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Define the concept of management. Describe the major functions of the management process and why they are important. Describe the roles of the manager as outlined by Mintzberg.
1. Describe the five major factors that have influenced the evolution of management thought. Identify the five major perspectives of management thought.
2. Describe the major behavioral perspective contributions of Follett, Mayo, McGregor, and Barnard.
3. Define the concept of corporate social responsibility. What are the two premises advanced by Bowen in his original definition of social responsibility?
4. Define strategic management. Describe the process of strategic management. How are the four stages of the process interrelated? Describe the three grand strategies discussed, as well as the generic strategies. Explain how an organization can establish a competitive advantage.
5. Describe the managerial function of planning, explaining what it is and why managers should plan. What are the advantages and disadvantages associated with top-down and bottom-up planning?
6. Describe the nature of the decision-making process and list each of its seven steps. Define Rational-economic model and Behavioral model in decision.
7. Explain the concept of organizing for effectiveness and efficiency. Give three examples of corporations who have achieved a competitive advantage through effectiveness and efficiency and explain why. Define effectiveness, efficiency, delegating and job design.
8. The competitive pressures of today's business climate (such as stronger global competition, advancing technology, greater demands from consumers) have forced many firms to reconsider how they might operate more effectively and more efficiently. Identify and research at least three organizations that have responded to such pressures by reassessing and adjusting their organizational system. Have their efforts been effective?
9. What is culture? How does culture affect change within organizations?
10. Define Leadership. What are the three primary approaches to leadership? There are 7 types of Power that we have learned about in class. Define them and give an example of each.
11. What is the difference between Transformational Leadership and Situational Leadership? How does the leader within the organization build teams, motivate workers and empower individuals? Give specific theories, examples.
12. What is motivation? Identify and explain two Motivational Theories. Using the 2 theories, give a "real world" example of how these theories can be used to motivate individuals in the workplace.
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Explain what is the volume of the balloon
: A water balloon with a volume of 260.0 L has launched at 20 degrees celcius at sea level where the atmospphereic pressure is 1.00 atm.
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Explain what causes movements along the curve
: discuss the differences between the microeconomic definitions of supply and demand and the macroeconomic differences of aggregate supply and demand. Discuss what determines supply and demand and aggregate supply and aggregate demand.
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Explain the internuclear distance in nacl
: For exemple, the internuclear distance in NaCl(g) is 2.3606 angstrom, whereas in NaCl(s) the shortest Na-Cl distance is 2.814 angstrom
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Depict the structure of phenylethyla amine
: Draw the structure of phenylethyla amine and tell me what the CH3 and CH2 patterns in the HNMR
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Define the concept of management
: Define the concept of management. Describe the major functions of the management process and why they are important. Describe the roles of the manager as outlined by Mintzberg.
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What marketing research did vivian callaway execute
: (a) What marketing research did Vivian Callaway execute (b) What were the critical questions that she sought research and expert advice to get answers to (c) How did this affect the products marketing mix price, promotion, packaging, and distributi..
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State the delta h of neutralization for the reaction of hcl
: The following data were obtained when measuring the delta H of neutralization for the reaction of HCl with NaOH.
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The furnace exhaust leaves the furnace at what temprature
: A mixture of propane and butane is fed into a furnace where it is mixed with air. The furnace exhaust leaves the furnace at 337°C, 786.0 mmHg and contains only N2, O2, CO2, and H2O
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State what is the change in internal energy of the system
: What is the change in internal energy of the system, delta U. The force of gravity on a mass m is mg, where g is the constant acceleration of gravity (g=9.80 m/s^2).
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