Mktg305 Marketing Principles Group Project Assignment
How to SWOT
Identify the problems. Teaching cases are typified by the presentation of a problem,
or sometimes multiple problems, for the reader to systematically solve through the case
analysis process. After initially reading or skimming the case, you should read through
the case again for the purpose of determining what problems the main character
(principal) in the case is faced with solving.
Analyze the situation. After determining the problem faced in the case, you need to
analyze the situation surrounding the focal organization in the case. At the core of this
analysis is a SWOT analysis (SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats). Within the organization, what strengths and weaknesses
does the company have? Externally, or outside the organization, what opportunities
may be available to the organization and what threats could it face? If you are unfamiliar
with a SWOT analysis, you can find a wealth of resources on the topic through an
Internet search or at a library. Also note that other types of situational analysis
techniques may be available other than the SWOT analysis.
Generate potential solutions. The next step in the case analysis is the most creative
element, in which you generate a list of potential solutions to the problems faced in the
case. This is a brainstorming activity, although it is typical to narrow the list of potential
solutions to the two to four most reasonable options for solving the problem.
Evaluate potential solutions. After developing, and potentially narrowing, a list of
potential solutions, evaluate the advantages and disadvantages, or pros and cons, of
each. With each solution, what are its positive and negative characteristics and potential
consequences if implemented? Is the solution practical to implement? Effective
managers are able to analyze the virtues of each potential solution in the future, as well
as what pitfalls could occur.
Choose the optimal solution. The final step in the case analysis process is to choose
the best solution. Based on the advantages and disadvantages of the potential solutions
examined in the previous two steps of this process, which do you believe is the right
choice for the case principal and organization to take? Most important, you need to be
able to support and defend this choice. Be prepared to answer the question of why you
believe it’s the right choice and back up your choice with facts, data, or examples.
Potential Questions to Ask
A SWOT analysis will answer these questions:
What are the internal strengths and weakness of your company?
What are the external opportunities and threats in your industry and its
environment?
Can any weaknesses be converted to strengths? Any threats into opportunities?
How can your company take advantage of strengths and opportunities?
What strategic changes can your company im ...
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Strengths
Weakness
· Located at central of Palm Desert give our hotel more opportunity to catch customers easily.
· Free Wi-Fi is applying to all area in the property.
· Room service menu by texting save guest’s time and convenience.
· Abundant package any shop such as cafeteria, gift shop, or food court.
· Hangover center where guest can have discount on hangover treatment or buy medication.
· Professional staff that is well trained will brings to customers valuable experiences.
· Free cable with thousand channel.
· Strong connection with local golf course that satisfy guest’s sport enthusiastic.
· High technology equipment give guest best satisfaction in any activities.
· Excellent gym room with automatic food and beverage machine.
· 4 luxurious restaurants that serve America, Asia, Europe, and Middle Eastern traditional food.
· Have reward system that customers can save their point whenever purchasing anything. By using the point for discount at later trips.
· First time entry in tourist industry which face to a lot of unpredictable risk.
· Do not have enough budget to make huge amount of service for every type of customers.
· Located in tourist area that has a lot of big competition such as Marriot, Hilton.
· Lack of connecting with local government for organizing introduce campaign.
· Do not have many choice of activities on the property.
· Short of employee due to limit budget that can influence on customer service in season.
Opportunities
Threats
· Nowadays, people work hard and easy to get stress, they will spend more money on relaxing and vacation.
· In Tourist Industry, young millennial always want to try new place and experience new things.
· Although we are located around big cooperation, it give us more chance to get notice from new customers.
· People feel bored with traditional style hotel, having strange design will make guest remember us.
· With lower price than other hotel, it may hurt at the beginning, however, return on investment will increase by getting customer’s trust.
· Now it is Winter time and a lot of snow bird come to the area, it is wonderful opportunity to advertise our brand new hotel.
· Next to Marriot resort, it is a big challenge for our business.
· In summer, everything’s price will increase due to difficult transportation. We need to deal with supplier to get the best rate.
