C/M/889. Insights into Baumol's managerial model of pricing and output decisions

The paper explores the traditional profit maximization model discussing its drawbacks and focusing on Baumol's managerial model of revenue maximization for pricing and output decisions. The relevance of the model in the real world is discussed using examples; the strengths and weaknesses of exiting models in the real world scenarios are argued.

C/M/893. Management Succession issues

The paper examines the importance of management succession (MS) identifying the features of the best MS framework. Using the example of Elkington Brothers the report analyses the best management successors who can lead the organisation to success.

S/M/398. Of what relevance is an understanding of the Unitarism/Pluralism debate to our understanding of organisational life?

The paper examines the unitary and the pluralist approaches to organisational life exploring the implications of one common approach to the corporate values as contrasted to the existence of different and even conflicting interests within the company. Requirements for employee behaviour associated with each approach are considered highlighting the benefits and faults of the approaches and discussing the examples of Sportasia and National Health Service (NHS) approaches to organisational life.

C/M/869. Perspective on strategic management theories and practices

The paper examines theoretical underpinnings of strategic management (SM) reviewing approaches of various schools of thought to SM and discussing advantages and disadvantages of these approaches. Dynamic factors involved in organizational strategy formulation are analyzed discussing theoretical models that help to understand those factors.

C/M/795. Management theory and practices

The paper examines the relation between management theory and management practice discussing the role of managed learning and knowledge management in decision making within working environment, outlining organizational power and politics used to manage organizational change, evaluating the impacts of organizational culture and national culture on communication management in organisations, and critically discussing the issues of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics in a multinational organization.

C/M/796. Discuss the extent to which the principles of management, rather than experience, affect the ability of a manager to effectively perform their role within an organisation 

The paper examines theoretical approaches to management reviewing the ideas of classical management theorists, e.g. Fayol, Mullins (structural contingency theory), Gore (synergy theory), Stacey (chaos theory), etc. and discussing the traits of managers, the models of control, the types of authority, the principals of risk and crisis management, etc.

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