Question 6.

Discuss the difference between power and authority and explore the characteristics of power in organisations and how it might be enhanced.

Freight transport facilitates place utility for raw materials and manufactured goods. Analyse the given statement and provide example with explanation. (20marks)

Question 3.

According to Robert Michels, “Who says organization, says oligarchy”. With reference to theory and examples, explain the concept of oligarchy and how this might be seen in action in organisations.

5.Which of the following is NOT part of the key elements when considering designing an organisational structure?

(a) Direction of organisation

(b) Chain of command

(c) Span of control

(d) Formalisation

When the Hong Kong Police organises its forces according to the different regions of Hong Kong in which the forces work, this is an example of which type of organisational structure?

(a) Market structure

(b) Customer structure

(c) Product structure

(d) Geographic structure

The Catholic Church is famous for its very flat structure. One way organisations can keep their hierarchy flat is to __________.

(a) decrease the span of control

(b) increase the numbers of levels of management

(c) decentralise decision making

(d) enlarge job

Ensuring appropriate communication in teams is essential. The dynamics of a global economy has increased the complexity of both team operations and project success. Planning for communication creates a schedule for planned communication and reinforces the trait among team members. In projects, a RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) chart is often created to ensure that all of the different stakeholders are included at the right level of communication. In addition, communication plans are also developed to plan out a schedule for the frequency of communication.

As a manager of the technical team, you are leading your entire team on a project. Your project team is geographically dispersed with developers in Phoenix and India. You use the "follow-the-sun" approach to development. Therefore, your U.S. team will transfer development to India in the evening and there is another transfer back to the U.S. in the morning. You are implementing updates for new functionality to the CRM application for the call center, which has locations in Phoenix and India.

Create a RACI chart and a 500-750 word communication plan in which you accomplish the following:

Identify what needs to be communicated and the stakeholders in the RACI chart.

Assign the appropriate designation to the stakeholder for the item that requires communication (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed).

Create a communication plan for the stakeholders to include method and frequency of communication.

Create a communication plan for your project team to include method and frequency of communication.

Question: Use the first-order exponential smoothing model with α = 0.2 to forecast for these data and for the first six months of the third year. Compute MSD/E, MAD, MAPE, and Bias.

Write a 250 word review on Global Logistics and risk managment

Description: A series of 10+ questions to check that each participant masters the key principles of marketing taught in Markstrat. Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, all of the questions are based on the situation of the firms at the end of Period 7. To access the industry Click this link (http://markstrat7.stratxsimulations.com/Main)

1. WHAT IS THE MAIN TARGET SEGMENT FOR BRAND ROLL? a. Professionals b. Explorers c. Shoppers

2. WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE EXPLORERS SEGMENT IS MORE PRICE SENSITIVE THAN PROFESSIONALS? a. Yes b. No

3. WHICH ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS (INCLUDING PRICE) FOR THE EXPLORERS SEGMENT? a. Power and design b. Price and design c. Price and power

4. WHICH OF THOSE BRANDS IS BEST POSITIONED TO THE EXPLORERS SEGMENT? a. TOPS b. ROLL c. MOVE

5. WHICH OF THOSE STAGES IN THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE APPLIES TO VODITE BRAND SELL? a. Introduction b. Growth c. Maturity d. Decline

6. WHICH OF THOSE SEGMENTS IS LIKELY TO BECOME THE LARGEST SEGMENT ON THE SONITE MARKET OVER THE NEXT FIVE PERIODS (AS OF PERIOD 7)? a. High Earners b. Professionals c. Savers

7. HOW MANY STORES CARRY BRAND MOVE IN PERIOD 7? a. Approximately 1 500 b. Approximately 5 900 c. Approximately 16 800

8. HOW MANY UNITS OF BRAND SOFT HAVE BEEN SOLD IN MASS MERCHANDISERS IN P7? a. Approximately 3 570 b. Approximately 481 700 c. Approximately 1 075 000

