How has the need for space changed over time? Incorporate such features as the categories of personal space, as well as issues tied to territoriality. How have these changes impacted how individuals communicate with one another?

The current "internet and technology" revolution is significantly changing the way business and the workplace is conducted. What 'Management' dilemmas do you think will face a new generation of "management pioneers' who will need to address these changes?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of offering student loan repayment benefits. How can the benefit be improved for the companies offering student loan repayment and for their employees? What changes you would like to see in the practice?

Research an article where a stakeholder challenged the status quo of an organization that eventually led to major changes in the social responsibility of the organization. Place close emphasis on the sources of values created that transpired in the article that you researched.

Health psychologists often advise us to make lifestyle changes to improve our health and longevity. Do you think this is important? If so, what do you plan to change in your own life?

A bond with a $1,000 par, 7 years to maturity, a coupon rate of 6%, and annual payments has a yield to maturity of 3.9%. What will be the actual percentage change in the bond price if the yield changes instantaneously to 5.4%?

Samsung manufactures cellular phones at a processing cost of $203 per unit.

Currently, the company produces an average of 2002 phones per day, 85 percent of which are good-quality phones, resulting in 15 percent defective phones, 62 percent of which can be reworked. The cost of reworking a defective phone is $73.

They also consider a quality improvement initiative: They can replace a plastic component with a metal one which increases the initial cost of processing phone to $211, but the percentage of defective items decreases to 11 percent. With this quality improvement option, nothing else would be different from the current situation (for example the cost of rework and the percentage of defectives that can be reworked stay the same).

Calculate the followings:

1. Number of units reworked daily with current situation
2. Daily product yield with current situation
3. Effective production cost per unit with current situation
4. With the current situation, if the company wants the yield to be 2000, how many phones they should process daily?
5. Number of units reworked daily with suggested quality improvement option
6. Daily product yield with suggested quality improvement option
7. Effective production cost per with suggested quality improvement option
8. Should Samsung should take the suggested quality improvement initiative?
   1. Yes
   2. No

Scholars posit that the value for money (VfM) concept offers a broader way of measuring government performance and guiding policy decisions (see e.g., Kelly et al., 2002). Explain and apply the relevant element (s) of value for money as an assessment tool to the following case, providing explanations for your answer:

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly decided to set up a new programme to reduce litter dropping. As part of the process, the Assembly had to agree with stakeholders on a set of outcomes for the programme which will be used as the basis for measuring the effectiveness of the programme in a year. Three proposals with respect to the cost of resources required were received:

Proposal 1 Proposal 2 Proposal 3 GHC 20million GHC 25million GHC 23million respectively.

Proposal 3 was however used to budget for the programme and managers of the programme are allowed cost over-run in their drive to meet the outcome. During the first year of the programmes it was observed that the programme achieved 95% of its outcomes and officials of the Assembly declared a victory against litter. Similar programmes in the Tema Metropolitan Assembly produce the same outcome; however, the cost of these programmes are relatively lesser. Also, the most disadvantaged parts of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly were those with the biggest litter problems and these neighbourhoods improved more, from a lower base, than wealthier places.

Scholars posit that the value for money (VfM) concept offers a broader way of measuring government performance and guiding policy decisions (see e.g., Kelly et al., 2002). Explain and apply the relevant element (s) of value for money as an assessment tool to the following case, providing explanations for your answer:

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly decided to set up a new programme to reduce litter dropping. As part of the process, the Assembly had to agree with stakeholders on a set of outcomes for the programme which will be used as the basis for measuring the effectiveness of the programme in a year. Three proposals with respect to the cost of resources required were received:

Proposal 1 Proposal 2 Proposal 3 GHC 20million GHC 25million GHC 23million respectively.

Proposal 3 was however used to budget for the programme and managers of the programme are allowed cost over-run in their drive to meet the outcome. During the first year of the programmes it was observed that the programme achieved 95% of its outcomes and officials of the Assembly declared a victory against litter. Similar programmes in the Tema Metropolitan Assembly produce the same outcome; however, the cost of these programmes are relatively lesser. Also, the most disadvantaged parts of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly were those with the biggest litter problems and these neighbourhoods improved more, from a lower base, than wealthier places.

a) The City of Chicago sold bonds in the amount of $5,000,000 to finance the construction of a sports center. The bonds are serial bonds and were sold at par on July1, 2002 the first day of a fiscal year. Shortly thereafter a construction contract in the amount of $4,500,000 was assigned and the contractor commenced work. By year-end, the contractor had been paid in full for all billings to date amounting to $2,000,000. Required: Prepare in general journal form all entries that should have been made during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 to record the above information in the capital projects fund(including closing entries) b) Compute the legal debt margin for the City of Huston given the following information regarding its bonded debt 1) The legal debt limit is 10 percent of total assessed valuation 2) Bonds outstanding and bonds authorized are: Face Amounts Description Authorized Outstanding General obligation street construction 12,000,000 12,000,000 Special assessment sidewalk construction 2,000,000 2,000,000 General obligation park acquisition 2,000,000 0 Water Utility Fund revenue 5,000,000 5,000,000 Industrial development revenue 6,000,000 6,000,000 Note: The City has no liability for the revenue bonds or the industrial development bonds. 3) Total assessed valuation of property within the City of Huston is $200,000,000.