This document outlines the content and assignments for an Introduction to Management course. It discusses organizing and controlling last week's topics and reminds students that the case study assignment is due in Week 10. It provides instructions for an in-class activity where students must create a business in Nathaniskoolistan, selecting appropriate organizational structures and controls. The document concludes by advertising related course offerings and outlining the requirements for the second assignment, such as identifying problems, generating solutions, and using proper referencing for journal articles.

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MGF1010: Introduction to Management
Week 9:
Organising and Controlling

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Last Week
• Why do we need to plan and what are the elements?
• Describe the four elements in management by objectives.
• Explain the 8 steps of problem solving.
• What errors might occur in the decision making process?

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Last Week

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Assignment Reminder
• Due Week 10
• Case Study Style
• On Weeks 6 – 10 material
• 2,500 words (+/- 10%)
• Worth 25%
• Minimum 5 Journal Articles
• Moodle is the place for lots of information goodies

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Creating a Business
• You are starting a business in Nathaniskoolistan
– What is the business
– Organisational structure and design (p.372)
– Work specialisation (p. 361)
– Departmentalisation (p. 361)
– Chain of command (p. 363)
– Span of control (p. 364)
– Centralisation (p. 366)
– Formalisation (p. 367)

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Creating a Business
• You are starting a business in Nathaniskoolistan
– How are you going to control using the control process
(p. 652)
– Which control process will you use (pp. 710-717)
– What motivation and rewards will you use (Chapter 16)
– Which leadership style will you use (Chapter 17)
– What will the organisation culture will be (pp. 83-89)

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Auspol
• Groups of 2 – 4
• Identify the problems
• Classify the problems (theory)
> Culture (week 5)
> Leadership (week 6)
> Motivation (week 7)
• What are potential solutions
• Recommendations

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If you liked this week you will love…
MGF2351 International Business
MGF2511 Managing Quality and Innovation
MGF3361 Performance Management
MGF3401 Strategic Management

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Assignment Two
• Executive Summary (10%)
– Separate Page
– What you found
– Recommendations
– 150-250 words

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Assignment Two
• Problem Identification and Analysis (25%)
– Analysing the case
– Identify the theories that are relevant
– i.e. Motivation
> e.g Maslow (Hierarchy of Needs)
> e.g McClelland (Three Needs)
– I want to see the theorists and I was you to reference
them (not the textbook)
– Don’t tell me the theory, tell me the case and explain
the theory through the case.

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Assignment Two
• Statement of Key Problem (5%)
– Clearly what are the major problems
1. Leadership
a) Lack of transformational leadership
b) Too focus on process and not on people
2. Motivation
a) Employees feel a lack of equity
b) Employees need to be intrinsically motivated

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Assignment Two
• Generation and Evaluation of a Range of Alternate
Solutions (20%)
– Under each of the problem headings speak about 2 to 3
recommendations for each problem
– Advantages and disadvantages of each
– Be able to link them to the relevant theory
– Make it clear and creative
– Ensure that they are practical solutions
– You must reference

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Assignment Two
• Recommendations (15%)
– Choose one recommendation for each problem
– So for the sake of this example 4 recommendations
– Justify why using theory
– You must reference
– Make sure you are suggesting things that would actually
work

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Assignment Two
• Implementation (10%)
– What are the steps for implementing this change
– What will happen
– Who should be responsible for each step
– How will it be implemented
– What are the costs
– This can be in a table if it is nicely presented

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Assignment Two
• Presentation (10%)
– The paragraphs are correct
– Spelling and grammar
– Consistency of wording
– Double spaced
– Page numbers at the bottom right hand corner
– Sub-headings (report)
– Size 11/12 font Times / Calibri
– Justify the paragraphs

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Assignment Two
• Referencing (5%)
– 5 Journal Articles APA Style
> Peer-reviewed journals
> Business Week / New York Times is not a journal
> A book is not a journal
> Big Dog Little Dog Blog is not a journal
> Wikipedia is not a journal
> Sparknotes is not a journal
> Lecture Slides are not a journal
> Websites are not a journal
> Mickey Mouse is not a journal

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This Week
• Explain how the force field analysis can be used to implement
change.
• Examine how change can occur in structure, technology and
people.
• Examine the two views of the change process.