Question: Explain why it’s important for most senior managers to have a sound knowledge of cost behaviour ie fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ semi-variable costs and sunk costs. Answer: Understanding cost behaviour helps manager in anticipation of changes in cost when there is a change in their activities like production‚ sales‚ inventory pile up etc. It provides good assistance in planning‚ cost management and decision making. A number of behaviour patterns exist ranging from fixed to variable
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ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR What is organisational behaviour? The study of human behaviour‚ attitudes and performance within an organisational setting; drawing on theory‚ methods and principles from such disciplines as psychology‚ sociology and cultural anthropology to learn about individual‚ groups and processes. Three different OB perspectives Macro-perspective; the big picture Micro-perspective; the smaller units Meso-perspective; integration and movement between macro and micros Three levels
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Cognitive Intelligence (CI) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) are considered to be important individual differences in the field of organisational behaviour and there is a lot of research to support this statement. This essay will critically evaluate both concepts and discuss how cognitive ability and EI are applied in modern organisations. It is clear that CI and EI both have very different roles in the modern organisation and they assist in the prediction of success in both personal and professional
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`challenging behaviour’ is now more commonly used and has replaced previous terms such as ‘problem behaviour’ or ‘behaviour disorder’. The reasoning is that it reflects a view that the problem is not a property of the behaving person but emerges from how the behaviour is perceived‚ managed and tolerated by other people. The intensity of the challenge depends not only on the nature of the behaviour but also on the skills of the carers and others in their abilities to respond to the behaviour with a view
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Organisational Behaviour | Investigating People and Leadership Within the Workplace 22/11/11 | The term organisational behaviour (OB) is linguistic shorthand for the activities and interactions of people in organisations. Jack Wood (1995) notes that Fritz Roethlisberger first used the term ‘organisational behaviour’ in the late 1950s‚ because it suggested a broader range than human relations. “Organisational behaviour is the study of the structure‚ functioning and performance of organisations
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Buyer Behaviour: The Consumer Decision-Making Process & Purchasing a Car Table of Contents Buyer Behaviour: The Consumer Decision-Making Process & Purchasing a Car 1 Introduction 2 The Characteristics that Affect Consumer Behaviour 2 The Types of Consumer Buying Decisions 3 The Components of the Decision-Making Process 3 Marketing Recommendations 4 Conclusion 4 References 5 The End 6 Name: Shahmeer Haq Student ID: HASHC2B Module Code: BUS210 Lecturer Name: David
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Why is it Important to Stay Hydrated? 5% drop in water level can cause up to 30% loss of energy in a body. So‚ are you drinking enough water to stay hydrated? The minimum water requirement of a human body is 1 to 1.5 litres every day. Our bones are composed of more than 20% water. Maximum body parts need water for some or the other process. If the body does not get enough water as it requires‚ it becomes dehydrated and causes a lot of issues. We will see the importance of staying hydrated: 1. Improves
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requirements Social acceptance Self esteem Need for cognition Creativity and aesthetic drives Self actualization Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and voluntary simplicity (I) An application to the voluntary simplicity phenomenon Voluntary simplicity means choosing to limit material consumption in order to free one’s resources‚ primarily money and time‚ to seek satisfaction through nonmaterial aspects of life (Etzioni‚ 1998; Shaw & Newholm‚ 2002). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and voluntary simplicity
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Outline Topic: Explain why parents are sometimes strict. Thesis Statement: Parents are sometimes strict to discipline their children‚ to set out strict rules to get the best from their children and to put responsibilities on their shoulders Introductory Paragraph: The ABCD Parenting Young Adolescents (2009 – 2014) stated‚ “Parents are sometimes strict to discipline their children so the they can earn respect from the‚ parents also wants them to think more positively‚ above all‚ to gain a strong
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Introduction Prosocial behaviour is described as a voluntary behaviour in order to benefit someone else (Eisenberg & Fabes‚ 1998). This prosocial behaviour such as sharing‚ helping‚ sympathy and empathy form an important part of the social interactions between individuals and groups and has thus been studied in terms of where these behaviours come from. To illustrate Eisenberg and Fabes ’ quote (1998‚ pg 742) that prosocial behaviour is an outcome of a combination of many factors‚ five different
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