Business Issues IV

19. HANDLING A MERGER
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Your company is considering merging with another who you frequently work with on large export projects. You work in similar but complementary rather than competitive areas of business and the merger would therefore, not create redundancies.
What do you tell your staff about the discussion and when ?
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20. FLEXI-TIME
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In what situations is flexi-time a workable proposal ?
What are the disadvantages and advantages for various groups of workers ? What are the disadvantages and advantages for the company ?
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21. MANAGERIAL QUALITIES
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What personal qualities are needed by a manager – not including professional knowledge or expertise. Make a list of 10 qualities. Work in pairs. Combine your list with the lists from other students and then rank them in order of importance.
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22. A SUGGESTION BOX ?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of a suggestion scheme ? (a scheme where employees suggest how the company’s operations can be improved or money saved).
How should the suggestions be judged ? How should the suggestors be rewarded?
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23. LANGUAGE POLICY
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Your company has been taken over by an American company who have said that the company language is to be English and that all employees who have contact with the parent company have to be able to speak English.
Make a list of the types of employees who will need English and the types of courses which they could take.
Match the employees to the most appropriate course and explain how will motivate them to learn quickly.
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24. STUDENT SPONSORSHIP
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Your company wants to set up a sponsorship scheme for students while they are at university. What are the benefits of a scheme like this for the company and the students ?
What provisions need to be made with regard to holiday work, payment for holiday work, payment while studying, obligations for both sides after the university course is finished ?
What other points need to be considered ?