· Government regulation for hotel industry is strict, especially OSHA which directly affect to employees and cooperation itself.
· Since 2008 economic crisis, the rate of tourist in Coachella Valley decrease dramatically. We need to improve our business value to get more customers.
· Desert Sun, a main newspaper of the area, will be used as a weapon of other competitors to
· Most of tourist is in generation X and they usually stick with their vacation habit. It will become a disadvantage when we cannot catch their attention.
· Business can be in threat because of lacking number of sale due to negative feedback if.
The executive summary should summarize the key points of the business plan in less than 500 words. It should briefly discuss the company mission, vision, objectives, management team, product/service, market, and financial projections. The summary is critical as it may be the only section read by potential investors. It must convince the reader that the business proposition is solid and worth further consideration.
Here describe the SWOT Analysis in the Strategic Management. A Complete package that covered all the related areas (such like SWOT advantages, disadvantages, application & Example)
This document provides a summary of a SWOT analysis report for the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur, India. The report was submitted by Bhavanish Kumar Singh and contains the following sections: introduction, definition of SWOT analysis, guidelines for conducting a SWOT analysis, how to use SWOT analysis, potential advantages and disadvantages, case studies, and references. The document provides an overview of conducting internal and external assessments to evaluate an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Assignment 1Develop and write your personal mission statemenJinElias52
Assignment 1
Develop and write your personal mission statement.
Note
: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assignments in this course are presented in order and should be completed in sequence.
A well-written mission statement can provide the momentum and motivation to take a company to the next level. The same is true of personal mission statement. If you thought about yourself as a company, what would you say about yourself? What values drive you? What is your marketing message? What is your reason for doing what you do?
By successfully completing this assignment , you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 2: Participate collaboratively and respectfully.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal commitment to responsibility.
Competency 3: Communicate effectively.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Competency 4: Plan strategically.
Develop a personal mission statement.
Competency 5: Employ high-performance business management techniques.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal philosophy of quality and image.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal core competencies.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal competitive advantage.
Explain how a mission statement identifies a target customer.
Competency 7: Use appropriate financial models and principles.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal economic goals.
Note
: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assignments in this course are presented in order and should be completed in sequence.
Develop and write your own personal mission statement. Be clear about your passion, values, goals, and philosophies. Once you have your mission statement articulated, explain how it:
Expresses your image of yourself.
Expresses your values and philosophies.
Identifies what you have to offer.
Explain how your mission statement answers the following questions:
What are your economic goals?
What is your philosophy in terms of quality and image?
What are your core competencies and competitive advantages?
What "customers" do you serve best?
How do you view your responsibilities to those who rely on you?
Format this assignment as a research paper, following current APA guidelines for both style and citing sources, making sure that you also use correct grammar and mechanics. There is no required minimum or maximum page length; however, you should strive to be as detailed as possible in addressing each bullet point while also being as clear and concise as possible.
Assignment 2
Conduct a personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis.
Note
: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be exe ...
This document provides an overview of case study analysis, including how to analyze a case study, write a case study analysis, and make recommendations. It discusses analyzing the history, strengths/weaknesses, opportunities/threats, strategy, structure, and control systems of a company. The key steps are to conduct a SWOT analysis, evaluate the corporate and business strategies, analyze the company's structure and whether it matches its strategy, and make recommendations that logically follow from the analysis. The analysis should be systematic and link any strategic recommendations to the identified SWOT analysis.
The document provides guidance to students on preparing for an exam on Google's 2009 strategy, noting it will consist of four long-form questions requiring analysis, conclusions, and recommendations based on a provided case study. Students are instructed to thoroughly analyze the case study, develop concise notes encompassing their findings, and focus their exam answers on presenting a few key relevant points in depth with justification rather than superficial coverage or regurgitation of theories.
This document discusses two techniques for business decision making: cost-benefit analysis and SWOT analysis.
Cost-benefit analysis involves comparing the estimated costs and benefits of different project options to determine which makes the most business sense. The goal is to maximize total net profit.
