Chapter 14. Motivating Employees Figure 14.1. Rewards are more effective than punishments in altering individual behavior. W H A T ’ S I N I T F O R M E ? Reading this chapter will help you do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Understand need-based theories of motivation. Understand process-based theories of motivation. Describe how fairness perceptions are determined and their consequences. Learn to use performance appraisals in a motivational way. Learn to apply organizational
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ASSIGNMENT BMMF5103 MANAGERIAL FINANCE 15 July 2013 QUESTION 1 a) Maximizing shareholder wealth is a “moral imperative” for financial manager means managers are supposed to work for shareholders who are the actual owners of a company or corporation. Shareholders elect company directors who in turn hire managers to run the company on day to day basis with the view to make profit for the company. Managers are paid for their services rendered to
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Chapter 11: The Basics of Capital Budgeting 1. A firm should never accept a project if its acceptance would lead to an increase in the firm’s cost of capital (its WACC). a. True b. False ANSWER: False 2. Because “present value” refers to the value of cash flows that occur at different points in time‚ a series of present values of cash flows should not be summed to determine the value of a capital budgeting project. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 3. Assuming that their NPVs based on the firm’s
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Managerial Skills Management is a challenging job. It requires certain skills to accomplish such a challenge. Thus‚ essential skills which every manager needs for doing a better management are called as Managerial Skills. According to Professor Daniel Katz‚ there are three managerial skills‚ viz.‚ 1. Conceptual Skills‚ 2. Human Relations Skills‚ and 3. Technical Skills. According to Prof. Daniel Katz‚ all managers require above three managerial skills. However‚ the degree (amount)
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Managerial skills learnt from classroom can never match those learnt from experience. Intro Skills are the basic tools at everyone’s hand to dispose at the time of its usage which effectively finishes the work. Managerial skills are honed at many levels in the educational or work life and have got their own substantial supporting statements about the time and emplacement of earning the skills. You are talking about Dhirubhai Ambani but have you think of Lakshmi Mittal the 6th Richest Man in
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Personal Managerial Philosophy A manager is essentially a person that gives direction‚ provides leadership and decides how to use resources to accomplish organizational goals (Daft‚ 2008). As a person having been in the workforce for almost twenty-five years‚ I can say with experience‚ that managers and the methods they use to obtain organizational goals can make the difference between success and failure of a project and even an organization. A managerial philosophy is something that all managers
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ASSAIGHNMENT NAME | DIVYA J.JATHANNA | ROLL.NO. | | COURSE | MBA-SEMISTER-1 | SUBJECT | MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS | SUBJECT CODE | MB0042 | LEARNING CENTER | TRACKS INDIA INFOTECH - 01508 | ASSIGHNMENT NO | | DATE | | SET 1 1) Mention the demand function. What is elasticity of demand? Describe the determinants of elasticity of demand. Answer: Demand function: The demand for a product or service is affected by its price‚ the income of the individual‚ the price of the other
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Managerial Ethics Personal Learning Paper This paper is a summary of my understanding of how ethics has helped base my belief system on a personal level as well as in the workplace as a professional. The learning process is perpetual and the recent class on Managerial ethics has given me new insightson how I can still hold onto my own values while remaining respectful to those whovalue different ethical perspectives.Ethics can be defined as a philosophical study of moral values based on the
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Chapter 2 Exercises Solutions Answer to end of chapter questions: 2. The labour force is calculated as the sum of the employed and the unemployed‚ which in this case is 22‚000‚000 + 1‚000‚000 = 23‚000‚000. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the ratio of the labour force to the working age population: 23‚000‚000 / 30‚000‚000 = 77 %. The unemployment rate is calculated as the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to the size of the labour force: 1‚000‚000 / 23‚000‚000 = 4
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"Managerial ethics help to guide decision making and the organization of internal and external behavior. Ethical problems usually arise from a conflict between an individual or group and the company‚ division or department as a whole. Companies have created a set of values and standards that are recognized by managers and consistently referenced during the work day have created an ethical platform that can operate managers and make decisions. Training managers on the specifics of managerial ethics
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