ITM 309 Fall‚ 2013 Exam One Topics: Review Outline September 30‚ 2013 Information Systems in Business – Chapter 1 Apple Case and Class Discussion 1. What might have happened to Apple if its top executives had not supported investment in iPods or iPhones or iPads? *It would have fallen due to the Porter’s Five Forces 2. Using Porter’s Five Force Model‚ analyze Apple’s buyer power and supplier power. *Buy power is low because iPod is the dominant player in portable music *Supplier power
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS STUDY GUIDE EXAM I Lecture 1. What are the 3 fundamentals of healthy sex? Consent‚ Mutuality and Respect 2. What is the Latin meaning for the word "rape"? Explain how this impacted rape laws and societal responses historically and presently. “Rape” comes from Latin word “rapere” which means “to seize property” Historically‚ rape law was designed to regulate “competing male interests in controlling sexual access to females‚ rather than protecting women’s
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Ch. 1 1. Human relations movement: with the legalization of unions in 1935 management began looking for better ways to manage workers and behavioral scientists started calling for more attention to the human factor. 2. Theory X‚ Theory Y: Theory X assumptions were pessimistic and negative and typical of how managers traditionally perceived employees‚ which are a major barrier to productivity improvement and employee well-being. Theory Y assumptions were positive and managers could gain by
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EXAM I Fundamentals of Speech COMM. 1110 Multiple Choice: 1. Communication is a process that requires shared: 2. The model of communication that views communication in the most complex manner is the ______________________ model. 3. The _________________ states that “we are more likely to remember the first and last items conveyed orally in a series of items than the items in between.” 4. A speaker who is ethnocentric believes: 5. Which communication
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Midterm 1 Practice Questions (Acct 201 Fall 2012) 1. Retained earnings at the end of the period is equal to a. retained earnings at the beginning of the period plus net income minus liabilities. b. retained earnings at the beginning of the period plus net income minus dividends. c. net income. d. assets plus liabilities. 2. Pinson Company began the year with retained earnings of $550‚000. During the year‚ the company recorded revenues of $600‚000‚
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Study Guide—this is only a study guide to assist in preparing for the first test. Make sure you are ready to answer questions like those that appear in guide much more in-dept. Be prepared to define‚ describe and discuss each of the following terms/concepts. Be prepared to answer questions on current events relating to chapters one through three discussed during class time. Chapter One What is politics? The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area‚ especially
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Moa Persson 2013-‐10-‐15 Principles of Marketing Summary for Exam 1 Moa Persson 2013-‐10-‐15 Chapter 1 -‐ The Art and Science of Satisfying Customers Exchange Activity in which two or more parties give something of value to each other to satisfy perceived needs. Exchange
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ENG 4823 7 October 2013 Study Guide Américo Paredes (b 1915-1999)- Mexican American Folklorist‚ poet‚ teacher‚ and writer. Reading: Hammon and the Beans (1994). Getting an Oboe for Joe (1994). Literary Tradition: Fiction‚ Folklore‚ and History. Collection (Poetry and Folklore): With His Pistol in His Hand (1958). Collection (Novel): George Washington Gómez (1990). Recognition: Guggenheim Fellowship 1962‚ Charles Frankel Prize 1989. (Pearson 402-403‚ Class Discussion) Satire- a literacy text
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rich and other countries poor?” What are the differences? Are there weaknesses in some arguments filled in by other arguments? Can any argument alone explain the large question(s)? Do they have any explanatory power together? CAMERON AND NEAL CHAPTER 1 What is the difference between economic growth and economic development? Explain.What are the relationships between output‚ output per capita‚ and productivity? Do economies with more people produce more output? Do economies with more people produce
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Section 1 – Managing ppl in organizations: Organizational Behavior and HR Organizational Behavior – “The systematic study of the actions and attitudes that people exhibit in organizations.” Goal is to explain‚ predict‚ and shape human behavior. What is an organization? Two or more ppl Coordinated social unit Common goal Formal Goals Section 2 – Strategy and Strategic Organizational Behavior Human Relations Movement – shift to beginning to care about ppl in workpla Increasing # of studies
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