IT Outsourcing Week 2 Individual CMGT 578 Katherine Leigh Jason Breedlove August 5, 2013 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the various aspects of outsourcing the IT function of an organization. The factors for deciding to outsource as well as not to outsource will be discussed. The risks and benefits will also be discussed. The costs associated with IT outsourcing contract will be discussed along with the implications to the business organizational structure. Factors For Outsourcing There are various reasons a manager may consider outsourcing the Information Technology (IT) functions to a vendor outside the organization.
COMPANIES SAY HAVING A DIVERSE WORK FORCE IS GOOD -- NOT JUST RESPONSIBLE -- BUSINESS DIVERSITY ROCKS; [FOUR STAR Edition] GREG SCHNEIDER AND DINA ELBOGHDADY, THE WASHINGTON POST. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Aug 3, 2003. pg. J.1 Abstract (Summary) "Because our population is diverse, and because of the increasingly global reach of American business, the skills and training needed to succeed in business today demand exposure to widely diverse people, cultures, ideas and viewpoints," the companies -- which included Microsoft, 3M Co., Eastman Kodak Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Pfizer Inc. -- wrote in the court brief. "Employees at every level of an organization must be able to work effectively with people who are different
For instance, if a customer’s order gets messed up or out of place then that messes up the other orders as well. In order for things to run smoothly, the employees have to be able to deal with massive amounts of people on a regular basis. A company's labor costs affect its OMM operations by being the largest expense that it will have. A company must leverage its payroll expense by meetings the profit goals they set. A company's inventory is a vital part towards its success.
Stakeholders can decide a plan for the commerce. However the direction to carry out that plan is set from the CEO. The CEO decide that in which marketplaces the organization will enter, against which organizations their organization will contend with what lines of the product, how their organization will make different itself, etc. The CEO of the organizations will make decisions, form partnerships, set up the budgets for the projects of the organization, and recruits one team to turn the organization anticipatively. (Schlesinger) Stakeholder can be outer or inner to the commerce or the organization.
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY Michelle Gilruth The Social Issue of Unions There are many social issues that have affected manufacturing over the years. Many of these issues led to the formation of unions. Before unions, unskilled workers did not fair well. They received half the pay of skilled workers like craftsmen, artisans, and mechanics. Many people moved to cities to work in industry and about 40 percent of those workers were low-wage earners.1 As industry grew, women, children, and poor immigrants found themselves the main targets for work in factories.
(5 points) Air traffic controller because they have a lot of responsibilities, and I think that is a very hard job because a lot of lives are in their hands. The technology plays a very important role in this job because is the way through they control everything. 4. Choose a profession for which the annual income is lower than the U.S. federal poverty line. Why might this job pay less than the poverty line?
General Motor's decision to close 11 factories allowed the corporation to gain more money but put thousands out of work, devastating the workers and the towns they lived in. The corporations should think of how their decisions affect people. Although this move may provide Americans with cheaper jobs, it has added thousands more to the already high unemployment. After watching the movie "Roger and Me," directed by Michael More, one would notice the changes in the town of Flint after the closing of the factory. While senior management is getting raises and expanding their corporation, people are living in misery because of the lay-offs; this could change if the corporations gave those unemployed some compensation.
When you break down what a manager means to a business. The manager is so much more than just a manager, their the educator, planner, analyzer, resource and whatever else the company needs to move forward. Whether it’s Amazon, GE or the NBA a manager takes advantage of market inefficiencies or finds previously undiscovered niches. Managers that can take advantage of these findings take on the characteristics of entrepreneurs, however, they are not entrepreneurs because they work to redirect the inputs of existing companies rather than create new forms of product. According to Berri, D. J., Leeds, M. A., Leeds, E. M., & Mondello, M. (2009) Jack Welch, did not create any new financial services, but did transform GE’s focus from manufacturing to financial services at a time when manufacturing was declining.
In the past workers were not getting paid properly and forced to work long hours for little pay. Another aspect of FLSA is the difference between paying an employee overtime or, giving comp time to the employee that has worked over 40 hours for the work week. The importance and the main responsibility of the financial managers are to ensure the employee is getting paid properly for his or her time and if not figure out the reason. The responsibility of the first-line managers is to ensure that the employee is doing his or her work correctly in order for him or her to get paid properly for the work completed. The main importance of human resources is to ensure he, or she is brought into the organization accurately and ensure his or her position is part of FLSA so that the financial manager can get the employee paid correct
Employee Motivation Theory Often times companies that struggle with the relationship between the employees and the goals of the organization; sometimes the moral of its employee is thread that sets the relationship apart. Managers have made several failed attempts to establish that relationship with the employee to knit them together with the goals of the organization. Therefore, the company level of accomplishments is diminished. A good manager has learned good people skills, and often times he/she is able to motivate their employees to increase their output. It is important to be able to penetrate any barriers that the employee may have as a defense mechanism.