True/False: The advantage to being the late mover or follower strategy is that you learn from the mistakes that the first mover makes.
True/False: Firms have to choose between two different strategies of entry one is a non-equity strategy and the other is an equity strategy.
True/False:Joint ventures are considered a desirable strategy for firms that want tight control over the foreign operations.
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THE RELUCTANT WORKERS
Tim Aston had changed employers three months ago. His new position was project manager.
At first he had stars in his eyes about becoming the best project manager that his company had ever seen. Now, he wasn’t sure if project management was worth the effort. He made an appointment to see Phil Davies, director of project management.
Tim Aston: “Phil, I’m a little unhappy about the way things are going. I just can’t seem to motivate my people. Every day, at 4:30 P.M., all of my people clean off their desks and go home. I’ve had people walk out of late afternoon team meetings because they were afraid that they’d miss their car pool. I have to schedule morning team meetings.”
Phil Davies: “Look, Tim. You’re going to have to realize that in a project environment, people think that they come first and that the project is second. This is a way of life in our organizational form.”
Tim Aston: “I’ve continually asked my people to come to me if they have problems. I find that the people do not think that they need help and, therefore, do not want it. I just can’t get my people to communicate more.”
Phil Davies: “The average age of our employees is about forty-six. Most of our people have been here for twenty years. They’re set in their ways. You’re the first person that we’ve hired in the past three years. Some of our people may just resent seeing a thirty-year-old project manager.”
Tim Aston: “I found one guy in the accounting department who has an excellent head on his shoulders. He’s very interested in project management. I asked his boss if he’d release him for a position in project management, and his boss just laughed at me, saying something to the effect that as long as that guy is doing a good job for him, he’ll never be released for an assignment elsewhere in the company. His boss seems more worried about his personal empire than he does in what’s best for the company.
“We had a test scheduled for last week. The customer’s top management was planning on flying in for firsthand observations. Two of my people said that they had programmed vacation days coming, and that they would not change, under any conditions. One guy was going fishing and the other guy was planning to spend a few days working with fatherless children in our community. Surely, these guys could change their plans for the test.”
Phil Davies: “Many of our people have social responsibilities and outside interests. We encourage social responsibilities and only hope that the outside interests do not interfere with their jobs.
“There’s one thing you should understand about our people. With an average age of fortysix, many of our people are at the top of their pay grades and have no place to go. They must look elsewhere for interests. These are the people you have to work with and motivate. Perhaps you should do some reading on human behavior.
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how to pass step bay step from paper based record to to electronic health record. i need the whole process. thats for my sales letter that am writing to my CEO. the subject is Writing for the business profession.
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What do you know about Facebook? Think about the company and try to decide what business they are in. How would you describe that? This is important since the company looking to acquire another company in our case is modeled in part after Facebook.
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- Refer to the Par Insights, Inc. example in your textbook. A competitor firm DLS Apps, Inc. decides to enter the market for apps made for teenagers and children. Their Production Supervisor analyzed each of the operations and concluded that if the company produces apps for children, each app would require 8 hours in the theme creation department, 12 hours in the graphics and imaging department, 4 hours in the educational content department, 6 hours in the coding department, and 5 hours in the testing and launching department. On the other hand, each app for teenagers would require 4 hours in the theme creation department, 15 hours in the graphics and imaging department, 15 hours in the educational content department, 10 hours in the coding department, and 2 hours in the testing and launching department. After studying the departmental workload projections, the Production Supervisor estimates that 100 hours for theme creation, 250 hours for graphics and imaging, 200 hours for the educational content creation, 150 hours of coding and 50 hours for the testing and launching are available for the production of the new apps during the next four months. The accounting department analyzed the costs based on the production data and overheads and arrived at prices for the apps that will result in a profit contribution of $10,000 per children’s app and $15,000 per teenager app produced. The CEO asserts that to be successful in the long run, at least 5 children’s apps must be launched in the next four months. The management is trying to identify how many apps of each type should they launch in the next four months and have hired you to help them figure out what the optimal solution would be and what the expected profits would be.
1. Write out the Linear Program (equations)
2. Provide the optimal solution, either graphically or by using Excel Solver. What is the total expected profit? How many apps of each type would you recommend that they make?
3. Identify which constraints are binding.
4. Which department has the highest slack? How much?
5. If the company was able to obtain 5 more hours in the coding department, would the profit change? Explain why or why not.
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Answer all the following questions, using essay format Pick a firm/company/organization from your country that you are familiar with for example mac, ikea
Question 1
Business strategy allows organizations to develop a clearer understanding of their own organization and what’s required for them to succeed.
a- Explain what business strategy is and discuss why the competitive advantages are temporary along with the four key areas of a SWOT analysis.
b- Give an example to show how you may apply the SWOT. (1000 Words)
Question 2
Define critical success factors (CSFs) and key performance indicators (KPI) Explain how managers use them to measure the success of MIS projects. (1000 Words)
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Willowbrook School
Chapter 12
Willowbrook School is a small private school that has retained your services as a systems analyst
to assist in the development of a new information system for the school’s administrative needs.
Background
After implementation of a new system, it moves into the support phase of the SDLC. The system
at Willowbrook has been up and running for five months now, and things are moving reasonably
smoothly. Willowbrook is pleased with the system’s ability to
handle registration and some
of the school’s other administrative and financial tasks.
You have been asked to contract
for ongoing support services on an as needed basis. The school would like to arrange for support
services in such a way that your time is used as efficiently as possible because their budget for
support is small.
Tasks
4.
You decide to prepare a security checklist for Willowbrook. Prepare a list of security
issues that the firm should evaluate and monitor. Be sure to organize the items into
categories that match the six security levels
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If a friend told you she was starting a small business to sell handcrafted cat figurines and was creating a website, what guidance would you give her on developing a webpage that employed professional writing and communication standards. Write up your advice, with a rationale for your main points..
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Find a press release or professional communication from a credible organization that could benefit from a revision. Revise the letter or release to make it more effective, using the information from this module. Explain all of your changes and the explanation for each. Include the original text in your submission.
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Assume you are the marketing manager for a gym of your choice (e.g., Equinox, New York Sports Club, Crunch Fitness, Synergy, etc.).
Prepare a response for your Vice President on your suggested pricing strategy for your sports membership/services.
Be sure to include the following in your response:
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1) In a powerpoint presentation-- Please select and investigate
DFD example and Characterize it completely in terms of process,
data, business functionality.
2) Use Data flow diagrams (diagrammatic representations) to
illustrate and show the tasks that were used to complete it in the
PADIM cycle,
3)Prepare a gant and network chart to characterize the tasks needed
to assemble
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Explain one type of diversity that is experienced in the workplace, and discuss the challenges that managers have in handling that specific type of diversity. Try to research different examples and types of diversity, so each student will present a different definition of the term. Provide references for the research you conduct.
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I have this question in my course Managing to Collaborate - B325
Positive outcomes are not always an end result for collaborations. Collaborations might be set on two-legged outcomes from the start. Accordingly, setting aims is not enough by itself. Managing aims is regarded as essential for better collaborative results. In the context of a local organizational collaboration of your choice, discuss the importance of managing aims and how the presence of some elements might generate negative episodes that a collaboration can face. Support your discussion with examples. 600 words.
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All successful collaborations aim to achieve collaborative advantage. This, however, is not easily realised. Based on the course material, and using examples from your professional or personal life:
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