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Computer
1700s Charles Babbage - the father of “modern = First computer for commercial used
computer” - because of his idea of the “difference
1971- microprocessor era and transistor
engine and analytical engine,”he became the father of
that modern computer Transistor- small circle or pin feet, two or
BANDWITH VINTON CERF - FATHER OF INTERNET ◦ Cost effective compared to physical meeting.
- HAS THE IDEA OF TCPIP (TRANSIMISSION ◦ Easy connectivity from every place in the world.
CONTROL INTER PROTOCOL)
◦ Best to use in different devices and gadgets.
◦ An electronic communications network that connects
◦ Increase productivity and efficiency.
computer networks and organizational computer facilities
around the world. ◦ Ultimate support for environmental protection.
The word Internet comes from combination of the word Dis-advantages in communicating through the Internet
“Interconnection” and “Network”. Communication
◦ Writing an email can be difficult task for the
channels and transmission media allow to share
computer illiterate.
resources (hardware, software, data and information.
Generally, nobody owns internet. ◦ The lack of physical cues in online forums my lead to
What is Communication? ◦ Busy online discussion forums may cause
information overload
◦ The process of conveying information from sender to a
receiver with the use of a medium in which the ◦ Participants may accidentally go off-topic within a
communicated information is understood by both sender particular discussion thread.
and receiver. It is a process that allows people to
◦ The time lag between commenting and receiving
exchange information by several methods.
a response can seem an eternity.
Communication through Internet
◦ Online forums may feel inefficient for an individual.
Modern life and business have become easier and
◦ Online forums can fee isolated and isolating for
convenient, and thanks to the contribution of the
people who like to lean in groups.
Internet technology. However, it was not created
overnight. It took a long time until networks could be ◦ Online forums can feel directionless for people used
connected together. to being spoon-fed.
◦And now internet had tremendous impact all over the Basic Communication tools
world, internet has excelled beyond the expectations.
We can communicate in a second with a person in the Types of communication
other part of the world or anywhere. 1. Internal Communication is an exchange of ideas
Example: twitter, face book, Instagram and information within the organization.
NOTES:
1836 ARPA - department of defense
✓ "Telegraph" paggawa ng letter, invented by Cooke and ARPANET - educational institutions
Wheatstone.
TELENET - commercial
✓ "Morse code" ay nakilala, bawat tuldok, slash, dash
may meaning in communication between humans. USENET - news groups
(1800s) (Binary 0/1) lahat ng nakikita nyo sa screen. ARPANET - Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
1858-1866 ASCII- American Standard Code of Information
✓"Transatlantic Cable"( cable wires) - para maconnect Interchange
yung one device to another or connect internet you need
to use cable wires. WWW- World Wide Web URL - Uniform Resource Locator
1876
- Government
- Education
What is a Webpage.? TCP/IP the standard protocol used for connecting
to the internet.
- Webpage is a text file that contains text and
images. IITMI. tags are used to format and 1970's-1980's Personal Computers
display the content to the user via Web browser,
the Web browser interpret these HTML tags and - E-mail and Usenet programs became a
accordingly displays the content to the user. popular communication platform across the
world.
What is WWW? Internet gained popularity as it consisted of
system that could used independently for data
- World Wide Web is a Network of computers
and information exchange.
where all content is formatted using IITMI It
was introduced and developed by IIM BERNERS OPERATING SYSTEM
LEE, with the assistance from ROBERT CAILLAU
- An operating system (OS) is the Master Control
He designed the first pages of the Web and
program for the computer. It manages the
used a browser to view them in 1993 the first
computer's internal functions and directs the
Web browser was developed at the National
control for other programs. Without an Os your
Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA).
computer simply won't work.
Windows 98 (1998)
Graphical interface
SIX TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN WIDELY USED
Windows 2000 (Feb 2000) - the twin version of the OS
Protocol
Motherboard (heart of the computer) It is the Ex. HTPP
most important of computer.
Domain Application Software
Ex. Subdivision of URL - This are the software used to complete a specific
task.
Directory
COMPUTER HARDWARE- Tangible part of the
Uniform
computer
Ex. WWW.facebook.com
Input devices - sends info to a computer system for
Last 3 letters indicates the time of organization. processing
- This are the operating system that manages all HISTORY OF INTERNET
transactions between peripherals and application
1940'-1960's when computer developed. 1960's 1969
software
pinakilala si ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)
(Peripherals means input and output devices.)
1966 ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency ELEMENTS OF WEB PAGE
Network) (kapag may net, sa educational institution yun)
TITLE- Displays the browser’s title bar. It is the name
1972 NCP (Network Control Protocol) - Nakilala yung assigned to the page if you add it to the browser’s list of
email (Email- developed by Ray Tomlinson) favorites.
1983 TCP/IP or Transmission Control Protocol/Internet HEADING- A larger font size text, usually bold or italic in
Protocol - was developed by Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf. style, showing the difference sections of a page.
NCP was replaced by the new and widely used TCP/IP.
HORIZONTAL RULES- Inline images that display lines
1970's - 1980's - email and usenet program became a across the page to separate different sections.
popular communication platform across the world.
IMAGE- Graphics, icons, bullets, line photos, or
OPERATING SYSTEM pictures that are not part of the HTML file.
CPU - brain of the computer IMAGEMAP- A type of inline image that defines hotspots.
This are areas that activate functions when selected
Mother Board - most important component in computer
NORMAL TEXT- The text that makes up the main
Operating System - Master control program of a
content of the Web page. It has many formats. It can be
computer system. Ex. Windows 8, Windows (most used
in paragraph form or bulleted list.
