GM500: Management Theories and Practice I
Prof: Sherry Giddings
Case Study: We Want More Guitars
Cynthia Ann Buffill
April 5, 2015 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to report on an analysis of a case study of Fletcher
Guitars, a real world scenario in global management. The objective is to identify some of the specific issues in managing in a global setting, analyze issues that arise when a manager does not understand and learn key components in managing, and how managers can gain knowledge of these components and use them to manage in a global environment. This analysis will help to evaluate my management skills through real world issues in a global environment.
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Adam is assigned the task of increasing productivity at Guitarras Dominguez while Salvador takes pride in the craftsmanship of 3the work. Adam is unsatisfied with the production rates of Guitarras Dominguez and shows Salvador his solutions to the issues of low production, which Salvador refuses to acknowledge and emphasizes that they would not lower their standards just to meet a quota (Daft, 2014). They do not see the full potential to their working alongside each other.
Next both Adam and Salvador communication styles differ from one another. Americans like Adam have a low context where they use their way to commination to talk about facts and information (Daft, 2014). Adam uses his technical skills and use of numbers to convey the importance of high productivity. Spaniards, like Salvador, have a high context of communication, whereas they communicate to build personal relationships (Daft, 2014). Adam failed to make it a point to gain the trust of Salvador and develop a relationship prior to delving into the facts and information of his assigned task. Finally, Adam did not bother to investigate the social values of the company. He immediately had an ethnocentric attitude towards Guitarras Dominguez by judging their way of producing. “Ethnocentrism refers to the natural tendency of people to regard their own culture as superior and to
Your task is to write a summary of chapter 15 of Management: Theory and Practice, K. Cole,
After the end of the Industrial Revolution, large corporations were beginning to grow in size and power in order to satisfy what seemed the endless demands for new goods and services. As corporations and labor forces grew, there was a need to develop a more systematic study of organization and management, known as management theory, the significant being Frederick Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management which involved the development of training workers through special incentives and compensation (Boone p.33). In general, early management scientists tended to believe that there was a single way to organize companies and manage employees. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were initial attempts for launching a systematic and
This report will be look into extent to which the Managerial Escalator, the Managerial Hybrid and Managerial Gap (Rees and Porter, 2008) fits in the experience of two managers. This report focus on two parts; firstly on giving the details on theories explained by Rees and Porter. Secondly this report will analyze and discuss the results from both managers with managerial responsibilities, their process to achieve current position, difficulties in the role of being manager, what motivate them to work and if they got support from their mentors etc. It was found that their working styles match the concept of managerial escalator.
Adam needs to suppress his impatience with Salvador, and instead learn to establish a personal and social relationship with him. Due to these conflicting cultural contexts, Salvador’s craftsmanship is incompatible with the increasing production needs of Fletcher Guitars. Until Adam learns to overcome his impatience and constant effort to increase production, his personal and business relationship with Salvador will suffer.
Training: The employee will conduct on-line training assignments as well as a short time period of on the job training with an experienced CO-worker to get a feel for the position. Once the trainer feels the employee is capable of assuming his/her duties they will begin their telecommuting position. The Employee will be paid at their full rate during their OJT period.
We are now seeing the use of technology applications for disease self-management and patient empowerment yielding the potential to improve the overall state of a person’s health care. When these apps are also coupled with telehealth interventions, a unique opportunity is created that enables proactive interventions to improve compliance with medications, as well as shared decision-making by both patients and clinicians – core principles to support best practice models in managing these chronic respiratory disease states (9-11). For example, patient-generated data from mobile apps can be directly transmitted to a patient’s team of clinicians (for example, a medical home) where the data
Management has experienced remarkable shifts in the way that organizations conduct business particularly in the last century, due to the evolving workplace as well as tremendous changes in the roles of leaders in organizations. Early managers often relied on authoritative tactics to get the job done, which we have learned from history does not work very well for many modern organizations. In this paper, I will be analyzing the management approach my organization takes and whether this is the best approach to meet organizational goals and whether or not my organization may benefit from adopting a different approach or combining multiple approaches.
With the support of relevant examples, examine the development of management theories and how these theories may affect the management practices in PRIMARK:
All the processes within an organization should be planned and carried out in a way that they would not only support the strategies but the business vision as well. In case that the processes aren't planned in a manner that they would support the goals of the firm they can not only reduce the productivity of the firm but can also face the risk of being terminated (Carr, 1996; Gouillart, 1995; Gareth, 2006).
We can define the management theories as a group of policies, ideas, and procedures that help the management to manage the business. Also, management theories help the managers to know and clearly stating the overall organization’s goals and targets and define the ways to how to achieve these goals in the effective and professional way. Management theories help the managers to know to motive the staff to lead them to achieve the assigned goal.
Management, particular during this current period of globalization is very important. Managers, in today's business environment must posses a comprehensive set of skills and abilities. These abilities will allow managers to better compete in a more information driven business environment. To better facilitate this process, "The Wall Street Journal Essential Guide to Management," was created. This work not only encompasses many of the prevailing managerial thoughts of the current age, but it synthesizes them in an inclusive manner. "The Wall Street Journal Essential Guide to Management" is a composition of management philosophies and theories to help leaders become more effective. The general premise behind this book is to summarize many of the largely accepted concepts of management into one comprehensive edition. The idea is that would be managers would be able to reference this material in order to garner experience and ideas to help them become more effective leaders within the work environment. This book provides a simple and convenient methods in which management know how is disseminated to managers irrespective of their industry. What makes this book unique in regards to management is its universal appeal. Much of the material within the book has been garnered or recommended by members of the Wall Street Journal CEO council. As such, many of the concepts within the book are both credible and effective in regards to managerial practice.
To produce quality products that can be used safely by customers and to consult with, hear, and give feedback to its customers and all interested groups
About the same time as the Hawthorne experiments were ongoing, Max Weber was pushing away from value-oriented thinking and action as a result of emotions.. He believed that a society was seeking technology over human emotions and thinking.
The main focus behind the development of management theory is the quest for good ways to make use of managerial means. Management theory evolves constantly with the continuous stream of new ideas that come from the attempts to transform theory into practice, and vice versa (Aguinaldo & Powell, 2002). Progression in management theory normal happen as key personnel discover great methods to accomplish the most important management responsibilities: planning, organiz-ing, leading, and controlling human and other managerial means. This paper will show how man-agement theory having to do with suitable management processes has emerge in modern times, and view the main aspects that have led to its prosperity.
The company I decided to write my final project on for Management Theories and Practices is Google. According to Google, the company was founded on September 4, 1998 by Sergey Brin & Larry Page. They founded the company in Menlo Park, California. The two founders were only college students at the time, pursuing PhDs in Computer Science. ("Management team," 2015.). Neither of them finished their degrees. Yet from there, the company took off. If you take a look at Alexa.com you 'll see that it monitors the popularity of websites on the internet and Google is number 1. That means Google is the most visited website in the entire world ("Top sites," 2015.). The paper I am writing today will be taking a closer look at the famous company itself, and the employees within keeping it running.