SWOT analysis examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a business or project. It helps identify internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats. Managers use SWOT analysis to guide strategic planning and evaluate major changes.
The document provides guidance on properly conducting a SWOT analysis, including examples of questions to consider for each component. It also outlines how to analyze and apply the results of a SWOT analysis to identify
StrengthsWeakness· Located at central of Palm Desert give ou.docxflorriezhamphrey3065
Strengths
Weakness
· Located at central of Palm Desert give our hotel more opportunity to catch customers easily.
· Free Wi-Fi is applying to all area in the property.
· Room service menu by texting save guest’s time and convenience.
· Abundant package any shop such as cafeteria, gift shop, or food court.
· Hangover center where guest can have discount on hangover treatment or buy medication.
· Professional staff that is well trained will brings to customers valuable experiences.
· Free cable with thousand channel.
· Strong connection with local golf course that satisfy guest’s sport enthusiastic.
· High technology equipment give guest best satisfaction in any activities.
· Excellent gym room with automatic food and beverage machine.
· 4 luxurious restaurants that serve America, Asia, Europe, and Middle Eastern traditional food.
· Have reward system that customers can save their point whenever purchasing anything. By using the point for discount at later trips.
· First time entry in tourist industry which face to a lot of unpredictable risk.
· Do not have enough budget to make huge amount of service for every type of customers.
· Located in tourist area that has a lot of big competition such as Marriot, Hilton.
· Lack of connecting with local government for organizing introduce campaign.
· Do not have many choice of activities on the property.
· Short of employee due to limit budget that can influence on customer service in season.
Opportunities
Threats
· Nowadays, people work hard and easy to get stress, they will spend more money on relaxing and vacation.
· In Tourist Industry, young millennial always want to try new place and experience new things.
· Although we are located around big cooperation, it give us more chance to get notice from new customers.
· People feel bored with traditional style hotel, having strange design will make guest remember us.
· With lower price than other hotel, it may hurt at the beginning, however, return on investment will increase by getting customer’s trust.
· Now it is Winter time and a lot of snow bird come to the area, it is wonderful opportunity to advertise our brand new hotel.
· Next to Marriot resort, it is a big challenge for our business.
· In summer, everything’s price will increase due to difficult transportation. We need to deal with supplier to get the best rate.
· Government regulation for hotel industry is strict, especially OSHA which directly affect to employees and cooperation itself.
· Since 2008 economic crisis, the rate of tourist in Coachella Valley decrease dramatically. We need to improve our business value to get more customers.
· Desert Sun, a main newspaper of the area, will be used as a weapon of other competitors to
· Most of tourist is in generation X and they usually stick with their vacation habit. It will become a disadvantage when we cannot catch their attention.
· Business can be in threat because of lacking number of sale due to negative feedback if.
The executive summary should summarize the key points of the business plan in less than 500 words. It should briefly discuss the company mission, vision, objectives, management team, product/service, market, and financial projections. The summary is critical as it may be the only section read by potential investors. It must convince the reader that the business proposition is solid and worth further consideration.
Here describe the SWOT Analysis in the Strategic Management. A Complete package that covered all the related areas (such like SWOT advantages, disadvantages, application & Example)
This document provides a summary of a SWOT analysis report for the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur, India. The report was submitted by Bhavanish Kumar Singh and contains the following sections: introduction, definition of SWOT analysis, guidelines for conducting a SWOT analysis, how to use SWOT analysis, potential advantages and disadvantages, case studies, and references. The document provides an overview of conducting internal and external assessments to evaluate an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Assignment 1Develop and write your personal mission statemenJinElias52
Assignment 1
Develop and write your personal mission statement.
Note
: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assignments in this course are presented in order and should be completed in sequence.
A well-written mission statement can provide the momentum and motivation to take a company to the next level. The same is true of personal mission statement. If you thought about yourself as a company, what would you say about yourself? What values drive you? What is your marketing message? What is your reason for doing what you do?
By successfully completing this assignment , you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 2: Participate collaboratively and respectfully.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal commitment to responsibility.