Operating System)
BACKGROUD- The wallpaper of the Web page. It can be a
NOTES: Without operating system you cannot use your
solid color, pictures, graphics or a default standard with
computer Pinakamatagal at nagpayaman kay Bill Gates-
white or gray background.
WINDOWS XP (6yrs nagtagal bago nasundan)
BODY- Contains the information of the browser windows
ELEMENTS OF WEB PAGE
ANIMATED IMAGES- Inline images that include motion
• WWW - world wide web -ginagamit para makita yung
and animations. These images are more attractive to the
nilalaman ng document Ano tinatype sa Web address?
user.
• URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a set of instructions
LINKS- Text, phrases, or graphics that help the user to
that are read and interpreted by the browser and then
navigate more on the Web page. By clicking the links, the
the page is displayed to the user.
browser goes to a location in a file or to request a file
ANG URL AY NAHAHATI SA APAT; from the server.
HTML is run by a web browser like Internet This indicates the beginning and the end of the heading
Explorer and Netscape Navigator. These are the section.
tools that can display and run HTML documents ➢ “H” represents the Heading and “n” represents the
and their links. size.
COMMAND
➢ <H1> is the largest, and <H6> is the
<HTML> smallest.
</HTML> FORMATTING TEXT TAGS
FUNCTIONS <P>
The beginning and the end of the HTML document Indicates the beginning of the paragraph and inserts a
COMMAND blank line before and above the paragraph. It does not
need a closing tag.
<HEAD>
<HR>
</HEAD>
Inserts a horizontal line.
FUNCTIONS
<BR>
Used for header information. It is the beginning and the
end of the section of the documents. Break a line text and marks the start of a new line. It does
not need a closing tag.
COMMAND
<UL TYPE=“disc/square/circle”> </UL>
<TITLE>
Unordered list or Unnumbered list. Format information
</TITLE> as bullet points.
FUNCTIONS <LI> </LI>
Indicates the beginning and the end of the title. The title Denotes an item on the list.
is not displayed in the body of the web page but on the
title bar of the browser. <OL TYPE=“1/A/a/I”> </OL>
FUNCTIONS <I> TEXT </I> Contains text which you want to be Italic
in format.
Indicates the beginning and the end of the contents of
the body of the web page. <BIG> TEXT </BIG>
“Number”
MARQUEE TAG LINKING TO HTML DOCUMENTS
WIDTH
“Number” or “Infinite”
CREATING A HYPERLINK
Link to E-mail
LINK TO E-Mail
Mathematical & Logical Operation Symbols Workbook Window- composed of sheets that contain
- Arithmetic Operations things you created in Excel.
*Column heading
Operations- addition, subtraction, multiplication, *Row heading
division, exponentiation, precedence * Active cell
-manual- PEMDAS * Active cell indicator
* Sheet Tab
Symbols- +,-,*,/,^,(),
* Scroll Bar
-special operator
{}- brace, mas mataas sa parenthesis:
Introduction to Microsoft excel
[ ]- bracket, mas mataas sa brace
SPREADSHEET: Electronic sheet of paper organized by
Relational Operations- It evaluates whether the
columns & rows.
operation or Formula is true or False.
The ADVANTAGE OF ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET
Operations
-is it allows you to easily change data and have all
* Precedence (do this operation first)
"related calculations automatically update.
* Equal to
*Not equal
Sheet name referencing- outside ng worksheet ang
*Greater than
gagamiting data/cell reference.
*Less than
- One can also write formulas that refer to sheetname!
Cell-Reference
Symbols Input! B1 * input! B3 +A1
*() - When referencing a cell on the same spreadsheet as
*= the ACTIVE CELL the sheet name is not required.
*<> - Sheets may be named and displayed with different
*> colors, tabs, the order of the worksheets may be
*< modified as well
- Highlight your data, select a chart type and Edit and
Less than -True if mas maliit yung sa left- 2<4 its.
Greater than 4 > 2 TRUE
17 types of charts (Microsoft Excel)
If negative, False -4>2 The "POWER" of using spreadsheet Applications
AO>RO (electronic spreadsheet) Each entry can be related to other values by including
=4+3x3>2 cell referencing in formulas.
=13>2 true Formula values are automatically updated when a
referenced.
Microsoft Excel Formula ▸ A FORMULA is a sequence of values, cell
2 MAJOR PARTS OF MICROSOFT EXCEL reference and operators that produce d now value.
- Formulas always start with an equal sign, =
- In addition, a Formula can also contain buit-in 4. AVERAGE FUNCTION – use to add all the numbers
Function like sum, average, if, Countif, etc. that you specify as an argument divided by the set of
numbers.
Things you need to know when writing Formulas in
Excel = Average(Range)
Data PRECISION (no. of decimal places in computer 5. COUNTA OR COUNT A FUNCTION - used to count
system) vs. CELL DISPLAY ( if binabago). Ex: 0.02349 the number of cells that are not empty within the set
0.02 of the range.
Types OF operators that can be used. /≤ - =Counta(Range)
Order of precedence of operators. =B2+B3*B1/B8^2 6. IF FUNCTION – used to evaluate whether the
Formulas contain 2 types of components. statement is true or false.
2 types of components. It is an example of conditional formula.
1.) Operators- operations to be performed
2 kinds of if function
o Arithmetic operations/operators.
Simple If Function – 2 statements only
o Relational operations /operators
(True/False)
2) Operands- Values to be operated on. Nested If Function (Multiple or Complex
= b2+5 -Addition (operator) Functions)
| = IF (logical statement,“TRUE”,”FALSE”)
Operands = IF(A1<=3.00,”PASSED”,”FAILED”)
1.0 – 3.00 = <= 3.00
Precedence of Operators
PARENTHESIS: is a special operator that Forces 3.01 – 5.00 = >= 3.01
7. COUNTIF FUNCTION – used to count the number cells
evaluation of the expression inside it first.
that you specify as an argument If it met the criteria.
