Authority of God The Scripture and Authority of God: How to read the Bible is a book written by N.T Wright also known as Tom Wright. It was published in the year 2011. N.T Wright is an acclaimed theologian who has studied the bible and tries to explain how the word should be handled by the people and its important impact to the lives of the people if only it is understood as it should be. He has done much research in New Testament and early church. In the book, he tries to give meaning to the ...

There has been a growing need for proper waste management strategies in various growing co-operations in the world. This is due to the emphasis that has been made by various international environmental conservation organizations on the need for companies to provide a favorable working and living environmental for people in the world. The need for environmental friendly integrations is driven by the need to ensure that there are no further negative impacts that are made on the environment due to poor waste management and other wastes emitted from companies in production such as carbon monoxide emit ion and other poisonous gases ...

Independence is the cornerstone of the accounting profession. Without it, any opinion rendered cannot be relied upon by outside parties. An auditor must not only be independent in fact but also in appearance. According to Hill and Booker (2007), both are studied to understand what independence is required in the profession but research evidence related to independence in fact requires far more effort as it involves information that is not always publicly available (as cited in Daniels and Booker, 2011, pp. 79).
In previous years, it has been a common practice that auditing firms also provide tax and consulting ...

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The growing accessibility of the global market opened up unlimited opportunities for multinational organizations. However, such expanding market requires more knowledge base that the organizations normally have access to, and yet hampered due to factors essentially within the organization (Ang & Massingham, 2007; Szulanski, 1996). Shared assumptions, values, and norms must be in place to provide a sustainable source of internal motivation towards KM execution (Zheng, Yang, & McLean, 2010). A growing number of scholars considered organizational culture as he critical factor that supports or hampers the effective and efficient transfer and sharing of knowledge between units in the organization (Koenig, ...

Introduction

The events such as globalization and technology development have increased the competition in every business segment and thus managers in organizations need to devise innovative practices so as to develop the ability to manage business processes effectively and predict the future trends (Goll & Rasheed, 1997). The top management in business organizations are involved in the strategic decision making that are primarily related to the long term goals of the organization. Uncertainty and unpredictability is a common characteristic of strategic business decision making (Eisenhardt, 1997). It is a challenge for the top management to seek solutions and business tools that enhance the ...

Introduction

Practically every aspect of business has undergone a massive transformation over the past two decades as globalization and modernization fueled by technological advancement have engulfed the business landscape. As a result, significant change has been witnessed in a variety of business related areas that range from business operations and information technology, to strategic competitive positioning and human resource management. Regardless of the area of business in question, it is the leadership that has come to play an integral role in the change and innovation process, which has enabled the business landscape as a whole to transform into the highly efficient, modernized and high-tech ...

Perspective of revenue managers for the new development in revenue management

Introduction
Revenue managers are undeniably under more strain than in the contemporary to deliver not only quality services, but also ensure that they record a maximum revenue growth. With the aid of a closely controlled investigation that would facilitate them envisage customer conduct, they would be in a position to optimize product accessibility and the prices to arrive at the aimed at revenue progress. However, they ought to take various aspects into considerations. For instance, they ought to present the right product with the right pack to the right customer, and more so, that ought to be done at the right ...

Introduction

Staff turnover is vital for a hospitality organization, especially when the organizations aim at a high-quality service. The focus of the hospitality business must be to provide outstanding service that will give a memorable experience to the guests. For offering such experience, trained and happy people are required. A high rate of employee turnover has negative and immediate effect on the organization.Hospitality industry is a labor intensive industry, requiring a variety of skills, knowledge and attitudes, and levels of competency. The labor turnover rate in the hospitality industry is observed as higher than other segments. Many positions are available in the hospitality organizations ranging ...

Introduction

The Unites States of America has one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The nation is home to people from all races. In recent decades, the nation has become very democratic and racially tolerant. However, this has not always been the case. The United States has historically had a tendency of suppressing racially unique groups through racially motivated policies. The first example of this was the loss of liberty and land of the Native Americans to white settlers. The other action that comes to mind is the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation between blacks and whites. There ...

