Organisational Processes
Part One: Management and the Purpose of Organisations Present a document that describes the following: A. The purpose of organisations 1. Describe the generic purpose of organisations (2 marks). 2. Name and briefly outline the purpose of two specific organisations, one from the for-profit sector and one from the not-for-profit sector (4 marks). B. Management roles and skills 1. What are the roles of managers, referring to a model or framework of your choice (4 marks). 2. What are the required skills for managers to enable them perform their roles effectively? (4 marks). C. Problem solving and decision-making 1. Briefly describe two problem solving/decision making models (6 marks). 2. State which of the models identified in C1 you believe to be most useful in a business context and briefly explain why (5 marks). 3. Briefly describe a process of problem solving and/or decision-making that you have used in managing any aspect of your own life (5 marks). A