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What is Rugman’s contribution to perceptions about the spread of globalisation?
Explain the significance of information systems to the management of organisations. How do they relate to the core task of managing?
Give some original examples of companies using information systems to add value.
Identify examples of co-creation, and explain the benefits to company and customer.
For what purposes are commercial companies using social networking sites?
Draw a sketch to illustrate why computer-based IS are more than just technology.
Give examples of how IS can affect at least two of the forces in Porter’s model, and so affect the competitiveness of a business.
Outline the stages though which organisations go in using the internet, giving an original example of each.
What clues does the hospital case in Section 12.5 (‘Management in practice’ feature on p. 389) show about possible difficulties in using ERP systems?
Describe how the five forces model can show the likely effects of IS on strategy.
A recent review of team studies indicated that teams with high levels of interpersonal interconnectedness attain goals better and are more committed to each other. Do you agree? Why or why not?
What do you think? Why are work colleagues sharing increasingly personal information?
How have social media and technology contributed to this type of information disclosure?
What are the ethical implications of sharing such personal information in the workplace?
What challenges would there be to creating an effective team in an organization staffed by independent contractors? How could managers deal with these challenges?
Why do you think teamwork is crucial to Lonely Planet’s business model?
Using Exhibit 13-10, what characteristics of effective teams would be most important to Lonely Planet’s guidebook teams? Explain your choices.
Using Exhibit 13-10, what characteristics of effective teams would these teams need? Explain.
What types of departmentalization are being used? Explain your choices. (Hint: In addition to information in the case, you might want to look at the complete list and description of corporate executives on the company’s Web site.)
What examples of the six organizational structural elements do you see discussed in the case? Describe.
Select one of the job openings posted on the company’s Web site. Do you think the job description and job specification for this job are adequate? Why or why not? What changes might you suggest?
Which of the company’s principles affect the organizing function of management? Explain how the one(s) you chose would affect how Starbucks’managers deal with (a) structural issues; (b) HRM issues; and (c) issues in managing teams. (Hint: The principles can be found on the company’s Web site.)
Explain the relationship among bias, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.
What do you think of this “quota” approach that Deutsche Telekom is pursuing? What benefits and drawbacks does such an approach have?
What issues might Deutsche Telekom face in recruiting female university graduates? How could they address these issues?
What issues might the company face in introducing changes in work–family programs? Again, how could they address these issues?
What workplace diversity initiatives discussed in the chapter might be appropriate for Deutsche Telekom? What would be involved in implementing these initiatives?
What is meant by the term design thinking? How do you think this approach can help organizations?Explain what the approach helps in controlling.
What do you understand by the term personalization technologies? How does big data fit into decisionmaking processes?
Explain in brief the following:a. Renewable and non-renewable energy.b. Commercial and non-commercial energyc. Low-grade and high-grade energyd. Energy security
Write a note on the Indian energy scenario.
State the need for energy conservation in India concerning our present scenario.
List at least five states in India where the coal deposits are highly concentrated.
What is the percentage of India’s oil consumption which is imported and what is the approximate cost per year?
Mention places of any three oil reserves in India.
What is the potential of hydropower generation which is available in India and how much has it been utilized thus far?
Mention the percentage shares of consumption of commercial energy in the industrial as well as in the agricultural sectors.
Co relates the economic growth of a country with energy consumption.
What are your views on the long-term action plans which are essential for the long-term management of energy in India?
Write a note on the subsidies in oil sectors in India.
Discuss in brief. The different reforms in the energy sector.
How CO2 is regarded as a potential threat to the planet even when the respiration and decomposition of plant release more than ten times CO2 when compared to the amounts which are being released by human activities?
Identify two recent examples of corporate malpractice (including one from the public sector) and two of philanthropic behaviour. What were their effects?
Describe in your own terms each of four schools of ethical theory mentioned in the chapter, and illustrate each with an example of how it has been used to justify a decision.
Summarise the four responsibilities that corporations may choose to meet (or not), illustrating each with an example.
Sketch the ethical decision-making model, including as many of the variables as you can.
How can managers take account of the diverse interest of stakeholders?
Why is it important, in Vogel’s view, to link corporate responsibility to strategy?
Illustrate each of the ways in which organisations do this with a current example.
Visit a website of your choice, and try to find out which practices the organisation uses to promote and monitor corporate responsibility.
Draw a diagram for input and output of the process, pointing out the energy inputs.
Explain the reason for the balancing of energy and materials.
Explain the usefulness of the Sankey diagram during the analysis of energy.
