Questions
Discuss the manner in which user data was obtained by Cambridge Analytica. The company continues to...

  1. Discuss the manner in which user data was obtained by Cambridge Analytica. The company continues to argue that there was no data breach and that users provided permission for their data to be harvested. Discuss the company’s position and what was the responsibility of the FTC in enabling this breach to occur?
  2. According to the case, what are the governance problems at Facebook? For instance, consider the shareholdings, board memberships and also the fact that Zuckerberg is both Chairman and CEO of the company. How does this compare with other companies and with best practice in industry?

11. The Facebook breach and its consequences demonstrate the very real ethical dilemmas that the Internet pose for the information rights of citizens. Consult pages 125 – 127 of your textbook and discuss what are information rights and two laws that aim to protect those rights where Facebook was guilty of breaching these laws.                

In: Operations Management

manufacturer is studying a proposal to install an automatic device at one of its production operations....

manufacturer is studying a proposal to install an automatic device at one of its production operations. The device would perform the operation in exactly 0.5 minutes. At present, there is a (single server) manual operation with an average service rate of 60 per hour and exponential service times. The arrival rate is 50 products per hour and Poisson distributed. Each minute saved per product at the operation is worth $2. Assume that the total production for the year is 1,500.

1.

What is the average time in the system in the manual operations?

4.6 minutes

4.8 minutes

8.4 minutes

6 minutes

2. What is the average time in the system in the automatic operations?

0.67 minutes

2.1 minutes

1.76 minutes

0.48 minutes

3.

If your answer to questions (1) and (2) of the Problem are 5 and 2.5 minutes, respectively, how much is the savings per product due to the automatic device for one year?

$9400

$6000

$8700

$7500

4.

If the device costs $4000, should the device be installed, i.e., would it offset its cost in one year (Yes/No) (based on your answer to the previous part)?

Yes

No

In: Operations Management

The pier in Santa Monica, CA, is a popular destination for both tourists and locals. Visitors...

The pier in Santa Monica, CA, is a popular destination for both tourists and locals. Visitors ride the Ferris wheel (F), eat ice cream (C), or just walk around on the pier (W). Write a dynamical model for the numbers of people engaged in these activities given the following assumptions. (Hint: Start by drawing a diagram of this system and labeling the stocks and flows. People entering the pier always start by just walking around. E people enter the pier each minute. Visitors leave at a constant per capita rate d. They can leave only when they are walking around. Due to fear of nausea, people do not go directly from eating ice cream to riding the Ferris wheel. Visitors prefer to go on the Ferris wheel with friends. Thus, the probability that any one individual will go on the Ferris wheel is proportional to the number of people walking around, with proportionality constant b. Riders leave the Ferris wheel at per capita rate n. When visitors leave the Ferris wheel, a fraction z of them go directly to eating ice cream. The others walk around. Visitors who are walking around prefer to avoid long lines for ice cream. Thus, the per capita rate at which they get ice cream is proportional to the inverse of the number of people already doing so, with proportionality constant m. People who are eating ice cream stop doing so at a constant per capita rate k.

In: Operations Management

what should be the primary financial concerns for a large stadium versus a small fitness facility?

what should be the primary financial concerns for a large stadium versus a small fitness facility?

In: Operations Management

Question Four: (Word count 300 words) *this is all information i have Conduct a research for...

Question Four: (Word count 300 words) *this is all information i have

  1. Conduct a research for any issue you chose in real life, shortly describe the issue of your choice and explain which type of data will be collected and why? Also apply two of the investigating methods in collecting the data and mention the advantages and disadvantages of the two tools with examples of your chosen issue.
  2. Conduct a career audit for yourself whether in your current job or in a future job and apply your personal marketing plan.

In: Operations Management

If you encounter a challenge that is not clearly defined, has no set response, is conflictual,...

  1. If you encounter a challenge that is not clearly defined, has no set response, is conflictual, and, since you cannot rely on existing authority to resolve, requires new learning, you have discovered a(n):

    a.

    Adaptive challenge

    b.

    Actualized challenge

    c.

    Technical challenge

    d.

