Explain how would Nike manage their inventory and whether an adaptation of the Economic order quantity model would be useful for them.

In 1943 Abraham Maslow proposed that individuals have five basic needs, arranged in a hierarchy from lowest to highest they are physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization. David McClelland focused on a needs-based theory which proposed that individuals have three basic needs: the need for achievement, the need for affiliation, and the need for power. The needs described in both these theories are often used by managers during the motivation and goal-setting process with employees.

1. Why do you believe it is important to understand the needs of your employees? How will this benefit the organization?
2. As a manager what are the basic needs that could be fulfilled by the organization if the Maslow theory is used? What are the needs that fall in line with the McClelland theory?
3. How can the needs listed be turned into motivation to help the employee succeed?

As a Manager in a foreign subsidiary, how can you reconcile local expectations of questionable payments with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? What is your stance on the problem of "payoffs?" How does the degree of law enforcement in a particular country affect ethical behaviors in business? Explain your answer.

A colleague of yours is struggling to handle change requests throughout their project life cycle, and now his project is falling apart. He has come to you for advice on best practices.

• Share with your colleague why managing change requests is critical to the project’s success.
• Discuss the most effective process for handling change requests, including how different technologies can be utilized.

Human Resources performs many functions in an organization.A primary responsibility is assisting leaders and managers in recruiting and selecting future employees.While seemingly a straight forward task,'s, assessing a candidate's relevant skills,abilities,personality and intelligences, is fraught with challenges.Among these is the ability to accurately identify the candidate's job fit while minimizing the candidate's and interviewer's biases.What can HR professionals and managers do in order to limit the number of incorrect hires(false positives) and failing to hire the right candidates(false negatives).

How Can Decision-Making Process be applied To any organization that you think of. Discuss with practical examples. Follow all steps of decision making process from top to bottom.

It Should include.

Executive summary
Introduction
Analysis
Conclusion & Recommendations

Word limit is 5000 (words)

QUESTION 32

1. Organizations with a diverse workforce are most likely to _____ when compared to less diverse organizations.

   	a.	have higher levels of productivity
   	b.	have higher levels of turnover
   	c.	have higher levels of absenteeism
   	d.	foster fewer conflicts
   	e.	have a lack of understanding of different market segments

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QUESTION 33

1. In the context of the job characteristics approach, skill variety refers to the

   	a.	extent to which a worker does a complete or identifiable portion of the total job.
   	b.	perceived importance of a task.
   	c.	number of things a person does in a job.
   	d.	extent to which a worker knows how well the job is being performed.
   	e.	degree of control a worker has over how the work is performed.

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QUESTION 34

1. Which of the following is an example of dysfunctional behavior?

   	a.	Agreeableness
   	b.	Extraversion
   	c.	Cognitive dissonance
   	d.	Organizational citizenship ​
   	e.	Racial harassment

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QUESTION 35

1. A school has a policy that it will never higher pregnant women as teachers. This scenario illustrates

   	a.	confirmatory bias.
   	b.	workforce diversity.
   	c.	a direct form of discrimination.
   	d.	source monitoring error.
   	e.	affirmative action.

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QUESTION 36

1. _____ thinking is a skill that allows people to see differences among situations, phenomena, or events.

   	a.	Differentiated
   	b.	Divergent
   	c.	Creative
   	d.	Cognitive
   	e.	Convergent

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QUESTION 37

1. Creating different teams for finance, production, and marketing is consistent with _____ departmentalization.

   	a.	location
   	b.	product
   	c.	functional
   	d.	sequential
   	e.	customer

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QUESTION 38

1. According to the job characteristics approach, increasing the presence of the five dimensions it identifies will lead to all of the following EXCEPT

   	a.	higher-quality performance.
   	b.	higher turnover.
   	c.	higher motivation.
   	d.	lower absenteeism.
   	e.	higher satisfaction.

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QUESTION 39

1. _____ is a person’s beliefs about his or her capabilities to perform a task.

   	a.	Risk propensity
   	b.	Self-efficacy
   	c.	Authoritarianism
   	d.	Locus of control
   	e.	Openness.

Positive outcomes are not always an end result for collaborations. Collaborations might be set on two-legged outcomes from the start. Accordingly, setting aims is not enough by itself. Managing aims is regarded as essential for better collaborative results. In the context of a local organizational collaboration of your choice, discuss the importance of managing aims and how the presence of some elements might generate negative episodes that a collaboration can face. Support your discussion with examples.600 words

Question 1 (50 Marks

) All successful collaborations aim to achieve collaborative advantage. This, however, is not easily realised. Based on the course material, and using examples from your professional or personal life:

• Discuss the bases for achieving collaborative advantage;

• Discuss the types of goals that need to be set to achieve collaboration aims;

• Outline when these goals might lead to collaborative inertia and identify which might lead to harmful outcomes. 600 words

2. CEO committment is the highest weighted area of the four evaluated to select the DiversityInc top fifty companies for diversity. Leadership and governance is one of the four dimensions assessed in the Institute of Diversity in Health Management benchmarking survey. Using research findings, testimonies from experts, and logical argument, explain why leadership is key.

Ranked in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, L.L. Bean’s dedication to customers through offerings like lifetime warranties and free shipping is reflected in its internal culture. The 103-year-old retail company with a focus on outdoor apparel has a low turnover rate of just 3%, and employees enjoy rewards like discounted gym memberships, employee discounts, paid time off for volunteering and even college tuition reimbursement. Those aren’t the only benefits of working at L.L. Bean, though. The company sponsors excursions like kayaking and camping for the whole team, and employees can even borrow outdoor gear and take advantage of camping around Rangeley Lake, where HQ is based, with their families. Management - wise, L.L. Bean takes care of the team by having regular one - on - one meetings with employees to discuss career development and offering regular classes and workshops. Their “Bean’s Best” program praises teammates who go the extra mile with an annual celebration, and teammates acknowledge one another through peer recognition programs. Why we love it: As L.L. Bean wrote in its culture deck, “Every employee is the most important ever in this company.” That’s a great mindset to have, which is why it ranks first amongst our organizational culture.

1.Provide three examples why the case above represents good organization behavior.

2.Provide three examples why the employee - based structure is attractive.

3.Provide three examples why the case above represents a good structure to manage people.

1) List the five factors that magnify the need for training.

2) Explain the potential benefits of training (Minimum 5 with detailed explanation for each)

3) Describe how to evaluate a training program before purchasing it.

4) How can ISO 9000 registration be useful to a total quality implementation?

5) List the implementation preparation steps that follow after the vision statement and broad objectives have been developed.

Under basic electrical engineering, discuss and make summary on electrical lighting and heating requirements. The report should be A4 size.

You are the manager of a local bank where three tellers provide services to customers. On​ average, each teller takes three minutes to serve a customer. Customers​ arrive, on​ average, at a rate of 43 per hour. Having recently received complaints from some customers that they waited a long time before being​ served, your boss asks you to evaluate the service system.​ Specifically, you must provide answers to the following​ questions:

a. What is the average utilization of the​ three-teller service​ system?

b. What is the probability that no customers are being served by a teller or are waiting in​ line?

c. What is the average number of customers waiting in​ line?

d. On​ average, how long does a customer wait in line before being​ served?

e. On​ average, how many customers would be at a​ teller's station and in​ line?

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