Competency 3: Communicate effectively.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Competency 4: Plan strategically.
Develop a personal mission statement.
Competency 5: Employ high-performance business management techniques.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal philosophy of quality and image.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal core competencies.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal competitive advantage.
Explain how a mission statement identifies a target customer.
Competency 7: Use appropriate financial models and principles.
Explain how a mission statement reflects personal economic goals.
Note
: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assignments in this course are presented in order and should be completed in sequence.
Develop and write your own personal mission statement. Be clear about your passion, values, goals, and philosophies. Once you have your mission statement articulated, explain how it:
Expresses your image of yourself.
Expresses your values and philosophies.
Identifies what you have to offer.
Explain how your mission statement answers the following questions:
What are your economic goals?
What is your philosophy in terms of quality and image?
What are your core competencies and competitive advantages?
What "customers" do you serve best?
How do you view your responsibilities to those who rely on you?
Format this assignment as a research paper, following current APA guidelines for both style and citing sources, making sure that you also use correct grammar and mechanics. There is no required minimum or maximum page length; however, you should strive to be as detailed as possible in addressing each bullet point while also being as clear and concise as possible.
Assignment 2
Conduct a personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis.
Note
: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be exe ...
This document provides an overview of case study analysis, including how to analyze a case study, write a case study analysis, and make recommendations. It discusses analyzing the history, strengths/weaknesses, opportunities/threats, strategy, structure, and control systems of a company. The key steps are to conduct a SWOT analysis, evaluate the corporate and business strategies, analyze the company's structure and whether it matches its strategy, and make recommendations that logically follow from the analysis. The analysis should be systematic and link any strategic recommendations to the identified SWOT analysis.
The document provides guidance to students on preparing for an exam on Google's 2009 strategy, noting it will consist of four long-form questions requiring analysis, conclusions, and recommendations based on a provided case study. Students are instructed to thoroughly analyze the case study, develop concise notes encompassing their findings, and focus their exam answers on presenting a few key relevant points in depth with justification rather than superficial coverage or regurgitation of theories.
This document discusses two techniques for business decision making: cost-benefit analysis and SWOT analysis.
Cost-benefit analysis involves comparing the estimated costs and benefits of different project options to determine which makes the most business sense. The goal is to maximize total net profit.
SWOT analysis examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a business or project. It helps identify internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats. Managers use SWOT analysis to guide strategic planning and evaluate major changes.
The document provides guidance on properly conducting a SWOT analysis, including examples of questions to consider for each component. It also outlines how to analyze and apply the results of a SWOT analysis to identify
This document discusses analytical techniques used in management science to solve models and problems. It describes three common solution methods: analytical, numerical, and simulation. The analytical method is then explained in detail using various techniques like brainstorming, six questions, mind maps, gap analysis, benchmarking, Pareto principle, and SWOT analysis. For each technique, the document provides a brief overview and example.
The document outlines the case method approach to analyzing business cases. It discusses the key steps which include reading the case, analyzing the issues and alternative solutions, selecting a recommended course of action, and preparing a presentation. Examples are provided of how to define the problem, consider objectives and assumptions, develop alternative courses of action, and structure a written case report. The case method aims to simulate real-world business decision making challenges.
Developing competitive advantage and strategic focusAshraf Hlouh
The document discusses SWOT analysis and its application in marketing strategy. It defines SWOT analysis and explains its key elements - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It also discusses how to conduct a SWOT analysis, including developing a SWOT matrix and examining internal/external factors from the customer's perspective. The document provides tips for making SWOT analysis more productive, such as focusing analysis on specific products/markets, collaborating across business functions, and separating internal vs. external issues. The overall goal of SWOT analysis is to help identify competitive advantages and inform the strategic focus of a company's marketing efforts.
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Who supports the change? Who is resisting the change? Why?
5. What’s your communication objective? (Raise awareness, change behavior, change attitudes, build support, neutralize critics). Why?
