Solutions to Exam 1 1. (Chapter 1‚ slides‚ Q3) Suppose there are two investments.The expected returns from the investments are 10% and 15%‚ the standard deviation of the returns are 16% and 24%‚ and the correlation between returns is 0.2.Let w1 be the proportion of wealth put into the first investment. (a). Calculate the expected return and the standard deviation for portfolio w1=0‚0.2‚0.4‚0.6. (b). Draw a picture of these risk and returns for w1. (c). What is it called? (d). Draw the picture of
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History and Research Methods 1. Be able to discuss the various levels of OB study (micro‚ macro‚ etc) and the social sciences used to study these various levels of OB. Levels of OB: Major topics (independent variables) in organization behavior Organizational‚ environmental level (Macro OB): Culture; Structure; Change‚ Development; Communication Interpersonal level (Meso OB): Groups; Decision-making; Leadership; Conflict; Power‚ Politics Individual level (Micro OB): Individual
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* organizational design - Organizational design involves the arrangement of work tasks based on the interaction of people‚ technology‚ and the tasks to be performed in the context of the mission‚ goals‚ and strategic plan of the organization. HRM activities such as human resources planning‚ job and work analysis‚ organizational restructuring‚ job design‚ team building‚ * international business - all business transactions that involve two or more countries. P.5 * multinational company -
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Questions: 1. Taking your information from Katherine Benton-Cohen’s book‚ Borderline Americans‚ write an essay on how the term “American” became synonymous with “white” in Cochise County during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Start by discussing the nature of relations between Mexicans and whites in the different sections of the county during the 19th century. How did relations change over time and what factors led to those changes? In answering these questions‚ you
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MID-TERM EXAM 1. Do you think most American believe in the ideas of Hobbes or Locke? What institutions or laws in this country back up your choice? I think most American believe in the ideas of Locke. In fact‚ the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson back up my choice. The American vision of natural rights and individual sovereignty was written on the basis of Locke’s ideas. The main point is Locke believes that man is basically good‚ but society makes him evil. Locke therefore
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Chapter 12 Managing Knowledge in the Digital Firm 12-1 Chapter 12 Managing Knowledge in the Digital Firm Multiple Choice Questions 1. Expertise and experience of organizational members that has not been formally documented best describes: a. b. c. d. wisdom. information. data. tacit knowledge. 2. Knowledge that resides in the minds of employees that has not been documented is called: a. b. c. d. tacit knowledge. organizational memory. standard operating procedures. corporate culture
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CBT: When you know better‚ you do better! Chaos: If you run your life controlled by your feelings. Feelings 1st —Behavior 2nd —Belief 3rd ---Thoughts 4th Effective Living: Run your life controlling your thoughts. Thoughts 1st ---Belief 2nd ---Behavior 3rd ---Feelings 4th BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT Take medication as prescribed (if you are) Have a reinforcement team member(s) Balanced eating Regular sleeping Regular exercise Take care of physical health Avoid substance abuse
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1. Which was a fundamental problem with behaviorism? a. Not all learning comes from direct rewards b. Operant conditioning was not a valid form of learning c. Behaviorist methods were subjective d. None of the above 2. Which learning mechanism is based on rewarding and punishing voluntary behavior? a. Classical Conditioning b. Constructivism c. Rehearsal d. Operant conditioning 3. Which psychological theory maintains that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts? a. Associationism
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HOLY TRINITY COLLEGE OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY Writing Across the Discipline- Midterm Exam |Instructress: Ms. Catherine Linobo |16th of July 2014 Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer to each question. Write all answers to the test booklet. 1. A repeated pattern of behaviour. A. Myth B. Ritual C. Writing D. Freewriting E. Journal 2. A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon. A. Myth B. Ritual C. Writing D. Freewriting E. Journal
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2012 Sping Midterm Practice Questions (During the review session‚ I was confused on the question 18. The answer is mother and daughters. Sorry for the confusion.) 1. | The fact that sexual identities have only recently emerged as a concept suggests that: | A) | this is a phenomenon not worthy of study. | B) | they are socially constructed. | C) | we need to base everything on biology. | D) | this is a new phenomenon. | 2. | In sociological terms‚ gender is considered a __________
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