Download or read book From Resource Allocation to Strategy written by Joseph L. Bower and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-10-27 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert have collected together some of the leading experts on strategy to examine how strategy is actually made by company managers across the several levels of an organization. Is strategy a coherent plan conceived at the top by a visionary leader, or is it formed by a series of smaller decisions, not always reflecting what top management has in mind? Often it is by examining how options for using resources are developed and selected, that we can see how a company's competitive position gets shaped. On the basis of this understanding, we can see better how these processes can be managed. The book's five sections examine how the resource allocation process works, how the way it works can lead a company into serious problems, how top management can intervene to fix these problem, and where the most recent thinking on these problems is headed. A fifth section contains assessments of this work by thought leaders in the fields of economics, competitive strategy, organizational behavior, and strategic management. The implications for those who study firms are considerable. Activity that is normally thought about in terms of substantive outcomes such as market share and revenue growth, or present value and internal rate of return, is seen to be inextricably related to organizational and administrative questions. The findings presented here should inform the research of economists, strategists, and behavioral scientists. Thoughtful executives and those who consult with them will also find the book provocative. The processes described are complex, but clear enough so that the way toward effective management is apparent. The models developed provide a basis for building the systems and organization necessary for today's competitive world.

Download or read book Strategic Planning Resource Allocation and Crisis Management written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dictionary of Global Bioethics written by Henk ten Have and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 1063 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Dictionary presents a broad range of topics relevant in present-day global bioethics. With more than 500 entries, this dictionary covers organizations working in the field of global bioethics, international documents concerning bioethics, personalities that have played a role in the development of global bioethics, as well as specific topics in the field.The book is not only useful for students and professionals in global health activities, but can also serve as a basic tool that explains relevant ethical notions and terms. The dictionary furthers the ideals of cosmopolitanism: solidarity, equality, respect for difference and concern with what human beings- and specifically patients - have in common, regardless of their backgrounds, hometowns, religions, gender, etc. Global problems such as pandemic diseases, disasters, lack of care and medication, homelessness and displacement call for global responses.This book demonstrates that a moral vision of global health is necessary and it helps to quickly understand the basic ideas of global bioethics.

Download or read book Strategic Planning and Resource Allocation as a Road Trip written by Douglas A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural community colleges are unique in many ways including the students served, local community needs, geographic location, and funding. Simply having a strategic plan is not enough to meet the increasing calls for public accountability. Funding is the primary key to taking the strategic plan off the shelf and placing it on center stage. This can be accomplished through integrated planning efforts to incorporate strategic planning considerations in the budgeting process and decisions. This case study provides a better understanding of how this is being done at one medium sized rural community college. The research questions for this study focused on understanding the process for preparing the strategic plan and budget. They also examined how strategic goals and resource demands are established and prioritized. The research questions additionally identified systems, documents, and processes to integrate strategic planning and resource allocation and specifically examined the impact of leadership. A qualitative case study design was used to describe, understand, and interpret these complex real world processes. Interviews were conducted with 13 institutional leaders directly involved with strategic planning and resource allocation to provide a rich description from a variety of perspectives. Documents were also collected and used in the data analysis. Hill Valley Community College (HVCC) serves approximately 4,600 credit students and 1,000 non-credit students annually on two main campuses. The service area of the college encompasses over 11,000 square miles and a total population of approximately 90,000. The HVCC service area is larger than 9 states including Maryland and Vermont. HVCC is the only higher education provider in the service area in this rural part of a Mountain West state. The findings of this research at HVCC identified four primary themes and included (a) respect for the organizational environment, (b) addressing changes with flexibility and responsiveness, (c) commitment to leading and communicating the vision, and (d) establishing trust in budgeting. These four themes collectively described how this one rural community college integrated strategic planning and resource allocation processes. Over the course of this research an interpretation of four conditions essential for successful strategic planning and resource allocation integration emerged and were synthesized by a senior administrator. These conditions were (a) a strong unified leadership, (b) a focused and clear strategic plan, (c) effective followers, and (d) the availability of funding to support the plan. These conditions were each necessary and together they were described as sufficient for successfully integrated strategic planning and resource allocation. Some conditions may be more important than others at times, but in the end they are all collectively responsible for progress towards the future vision of the college. Like any road trip, many elements are necessary for progress and success in integrating strategic planning and resource allocation. A well-planned successful road trip requires someone to take the lead, forethought, a reliable vehicle, money for gas and adventures, and friends willing to go along for the ride. Likewise, strategic planning has essential conditions that are necessary for success. Individually these conditions are not sufficient but collectively they are sufficient for successfully integrated planning.