Environmental Scanning for Google Inc. Introduction
Environmental scanning is a procedure that methodically inspects and interprets the relevant information to point out the external threats and opportunities that can influence future decisions. It is the consistent tracking of events, occurrences, and trends in the firm's internal and external environment that bear on its present and future endeavors. (Terry, 2020). Environmental scanning is related to SWOT analysis and should be integrated into the strategic planning process. An excellent environmental scanning process looks into both qualitative and quantitative changes. Ultimately, you should create a set of environmental indicators (external, internal, quantitative, and qualitative) that you think are the most important and could potentially impact the analysis you are performing.
The components of environmental scanning that should be analyzed include the following:
· Trends: What are the ongoing trends in the industry or marketplace that could impact your organization either positively or negatively.
· Competition: How are your competitors operating? What are they doing? Which of your competitor's weaknesses can you exploit?
· Technology: What are the developments in technology that could affect your business in the short or long term? Are there any existing technologies that could increase the efficiency of your organization?
· Customers: What is affecting your capability to offer top-notch customer service? How dynamic is your customer base?
· Economy: What is the present pattern of the economy, and how could it affect the future of the business?
· Labor Supply: How are the labor market and environment in your areas of operation?
How will you ensure there is ready access to workers with high demand?
· Academic interests: Employment interests and the famous fields of the prospective students together with their families.
· Research: Funding from private, governmental, and foundation sources and changes in
interests.
· Philanthropy: The changes in the available funding and donors' interests, attitudes, and approaches.
· Legislative/Political environment: Are there any impending legislation that will affect your business in the future? What impacts will the election results have on your organization?
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Every firm should identify the external factor with the most impact to make environmental scanning a helpful tool. The next step should be to perform an internal scan of the firm. Perform a review of the organization's mission, strategic plan, and vision. Examine the organization's weaknesses and strengths. Look at the ...
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Answers for theses question with little notes ant bullet point on power points. Two ppt is enough.
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Who supports the change? Who is resisting the change? Why?
5. What’s your communication objective? (Raise awareness, change behavior, change attitudes, build support, neutralize critics). Why?
Environmental Scanning for Google Inc. Introduction
Environmental scanning is a procedure that methodically inspects and interprets the relevant information to point out the external threats and opportunities that can influence future decisions. It is the consistent tracking of events, occurrences, and trends in the firm's internal and external environment that bear on its present and future endeavors. (Terry, 2020). Environmental scanning is related to SWOT analysis and should be integrated into the strategic planning process. An excellent environmental scanning process looks into both qualitative and quantitative changes. Ultimately, you should create a set of environmental indicators (external, internal, quantitative, and qualitative) that you think are the most important and could potentially impact the analysis you are performing.
The components of environmental scanning that should be analyzed include the following:
· Trends: What are the ongoing trends in the industry or marketplace that could impact your organization either positively or negatively.
· Competition: How are your competitors operating? What are they doing? Which of your competitor's weaknesses can you exploit?
· Technology: What are the developments in technology that could affect your business in the short or long term? Are there any existing technologies that could increase the efficiency of your organization?
· Customers: What is affecting your capability to offer top-notch customer service? How dynamic is your customer base?
· Economy: What is the present pattern of the economy, and how could it affect the future of the business?
· Labor Supply: How are the labor market and environment in your areas of operation?
How will you ensure there is ready access to workers with high demand?
· Academic interests: Employment interests and the famous fields of the prospective students together with their families.
· Research: Funding from private, governmental, and foundation sources and changes in
interests.
· Philanthropy: The changes in the available funding and donors' interests, attitudes, and approaches.
· Legislative/Political environment: Are there any impending legislation that will affect your business in the future? What impacts will the election results have on your organization?
("TOPPR", 2021A and "TOPPR", 2021B)
Every firm should identify the external factor with the most impact to make environmental scanning a helpful tool. The next step should be to perform an internal scan of the firm. Perform a review of the organization's mission, strategic plan, and vision. Examine the organization's weaknesses and strengths. Look at the ...
