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Fx of management
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06/16/2018

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Functions of management
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plan, organize, direct, control, evaluate
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Fx of planning as a fx of management
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create objectives for direction, develop policies as guides for activity, procedures for daily operations
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Short range/operational planning time frame
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1 year or less
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Operating budget time frame is anywhere from
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days/weeks/months
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long range planning time frame
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up to a 5 year cycle, requires a mission statement of long range vision
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strategic planning concentrates on
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decisions, not plans
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A ___ analysis may be conducted as part of strategic planning.
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SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
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Fx of organizing as a fx of management
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divides tasks into positions, establish relationships between management, create organizational chart
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What does an organizational chart NOT show?
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degree of authority at each level, or informal relationships
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Chain of command
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shows command relationship from top to lowest level. begins with one person and extends downward
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Span of control
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# of individuals or departments under the direction of one individual
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Concentric model of organization (circular)
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fxs are centered around individuals, not above or below them. Eliminates above/below concepts w/ personnel relationships
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Meal equivalent is
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a measure of productivity defined as the amount of all food sales divided by the avg cost of a typical (prototype) meal.
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Work day schedules usually look like
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8 hour work day + 30 min lunch and 1 or 2 15 min breaks
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FTE full time equivalent
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Dividing total number of working hours by the normal workload hours of one employee.
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Absolute FTE
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Min # employees needed to staff the facility (COUNTS PRODUCTIVE HOURS - hours actually worked) includes full and part time
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Adjusted FTE also takes into account
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benefit days and days off
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FTEs per day
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total number of hours the department works in a day / 8 hour normal workload
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FTEs per week
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total number of hours the department works in a week / 40 hour normal workload
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FTE per year
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total number of hours the department works in a year / 2080 hour year workload
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___ relief workers are necessary for every day coverage of full time positions.
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1.55. If you have 20 full time positions, 20 x1.55 = 11 relief employees needed. Total # employees needed is 31.
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A relief worker can cover the "days off" for a full time employee for how many full time employees per week?
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2.5
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Improving motion economy reduces
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motions and time required
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OPERATION chart
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movement of hands???
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Process charts
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Steps involved in process using symbols
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Cross charts
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efficiency of equipment placement, studies work motions, shows number of movements between pieces of equipment
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Productivity management
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measures efficiency and provides data to enhance decision making regarding resource allocation
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Productivity
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The efficiency with which a product or service activity converts inputs into outputs, expressed as a ratio
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Inputs (resources)
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labor, money, materials, energy, facilities
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Outputs (units of service)
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Meals, pt days, consults
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Examples of productivity ratios
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labor mins worked per day, trays per minute, consults per labor hour
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Meals per labor hour calculation
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# meals produced / # hours worked
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Production schedule
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time sequencing of events r/t producing a meal, employee assignments and menu items needed, quantity to prepare and the timing of prep
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Labor turnover rate
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uses # of NEW employees at end of period. (# employees terminated/replaced)/total # positions. if 18/80 were terminated/replaced, turnover rate is 22.5%.
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delegation
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the distribution of work to qualified people. Barriers - manager's reluctance to delegate
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Communication barriers
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Words not mutually understood, poor voice quality, illegible handwriting
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Downward forms of communication might look like
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procedure manuals, policy statements
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Upward forms of communication might include
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an "open door" policy, suggestion boxes, grievance procedures
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Function of diagonal communication
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minimizes time and effort expended in organizations
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Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
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Bottom needs must be met before upper needs can be met. survival, safety, social, self esteem, self realization/actualization
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Herzberg's 2-factor theory, factor 1
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maintenance factors that do not produce motivation but CAN prevent it from occurring: fair wages, insurance, retirement benefits, supervision, scheduling, working conditions, job relationships
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Herzberg's 2-factor theory, factor 2
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motivators. (job enrichment) achievement, personal accomplishment, recognition, responsibility, participation in decision making, opportunity for growth and advancement
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McClelland's Achievement
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Suggests people have 3 needs: achieve, power, affiliation.
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People with the "McClelland's Achievement" achievement need gravitate towards ___ jobs.
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Sales
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People with the "McClelland's Achievement" power need seek and enjoy
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confrontation and competition.
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People with the "McClelland's Achievement" affiliation need desire
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to be liked by others
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MacGregor motivational theory
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the attitude of the manager toward employees has an impact on job performance
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McGregor Theory X
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people inherently dislike work and will avoid it if possible, needing authoritatian work centered environment controlled/directed through manager, motivation through fear. negative, autocratic
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McGregor Theory Y
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Work is as natural as play or rest, management should arrange conditions so workers can achieve goals by directing their own efforts. Positive, participative
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Hawthorne effect
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if you involve people in the process, they become more productive. placebo effect of special attention improves behavior.
