University: Transilvania Brasov Fac.

: Economics Business Administration Economic of the Firms

Subjects for oral exam

1. Some scientists predict major changes in the earths climate, including a temperature rise of 1,5oC over the next 50 years. Should any companies be paying attention to this long-range environmental trend? Explain how these environmental trends affect your firm. 2. What forces influence organizational originate uncertainty? in the task

Would

such

forces

typically

environment or in general

environment? Explain the

uncertain influence according to your firm. 3. Are customers the most important element in the external environment of your firm? Are there company situations for which this may not be true? 4. Define corporate culture and explain its importance for the managers of your firm. 5. Why are symbols important to a corporate culture? Do stories, heroes, slogans and ceremonies also have symbolic values? Discuss according to your firm. 6. Do you think a firm with strong values is better for organizational effectiveness than a culture with weak

values? Are there times when a strong culture might reduce effectiveness? 7. The concept entrepreneur is often used in a sense of business owner. What are the main characteristics of the owner of your business? 8. What are the ways for having an own firm. What way you followed to start your own business? 9. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of having a small business or having a franchise. 10. What are the four major factors of leadership? What are the major factors of leadership which characterize your business leadership? 11. To be a good leader, there are things that you must be, know, and do. What are the major attributes of your business leader? 12. What are the most important behavioral practices for your business leader? 13. What are leader skills and what skills your leader needs? 14. What are the basic approaches used by managers. 15. Set strategic, tactical and operational objectives for your firm.

16. What are the four management functions? (Short description of management functions). 17. Going to the extremes, there are four types of leaders, make your own type of leader to run the business company. 18. What are the goals of information system? How the information system is involved in the external environment of your organization? 19. What are the four components of management

information systems in a large firm? Which of these components is represented in your firm? 20. What are the most common applications of artificial intelligence in business? How the information system is involved in the internal environment of your organization? 21. What firms are expected to show their social

responsibility areas? How did you manage the protection of environment in your firm? 22. What are the trends that will continue to affect businesses within the next decades? What is the response of your organization to these trends?

Final HOME WORK

Starting a business Content:

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Adopting the name of the company. Short Description of the main objective of the firm. Chousing the managerial type of the firm. Adopting major factors of leadership. Leadership practices. Leader skils. The general environment of the firm. The four management functions of the firm. References

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Evaluation: 20% meaning 2 points the activity, responses from

course and seminar 30% meaning 3 points the quality of the written

paper and the presentation prepared for the seminar 50% meaning 5 points- the quality of the responses

from oral exam

Total: 10 points Brasov 7.01.2010 Prof. dr. ing. Lucian GUGA