Subject: Financial Management 1.

There are 10 principles that form the basis of Financial Management and understanding these principles is necessary to understand finance. Choose five (5) out of the following 10 principles and explain: a. The Risk- Return Trade Off. We wont take on additional risk unless we expect to be compensated with additional returns. b. The Time Value of Money A dollar received today is much more than a dollar received in the future. c. Cash not profit is_____________ d. Incremental cash flows : Its only what cfhanges that ______ e. The f. Efficient Markets g. The Agency Problems: Managers wont work for owners unless it is in their best interest. h. Taxes Bias Business Decisions i. All Risk is Not Equal: Some risk can be diversified away and some cannot j. Ethical behaviour is doing right, and ethical dilemmas are everywhere in 1 nature. 2. Financial Ratios are accounting data in relative terms to identify some of the financial strengths and weaknesses of firm. Explain why the 4 basic questions could be uses as a map in determining the financial ratios of a firm, namely, a. How liquid is a firm? b. Is management generating adequate operating profits on the firms assets? c. How is the firm financing its assets? d. Are the owners (stockholders) receiving an adequate return in their investments? 3. Forecasting as an integral part of planning is used to estimate firms future needs. Considering that we cannot predict the future perfectly, then why do firms engage in financial forecasting? Why are sales forecast so important to developing a firms financial forecast?
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4. Explain the relationships between Risk and Rates of Return in investment. What is opportunity Cost of Funds? 5. Explain the meaning of product differentiation? Give example.

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Subject: Strategic Management I. Answer four questions out of seven questions. 1. Define Strategic Management. 2. Identify the three stages of Strategic Management process and briefly explain each. 3. What strategic management concepts and techniques would currently benefit GGC or your workplace to improve its economic standing? 4. In your personal or professional career, identify instances wherein you have successfully applied a concept from Sun Tzus The Art or War writings? 5. Why is it important for MBA students to study strategic management since most students will never become a chief executive officer (CEO) nor even a top manager in a large company? 6. With the advent of global financial crisis, how can an organization take advantage of the concepts of strategic management to ensure survival, growth and profitability? 7. Identify advantages that firms can gain from formulating and implementing international operations as a major strategy. II. Evaluate the following mission statements on the matrix provided on the matrix provided on the last page of this questionnaire. Record yes in appropriate cells of the evaluation matrix when the respective mission statement sa, satisfactorily meets the desired criteria. Record a no in appropriate cells when the respective mission statement does not meet the desired criteria. ABS-CBN Vision ABS-CBN is a total information and entertainment company, a strong player in the global market, and an integral part in the lives of people worldwide. Mission ABS-CBN exist in the service of FILIPINOS worldwide as well as of humankind.

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ABS-CBN exist to inform and to entertain through craeative content for any distribution platform.

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Subject: Organization and Management 1. Explain the difference between Classical Approaches and Behavioral Approaches to Management. 2. Identify and discuss the four basic management functions. Enumerate and explain the importance of each function to organizational performance. 3. Differentiate leadership from management, a leader from a manager. 4. Explain productivity of an organization by managers perspective of Douglas McGregors Theory X and Theory Y. 5. List and discuss at least seven (7) of the 14 General principles of Management that Henri Fayol wrote. 6. Differentiate and explain work specialization and multi skill approaches of management. Give advantages and disadvantages of each.

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Subject: Advance Educational Statistics 1. The raw score obtained ten (10) students in Mathematics and Statistics are given below. Find the following: a. Mean of Mathematics and Statistics. b. Standard deviation of Mathematics only.
c. Quartile (Q3) of both subjects. d. Decile (D2) of both subjects.

e. Correlation using either Spearman Rank Difference of correlation or Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation Methods. Students 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mathematics 15 20 23 34 18 38 35 19 29 24 Statistics 20 21 20 25 18 29 30 16 24 24

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Subject: Advanced Research Methodology I. Give the main difference of the first term from the second:

a. Thesis, Dissertation. b. Descriptive research, Experimental research. c. Qualitative research, Quantitative research. d. Conceptual framework, Theoretical framework. e. Experimental group, Controlled group. f. Definition of terms. II. Through what style of research may each of the following be conducted? What kind of statistical treatment may be used for each?

a. Achievement Motive and Differential Mobility Among Low-Income Families. b. Status of Organizational Climate of the Public Offices in the Province of Batangas. c. Difference Between the More Accepted and Less Accepted Employees in Personal and Social Adjustment. III. IV. When do you say that a fact for study or investigation exists? What are the characteristics of a good problem? Name the titles of the 5 chapters of a thesis. Identify to which chapter each of the following belongs: a. Recommendation b. Conceptual Literature c. Conceptual Framework d. Hypothesis e. Summary of Findings f. Statistical Treatment of Data V. Select a topic and write briefly each of the following parts in your chosen topic:

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1. Importance of the study 2. Research design 3. Instruments used

