...MB 401 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ______________________________________________________________________ __ INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER-SETTER The question paper will consist of Two parts, A and B. Part A will have 15 short answer questions (40-60 words) of 2 marks each. Part B will have 12 long answer questions of 5 marks each. The syllabus of the subject is divided into 3 sections I, II and III. The question paper will cover the entire syllabus uniformly. Part A will carry 5 questions from each section and Part B will carry 4 questions from each section. INSTRUCTION FOR CANDIDATES Candidates are required to attempt all questions from Part A and 9 questions of Part B out of 12. ______________________________________________________________________ __ Section I MBA Syllabus (August 2005) Page 19 of 45 Definition, nature, scope, and importance of strategy; and strategic management (Business policy). Strategic decision-making. Process of strategic management and levels at which strategy operates. Role of strategists. Defining strategic intent: Vision, Mission, Business definition, Goals and Objectives. Internal Appraisal – The internal environment, organisational capabilities in various functional areas and Strategic Advantage Profile. Methods and techniques used for organisational appraisal (Value chain analysis, Financial and non financial analysis, historical analysis, Industry standards and benchmarking, Balanced scorecard and key factor rating). Identification of Critical Success Factors...
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...TIA084, Intercultural Communication Anonymous id: 41842 Intercultural communication. Cultural differences, power and ethics What are ethical norms and how do they differ from other norms? We can for an example talk about ethical norms in communication, than from reading Allwood, we would find that agent hood (give freedom), motivation (do not hurt) and rationality (give correct information) are the main universal ethical norms, or these are the basis of universal needs that we can create ethical norms from. Agent hood; when communicating with others we should give them the freedom to act according to their own will and intention by including this "brainwashing” and many kinds of propaganda are unethical. They are unethical whereas they remove the recipient´s possibilities to exercise his or her own critical judgement. Motivation; We should not hurt others, we should seek to give others joy instead of pain the golden rule would be “do unto others what you would have them do unto you”. Rationality, i.e., we should not lie or mislead. If we do that, the other person´s possibilities of obtaining the desired outcomes through the exercise of his/her rationality is radically diminished. Ethical norms differ from other norms whereas they involve the well being of others. The more serious the issue is for the well being of others, the more ethics is involved and usually the more universal the issues become. By other norms (not ethical norms, not involving the well being of others)...
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...This is what I am expected to do. Assignment 2: Ethics Review In this assignment, you will explore professional counseling ethical codes. You will examine multiple codes of ethics to assist in practicing CMHC in an ethical manner. You will also familiarize yourself with the sections of the codes that govern your responsibilities as a counseling student. Tasks: * Compare and contrast the ACA's, the AMHCA's, and the NBCC's codes of ethics. * Describe your responsibilities as a student as per the ACA's and the AMHCA's codes of ethics. Your final product will be a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document written in APA format, utilizing at least three scholarly sources. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. This is the grading rubric Assignment Components | Proficient | Max Points | | | | Compare and contrast the American Counseling Association (ACA), American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA), and National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) codes of ethics. | Thoughtful and insightful understanding of the parallels and variations between the ACA, AMHCA, and NBCC codes of ethics is reflected. Accurate analysis and synthesis of the ethical codes reflects an appropriate connection between the three codes. | ...
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...strongly against the new system of education which centers on sophistry, science, rhetoric, and ethics. He ridicules one of the main characters in the play, Socrates who is a master philosopher at a school that supports the new system of education, called the Thinkery. However, throughout the play we can see that Aristophanes’ view of Socrates may not be so correct. We can also see that in today’s society students attend schools very similar to that of Socrates’ Thinkery. Aristophanes portrays the Thinkery as a school where young men went to learn subjects and skills that would allow them to achieve power and wealth. In order to enroll in the school students were required to pay a fee. It was lead by Socrates and other sophists who were traveling teachers that taught philosophy and rhetoric. Students would engage in various experiments, learn how to develop good arguments, and study nontraditional subjects such as astronomy, and geometry. Those who did not want the traditional Athenian education of learning traditional values, music and poetry were those who became students of the Thinkery. The learning system at the Thinkery can be seen as a liberal arts type of education. Today students attend schools with a similar learning system where there is a liberal arts core curriculum. In order to attend a liberal arts type of college you are required to pay a fee. Learning science, math, language skills and ethics are all a part of the present education systems. Students attend...