EXPONENTIATION: (2^3 -> 8 )
= CountIf (Range,”Criteria Range”)
ARITHMETIC OPERATORS: Multiplication and Division = Countif(A1:D5,”<=3.00”)
BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS IN EXCEL 8. SUMIF FUNCTION – used to add all the numbers that
= is a way of writing formula in Microsoft Excel using a you specify as an argument if it met the criteria.
keyword to perform an operation.
There are 15 built in functions = SumIf (Range,”Criteria Range”)
1. SUM FUNCTION – use to add all the numbers that = SumIF(A1:D5,”>=3.00”)
you specify as an argument. 9. MAX FUNCTION – used to identify the largest number
within the set of value.
: - to
, - and = Max (Range)
= sum(Range) 10. MIN FUCNTION – used to identify the smallest number
= sum(A1:D5) within the set of value.
= Min (Range)
2. PRODUCT FUNCTION – use to multiply the numbers
that you specify as an argument.
11. CONCATENATE FUNCTION – well used when generating
= Product(Range)
report and when connecting multiple text strings
together.
3. QUOTIENT FUNCTION – use to divide the set of Each text strings are separated by comma
numbers to specify as an argument. If the text is not written in worksheet you
must need to enclosed the text in (“ “)
= Quotient(Range)
Space and special characters still counted
in text strings
4 According of size
Central Processing Unit – (CPU)
Brain of Computer system where all computing 5. Super computer
and data interpretation takes place 6. Mainframe Computer
7. Mini Computer
o Two main components of the CPU 8. Micro Computer or Personal Computer
Arithmetic Logic Unit- All calculation
relations this is part of the computer that Classification according to function
performs all arithmetic computations
such as – addition and multiplication all Analog Computer
comparison operation. Form of computer that uses continuous physical
Control Unit- Decides which operation phenomenal such electrical, mechanical or
has to be performed. hydraulic quantities.
Ex. Planimeter, nomogram, operational
amplifies.
Ex. 2,5,8,610=
Non Positional Number System (2x103) + (5x102) + (8x101) + (6x100)
Characteristics Compute in using PENDAS
Use symbols such as I for 1, II for 2, III for 3,
IIII for 4, IIIII for 5, etc. 2000 + 500 + 80 + 6
each symbol represents the same value
= 2,58610
regardless of its position in the number
Octal Number system
The symbols are simply added to find out the
characteristics
value of a particular number
A positional Number System
Difficulty - It is difficult to perform number
Has total 8 symbols or digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
system arithmetic
Hence its base =8
Positional Number system The maximum value of a single digits is 7
Characteristics (one less than the value of the base).
Use only a few symbols called digits
Ex. 8-1 characters
A positional Number system
=7
Has only 2 symbols or digit (o anal) Hence
Each position of digit represents a specific
its base = 2
power of the base (8)
The maximum value of a single digits is 1
Since there are only 8 digits, 3 bits (23=8) are
(one less than the value of the base)
sufficient to represent any octal number in
Each position of a digit represents a
binary.
specific power of the base (2)
Example of convert: This number system is used in computers
= 256 + 160 + 15
Evolution of Microsoft windows
= 43110 Microsoft Company (1950 - MS-DOS)
2. 2C3D16= (2x163) + (12x162) + (3x161) + operating user Interface- between Environment user
(13x160) and computer system.
o 4 Classification of User Interface
= 8,192 + 3,072 + 48 + 13 Compound Based – when release windows
= 11,32510 Menu Based- Example of Nokia, ATM
Binary Number system machine,
A number expressed in the base 2 numerical system Graphical
which uses only two symbols Touch screen graphical – use of finger or
typically "o" (zero) and "1” (one) stylus
The base 2 numerical system is a positional notation
with a radix of 2 each -digits is referred to as a bit, or
binary digit Windows 1- Graphical
Release was November 1985 and was Microsoft first Addition color and overlapping
attempt at a graphical user interface in 16-bit.
Development was spear needed by Microsoft
founder Bill Gates and ran on top of M-DOS which
Windows 95 - 1995
windows 95 arrived in August 1995 and with it
relied on Command line input.
brought the first ever start button and start menu.
It was notable because it relied nearily on use of a
It also introduce the concept at plug and play conned
mouse before the mouse was common computer
a peripheral and the operating system finds the
input device.
appropriate arrives for it and makes it work. That
No overlapping, device, widespread (maximum
was the idea it didn’t always work in practice.
screen)
Windows 95 also introduced a 32 bit environment.
Windows 2 The task bar and focused on multitasking MS-DOS
December 1987, the big innovation for windows 2 still played an important role for Windows 95
was that windows could overlap each other, and it Have taskbar and Menu
also introduced the ability to minimize or maximize
windows Instead of "iconizing" or "zooming
windows 98 - 1998
Released June 1998, windows 98 built on windows
The control panel, where various system setting and
95 and brought with it IE4, outlook express.
configuration operations were collected together in
Windows Address books, Microsoft chat and Net
one place, was introduced in Windows 2 and survive
show player, which replaced by Windows Media
to this day.
player, 6.2 windows 98 second editor in 1999.
Microsoft word and excel also made their first
Introduced the back and forward navigation button
appearances running on windows 2
and the address bar windows Explorer among other
Have overlapping
things.
