Question:
Why is leadership so important to the strategy execution
process? What are some actions that management can take to lead
successful strategy execution? What are some actions managers can
take to manage crisis situations?
Your
answers will be short essays and should be three full paragraphs or
longer.
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Question:
What are some arguments in favor of outsourcing? What are some arguments against outsourcing? How has the argument for outsourcing changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Your answers will be short essays and should be three full paragraphs or longer.
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Persons with responsibilities in which business function will make decisions regarding new product testing programs?
Multiple Choice
Manufacturing
Logistics
Finance
Marketing
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Pick a large, well known video advertisement/commercial and write a brief but detailed report on it. Be prepared to present a quick summary of it. Look at how the advertisement was implemented. FOCUS on the advertisement not the company:
• Target market and segments
• Positioning
• Objectives
• Role in marketing mix, 4Ps
• Product branding
• Implied brand equity
• Effectiveness
• Your own personal emotional/behavioural response to the ad
• Follow up ad campaigns, was the idea continued or not
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Question:
Describe and discuss the principal managerial components of good strategy execution?
Your answers will be short essays and should be three full paragraphs or longer.
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Question:
What is a recession? What are some ways companies can prepare for a recession and be better prepared for growth after the end of a recession?
Your answers will be short essays and should be three full paragraphs or longer.
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1-Discuss Internal Environmental Analysis, such as Research and Development, Production, and Marketing for Apple's company.
2-Discuss Finance/Accounting for Apple's company (Provide information about at least three financial ratios to describe strengths and weaknesses)
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Question:
Why do ethical people sometimes choose to behave
unethically in business organizations?
Your answers will be short essays and should be three
full paragraphs or longer.
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Consider the two "when in Rome" sayings that have been applied to conducting business abroad: "when in Rome, do as you would at home" and "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." Write your own version of these sayings to describe how MNCs generally should conduct business in countries with different cultures and value systems, taking into account the issues discussed in this section. Explain your view.
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Subject Name:Multinational Management
3)Suppose that we randomly selected 1000
representative MNCs from the global MNCs, and assume that they can
fully reflect the scales and complexity of international business
for most MNCs
Which of the following organizational structures is more suitable
for most MNCs than other options?
A.Worldwide Matrix Structure
B.Worldwide Geographic Structure
C.Worldwide Product Structure
D.No definite choice
4)Nowadays, International division remains a popular and
potentially effective organizational structure for giant
MNCs.
A. True
B.False
5) The primary reason to adopt Worldwide Geographic Structure is to
implement a multi domestic or regional strategy.
A. True
B.False
6) What is the second step in implementing a strategic-alliance
strategy for MNCs?
A.to select a potential partner
B.to decide where to link in value chain
C.to decide whether the partner is acceptable
D.to choose an alliance type
7) Generally, MNCs can get a lot of benefits from international
strategic alliances, except which of the following options?
A.to reduce the labor cost
B.to ensure the stability of profits
C.to share the risk
D.to introduce more advanced technology
8) What is the most common reason for the failures of international
strategic alliances?
A.a poor strategic choice in entering the alliance.
B.companies come from two or more nations.
C.a poorly designed or managed alliance organization.
D.conflicts in profit distribution
9)Which of the following companies adopts a typical transnational
network structure?
A.GM
B.HP
C.McDonald's
D.Philips Electronics
10)Operations alliances allow MNCs to increase the scope and number
of products sold and to share distribution systems.
A.True
B.False
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7. A feasibility study evaluates the project's potential for success. One of the feasibility studies is technological feasibility. What need to be considered in technological feasibility? Please give one example to explain.
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Scenario:
With several coronavirus COVID-19 outbreaks on cruise ships around the world, such as Hong Kong, Japan, Egypt and USA, the confident level took a further hit as the US Department of State issued advice on 8 March for U.S. citizens to stay away from cruise ship. While the international cruise industry will be expecting a bitter winter in the coming months, the Hong Kong cruise industry is even on a complete halt. Cruise Line International Association suggested its member cruise lines to ban all passengers who are travelling from Hong Kong. All together these made Hong Kong’s still developing cruise industry suffers yet another blow.
Your tasks:
In view of these challenges, you are required to critically evaluate the current impact to the Hong Kong cruise industry, and suggest a revival plan once the bans are lifted. In your essay, you should include:
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6. Define the term WBS and give two approaches of developing WBS.
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8. What are Mandatory /Discretionary/ External dependencies? Please give one example of each one.
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