Using every context and all available information in their own interest, the tricksters are represented in the African American culture by small animals that make their way through stories by tricking people, getting out of difficult situations by outsmarting their much bigger opponents (Harris, “The Trickster”). In Folktales, tricksters act as fable or legendary figures that tell a story about society, about humans’ characters, personifying people, while portraying a caricatured, but vivid image of social Moravians (Rutledge 64).
The tricksters are central figures of the African American literature, exhibiting various characteristics that can be depicted in human behavior, such as ...

The Unites States of America has one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The nation is home to people from all races. In recent decades, the nation has become very democratic and racially tolerant. However, this has not always been the case. The United States has historically had a tendency of suppressing racially unique groups through racially motivated policies. The first example of this was the loss of liberty and land of the Native Americans to white settlers. The other action that comes to mind is the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation between blacks and whites. There ...

Information Security Management from Government Perspective

Introduction
This study aims to explore some of important facts about the information security management. This is information age and flow of information is considered as an important aspect of today’s fast and evolving technological environment (Anderson & Moore, 2006). The information flow or exchange can be managed only if there are adequate measures to retain information systems that can ensure to keep important information securely (Jain, Ross, & Pankanti, 2006).
An information security system can be considered as an information containing system that has been secure from any possible malicious activity or from any possible attempt of ...

The success of developing, implementing, and evaluating the DNP Project can be attributed in part to the support obtained and strategies employed. Because the initiative was my first time leading an evidence-based project, I was initially apprehensive and there were many instances when I was not sure what to do. Given my knowledge of different nursing roles, I knew that the person most capable of helping me out with leading change was the director of nursing. She has 35 years of experience in nursing with the last 12 years in the correctional setting making her an ideal source of ...

INFORMATION SHARING AND DECISION MAKING IN HUMANITARIAN NGOS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Information Sharing and Decision Making in Humanitarian NGOs Supply Chain Management
4. Information Sharing
4.1. Concept and importance
Information sharing is one main driver in supply chain management, representing the basis of the entire supply chain management, as it provides the required data for the supply chain management (SCM) to make decisions (Ma, 2011). In a supply chain management, information sharing represents a form of coordination, connecting the members of the supply chain through various available technologies (Choi, 2010). Ma (2011, p. 876) defines information sharing in supply chain as an activity that facilitates the communication among partners ...

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The Piper Alpha disaster is well known for it resulted in the highest number of casualties who lost their lives in the history of off shore oil and gas rigging. This paper reviews literature on the Piper Alpha disaster presenting an overview of the circumstances that led to the occurrence of the tragedy. Further, it examines the role that different parties played with regard to their contributions to the situation. Subsequently, an analysis of the course of action taken with regard to the management of the disaster as it happened and in its aftermath is as well evaluated. The ...

Abstract

Contemporary business environment demands from organizations more flexibility and higher responsiveness to the external pressures. Management capabilities cannot address these challenges. In the crisis situations, when there is a need to make fast and difficult decisions in difficult situations, companies have to rely on effective leadership to drive organizational development. The history illustrates various examples of the organizations, which are over managed and under led and it is a challenge and the task of the modern corporations to develop an internal framework for development of the leadership capabilities, which can take the organization to success through crisis.
One of the ...

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This paper, is aimed at reviewing literature on the topic of soft skills and emotional intelligence employed by the project leaders in order to improve the outcome of the people working under them. The paper starts with an introduction about the topic while highlighting few soft skills that are exhibited at the workplace environment. The paper then proceeds to reviewing literature available on the topic of soft skills in project leaders. Few books, articles and researches have been selected for inclusion in the literature review. A brief review of each source is mentioned in the literature review section of ...