Windows 3 USB support was much improved in windows 98 and
The first windows that requires a hard drive led is widespread adoption Including USB hubs and
launched in 1990 USB mice
Windows 3 was first version to see more USB hubs (Male port) and USB mice (Female port)
widespread. Universal serial BUS – USB
Windows 3 introduced the ability to run M-DOS
programmed in Windows, which brought
Windows ME (2000)
Released in 2000 - it was the consumer aimed
multitasking to legacy programmers and supported
operating system twined with window 2000 aimed at
256 colors bringing a more modern, colorful look the
the enterprise market, it Introduced come important
interface.
concepts to consumers, including more automated
More important at least five sum total of human
system recovery tools
time wasted. It introduced the card – moving time
Recycle bin system recovery tools IE5.5 windows
sink and mouse use training.
media player and windows Movie maker all mcdo
Windows 3.1 Previous update Version their appearance for the first time Auto complete
Windows and 1 and 2 both had point release update, also appeared in windows Explorer, but operating
but windows 3.1 released in 1992 is notable because system was notorious for being blog
it introduced true type points making windows a blaay falling to install properly and burning
variable publishing platform for the first time.
Minesweeper also made it's first appearance,
Windows 2000
The enterprises twin of ME, Windows 2000 was
Windows 3.1 required IMB or ROM and allowed
released in February 2000 and was based on
supported MS-DOS programs to be controlled with a
Microsoft business-oriented system Windows Nt and
mouse
later basis for windows xp.
Windows 3.1 was also the first windows to be
Microsoft & automatic updating played an important
contributed on a CD-ROM, although once installed
role in windows 2000 and became first windows to
on a hard drive it only took up to 10 to 15 mb (a cd
support, hibernation.
card typically Store up to 700 mb)
Windows XP -Means experience want to experience windows 8 was fast than previous versions of
the people condocus and included support for the new must
Arguably one of the best windows various Windows faster USB 3.0 devices
Xp was released in October 2001 and brought programs could still be installed from third parties
Microsoft's enterprise line and consumer line of like other relations of windows but they could only
operating system under one fool. access the mediational desktop interface of
it was based on windows Nt like Windows 2000, but windows.
brought the consumer - friendly elements from
Windows 8.1
windows ME, start menu and task bar got a visual
Introduced in October 2013, windows 8.1 marked a
Overhaul, bringing the familiar green start button
shift towards yearly software updates from
blue task bar and Vista wallpaper, along with various
Microsoft and included at the first step in Microsoft
shadow and other visual Effect.
U-turn around its new visual interface.
Windows Vista windows 8.1 re-introduce the start button, which
Windows xp stayed the course for close to Six years brought up the start screen from the desktop new of
before being replaced by windows Vista in January windows 8.1
2007 Which was move suitable for those using desktop
Pc gamers saw a boost from Vista's Inclusion of computer with a mouse and keyboard than the
Microsoft Direct a 10 technology. touch forced start screen.
windows Media player II and it 7 debuted along with
Windows 10
windows Decedent an anti-spyware programmed
On 30 September 2014, windows 10 has I only been
Vista also included speech. recognition, Windows
release as a test version for keen users to try. The
DVD marker and Photo Gallery as well as being
“technical preview” is very much still a work in
windows to be distributed on DVD, version of
awareness.
windows vista without windows Media player was
Some interesting feature include the ability to
created in response to anti- trust investigation.
switch between a Keyboard and mouse mode and a
tablet made for those computers wire the surface
Windows 7 pro 3 with a detachable keyboard
Considered by many as what windows Vista should windows 10 despite being the ninth version of
have been. Windows 7 was first- released in October windows is designed to unity all windows platforms
2009. across multiple device, including windows, phone,
It was intended to fix all the problems and criticism tablets with universal app their downloaded the
faced by vista, with slight tweaks to its appearance windows tune and run on all windows device.
and concentration non-user-friendly feature and less
dialogue box overload" Windows 11
June 24, 2021 windows 11 is the successor to
it was faster, more stable and easier to use
windows 10 released in 2014
becoming the operating system most user and
Windows 11 name was accidentally released in an
business would a parade to from windows xp for
official Microsoft support Juho 2021
going vista family.
introduces new features compared to Its processors
some of there Include a redesign interface, new
productivity and social feature and up.
Windows 8
Released in October 2012, Windows 8 was Microsoft Microsoft
most radical overhaul of the Windows Interface. Introduction
the new tilted interface saw program icons and live Is the word processing component of the Microsoft
titles which displayed at glance normally with office suite.
widgets replace the resembled windows 7. It is used primarily to enter, edit format, save,
retrieve and print document.
Which you can click the minimize button the
History of Microsoft program becomes a button on the windows taskbar
First ever version of Ms-word 1.0 was launched in created at the button of the screen
October 1983 and developed by former xerox
programmers, Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie,
Task bar
you can restore the documents to its original shape
the two were hired by Microsoft founder Bills Gates
and size by either maximize or restore. Button the
and Paul Allen, in 1881. At this time, word was
program assumes the same shape and size it. It was
called Multi-tool word. It was designed for use on
before you minimized it or the program window will
computers that ran the UNX operating system
fill the screen.
Version 2.0 was released in 1985, with added
features including spell check and word count.
Version 6.0 in 1993, Microsoft released word 6.0 Close
which worked on Macintosh, windows and plus, Button program will ask you if you want to save the
word 6.0 was the last version created to run on DOS changes if you have made any change. Once you
and the last version to be identified by version have responded to this question the program will
number subsequent version were named after their close.
year of released.
Since often, Microsoft released a new version of Quick access tool bar
word at least every two years. The most recent The are outlines in red is called the quick access tool
release was at the end of 2018, with word 2019, bar. It contains the most common used commands
part of office 365. in Microsoft word.
