QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉human capital. Answer: what you know - education, experience,
skills
◉social capital. Answer: who you know - networks, connections,
friends
◉positive psychological capital. Answer: who you are in terms of
confidence, hope, optimism, resiliency, and who you become
◉firms in 1995 and 2005 did what?. Answer: prominent initiatives
were restructuring (downsizing), cost reduction programs,
globalizing supply chains, creating shared services and Lean Six
Sigma (almost perfect) quality programs
◉What is Gallup World Poll?. Answer: a representative sample of the
population of over 100 countries
◉paradigm comes from the Greek paradeigma. Answer: which
translates as "model, pattern, or example
, ◉paradigm is now used to mean what?. Answer: a broad model, a
framework, a way of thinking, or a scheme to understand reality
◉in the words of popular futurist, Joel Barker what does paradigm
establish?. Answer: written or unwritten rules, defines the
boundaries, and tells one how to write behave within the boundaries
to be successful
◉James Brian Quinn offers the "intelligent paradigm" which has
what type of organization?. Answer: "the organization of enterprises
and effective strategies will depend more on development and
deployment of intellectual resources than on the management of
physical assets.
◉paradigm effect. Answer: a situation arises in which those in the
existing paradigm may not even see the changes that are occurring,
let alone reason and draw logical inferences and perceptions about
the changes
◉management has what 3 major dimensions. Answer: technical,
conceptual, and human
◉Douglas McGregor's theory x is about what?. Answer: give people
incentives and moral will boost