In my opinion‚ the model of the large-scale ‘managerial enterprise’ as put forward by the famous business historian Alfred Chandler has not been followed completely by all of the world’s leading economies. This essay will therefore be structured as follows: first I will briefly explain Chandler’s theory of the large-scale managerial enterprise‚ putting it into context of time and place and pointing out the major flaws of his theory. Then‚ I will attempt to justify my opinion by using the Japanese
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incurred in one year are always meaningful in the following year. 2. Which of the following is a product cost? A. Glass in an automobile. B. Advertising. C. The salary of the vice president-finance. D. Rent on a factory. E. Both "A" and "D." 3. The accounting records of Georgia Company revealed the following costs: direct materials used‚ $250‚000; direct labor‚ $425‚000; manufacturing overhead‚ $375‚000; and selling and administrative expenses‚ $220‚000. Georgia’s product costs total: A. $1‚050‚000.
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Cost drivers‚ as propounded by Porter (1985) are the structural causes of the cost of an activity in the value chain. They determine the behaviour and level of costs within an activity. A cost driver can be completely‚ partly or not at all under the control of a firm. It is therefore important for a manager to understand these factors because according to the Neo-classical model of the firm‚ the firm’s objective is to maximise profit by producing a given level of output at the minimum cost level
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Name: Solution Mid-term Quiz #2 (15 marks) - ADMS 2510 F – School of Administrative Studies Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies‚ York University 90 minutes‚ 4 to 5:30 pm‚ October 28‚ 2012 Note‚ this is a closed book examination. Use only simple calculators; smart calculators‚ smart phones and cell phones cannot be used. There are three questions. Good luck. I-way Inc. has just organized a new division to manufacture and sell specially designed kitchen tables‚ using
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Term Paper Managerial Success Productivity is the essence of any work environment. Despite the type or arena of employment; workers produce something whether it is an object or an intangible item. Many occupational tasks are manual‚ clerical‚ or intellectual. Despite which type of task; a manager is responsible for the product‚ which is a large responsibility. Such responsibility necessitates skills such as goal setting‚ planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling. These four skills dictate the
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Raymond Castillo Managerial Communications (Man-373-OL009) Written Assignment 1 Hynes introduces a calculated approach to managerial communication by dissecting it into three separate‚ yet mutually dependent functions. Hynes believes that with these approaches‚ management and employees alike can learn to adapt to one another to create an effective work force. The first layer is based on the idea that an employer and his employees can create a positive work atmosphere with the communication climate
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MBA 5600 Managerial Economics Assignment #1 1. What impact will the prospect of deprivatization have on investment by managers of privatized firms? The impact will be: - Loosing corporate focus; - Missing planned CEO turnover; - Affecting planned managerial objects and strategic efficiency Obviously‚ normal managers invest in long-term projects‚ products and services‚ deprivatization may come up with a different strategy that not aligned with corporate goals and its profit will probably
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Assignment #1 1. Define scarcity and opportunity cost. What role d these concepts play in the making of management decisions? Scarcity is a condition that exists when resources are limited relative to the demand for their use. Another way of describing this condition is to state that scarcity exists when resources are not available in unlimited amounts. When resources are available in unlimited amounts‚ economists consider them to be “free” goods. Because of the scarcity of resources‚ choices
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current market price of these bonds? $928.39 Calculator solution: Input: N = 12‚ I = 9‚ PMT = 80‚ FV = 1000‚ Solve for PV = $928.39 (5–2) Yield to Maturity for Annual Payments Wilson Wonders’s bonds have 12 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually‚ the bonds have a $1‚000 par value‚ and the coupon interest rate is 10%. The bonds sell at a price of $850. What is their yield to maturity? .12475 or 12.48% Calculator solution: Input N = 12‚ PV = -850‚ PMT = 100‚ FV = 1000‚ and solve
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Managerial Roles Managers must wear many different hats in formulating and implementing task activities related to their positions. In an attempt to understand the diversity of hats managers must wear‚ Henry Mintzberg examined managerial activities on a daily basis. His study enabled him to identify ten different but‚ coordinated sets of behavior‚ or roles‚ that manager assume. These ten roles can be separated into three general groupings: interpersonal roles‚ informational roles‚ and decisional
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