* What is Economics? Is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia‚ "management of a household‚ administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house (hold)". * Branches of Economics: Behavioural economics - is the study of the effects of psychology on economic decision making. Constitutional economics
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Getting Started CHAPTER 1 1 CHECKLIST When you have completed your study of this chapter‚ you will be able to 1 Define economics‚ distinguish between microeconomics and macroeconomics‚ and explain the questions of microeconomics. 2 Describe the work of economists as social scientists. 3 Explain five core ideas that define the economic way of thinking. 4 Explain why economics is worth studying. You are studying microeconomics at a time of enormous change
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16-Apr-12 Introduction to Sales Management • “Sales management is the attainment of sales force goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning‚ training‚ leading‚ and controlling organizational resources” • Sales management is planning‚ direction and control of personal selling. This essentially includes recruiting‚ selecting‚ equipping‚ assigning‚ supervising‚ compensating and motivating the sales force • Objectives of Sales Management Generate sales and earn revenue Providing Profitability
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In Thomas C. Fosters How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ Foster expresses how every story has a journey that someone or sometimes multiple people go on specific journeys. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus‚ the novel is based on exactly that‚ a journey. One journey is Victor Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge. Foster says that “The real reason for a quest is always self knowledge.” Victor Frankenstein is the perfect example of this; Frankenstein sets out on a journey to
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The story would have been very different if it was told through the eyes of another character in the story. Views on things like the surgery and whether or not it was successful would probably not be the same as Charlie’s views at all. Professor Nemur was one of the scientists in charge of the experiment. He would probably would have been very impersonal if he were narrating the book. He would have seen the pre-surgery Charlie as inhuman‚ and would probably have talked about how he had
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C R E A T I N G S U C C E S S Develop Your Leadership Skills • Know the essential qualities • Learn about the role • Master the key skills John Adair Develop Your Leadership Skills C R E A T I N G S U C C E S S Develop Your Leadership Skills John Adair London and Philadelphia Publisher’s note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press‚ and the publishers and author cannot accept
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Management and Organizations The 21st century has brought with it a new workplace‚ one in which everyone must adapt to a rapidly hanging society with constantly shifting demands and opportunities. The economy has become global and is driven by innovations and technology and organizations have to transform themselves to serve new customer expectations. Today’s economy presents challenging opportunities as well as dramatic uncertainty. The new economy has become knowledge
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Big 5 dimensions of personality By Professor Anurag Shanker Today‚ many contemporary personality psychologists believe that there are five basic dimensions of personality‚ often referred to as the "Big 5" personality traits. What Are the Big Five Dimensions of Personality? Today‚ many researchers believe that they are five core personality traits. Evidence of this theory has been growing over the past 50 years‚ beginning with the research of D. W. Fiske (1949) and later expanded upon by other
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An Assignment On Global Management Submitted To Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Associate Professor Department of Management Studies Faculty of Business studies Jagannath University Submitted By Happy Roy Serial no: 05 Section: A Subject: Global Management Subject Code: Mgt 5102 Department of management Studies Faculty of Business studies Jagannath University Date of Submission 26 June‚ 2013 Jagannath University‚ Dhaka Topics of
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Management Table of Context 1. Planning 1 2. Organizing 3 3. Leading 5 4. Controlling 6 References 8 1. Planning In the case that we are studying‚ Don Anglos and Pinnacle have to make the decision whether Pinnacle Machine Tool Co. should acquire Hoilman Inc. or not. Don Anglos‚ the CEO of Pinnacle Co‚ Jennifer Banks‚ services division head and Sam Lodge‚ CFO‚ are taking the steps to make the most appropriate decision. According to many economists (Anderson et al.‚ 2008)‚ the
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