Create a flow chart of a product for the manufacturing process.
Illustrate the rules and regulations for energy and material balancing.
Balancing of material is done based on(a) Mass, (b) Volume, (c) Concentration, and (d) Temperature.
Continuous baking of biscuits is to be done in an oven. Moisture content entering is 25%. The moisture content at the exit is 1%. 2 t/h is produced daily being at a dry state. Perform a balance of materials and also find out the moisture amount removed per hour.
The loading of materials in the furnace is 5 T/h. Losses in scales 2% find the material output.
Inlet and outlet temperature for a heat exchanger is 28°C and 33°C. The circulation of cold water is at 200 L/h. The fluid entering the heat exchanger for processing is 60°C and leaving at 45°C. Calculate the fluid flow rate for the process. (Cp for the process of fluid = 0.95)
Boiler steam output is measured using feed water. The reading of the tank from morning 8 to evening 8 was 600 m3. A continuous blowdown was provided at the boiler, having a feeding rate of 1% for that hour. Calculate the mean steam originally obtained per hour.
Given below are the requirement for cold water in an industry for a process:Heat exchanger 1: 300 m3/h at 3 kg/cm2 Heat exchanger 2: 150 m3/h at 2.5 kg/cm2 Heat exchanger 3: 200 m3/h at 1 kg/cm2 Calculate the remaining cold water required per hour in the industry (the HE are in parallel).
The dryer condensates at a rate of 80 kg/h, and the calculated flash stream is 12 kg/h. Calculate the original consumption of steam for the dryer.
State the requirements to have a proper management program of energy.
In order to achieve success in the management of energy, why is the support of top management needed?
Illustrate the process involved in the force field analysis.
Is energy policy needed in an industry? Give reasons.
Explain in brief where the location of an energy manager should be in an organization.
Explain the role of the top management in the management of energy.
Illustrate the process of accountability at different levels in a system of management of energy
Based on your experience, list ways to motivate employees.
Explain the need of proper energy action planning.
Explain with reasons why it is essential to undergo training in order to have proper management of energy.
Illustrate the advancement of energy information systems. For example, take your industry and provide the list of data needed for monitoring effective energy management.
Explain the constraints related to the use of information systems of energy.
How much important is goal setting in an energy management organization?
What are the steps needed to be followed for formulation of an action plan for energy project?
What are the various means of communication of spreading awareness about energy management program?
What are the different methods of building capacity in an energy organization?
Explain the role of tracking and monitoring system in an energy management organization?
How much important is goal setting in an energy management organization?
How the progress evaluation process opens new pathways to enhance the energy efficiency?
Elaborate the points, an energy manager should keep in his mind during project implementation?
Which analysis is useful for avoiding risk in an energy management program?
Describe an educational or commercial organisation that you know in terms of the competing values model of cultures.
What is the significance of the idea of ‘fragmented cultures’ for attempting cultural change?
Identify the relative influence of Porter’s five forces on an organisation of your choice and compare your results with a colleague’s. What can you learn from that comparison?
How should managers decide which of the many factors easily identified in a PESTEL analysis they should attend to? If they have to be selective, what is the value of the PESTEL method?
Since people interpret environmental forces from unique perspectives, what meaning can people attach to statements about external pressures?
Illustrate the stakeholder idea with an example of your own, showing their expectations of an organisation.
Explain at least two of the mechanisms that Mallin (2013) recommends should be part of a corporate governance system.
Summarise an idea from the chapter that adds to your understanding of the integrating themes.
What are the characteristics of a multidomestic corporation?
What’s your reaction to these events? Are you surprised that bribery is illegal?Why do you think bribery takes place? Why do you think it needs to be outlawed?
Research whether other countries outlaw bribery. (Hint: look at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.)
We’ve said it’s important for managers to be aware of external environmental forces, especially in global settings. Discuss this statement in light of the events described.
What might managers at Siemens AG have done differently? Explain.
Cheating scandals uncovered at Harvard, the Air Force Academy, New York City’s Stuyvesant High School, Corona del Mar, and many others are often described as having a “culture of cheating.”112 Explain what you think this means. Could such a culture be changed? If so, how? If not, why not?
Do you think that those who use technology to cheat know that what they’re doing is wrong and that it’s damaging their education? Explain.
What might work best for controlling high-tech cheating—changing people’s attitudes towards cheating or developing high-tech deterrents to make sure cheating can’t take place? Explain.
Describe the situation at Lehman Brothers from an ethics perspective. What’s your opinion of what happened here?

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