SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR MGT B399 Specimen Exam Paper B&A OUHK PART A Question 1 (a) Describe the role of organizational control and organizational culture play in strategy implementation. (20 marks) Organizational controls guide the use of strategy‚ indicate how to compare actual and expected results‚ and suggest actions to take to improve performance when it falls below expectations. When properly matched with the strategy for which they were intended‚ structure and controls can be a competitive
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Econ 8069: Business Economics 2013 Tutorial week 7 reference for answers Question 1 Suppose the weekly inverse demand for a certain good is given by P = 10 - Q‚ and the weekly inverse supply of the good is given by the equation P = 1 + 0.5Q‚ where P is the price in dollars and Q is the quantity demanded and supplied per week. Suppose that each unit of consumption of this particular good generates $3 of external benefit to the society. a) Graph the private demand curve‚ the social demand curve
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CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL Constructive dismissal is where an employee resigns with or without a notice or leaves employment due to unfair pressure‚ unreasonable instruction or unbearable conduct on the part of the employer. Constructive dismissal is treated the same as other kinds of dismissals‚ and the employee is entitled to relief in terms of the LRA. WHEN DOES CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL HAPPEN The LRA states that constructive dismissals are usually the forced
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Definition of ethics in Islamic perspectives According to (Loeb 1971) the word “ethics” originates from the Greek word “ethos”‚ which means “character‚ spirit and attitude of a group of people or culture”. Based on the Oxford Dictionary‚ ethics can be defined as a system of moral principles (rule of conduct) by which human actions may be judged as good or bad. Ethics deals with those standards that prescribe what man out to do. It also addresses virtues‚ duties‚ and attitudes of the individual and
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR This test looks at individual behavior within an organizational setting. It examines the relationship of an individual’s personality‚ perceptions‚ motivation with the tasks assigned; groups interacted with‚ management and the dynamics of the organization. Topics include: historical roots of organizational behavior; individual differences; motivation and reinforcement; work stress; job design; group dynamics; leadership‚ power and politics; careers; performance appraisal;
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Full name; Nyaradzo Dzimba Registration Number; R141237R Level; 1 Semester 1 Programme; Law Module; LB101 (Introdution to Law) Lecturer; Ms Chakauya Assignment Number; 1 Assignment Title; what is Law? Year; 2014 Due Date; 07/03/14 WHAT IS LAW? There is no universally correct definition of what law is but law in one way can be broken down into three particular components‚ a system of rules and regulations‚ in a society enforced by the state. The state which has a sovereign authority
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As a white working class female living in Canada‚ I have a culture that‚ although has unique traditions‚ is largely similar to the stereotype of “North American Culture.” My race would be considered Caucasian as I fit the generic physical traits associated with that race. Culture and race have different meanings and implications and therefore affect people in different ways. Culture is a collection of beliefs‚ traditions‚ arts‚ and other works associated with a group of people. Race is a group of
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The North African Campaigns took place in the North African desert between 1940 and 1943. North Africa is a region that includes Algeria‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Morocco‚ Sudan‚ Tunisia‚ and the Western Sahara. The North African Campaigns were fought for two main reasons. The first reason was the Suez Canal. The canal was extremely important when it came to controlling the Middle East. The second reason was the Middle Eastern oil resources. Egypt was especially important because of its location; it sat at
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North Korea is facing its seventh year of food shortages arising from weather-related problems. A famine killed tens of thousand of people in 1996-97. (Washington Times; December 8‚ 2000; Thomas Wagner‚ Associated Press) Thousands crossed the border into China looking for food. (Washington Post; July 23‚ 2001;Pg. 16; John Pomfret‚ Washington Post Foreign Service) A large percentage of the population remains susceptible to malnutrition and their living conditions continue to worsen as energy shortages
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The North American Sycamore Tree Thomas E. Skeels ENG121 Instructor: Ms. Laloni July 28th 2013 What can grow one hundred sixty seven feet tall with a diameter of thirteen feet‚ and can be found in the North America‚ Europe‚ and the Middle East? The Sycamore tree. However I will discuss the North American Sycamore species. It is a big and hardy tree with big strong curvy branches‚ broad top‚ with big ovate shaped leaves. The Platanus occidentalis‚ also known as American Sycamore‚ is one of
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