UNISA Strategic Management Workshop Knowing the answers to all of these questions (seventy-six in total) will guarantee you outstanding marks in the final examination as they represent the Strategic Management course (up to chapter six) in its entirety. Therefore virtually every question that can be associated with the course material thus far has been covered. Please therefore answer all of them in your own time in order to prepare yourself for the pending examination. Once you have done so
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QUIZ LP Formulation 1. ACME Co. is a manufacturer of X’s which they sell to OR/MS teachers to be used as variables. For this week they intend to manufacture two types of X’s‚ namely‚ X1’s & X2’s. The profit contribution for each unit of X1 & X2 are $4 and $5‚ respectively. Mr. Loony‚ the manager of ACME‚ found out that his available supply of raw material 1 (RM1) and raw material 2 (RM2) are 18 units and 24‚ respectively. Each unit of X1 will require 3 units of RM1 and 3 units of RM2 while
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Importance of Training‚ Staffing‚ and Compensation for Global Operations Ruby Bucsit Abstract In 21st century‚ we are seeing a big leap in the globalization of business and with this‚ the ability of management of an organization to work effectively across the cultural and national borders is playing a critical role in business success. Staffing management of multinational companies is a complex issue to the international human resource management (IHRM). With this stated‚ the statement
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statement “connecting people” is customer-oriented. It does not focus on mobile phones or smartphones only. It provides a solution to customer needs and could easily have worked 50 years ago‚ and will continue to work in the future. It also gives more strategic flexibility for the company. In Nokia’s case‚ it may start providing VoIP software to allow calls to be made over the internet and its mission would still be valid. Product-oriented missions. Product-oriented missions focus on what products or services
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QUESTION 4 A) What would be the two advantages of 2nd mover over the 1st mover like Lin Wei ANSWER : The advantages of 2nd mover is get to study and observe the customer’s reactions‚ the extent of product innovations‚ mistakes of first movers so that they would try to avoid similar problems. By doing that‚ the 2nd movers would able to minimize huge capitals investments. Apply to this case‚ the second mover the second movers can study the market feedback about Lin Wei business whether
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QUESTION: Why is staffing critical to organization performance? SOLUTION: “Staffing is the process‚ through which competent employees are selected‚ properly trained‚ effectively developed‚ suitably rewarded and their efforts harmoniously integrated towards achieving the objectives of the business.” Staffing has been an important aspect in an organization’s performance. They are: 1. Staffing enhances other managerial functions: The Staffing function is very closely related to other managerial
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Nurse staffing refers to the ratio of nurses to patients in a particular unit. The current global nursing shortage is simply wide spread and dangerous lace of skilled nurses who are needed to care for individual patients and the population as a while. A study on the nursing shortage by Linda Aiken of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing‚ fund that an estimated 20‚000 people die each year‚ because they have checked into a hospital with overworked nurses. (The American Nurses Association
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Staffing Plan Paper Giselle Walton MGT431 October 12‚ 2010 Lori Gardner Staffing Plan Paper Appropriate staffing can be the key to success for many organizations therefore‚ the human resources (HR) department must develop a staffing plan. In this paper I will develop a staffing plan for a new division at T-Mobile called Loyalty. Loyalty will consist of marketing‚ customer service‚ distribution‚ and accounting. Specific strategies to recruit the appropriate applicants including the legal compliance
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ISSN 2039-2117 (online) ISSN 2039-9340 (print) Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Published by MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome Vol 4 No 4 March 2013 Exploring the Engineering Communicative Challenges amongst Undergraduates Mariana Yusoff Centre for Languages and Human Development Universiti Teknikal Malaysia‚ Melaka mariana@utem.edu.my Siti Akmar Abu Samah (Corresponding author) Akademi Pengajian Bahasa Universiti Teknologi MARA‚ Malaysia sitiakma@salam.uitm.edu
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Administration of a Staffing System The type of staffing organization can vary greatly from one company to another. How the staffing function is structured depends on the company’s size‚ type‚ strategy‚ budget‚ and staffing needs. In small organizations‚ all staffing may be handled by the owner or general manager. In mid-sized organizations‚ one or more HR generalists may be responsible for handling staffing along with a variety of HR duties. In large organizations‚ complex staffing departments with
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