Management Theory Review

March 27, 2016

Information Systems Management Professionals - Salary Survey

2015

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Industry=Information_Technology_(IT)_Services/Salary

http://www.itcareerfinder.com/brain-food/it-salaries/computer-systems-analyst-salary-range.html

March 24, 2016

Key Skill Requirements/Competencies for IoT Projects

Key Success Factors for IoT Initiatives
The department or function responsible is also indicated.

1 Identifying and pursuing new business and revenue opportunities - Strategic

2 Getting managers and staff to change the way they think about customers, products, and processes based on new insights about how they’re are using company products - Company, Culture

3 Determining what data to capture from the IoT Strategic

4 Having top management that believes the IoT could have a major impact on business and is willing to invest today in it - Company, Culture

5 Skilled business analysts who know how to understand what IoT data is is revealing
about company products in the field, the factory, the supply chain, and so on - Skills
6 Being able to gather, process, and analyze huge amounts of digital data and/or Big Data - Technology
7 Accelerating key decisions on the company's products, customers, and how to serve them - Company, Culture

8 Skilled technologists who can develop and integrate IoT technologies into company products and processes

9 Making rapid adjustments to products and processes based on what IoT data indicates - Business,
Process

10 Determining what technologies to develop internally or externally - Technology

11 Determining what types of IoT data will have the greatest impact on business - Strategic

12 Integrating IoT data into enterprise systems - Technology

13 Getting IoT technologies to operate reliably in the field - Technology

14 Making large changes in the marketing, sales, and service processes - Business, Process

15 Getting product and functional managers to act on customer usage trend data Organizational

16 Having a group analyze IoT data to understand how customers are using company products -
Organizational

TCS Report
http://www.tcs.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/White%20Papers/Internet-of-Things-The-Complete-Reimaginative-Force.pdf

March 22, 2016

Project Management Articles with Links

Project Management - Introduction - Revision Article
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/11/project-management-introduction.html

Introduction to Project Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/introduction-to-project-management.html

Project Management Processes for a Project
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-management-processes-for-project.html

Project Integration Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-integration-management.html

Project Scope Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-scope-management.html

Project Time Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-time-management.html

Project Cost Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-cost-management.html

Project Quality Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-quality-management.html

Project Human Resource Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-human-resource-management.html

Project Communications Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-communications-management.html

Project Risk Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-risk-management.html

Project Procurement Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-procurement-management.html

Project Stakeholder Management
http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/03/project-stakeholder-management.html

Strategic Management Articles with Links

PART ONE Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy

Section A: Introduction and Overview

Chapter 1: What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important? - http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/strategic-management-process-review.html

Chapter 2: Charting a Company’s Direction: Vision and Mission, Objectives, and Strategy - Key Points of the Chapter https://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2016/08/charting-companys-direction-its-vision.html

Section B: Core Concepts and Analytical Tools

Chapter 3: Evaluating a Company’s External Environment - http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/analysis-of-firms-external-environment.html

Chapter 4: Evaluating a Company’s Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness - http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2013/05/analysis-of-firms-internal-capabilities.html

Section C: Crafting a Strategy

Chapter 5: The Five Generic Competitive Strategies: Which One to Employ? - http://nraomtr.blogspot.in/2013/05/competitive-advantage-and-competitive.html

Chapter 6: Strengthening a Company’s Competitive Position: Strategic Moves, Timing, and Scope of Operations -

Chapter 7: Strategies for Competing in International Markets - http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2013/05/globallization-strategy-review-notes.html

Chapter 8: Corporate Strategy: Diversification and the Multibusiness Company - http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2013/05/corporate-diversification-strategy.html

Chapter 9: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, and Strategy - http://nraomtr.blogspot.in/2013/05/ethicscorporate-social-responsibility.html

Section D: Executing the Strategy

Chapter 10: Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy Execution: People, Capabilities, and Structure - http://nraomtr.blogspot.in/2011/12/building-resource-strengths-and.html

Chapter 11: Managing Internal Operations: Actions That Promote Good Strategy Execution - http://nraomtr.blogspot.in/2013/05/internal-organization-and-operations.html

Chapter 12: Corporate Culture and Leadership: Keys to Good Strategy Execution - http://nraomtr.blogspot.in/2011/12/corporate-culture-and-leadershp-keys-to.html

Human Resource Management Articles with Links

Human Resource Management Revision Articles for Chapters

PART I - Human Resource Management and the Environment

Strategic Human Resource Management in a Changing Environment  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/human-resource-management-introduction.html
The Role of Globalization in HR Policy and Practice - Review notes http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/role-of-globalization-in-hr-policy-and.html
The Legal Environment of HRM: Equal Employment Opportunity - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/legal-environment-of-hrm-review-notes.html

PART II - Acquiring Human Resource Capability

Work Analysis and Design - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/work-analysis-and-design-bernardin-hrm.html
Human Resource Planning and Recruitment - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/human-resource-planning-and-recruitment.html
Personnel Selection - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/personnel-selection-bernardins-chapter.html

PART III - Developing Human Resource Capability

Performance Management and Appraisal - Review Notes http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/performance-management-and-appraisal.html
Training and Development - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/training-and-development-bernardin.html
Career Development - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/career-development-review-notes.html

PART IV - Compensating and Managing Human Resources

Compensation: Base Pay and Fringe Benefits - Review Notes http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/direct-and-indirect-compensation-review.html
Pay for Performance - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/pay-for-performance.html
Managing the Employment Relationship - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/managing-employee-relationship-review.html
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/labor-relations-and-collective.html
Employee Health and Safety - Review Notes  http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2011/12/employee-health-and-safety-review-notes.html

March 21, 2016

A to Z: 2015 Blogging Challenge - Index of Blog Posts by Professor Narayana Rao

I am once again participating in the challenge

A to Z 2016 Challenge Posts - in April 2016

A to Z: 2015 Challenge - Blog Posts by Narayana Rao

Week One:

April 01, Wednesday - Letter "A"

1. Adoption of New Products and Processes
2. April - Management Knowledge Revision

April 02, Thursday - Letter "B"

Brand Building Update 2015

Business Firm and Society - The External Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics - Review Notes

Business Conceptualization - Management Insights from Economics, Engineering Economics, Managerial Economics, Industrial Economics

April 03, Friday - Letter "C" -

Blogs I Read and Recommend in the A to Z Challenge

http://paper.li/tag/atozchallenge

Lifestyle of a Professional
http://lifestyleproblog.me/

Power Blogging Ingredients
http://www.sunitabiddu.com/action-plan-power-blogging-series-atozchallenge

Writing Productivity Tips
http://www.corinneoflynn.com/26-productivity-tips-a-atozchallenge-iwsg/

Personal Finance Article - Saving and Managing Money
http://linkis.com/com/uEB2e

Writing Tips and Quotes
http://storydam.com/2015/04/02/writing-tips-and-quotes-b-is-for-biography/

Animals
http://www.melanierobertson-king.com/wp02/?p=9061

Teachers Media Canada
http://teachersmediacanada.blogspot.ca/2015/04/a-to-z-blogging-challenge-b-is-for-byod.html

http://digitalmarketinggloucester.com/

http://prasannaprao.blogspot.in/

http://www.thechinesequest.com/

http://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/

http://www.albomadventures.com/ Auckland A to Z

http://pvariel.com/

Twitter Search A to Z Challenge Hashtag
https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23AtoZChallenge

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