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1.) How do we know if a company’s strategy is working? Your answers will be short...

1.) How do we know if a company’s strategy is working?

Your answers will be short essays and should be three full paragraphs or longer

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Select an organization that requires you to act as a change agent to form an organizational...

Select an organization that requires you to act as a change agent to form an organizational change intervention within it. The selection of the organization needs to be a current existing organization locally or internationally that needs organizational change for performance improvement, sustainability or increase its profitability. In the assignment clarify your role as a change agent towards making the organizational change. As a change agent you shall present to the stakeholders the below :

A client report that describes an organization that you will provide an organizational intervention.

Q.1 Evaluation of the organization readiness for the change by using ADKAR assessment tool.

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How does the sponsor need to conform to the product's brand identity? How can a sponsor...

  • How does the sponsor need to conform to the product's brand identity?
  • How can a sponsor help to augment a deficient portion of a product or service offering?

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Assess the success of Anhsuser-Busch Inbev corporate strategy via 3 tests of a winning strategy.

Assess the success of Anhsuser-Busch Inbev corporate strategy via 3 tests of a winning strategy.

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Assume you are the general manager of a large hotel and have formulated a strategy of...

Assume you are the general manager of a large hotel and have formulated a strategy of renting banquet facilities to organizations for big events. At a monthly management meeting, your sales manager informs the head of food operations that a big reception in one week will require converting a large hall from a meeting room to a banquet facility in 60 minutes...a difficult but an achievable operation that will require precise planning and extra help. The food operations manager is furious about not being informed earlier. What is wrong here? As the general manager what strategies will you put in place to resolve the issue?

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Jill Smith goes to work for Jones under an informal arrangement by which there is no...

Jill Smith goes to work for Jones under an informal arrangement by which there is no contract stating dates for beginning or ending the relationship, Brown Co. induces Smith to quit her job with Jones and come to work for Brown Co. What if any torts are involved? What are the elements of the tort? What is the probable outcome ?.

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Intentional, Anticipated Innovation - who is good at? Parallel to other question on passive/accidental innovation, are...

Intentional, Anticipated Innovation - who is good at?


Parallel to other question on passive/accidental innovation, are there any organization you know of who have consistently innovated or transformed themselves to stay relevant or even grow the business time and time again? What made them? What was/is in the DNA?

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Prepare 10-12 questions that you plan to use to interview the corporate compliance officer or compliance...

Prepare 10-12 questions that you plan to use to interview the corporate compliance officer or compliance director

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the bottleneck of a process is the operation with the shortest cycle time? true /false ?

the bottleneck of a process is the operation with the shortest cycle time?
true /false ?


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Write a business report based on the following: A new business, Globex Corporation has been created...

Write a business report based on the following:

A new business, Globex Corporation has been created as the result of merging two large regional business, Riverina Precision Farming, and B T & Sons Farming Equipment. Globex Corp is primarily located in the Riverina Region of NSW and has three locations, Albury, Griffith and Wagga Wagga. Within Globex there are two arms to the business (Precision Farming & Farming Equipment), each of which is represented at each location.

The Globex Farming Equipment head office is located in Wagga Wagga, while the Globex Precision Farming head office is located in Griffith. Parts and Services for both arms as well as administration support are coordinated from the Albury office.

Globex Corporation strives to supply agricultural solutions that achieve the following objectives:

  • Fulfill unmet market needs
  • Exceed the standards for quality, effectiveness and value of its competitors
  • Delivered on time
  • Supported with expert technical service and advice
  • Environmentally responsible and beneficial

Senior management has finalised on the following decisions:

1. Globex will retain all existing staff, stock and infrastructure from the merged businesses. B T & Sons aging systems are to be merged into the Riverina Precision Farming systems.

2. Globex have decided to invest in the development of an Online Sales Management System (OSMS), replacing all manual processes, allowing clients to order and pay for equipment online.

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[Points 3 and 4 will be given to you by your lecturer 7 days before date due. This is to allow everyone to work in this timeframe and to prevent unauthorised assistance with your work.]

Write a business report outlining the above case, stating assumptions you make at the beginning of your report. Provide critique into the management decisions substantiating with reference to literature. In your report, make the difference between Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) issues and how it will affect customer choice, continued patronage, brand loyalty, and so on.

Suggest how to attract new customers (from competitors) and any other new business opportunities that may arise with such a set up. All these should be substantiated with references to IS and IT literature.

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You have been hired by a major American automaker to design a sales promotion campaign to...

You have been hired by a major American automaker to design a sales promotion campaign to stimulate sales of its newly-developed economy car, known as the Zoom. Identify several sales promotions techniques described in the chapter that could be most effective and explain why. Recommend two consumer promotions, one trade sales promotion, and one business sales promotion for the company.

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.           You have been hired by a major American automaker to design a sales promotion campaign...

.           You have been hired by a major American automaker to design a sales promotion campaign to stimulate sales of its newly-developed economy car, known as the Zoom. Identify several sales promotions techniques described in the chapter that could be most effective and explain why. Recommend two consumer promotions, one trade sales promotion, and one business sales promotion for the company.

What are the potential risks the firm takes in incorporating sales promotions into its broader IBP campaign?

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Does the United States have any ethical duties to undocumented (illegal) aliens who come here to...

Does the United States have any ethical duties to undocumented (illegal) aliens who come here to work? How can the law be fair and balance the rights of immigrants, their families, the companies that employ them, and U. S. citizens??

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Compare and contrast the two types of diversification strategies. Identify a firm that has recently engaged...

Compare and contrast the two types of diversification strategies. Identify a firm that has recently engaged in each type of diversification. Search each firm’s website to identify executives’ rationale for diversifying. Do you find the reasoning to be convincing? Why or why not?

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how globalization has “flattened” the world?

how globalization has “flattened” the world?

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