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Lookatthestatementsbelowandthebookreviewsontheoppositepage.
Whichsection(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement1-7referto?
Foreachstatement1-7,markoneletter(A,B,CorD).
Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce
BusinessConsulting
A
Thisbookexploresthenewshapeofconsulting.Itexamineswhyorganisationsuseconsultants,howconsultingfirmscompeteandwhatconsultantsdo.Basedonhundredsofinterviewswiththemanagerswhohireconsultantsandthepeoplewhorunconsultingfirms;
itoffersanautthorita-tiveanalysisofthismostshadowyofprofessions.Italsoprovidesinvaluablepracticaladviceonwhatorganisationsneedtodotogetthebestoutoftheconsultantstheyuseandwhatconsultingfirmsneedtodotoachievethebestresultsforthosetheyworkfor.
B
BrandsandBranding
Thisbookarguesthatbecauseofthepowerofnot-for-profitbrandsliketheRedCrossorOxfam,allorganisationsshouldmakethebrandtheircentralorganisingprinciple,guidingeverydecisionandeveryaction.Aswellasmakingthecaseforbrandsandexaminingtheargumentoftheantiglobalisationmovementthatbigbrandsarebullieswhichdoharm,thisbookreviewofbestpracticeinbranding,coveringeverythingfrombrandpositioningtobrandprotection,visualandverbalidentitytobrandcommunications.
C
EmergingMarkets
Usingtherealexperiencesofcompanieswhereverpossibletoillustratethepointsitmakes,thisextensivelyupdatedandrevisedsecondeditionofthisbookisaimedatbothmanagerswhoareinvolvedinenteringemergingmarketsforthefirsttimeandmanagerswhoarealreadyoperatinginthemItwillserveasaguideonhowtoavoidmistakesothercompanieshavemadeandhowtodetectweaknessesincurrentemergingmarketstrategies.
D
EssentialDirector
Managersmayrunacompanybutitisthejobofdirectorstomakesureitiswellrunandruninthedirection.Thislivelyandaccessibleguidetotheimportantsubjectofcorporategovernanceshowswhatneedstobedonetoensurehighstandardsandhowtodoit.Itisaimednotonlyatdirectors,butalsoatmanagersandstakeholdersineverykindofbusinessandorganisation.
1Theauthorofthisbookbelievesthatorganisationswillneveroveremphasizetheimportanceofbranding.
2Theauthorofthisbookconductedhundredsofinterviewsinthisfieldsoastoofferpracticaladvices.
3Youmayrefertoitasaguideifyouenter,forthefirsttime,thelineofbusinessdiscussedinthisbook.
4Readersofthisbookmayfinditserveasaguideonwhatneedstobedonetomakesureacompanyiswellrun.
5Thisbookcoversalmosteveryaspectofthefieldconcernedandalsoreviewsthebestpracticeinthisfield.
6Thetargetreadersofthisbookincludemanagers,stakeholdersaswellasdirectorsindifferentkindsofbusiness.
7Authenticexperiencesofsomecompaniesareusedtodemonstratethepointstheauthorwantstoargueinthesecondeditionofthisbook.
PARTTWO
Readthearticlebelowaboutdecisionmakingpsychology.
Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.
Foreachgap1-5,markoneletter(A-G).
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Thereisoneextraletterwhichyoudonotneedtouse.
DecisionMakingPsychologyMadeSimple
Decisionsdecisions!
Understandingdecisionmakingpsychologycanenableyoutoreachaconclusionquicker.Whetherit'
schoosingaholidaydestination,orprojecttofund.you'
llfindthisoutlineofdecisionmakingpsychologyausefuladditiontoyourmanagementtoolkit.
Makingupyourownmindshould(intheoryatleast)betheeasiestafterall,there'
sonlyonepersoninvolved!
Sowe'
llskipontothemorechallengingareaofgroupdecisionmaking.Somehow.outofthepersonalityclashes,powerstrugglesandhiddenagendas,aperfectsolutionisexpectedtoemerge......
Ingroupdecisionmaking,thereareanumberofmethodsthatcanbeapplied,
(1)Themethodsthatareclosertothedirectiverange,meanthatthedecisionismadebyalimited,smallnumberofdecisionmakersinthegroup.Themethodsthatareloweronthespectrum.towardstheparticipatoryrange,meanthatthedecisionismadebyallthepartiesinvolved.
IndividualDominanceiswhereonepersoninthegrouphastheauthorityorpowertomakethefinaldecision.MinorityMinorityusuallytakestheformofdecisionsdelegatedfromlargergroupsandmadebysub-committees.MajorityRulesusuallyinvolvethegroupvotingonthealternativesandthealternativereceivingthemostvotes,wins.Consensusisachievedthroughgroupdiscussionofthealternatives,whereeverygroupmembercanagreeonanoptionandcommittotheoutcome.
Directivedecisionmakingisgreatwhentimeistightan