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For MPA

Subject: Theory and Practice 1. The last decade has sees dramatic increase in unethical behaviour of government employees at all level. For the inner circle of Malacanang Palace to local elected and appointed officials, scandal after scandal had been followed by indictments and convictions detailed in banner headlines in newspapers and reported on the evening electronic media. The next decade will almost certainly witness the unethical fallout of its predecessors decade. Do you think things are as bad as suggested in this quote? Generally, the public accepts the right of business to publicize and advertise, even though the customers pays for it in the long run, but if often regards as similar expenditure of funds for government, information as frivolous or as a waste of the taxpayers money. Would you conclude therefore, that the public tends to apply double standards? Why or Why not? Should public officials ever lie? Why? How can staff association and civil servants organization be revitalized and made a potent medium in promoting government employees welfare? Considering the social and cultural milieu of the Filipino employees pattern of behaviour, would the democratic type of supervision be effective in Phil. Civil Service? What kind of power do even powerless people have?

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Subject: Public Policy 1, In your own opinion explain why Fiscal Policy influence the Philippine Economy in these two ways? a. Through a fiscal deficit, which means government spending exceeds taxes; and

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b. Through a fiscal surplus, which means taxes exceed government spending. 2. Where a government office is organized may those who are terminated by virtue of reorganization challenge their removal invoking security of tenure? 3. Revise the situational case then answer all that questions below. Alvin Tofler (1980 414) writes: A political system must not only be able to make and enforce decisions, it must be operate on the right scale, it must be able to integrate disparate policies, it must be able to make decisions at the right speed and must both reflect and respond to the diversity of the society. If fails on any of these points it courts disaster. Our problems are no longer a matter of left-wing or right-wing, strong leadership or weak. The decision system itself has become a menace. The truly astonishing fact today is that our governments continue to function at all. No corporation President would try to run a large company with a table of organization first sketched by the quill pen of some 18 th century ancestors whose sole managerial experience consisted of running a farm. No sane pilot would attempt to fly a superior jet with the unique navigation and control instruments available to Benot or Lindbert. If this is appropriate, what we are trying to do politically. Questions: 1. Do you think Toffler overstates the problem? 2. What do you think is the optimum size of a city should be? 3. What do you think are the most important factor determining the quality of urban life? (Hint; The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations suggests for criteria that should provide the basic guidelines in reassigning functions to governmental units economic efficiency, equality, political accountability and administrative effectiveness).

Subject: Human Resource Development 1. What is human resource development and what HRD principles may you formulate that may be proven useful in the light of current practices? 2. Discuss the following:

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a. Role of the personnel department and its program. b. Role of the operating supervisors and executives in implementing the program. 3. The task of HRD revolve around two major activities: a. Management functions b. Operative functions (procurement and development) Discuss how each function is performed in the organization. 4. How may an HRD head deal with each of the following disciplinary problems: a. Absenteeism b. Alcoholism c. Gambling d. Poor performance 5. Discuss the importance of communication in developing human resources and how will the HRD head overcome barriers to effective communication. 6. What is the role of computer in HRD Management? ----------Subject: Business Policy

Subject: Philippine Administrative System 1. What significant features of a good career can be introduced to attract the best men and women from the labor market to retain them in the civil service? 2. What apparently are the basic weaknesses of government training and staff development program? 3. What do you think of the present retirement policy rules? Of the condition for optional and compulsory retirement? 4. What innovation can be introduced to strengthen the civil service commission and further improve its operations?

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5. Are civil service eligibilities sufficient criteria for determining merit and fitness?

Subject: Government Management Direction: Answer the following: 1. Public Officials at all levels of government are frequently criticized for shortsighted decisions. Elected Officials may be accused of looking forward only as far as the next election and of placing narrow, parochial interest above general welfare. To what extent is such criticism justified? Do you see any solution? 2. Does the present political system foster democratic governance? Why? Why not? 3. What are some alternative strategic/mechanism that you can suggest to effect change in our political system now that election is coming soon? 4. When we speak of Decentralized Governance for Development, we said that it is a key player in democratic governance which is very crucial in attaining human development. Why? Justify your answer Subject: Organization and Management 2. Explain the difference between Classical Approaches and Behavioral Approach to Management. 3. Identify and explain the four basic management functions. Enumerate and explain the importance of each function to organizational performance. 4. Differentiate leadership from management. 5. Explain productivity of an organization by managers perspective of Douglas McGregors Theory X and Theory Y. 6. List and explain at least seven (7) of the 14 General principles of Management that Henri Fayol wrote. 7. Differentiate and explain work specialization and multi skill approaches of management. Give advantages and disadvantages of each. Subject: Public Administration 1. How does the definition of public administration as government in action relate to the three branches of the government; the executive, legislative and the judiciary.

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2. Can politics be divorced from administration? How can politics be an aid to effective administration? 3. Why do we say that the role of Public Administration is not only to implement the policy but to give meaning to it by affecting economic and social behaviour of which result could be achieved by its own operation? 4. Politics should have strong and socio-cultural and political foundations. The basic factor for a strong cultural and political foundation is definitely the people? Why? Give your comment
5. How may public administration improve the lives of people? What is the role of culture to public administration?

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