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IT, Logistics and Technology

IT, Logistics and Technology

IT, Logistics and Technology: summaries, study assistance and working experiences abroad

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What is IT and technology?

  • Information Technology (IT):
    • is a broad field that encompasses the creation, development, implementation, support or management of computer systems, networks, and information processing devices. IT professionals work on everything from designing and developing software to managing and securing computer networks. They ensure that computer systems are running smoothly and efficiently and that users have the technology they need to do their jobs.
  • Technology:
    • delves into the application of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems and create new capabilities. It encompasses the design, development, implementation, and use of tools, machines, materials, and systems to modify our environment and achieve desired outcomes.
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Main topics related to IT and Technology?

  • Computer Science: Designing and developing software and hardware for computers and computer systems.
  • Computer Networking: This sub-area focuses on the design, implementation, and management of computer networks. This includes local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the internet.
  • Cybersecurity: This sub-area focuses on protecting computer systems and networks from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.
  • Information Technology (IT): Managing and maintaining computer systems, networks, and information resources.
  • Information Systems (IS):Development, implementation, and management of information systems. This includes enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and supply chain management (SCM) systems.
  • Engineering: Applying scientific principles to design, build, and operate machines, structures, and systems.

Main underlying topics for IT and Technology: Business intelligence and Information Management; IT law and intellectual property

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Summaries of the best textbooks for organization and management

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  • Contents: a selection of summaries of the best textbooks for business organization, economics and marketing
  • Study areas: Organization management, organization theory, organizational change, organizational behavior
  • Language: English
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Summary Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge

Summary Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge

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Chapter 1: What is Organizational Behavior?

Being a good manager requires

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Summary Essentials of Organizational Behavior by Robbins & Judge - 14th
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Summary Managerial Economics and Business Strategy (Baye & Prince)

Summary Managerial Economics and Business Strategy (Baye & Prince)

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Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Managerial Economics

Manager – person who directs resources to

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Summary of Essentials of Organizational Behavior - Robbins & Judge - 12th edition

Summary of Essentials of Organizational Behavior - Robbins & Judge - 12th edition

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior

Organizational behavior (OB): The study field of how individuals, people, groups and structure behave and act in organizations.

The study field is individuals, groups of people and the structure of the people

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Summary of Organisation Theory: Concepts and Cases by Robbins and Barnwell: 5th edition

Summary of Organisation Theory: Concepts and Cases by Robbins and Barnwell: 5th edition

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Summary with Organizational Change by Senior and Swailes

Summary with Organizational Change by Senior and Swailes

Summary of Organizational Change by Senior & Swailes written in 2014, donated to WorldSupporter

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CHAPTER A: ORGANIZATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS

A.1 Organizations

According to Tony Watson (2002) a common factor of organizations is the idea that organizational have goals which act as a glue holding together the various systems used to produce things. In this sense, organizations can be seen as people interacting to achieve some defined purpose. A typical working definition of.........Read more

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Summary of Agents and Instruments of change by Cawsey

Summary of Agents and Instruments of change by Cawsey

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Chapter 1: Organizational change in today's world

Organizational change: planned alterations of organizational components to improve the effectiveness of the organization.

These components include:

  • Mission and

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Summary Enterprise and small business: principles, practice and policy

Summary Enterprise and small business: principles, practice and policy

This summary of Enterprise and small business: principles, practice and policy by Carter & Jones-Evans is written in 2015

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Summary International Business and Management (Kelly)

Summary International Business and Management (Kelly)

This summary of International Business and Management (Kelly) was written in the 2013-2014.

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Chapter A: Introduction

For many organizations, international business is a vast and significant source of opportunity. Due to labor that is becoming increasingly mobile, and ict that enables companies to overcome time barriers, organizations cannot remain ethnocentric. (in the belief that there home market is superior) For the growth of international business are many explanations; free trade has opened borders and barriers, there is more open information and communication. Liberalization resulted in mobility of people, goods, services and capital. Not only importing and exporting is simplified, also

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Summary Managing Change (Burnes)

Summary Managing Change (Burnes)

Summary of Managing Change by Burnes, 5th edition - Donated to WorldSupporter

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Chapter 1: Development of work organization and the rise of organization theory

Organizations were unknown till the industrial revolution.

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Summary Operations Management (Heizer & Render)

Summary Operations Management (Heizer & Render)

This summary of Operations Management (Heizer & Render) is written in 2013-2014.

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Chapter 1: Operations and Productivity

What is Operations Management?

Production: the creation of goods and services

Operations Management (OM): Activities that add value to the creation of goods and services by transforming inputs to outputs.

Organizing to produce goods and services

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Summary Management control systems: performance measurement, evaluation and incentives

Summary Management control systems: performance measurement, evaluation and incentives

This summary of Management control systems: performance measurement, evaluation and incentives by Merchant is  written in 2013-2014.

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CHAPTER A

1.1 Introduction

Management control is important for organizations because failures in management control can lead to large financial losses, reputation damage, and possibly even to organizational failure.

Despite the importance of having good management control systems (MCSs), management critics have argued that adding controls does not always lead to better control and that the MCSs in common use cause.........Read more

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Summary Philosophies Of Organizational Change (Smith)

Summary Philosophies Of Organizational Change (Smith)

This summary of Philosophies of Organizational Change van Sutherland & Smith is written in 2014 and donated to JoHo WorldSupporter

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Chapter 1: Changing context

A philosophy of organization change is ‘the set of assumptions, tacit beliefs, conscious theories and implementation of approaches that govern a change agent’s way of looking at the organizational world and the best approach to introducing change’. The

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