PAPER: 1 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Ques:-Define attitude. How attitude is formed in an organization? How attitude can be changed in an organization? Ans:-Attitude may n\be defines as the way a person feels about something-a person‚ a place‚ a commodity‚ a situation or an idea. It expresses and individual’s positive or negative feeling about some object. FORMATION OF ATTITUDE A) Psychological Factors:- Every human being is made up of his perception‚ ideas‚ beliefs‚ values‚ etc. It has a
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Nike Advertisement Analysis Every day many Americans sit back and watch the world go by‚ dreaming of getting out and reaching their personal ambitions. Although everyone has goals in mind to achieve‚ success depends on the drive he or she has inside. Imagine a shoe that can supplement that motivational drive. The Nike advertisement creates a conceptual situation that a running shoe can take a person anywhere they want. The caption states this running shoe will be there to give you motivation‚ “if
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager of North Point Group a large mutual fund management firm‚ is looking into the viability of investing in the stocks of Nike for the fund that she manages. Ford should base her decision on data on the company which were disclosed in the 2001 fiscal reports. While Nike management addressed several issues that are causing the decrease in market sales and prices of stocks‚ management presented its plans to improve and
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Balance Lab of a Copper Slug and Sodium Chloride (NaCl) on a Centigram and Electronic Scale PURPOSE/INTRODUCTION The purpose of this experiment is to learn how to weigh a substance on a centigram scale and an electronic scale through direct weight or by weight difference. The hypothesis is that all scales used should show the same weight for a given sample. The experiment should show precision and accuracy of the equipment being used. This will allow a better understanding on how to properly
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CASE STUDY – NIKE CSR (page 70) 1. In referring to the opening profile and the closing for this chapter‚ discuss the challenges regarding corporate social responsibility that companies in the apparel industry face in its supply chains around the world? Answer: There are 5 challenges related to CSR: a. Lack of awareness and benefit of CSR In fact‚ many of companies have little knowledge about CSR. In some cases‚ companies may have a greater understanding of CSR
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ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 260 IMPAIRMENT QUIZ QUESTIONS 1. When should an entity conduct an impairment test? (2 Marks) Assets that are consider to have uncertain carrying amounts must be tested every year for impairment. Goodwill acquired in a business combination Intangible assets with an indefinite useful life Intangibles not yet ready for use Impairment testing of all other assets is required only if there is an indication that they might be impaired due to events
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CASE STUDY Q1. What could Nike as a particular Company do to ensure that their associate contract manufacturers‚ all over the world comply with minimum standards of corporate governance in their factories‚ even before they were engaged? Ans1. Nike company should deliver a legal enviironment to the manufacturing factories with which the company is carrying out its contaracts all over the world inorder to support these factories to be able to encourage the ecnomic activity all over the world which
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The mission statement of Nike is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. Planning is to select goals and ways to attain them. Nike has a strategic plan that a company needs in order to succeed at anything. The manger is taking actions in terms of strengths and opportunities. Besides‚ Nike needs to set goals and determine the best way to overcome weaknesses and threats for the company. The strengths for the Nike’s company will be strong at research and development and it
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Tutorial 1 Answers 1. In your own words‚ summarise your understanding of the terms ‘supply chain’ and ‘supply chain management’. A supply chain is the set of value-adding activities that connects a firm’s suppliers to the firm’s customers. It consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in fulfilling a customer request. The supply chain‚ which is also referred to as the logistics network‚ consists of the suppliers‚ manufacturer centers‚ transporters‚ warehouses‚ retailers‚ and customers
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on its capital structure. In my opinion Ms. Ford has correctly assumed Nikes cost of debt and cost of equity. Her projection for cost of debt uses the Japanese yen notes ranging from 2.0%-4.3%. Since she used the higher range of 4.3%‚ that will eliminate any overly optimistic projections and should leave us with a realistic assumption. Some people can argue that she should of used the multiple costs of capital approach since Nike operates in many different sectors within the sporting apparel industry;
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