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Change and conflict
(1996) Bristow, Dr. R.D.; Thomas, D.W.
This video is looking at how to manage change and conflict within the organisation. It discusses the stages for managing change including: unfreezing, changing, and refreezing; and conflict including priorities; the three views of conflict including: traditional view point, behavioral view point, and modern or interactions view point. The video provides the manager's role in conflict management including: analyze, intensity of the conflict, strategies, reduce level, superordinate, uniting, resolve, compromise, confrontation. This video is good for change managers. Produced by the Center for Occupational Curriculum Development, The University of Texas at Austin, pursuant to a contract with the Texas Education Agency. Dr. R.D. Bristow, Director Research Coordinating Unit Patricia Lindley, Educational Program Director D.W. Thomas, Post Secondary Mid-Management Specialist Content material based on input provided by Management Team, Dallas Count Community College District by the lead instructor Ray Atner; script developed by Patrick Ogle, Center for Occupational Curriculum Development, and additional imput provided by reviewers at EI Paso Community College. Austic Community College, and North Texas State University. Video running time 28 minutes
The informal organisation
(Texas Education Agency, 1996) Bristow, Dr. R.D.; Thomas, D.W.
This video defines an informal organization and provides features of this kind of organization that can help you to become a more effective manager. The presenter discusses the problems of such an informal organization, and provides alternatives approaches to solving these challenges. Video running time 23 minutes By Dr. R.D. Bristow, Director Research Coordinating Unit Patricia Lindley, Educational Program Director D.W. Thomas, Post-Secondary Management Consultant
The job of management
(Texas Education Agency, 1996) Bristow, R.D.Dr.; Thomas, D.W.
This video is looking at the role of management in the industrialized world; and looks at the role of the managers in allocating jobs. Video running time 23 minutes By Dr. R.D. Bristow, Director Research Coordinating Unit Patricia Lindley, Educational Program Director D.W. Thomas, Post-Secondary Management Consultant
The managers environment
(Texas Education Agency, 1996) Thomas, D.W.; Bristow, R.D.Dr.
the video is about how managers should know about government regulations,social values of the community,technology, pressure groups, economy. a manager should be able to control the economy for effective management. four aspects of the managers environment:
Motivation: why employees work?
(1996) Bristow, R.D. Dr.; Thomas, D.W.
The presenter suggests that managers don't motivate people, rather people motivate people; but managers can provide an environment that fosters the motivation of their employees. The presenters does this by providing examples and responding to different questions and case studies. Video running time 20 minutes By Dr. R.D. Bristow, Director Research Coordinating Unit Patricia Lindley, Educational Program Director D.W. Thomas, Post-Secondary Management Consultant Series Title: Principles of Management Produced pursuant to a contract with the Texas Education Agency,
Organising: the structuring function
(Texas Education Agency, 1996) Bristow, R.D.Dr.; Thomas, D.W.
The video looks at organizing as a major management function. The presenter looks at how organizing provides the structure of how the organization will achieve its goals. The video further looks at the two ways for organizing activities, including: homogeneous assignment and intimate association; and assigning activities and delegate authority; establishment of horizontal and vertical relationships. Video running time 16 minutes
Staffing: developing the employee
(Texas Education Agency, 1996) Bristow, R.D.Dr.; Thomas, D.W.
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Staffing: matching people to jobs
(University of North Carolina, 1996) . Bristow, Dr. R.D.; Lindley, Patricia.; Thomas, D.W.
This video explains the notion "Organisations are as good as its people" drawing from different really life cases. The presenters exaplains five espects of staffing: the manager's role and human resource planning; the relationship between organizing and staffing; the importance of job analysis, job description, and job specification in the staffing process; the manager's role in the recruitment process; and the manager's role in the selection; and finally the video looks at the steps in the selection process. Video running time 10 minutes