Based on the Tuckman model of team development, identify the stage when team relationships should start to harmonise and the team agrees on normal work patterns and the best way to tackle the work ahead of them. Job roles and relationships within the team are also agreed.
X is a manufacturing company that has achieved long term success by understanding the structure of its industry, and where necessary changing its strategy in order to achieve improved performance by outperforming its competitors.
Success has depended on the company exploiting the underlying economic factors (such as economies of scale) better than its competitors and maintaining this over time, so achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
Researchers would call this an "outside-in" approach to strategy, with the company choosing a strategy that responds to the challenges and changes posed by the external environment.
Which type of strategy is X adopting?
FR Company is undertaking analysis of its competitors. One part of its analysis will investigate its supplier whose products satisfy the same customer needs, but are technically quite different. Which of the following levels of competitors does this relate to?
The B Car Company is considering a joint venture with a company in Country X. It is undertaking a political risk analysis at both a micro and macro level. Which of the following is a micro level risk?
A large department store currently employs a total of 110 staff, of whom 72 are part-time hourly paid employees. The part-time employees generally work the same number of hours every week and have a stable pattern of work and regular income. During busy periods there is the opportunity for over-time, which is payable at 50% more than the normal hourly rate.
A new chief executive is aware that some part-time staff work much harder than others and intends to address the situation by moving all part-time staff onto zero hours contracts where no paid hours are guaranteed and the personal workload of each employee is notified in advance each week. Overtime should be eliminated. In return, the basic hourly rate will be increased by 20% and there will be opportunities for promotion and new responsibilities.
News of these changes has caused considerable unrest. The HR Director knows that resistance to change will have to be managed very carefully and is using Lewin's force field model as the framework for analysis. Which restraining forces are present in the scenario?
Select ALL that apply.
Which of the following statements does NOT help characterise Quinn's notion of logical incrementalism?
At present teams in an organisation are cohesive, successful and operate independently depending on the nature and location of the work. The introduction of competition between groups will heighten the cohesive aspect and reduce the cooperation overall.
In this organisation this will be accentuated by the intended change to the wage system, meaning that teams will compete for a share of a single bonus pool.
Some of these changes will be beneficial while others negative. Which of the following is the beneficial change?
What event occurs between the second and third stages of Gido and Clement's Project Life Cycle?
The Board of organisation Y has authorised an upgrade to its computerised finance system.
The Finance Director, X, has been tasked with managing this project. X has been requested to consult with stakeholders, in order that a Project Initiation Document (PID) may be produced.
What are the TWO main uses of a PID?
The type of culture typified in an organisation where there is a clear hierarchical structure, formalised rules for decision making and clearly defined jobs is called a
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