What are the consequences of Peters and Waterman’s classic book ‘In Search of Excellence’?
What will be an ideal response?
A satisfactory answer would demonstrate knowledge of the key ideas in the text and stress the relation of strong culture to excellence; a better answer would address the text becoming a major sales success and a cultural phenomenon in its own right, and would note the effects of this in terms of the ways its ideas spread rapidly into practice. An outstanding answer would address the implications of the success of the book for the practice of management as a science.
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A. the similar values, interests, and behaviors that members of society share. B. a mode of living that is defined by one's personal moral philosophy. C. a self-defined identification of belonging to a lower, lower-middle, middle, upper-middle, or upper class in terms of values, attitudes, and beliefs. D. a mode of living that is identified by how people spend their time and resources, what they consider important in their environment, and what they think of themselves and the world around them. E. the set of behaviors that is a result of spending one's time and money as one pleases.
A cost that is considered variable for one activity base may be considered fixed for a different activity base.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Hin Yip promotes the belief that issues such as environmental protection, youth employment, and employee retraining are ______ when companies partner with government and social services.
a. improved b. unaffected c. curtailed d. often eliminated
Generally accepted accounting principles require that a business's fiscal year must end on December 31.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)