IInd Year ASSIGNMENTS 2012-13 School of Management Studies Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi‚ New Delhi-110 068 Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) Second Year ASSIGNMENTS – 2012-13 Dear Students‚ As explained in the Programme Guide‚ you have to do one Tutor Marked Assignment in each course. We are sending the assignments for BRL-006‚ BRL-007‚ BRL-008‚ ECO-01‚ BCOA-001 and AMK-01 together. Assignments are given 30% weightage in the final assessment. To be eligible to appear in
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CASE: ‘Insallah: An Expatriate Challenge’ [Saudi Arabia] Sells Bladeco & steel products “Wasta” = connections “Insallah” = a feeling or cultural norm – God willing Masculinity – Mustafa refused to conduct business with a woman High Power Distance – Helped get US representative out of jail for drinking water during Ramadan Relationship-Focused & Highly Collectivist CASE: ‘Co-operating & Communicating Across Cultures’ [Germany] German led project (Jim from US to Germany) Then; American led
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Exam 1 B Key 1. (p. 5) The planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling of resources in order to achieve organizational goals both effectively and efficiently is known as management. TRUE AACSB: Group/individual dynamics (10) Bloom’s: Knowledge Difficulty: Easy Jones - Chapter 01 #2 Learning Objective: 1 2. (p. 5) A desired future outcome that a firm hopes to achieve is called a goal. TRUE AACSB: Group/individual dynamics (10) Bloom’s: Knowledge Difficulty: Easy Jones - Chapter
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CENTER on GLOBALIZATION‚ GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Tourism Global Value Chain ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Michelle Christian Karina Fernandez-Stark Ghada Ahmed Gary Gereffi Contributing CGGC Researchers: Shelli Jo Heil NOVEMBER 2011 The Tourism Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development “Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development
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Chapter 4: Forecasting Forecasting Steps 1. Determine the use of the forecast 2. Select the item tot be forecasted 3. Determine the time horizon of the forecast 4. Select the forecasting model(s) 5. Gather the data 6. Make the forecast 7. Validate and implement results Forecasting Methods Quantitative Methods: used when situation it “stable” and historical data exists; existing products and current technology are key; involves mathematical techniques; ex: forecasting sales of color
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1) Which of the following statements is true? A. B. C. D. Publicly traded U.S. companies must provide an annual report to their shareholders only when operating conditions change significantly. An unqualified independent auditor’s report must be included in the annual report. Notes to the financial statements do not need to be included in the annual report because that information is only for internal users. A Management Discussion and Analysis section is required in annual reports to shareholders
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1.) Affinity Process- 1.) Tell me something about you That I don’t know. 2.) Tell me something you Like about me. 3.) Tell me something WE Have in common. *>*>*Purpose- I think the purpose of the affinity process is to both bring people together that would normally not speak to each other‚ and help put your mind where it should be if it’s not already there. 2.) Intrinsic Rewards- Self initiated rewards for “A job well done” on the job; Job Enrichment for instance could offer employees intrinsic
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STRESS (chapter 12) 1 What are Corticosteroids and what is their function? Stress hormone that activates the body and prepares us to respond to stressful circumstance 2 What is the Hassles Scale (Folkman & Lazarus)? With what outcomes is it associated? The Hassles Scale measures how stressful events‚ ranging from small annoyances to major daily pressures‚ impact our adjustment. 3 Who is Hans Selye? What is the General Adaptation Syndrome and what happens at each stage? What is the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal
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GRADE 12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MOCK EXAM Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. __a__ 1. In an automated information processing system a scanner is used for a. | data capture | c. | presentation | b. | processing | d. | Distribution | __c__ 2. Which of the following are examples of manual information systems: I Pages of a story book. II A collection of folders in a filing cabinet III A payroll
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1. The cartoon below: a. Was published shortly after the landslide victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936 b. Reflected efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt to submit all legislation to the Supreme Court for an opinion on its constitutionality c. Was published immediately after the Supreme Court decided in Franklin Roosevelt’s favor in the electoral dispute with Herbert Hoover after the 1932 presidential election d. Reflected the unanimity in Congress after the
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