SESSION:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management
10.4 Pulling It Together: Resource Planning

Session:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management 10.4 Pulling It Together: Resource Planning Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business Why are resource-planning tasks such as inventory management and supplier relations critical to production? As part of the […]

SESSION:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management
10.3 Location, Location, Location: Where Do We Make It?

Session:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management 10.3 Location, Location, Location: Where Do We Make It? Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business How do organizations decide where to put their production facilities? What choices must be made […]

SESSION:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management
10.2 The Production Process: How Do We Make It?

Session:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management 10.2 The Production Process: How Do We Make It? Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business What types of production processes do manufacturers and service firms use? In production planning, the […]

SESSION:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management
10.1 Production and Operations Management—An Overview

Session:10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management 10.1 Production and Operations Management—An Overview Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business Why is production and operations management important in both manufacturing and service firms? Production, the creation of products […]

SESSION:9 Motivating Employees
Hot Links Address Book

Session:9 Motivating Employees Hot Links Address Book Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business What makes a company a good place to work? Find out by reading about the companies on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work […]

SESSION:9 Motivating Employees
Critical Thinking Case

Session:9 Motivating Employees Critical Thinking Case Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business Motivating Employees: A Monster of a Problem As mentioned earlier, U.S. businesses will face a decrease in the available workforce due in part […]

SESSION:9 Motivating Employees
Working the Net

Session:9 Motivating Employees Working the Net Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business Looking for 1,001 ways to motivate or reward your employees? Bob Nelson can help. Visit his Nelson Motivation site at http://www.nelson-motivation.com to get some ideas […]

SESSION:9 Motivating Employees
Ethics Activity

Session:9 Motivating Employees Ethics Activity Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business You join a large bank that encourages and promotes employee volunteerism, allowing employees one day a month, or up to 12 days a year, […]

SESSION:9 Motivating Employees
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Workplace Skills

Session:9 Motivating Employees Preparing for Tomorrow’s Workplace Skills Introduction to Business | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business Are you motivated more by intrinsic rewards (satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, etc.) or by extrinsic rewards (money, bonuses, etc.)? Interview some […]

SESSION:9 Motivating Employees
Summary of Learning Outcomes

Session:9 Motivating Employees Summary of Learning Outcomes Entrepreneurship | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business 9.1 Early Theories of Motivation What are the basic principles of Frederick Taylor’s concept of scientific management? Scientific management is based on the belief that […]