Chapter 10 Organizational Structure and Design True/False Questions DEFINING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 1. Organizational design is the organization’s formal framework by which job tasks are divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. (False; difficult; p. 266) 2. Organizational structure is the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs. (False; moderate; p. 266) 3. The concept of work specialization can be traced back a couple of centuries to Adam Smith’s discussion
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201 Task A - Short Answer Questions Ai: Three different sources of information would be found on the internet‚ through the management and the policy and procedure folder. Aii: a) Three aspects of employment covered by law are Health and Safety‚ Training and most important a contract‚ the employee must have a contact of employment. b) Three main features of the current employment legislation are holiday’s entitlement‚ pay and sick. Aiii: Employment laws exist to protect the best interests
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Answer to Questions 1. Describe the type of meter movement used in the analog meters. The two analog meters—namely‚ the voltmeter and the ammeter—employ the d’ Arsonval meter movement. The movement consists essentially of a movable iron-core coil mounted on a pivot between the poles of a permanent magnet. When current flows through the coil‚ it creates a torque which causes the pointer to deflect. The amount of current through the coil determines the deflection of the pointer‚ which is registered
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Chapter 2 Assignment questions and answers 1. A jewelry store makes necklaces and bracelets from gold and platinum. The store has 20 ounces of gold‚ 24 ounces of platinum. Each necklace requires 6 ounces of gold 3 ounces of platinum‚ whereas each bracelet requires 2 ounces of gold and 5 ounces of platinum. The store has to use a minimum of two ounces of gold. The demand for bracelet is no less than three. A necklace earns $375 in profit and a bracelet‚ $225. Formulate a linear programming model
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Mandatory Units Questions and Answers Outline the guidelines‚ procedures and codes of practice relevant to personal work? (1.1.1) Follow a set routine so you don’t make any mistakes. Confidentiality. Explain the purpose of planning work‚ and being accountable to others for own work? (1.1.2) Throughout the day I will always find out what job is the most important for me to do first and do my other work afterwards. Any delay in the important jobs could impact on someone else’s work e.g. (Every
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PTTLS Assignment 1.1 Roles ‚ Responsibilities and boundaries of a teacher Explain own role‚ responsibilities and boundaries of own roles as a teacher The main role of a tutor is to equip students with the information they require in a way all the students identify with to enable them to understand and complete the qualification/course. To do this the tutor has to identify needs‚ plan & design the course accordingly‚ deliver correctly‚ asses students to ensure comprehension and evaluate teaching
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FDI in retail will benefit consumer‚ create opportunities: US Washington‚ Dec 8‚ 2012 (IANS) The US government and corporate America alike have welcomed the Indian parliament’s approval of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail‚ saying it would spur investment in infrastructure and benefit the consumer. "We believe direct foreign investment in retail will grow markets in India as it has in China‚ Brazil‚ and many other developing economies‚" State Department spokesman Mark Toner
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The direct FDI impact in the short term from retail chains will be modest. If you look at the numbers -- as per [financial information services firm] CEIC Data -- FDI in 2008 was in the ballpark of US$35 billion and declined in 2009 and 2010. FDI in 2011 came in at around US$27 billion or so. So if we ask the question: Will international retail chains in the shorter term -- an 18-to-24 month horizon -- bring in US$8 billion to get back on track‚ the answer is probably not. Large retail chains
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proposition that there is endogeniety i.e.‚ bi-directional relationship between FDI and economic growth in Nigeria. Single and simultaneous equation systems are employed to examine if there is any sort of feed-back relationship between FDI and economic growth in Nigeria. The results obtained show that FDI and economic growth are jointly determined in Nigeria and there is positive feedback from FDI to growth and from growth to FDI. The overall policy implication of the result is that policies that attract
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ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER 16 QUESTIONS 16-1 The U.S. dollar. The primary reason for using the dollar was that it provided a relatively stable benchmark‚ and it was accepted universally for transactions. 16-2 Under the fixed exchange rate system‚ the fluctuations were limited to +1 percent and -1 percent. Under the floating exchange rate system‚ there are no agreed-upon limits. Currently‚ the 12 countries making up the EMU have their national currencies fixed to the euro; however‚ the
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