Structured Homework Assignment set (1) Chapter 1‚ Problem & Application section‚ Questions 3‚ 5‚ 6 & 7. QUESTION 3 You were planning to spend Saturday working at your part-time job‚ but a friend asks you to go skiing. What is the true cost of going skiing? Now suppose you had been planning to spend the day studying at the library. What is the cost of going skiing in this case? Explain. QUESTION 5 The company that you manage has invested $5 million in developing a new product‚ but the development
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examined because of the volatile nature of the world at large. “On any given day in the complex world of threat analysis‚ people and groups make all kinds of clams. It isn’t as if terrorist are holding a press conference for the world’s media to ask questions.” (Brian Klien‚ www.cnn.com) With the over examination of any attack it is a benefit to find out all the fact before classifying because of the stigma that the words terrorism and terrorist have attached to them. In this case with the location
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Unit 1 – Key principles of management and leadership Activity 1 a) Though the two terms seem similar on the surface‚ in reality they are quite different. A great manager does not necessarily make a great leader‚ and a great leader does not necessarily make a great manager. Management controls or directs people/resources in a group according to principles or values that have already been established. Leadership is setting a new direction or vision for a group that they follow‚ i.e.: a leader
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HRM Incident 1: A Matter of Priorities An interview aims to gather information about an applicant‚ present a realistic description of the position‚ ensure a fair selection process‚ establish adequate records in the event that the hiring decision must be justified‚ and determine whether the candidate would succeed in the position. While the resume may give a basic outline of an applicant’s knowledge‚ skills and experience‚ the interview allows you to get more detailed information as to whether this
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1. Division of Labour This principle states that work can be performed more efficiently and productively if it is divided into smaller elements and assigning these specific elements to specific workers. This is similar to one best way of doing job as in scientific management and job specialisation in Bureaucracy. Each employee or a group of employee performs a specific task. Division of labour according to job specialisation is the main function. 2. Authority Authority is the given power (
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business environment‚ organizations are changing and the role of managers within the organizations is going to be different than what it was a couple of decades ago. One cannot help but wonder whether the elements and principles of management identified by the father of management theory‚ Henri Fayol is still applicable after all this while. Henri Fayol was born in 1841 and he graduated as a mining engineer in 1860 from the National School of Mines at St. Etienne. Following that‚ he took up a position
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uk/subjects/recruitmen/selectn/selnintvg.htm?IsSrchRes=1 ［Accessed 28th June 2010］ Foot‚ M. and Hook‚ C. (2005) Introducing Human Resource Management. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. Huberman‚ B. (2009) ［Online］Lack Of Interview Training For Employers Could Lead To Risk Of Discrimination Available at: http://www.xperthr.co.uk/blogs/employment-intelligence/2009/07/lack-of-interview-training-for.html ［Accessed 28th June 2010］ Hr-guide (2010) ［Online］HR Guide to the Internet: Personnel Selection: Methods: Personnel
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IIBM Institute of business Management Semester – 1 Principle and Practice of management Answer Sheet Section ‘A’ - Part One: 1. A plan is a trap laid to capture the FUTURE. 2. STAFFING is the function of employing suitable person for the enterprise. 3. DEPARTMENTATION means “ group of activities & employees into department”. 4. ACCEPTANCE THEORY states that authority is the power that is accepted by others. 5
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True / False Questions 1. Efficiency means doing the right things to create the most value for the company. FALSE 2. Effectiveness means doing the right things to create the most value for the company. TRUE 3. A doctor completes a surgical procedure on a patient without error. The patient dies anyway. In operations management terms‚ we could refer to this doctor as being efficient but not effective. TRUE 4. A worker can be efficient without being effective. TRUE 5. Trying to maximize
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Follow the link below http://www.tutorialsguider.com/downloads/acc-551-midterm-exam-solution/ ACC 551 Midterm Exam Solution 1. Question :(TCO C) Under current accounting practice‚ intangible assets are classified as 2. Question :(TCO C) Which of the following intangible assets should not be amortized? 3. Question :(TCO C) The intangible asset goodwill may be 4. Question :(TCO C) ELO Corporation purchased a patent for $90‚000 on September 1‚ 2008. It had a useful life of ten years. On January 1
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