Understanding The Functions Of Business

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EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONS OF BUSINESS

TODAY
Eytan

Lasry,

Atkinson

232,

416.736.2100

eytan@yorku.ca

x.

22878,

Week
2
Recap
• B-Schools
– History and ADMS

• What is Management?
– Not POLC
– Mintzberg’s managerial roles

• To become a better Manager, know thyself – Introspection
• Managing Yourself (Drucker

Week 1. Getting engaged: Introduction to critical thinking and contemporary business issues

Week 2. So, you want to be a manager
(MANAGEMENT)

Week 3. Getting organized (ORGANIZATION
THEORY)
Week 4. Current issues, future challenges (ETHICS;
CSR; SUSTAINABILITY; EMERGENCY MGMT)
Week 5. Questions of value (ECONOMICS;
STRATEGY)

Week 6. MIDTERM EXAM
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Week 12. Course review and exam preparation COURSE MAP

Agenda
• Claims
• Big or small?
• Org. theory primer
• Idea application: YU structure Claim

The major conclusion that the author is trying to persuade you to accept

Identifying claims
• Why?

– first step in evaluating an argument
– not always clearly stated
• explicit vs. implicit

• Check the:
– Title
– Introduction
– Conclusion

• State the claim in your own words
• Statement of the claim should be fair
• Cue words that may indicate a claim is being made: – therefore, thus, in summary, I believe that, clearly, in short, the data show that, as a result, in fact…

Useful verbs for… making a claim
I / the authors___ that…  argue
 assert
 believe
 claim
 observe
 report
 suggest
 remind us

expressing agreement expressing disagreement I / the authors___ that…  agree
 concur
 support
 endorse
 acknowledge
 reaffirm
 corroborate
 verify

I / the authors ___ that…  deny
 reject
 question
 disavow
 contend
 refute
 contradict

Source: Graff & Birkenstein, “They say, I

Types of claims
• Uncontested claims
1. Consistent with experiences and observations 2. Facts that are independent of interpretation 3. Agreement among experts
4. Technical or mathematical claims

• Contestable claims
–. The validity (truth) of the claim can be questioned Contestable or not? 1.Employment equity legislation has made salary discrimination a thing of the past.
2.Children should be protected form commercial advertising.

3.A brain drain occurs when large numbers of skilled, college-educated, workers emigrate from the country.
4.The use of cross-functional teams increases the success rate of new product innovations
5.There won’t be enough money in the Canada Pension Plan to allow young people to have a comfortable retirement when they turn 65.
6.In 2010, a debt crisis in Greece caused turmoil in the European Union.
7.Rewards motivate employees.
8.In economics, equilibrium exists when supply equals demand.
9.The glass ceiling syndrome is a primary reason why women leave large organizations and start their own businesses.
10.
Pollution from industrial waste has been a leading factor in environmental degradation and decline.

Representing
• Understanding claims and how they are presented can help you to write more effectively claims – Present main ideas with clarity and emphasis – Place claim near the beginning or end
– Use
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