Changing Culture Mandy Recently Returned from Her Two-Day Managerial Seminar, 'How to 'How

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Changing Culture
Mandy recently returned from her two-day managerial seminar, 'How to Totally Change Your Management and Leadership Style in Two Days'.Even though she felt the seminar was worthless (as she had predicted) , it did give her a chance to think about how to change the culture of her organisation.She had been brought in by the new CEO as a change agent, and her position had the authority to have impact.She felt that the recent hostile takeover by their parent company had shocked everyone, especially given that the entire organisation consisted of only 150 people and had been in business for only five years.She felt this might be the time to attempt the cultural change while everyone was still thinking in terms of change.As she tossed her leadership seminar manual into the bin, she considered what might be her first step and how well the cultural change would work.
-Refer to Changing Culture (Scenario) .Which of the following statements about her company is most advantageous to Mandy as she attempts to change the cultural leadership?

• A)Small companies that are old are easiest in which to implement change.
• B)Change would be easiest with a company that is older and has a small number of employees.
• C)Small companies that are new and young are easiest in which to implement change.
• D)Change would be easiest in an older company with many employees.
• E)In terms of cultural change, company size and age rarely matter.

Comprehend the effects of productivity improvement strategies on employee perceptions and organizational turnover.

Understand the basic principles of business process reengineering.

Recognize the impact of motivation on employee attendance and productivity.

Identify strategies for regulating departmental work flow to maximize efficiency.

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

The weighted-average method is an inventory costing method where the cost of goods sold and ending inventory are calculated based on the average cost of all inventory items.

Production Process

The sequence of operations or activities involved in the manufacture of a product.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to convert partial work into the equivalent number of completed units, facilitating cost analysis.

Work in Process Inventory

Goods that are in the manufacturing process but are not yet completed, representing a stage between raw materials and finished goods.