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This document discusses how to use a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis to increase business profits by understanding a company's internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats. It provides an overview of what a SWOT analysis is, how to conduct one, including establishing a team and collaboratively discussing each category. The analysis can then be used to identify strategic alternatives, create an action plan, prioritize tasks, and manage projects to capitalize on strengths and opportunities while overcoming weaknesses and threats. Regularly repeating the SWOT process is important for evaluating a business's current situation.
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How to Analyze a Case Study
Included in these cases are questions to help you understand and analyze the case. You may, however, be assigned other case studies that do not have questions. This Hands-on Guide presents a structured framework to help you analyze such cases as well as the case studies in this text. Knowing how to analyze a case will help you attack virtually any business problem.
A case study helps students learn by immersing them in a real-world business scenario where they can act as problem-solvers and decision-makers. The case presents facts about a particular organization. Students are asked to analyze the case by focusing on the most important facts and using this information to determine the opportunities and problems facing that organization. Students are then asked to identify alternative courses of action to deal with the problems they identify.
A case study analysis must not merely summarize the case. It should identify key issues and problems, outline and assess alternative courses of action, and draw appropriate conclusions. The case study analysis can be broken down into the following steps:
1. Identify the most important facts surrounding the case.
2. Identify the key issue or issues.
3. Specify alternative courses of action.
4. Evaluate each course of action.
5. Recommend the best course of action.
Let's look at what each step involves.
1. Identify the most important facts surrounding the case.
Read the case several times to become familiar with the information it contains. Pay attention to the information in any accompanying exhibits, tables, or figures. Many case scenarios, as in real life, present a great deal of detailed information. Some of these facts are more relevant than others for problem identification. One can assume the facts and figures in the case are true, but statements, judgments, or decisions made by individuals should be questioned. Underline and then list the most important facts and figures that would help you define the central problem or issue. If key facts and numbers are not available, you can make assumptions, but these assumptions should be reasonable given the situation. The "correctness" of your conclusions may depend on the assumptions you make.
2. Identify the key issue or issues.
Use the facts provided by the case to identify the key issue or issues facing the company you are studying. Many cases present multiple issues or problems. Identify the most important and separate them from more trivial issues. State the major problem or challenge facing the company. You should be able to describe the problem or challenge in one or two sentences. You should be able to explain how this problem affects the strategy or performance of the organization.
You will need to explain why the problem occurred. Does the problem or challenge facing the company comes from a changing environment, new opportunities, a declining market share, or inefficient internal or external business processes? In the ...
SWOT analysis is a technique used to assess an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It involves specifying the objective of the analysis, collecting relevant information, identifying internal and external factors, and developing strategies. The analysis should be conducted regularly as circumstances change. While subjective, SWOT provides a framework for systematically analyzing internal and external factors that are important for achieving objectives and success. Care should be taken to avoid pitfalls like overlooking key elements or becoming too analytical.
This presentation is about.
1- SWOT Analysis
2- Porter's Five forces
3- PEST Analysis
4- Value Chain Analysis
Note: This analysis has been done by Mr. Mohriz Shahid Syed (bsee13003@itu.edu.pk)
A situation analysis is a process that critically evaluates the internal and external factors affecting an organization prior to a new initiative. It provides knowledge of current opportunities and challenges to help devise a strategy. A situation analysis identifies an organization's capabilities, customers, environment and their impact. It allows assessing growth projections, defining customers, and evaluating competitors and a business's state. Key factors to consider in a situation analysis include a business's products, competitors, distribution channels, environmental conditions, and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
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This document contains a SWOT analysis of Dyno Therapeutics, a company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence in gene therapy. The SWOT analysis identifies Dyno's strengths as access to highly trained scientists and use of AI to advance gene therapy. Weaknesses include being a new company and lack of brand recognition. Opportunities lie in partnerships and investments, while threats include competition and varying drug price regulations. The conclusion notes that SWOT analysis is useful but has limitations, and a deeper analysis is needed to prioritize different factors.
