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(2008, 1500 words)
The paper examines the organizational structure, culture and management styles of General Electric Company (GE) and McDonalds. The advantages and disadvantages of different management styles are considered; recommendations are provided for more effective management strategies.
(2008, 2000 words)
The paper examines two different approaches to strategy, the dynamic approach (DA) and the rational (static) approach (SA) discussing the levels at which they can be applied, highlighting the advantages of DA and arguing the role of SA in the conditions of uncertainty.
(2008, 1800 words)
The paper examines the system's approach (SA) and the functional approach (FA) towards management outlining advantages of SA over FA in terms of its ability to carry out business change and maintain the reductionist approach to management structure. The issues of SA implementation are considered discussing various constituents of SA, i.e. grouping, interaction between subunits, hierarchy of subunits, organisational objectives and optimisation.
(2008, 1900 words)
The paper looks at the Human Relations Movement associated with a series of studies conducted in the 1920s and collectively known as the Hawthorne Studies that examined the effects of social relations, motivation, and employee satisfaction on factory productivity. The impact of these studies on modern management theory is considered.
(2006, 2100 words)
The paper looks at the development of the management theories reviewing the main schools of management, i.e. classical, scientific, and human relations. The effects of humanising the work of organisations are outlined; the significance of the old classical theories is argued. The theories of leadership and motivation are discussed indicating a close relationship between leadership and management.
(2007, 3800 words)
The paper addresses the problems of management in the complex situations of modern business analysing a hypothetical case of a multinational enterprise and discussing management tools and information sources that can be used in the conditions of strategic change. Conclusions are made about the implications of managers' commitment to specific theories and methodologies.
(2007, 4200 words)
The paper examines the challenges of the management and organisation in the changing cross-cultural environments of today's business reviewing systems theory, contingency theory, chaos theory, leadership theory, etc. Management and leadership styles are discussed.
(2007, 2100 words)
The paper examines the managerial perspective in the management theory discussing why it has dominated management practice and what the resultant consequences are. The nature of management and managers is defined; the approaches towards management are outlined highlighting the implications of the managerial perspective for strategic management.
(2007, 2900 words)
The paper reviews the ideas of the classical management theorists, i.e. Taylor, Weber, Fayol, etc. discussing the purpose, the structure, and the hierarchy of the organisation, the issues of bureaucracy, the types of social action, the principles of coordination, lean practice, scientific management, the models of the HR theory, etc.
(2007, 914 words)
The paper offers a review of the management theories discussing their relevance in business practices and the problems they help to alleviate. The dangers of management theories' application are highlighted.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the contribution of doctors to the management of health services reporting on the managerial practices at General Medical Council. Academic literature on management theory is reviewed including the types of roles, the lines of responsibility, etc. The managerial style of the author and his personal development plan are analysed.
(2005, 1000 words)
The paper reviews the principles of work organization introduced by H. Ford and F. W. Taylor presenting various academic opinions about both models, discussing the impacts of the Japanese lean production on European and American automobile manufactures, highlighting its drawbacks, etc.
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