Subject : MANAGEMENT FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT ▪ Course : B.SC (HONS) CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ▪ Subject Code : ECM3134 ▪ Subject Status : Major ▪ Semester : 1 ▪ Assessment : 50%=Final Examination; 50%=Coursework Lecturer Details ▪ Lecturer : Jeffrey Lee Sheu Tiong ▪ HP/Tel : 019 2728655 ▪ E-mail Address : jeffreylee@segi.edu.my Learning Material Main Text : G Cole, “Management Theory and Practice”
Management and Leadership In Leadership, Leadership, Leadership" Are We All Chanting the Wrong Mantra, the authors says, “Leadership is simply management of higher level things” (McCormack, 2009, p.1) and that the leader manages the vision, people’s perception and their own behavior (p.1). McCormack continues his analysis by saying, “There are times when leadership simply cannot take place” (p.2). McCormack appears to believe that organizations and universities should not teach, encourage or tolerate
Crisis management: the psychological implications of leading during a catastrophic event. How have leaders controlled stress-induced apprehension that impairs control and persuasive abilities to act during an extreme crisis? How have leaders successfully controlled stress-induced apprehension, therefore negatively affecting control and abilities to act during an extreme crisis? How do today’s leadership theories apply in a volatile environment? Effective leadership in high-pressure situation occurs
mission to secure the nation from any threat it may face (“Homeland Security”, n.d.). The Department of Homeland Security duties are wide-ranging and their goal is to keep America safe. The Structure of the Department of Homeland Security The organizational structure of the Department of Homeland Security consists of over 240,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector
Organizational culture can play a very important role in any corporation’s success. As we learn more about how to make a company more successful through effective management of Human Resource, we are learning of the value of people, as a whole, and how they contribute to the success or failure of an organization. That’s even more so true with in healthcare organizations. Nurses play a pivotal role in the health care profession and make up the majority of healthcare workers in a hospital setting
Organizational Change and Development in Management Teresa Sjostrom When Leadership Predestines Failure: The Story of Blue Cloud Development Introduction The CEO of Blue Cloud Development, Shel Skinner, is troubled by the performance of his organization and seeks alternatives to the current methods of operation that may help to improve the cycle time for the release of new software products. Locating a new methodology that he believes will reduce the cycle time, Mr. Skinner
1 Introduction The current business environment is characterized by hyper competition, together with internal and external organizational constraints. There are also the issues of globalization, government regulations, advances in technology together with an ever changing customer needs and requirements. Creating and sustaining competitive advantage have thus become a major business challenge (Schein, 1992). Corporate or organisational culture that fits the business environment enables competitive
Strategic organizational change: the role of leadership, learning, motivation and productivity Steven H. Appelbaum Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Normand St-Pierre Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada William Glavas Pratt and Whitney Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Presents an overview of strategic organizational change (SOC) and its managerial impact on leadership, learning, motivation and productivity. Theoretical
the text book, “Organizational Management and Leadership, A Christian Perspective”, that seemed most important (Satterlee, 2009). First, vision is an important leadership characteristic because it establishes purpose and sets the path to the future for the entire organization. Second, servant leadership is an important model for leadership as it results in a collaborative culture where all levels of employees are likely to work together to achieve goals. Finally, change leadership is important as
1. TRANSACTIONAL VS. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP 1.1 Compare and contrast transactional and transformational leadership. Provide 2 specific examples 1.2 Discuss and explain how transformational leadership can bring about effective change in an organisation. Use 2 specific examples. 2. INCREMENTAL VS. RADICAL CHANGE 2.1 Compare and contrast incremental and radical change in an organisation. Provide 2 specific examples. 2.2 Discuss and explain how a change leader can determine if a required change