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Who: Federation of Business Disciplines What: 42nd Annual Meeting
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GBF
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Where: Huntsville, TX Deadline: March 6th, 2015
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ICHSS
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Deadline: March 8th, 2015
Deadline: March 15, 2015
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Where: Florence, Italy
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ABR
Deadline: April 2, 2015
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When: March 25-27, 2015
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Deadline: February 6, 2015
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When: August 25-26, 2015
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Where: Hong Kong
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“Some of the problem is simply a matter of habit and momentum.” Delegating Authority Through delegation of authority, a manager grants to subordinates the right to act or make decisions. Turning over some functions to subordinates by delegating authority frees the superior to perform more important tasks. Although failure to delegate may be found in any organization, it is often a special problem for entrepreneurs, given their backgrounds and personalities. Because they frequently must pay for mistakes made by subordinates, owners are inclined to keep a firm hold on the reins of leadership in order to protect the business. Some of the problem is simply a matter of habit and momentum. Many entrepreneurs have become accustomed to doing everything themselves, which makes it difficult to turn over some tasks to others when the business grows and they truly need help with their expanded responsibilities. Some owners also may simply feel the need to continue doing those things that made the firm successful or conclude that they just do them better than their employees. Regardless of the underlying concern, the end result is the same: insufficient delegation and the piling up of work that needs more focused attention. Inability or unwillingness to delegate authority can become apparent in a number of ways. For example, subordinates who have to clear even minor decisions with the boss may flood the owner with a constant stream of requests in order to resolve issues they lack the authority to settle. This keeps the owner exceptionally busy—rushing from assisting a salesperson to helping iron out a production bottleneck to setting up a new filing system. Entrepreneurs often work long hours, and those who have difficulty delegating compound the problem. When Russ Lewis operated a small bakery, he faced this problem at a very basic level. He personally baked between 2,000 and 3,500 loaves of bread each day, and the pace drained all of his energy, along with his love for baking. The bakery supplied restaurants and cafes with great bread and provided the highest income Lewis had ever had, but it also dominate his life. Six days a week, he would arrive at the bakery at 1:00 a.m. and bake for 13 hours straight. In the summer, when the local population would swell with tourists, Lewis had to start his workday two or three
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“...keep an eye on the future when you hire new staff.” Continued... hours earlier! He was so tired that he wasn’t even able to change the habits that made him so tired. He might have taken the business to a higher level, but Lewis could not bring himself to give up his duties or his control, saying, “I enjoy baking, but I like to handle everything myself.” By refusing to delegate, Russ Lewis became a victim of his own success. As one small business writer has observed, “By delegating authority, entrepreneurs unleash the same force in their subordinates that makes them so productive: the thrill of being in charge.” This is not to say that delegation is a cure-all for management challenges. In facet, turning over duties can easily lead to its own problems as a result of a subordinate’s carelessness or some other failure. But this can be minimized, if the handover is managed well. We offer the following suggestions to ease the transition:
Accept the fact that you will not be able to make all of the decisions anymore. If you don’t, you will blunt the venture’s potential to grow and develop.
Prepare yourself emotionally for the loss of control that small business owners feel when they first start to delegate. This is completely natural.
Manage carefully the process of finding, selecting, hiring, and retaining employees who are trustworthy enough to handle greater responsibility. In other words, keep an eye on the future when you hire new staff.
Move forward one step at a time. Start by delegating those functions that you are most comfortable giving up. Even then, continue to provide reasonable oversight to smooth the transition and to ensure the quality of the work.
Plan to invest the time needed to coach those who are taking over new responsibilities so that they can master required skills. The first thing to do is to write job descriptions to help minimize confusion.
Make delegation meaningful. Focus on results, and give subordinates the flexibility to carry out assignments. To realize the benefits of delegation, you must build leadership in subordi-
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nates, who can then take on more advanced and complex tasks.
Impact of Trust on Decisions Regarding Convenience and Shopping Products This paper was written by Jose R. Concha from the Universidad Icesi, Colombia.
Interactions between loyalty, trust, and perceived value have been reviewed in pervious research works in which convenience products were used for illustration purposes (Abraheem 2012). The purpose of this research study is to present a discussion of the interaction among the following constructs: brand trust, brand loyalty, and perceived value in making decision regarding the purchase of convenience products (shampoo) and shopping products (lap top computers). The constructs in review in this study were evaluated using rating scales developed in previous research studies. This study reveals that these factors work the same way when it comes to convenience and shopping products. The findings show that there is a strong relationship between variables and explain how brand trust and value have a positive influence on consumers’ purchase loyalty when making a decision about convenience and shopping products.
Executive Director Dr. Don B. Bradley III
Development Intern Daniel Champion Marissa Sides Raina Silva
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