    Tenuous challenge

2 points   

QUESTION 5

  1. When he was promoted to supervisor, Jake was careful not to push his team too hard as a way of avoiding interpersonal conflict. He made sure that his unit got enough done to meet management expectations but he kept the mood in the office light, friendly, and fun, even if that meant compromising a little productivity. After all, wasn't balancing people and productivity a key to good leadership practices? Jake is exhibiting a _____________________ leadership communication style.

    a.

    Middle of the Road Management

    b.

    Country Club Management

    c.

    Team Management

    d.

    Engaged Management

2 points   

QUESTION 6

  1. Dan believes that his employees need someone with a firm hand to guide them or else his business will falter under their lackadaisical attitudes. To make things crystal clear, he has shop rules posted prominently on each employee locker and in the break room and he spends a great deal of time during the day on the production floor making sure that everything is ship shape. Anyone who is caught slacking is written up and brought into his office for talk to make sure they understand where he is coming from. This is an example of someone who engages in __________________________ communicative behavior.

    a.

    Laissez-Faire

    b.

    Authoritarian

    c.

    Democratic

    d.

    Informational

In: Operations Management

QUESTION 11 If I argued that the definition of an ideal leader was dependent upon the...

QUESTION 11

  1. If I argued that the definition of an ideal leader was dependent upon the context in which s/he operated, which ethical perspective would I be favoring?

    a.

    Kant's Categorical Imperative

    b.

    Utilitarianism

    c.

    Virtue Ethics

    d.

    Altruism

2 points   

QUESTION 12

  1. After almost 50 years in the business, Grant was looking forward to retirement. A 60's "flower child" he was eager to spend his golden years at his cabin in a remote area of upstate New York, but he still had a few more years on his contract. Believing in the power of independence and expression, he was never fully comfortable in his management position and preferred to allow his employees to set their own course. He felt that the business was at its best when he hired good people and let them do what they did best. His impending retirement only fueled this attitude, to the point that he no longer bothered with workplace distractions like staff meetings and end of year awards, after all, no one really liked that sort of thing anyhow, right? This is an example of someone exhibiting _______________________ communication behavior.

    a.

    Laizzez-Faire

    b.

    Authoritarian

    c.

    Democratic

    d.

    Inspirational

2 points   

QUESTION 13

  1. Leaders are born, not made.

    a.

    Of course

    b.

    Maybe

    c.

    Of course not

In: Operations Management

persuasive prompt eassy on 7 Rules of Success 1# Be Visionary See Beyond 2# Invest Time...

persuasive prompt eassy on 7 Rules of Success

1# Be Visionary See Beyond

2# Invest Time In Communication

3# Develop Coping Mechanism

4# Performance with Purpose

5# Develop Global Perspective

6# Don't Mix Professional Life with Personal

7# Grab Idea's from Everywhere

In: Operations Management

Question one: (Word count 200 words) *Please i want unique answer Imagine you are a manager...

Question one: (Word count 200 words) *Please i want unique answer

Imagine you are a manager in an organization and one of your employee is in a meeting with you to discuss a situation that he faces at work:

“Sir, can I have 10 minutes of your time? ….. My name is Racha and I’m facing a problem with one of my colleague Ahmed , we are supposed to be working together on a project to market and sell one of our brands, one of our potential customer was asking for detailed information and presentation of our brand product, Ahmed and myself discussed what to do on the phone the beginning of the week to prepare the presentation and to divide the work between us, I believe that we agreed on who is going to do what in the presentation and on parts of the required written document to be sent to the customer.

The set date to meet with the customer is at the end of the week-after two days- I called Ahmed yesterday to make sure that his part is done to add to my part to complete the document and the presentation, but when I called him to inquire about work, he answered me in a way I didn’t like, and said that some of that we agreed on-in our phone conversation- was not his responsibility and it was my responsibility – although I recall from our conversation- that it is his responsibility not mine.

Also he talked to me in a way – I don’t sir how to describe it- like he is ordering me to do things, this is how I felt it.

I think I did my part and he is not working enough to complete his, and now I have to do his part and it is huge and I can’t finish it in two days or we have to postpone the meeting with the client and might lose the contract.

I feel that I’m being treated in a different way than my other male colleagues in the team, although I work very hard and this not fair to be judged in this way because I’m a female employee.

