Chapter 5 – Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship – strategic thinking and risk-taking behaviour that results in the creation of new opportunities for individuals and/or organizations Entrepreneurs – risk-taking individuals who take actions to pursue opportunities and situations others may fail to recognize or may view problems Study Question 1: Entrepeneurs are… Franchise Outlet Small Retail shop (convenience store) Self-employed service business (hair dresser that cuts hair in basement) Innovate
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Manager Goes Native International Business Case Study Assignment Date: 23rd September‚ 2012 Name: Sana Submitted to: Sir Micheal Question 1: Define Ugandan cultural attributes that might affect operations of foreign companies there? * Nepotism (favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit) is the norm‚ and the government is considered one of the most corrupt in the world. * Paying extra for everything and because of such low GDP‚ people could get the work done on being paid
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mismanaged organizational stress? 5) Title VII is most relevant to the employment context because it __________on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin in all aspects of employment. A. prevents layoffs B. eliminates nepotism C. prohibits discrimination D. encourages advancement 6) Which of the following is NOT a major sub theory of discrimination within the disparate treatment theory? A. Cases that rely on direct evidence B. Cases that rely on circumstantial
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Organizational Behaviour What is organizational behaviour? * The attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. * How satisfied people are with their jobs‚ how committed they feel towards goals of the organization‚ how supportive jobs are of promoting women or minorities in management positions. * Includes the study of how events in the external environment affect organizations. Goals of OB * Predicting organizational behaviour
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The indiscipline among the students is on the increase. This is a fact borne out by daily happenings in schools and colleges. The newspapers are full of reports of unrest and indiscipline among students. It has become one of the serious problems being faced by the country. Students go on strikes‚ they resort to copying and cheating in the examination‚ insult their teachers and principals. They tear away pages from the library books or pictures from the magazines‚ write dirty things on walls etc.
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The downfall of Soviet Union can be connected to the Arms race between the two superpowers of the U.S and the USSR. The results from the arms race left too much unused waste material‚ such as the stockpile of nuclear warheads and costed both superpowers a hefty sum. The Soviets continued to invest too much currency into their government to keep up with the U.S. The Soviets had to increase effort to reach where they were before the escalation and the results to this upsurge were not pleasant. The
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Why Guanxi and Mianzi Play an Important Role in Chinese Business Culture Diana Yuan Zhang University of Houston-Victoria Abstract The paper discussed why guanxi and mianzi are the main factors that directly affect the business and politic side of China‚ and this is molded culturally for the past five thousand years. And how is this cultural influence becoming stronger than ever before. By contrasting and analyzing guanxi and mianzi‚ this research paper is intended to point out the differences
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Unit 2: Causes of Corruption Learning Objectives What causes corruption? After studying this unit‚ you should be able to: • Define good governance; • Provide some motivating factors for participating in corrupt behaviors; • Name and describe the pillars of good governance. Introduction The antithesis to corruption is good governance. The term governance alone refers to the way government carries out its work through decision-making and implementation. Good governance accomplishes the functions
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Chapter 1: Key concepts in business and professional ethics [Unit 1: Introduction to Business Ethics Unit 1: Introduction to Business Ethics Ethics and Values] * Values = what is good and desirable? * People do not share the same values * Values are influenced by……… Moral dilemmas…….. EXAMPLE A brilliant transplant surgeon has five patients‚ each in need of a different organ‚ each of whom will die without that organ. Unfortunately‚ there are no organs available to perform any of
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social networking sites in the Philippines can be traced in the Filipinos’ culture of “friends helping friends.” For Filipinos‚ their friends and who they know can become more valuable than money‚ especially when what they need can be achieved through nepotism‚ favoritism‚ and friendship among others. (Liao‚ Jerry‚ 2008). One example of these social networking site is Facebook. In facebook‚ a user is being notified on the latest updates and status of each his/her network of friends. Also‚ a user can
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