Question 1

What is the key idea behind goal-setting theory? How does management by objectives help implement this idea?

Question 2

Identify and describe three common methods of training and developing employees.

Question 3

Describe the steps involved in the marketing process.

Question 4

What is a brand? What is a brand name? What is meant by brand equity?

Question 5

What are the four characteristics of useful information?

Question 6

Explain the differences between managerial and financial accounting and give examples of the types of problems and issues examined by each of these areas of accounting.

Question 7

Identify and describe the major steps involved in financial planning.

Question 8

Describe and compare the three major types of organizations that make up the U.S. banking system: commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions.

Question 9

Mergers

You have a client that is a large grocery chain like Vons. They have hired you because they want to make acquisitions and want your strategic advice. .

1. Explain the various types of mergers – horizontal, vertical and conglomerate and give examples of each that are possibilities for them to consider (ie make sense from a business perspective)

2. They ask you what a leveraged buyout is. Write out how you would explain this to them, advantages and disadvantages, and an example you would give to them as you were explaining.