Managing Organisations
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Managing Organisations (MNG10247)
Assignment 1 tasks
Task 1.Basic library search
Use the ‘OneSearch’ function on the library’s home page to locate the publication in question and fill-in the missing information:(1 mark)
Title:The business of tourism management.
Editors: John Beech and ______________________________
Publisher and their location:Prentice Hall/Financial Times, Essex, UK.
Year of publication:2006
SCU campus where the publication is held:Lismore and_________________________
Task 2: Basic Article Search
Use the ‘articles’ search function on the library’s home page to locate the following publication: (1 mark)
‘Reflective Practice in Sport Management’ by AllanEdwards
Copy and paste the abstract of this article here:
Task 3. Database search
Limited information regarding a particular journal article is provided below. Your task is to locate the article using the library database ‘Business Source Premier’ and fill-in the missing citation details. (1 mark)
Authors: Michael_____________________ and Luba___________________
Title:Fiscal decentralization, _____________, and the_________________________
Publication:PublicFinance & Management
Year:2012
Volume (Issue) and pages: Vol 12, Issue 1, pg. 74-99
Task 4. Database search
Limited information regarding a particular journal article is provided below. Your task is to locate the article using the library database ‘Proquest’ and fill-in the missing citation details.
Tip – use the ‘advanced search’ function. (1 mark)
Authors: Ryan Plummer and David Fennell
Title:Managing protected areas for ___________________ tourism: prospects for_____________________________
Publication:Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Year:2009
Volume (Issue) and pages: Vol17, Issue 2, pg. ___- ___
Task 5.Reference List style
Using the Library’s Harvard Referencing style guide, show how the journal article from Task 4 would appear in the Reference List of an academic paper. (1 mark)
Task 6, 7 & 8.Paraphrasing and quoting
You are provided with abrief portion of the journal articleby SunithShoham and Milly Perry (2009).
Task 6 Paraphrasing example 1 (1 mark)
Task 7 Paraphrasing example2 (1 mark)
Task 8 Quotation example (1 mark)
Task 9 & 10.Competing Values Framework
Step 1: Complete the online Competing Values Management Practices (CVMP) Survey
(seelink in Module 1 on BlackBoard).
Step 2: Print + save your completed survey ‘spiderweb’.
Step 3: In the table below, identify one (1) area of managerial strength and one (1) area of managerial weakness from your completed CVMP (1 mark).Also identify the related CVF quadrant associated with each one (1 mark).
| Area of Management | Related quadrant | |
| Strength | ||
| Weakness |
