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Management Information Systems

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1. Canada, Mexico, and the United States belong to the regionaltrading bloc called what?

2. What countries belong to the regional trading bloc calledCAFTA-DR?

3. What is the name of Latin America’s most powerful regionaltrading bloc?

1-After a careful reading of chapter about Foundations of GroupBehavior and understanding work group , please explain how thenorms established by the members of the group and the status ofeach of the menbers exert influence upon the individualsbehavior.Please explain how the degree of cohesiveness among themembers of the group will impact the effectiveness of the group.Explain how the degree of cohesiveness will affect in negative waytheir performance and Group effectiveness.

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2-Please explain which are the criteria to develop an effectiveteam at your organization. Which is the relevance of each criterionmentioned?

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3-Please explain what is the role of structure in theorganization. Please explain why the degree of structure and thetasks interdependence in the organization may have a strong impactupon the organizational Behavior.Please see how the degree ofstructure is associated individual behaviro in theorganization.

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4-Please define the construct "organizational culture" What isyour understanding of this concepts? what is the different betweenNational culture and Organizational culture? why does theorganizational culture has a strong impact upon the individualbehavior at the organization?why does every intent to producechanges in the organization must consider the organizationalculture there?

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1. If you were CEO of each of the following companies and werethinking about what might be the most effective strategy for yourcompany, which of the five generic strategies (Low -CostProvider, Differentiation, Best-Cost Provider, Focused Low-Cost orFocused Differentiation) would you select? When thinkingabout your response, refer to Chapter 5 in the text, particularlythe segments on when each strategy works best and the pitfalls ofeach strategy.

2. Defend your choice by outlining the industry andmarket conditions that make your strategy choice the most logicaland appealing. Indicate pitfalls and/or risks that might beinvolved in your strategy choice and how you would addressthem.

* A major fast-food chain:

* A small U.S. manufacturer of outdoor clothing (ie. skijackets/pants, outdoor kids clothing, polar fleece clothing) :

* A major national convenience store chain:

* Netflix. (movie rentals) :

* A small, family-owned jewelry store in Manchester NH (not in amall) :

1?If a clothing boutique started to sell designer clothes orclothing for hard-to-fit people because the clothing wasn't beingoffered by a larger retailer, the best way to describe how thatidea was recognized is ________.

Select one:

a. observing fads

b. finding a gap in the marketplace

c. brain writing

d. talking to consumers

e. Brainstorming

2?Industries that are new with no standard operating procedureshaving been developed are examples of

Select one:

a. emerging

b. declining

c. mature

d. global

e. fragmented