1. Save
Screen Component 2. Undo
Titled area outlined in red is called the titled bar 3. Repeat and redo
This file has not yet been saved so its name is
Document Save
Files created in Microsoft word are offer referred to Existing file (ctrl + s)
us documents and name the file extension .doc Save as
or .dox Changing file name, location, file type (F12)
MS-file – “Document”
Powerpoint – “presentation” Microsoft office 2007 & 2010
Excel – “workbook” Use what referred to as the “ribbon” interface. The
area outlined in red comprises the ribbon.
File Format The ribbons we are going to go over today are the
Proprietary- required only 1 application new default ribbons.
o S= 8.5 x 11
Ex. Doc o L = 8.5 x 13/14
o A4 = 8.27 x 11.69
Non-proprietary- allowed to view and edit
• Customer on Focus
• Commitment by employee
• Improve Continuously
• Adherence Processes Principles of TQM
• Strategic and Systematic Approach
• Data Utilization Various iterations of TQM have been developed, each
• Integrate System with its own set of principles. Still, certain core
• Communication elements persist. These includes;
• Good Leadership
• Emphasis on quality
• Customer priority
• Error-correction and improvement as an on-going
process, and
• Job training.
Advantages and Dis-advantages of TQM
TQM Diagram
ADVANTAGES
• Delivers stronger, higher quality products to
The Total Quality Management (TQM) diagrams
customers
visualize business and industrial processes. TQM
• Results in lower company-wide costs
diagram helps to show clearly step-by-step process and
• Minimizes waste throughout the entire production
to compare the ideal and real process stages visually. A
and sale process
TQM diagram is a visual depiction of the business and
• Enables a company to become more adaptable
process layout. The diagram usually shows different
processes or steps, allowing for management to see a
DISADVANTAGES
process, analyze weaknesses or risks in the flow, and
• May require substantial financial investment to
strategically adjust how things are done.
convert to TQM practices
• Often requires conversion to TQM practices over a
long period of time
UNDERSTANDING QUALITY
• May be met with resistance to change
• Requires company-wide buy-in to be successful
Quality refers to how good something is compared to
other similar things. In other words, its degree of
Industries Using Total Quality Management excellence. When used to describe people, it refers to a
distinctive characteristic or attribute that they possess.
TQM is used in many industries, including, but not limited to,
we can also use the term for things. If I think that
manufacturing, banking and finance, and medicine. These
techniques can be applied to all departments within an
Mary’s best attribute is her honesty, I can say “Mary’s actions and processes needed to demonstrate that
best quality is her honesty.” quality requirements are fulfilled.
QUALITY IN BUSINESS
Advantages:
• Motivate workers
• Reduce long term cost
• Improve recognition of quality
• Create closer working relationships among all
stakeholders.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Disadvantages:
Quality control and quality assurance are terms often • Costly
used to define the same thing, but there are distinct • Might request staff training
differences. Quality control focuses on quality • Long time to change business culture
requirements, such as ensuring a part meets • Difficult to maintain over long time
specifications. Quality assurance refers to the sum of all
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT A technical standard developed by one or more
international standards organizations. International
Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic, formal standards are available for consideration and use
approach to the analysis of practice performance and worldwide. The most prominent such organization is
efforts to improve performance. A variety of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
approaches—or QI models— exist to help you collect Other prominent international standards organizations
and analyze data and test change. While it’s important include the International Telecommunication Union
to choose a reputable QI model to guide your efforts, (ITU) and the International Electrotechnical Commission
it’s more important that you fully commit to using the (IEC). Together, these three organizations have formed
QI process and good QI practices. the World Standards Cooperation alliance.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
BENCHMARKING
Different methods;
Benchmarking is the competitive edge that allows
• Ishikawa (Fishbone diagram) organizations to adapt, grow, and thrive through change.
• Kaizen • National and International Standards Benchmarking is the process of measuring key business
• Benchmarking metrics and practices and comparing them— within business
ISHIKAWA OR FISHBONE DIAGRAM areas or against a competitor, industry peers, or other
companies around the world—to understand how and where
Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams, the organization needs to change in order to improve
herringbone diagrams, cause-and-effect diagrams, or performance. There are four main types of benchmarking:
internal, external, performance, and practice.
Fishikawa) are causal diagrams created by Kaoru
Ishikawa that show the potential causes of a specific
event. Common uses of the Ishikawa diagram are QUALITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
product design and quality defect prevention to identify
potential factors causing an overall effect. Each cause or QUALITY
reason for imperfection is a source of variation. Causes
are usually grouped into major categories to identify • Quality means “fitness for use”. It can be achieved
and classify these sources of variation. through product/service features and freedom from
deficiencies.
KAIZEN • PRODUCT FEATURES for manufacturing industries
encompass, performance, reliability, durability, ease of
A compound of two Japanese words that together use, serviceability, aesthetics, customers choice options,
translate as "good change" or "improvement." brand/company image.
However, Kaizen has come to mean "continuous • SERVICE FEATURES for service industries encompasses
improvement" through its association with lean accuracy, timeliness, completeness, friendliness,
methodology and principles. Kaizen has its origins in courtesy, knowledge, reputation customer needs etc.
post-World War II Japanese quality circles. These circles
or groups of workers focused on preventing defects at GLOBAL COMPETITION
Toyota. They were developed partly in response to
American management and productivity consultants Becomes a form of international competition in which
who visited the country, especially W. Edwards Deming, the position of an enterprise in one country affects its
who argued that quality control should be put more competitive position in other countries. As a result,
directly in the hands of line workers. companies are competing among themselves for
international leadership. As a result of such a struggle,
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS the economy is globalizing.
Global Competitiveness is a highly comprehensive index,
which captures the microeconomic and macroeconomic
foundations of national competitiveness. Creating a more integrated, synchronized, and stronger
Competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies, and network between government agencies, the private
factors that determine the level of productivity of a sector, and academia will enhance business. Efforts
country. should also focus on increasing the accountability and
integrity of public service.