9. ASSUMING MARKET SHARES BY SEGMENT REMAIN THE SAME FOR BRAND MOVE, HOW MANY UNITS OF MOVE SHOULD FIRM M PRODUCE IN PERIOD 8? a. Approximately 230 600 b. Approximately 258 000 c. Approximately 2 706 000

10.WHICH COMPANY IS HAVING THE HIGHEST ADVERTISING BUDGET TARGETED AT PROFESSIONALS? a. Firm M b. Firm R c. Firm L

11.WHICH BRAND WILL BENEFIT THE MOST IF COMPANY S DECIDES TO HIRE 10 NEW SALESPEOPLE IN EACH CHANNEL (ASSUMING THAT COMPETITIVE ACTIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED)? a. SOON b. SOFT c. SOLO

12.USING THE CONJOINT ANALYSIS STUDY, WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR A BRAND TARGETED AT SEGMENT SAVERS? a. $ 258 b. $ 100 c. S 179

The CEO of Ferguson Inc. wants its executives to make the organization more environmentally friendly by encouraging employees to reduce waste in the workplace. Government legislation is coming that will require all companies of this size to have a program in place and the company’s customers also expect it. The CEO wants to significantly reduce paper usage, garbage and other waste throughout the company’s many widespread offices. Unfortunately, a survey indicates that employees do not value environmental objectives and do not know how to “reduce, reuse, recycle.” As the executive responsible for this change, you have been asked to develop a strategy that might bring about meaningful behavioural change towards this environmental goal. What would you do?

Questions

1. Based on the case above, and according to Lewin’s Model for Managing Change - what are 2 Forces for the status quo (or restraining forces)?

2. Using Lewin’s Model for Managing Change, how would you go about implementing and managing the change at Ferguson Inc. – answer a. and b.

a.Explain each phase – Unfreezing, Moving and Refreezing

b.and list one action that you would implement for each phase to accomplish your change.

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1. When collecting data there must be a balance between getting necessary information and violating personal privacy. Come up with 3 questions you feel that would violate your personal privacy. Explain why you believe these questions are a privacy concern? These 3 questions should be unrelated to the questions from the Big Data excel file.

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2. Come up with 5 questions (for data collection) you would get from a population (large city or county) that you think would be interested by companies who would purchase for their business intelligence analysis. Provide a 1-2 sentence for each question explaining how you think this data would be used by other companies. These questions should be not already have been used from the Big Data excel file.

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A) Defend or refute the statement: "Strategic groups do not impact competitive rivalry within an industry." B) Explain mobility barriers between strategic groups. Refer to the example of the U.S. airline industry.

Course: Business and Enterprise

Research, identify and explain Nike's approach to economical Sustainability. Using what you know about the purpose of the firm (consideration of shareholders and stakeholders); explain whether you believe the attitude to the business of Nike is more reflective of shareholder theory or stakeholder theory. (300 minimum). Please include all of the sources used.

DO THE RESEARCH

Company StarBuck

4.1- Based on the legislation, the regulations and the organizational requirements of your workplace, describe the aspects that might impose a potential risk in your work place.

4.2 -You are required to write a report to your facility management officer informing him/her that health and safety regulations have been applied. Write a paragraph to illustrate what you would include in that report.

4.3 As a health and safety consultant, you are required to audit the existing health and safety policies within your department. Write the review and recommend 2 changes to the existing policies. Discuss why you think your recommendations are effective and compliant with the existing policies.

4.4 -You are running an induction program for your new staff on the health and safety policies and procedures at your department. Write a memo about the topics that you would discuss with them and how you would encourage them to apply those policies and procedures

1. A company is trying to decide between making or buying a component in one of their products. The fixed and variable costs for both options are given below:

Cost                                                           Make Option                                  Buy Option

Fixed Cost                                                   $25000                                             $3000

Variable Cost                                                 $8                                                     $12

a. Find the break-even quantity and the total cost at the break-even point.

b. If the requirement is 4,500 units, is it more cost-effective for the firm to buy or make the components? What is the cost savings for choosing the cheaper option?

c. If the requirement is 6,000 units, is it more cost-effective for the firm to buy or make the components? What is the cost savings for choosing the cheaper option?