Decentralisation Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MNG2601 Assignment 3 Semester 2 2023 (SOLUTIONS) Question 1 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text According to John Kotter, activities of managers include _____. a. dealing with uncertainties, controlling and problem-solving b. staffing and aligning and motivating people c. coping with complexity and setting directives d. coping with change, planning and budgeting Clear my choice Question 2 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text I...

Summary of all lectures, working groups and most of the literature.

What was agreed at Yalta? : 4th-11th Feb 1945 > Division of Germany > UN Ratified > USSR and Polish land > Declaration of liberated europe What was agreed at Potsdam? : 17th July - 11th August 1945 > Denazification > Free speech, press, religious tolerance > Decentralisation of political system > Reparations to US How did the Soviets take power in Bulgaria? : Gradualisation, manipulation, forced removal 2 How did the Soviets take power in Poland? : > Pr...

CIPS L4M1 - Question & Answer Past Exam Questions Already Passed O1. Outline FIVE differences between purchasing goods and purchasing services. 1. Goods are tangible, services are intangible: 2. Services cannot be separated from their supplier: 3. Heterogeneity: goods are usually uniform in nature while services are unique at each delivery 4. Services 'perish' immediately on delivery whereas goods can be stored until required 5. Products are easier to specify, being tangible O2. Ex...

CIPS L4M1 - Question & Answer Past exam questionsO1. Outline FIVE differences between purchasing goods and purchasing services. - correct answer 1. Goods are tangible, services are intangible: 2. Services cannot be separated from their supplier: 3. Heterogeneity: goods are usually uniform in nature while services are unique at each delivery 4. Services 'perish' immediately on delivery whereas goods can be stored until required 5. Products are easier to specify, being tangible O2. Expla...

(1) What stages do groups pass through? 1. Idea generation, implementation and termination. 2. Introduction, high productivity and decline. 3. Initiation, evolution, maturation and decline. 4. Forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. (2) How would you describe a work group? 1. A group whose individual efforts result in a performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs. 2. A group that primarily interacts to share information and to make decision...

CIPS L4M1 - Question & Answer Past exam questionsO1. Outline FIVE differences between purchasing goods and purchasing services. - correct answer 1. Goods are tangible, services are intangible: 2. Services cannot be separated from their supplier: 3. Heterogeneity: goods are usually uniform in nature while services are unique at each delivery 4. Services 'perish' immediately on delivery whereas goods can be stored until required 5. Products are easier to specify, being tangible O2. Expla...

This summary contains all the information from Chapter 13 that CIE could ask students about organisational structures, such as: Why organisations need structure Business objectives and organisational structure Types of organisational structure (functional, hierarchical structures) Levels of hierarchy Chain of command, spans of control, delayering Delegation and accountability Control, authority and trust Centralisation and decentralisation Line and staff management functions The sum...

Urbanisation : An increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities Suburbanisation : The movement of people from living in the inner parts of a city to living on the outer edges Counter-urbanisation : The movement of people from large urban areas into smaller urban areas or into rural areas Urban Resurgence : Refers to the economic and structural regeneration of an urban area which has suffered a period of decline Megacity : Any city or metropolitan area with a populati...

Centralisation Maintaining control by keeping authority at the senior levels of the organisation. Chain of command The line through the hierarchy that shows who is responsible for whom from top to bottom of an organisation. Contracts of employment A legal document that sets out the terms and conditions of the job for the employer and the employee. Decentralisation Where authority is spread widely through the organisation. Delayering The reorganisation of the orga...