GLOBAL COMPETITION Globally competitive companies use broad knowledge
base, a global human network, and Internet technology
According to The World Economic, "the ability of a to flourish against international competition (regionally,
country to achieve sustained high rates of growth in nationally, or internationally) without the use of
gross domestic product (GDP) per capita" is an significant capital investment, travel or even an
important measure. Therefore, only nations with high international presence.
levels of productivity will become domestically and
globally competitive and have the capability to utilize TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
existing market opportunities to endure and expand
employment and real income growth in the long term. Technological innovation is visualized as the prime
Global competitiveness is an ability of nation to provide driver to create and maintain competitive advantage.
quality products and services at competitive prices Interest in technology development and business
thereby providing adequate returns. Competitiveness is innovation increased as concern mounted over the
the comparative concept of the ability and performance economic power of the nation and over competition
of a firm, sub-sector or a country. from abroad. Theoretical models emphasizes that there
IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS are two basic modes of advancing technology. One is
innovation (developing one's own new technologies)
•To increase Productivity. and the other is adoption (introducing technologies that
•To encourage FDI’s (Foreign Direct Investment) have been devised elsewhere). Adoption of technology
•To increase the living standards. from oversees enhances living standards substantially,
•To maintain the balance of trade between import and and even to achieve long term growth based on the
export of an country. continuing technological innovations achieved abroad.
•To gain macroeconomic stability. But technology adoption has its limitations as well.
•For the economic development of the country. Technological progression in global business can lead to
economic growth because they contribute to the
NECESSITIES FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS manufacture of new goods, new services, creating new
jobs, and new capital.
Involve addressing the following issues:
• Macroeconomic policies; TRENDS IN GLOBAL COMPETITION
• Government practices and regulations;
• The cost of doing business; •Market expansion
•Resource acquisition
• Education and skills upgrading;
•The emergence of China and India
• R&D and innovation;
• Sustainable environmental management;
• Conformity with international standards; and
MARKET EXPANSION
• Total factor productivity
The limited size of domestic markets often motivates
managers to seek customers and markets beyond their
GLOBAL COMPETITION national frontiers. The economies of large-scale
manufacturing demand big markets. Domestic markets,
Governments must be more business responsive by
particularly in smaller countries like Denmark and the
reengineering systems and measures to be more
Netherlands, simply can’t generate enough demand.
approachable and reducing bureaucratic red tape that
Nestlé was one of the first businesses to “go global”
hampers business efficiency.
because its home country, Switzerland, is so small.
Nestlé was shipping milk to 16 different countries as engine technology. Indian engineering houses use 3-D
early as 1875. Today, hundreds of thousands of computer simulations to tweak designs of everything
businesses are recognizing the potentially rich rewards from car engines and forklifts to aircraft wings for such
to be found in international markets. clients as General Motors Corp. and Boeing Co.
Recently, experts have speculated that within five years
India could overtake Germany as the world’s fourth-
RESOURCE ACQUISITION biggest economy. By 2050, China should overtake the
United States as number one. By then, China and India
More and more companies are going to the global could account for half of global output.
marketplace to acquire the resources they need to
operate efficiently. These resources may be cheaper QUALITY MANAGEMENT, ETHICS AND
skilled labor, scarce raw materials, technology, or CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
capital.
Nike, for example, has manufacturing facilities in many Quality management
Asian countries in order to use cheaper labor. Other
companies might look to the developing world for not
The act of overseeing all activities and tasks that must
only labor, but cheaper materials, for their products
be accomplished to maintain a desired level of
although environmentalists maintain that those
excellence. This includes the determination of a quality
materials might be cheaper because they are less
policy, creating and implementing quality planning and
sustainably produced.
assurance, and quality control and quality
improvement.
THE EMERGENCE OF CHINA AND INDIA
Business ethics
Two of the world’s economic powerhouses—are
impacting businesses around the globe, in very different Studies appropriate business policies and practices
ways. regarding potentially controversial subjects, including
China’s exports have boomed thanks in large part to corporate governance, insider trading, bribery,
foreign investment. Big manufacturers have been lured discrimination, corporate social responsibility, fiduciary
to China by, in part, low labor costs. The resulting responsibilities, and much more.
increased production has pushed down prices, globally. Business ethics ensure that a certain basic level of trust
Now manufacturers of all sizes, making everything from exists between consumers and various forms of market
windshield wipers to washing machines to clothing, are participants with businesses.
scrambling to either reduce costs at home, or to
outsource more of what they make to cheaper locales 12 Principles of business ethics
such as China and India.
It's essential to understand the underlying principles
THE EMERGENCE OF CHINA AND INDIA that drive desired ethical behavior and how a lack of
these moral principles contributes to the downfall of
Indians are playing invaluable roles in the global many otherwise intelligent, talented people and the
innovation chain. Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, and businesses they represent.
other tech giants now rely on their Indian teams to
devise software platforms and multimedia features for 1. Leadership - The conscious effort to adopt,
next-generation devices. Google principal scientist integrate, and emulate the other 11 principles to
Krishna Bharat set up the Google Bangalore lab guide decisions and behavior in all aspects of
complete with colorful furniture, exercise balls, and professional and personal life.
musical instruments—like Google’s Mountain View, 2. Accountability - Holding yourself and others
California, headquarters—to work on core search- responsible for their actions. Commitment to
following ethical practices and ensuring others
follow ethics guidelines. Importance of business ethics
3. Integrity - Incorporates other principles—
honesty, trustworthiness, and reliability. When all employees make ethical decisions, the
Someone with integrity consistently does the company establishes a reputation for ethical behavior.
right thing and strives to hold themselves to a Its reputation grows, and it begins to experience the
higher standard. benefits a moral establishment reaps:
4. Respect for others - To foster ethical behavior • Brand recognition and growth
and environments in the workplace, respecting • Increased ability to negotiate
others is a critical component. Everyone • Increased trust in products and services
deserves dignity, privacy, equality, opportunity, • Customer retention and growth
compassion, and empathy. • Attracts talent
5. Honesty - Truth in all matters is key to fostering • Attracts investors
an ethical climate. Partial truths, omissions, and
under or overstating don't help a business
Types of business ethics
improve its performance.
