In a Survey of Consumers, Daniel Kaheman, Jack Knetsch and Richard

question 257

Multiple Choice

In a survey of consumers, Daniel Kaheman, Jack Knetsch and Richard Thaler asked their opinion of a hardware store's decision to

• A) go out of business because a larger hardware store opened in the same city; 82 percent of those surveyed believed it was unfair for the larger store to compete with the smaller store.
• B) raise the price of snow shovels the day following a snowstorm; 82 percent of those surveyed believed this was unfair.
• C) sell tickets to sporting and cultural events at prices higher than prices paid at the ticket windows for the same events; 82 percent of those surveyed believed this was unfair.
• D) remain in business even though the store was not making an economic profit; 82 percent of those surveyed believed it would be unfair for the store to go out of business if there no other hardware stores in the same area.

Identify and explain the mechanisms for integrating organisational subsystems and their effectiveness based on different organisational needs.

Describe different organisational structures (e.g., network, centralised vs decentralised) and their advantages and disadvantages.

Comprehend the principle that 'authority should equal responsibility' in delegation and its significance in organisational structure.

Analyse the impact of differentiation and integration in organisational design and functionality.

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Definitions:

Put Option

This contract permits a person to have the option, without being compelled, to sell a certain amount of a base asset at a fixed price within a designated timeframe.

Call Delta

Measures the sensitivity of an option's price to a change in the price of the underlying asset, reflecting how much the price of the option is expected to change for a small change in the asset price.

Portfolio A

A collection of financial investments like stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents held by an institution or a private individual.