Tinham, B. (January 01, 2005). Visibility gives thought for food: Lean and agile multi-site supply chain operations are being delivered at Grampian Country Food, following implementation of new systems. Manufacturing Computer Solutions.
The article involves a study on implementation of Lean and agile multi-site supply chain operations at Grampian County Food, a leading European chicken industry. The business has multiple businesses, and in different geographical locations with dependencies on each other. Each of the businesses was acquired over different times, with its unique systems market routes and business processes. The article provides a program on the appropriate time to integrate the ...

Abstract

In recent times, healthcare organizations have increasingly been placing a lot of emphasis on improving hospital supply chain performance. This is because healthcare organizations have been striving to improve operational efficiency while reducing costs. This paper identifies the role of supply chain integration in enhancing hospital supply chain performance. The paper reviews some of the factors that affect the integration of supply chain management and concludes that supply chain integration has a very strong impact on hospital performance.
1. Introduction
A smooth running Supply Chain Management (SCM) system ensures that an organization can establish a sustainable competitive advantage. This involves high ...

The program on the management of tuberculosis among immigrants utilizes several designs. One of them is the human based design, which considers individuals as belonging to a community. These individuals interact with each other and may thus benefit each other directly or indirectly. However, individuals in a community can also be a source or point of transmission of diseases to other populations. The other design/strategy adopted by the program is to consider the geography and environment in which individuals live. Both the human and physical environments may provide either opportunities or risks for program implementation. The design and implementation of any health ...

Literature Review: How to Build Salesperson’s Loyalty for the 787 Dreamliner

According to the Canadian Professional Sales Association (2012), building salesperson's loyalty requires one to understand his or her salespersons. The primary qualities that a manager needs to understand in salespersons include empathy, responsibility, optimism, ego-drive, and focus. It is by understanding the above qualities that a manager will be able to know the ability of a sales person to react accurately to the behavior and emotions of customers. Additionally, the manager will be able to know the ability of a sales person to identify other people's feelings and frustrations, listening skills, curiosity, and the establishment of good rapport.
Palmatier, Scheer, & Steenkamp (2007), ...

Chapter 10

Stojkivic et. al. opines that power exists by way of relationships. Ideally, the organizations and individuals who are capable of dealing with the environmental uncertainty and instability possess considerable power. As an individual construct, power exists on people depending on the jobs that an individual does. Individuals who cannot be replaced easily are usually more powerful. For instance, in the criminal justice system, individuals who are most effective and efficient possess power.
As an organizational construct, power resides in the individuals who determine the role that other individuals play in the organization. As such, power resides within organizational ...

Financial reporting quality is an issue that has been under research for some time. As a result there has been identified several parameters which can be used to indicate the quality of earnings such as smoothness, persistence, accruals, loss avoidance, timeliness and investor responsiveness among others. Although researchers have come to an agreement that these indicators can be used to show the quality of earnings, they have not come to a conclusion on the best method as quality is defined by the context of the required decision and performance objectives. From its definition, earnings quality is described as with the level ...

The play Ma Rainey’s contains several characters who wield power over the other, and their circumstances. Power in this instance is an individual who has go the ability to influence another person’s circumstances by their actions or inactions. A person who thus has this attribute in them, gains the advantage of soliciting their partner’s bidding at will by playing into their power over them. Power in a character is an important ingredient in the play as it helps run the plot and sequence of the play by creating both opportunities and conflicts for the progression. In understanding ...

Introduction

Team foundation server is a Microsoft product that was developed to assist the users in team foundation building, task item tracking, reporting of website and project management. It is a collaboration platform that was designed for Microsoft’s application life cycle. It offers support for multiple integrated platforms and environment, agile development practices and cloud services. It also gives the features and tools needed to facilitate effective control and management of software creation module during the whole information technology lifecycle. The application is used by the Microsoft team foundation to manage application using multiple client server tools with the support of ...

ISO 14001:2004

ISO 14000 is a family of standards that have been created for environmental management. Their main purpose is to define standards and requirements in order to help organizations reduce their operations, which may have negative effect on the environment. This standard notably includes ISO 14001, which represents a core set of standards to be used by organizations in designing and implementing an effective environmental management system. The current version is ISO 14001: 2004. This standard sets a criterion for environmental management system. It does not describe the requirements for environmental performances, but has developed a framework that a company or organization can follow in ...

