1. Will students have to know the organisational configurations proposed by Mintzberg? Yes, these are explicitly in the Study Guide (section C1e). Questions may be set where there is a clear mismatch between organisational structures, processes and relationships and Mintzberg's stereotypical configurations might be a useful way of structuring an answer. Mintzberg has diagrams to represent each of his stereotypes. There is no need to learn these diagrams.作者: adminwcq 时间: 2008-9-18 15:11
2. Franchising was part of the syllabus of the old paper 3.5 and several questions were asked about it. Is a knowledge of franchising still required in paper P3? Yes, it is a popular and legitimate method of pursuing a chosen strategic direction. To reinforce this point, the word franchising will be explicitly added to the Study Guide section B3b in the future.作者: adminwcq 时间: 2008-9-18 15:11
3. I notice that a question on the pilot paper specifically asked for a particular model (PESTLE), whilst many questions in the past on paper 3.5 have not specifically asked for a model. They have just suggested that students should apply an appropriate (or models) of their choice. What is the policy for the future? In the future, questions may either ask for a specific model OR may ask students to apply an approprate model (or models) of their choice. Only models and frameworks defined in the Study Guide will be explicitly referenced in a question. However, in general, questions which ask students to apply an appropriate model of their choice will predominate, hence continuing the tradition of paper 3.5.作者: yyutiis 时间: 2009-5-6 17:55 标题: COMEING
