Performance Management

INTRODUCTION Traditionally, the term “management” refers to the activities (and often the group of people) involved in the four general functions: planning, organizing, leading and coordinating of resources. Note that the four functions recur throughout the organization and are highly integrated. Emerging trends in management include assertions that leading is different than managing and that…

Introduction Wage systems have been a major point of concern in many organizations. The employees of any organization are very sensitive to the wage systems and any disparities that may occur in the payment. Dissatisfaction in the mode of payment has led to cases of demonstrations and unrest among the labor forces. Several people have…

Introduction Motivation is the factors that determine the grounds for engagement in a particular behavior by a person or persons. It attached with the beginning, route, the level of involvement and the sustaining at a particular level of behavior of a person. The grounds for a particular behavior may include the determinants which are varying…

Introduction The global business environment is always changing. The changes are caused by various factors, such as customer behavior, technological innovation and, entry of new competitors in the market. Organizations often find themselves reacting to these changes by coming up with new strategies to gain competitive advantage. Strategies adopted by companies need proper planning for…

Introduction Starbucks Coffee, the largest coffeehouse company this is general perception that known by others but who knows the reason behind how Starbucks name created. Starbucks name was found in the first publish of “Moby Dick” book.In 1971,Starbucks open its first outlet is in Washington (USA). In 2005, Jim Donald took the posts but was…

1. Specify the nature, structure and types of services and products of Apple Company Inc. Identify two key factors in the external environment of Apple Inc. that affect its success.             Apple Company is a multinational business in America concerned with the designing, manufacturing, and marketing of personal computers, portable digital music players, media communication devices,…

Introduction Panera bread has been around from 1976. Ronald Shaich, CEO and chair man of Panera bread was the person who created the company together with the master baker called Shaich who combined ingredients. The duo made the phenomenal growth of the company with the guidance of Shaich, the revenue of Panera bread rose from…

Introduction Employee motivation has been viewed by organizations as one of the most important areas of focus for a long time, and continues to remain so. Consequently it is among the most frequently explored and discussed topics in organizational studies. Over time, all the effort that has been devoted to the study of motivation has…

Introduction These factors are not within the control of management of business but still affects the business up to large extends. These factors are almost uncontrollable. The organization has to fit into this environment to survive in this competitive scenario. These factors of macro environment also affects the factors within the organization i.e. factors of…

Introduction Job Rotation is a management approach where employees are shifted between two or more assignments or jobs at regular intervals of time in order to expose them to all verticals of an organization. It is a pre-planned approach with an objective to test the employee skills and competencies in order to place him or…