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... Other languages spoken by non-Saudi population 1.3.3.1. Urdu 1.3.3.2. Farsi 1.3.3.3. Turkish 1.4. Religion 1.4.1. Islam 1.4.2. Christianity 1.5. Ethics 1.5.1. Business Ethics in Saudi Arabia 1.5.2. Issue of Corruption 1.6. Values and Attitudes 1.6.1. Concept of time/time management 1.6.2. Dealing with change 1.6.3. The role of gender 1.6.4. Social Status 1.7. Business Manners and Customs in Saudi Arabia 1.7.1. Business etiquette 1.7.1.1. Relationships and Communication 1.7.1.2. Business Meeting Etiquette 1.7.1.3. Business Negotiating 1.7.1.4. Dress Etiquette 1.7.1.5. Business Cards 1.7.2. Customs 1.8. Social Structures and Organizations 1.8.1. Social groups 1.9. Education 1.10. Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture 1.10.1. Individualism in Saudi Arabia 1.10.2. Power Distance 1.10.3. Masculinity 1.10.4. Uncertainty Avoidance 2. How are these elements and dimensions integrated by locals conducting business in the nation? 2.1. Integration of communication in local business 2.2. Integration of language in local business 2.3. Integration of religion in local business 2.4. Integration of ethics in local business 2.5. Integration of values and attitudes in local business 2.6. Integration of business manners and customs in local business 2.7. Integration of social structures and organizations in local business 2.8. Integration of education in local business 2.9. Integration of Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture in local business 3. How do both of the above items compare with US culture...
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...A Literature Review: Incorporating Ethics Training in Business Abstract As the need for showing the importance of ethical behavior standards has become more prominent of the past decade, this review intends to show the need for standards of ethics in businesses based on previous research. Ethical training within a business is a topic that has been debated on importance. It has been discussed as a benefit and as more of a cosmetic topic. There are many articles written that discuss what business ethics is, and then there are articles that talk about the need for or against training of business ethics by businesses. This review is aimed towards showing the pros and cons of ethics training by businesses as discussed in current or recent surveys, studies, and articles. Introduction Business ethics has been a controversial topic for many years. It is said to be a double-edged sword and is seen as both an evil and as a proactive approach to preventing lies and motive good behavior (Bayley, 2012). There have been many surveys and articles that have been written on the subject matter. Many of these show the importance of ethical standards and training within a business. There seems to be controversy on whether training on ethics in a business is a benefit or just a cosmetic cover. It has been shown through several surveys and discussed in many articles of the benefits of providing ethics training within a business. However, some still believe that it is a short-lived...
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...PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION NAME: NANA SAM AFFUL ID NUMBER: UB225510 DATE: 25/10/2012 Philosophy of education is the philosophical study of education and the problems surrounding it. Education from my point of view means the gradual process of acquiring knowledge or the preparation for life. Philosophy on the other hand can be said to mean belief about or the method of how to live and / or the method of how to deal with a situation. The major point of philosophy of education is education, while the method use are those of philosophy. This branch similarly to philosophy of law or medicine, is usually out of the study program in philosophy department. It is thought in schools or departments of education. Philosophers of education focus on the problems of education. From a philosopher’s point of view, such studies are done with the help of classical branches of philosophy such as epistemology or the theory of knowledge, ethics, social or political philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy of language and in some cases philosophy of mind and aesthetics. It may be part of the discipline in the sense of being concerned with the aims, forms, methods, or results of the process of education or being educated, or it may be the meta disciplinary in the sense of being concerned with the concept, aims and methods of discipline. As such, it is both part of the field of education and of the field of applied philosophy drawing from the field metaphysics...