Abstract

Established in the year 1976, Acer is currently one among the top three most renowned PC brands in the international scene. Over the last four decades of the company’s existence, remarkable changes have taken place. Managing such change has posed quite a challenge for both the management and the other stakeholders – both external and internal. This paper is based on a critical review of change management in Acer; the Taiwan based PC Company that has emerged as one of the legendary organizations as far as strong management is, in the east. The first part of the paper is the introduction, which ...

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Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night revolves around the life of Viola, the play’s central character who disguises herself as a man when the story begins. Depicted as a comedy, the play describes a case of mistaken identity and a love triangle involving the three main characters. Throughout the narration, Shakespeare keeps the characters in a state of oblivion and allows the disguised female to keep her secret until the play’s finale. To bring forth the ideas and themes, the play focuses on its characters and their lives as they interact with each other.
Feste, ...

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In the current global environment, the emergence of technology and its availability throughout the world comes with significant advantages for the development of the business world, but also of the individuals’ life conditions. Technology creates an interdependency between the developed and developing or third world countries, in terms of request and demand for work force, which contributes to reducing the poverty levels and even the world hunger, due to business ventures such as outsourcing. While the rise of technology and communication allows for significant benefits for societies at a global level, it has also contributed to changing societies and the ...

Office Base Strategies for the Management of Obesity 3

Introduction 3
Background 3
Aim 3
The purpose of the present literature review was to investigate obesity within the intellectual disability population. 3
Literature Review 3
Understanding the problem 6
Management Strategies 7
Policies at work Place 8
Awareness of Employees 9
Method 10
Results 10
Conclusion 10

References 11

Office Base Strategies for the Management of Obesity
Introduction
This research aims to discuss different office based strategies, which can help prevent and control obesity. The problem of obesity can be managed at workplace by providing financial incentives ...

Business Process Management

Abstract
The literature review on the topic of enterprise resource planning (ERP) of business process management (BPM) as part of information systems (IS) strategies in South African businesses covers both scholarly and professional management discussions about outsource administration of IT systems operations. The rise of outsource IT in the business sector is predicted to realign business and trade into the future. The trend in emergent market outsource IS data management in and by South African firms is fast becoming a lead topic in a nation formerly characterised as an industrial economy with developing country challenges.
The enactment of South ...

Introduction

The Australian construction industry has been for the past few years encountered many challenges starting from the economic restrictions construction industry. Many construction companies that aim at flourishing in this industry have claimed to encounter a similar problem through inefficiency. Inefficiency has been noted in all areas of the company’s activities that vary from inefficiency in business processes, supply chain, communication channels. All these forms of inefficiency incur huge costs on the Australian construction companies. Achieving efficiency remains one of the major goals of the Australian companies in that the most efficient companies receive huge benefits. Efficiency within a company ...

a. Brief Summary of the Article
The article entitled “5 Dysfunctional Traits of a Team and 5 Strategies to Resolve Them” written by Kent (2013) presented crucial information that enumerated traits of a dysfunctional team; as well as strategies deemed effective in resolving problems related to dysfunctional teams. As an MBA graduate and a member of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), Kent (2013) synthesized the five traits of dysfunctional teams as follows: “(1) lack of commitment; (2) absence of trust; (3) avoidance of accountability; (4) fear of conflict; and (5) inattention to results” . The author likewise ...

ABSTRACT

The construction industry is highly risk-prone, with unique, dynamic and complex environments that create an atmosphere of high uncertainty and risks. The industry is vulnerable to various technical, sociopolitical, operational and business risks. The mechanisms for coping with the risks have not been accomplished in the industry and as such people working in the industry bear a host of challenges including quality and operational requirements, cost overrun and uncertainty delays in project execution. In this regard, an effective system of risk analysis and management for the construction industry remains a challenge for industry practitioners. The aim of this paper is to ...

