Midterm Question #1

Midterm Question #1

MNC's are complex organizations however, they dominate the worldwide market. Knowing the background and nature of MNC's, answer the following:

1. Identify the benefits and disadvantages of MNC's.
The adverse effects of MNCs

A. Disadvantages On the home country:

1.Loss of jobs.
2.Loss of tax revenue.
3.Flexibility of operation is reduced in a foreign political system and thus causes instability.
4.Competitive advantage of multinationals over domestic firms.

On the host country:

1.Remittance of dividends and profits that can result in a net outflow of capital
2.MNCs engage in anticompetitive activities such as formation of cartels and dumping..
3.MNCs offer higher wages to its employees in the host countries,which is much more than any other domestic firm.
4.Obsolete technology may be used in the host country.

B. Possible advantages of a multinarional corporation are:

1.Multinational Companies are able to sell far more than other type of company.
2.Multinational companies can avoid transprt costs.
3.Multinationals can take advantage of different wage levels in different countries(as in some countries only women and children work, so they wages can be low)
4.Multinationals can achieve great economies of scale.
5.Multinationals have less chance of going bankrupt than small companies.
6.Multinationals can carry out a lot of research and development.

2. Identify one MNC company and describe its operation.

Emerson Electric Company, This company provides engineering services and innovative solutions for the customers in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets.Emerson is one of the largest conglomerate companies in the United states. As of 2007, it has a workforce of approximately 138,000 employees worldwide with a global presence spanning 150 countries.

3. Describe how the parent control/coordinates with its subsidiaries in other
countries or region.

It has 50 plants in 31 countries and generates almost 65% of its revenue from .... do not seem to reflect the management style of any particular country or region. ... In other cases the parent may want to see how well the subsidiary ... rely on a variety of mechanisms to coordinate and control their subsidiaries.

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4. How is IT maximized or used by this MNC?

IT is maximized by Multinational Corporation especially in having an effective communication trough other country or region and also in Marketing It is very useful to reach the potential market.

5. WHat were the weaknesses/problems encountered by this MNC from its environment and global setup?

Some of the problems that a multinational company might face while recruiting to set up and expand operations in these locations, or when developing a long-term development plan in the offshored country ... ideas & research ... Technical and Policy Papers.


Debbie Ann T. Temp;onuevo

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Prelims Question 4

Prelims Question 4

Ethics is relevant regardless of the type of organization and style of management. It is by this ethics that legal and moral laws are established. IT is not at all excluded from this.

Answer then the following.

1. List down the ethics for computer usage.
You must not use the system irresponsibly, or needlessly affect the work of others. This includes transmitting or making accessible offensive, annoying or harassing material; intentionally damaging the system; intentionally damaging information not belonging to you; or intentionally misusing system resources or allowing misuse of system resources by others.You are responsible for reporting to Information Technology any violation of these guidelines by another individual. You are also encouraged to report any information relating to a flaw in, or bypass of, computer facilities security.

2. What common forms of ethic violations happen in the internet and in the organization?
Altering the equipment or modifying the operations of any College equipment;
Inspecting, modifying, or copying data or programs without authorization from the owner;
Using the electronic mail system to send abusive, obscene, or otherwise harassing communications;Using the computer system for commercial purposes;

3. How does ethics affect the decision making of mangers?
Managing ethics in the workplace holds tremendous benefit for leaders and managers, benefits both moral and practical. This is particularly true today when it is critical to understand and manage highly diverse values in the workplace.

4. Cite a company which experienced legal or social conflicts because of its violation of ethics. You may check as example the problem of pre-need insurance companies in the Philippines.
a. Describe briefly the nature of the problem.
b. How was this resolved?
c. Who were affected?
d. What were the damages?
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. was cited for not submitting semiannual reports for two different facilities, the department said. The company had been fined two penalties of $2,700 each, which have both been paid.

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Prelim Questions #3

Prelims Question 3

A company has basically four (4) levels of organizational hierarchy and each level makes use of unique IT technology and software to address and/or support their works.

Answer then the following:

1. Identify and describe information systems (IS) used in each level.

An Information System (IS) is the system of persons, data records and activities that process the data and information in a given organization, including manual processes or automated processes.

There are three categories of information related to the Formal Information Systems:

• 1. Knowledge Level or top level management -includes policy making and the highest level of management.
  
• 2. Strategic Information or middle level 1- relates to long-range planning policies. This information is achieved using the Decision Support System.