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...Due to the emerging technological era, the propensity to cheat in an academic environment is becoming increasingly enticing for students and problematic for their instructors. As technologically savvy students become more creative in committing acts of academic dishonesty, their instructors must become increasingly competent in their endeavors to deter cheating. With the convenience of computers and online data, unfortunately, an unwelcome new challenge emerges: preventing the misuse of these technological advances in academic environments. Cheating is widespread from high schoolers to college students. Not only do academic and professional teams recognize the widespread problem of cheating, but “students themselves are acknowledging the problem as well” (Campbell, p.35). According to the San Diego Union-Tribune (2001), nearly a quarter of students believe that everyone at his or her high school cheats. Before the Internet, research was a laborious task, requiring trips to the library, searches within the card catalog and extensive handwritten note taking. In contrast, today the same information is readily available through the Internet, thus creating a convenient environment in which to engage in academic dishonesty. In this emerging technological age, many students fall prey and use the extensive amount of technology for negative reasons. Szabo and Underwood (2004) engaged 291 students in a survey of 12 questions on the use and misuse of the Internet. The survey...
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...long-term success for organisations. AIMS The aims of the module are to: • to appreciate the importance of marketing as a management discipline in ensuring the long-term success of organisations across the ‘not-for-profit’, public sector and private sector business arenas and across the globe • to develop an understanding of marketing management in the broadest sense, of how marketing management approaches may have to be modified when seeking access to international markets and to be able to adopt a robust and objective approach to management decision making in both a domestic and in a global context • to appreciate the importance of culture in the formulation of and success of global marketing activities and to examine marketing ethics in a global context LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of the module you will be able to: • appreciate the central importance of the marketing concept and of market drivers as interpreted through market research and analysis and...
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...2014 ACA Code of Ethics As approved by the ACA Governing Council AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION counseling.org Mission The mission of the American Counseling Association is to enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity. © 2014 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved. Note: This document may be reproduced in its entirety without permission for non-commercial purposes only. Contents ACA Code of Ethics Preamble • 3 ACA Code of Ethics Purpose • 3 Section A The Counseling Relationship • 4 Section B Section Confidentiality and Privacy • 6 C Professional Responsibility • 8 Section D Relationships With Other Professionals • 10 Section E Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation • 11 Section F Supervision, Training, and Teaching • 12 Section G Research and Publication • 15 Section H Distance Counseling, Technology, and Social Media • 17 Section I Resolving Ethical Issues • 18 Glossary of Terms • 20 Index • 21 • 2 • ACA Code of Ethics Preamble The American Counseling Association (ACA) is an educational, scientific, and professional organization whose members work in a variety of settings and serve in multiple capacities. Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers...
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...The Bridge Program The Bridge program aimed to produce high quality educated students.The proponents of this program found a huge problem with the incoming first year students since most of them were not yet ready to enter the higher level of education. They conducted a HSRT or the High School Readiness Test wherein they set a standard or a required cut off score. The ones whom successfully passed the test could probably proceed and could take the regular four years in high school. While the ones whom flunked would probably be staying 5 years in high school since their first year would be their uplifting period. They will be taught some of the subjects in elementary so whenever they will be entering the first year or the regular high school, they’ll be more ready. Somehow, I commend the idea of this program since all they wanted is to produce adequate and quality education. They don’t want to take risks in letting the students to enter the higher education if they weren’t yet ready. But the idea itself is somehow risky in the part of the students because they will spend another year in high school. Without this program I know that the goal of having an adequate and quality education will still be attained because there are many options of alternative ways in fabricating educated and learned students. They could still attain this goal in a way of imparting efficient and adequate knowledge. This program is indeed risky because it will be needed more classrooms, books and teachers...