Abstract

With the high speed development of technology, internet is reaching today users who can connect from different parts of the world. The rapid explosion of the internet also contributed to the development of the information system, available within organizations in the business world, which allows for complex processes to occur, emphasizing the productivity of companies (Stroie & Rusu 228). Nevertheless, it does come with threats and risks. The information system’s security can experience various threats or risks that need to be attentively coordinated through risk assessment and risk management procedures, hence, security risk management becomes an increasingly significant instrument ...

Slide 2: Frederick Winslow Taylor – A Brief Introduction

- Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer.
- Known as the father of Scientific Management, he was a proponent of efficiency.
- His interest in efficiency led him to experiment
- with various motions that are useful for laying bricks
- with various elements of jobs to find out an optimal way of completing a job.

Slide 3: Principles of Scientific Management

- 'The Principles of Scientific Management' published in 1911 best described his belief that simplification and optimization of jobs would increase productivity and work efficiency to a great degree.
- His publication was meant to touch upon three points:

Slide 4: Principles of Scientific Managementcontd.

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Introduction

Safety is organizational requirement that helps in reducing risks to employees and customers. Organizations need to determine appropriate criteria that help in enhancing safety culture. Safety culture entails prioritization of safety measures within an organization through showing an obligation of security at different levels in the organization. Safety culture is part of the core values that all employees and customers should observe by performing their obligations. It incorporates characteristics and attitudes in an organization and individuals towards the creation of safety priorities and their significance. Safety initiatives are favourable with the existence of a workplace culture that reduces errors and ...

In order to balance the management of the values and benefits created for developers it is important to conduct a feasibility study of the project from operational and economic perspective. Carrying out a feasibility study can significantly help the manager to achieve the success of the business more than what novelty of the innovation can achieve (Briggs, Claxton & Sculpher 2011). This study can help the firm to assess the competitors, assess the strength and weaknesses, and assess the wiliness of the customers to buy their products generally evaluate the project’s financial viability. Therefore, in order to achieve the balanced development ...

2. Literature review
The phrase Quality of work life (QWL) according to Stephen and Dhanapal (2011); Bagtasos (2011), originates back in 19th century labor conference at Arden House, Columbia University. Stephen and Dhanapal states that people use the term to refer to the well-being of organization employees. Nevertheless, Normala (2010) uses business perspective to define QWL as employee satisfaction and their work related behaviors. Stephen and Dhanapal indicates that QWL also affects employees in the way they response to their work in terms of job performance, job effort, organization identification, job involvement, job satisfaction, personal alienation, intention to ...

The nursing profession has been plagued by poor performance for a long time. There have been cases of patients receiving poor healthcare from nurses, which has, in some instances, resulted to death of patients. There are a number of causes for the poor performance in nursing (Marquis & Huston, 2009). They include poor and unrealistic patient and work scheduling, biased and poor enforcement of policies, lack of leadership in the profession, failure to pay attention to the grievances of employees, failure to show care to the employees and failure by the management to lead by example.
Unrealistic patient and work scheduling ...

Jane Collins, in her book “Threads: Gender, Labor and Power in the Global Apparel Industry” emphasizes on the significance of women in the apparel industry. She notifies that the garment industries wanted women to be knowledgeable in sewing and considered women to be silent if they received any severe treatment or low wages. The industries also assumed that women must not draw enough wages to support their families. Collins also claims that women, with the help of the organizations that work towards the betterment of women workers have opposed this kind of treatment.
Women have over powered men ...

Executive Summary

There have been many proven supply chain management models that preoccupied the minds of manufacturing plant owners since the dawn of the industrial age. There is the traditional way and there is also various specialized way of supply chain system management. In this paper, the author delves on the Build to Order (BTO) model of managing a supply chain as opposed to the traditional one, focusing on the possible upcoming trends on the industries that rely on this production scheme, and on the future of the Build to Order supply chain system management as a whole. A thorough investigation in the ...