13 January

Topic:Introduction to organisations and management 

      This is the first week we study in year one, and from this week we start to learn professional courses.Business and

management as one of important subjects for us,let we know lots of knowledge about organisations and management clearly.

       Firstly, the class gave me a general introduction about organisations and set up a series of examples about them,such as supermarkets,Google,international committee of the Red Cross and so on.The definition of an organisation shows that it is a social arrangement for achieving controlled performance towards goals that create value. It let me have a total impression and preliminary understanding of it. According to common features in organisations,ways of seeing them and the basic parts about them,I have a further understanding. Also,I know that our society cannot live without them and lots of people work for them,so I realize the importance of organisations in detail.

      Secondly,I was told that management as an universal human activity,occurring whenever people take responsibility for an activity and consciously try to shape its progress and outcome.In addition, management as a distinct role develops when activities previously embedded in the work itself become the responsibility not of the employee but of owners or their agents.Except these,managerial levels ,management functions and factors influencing larger span of management also let me know the necessity and the strong power of the management.For example,as a famous American fast food chain enterprise,KFC has specification and detailed management system and development plan.All different levels of staff has strict requirements and training.KFC implements technical and normalised production and management system all the time,its successful management measures make it has strong competitive advantages.

       In addition,focus on the relationship between organisations and management,such as a pictorial representation about managing transformation processes and organisations,I master lots of professional knowledge about them.Moreover,many useful examples,which put theories into actions,make me know practicing is very necessary of this subject.

       To sum up,both organisations and management are important,each of them is a part of the society.Organisations are essential,and management likes a power to support them and make sure organisations can have normal operations as well as development. Through this week's studying,I just have a general knowledge structure and instruction about them,but these can provide an important base for the further study in the future.