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Exercice 1:  16  pointsVous venez de recevoir ce message. Répondez aux questions suivantes.  1. Cette lettre est une invitation à :   un anniversaire.  un barbecue. un mariage. 2. Où a lieu la fête ?   Au restaurant.  Dans une salle des fêtes. Chez Daniel. 3. La fête est le :   le 14 juillet.  le 7 novembre. le 15 octobre. 4. Vous décidez de vous rendre à cet anniversaire. Que devez-vous faire ?

Exercice 1:  15 pointsVous allez entendre 2 fois un document. Vous aurez 30 secondes de pause entre les 2 écoutes puis 30secondes pour vérifier vos réponses. Lisez d’abord les questions. Répondez aux questions or choose the right response.1. Vous êtes :  à l’aéroport.à la gare.sur l’autoroute. 2. Quel est le numéro du train ?  3. Quelle est la destination du train ?  Annecy.Chambéry.Nancy. 4. Le train part de :  ParisAnnecy.On ne sait pas. 5. Quand part-il ?  Maintenant.A deux heures.A 6h28. 

A new work policy requires all employees to work in the office every day of the week. Justin has been working from home for more than five years and is enjoying his work arrangements. Since he works for a call center, he is never face-to-face with customers and does not like or understand this new policy. He does not recognize the need for this new policy and is considering asking his manager for an explanation. He hopes he can still find a way to work from home. Considering the change process, Justin’s hopes represent the denial stage.

Company A is a convenience store. Due to its small retail space, the store is limited in the quantity and diversity of products that can be displayed. Using the SWOT analysis, how would you classify the status of the store’s space limitations?

Sara, an employee in a hospital, understands that employees are required to wear a surgical mask while working with patients. However, she still refuses to do so. She thinks that employees should have the right to choose whether they wear a mask. What stage of the change process do her beliefs illustrate?

A U.S.-based firm sells potato chips. The chips are made exclusively from potatoes grown in Canada. When a potato farm in Canada sells potatoes to the U.S., this is an example of:

Because the responsibilities of his position are changing with technology, Joseph must grow his skills in data analytics. He enrolls in two company-wide classes to learn more about Tableau and Alteryx, two tools that will be particularly useful to him in his position. Considering Joseph’s efforts to learn new skills, what type of change does this scenario illustrate?

Audrey recently graduated from college with a degree in management and is working as a Human Capital Consultant for a multinational professional services network. Her first assignment is to train employees at Company A on a new system. She soon finds that many of the employees at Company A are resisting the new system. The following points are among the major reasons that employees tend to resist change, EXCEPT:

Nasser’s office, consisting of mostly Penn State alumni, has an objective “to raise $4,600 for THON.” Considering the model for setting objectives, this statement is an effective objective.

Layan’s company is planning to extend its existing business in Asia. In Europe, the company is dominant, so they plan to make only slow and gradual changes in that market. However, their efforts to establish market share in North America have not been successful, so they plan to liquidate those assets and redirect them elsewhere. Considering this scenario, what type of corporate-level strategy is in use?