Making reference to an organisation that you are familiar with:
QUESTION 1.1 Provide a detailed explanation with examples of the market/task environment of the organisation you selected.
QUESTION 1.2 Identify and detail the activities and initiatives of the following functional areas of management in the organisation you chose.
The Human Resources Function
The Marketing Function
Purchasing Function
Operations function
QUESTION 1.3 Provide a detailed discussion of FIVE (5) management challenges faced by the selected organisation.
it must not exceed 3500 words The length of your answers to each question should be in line with the mark allocation. Your assignment must include a Table of Contents page. All text must be justified at each margin. References- At least 8 academic sources of reference must be used. (These include textbooks, journal articles and internet sources that are relevant to your field of study. Academic sources do not include Wikipedia and blogs). You must include Reference list at the end of your assignment. Information quoted/paraphrased from sources listed in your Reference list must be referenced in-text. The Harvard system of referencing must be used.
Please note that this is 1 assignment made up of 3 questions. So i cannot ask the questions separately.
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You just won the $100 million Ultimate Lotto jackpot. Your winnings
will be paid as $4,000,000 per year for the next 25 years. If the
appropriate interest rate is 7.3 percent, what is the value of your
windfall?
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CASE STUDY
Financial incentives play a key role in improving employee performance, so the company manager must be committed to developing appropriate incentive plans that will encourage employees to be more targeted and improve their performance. Managers should also pay full attention to their employees and their work process. It must motivate its employees towards tasks. Financial incentives are highly effective in changing short-term behavior but are much less effective in changing longer-term behavior. In Australia Government is committed to assisting women and their families to make well informed choices about work. Women’s economic participation has a positive effect on economic growth which is good for all Australians.
Direction: Read the below questions and answers
accordingly
a. Managements compensation plan can motivate and
retain their employees. Explain on the various compensation
policies that has to be followed by the organization to motivate
the employees. Give examples.
b. As Women’s economic participation has a
positive effect on economic growth , point out the justified
factors on why the women employees get lower paid in organizations
with examples.
c. Do you agree the financial incentives motivate
the employees more than the non- financial incentive? Examine with
reasons types of incentive that could motivate on the
employees.
d. If an organization in Bahrain recruit a
candidate from Australia, what are the factors should the managment
consider in fixing the compensation package for the employee.
e. If the employees from Australia is being relocated, list the
current trends in having expatriate training for the candidate to
fit with the organization work culture.
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What are the negative impacts of globalization on Dell company?
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Explain how innovation and new products would influence the valuation of Apple.
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Please give me your ideas about;
Investigate and use the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to resolve the some sources of divergent goals in organizations?
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Define concepts of efficiency, effectiveness and productivity respectively, and explain their interrelationships
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Consider the two variables service quality and customer satisfaction. Service quality is independent variable and customer satisfaction is dependent variable. Perform regression analysis using SPSS and explain the results. PLEASE USE SPSS ONLY AND PASTE THE OUTPUT OF SPSS. DO NOT USE EXCEL OR ANY OTHER SOFTWARE. SPSS ONLY PLEASE. SERVICE QUALITY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
SERVICE QUALITY |
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION |
11 |
13 |
34 |
21 |
41 |
45 |
35 |
75 |
61 |
67 |
72 |
76 |
57 |
95 |
62 |
114 |
61 |
94 |
41 |
54 |
55 |
44 |
64 |
76 |
23 |
36 |
10 |
115 |
87 |
54 |
98 |
62 |
119 |
24 |
111 |
45 |
133 |
86 |
24 |
81 |
45 |
83 |
36 |
94 |
13 |
16 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
36 |
19 |
43 |
23 |
53 |
45 |
53 |
53 |
67 |
66 |
39 |
71 |
40 |
22 |
42 |
25 |
53 |
26 |
64 |
17 |
45 |
48 |
45 |
134 |
115 |
125 |
111 |
13 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
67 |
67 |
74 |
56 |
35 |
45 |
16 |
23 |
31 |
34 |
43 |
55 |
64 |
66 |
72 |
72 |
22 |
24 |
32 |
35 |
17 |
47 |
55 |
44 |
54 |
13 |
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Question 5: Explain the behavioural theory and mention the Stages of behavioural safety.
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Question One:
Much debate exists within the literature about leadership and management. Kotter (1990:103) argues that management and leadership are “two distinctive and complementary systems of action” and that the former involves coping with complexity, while the latter involves coping with change.
1.1 Discuss in detail, with the use of examples, the fundamental differences between the concept of leadership versus management. (20 marks
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Start-up Business Plan of the food truck,
4. Products and Services a. Describe in depth your products or services. (Technical specifications) b. What factors will give you competitive advantages or disadvantages? Examples include level of quality or unique or proprietary features.
5. Marketing Plan a. Market Research- Why? b. Market Research- How? Primary or Secondary Data? c. In your marketing plan, be as specific as possible; give statistics, numbers, and sources. The marketing plan will be the basis, later on, of the all‐important sales projection.
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Please no plagiarism and must be in your own 500 words.
Please do not copy from the previous Chegg answers.
Discuss the importance of the testing phase of the Software Development Life Cycle.
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Given the following information what is the percentage change in the price of the bonds if interest rates suddenly rise by 3%?
Wing Air Inc. | |
Coupon rate | 7% |
Settlement date | 1/1/2000 |
Maturity date | 1/1/2002 |
Face value | 1,000 |
# of coupons per year | 2 |
Airfoil, Inc. | |
Coupon rate | 7% |
Settlement date | 1/1/2000 |
Maturity date | 1/1/2015 |
Face value | 1,000 |
# of coupons per year | 2 |
Change in interest rate | 3% |
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ABC Limited is a leading entertainment, artists and performance brokerage agency in Australia. ABC Ltd founder Mr. Right realised that China is a world-class media and entertainment platform and wants to begin penetrating the firm’s popular musical, magic shows there, but ABC Ltd has little international experience. Mr. Right is unaware of the various types of investment and nontariff trade barriers that ABC might face in China.
Q1. What types of investment barrier(s) might ABC Ltd face if they decide to enter into the China market? (around 100 words)
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Complete the following ten (10) questions as if you were asked them in a job interview and share in the Career Lab. Remember to tailor your answer to the job that you are applying for, even with questions such as “Tell me about yourself.” Include key words. Common Interview Questions 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why do you want to work for our company? 3. Do you have the personal characteristics necessary for success in your chosen career? What are they? 4. What did you like best, and least, about your last job? 5. What are your strengths and weaknesses? 6. Do you have any questions for me? STAR Questions: The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation you are describing. Please answer these questions using the STAR method. 7. Describe a situation in which you worked as part of a team. What role did you take on? What went well and what didn't? 8. Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor or instructor? How did you resolve the conflict? 9. How do you determine or evaluate success? Give me an example of one of your successful accomplishments. 10. How well do you work under pressure? Give me an example.
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