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Expectancy Theory by Beer and Vroom
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Rewards are motivators only in certain circumstances - employees have to believe effective performance will lead to the reward and that it is desirable
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Path-goal theory by evans, house
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Focuses on leader's effect on employee's motivation to perform
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Most controlling leadership style
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autocratic - demands obedience
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Least controlling leadership style
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Laissez-faire
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Leadership styles in order of control
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autocratic, consultative, bureaucratic, participative, laissez-faire
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Consultative leadership
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asks for input, but makes final decision alone
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bureaucratic leadership
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by the book, follows procedures to the letter
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participative leadership
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employees participate in decision making by using a small group who meets regularly to identify and solve problems.
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Leadership grid by blake, mouton, and mcCanse
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plot's leader's concern for employees vs employees concern for production on a scale of 1(least) to 9
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Likert theory of management
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four basic systems of organizational leadership, 2 are job-centered and 2 are employee-centered
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Likert theory of management - job-centered ones
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exploitative, autocratic - job centered
benevolent, autocratic - job centered
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Likert theory of management - employee centered
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consultative and participative are employee centered
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Most effective Likert theory of management
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participative - employee centered
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Peter principle
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promote someone to a level of incompetence?
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traditional main responsibility of management
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coordination
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scalar principle
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authority and responsibility flow in a direct line vertically from the highest to lowest echelons
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Unity of command
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each employee is only accountable to 1 superior
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Employee decision making is essential in what theory of management?
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human relations (behavioral) theory
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human relations (behavioral) theory improves
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morale and productivity
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Theory Z (Ouchi)
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the value of the company is the people. Everyone who will be affected by the decision is involved in making the decision (consensus)
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Everyone who will be affected by the decision is involved in making the decision (consensus)
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Theory Z (Ouchi)
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contingency or situation (fiedler) leadership theory of management
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management must decide which technique works in each situation; responds to external environment. Most favorable situation: task-oriented, with a well liked leader, directing a well defined job.
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Scientific management (taylor)
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work-centered, workers need to work at fastest pace at max efficiency; job structured to minimize motivation needed by supervisor and to allow for the best way of performing tasks focusing on physical aspects of the job
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Management by Objectives (MBO) (drucker)
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democratic management providing control from within, establish performance goals WITH employees; participative leadership
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transactional vs transformational leadership
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how leaders and followers influence each other
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Transactional leader
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clarifies roles and responsibilities,uses rewards and punishments to achieve goals
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transformational leader
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agent of change. inspires followers to become motivated to work towards organizational goals rather than personal gain; builds on an extends transactional leadership. cultivation of employee acceptance of the group mission
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this type of leader causes low staff turnover, increased morale, and increased team spirit
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transformational leader
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Organizational change theory
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managers serve as catalysts for change
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steps of controlling/evaluating
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1) establish quantitative/qualitative standards 2) measure performance 3) compare to standard 4) take corrective action
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technical skills
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understanding of and proficiency in a specific kind of activity; most important at lower levels of management
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human skills
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ability to effectively as a group member. IMPERATIVE at lower levels of management
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Conceptual skills
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ability to see the organization as a whole, importance increases at higher ranks of management
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Roles of management
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information monitorer/disseminator, spokesman
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Nominal group technique
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way more structured and controlled than an ordinary brainstorming group. horseshoe set up w/ silent generation of ideas which are ranked and voted on
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Cause and effect fish diagram
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causes --> event --> effects.
used for problem solving
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Pareto charts illustrate the ______ of problems.
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Relative importance
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80-20 rule
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80% of a given outcome results from 20% of the inputs (80% of sales are from 20% of the customers)
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Queue - queuing theory
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Balances the cost of having waiting lines with the cost of preventing waiting lines through increased service
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Best ways for management to resolve conflict?
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Majority vote, integrative problem solving
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Worst ways for management to resolve conflict?
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dominance and suppression, compromise (solution will just be what both parties can live with, not necessarily the best option)
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Power is the ability to exert ___.
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influence
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Types of power
Definition
ability to reward/punish(coercive power) behavior, power acknowledged bc of rank (positional, legitimate), expert power (belief that influencer has expert knowledge), referent power of personality and charisma
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What are not regulations, but may be used to determine competency?
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Standards of practice/professional performance. there are generalist, specialty, and advanced levels
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SOP - Standard of practice (in nutrition care)
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describes in general terms a competent level of nutrition care practice as shown by the NCP.
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SOPP - Standard of professional practice
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describes a competent level of behavior in the professional role (6 domains of professionalism)
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The FTC, the Federal Trade Commission, regulates
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content of food ads, enforces truth in labeling, challenges pdt claims when crosses state lines
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FDA ensures
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safety of some domestic and imported food pdts
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this lists changes in USDA food programs
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federal register
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