UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

 
 
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION 2020
 
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INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
 
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Time allowed:    24 hours
Time to spend on your assessment:  3 hours
Maximum word count for assessment: 3000 words
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The paper consists of THREE questions
 
Candidates must answer TWO questions
 
 
All questions carry equal weight.
 
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Please do not communicate with any other candidate in any way during this assessment.  Your response must be your own work.  Procedures are in place to detect plagiarism and collusion.
 
Candidates should answer TWO of the following THREE questions.
 
 
 
QUESTION ONE
 
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bureaucracy and to what extent do real world bureaucracies function as described in management theory? Use examples to illustrate your answer.
 
(50 Marks)
 
 
 
QUESTION TWO
 
What is Corporate Social Responsibility and what is meant by sustainability with regards to corporate behaviour? To what extent can corporate behaviour be made sustainable? Use examples to illustrate your answer.
 
(50 Marks)
 
 
 
QUESTION THREE
 
What is globalisation and what effects has it had on management and management education? Use examples to illustrate your answer.
 
(50 Marks)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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