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Preliminaries - 10%

Preparing for the second assignment. 1. The report marking criteria 2. An overview of POLC

1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4.

title page table of contents executive summary (the full story in a nutshell) describes the issues/events and their impact introduces the organisation indicates selected functions of management introduces the plan of the report

Introduction 20%

Discussion 40%

Identifies, discusses and evaluates

a range of selected theories and concepts from two g p management functions that address/respond to events/issues

Conclusion 10%

Draws logical deductions, sums up the main points, refers to underlying themes and may identify unresolved issues Suggested course of action with clear and specific action statements (justification not needed here) >2 or Text + 2, +5, +6 relevant journal articlesYOU MUST STILL CITE SOURCES AND DO A REFERENCE LIST

Recommendations 10% Academic sources 5% Language & grammar 5%

The 4 functions of management Planning

Figure 18.1

Why do managers plan?

Purposes of planning
Provides direction Reduces uncertainty Minimises waste and redundancy Sets the standards for controlling

Types of plans

Figure 7.1

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Organising Design Organising

Table 10.2

Organisational designs
Traditional
Simple structure Functional structure Divisional structure Di i i l t t

Organising people The HRM process

Contemporary
Team structures Matrix and project Project P j t Boundaryless

Learning Organisation
Figure 11.2

Managers versus leaders

Managers
Can influence people only to the extent of the formal authority of their position

Leading

Leaders
Can influence other people and have managerial authority

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Leaders Motivate
Motivation is the processes that explains an individuals willingness to exert high levels of effort to reach organisational goals.
Effort: a measure of intensity or drive. Direction: toward organisational goals Need: personalised reason to exert effort

Process Theories of Motivation

Process theories focus on why people choose to behave in certain ways and their reasons for reacting as they do. These theories assist the understanding of how motivation is energised and sustained.
Goal Setting Theory Reinforcement Theory Equity Theory Job Design Theory Expectancy Theory

Motivation works best when individual needs are compatible with organisational goals.

What is control?
Control

Controlling

The process of monitoring activities to ensure that they are being accomplished as planned and of correcting any significant deviations. g y g

The purpose of control

To ensure that activities are completed in ways that lead to accomplishment of organisational goals.

To get started
Identify
points about your selected issue/event points about how it affects an organisation potential solutions from each of the following

Next
Decide on your 2 POLC functions Read/scan the text on these 2 functions Do some journal and web searches on
The issue/event Yo r organisation Your Your 2 POLC

Avoid the trap of researching and putting in too much on the issues and not enough on your 2 POLC functions. Remember 40% of the marks is in the discussion section.