• 3. Managerial Information or middle level 2 helps the middle level management in policy implementation and control. This information is achieved using the Management Information System
• 4. Operational Information or lower level management -is the daily information needed to operate the business. This information is achieved using the Data Processing System

2. How do these IS help the employees and managers achieve their objectives.
This system helps define very clearly the work-flow system, communication flow-down and the authority. The information flows in terms of policies, goals, strategies, rules and regulations from the top level management to the bottom level of management.. The information also flows from the bottom level management to the top level in terms of feedback, results of work done etc.
Management and Information Systems,the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems , Expert systems, and Executive information systems.MIS has also some differences with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as ERP incorporates elements that are not necessarily focused on decision support.

3. Cite a local or national company that makes use of these IS and identify the benefits and drawbacks/lapses of these IS.
Alcoa, Inc. makes use of these IS. Surveyed as they don't follow security best practices that was their lapses. Otherwise it makes their system faster and easier for them to be productive. They got a big help especially for their organization to solve business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy without overlapping.

Prelim Questions #2

Prelim Questions 2
An organization may adopt a closed-system or open-system model. Answer the following:

1. Discuss the pro's and con's of each model.

Pros in this model Closed-system perspective views organization as a relatively independent of environmental influences.the closed-system approach conceives of the organization as a system of management, technology, personnel, equipment, and materials, but the cons of this model is it tends to exclude competitors, suppliers, distributors, and government regulators. this approach allows mangers and organizational theorists to analyze problems by examining the internal structure of a business with little consideration of the external environment. the closed system perspective basically views on organization much as thermostat;another cons is its limited environmental input outside of changes in temperature is required for effective operation. The closed system perspective was dominant through the organization scholarship and research subsequently emphasize the role of the environment but gave little consideration to the impact on the internal operation of the organization.
Open-systems perspective views an organization as an entity that takes inputs from the environment, transforms them and releases them as output tandem with reciprocal effects on the organization itself along with the environment in which it is situated. In much same way, open systems of organizations accept that organizations are contingent on their environment and these environment are also contingent on organization.

2. Cite a company that uses any of this model. Describe briefly how this chosen model affect the entire company.

Red Hat Inc. is a open source from geographically dispersed users the corporation is selling the bundled revisions, an organization that would cease to exist if it were not for an open-system perspective. The rapidly-changing environments are more consistent with flexible, decentralized, or organic management styles, and stable environment with low complexity are more consistent with a relatively closed-system or mechanistic management style.

3. Evaluate how an environment affects the organization and its management. Discuss the pro's and con's of not responding to the demands of the environment.

Environmental forces such as customers and competitors exert considerable influence on corporation, highlighting the essential relationship between organization and its environment as well as the importance of maintaining external inputs to achieve the stable organization.

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Debbie Ann T. Templonuevo

Prelim Questions #2

Pre

Prelim question #1

1. Question #1:
How do you perceive information as a resource of the company?
Answer:

We can percieve information as a resource of the company were we know users are not able to own information like we are able to own resources such as land and capital. Information is, however, far more accessible that these resources, and has become our key resource. The quality, relevance, and usefulness of information does depend on who uses it, how astutely, and for what purposes.Our entrance into the information age has had many impacts on our way of life. One of these being the changes in the work force. The jobs and functions performed by the workers are becoming increasingly information oriented.

2. Question #2:
Cite a company, its nature, describe how the information from its environment improves its management and business as a whole.
Answer:

Superferry the passenger travel brand of the Aboitiz Transport System the integrated transport solution arm of Aboitiz & Company and owned by publicly listed arm, Aboitiz Equity Ventures. Now, you can enjoy visiting the different island destinations all over the Philippines through a unique sea travel experience that only SuperFerry can deliver with the comforts and convenience of well appointed accommodations and facilities onboard. True to the vision of our founders, we continue to strive for excellence by setting new standards in the local maritime industry.

Through Aboitiz-Jebsen, we hold the distinction of being the first shipping company in the Philippines to have received the prestigious International Ship Management (ISM) Code - a certification of compliance to international standards on safety management, environmental protection, emergency preparedness, maintenance of the ship requirements, qualified and well-trained crew, and development plans for shipboard operations. The company can achieve the excellent performance of this company by innovating and searching new trends and interest of the potential customers and by having this relevant internal and external factors, information and updates that could be a great impact and a big help on the operation of the company and very necessary in decision making.The entire fleet of SuperFerry is compliant with the ISPS Code.

Reference:www.superferry.com.ph

Student: Debbie Ann Templonuevo