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Do you like in a team or on your own?How important is the central leadership?Do you prefer to work in small team or big team?Is it necessary for a team to have regular meeting?What are the methods of communication to staff in most companies?Do you think you are good at communicating with your boss?Is it important to let your manager know your ideas about work?Do you think people can be trained to communicate more efficiently?Is it important to consult a cost accountant when starting a new project? Why?In what ways is customer service related to cost reduction?Do you think people can be trained to work more efficiently?What changes in cost management do you expect will happen in the future?What expenses do people typically incur on a business trip?How should companies control business travel expenses?Do you think its necessary to have control over the usage of electricity? Why?Is it important to involve employee in overheads reduction project? Why?Do you ever feel overwork?What problems do staff usually have when they are under the burden of a heavy workload?Do you think companies should provide sports facilities for their staff? Why?What types of sports do you like watching or playing?Why should companies create a pleasant working environment?How important is it to consider health and safety when planning workplace layout?Do you think cost is the most important thing to consider when buying office furniture? Why?Is it a good idea to rent office equipment instead of buying them?Do you think logistics is equally important for both small and large businesses? Why?Is it important for managers of global organizations to understand logistics? Why?What do you think companies can do to improve their customer service?Do you think you would like to work in customer services? Why？Do you think companies should place high priority on business ethics? Why?Is it necessary for every company to have clearly stated business ethics?How important is integrity in business operation?What are the usual unethical behaviour in business activities?Are there any advantages of filling openings from internal sources? Why?What do you think of recruiting employees through the internet?Are there any advantages of external recruitment? Why?When interviewing candidates, which do you prefer, traditional one-to-one interview or the panel interview? Why?How do you think a supervisor should select employees for training course?Is it important for you to be offered opportunities for training in a job? Why?How to make a training course successful?Who do you think should contribute towards to cost of employees training, the employees or the employers? Why?Do you prefer to start and stay with the same organization for your whole life long? Why?What do you think of job rotation?What do you need to consider when making a self-evaluation for a successful career development?Do you think people should take career counseling when planning their careers? Why?Would you promote a competent but self-centered candidate to the position of a sales manager? Why?Are there any disadvantages of internal recruitment? Why?Do you wish to be promoted? Will you accept a promotion? Why?What is the most important factor when you accept a promotion?What do you think contribute to the work efficiency of employees?Why are more and more corporations turning away from fixed forms of compensation in favor of variable pay?Whats your opinion of motivating salespeople by salary based on a percentage if sales?What are the advantages and disadvantages of motivating producing workers by piecework?What do you think can encourage employees to stick around?What do you think of staff turnover?Are financial incentives the most important thing to retain employees? Why?Is it important to involve staff in decision-making in the company? Why?Do you think it necessary to evaluate staff performance regularly? Why?What do you think are responsible for the failure of performance appraisal?What are the advantages of peer appraisal? Why?Are there any drawbacks of self-appraisal? Why?Will you accept pay inequity? Why?Is flexible work hour important to you? Why?Do you think that organization should keep the employees pay secret? Why?Do you think that taking paid holidays will improve employees effectiveness in work? Why?What do you think can help improve the relationship between employers and employees? Why?Would you like to join union?Do you think that employers should monitor the conduct of employees through surveillance techniques during work hours? Why?Do you like your employer to contact you after work hours? Why?Do you think that employers should create healthy and safe working conditions for employees? Why?Do you think that smoking should be banned in workplace? Why?Are you satisfied with your work environment/setting? Why?Is it necessary for employers to provide employees with periodic medical examinations? Why?How important is it to manage time effectively? Why?Do you think it is valuable to set goals? Why?What do you think can contribute to effective goal setting? Why/Is it important to set aside time for exercise when managing a busy schedule? Why?Have you ever been stressed out at work?What do you think managers