Understanding Management
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ISBN: 9780357033821
Author: Richard Daft
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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Chapter 5, Problem 2AYSAL
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Study strategies and other behaviours that helped me to do best in my subject and study strategies and other behaviours that did not help me to do the best.
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There are many Study strategies and behaviours that could help one to do best in subjects and also there are some that would not help to do the best. This depends on the type of course the study strategies should be applied on. Certain study strategies should not be applied to certain courses as it would not be suitable and end up being strategies which were not helpful.
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"I expect all the managers in my department to act completely rationally in every decision they make", declared Eleanor Johnson, Vice President for marketing for the Olympic Toy Company. "Every one of us, no matter what his or her position, is hired to be a professional rationalist, and I expect all of us not only to know what they are doing and why but to be right in their decisions. I know that someone has said that a good manager needs only to be right in more than half of his or her decisions. But that is not good enough for me. I would agree that you may be excused for occasionally making a mistake, especially if it is a matter beyond your control, but I can never excuse you for not acting rationally." "I agree with your idea, Eleanor", said Jill Goldberg, her advertising manager, "and I always try to be rational and logical in my decisions. But would you mind helping me be sure of this by explaining just what 'acting rationally' is?"
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1. Explain how the Vice…
"I expect all the managers in my department to act completely rationally in every decision they make", declared Eleanor Johnson, Vice President for marketing for the Olympic Toy Company. "Every one of us, no matter what his or her position, is hired to be a professional rationalist, and I expect all of us not only to know what they are doing and why but to be right in their decisions. I know that someone has said that a good manager needs only to be right in more than half of his or her decisions. But that is not good enough for me I would agree that you may he excused for occasionally making a mistake, especially if it is a matter beyond your control, but I can never excuse you for not acting rationally" "I agree with your idea, Eleanor, said Jill Goldberg, her advertising manager, "and I always try to be rational and logical in my decisions But would you mind helping me be sure of this by explaining just what 'acting rationally is?"
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a) 1. Explain how the Vice President for…
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