How have the primary agents of social control changed from the
pre-modern past to the modern present?
Please note, especially, how the techniques and agents of social
control have changed throughout modern history?
Explain the modern control methods that controls the braking
force on each wheel showing
the advantages and disadvantages of those methods. Give examples
from commercial brands.
1. How
has the emphasis of quality control changed in recent years?
Describe some of the modern quality control techniques that
illustrate this change in emphasis.
2. How
are MRP and ERP similar? How do they differ?
3. PERT
is a popular control method used by organizations. Explain the
purpose of PERT analysis, and describe the steps involved in
constructing a PERT network. Your explanation should include a
discussion of the significance of the critical path in a PERT
network.
4. List the...
1. How
has the emphasis of quality control changed in recent years?
Describe some of the modern quality control techniques that
illustrate this change in emphasis.
2. How
are MRP and ERP similar? How do they differ?
3. PERT
is a popular control method used by organizations. Explain the
purpose of PERT analysis, and describe the steps involved in
constructing a PERT network. Your explanation should include a
discussion of the significance of the critical path in a PERT
network.
4. List the...
Compliance, control and competitive support are important
factors that have shaped management accounting practice. However,
modern business now places much greater emphasis on competitive
support to achieve strategic objectives and less emphasis on
compliance and control.
Based on the above statements, discuss factors that have
contributed to the development of Management Accounting Practice
and evaluate the usefulness of Balanced Scorecard. (1000 words)
In what ways does this account demonstrate the impact that modern science had made on Western society by the middle of the nineteenth century?
What forces conjoined to encourage the practical application and refinement of new scientific discoveries?
Compare the Puritan principles
of commerce and trade to those of modern big government and modern
capitalism. Do remnants of Puritan “rules of trading”
exist in any aspect of government (in fair trade laws) or
capitalism (in monopolies) today?
Modern (MPT) and Post-Modern (PMPT) Portfolio
Theory
Harry Markowitz (1952/1957/1959) developed Modern P ortfolio
Theory (MPT). Graph the Expected Return on the Portfolio (E(r)p)
vs. th e Portfolio Standard Deviation (Show). Show the Rf rate,
Capital Allocation Line (CAL), Ef ficient Frontier (EF) Umbrella,
Tangency of the CAL/EF along with Utility Curves (U C), show how
risk- averse/institutional investors have to lower their utility to
get to the Market Basket (M) tangency point. Show how you can move
up and...