6. Respect for laws - Ethical leadership should
include enforcing all local, state, and federal There are several theories regarding business ethics,
laws. If there is a legal grey area, leaders should and many different types can be found, but what makes
err on the side of legality rather than exploiting a business stand out are;
a gap. • Corporate social responsibility practices
7. Responsibility - Promote ownership within an • Transparency and trustworthiness
organization, allow employees to be responsible • Fairness and;
for their work, and be accountable for yours. • Technological practices
8. Transparency - Stakeholders are people with an
interest in a business, such as shareholders, Corporate social responsibility
employees, the community a firm operates in,
and the family members of the employees The concept of meeting the needs of stakeholders while
9. Compassion - Employees, the community accounting for the impact meeting those needs has on
surrounding a business, business partners, and employees, the environment, society, and the
customers should all be treated with concern for community in which the business operates. Of course,
their well-being. finances and profits are important, but they should be
10. Fairness - Everyone should have the same secondary to the welfare of society, customers, and
opportunities and be treated the same. If a employees—because studies have concluded that
practice or behavior would make you feel corporate governance and ethical practices increase
uncomfortable or place personal or corporate financial performance
benefit in front of equality, common courtesy,
and respect, it is likely not fair. Transparency and trustworthiness
11. Loyalty - Leadership should demonstrate
confidentially and commitment to their It's essential for companies to ensure they are reporting
employees and the company. Inspiring loyalty in their financial performance in a way that is transparent.
employees and management ensures that they This not only applies to required financial reports but all
are committed to best practices. reports in general. For example, many corporations
12. Environmental concern - In a world where publish annual reports to their shareholders.
resources are limited, ecosystems have been Most of these reports outline not only the submitted
damaged by past practices, and the climate is reports to regulators, but how and why decisions were
changing, it is of utmost importance to be aware made, if goals were met, and factors that influenced
of and concerned about the environmental performance.
impacts a business has.
Fairness
Environmental responsibility
Refers to the value of treating people with a standard of
performance that is consistent and equal based on your The pillar of corporate social responsibility rooted in
commitments. It means giving customers a fair value for preserving mother nature. Through optimal operations
their money. and support of related causes, a company can ensure it
A workplace should be inclusive, diverse, and fair for all leaves natural resources better than before its
employees regardless of race, religion, beliefs, age, or operations. Companies often pursue environmental
identity. A fair work environment is where everyone can stewardship through:
grow, be promoted, and become successful in their own • Reducing Pollution
way. • Recycling Goods and Materials
• Offsetting negative impacts by replenishing
Technological practices and ethics natural resources
• Distributing goods consciously
The growing use of technology of all forms in business • Creating product lines that enhance values.
operations inherently comes with a need for a business
to ensure the technology and information it gathers is Ethical responsibility
being used ethically.
Additionally, it should ensure that the technology is Ethical responsibility is the pillar of corporate social
secured to the utmost of its ability, especially as many responsibility rooted in acting in a fair, ethical manner.
businesses store customer information and collect data Companies often set their own standards, though
that those with nefarious intentions can use. external forces or demands by clients may shape ethical
goals. Instances of ethical responsibility include:
CORPORATE SOCICAL RESPONSIBILITY • Fair treatment across all types of customers
• Positive treatment of all employees
A self-regulating business model that helps a company • Expansion of vendor
be socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders, and • Honest disclosure of operating concerns to
the public. By practicing corporate social responsibility, investors in a timely and respectful manner.
also called corporate citizenship, companies can be
conscious of the kind of impact they are having on all Philanthropic responsibility
aspects of society, including economic, social, and
environmental. Philanthropic responsibility is the pillar of corporate
A broad concept that can take many forms depending social responsibility that challenges how a company acts
on the company and industry. Through CSR programs, and how it contributes to society. In its simplest form,
philanthropy, and volunteer efforts, businesses can philanthropic responsibility refers to how a company
benefit society while boosting their brands. spends its resources to make the world a better place.
This includes:
TYPES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY • Company donates profit to charities or causes it
believes it.
There are four main types of corporate social • Company only enters into transactions with
responsibility. A company may choose to engage in any suppliers or vendors that align with the
of these separately, and lack of involvement in one area company philanthropically.
does not necessarily exclude a company from being • Company supports employee philanthropic
socially responsible. endeavors through time off or matching
1. Environmental Responsibility contributions.
2. Ethical Responsibility • Company sponsors fundraising events or has a
3. Philanthropic Responsibility presence in the community for related events
4. Financial Responsibility
Financial responsibility Employee empowerment can instill greater trust in
leadership, encourage employee motivation, lead to
Company make plans to be more environmentally, greater creativity, and improve employee retention
ethically, and philanthropically focused; however, the Motivated employees Empowering employees through
company must back these plans through financial greater autonomy has been directly linked to increased
investments of programs, donations, or product employee motivation. Experts agree that employees
research. This includes spending on: who have more control over how, when, and where
• Research and development for new products they do their job will work harder and find their work
that encourage sustainability. more engaging.
