Semester I / 2009 Semester II MODULE: MANAGING HUMAN ASSETS MODULE CODE: MGPL 5101 Duration: 3 Hours Reading time: 15 Minutes Instructions to Candidates: 1. This paper consists of Sections A and B. 2. Section A is compulsory. 3. Answer any three (3) questions from Section B. 4. Total Marks: 100 This question paper contains 6 questions and 8 pages. Page 1 of 8 SSDTSemI/09-10 SECTION A: COMPULSORY QUESTION 1: 40 MARKS Staff Motivation: Not so much a pyramid‚ more a
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Questions: 1. Do you think Wal-Mart is doing enough to become more sustainable? 2. What are the problems Wal-Mart has faced‚ and what has the company done to address them? 3. Why has Wal-Mart tended to improve performance while other retail outlets have been suffering financially? 1. Personally‚ I do not feel that Wal-Mart has done enough to become more sustainable. Although they have certainly set goals as a company‚ they are still in it for the bottom line. Everything I have read is about
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Business Ethics Case Study 1. Benji Watson is the type of individual corporations everywhere would be proud to have on their team. New Gen Health Sciences is not his only choice‚ and I do not believe it would be a wise choice for Benji. The mere fact the Benji is a Liberty University graduate tells New Gen that he values honesty‚ has strong moral principles and prefers to be ethical in his
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Case Study 2: Johnnie Walker 1. What would be the best way for competition to react to such an internationally successful advertising campaign? In reacting to the advertising campaign‚ the competition has a challenge due to the Johnnie Walker brand already being a well-known and famous brand. As the Johnnie Walker brand is already iconic‚ if a competitive brand were to try and challenge the ‘keep walking’ campaign their efforts may be lost due to overwhelming support of Johnnie Walker. Therefore
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VELASQUEZ Business Ethics. Concepts and Cases‚ 6th edn Advertising Death? In 2004‚ New York‚ Illinois‚ and Maryland – possibly to be joined by 30 other states – sued Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co (now part of R. J. Reynolds) for its “Kool Mixx” hip-hop promotions (CD-ROMs‚ DJ contests‚ hip-hop-themed cigarette packs‚ free magazines‚ free “Mixx Stick” radios‚ a website) as targeted at youth in violation of the 1998 tobacco settlement. Although the settlement prohibits ads aimed at teens‚ the
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Assignment #3: Corporate Ethics Report Card: Wal-Mart [pic] |Tools of Organizational Design – Structure & Systems |Yes/No/Date/$ | | |No info/Comments | | | | |Management Practices & Consumer
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Case 2-2: 1. With respect to the adjustments related to goodwill‚ answer the following: a. Why does the adjustment for goodwill amortization increase net income under Country A GAAP but decrease net income under Country B GAAP? The adjustment for goodwill amortization increases net income under Country A GAAP but decrease net income under Country B GAAP because of how SKD amortizes goodwill for a period of 20 years while for Country B goodwill is only amortized for a period of 5 years. This leads
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Case Study 2 The Case of...Kevin Mueller‚ the Cautious Pilot 1) Why would Captain Mueller and his copilot sit in darkness before taking off on a night flight? Captain Mueller and his co-pilot sat in the dark cockpit to get their eyes adjusted to the night time‚ so that their eyes would produce more rods which aid in seeing in dim light. 2) Why would the mysterious object have first appeared to Mueller in his peripheral vision? The ‘rods’ are thin‚ cylindrical receptor cells in the retina that
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Evaluation of future development strategies for Boeing and Airbus Seminar Paper Transportation University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur Dr. Oec. HSG Andreas Wittmer 15th January 2010 Wanner Marco‚ Haag Marius‚ Mäder Liliane‚ Tinu Joseph & Schuler Christoph Table of contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Delimitation .......................................................................
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Friendly Advice and Quid Pro Quo? Prior responding to the case study questions‚ I would like to mention two points that relates with employee’s unethical behaviour in an organization. The first is one is‚ the role of leaders in influencing unethical behaviour in the workplace. In most cases‚ employee did unethical act for the following reasons: due to lack of motivation‚ while falling in to ethical dilemma‚ and when they are under frustration…etc. When we discuss about unethical act‚ always it is
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