Download or read book Resource Allocation and Strategic Planning written by Rochelle O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategic Resource Management Strategic long range planning of resources written by Paul R. Cone and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Review of Strategic Planning Resource Allocation Processes written by Coopers & Lybrand and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Service Chain Management written by Christos Voudouris and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Service chain management enables service organisations to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. In this book, Christos Voudouris and his BT colleagues together with experts from industry and academia present the latest innovations and technologies used to manage the operations of a service company. The viewpoints presented are based on the BT experience and on associated research and development. Service chain management is looked at both from the enterprise perspective and from the standpoints of the service professional and customer. The focus is on real-world challenges.

Download or read book Managing the Resource Allocation Process written by Joseph L. Bower and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategic Management color written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Management (2020) is a 325-page open educational resource designed as an introduction to the key topics and themes of strategic management. The open textbook is intended for a senior capstone course in an undergraduate business program and suitable for a wide range of undergraduate business students including those majoring in marketing, management, business administration, accounting, finance, real estate, business information technology, and hospitality and tourism. The text presents examples of familiar companies and personalities to illustrate the different strategies used by today's firms and how they go about implementing those strategies. It includes case studies, end of section key takeaways, exercises, and links to external videos, and an end-of-book glossary. The text is ideal for courses which focus on how organizations operate at the strategic level to be successful. Students will learn how to conduct case analyses, measure organizational performance, and conduct external and internal analyses.

Download or read book Strategic Planning for Resource Allocation at Seattle Central Community College written by Lucile F. Charnley and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract (2 leaves) bound with copy.

Download or read book Breakthrough Strategic IT and Process Planning written by Bennet P. Lientz and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pt. I. The planning approach. ch. 1. Introduction. ch. 2. Planning. ch. 3. Undertake effective communications -- pt. II. Information gathering and assessment. ch. 4. Analyze your past planning efforts; market the new planning. ch. 5. Collect information for the plan. ch. 6. Assess the business and IT environment. ch. 7. Determine alignment of IT and processes to the business -- pt. III. Develop the plan. ch. 8. Develop issues and opportunities for the plan. ch. 9. Define objectives and constraints. ch. 10. Create strategies and action items. ch. 11. Create strategic IT and process plans for business units. ch. 12. Build and market the plan and planning method -- pt. IV. Implement the plan. ch. 13. Perform strategic resource allocation. ch. 14. Implement the plan - short term. ch. 15. Implement the plan - long term. ch. 16. Measure planning results and update the plan. ch. 17. Conclusions and actions to take. ch. 18. Planning example - Irish farming organization

Download or read book Resource Allocation in Project Management written by Christoph Schwindt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is devoted to structural issues, algorithms, and applications of resource allocation problems in project management. Special emphasis is given to a unifying framework within which a large variety of project scheduling problems can be treated. Those problems involve general temporal constraints among project activities, different types of scarce resources, and a broad class of regular and nonregular objective functions ranging from time-based and financial to resource levelling functions. The diversity of the models proposed allows for covering many features arising in scheduling applications beyond the field of project management such as short-term production planning in the manufacturing or process industries.

