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    TCE asserts that transactions have distinct characteristics that explain how firm’s boundaries are drawn and when determine whether “market or hierarchy” will have the lower transaction costs in various circumstances. Asset specificity‚ uncertainty and frequency are the three variables of TCE that are used to characterise transactions. Williamson (1979) suggested four main forms of asset specificity‚ namely site specificity‚ physical asset specificity‚ dedicated assets and human asset specificity

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    Introduction In order to explain and discuss with practical example the concepts of TCE‚ firm v market‚ vertical boundaries of the firm‚ and vertical chain make-or-buy dilemma‚ I have chosen FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) of UN‚ a non-profit specialized United Nation agency‚ the one I am currently working for. It would be very challenging to describe how TCE theory apply to big international non-profit organizations in terms of complex transaction’s exchanges occurring among UN agencies

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    element | Description | Key idea | Principal-agent relationships should reflect efficient organization of information and risk-bearing costs | Unit of analysis | Contract between principal and agent | Human assumptions | Self-interest‚ Bounded rationality‚ Risk aversion | Organizational assumptions | Partial goal conflict among participants‚ Efficiency as the effectiveness criterion‚ Information asymmetry between principal and agent | Information Assumption | Information as a purchasable

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    ‘realistic’ approach to understanding world politics was necessary. Realism is based on power‚ the main ideas include that the sole actors within the world political realm are sovereign states‚ which act rationally and out of self-interest within the ‘bounded anarchy’ that makes up the world. Military force within realism is not considered a resource for desperation‚ but as a form of leverage. Realists believe that war is inevitable because it is the result of states acting out of self-interest‚ essentially

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    Theoretical Models of Public Policymaking      The "Policy Process Theory" just described is a good model to describe public policymaking‚ but it has little explanatory power. In other words‚ you cannot make predictions from this model. It simply states that a policy first begins on an agenda‚ it is then formulated‚ adopted‚ implemented and evaluated. But it has no theoretical framework to allow one to predict how a policy ends up on the agenda‚ or if a policy will be adopted.      The "Political

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     pay increases  | Correct! Well Done! (REF: p. 297) | | B. production scheduling  | | | C. machine layout  | | | D. quality inspection procedures  | | Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1. Question3 Marks: 1 Under the bounded rationality model of problem solving and decision making‚: Choose one answer. | A. managers follow statistical rules for decision making  | | | B. managers are comfortable making decisions without identifying all options  | Correct! Well Done

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    PART A 1. In order to implement an organizations commitment to social responsibility it is necessary to identify what social problem the organization intends to address‚ develop policies on what the organization plans to do to successfully fulfill its obligation and ensure stakeholder buy-in. The main obstacles an organization faces when implementing socially responsible policies is pressure from stockholders and business analysis who want steady increase in earnings. Without steady increase

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    THE ESSENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR A definition of organizational behaviour ‘The study of the structure‚ functioning and performance of organizations‚ and the behaviour of groups and individuals within them’ (Pugh‚ 1971). Characteristics of organizational behaviour (Ivancevich et al‚ 2008) ● It is a way of thinking about individuals‚ groups and organizations. ● It is multidisciplinary. ● There is a distinctly humanistic orientation. ● It is performance-oriented. ● The use of scientific

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    critical of the neo classical economic view of humans which is based on the assumption of unbounded rationality. They illustrate the contrast between normal human behavior and logical behavior by presenting the construct of two different types of people called Humans and Econs. Based on research of modern behavioral economics‚ they reason that human beings (termed as Humans) have bounded rationality‚ are fallible and make predictable mistakes. They take humanness as given and aptly summarize the various

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    Topic One: Introduction to Organizations and Organization Theory Dr. Carrie Lee MGT B344F (2014 Sept) 1 + Understand the meaning of organization and its importance. + Outline the evolution of organization theory. + Explain what organization theory can do for manager. Dr. Carrie Lee MGT B344F (2014 Sept) 2 + We live in an organizational world + Organizations surround us and affect us + We also affect organizations (intentionally & unintentionally) + Organizations

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