A | B |
internal and external | People can be motivated by both of these types of factors |
change process | 1st step in THIS is to carefully plan for the change |
controlling | Reviewing performance is part of what function |
implementing | involves carrying out plans and helping employees to work effectively |
activities | in order to be effective, members must clearly understand which of these need to be done |
budgets | are considered controlling devices and planning devices |
decrease | if cost goes up and sales stay the same then this will happen to profit |
variance | difference between current performance and the standard |
revised | standards should be THIS when it is clear standards will not accurately reflect performance and when attempts to improve performance have not been successful |
managers | developing effective work teams is the responsibility of the team AND this group |
a work team | A group of people who cooperate to achieve a common goal |
hygiene factors | , pay and fringe benefits, working conditions, and type of supervision are examples |
challenging work | This likely to increase worker motivation according to Herzberg |
standards | quantity, time, cost are ALL important THESE used in business |
quantity standards | number of units to be produced, number of sales prospects to be contacted, and number of lines of information to be entered |
cost | businesses pay the greatest attention to which standard |
performance | 3 actions when THIS isn't meeting standards are: Take steps to improve performance, change policies and procedures, revise the standard |
standards | THESE are often less accurate when new procedures are implementedthan other standards |
increased costs | low inventories are to lost sales as high inventories are to |
low | Just-in-time inventory controls means keeping _______ inventory levels |
time standard | A specific measure that establishes the amount of time needed to complete an activity |
quantity standard | A specific measure that establishes the expected amount of work to be completed |
inventory | All the materials and products a business has on hand for use in production and available for sale |
operations management | Effectively directing the major activities of a business to achieve its goals |
profit | Income minus costs |
hygiene factor | Job factors that dissatisfy when absent but do not contribute to satisfaction when they are present |
motivator | Job factors that increase job satisfaction |
operations | The major ongoing activities of a business. |
cost standard | The predetermined cost of performing an operation or producing a good or service |