Canadian Oil Sands Limited, is a publically traded, Canadian company, which earns money through investing in oil sands. It generates money by funding in Syncrude Joint Venture (a company that extracts and manufactures oil from oil sands). COS Ltd. was created in 1978, by PanCanadian Petroleum (currently known as Encana). Presently Canadian Oil Sands is being led by Ryan M. Kubik (the CEO), who also happens to be the director and chair board of Syncrude Joint Venture. Canadian Oil Sands used to be a very successful company in the time period of 2000 – 2006, even having stocks cost up to $120, but alas their time in fame came shortly to a halt.…
BSBINM601 Zheng Wang 1601547 Assessment 2 1. Read the scenario information provided under Australian Hardware – your brief in Appendix 1. I have read the scenario provided in Appendix 1 for this assignment. 2. If necessary, review Australian Hardware’s general business information provided in Appendix 1 of assessment 1 to maintain your understanding of the business and its environment…
Camp Bow Pow is a dog day care located in Boulder, Colorado. The business is owned and ran by Sue Ryan with the help of her general manager, Candace. The two perform all four functions of management which are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Sue is the franchise owner who has a long term idea of where she wants her business to go. At first, Sue was having trouble finding people that can be well rounded employees that can primarily take care of the dogs while performing functions such as answering phones, while being able to provide excellent customer service.…
The results of our experiment were consistent with our hypothesis. Mean reaction times were slower for task-switch than repeat conditions, producing significant task-switching costs. We can infer that there is a significan relationship between task switch and task repeat. Reation times are dependent on task swotchin, therefore if task switch and task repeat variables are manipulated, a significant effect on reaction times exists.…
The 21st century is a fast paced world with work to get done, chores to be completed, and people to take care of. The only way to get everything done seems to be by multitasking. Ironically, multitasking may not be the quickest way to get your errands completed. An article in the New York Times by Alina Tugend explains that multitasking slows us down and learning the art of “single-tasking” is beneficial for our productivity (Tugend, 2008).…
The Goal, written by Eliyahu M. Goldrant and Jeff Fox, depicts real life experiences in a production facility through the perspectives of those in positions that vary from accountants to production plant managers to co-workers. The underlying messages and knowledge gained from this novel can be applied to multiple situations to yield a better outcome. The processes within a production plant can be broken down logically using good judgment provided the step by step within the reading. The reading provides the reader the opportunity to solve the problems within the virtual plant, whereas that methodology can then be applied to other aspects of the individual’s personal and professional endeavors.…
I established a 15 hour technology fast from Saturday 10 PM to 1 PM Sunday morning. I selfishly chose this time frame because I knew that any other time during the week would be nearly impossible to accomplish. Since, I am indebted to my technological devices to complete assignment, manage my schedule, and meet required responsibilities. In addition, I chose to include sleeping hours because it would cut a majority of the time that I would be without technology. However, I did not want to fully exclude myself from this social experiment, therefore, I extended the hours.…
The One Minute Manager What is a One Minute Manager? It has been said that the definition of “Working effectively” consists of two things: achieving goals and feeling good about yourself. A One Minute Manager helps you to achieve these two ideals. Effective managers, such as One Minute Managers, manage themselves and the people they work with so that both the organization and the people profit from there presence. A one minute manager is not one who is more profit oriented or people focused, he/she believes that the two go hand in hand.…
Working hard is the definition of paystation. It is not an easy job, and that’s why I love it. I especially love the challenge of running the register and cleaning the dining room, but making sure everyone who comes in is helped quickly and has to wait as little as possible. I never thought working at Hy-Vee would make a difference in my life, though. Throughout my time working at Hy-Vee, I have learned a lot about working hard and being efficient, and applying that to my life outside of Hy-Vee…
The type of leader I want to be would best fall in the category of intellectual stimulation leadership. Since learning is a high value of mine, I want to be a leader that guides my subordinates effectively when it comes to professional development. Taking advantage of the educational benefits the military has to offer is one of my primary goals right now in my career. This drive for knowledge and education is how I visualize myself making a difference as a leader. In the past, I have used my love for researching schools and majors in aiding my peers in choosing which educational path to follow, especially when they were not receiving the guidance they needed from the Education Center on base.…
Subjectively speaking and simply put, a fast-paced environment, is a workplace where there is a constant need of efficient listening, information gathering, assessing and analyzing, and providing consistent, yet timely feedback to clients. Such workplaces also require highly efficient time management and priority management skills. In my experience, following three of the many strategies have allowed me to work in a fast-paced environment. The three strategies include: efficient listening and data collection, prioritizing and time management, and the ability to use task management tools.…
Productivity A common trait among highly successful people is taking action, so be productive! Being busy doesn’t translate to productivity as we are always engaged in one activity or the other at every point in our lives-it could be sitting, working, breathing, eating, cooking, sleeping, chatting, etc. Rather than focusing on just any action, outcomes matter the most. When you care about the results of your actions, the zeal to get the most of that activity is unwavering.…
Question 2 Wal-Mart’s Rocky Path from Bricks to Clicks 1. Discuss the structural characteristics of the online retail Industry, from the point of view of the Five Competitive Forces (Porter) framework. Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model is used to analyze an industry’s value structure.…
Some people believe that workaholism involves a personal reluctance to disengage from work and a tendency to work or think about work anytime, anywhere. Hamilton and Denniss define that workaholics are those “who are driven by inner compulsion” (2005, p.12). While others define workaholism as a form of self-imposed expectation of their performance in work. According to Quick, Henley and Quick, this expectation “can be directly related to the level of psychological involvement one feels toward that role” (2005, p.39). In brief, workaholism is a psychological addiction to work and it is an illusion of needing to keep working continually.…
What is Time Management? Time management is the manner in which you plan, prioritise and organise specific activities as well as how long you will spend on each of them. Some people may feel that there isn’t enough time in the day, although everyone gets the same 24 hours in a day. Some may attain much more with their time than what others do. The only difference is that, the former may achieve more due to good time management.…