Download or read book Funding the Plan written by Richard T. Pagel and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Community Colleges are facing increased accountability while at the same time experiencing reduced and uncertain state funding. When resources are not properly allocated there is waste, public criticism, and ultimately increased oversight. A review of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (accjc) sanction letters from 2008, 2009, and 2010 noted that colleges are having difficulty in demonstrating the linkage between planning and resource allocation. Institutions failing to demonstrate effectiveness through the integration of strategic planning and resource allocation are not accomplishing their mission and face increasing levels of discipline from the accrediting commission. The purpose of this research is to explore how one California Community College successfully integrates strategic planning and resource allocation. Through case study research, four themes emerged: Planning Structure and Support, Leadership, Planning Linked to Resource Allocation; and Communication. Planning structure and support provided the foundation for the integrated planning process through a mission focused approach to planning, common set of definitions, documented process for planning and budgeting, and process evaluation and training. Leadership provided the consistent effort and placed priority on the integration of planning and resource allocation. Planning linked to resource allocation was a theme used by the college through the practice of joint planning (program review and resource allocation) meetings and an integrated strategic planning calendar. Finally, the college used communication strategies to announce successful integrated planning accomplishments and provide information on the campus efforts towards integrated planning. This study contributes to the limited literature existing regarding the integration of strategic planning and resource allocation. It is hoped that this study will encourage practitioners to create a culture of evaluation and improvement, focused on campus governance and planning structure. Furthermore, leadership should take deliberate action to integrate planning and resource allocation activities to ensure that planning drives resource allocations. Success is also gained through an open well documented planning and allocation process so the entire campus community can understand how campus planning occurs and can participate in the planning process. Finally, leadership should provide opportunities to communicate planning successes and reinforce the planning process at every opportunity. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest llc. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.].

Download or read book Applied Strategic Planning Leadership Through Constraint Management and Intelligent Resource Allocation at Cooper Industries Lufkin Plant written by Sharon Victoria Leach and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategic Management Simplified written by Sidney Leland Barton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I have "gone to school" on his research and have found his model to be a malleable process that is readily shaped to incorporate new concepts and ideas. This durability is testament to the value of Sid's work." -Don Bowers, Former CEO, Makino, Inc. Strategic Management Simplified is a handbook that is designed to help the reader achieve a critical balance so rare in business - keeping your actions tied to your strategy, making decisions with a reasonable amount of assessment, and doing both in a real time way which allows you to adjust to changing business conditions. The author uses the term strategic management versus strategic planning because the term "plan" implies a static (or point in time) exercise, while the term "management" suggests interaction and responsiveness to dynamic context. All kinds of plans can be developed to lead action, but they should be based on a strategy for the organization. The challenge is to actually manage the organization's strategy over time and to think strategically as you are doing it. This book provides an overview of the management policies and culture necessary for sound strategic planning to flourish in any organization and goes on to offer practical steps on how to create and implement: A strategic statement which can guide your organization's resource allocation decisions. A strategic management system which allows you and your staff to change your strategic statement over time as you challenge the assumptions upon which it is based.

Download or read book Interactive Human Resource Management and Strategic Planning written by Cynthia A. Lengnick Hall and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1990-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although human resources have long been recognized as being important and necessary for making a chosen business strategy work in practice, it is only recently that human resources have been viewed as an equally important consideration in choosing a competitive strategy. This book provides managers with the analytical methods and approaches necessary to integrate human resources into the strategic management process effectively. The authors supply an overview of strategic management terms and concepts for the reader who is unfamiliar with the field, provide a comprehensive guide to achieving an interactive relationship between strategic management and human resources, and include numerous case examples to illustrate key steps in the process. The goal throughout is to assist the manager in systematically considering the important questions and alternative solutions necessary to manage human resources strategically. The authors begin by explaining the rationale for strategic human resource management and outlining the potential benefits and costs of adopting this approach. They then provide the reader with an overview of fundamental concepts in strategic management, including industry analysis, portfolio management, and product and market development. Subsequent chapters highlight the underlying themes and assumptions that guide human resource management practice, illustrate how human resource management can be integrated with strategic management, critique initial efforts toward strategic human resource management, and offer a new set of choices that overcome the limitations of prior efforts. The authors then propose a blueprint for strategic human resource management based on a determination of a firm's growth expectations and readiness to achieve the chosen strategic objectives. This contingency approach yields four conditions for strategic human resource management. The authors examine the strategic and situational characteristics of these conditions and identify specific issues associated with each. The final chapter presents a step-by-step process for strategic human resource management. Indispensable for human resource executives and managers, this book will also be an invaluable tool for management consultants and corporate general managers.