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...Running head: ETHICS Mike Jones Educational Ethics University of Phoenix Dr. Paula Clark July 11, 2010 The word ethics has a variety of meanings to many people. Ethics to one person may be related to morality, while someone else may say the right and wrong of certain behaviors. Some people declare that ethics for humans would be the proper ways of behaving in a particular profession or group. I believe that each person has their own set of norms for ethical behavior that they believe to be an appropriate way of meeting their goals. As stated in the American Heritage Dictionary, ethics is defined as “being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that governs the conduct of a profession.” I believe that ethics are my moral standards and the rules in which I abide by. My moral standards are the thread that determines what I feel to be right or wrong about my actions. When conducting educational research, one must have morals. Having standards helps me to conduct my educational research in order to safeguard the interests and rights of participants that are involved as well as the ones affected by the research. Within my research I believe that appropriate external approval is granted. This would include informing parents of research, supervisors, and the district. I further believe that ethical norms should be adhered to in research to promote the aims of the research, promote the values that are essential to collaborative work, and promote social...
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...Adult Learners and the Issues They Face When Making a Decision to Attend College Adult learners returning to college at some point in their lives is not a new concept in today’s society. Practically since the establishment of institutions of higher education, the class of student known as the non-traditional student has existed. There is no exacting definition of what a non-traditional student is, but most can agree that one is generally over the age of 24, have not enrolled in post-secondary education immediately after high school, have dependents other than a spouse or are a single parent, work full time while enrolled, or are financially independent from their parents (Kenner & Weinerman, 2011). Adult learners fall into the category of non-traditional student, and face many issues when it comes time to make the decision to return to college. Reasons for returning to, challenges to overcome while attending and type of school attended vary almost as widely as adult learners do themselves. There are an indeterminable number of reasons for an adult to decide to obtain a higher education, and they vary as much as does the diverse group of non-traditional students. As noted on the website back2college.com, some of the more significant reasons include updating personal skills and furthering career advancement, fulfillment of lifelong dreams or potential, achievement of a better life for themselves and their family, and the changing of careers (WD Communications LLC, 2011)...
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...considered more acceptable now than in years past? Who cheats more and why? When does the student feel the need to cheat as opposed to doing the work themselves? Where does someone who is studying online find the resources to cheat? Because so many questions arise when discussing this topic it becomes difficult for one to find answers to all these questions. 18th century writer Samuel Johnson stated, “mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant than would take even a little trouble to acquire it.” (Boswell, Quotation by Samuel Johnson: 1750) Cheating has become a very intense topic over the years with the onset of online education. Everyone who desires an education should realize the important fact although the tools are out there and it has become easier to cheat, it has also become much easier to get caught. The internet has played an advanced role in the aid of assisting students in cheating; however, it has also played a useful roll in catching them as well. Online websites such as schoolsucks.com, flashpapers.com, and hundreds of others have made buying a term paper as easy as the click of a mouse. On the flipside of this many websites also exist to combat plagiarism by offering tools to help students ensure that they have not plagiarized their paper. Websites such as turnitin.com, eazypaper.com, and plagiarism.org offer students and instructors a way of checking their paper...
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...WorldCom history The history of WorldCom Company dates back in 1983 which started as a partnership between a former basketball coach Bernard Ebbers. This company was established at Mississippi as a coffee shop, which later developed to long distance Telephone Company. The company’s name initially was Long Distance Discount Service whose operations began on 1984. After several years in operation, the company became public in August 1989 with Bernard Ebbers as the company’s CEO (Moberg 4). Over the years, the company developed through mergers and acquisitions and becomes public in the year 1989. The notable merge which enabled the company to go public was the merger with the advantage companies Inc. This led to changing of the name from just LDDS to LDDS WorldCom in 1995 and to just WorldCom a year later (Moberg 4). In 1993, the company acquires long distance providers in the name of Resurgence Communications Group and Metromedia communications. This made history as the fourth largest long distance communication firm in United States. There were also several other mergers and acquisitions such as with IDB in 1994, WilTel in 1995, MFS communications in 1996, and the greatest merger which involved MCI communications. In 1998, WorldCom completed the merger with MCI at a cost estimated to be $40 billion. This was viewed as the greatest merger after brooks fiber properties and CompuServe which were valued at $ 1.2 and $ 1.3 billion respectively (Moberg 6). Another notable aspect...
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