Question 1
S is employed within the accounting function of a small company. Due to the size of the company, there are not enough resources for separate accounting functions so S is responsible for both management and financial accounting tasks. As the company is so small there is no requirement for audit. However it does make use of the services of an external certified accountant for statutory accounting and taxation services. According to Mintzberg, in which part of the organisation does the external accountant belong?
Question 2
Company E is renewing the IS within the organisation. This new system will enable all employees to access customer information, orders and credit control status to overcome the lack of integration between departments suffered with the previous system. Managers envisage some resistance to the change and want to try to make the transition as smooth as possible. To achieve this, all employees have been invited to share their ideas of what features the new system should include and how they would like the final interface to work. Which of Kotter, Schlesinger and Sache's methods of dealing with resistance is described above?
Question 3
There are four approaches to system changeover, each of which varies in terms of risk, cost and time. When there is a need to minimise costs and time the most suitable approach would be:
Question 4
Place the following categories typically found in a 'person specification' next to each job holder's requirements.
Question 5
Different types of organisation exist for different purposes. Match the types of organisation to the appropriate purpose.