  1. Use and apply active listening guidelines to solve this situation- use examples from the case.
  2. In your opinion why we use active listening in the above situation- use examples related to the case above.

In: Operations Management

One way to enhance objectivity in observation work is to: a. Take other's perspectives b. Use...

  1. One way to enhance objectivity in observation work is to:

    a.

    Take other's perspectives

    b.

    Use sophisticated data models

    c.

    Move from the balcony to the dance floor

    d.

    Move from the dance floor to the balcony

2 points   

QUESTION 39

  1. According to Heifetz, Grashow, and Linsky, authority is often used for purposes and tasks that have little or nothing to do with leadership.

    True

    False

2 points   

QUESTION 40

  1. The ultimate ethical standard for those viewing leadership from an altruistic perspective is:

    a.

    Concern for others

    b.

    Concern for productivity

    c.

    Concern for truth

    d.

    Concern for ethics

In: Operations Management

Question Two: (Word count 200 words) *Please i want unique answer “A system” Name and explain...

Question Two: (Word count 200 words) *Please i want unique answer

“A system”

Name and explain any system that you deal with in real life, in your explanation use all what you have learned about the characteristics of a system, where all parts must be clear and applied.

In: Operations Management

What was the role of the Supreme Court in deciding issues of church vs state. What...

What was the role of the Supreme Court in deciding issues of church vs state. What was their decision? Where should the Supreme Court draw the line?

In: Operations Management

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENT Relevant Concepts •   Routine messages •   Announcement messages •   Sentence structure •   Verb tense...

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENT

Relevant Concepts


•   Routine messages
•   Announcement messages
•   Sentence structure
•   Verb tense
•   Punctuation
•   Number usage
•   Professional tone
•   Understanding your audience

The following routine message announces required training for all employees as part of achieving an organizational goal. The week-long training will take place in October and will require completing some activities prior to the workshop. This message does not employ a professional tone and is unclear. Additionally, the message contains several verb errors (tense and passive voice), number usage errors, grammatical errors, spelling errors, and style errors. FIND THE ERRORS!!

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Diversity & Inclusion Training

Good afternoon:

CoB Associates will hold ten half day Cultural Intelligence workshops the week of October 12. As you know, strategic priority is diversity at CoB Associates, and this workshop is an important next step in addressing this strategic priority. The strategic priority components are.

1.   Improving all areas of diversity in the organisation encluding leadership, associates, and interns.
2.   Identifying ways for improvement gender and ethnic diversity throughout the organization.
3.   Develop a culture that welcomes diversity and tolerance.

After much research, CoB Associates joined with the Cultural Intelligence Center to collaborate in bringing diversity and tolerance a focal point to all members of our organization. The workshop is the next step in building a culture and awareness of all types of diversity. All workshops will take place in HRTR. Please review the list below for your assigned date and time (scheduled by department):

October 12, 8:00-12:00 Human Resources; 1:00-5:00 C Suite

October 13, 8:00-12:00 Accounting; 1:00-5:00 Design

October 14, 8:00-12:00 Sales, 1:00-5:00 Communications

October 15, 8:00-12:00 Consulting; 1:00-5:00 Support

October 16, 8:00-12:00 IT; 1:00-5:00 Makeup session

Watch for communications with detailed specifics to your assigned workshop day and time. This email will contain important instructions for completing required activities prior to the workshop. The Director of CoB Associates wants members of our organization too join in collaboration with the Cultural Intelligence Center.

Thank you for being a key part in CoB Associates achieving this strategic priority.

Kind regards,
Kate

--------------------------------

Kate C. Grace, HR Director
CoB Consulting Group
Office: 740-555-5551 | Cell: 740-555-5554

FIND THE ERRORS!!

In: Operations Management

a example of cultural lag.

a example of cultural lag.

In: Operations Management

Conduct external research and create a SWOT analysis for Redfin of the 2020 real-estate industry. Zillow...

  1. Conduct external research and create a SWOT analysis for Redfin of the 2020 real-estate industry.
  1. Zillow and Redfin are two very different ‘disruptors.’ How does each of these companies create value?

  1. What are the most important limiting factors affecting Redfin’s growth? Should Kelman do national advertising? Should Kelman reconsider the full-time agent model?

In: Operations Management