can do to help staff relieve work stress?How to dealt with it when you feel nervous and physically upset?Are there any advantages in working under stress? Why?Whats important when?Evaluating the success of teamworkl Mutual trustl Full co-operationWhats important when?Communicating management messages to the staffl Overall purposel Feedback on performanceWhats important when?Aiming to control production costl Quality suppliersl Efficiency suppliersWhats important when?Aiming to slash business overheadsl Budget and managementl Long-term effectsWhats important when?Coping with a heavy workload?l Benefits systeml Time managementWhats important when?Designing the layout of an officel Appropriate use of spacel Amount of lightWhats important when?Developing logistics strategiesl Customer service levelsl Information managementWhats important when?Measuring corporate performancel Business ethicsl Environmental protectionWhats important when?Selecting an employment interviewerl Personal qualityl Interviewing skillsWhats important when?Choosing a training program to attendl Content/subjects coveredl TrainerWhats important when?Choosing a new career chancel Locationl Starting salaryWhats important when?Thinking about going for a promotionl Work-related qualitiesl Personal qualitiesWhats important when?Motivating senior executivesl Stock optionl Perquisites/special benefitWhats important when?Aiming to retain good staffl Pleasing work environmentl Career opportunityWhats important when?Managing ineffective performancel Trainingl TransferWhats important when?Deciding base salaryl Salary level of comparable companiesl Availability of local workforceWhats important when?Dealing with problem employee/employee misconductl Role of immediate supervisorl DisciplineWhats important when?Planning health and safety training for employeesl Selecting training contentsl Staff involvementWhats important when?Managing a busy schedulel Time management skillsl Others cooperationWhats important when?Managing job stressl Hobbiesl Job targetWhats important when?Developing new productsl Market researchl Screening Whats important when?Setting prices for new productsl Costsl DemandWhats important when?Promoting a productl Advertising l Sales promotionWhats important when?Aiming to increase sales of a productl Advertisingl Bonus for sales staffWhats important when?Deciding packaging for a productsl Imagel Packaging designWhats important when?Choosing household appliancesl Brand namesl TechnologyWhats important when?Dealing with customer complaintsl Remaining calml Suggesting a solution to the problemWhats important when?Managing customer loyaltyl Discountsl Quality productsWhats important when?Selecting the type of marketing channell Geographic concentration of the marketl Services provided by middlemenWhats important when?Choosing transport for a business tripl Comfort l CostWhat is important when?Choosing an airline for a business tripl In-flight cateringl Destination offeredWhat is important when?Choosing a hotel for people travelling on businessl Locationl Facilities providedWhat is important when?Choosing a hotel to stay on business travelsl Sizel Workout facilitiesWhat is important when?Planning business tripsl Purposel Travel arrangementWhat is important when?Selecting an agency to arrange business travell Reputationl Speed of serviceWhat is important when?Preparing for a business tripl Delegating essential tasksl Staying accessibleWhat is important when?Having a business travel abroadl Advance preparationsl Arrival timeWhat is important when?Selecting staff for fact-finding tours abroadl Position in the companyl Previous experience of other countriesWhat is important when?Designing a company brochurel Company culturel CostsWhat is important when?Designing a company magazinel Target readership l Contents includedWhat is important when?Sending corporate gifts to foreign business clientsl Cultural differencesl Company logoWhat is important when?Considering to sponsor a sport eventl Target audiencel Media coverageWhat is important when?Dressing for a job interviewl Professional imagel Being clean and neatWhat is important when?Entertaining your business clientsl Appropriate venue for entertainmentl Clear objectives for the meetingWhat is important when?Selecting a company locationl Demand for products or servicesl TransportationWhat is important when?Exporting goods or services for the first timel Cultural differencesl Professional adviceWhat is important when?Entering a franchising agreementl Brand name l TrainingWhat is important when?Dealing with competitionl Pricing policiesl Advertising strategiesWhat is important when?Conducting computer trainingl External expertsl ParticipantsWhat is important when?Choosing new computer equipmentl Reputation of the manufacturerl Provision of staff trainingWhat is important when?Introducing new computer softwarel Potential benefitsl Convenience to useWhat is important when?Improving computer network security in a companyl Security systemsl Taking advice from consultantWhat is important when?Setting up a company website.l Possible benefitl PromotionWhat is important when?Designing a company websitel Contentsl HomepageWhat is important when?Choosing an internet company to buy froml D