Free-Response Questions from Past AP Exams 1999: 1. Is Congress effective in exercising legislative oversight of the federal bureaucracy? Support your answer by doing ONE of the following: a. Explain two specific methods Congress uses to exercise effective oversight of the federal bureaucracy. OR b. Give two specific explanations for the failure of Congress to exercise effective oversight of the federal bureaucracy. 2000: 1. The Constitution was an attempt to address problems of decentralization
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There are 3 questions on this exam. You have 2 hours to complete it. Please do your own work. 1. The number 124 has the property that it is the smallest number whose first three multiples contain the digit 2. Observe that 124*1 = 124‚ 124*2 = 248‚ 124*3 = 372 and that 124‚ 248 and 372 each contain the digit 2. It is possible to generalize this property to be the smallest number whose first n multiples each contain the digit 2. Write a function named smallest(n) that returns the smallest number
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INTRODUCTION Employee Relations can be explained asset of activities concerned with maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity‚ motivation‚ and morale. Essentially‚ Employee Relations is concerned with preventing and resolving problems involving individuals which arise due to work related or non work related issues. As we look back towards the history it is obvious that various sorts of industrial related conflicts take place within or outside the
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Past Year Questions OPM 530 COMPILATION OF PAST YEAR QUESTIONS OPM 530 – INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT JAN 2012 – OCTOBER 2006 CHAPTER 1- Introduction to Operations Management and Productivity JUN2012 a) Define productivity and elaborate on any four (4) importance of productivity to an organization. (10 marks) b) Discuss any five (5) challenged faced by today’s operations managers (10 marks) APR 2011 a) Define operations management with the aid of appropriate diagram. b) Discuss any
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Impact of Technology on Employee Relations January 19‚ 2012 [pic] Fig 1. Technology affects Structure affects Employee Relations 1. How Technology impacts organization structure? Employee relations involve multiple layers of communication‚ from employer-employee relations to interactions among the workforce itself. To understand the effect of technology on employee relations we have to understand how the structure of an organization changes with the type of technology being used
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This assignment analyzes the management of employee relations at Starbucks UK. The beginning introduces the company as a whole‚ yet the information on its employee approach is only applicable to Starbucks in the UK‚ as employee approach varies in different countries‚ due to different legislation and cultural issues. The following paragraphs break down the management approach and style as well as the internal communication of the company. 1. The Company 1.1 An overview When people are asked
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Employer-Employee Relations Quiz Name MGT 434/ Employment Law Date Instructor Employer-Employee Relations Quiz The Company of Little Lamb hired Mary as a programmer for a special project. There was a contract for that specific project‚ and near completion. However‚ the company was still in need of her services. So‚ they asked Mary to continue working with the company until the project was finished. There was no mention of any contract made; however‚ the supervisor of the company began
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STANDARDS BOOKLET FOR BUSINESS STUDIES om .c s er GCE Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level Business Studies 9707 CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 1 Questions and Responses 3 Appendix 1 Question paper 9707/1 and Mark Scheme 41 Appendix 2 Question paper 9707/2 and Mark Scheme 47 Appendix 3 Question paper 9707/3 and Mark Scheme 55 INTRODUCTION The AS/A level (9707) Business Studies examination papers are based on the assessment objectives as described in
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Prelim Past questions – Chemical Earth. 1. What is the systematic name for a compound with the formula Cu2SO4? (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. In which compound do all atoms have the same electronic configuration? (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. Copper sulfide Copper (I) sulfate Copper (II) sulfate Copper disulfate LiF NaCl MgF2 NCl3 Identify the property which decreases across each row of the Periodic Table. (A) (B) (C) (D) Melting point Ionisation energy Valency Atomic radius
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Employer-Employee Relations Quiz Mary initially started with the Little Lamb Company as a programmer with an employment contract. When her initial project neared completion‚ a new need for her services arises and the company asks Mary to continue with the new project and use the company’s work schedule‚ material and equipment. After two years‚ the company terminates Mary’s employment for budget reasons and when the need for a programmer arises again‚ the supervisor chooses to hire his equally
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