ASIAN CASE RESEARCH JOURNAL‚ VOL. 9‚ ISSUE 2‚ 283–297 (2005) ACRJ Autobiography of a Manager This case was prepared by Doctoral scholar C. Vijayalakshmi‚ Prof. Satish K. Kalra and Prof. Rajen K. Gupta as a basis for classroom discussion rather than to illustrate effective or ineffective handling of an administration or business situation. Please address all correspondence to: Dr Vijayalakshmi C.‚ Doctoral scholar (OB)‚ Management Development Institute‚ Mehrauli Road‚ Sukhrali‚ Gurgaon – 122001
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An ethnic group is a social category who shares a common culture‚ such as common language‚ a common religion‚ or common norms‚ customs‚ practices and history. Britain is described as a multicultural (existence of two or more distinctive ethnic groups within one society) country due to the integration of a mass of ethnic minority groups. Johal’s (1998) findings show that second and third generation British-Asians have a dual identity. He found that Asian youth was adopting a “white mask” in order
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SUPPLY supply curve - in economics‚ graphic representation of the relationship between product priceand quantity of product that a seller is willing and able to supply. Product price is measured on the vertical axis of the graph and quantity of product supplied on the horizontal axis. In most cases‚ the supply curve is drawn as a slope rising upward from left to right‚ since product price and quantity supplied are directly related (i.e.‚ as the price of a commodity increases in the market‚ the
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MEANING OF MANAGERIAL ECONMICS (M.E) Managerial economics/applied microeconomics can be defined as the use of economic analysis to make business decisions involving the best use of organizations scarce resources/the application of economic theory and the tools of analysis of decision science to examine how an organization can achieve her objectives most efficiently. M.E may also be defined as the study of economic theories‚ logic and methodology‚ which are generally applied to seek solutions
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review of the current structure of Walmart. An updated organizational chart was completed. As a team we revisited what the founder of Walmart Sam Walton set out to achieve. The belief that true leadership depend on willing service was the code on which Walmart was built (Walmart‚ 2014). Sam Walton was determined to lower the cost of living for everyone (Walmart‚ 2014). Armed with this information our team also conducted a SWOT analysis. The strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and strengths were
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Problem One Cost Concepts and Cost Flow (8 points) The following information is from MM wooden bed Co. for September: Wood used in production Carpenters salary Factory supervisors salary Factory security guard and janitor salary Sales persons salary CEO and CFO salary Advertisement expense Depreciation of factory equipment Factory utilities Oil and lubricants for factory equipment‚ and other miscellaneous materials used in production Wood inventory‚ Sept. 1 Work-in-process inventory
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Evaluating Concepts-Based vs. Rules-Based Approaches to Standard Setting INTRODUCTION In its new project on Codification and Simplification‚ the FASB indicates its intent to evaluate the feasibility of issuing concepts-based standards rather than issuing detailed‚ rule-based standards with exceptions and alternatives.[ 1] Related to this project‚ members of the FASB board and staff asked the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the American Accounting Association (hereafter‚ the Committee)
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting For this case assignment I am to explain the responsibilities of the management accountant for security and financial integrity in an organization. I will also explain the relationship between management accountants and financial accounts and if I foresee an expanding role for management accounting in organizations. Management accountants work within a specific company. They perform many different tasks to ensure their company’s financial security by handling
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training employees is the ‘Kolb’s Learning Theory’. He believes‚ “Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” (Kolb‚ A. 1984:38). There are basically four types of learners: assimilators- learn with basic concepts; convergers- grasp practical application of the concept; accommodators- understand by experiences performed; and divergers- both observing and practically applying it. Having the knowledge of an individual’s learning style‚ can aid a trainer
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WHAT DO MANAGERS DO? A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE COLIN P. HALES Department of Management Studies for Tourism and Hotel Industries‚ University of Surrey INTRODUCTION IN this article‚ I consider the extent to which the question ’What do managers do? ’ has been satisfactorily answered by published empirical studies of mana- gerial work and behaviour. Two aspects of this enterprise require justification: the pertinence of the question posed and the need
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