• Recruiting different types of talent to ensure a
diverse workforce. BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT
• Initiatives that train employees
• Processes that might be more expensive but Greater trust in leadership
yield greater CSR results. A meta analysis published in Harvard Business Review
• Ensuring transparent and timely financial states that leaders who empower their employees are
reporting. more likely to be trusted by their subordinates
compared to leaders who do not empower their
EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT employees. This is not to say that empowering
employees involves pushing work onto underlings that
managers don’t feel like doing themselves.
EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT
Leaders who empower their employees act as coaches,
pushing their employees to do their best work and
A management philosophy that emphasizes the
supporting them along the way. Empowered employees
importance of giving employees the autonomy,
felt that their leaders would not take advantage of their
resources and support they need to act independently
hard work ー instead, they would recognize and
and be held accountable for the decisions they make.
celebrate their wins.
When someone is empowered, they have the ability to
accomplish something ー and they know it, giving them
Improved creativity
the confidence needed to succeed.
In the same Harvard meta analysis, leaders who were
perceived as empowering had direct reports who were
more likely to be rated by their colleagues as being
highly creative. Unsurprisingly, subordinates who
EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES allowed their employees to think for themselves and
Companies that are interested in empowering collaborate across teams generated more novel ideas.
employees should act on the following: Not only that, direct reports who felt empowered were
• Give employees a voice by regularly soliciting and more likely to volunteer for extra assignments and
acting on their feedback. support their organizations outside of their day-to-day
• Provide opportunities for employees to grow through job function.
more autonomy, additional responsibilities, or even an
entirely new role.
• Recognize employees frequently to increase their
engagement and confidence in their own abilities. Employee Accountability
• And, of course, provide employees with the tools, When you empower an employee to make decisions
training, and authority they need to excel. and to get things done with reasonable judgment, you
are telling him that you trust him, and that you feel he
is intelligent and can handle things. There are benefits
BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT of staff empowerment. An employee becomes more
accountable, knowing that the boss has confidence in
his ability to perform.
has been directly linked to higher
Faster Problem Resolution empowerment. To empower employees through
Nothing is more frustrating when dealing with business recognition, give them words of support,
issues than to constantly have to refer to another encouragement, and praise. Acknowledge their
person on the chain of command. accomplishments so they know you’re invested
in their success and trust them.
Higher Quality Customer Service
Think about how many times that car salesperson has 3. Provide opportunities for professional growth
to go to the manager to get approval for the next line — and the necessary support
item negotiated. This is timeconsuming and customers Professional growth and employee
don't like it. People like dealing with the person who empowerment are highly interconnected. 87
can get the job done for them. percent of millennials say that development is
important in a job, and as millennials make up
Job Satisfaction Goes Through the Roof over a third of the workforce, it’s in your best
Empowered employees often have higher job interest to meet their needs. But the need to
satisfaction because they know that the boss values and focus on professional development is not limited
trusts them, according to the Saylor Foundation. by generation, as 40 percent of employees who
Imagine an employee who helped an unhappy customer receive poor training will leave their job within 5
get the resolution that the customer had desired, and years.
then even sold them a second product by thinking
outside of the normal company protocol. 4. Make empowerment part of your
organization’s culture and vision
Improved Processes and Procedures Revamping your company culture to focus on
Empowered employees are allowed to question things empowering employees is no easy feat; it takes
and look at every aspect of the job from their time and dedicated effort. Listening to and
perspective. If there isn't employee empowerment, she recognizing employees is a great start, but you
simply punches in, forces the round peg in the square need to practice them daily to spark company-
hole all day until it's time to punch out. She never wide change. According to Dr. Natalie
questions the process. Baumgartner, Chief Workforce Scientist at
Achievers, “employees who feel ‘heard’ by
leaders are 4.6 times more likely to feel
4 STEPS FOR EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES
empowered to do their best work,” and leaders
must “find ways to recognize everyday
1. Show employees that their feedback matters behaviors that align with company culture and
Many companies distribute annual engagement goals.”
surveys, but very few actually take the time to
read employee comments, let alone act on
them. Survey fatigue is a direct result of
OTHER WAY OF EMPOWERING
leadership not taking immediate action on
feedback. Encouraging employees to frequently EMPLOYEES
provide honest feedback and actively changing
• Management of Buy-in - Top management
your organization to fit their needs empowers
needs to be committed to supporting an
employees by giving them a real voice in how
employee-empowered culture. This includes
the organization functions.
coming up with an organizational definition of
2. Recognize to empower employee empowerment, which includes
Recognition goes a long way. Employees who welldefined boundaries and management
are recognized for exceptional work feel more training on how to coach empowered
empowered to do their best, and recognition employees.
• Job Design - The methods of employee • Access to information - Access to information
empowerment may vary from organization to on which decisions can be made can fulfil the
organization, based on culture and work purpose of employee empowerment from the
environment. However, regardless of the organization's end. Making pertinent and critical
organization, employee empowerment is based information available to employees is an
on two common concepts: job enlargement and essential part of empowerment.
job enrichment.
• Intent to take on greater responsibility -
• Building trust - Offloading some of the power Employees desiring to take up additional
traditionally held by management to the responsibilities signifies that an organization is
employees results in managers taking on new on the path towards employee empowerment. If
roles, knowledge, and responsibilities. the employees don’t have an appetite for such
an initiative, autonomy should be brought in and
• Providing Employees with the right tools - considered at the highest level.
Giving employees the tools and equipment they
need, not to just do their job, but perform • Ongoing recognition - Recognizing employees
beyond it, is a good way to create employee can be an extraordinary tool to empower
empowerment. employees. Making these recognitions known to
the whole organization naturally makes
• Changing the organizational structure - Most employees feel empowered in front of their
importantly, employee empowerment warrants peers and colleagues.
for restructuring the organization to reduce
levels of the hierarchy for a more customer-
oriented organization.