1 Objectives of the Course • • • • To provide a formal quantitative approach to problem solving To give an intuition for managerial situations where a quantitative approach is appropriate To introduce some widely used quantitative models To introduce software for solving such models. 2 Must-Read Article Inventory • • • • “Decision trees”‚ Robin Greenwood (HBR‚ March 2006) “Note on Linear Programming”‚ Jonathan Eckstein (HBR‚ November 1992) “Sampling and Statistical Inference”‚ Arthur
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE In this study‚ gathering related literatures to add on their familiarity about the study. This is a tool to find similar studies from articles on magazines‚ newspapers‚ books‚ and other reading materials. Foreign According to Paz I. Lucidoand Milagros Lim – Borado said that: “The information age involves a change in thinking management‚ instructional strategies‚ problem-solving strategies and information skills”. Nowadays a computer is being use to the
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CASE STUDY 1 SEC ENFORCEMENT RELEASE- BRISTOL-MYERS 1. Access the SEC website‚ www.sec.gov‚ and do the following: -go to “Information for Accountants” -go to “The Division of Enforcement Chief Accountants Office” -go to “Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases” - then go to the enforcement release related to Bristol-Myers dated August 4‚ 2004. 2. What were the broad areas which the SEC addressed? 3. Of these issues‚ which one was by far the most significant in terms of dollars involved
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To be able to stay competitive and allow customers to have retention over who we are – Human Resources Management or Development can be a key to generate sustained competitive advantages. (Barney‚ 1991; Foss and Pedersen‚ 2002; Fang‚ Jiang‚ Makino and Beamish‚ 2010). Therefore‚ as a marketer‚ I feel that the most important 3 points are: 1) The image of the company‚ where the corporate identity must be handled properly. 2) The flow of the communication‚ ensuring not only the key message (company’s
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Institute Of Personnel Management Sri Lanka NAME OF THE PROGRAMME : - PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATON IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TOPIC OF THE CASE STUDY : - PERERA CONFECTIONARIES MODULE NUMBER : - MODULE 01 NAME OF THE LECTURE : - MRS. RAJEE RAVICHANDRAN For Office Use Only: 1. Final Marks : ……………………….. 2. Remarks : ……………………….. (To be filled by the Examiner) LATE SUBMISSION NO OF DAYS Content Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………………
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Continuing Case: Honesty Testing at Carter Cleaning Company Maria Roel University of Texas Brownsville Introduction In the case study honesty testing at the Carter Cleaning Company‚ there are issues of theft. They find themselves struggling with the processes of screening for honest hardworking employees. The owners‚ Jennifer and her father‚ are looking for a way to minimize the employee turnover and more so is theft prone. Questions and Answers to the Questions What would be the advantages
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women 8. Cultural changes- privacy‚ attitudes towards work a) Privacy- don’t do a lot privacy info‚ treat easy on employees privacy b) Attitudes- not primarily with economic survival. Find it more interesting 9. Competencies of the HR manager a) Business mastery b) HR mastery c) Personnel credibility Resumes & cover letters 1. ways to network; where to look for
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Case Study: PPG’s Corporate Ethics Program Brian Ingram BUS 250 Steven Mathews August 16‚ 2010 Which of the ethical safeguards described in chapter six does PPG Industries adopt in its corporate ethics program? Since 1883‚ PPG has grown and thrived by making sound business decisions that ensure their company’s long-term viability and success. PPG’s commitment to sustainability goes beyond making products. Their innovations is helping to address some of the world’s most pressing problems related
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or her company. In this case organization and staffing simply involves the efficient allocation of the owner’s time and attention to the various tasks associated with the business. As the company grows‚ more employees will probably be hired. When this occurs‚ it is useful to explicitly look at how tasks can be allocated across employees in a systematic way. As the company grows still larger‚ it is often useful to begin organizing the company into departments. In many cases‚ a company’s early moves
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TEACHING NOTE AIR DECCAN: REVOLUTIONISING THE INDIAN SKIES DVR Seshadri and Jane Henry∗ CASE FACTS Civil Aviation in India‚ since its inception‚ has been a mode of transport mainly for the elite‚ and it implies that it is within the means of affordability of less than 1% of the population only. The launch of Air Deccan in the last two years has changed this paradigm forever. The singular driving force behind this audacious venture is Captain Gopinath. Over the years‚ there have been many low-cost
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