Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, unchanged, unless acted upon by an external force. Also, objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force. 

This is a property of matter that is influenced by mass. It is the ability of an object to resist changes to its motion.   

If we know how fast something is going, but NOT which way it is going, we know the object’s _____________. 

Polling is an efficient I/O method when the device being accessed is slow.

Using a method called structured observation, Mintzberg isolated 10 roles that he believed were common to all managers. According to him, maintaining self-developed networks of outside contacts and informers who provide favours and information can be best described as the

Organisational culture is the collection of shared values, beliefs, rituals, stories, myths and specialised language that foster a feeling of community among organization members. Which of the following is not a characteristic of organisation culture?

The _________________ of an organisation refers to the process by which decisions are evaluated and made based on right and wrong.

SECTION A: 20 MARKS CLOSED BOOK: ANSWER THIS SECTION ON BLACKBOARDYou only have one attempt at a question. Time: 30 minutesSelect ONE most appropriate answer for each of the following questions. (One mark per correct answer)Non-programmed managerial decisions have specific characteristics. Based on the degree of certainty involved, every decision-making situation falls into one of the following three categories: certainty, risk and uncertainty. When predictability is lower, a condition of risk exists. Which of the following is then a characteristic of decision-making under risk?

He has found his new job quite different compared to his internship and to the prior position he held at another smaller pharmaceutical logistics company. This large pharmaceutical company where Thabo is working now has strictly defined job roles, job responsibilities and lines of communication. It seems that for every decision that Thabo needs to make, approval must be obtained from higher management. Overall, he has found the atmosphere to be quite formal. Thabo has concluded that this large pharmaceutical company has

Qin frequently chats with a simple AI program that doesn’t have a face, never refers to itself as “I,” and never claims to have emotions. Yet, Qin still says “thank you” to it and feels slightly bad closing the conversation abruptly. According to the CASA (Computers Are Social Actors) framework, what best explains Qin’s behavior?