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This document outlines the requirements for a preliminary strategic audit report for a course project. It provides guidelines for students to analyze a company's value proposition, market position, competitive advantage, external environment using five forces analysis, identify 5-7 strategic issues, and make preliminary recommendations. The report should follow an essay sample format, be 7-10 pages, cite sources using APA style, and will be graded on a 140-point rubric focusing on strategic analysis, recommendations, and writing quality.
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This document outlines the requirements for an assignment involving a strategy audit report and presentation for a company. It requires conducting an internal and external assessment of the company including analyzing its value proposition, market position, competitive advantage, external environment, internal environment, SWOT analysis, and balanced scorecard. The strategy audit report must identify 5-7 strategic issues, provide recommendations in areas like products, structure, culture, and performance measures, and explain how the recommendations will help achieve the company's strategy and vision. It includes appendices with previously completed analyses. The assignment aims to integrate all coursework into a comprehensive strategy audit for a company.
SWOT and PEST analyses are strategic planning tools used to evaluate an organization's internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats. SWOT looks at internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats). PEST analyzes the political, economic, social, and technological factors of the external environment. Both tools provide important information for crafting business strategy and achieving organizational goals. When used together, SWOT and PEST analyses provide a comprehensive evaluation of an organization's strategic position.
The document discusses the importance and benefits of critical thinking in problem solving. It outlines a methodology for critical thinking that involves identifying issues, selecting problems, finding root causes, developing alternative solutions, assessing implications, compiling action plans, and defining purposes. The methodology aims to focus on root causes rather than symptoms, understand how factors influence each other, and actively involve participation across an organization. Key benefits include developing critical thinking skills, interactive group participation, anonymous contributions to brainstorming, and input from various organizational levels in solving problems and debating issues.
This document provides an overview of SWOT analysis, including its definition, purpose, key elements, and how it is used. A SWOT analysis is a tool used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a project or business venture. It involves specifying objectives and identifying internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving those objectives. The main elements of a SWOT analysis are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Strengths and weaknesses are internal to the organization, while opportunities and threats relate to external factors. The analysis can help identify strategies to improve weaknesses and strengths, as well as take advantage of opportunities and defend against threats.
Assignment 2: Internal Environmental Scan/Organizational Assessment
This section provides the opportunity to develop your course project. Conducting an internal environmental scan or organizational assessment, provides the ability to put the strategy audit together.
In this module, you will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the internal environment at your business unit or organization you are working with for this project, also known as an organizational assessment, and present your findings in a report. In your report, you should analyze the operating characteristics and assets of your business unit.
The SWOT model is one of the most common business tools used during organizational assessment. Another is developing a balanced scorecard based on a prescribed or planned set of performance objectives that will be measured and evaluated regularly. In this assignment, based on the external environmental scan you conducted in M2: Assignment 2 and the internal environmental scan in this assignment, you will develop a SWOT analysis and a balanced strategic scorecard.
Part I: Internal Environmental Scan (2–3 pages)
The internal environmental scan or organizational assessment should include the following:
· Mission, vision, and values: Assess the organization’s understanding of the mission, vision, and values, and how they relate the business strategy. Is there consensus on the mission and vision of the organization? What are the shared values of the organization? What are the behaviors espoused by these values?
· Strategy clarification: Assess the organization’s understanding of the business strategy through the interview with a mid-level or senior manager. Assess his or her understanding and agreement of the business unit’s value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage.
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2) Assessments include discussions, individual case analyses, group projects analyzing interdisciplinary issues, and potential group work on a comprehensive case.
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Write a 1 page APA style paper. Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement (title page and references are in addition to the 1 pages)
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Click
here
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and others. We will achieve these goals by:
• educating everyone on the natural and system consequences of their actions;
• educating all managers, supervisors and employees on their safety management system responsibilities;
• educating all employees about the specific hazards and control measures in their workplace;
• training all employees on hazard identification, analysis, reporting and control procedures; and
• training all employees on safe work procedures and practices.
Our training program will focus on health and safety concerns that determine the best way to deal with a particular
hazard. When a hazard is identified, we will first try to remove it entirely. If that is not feasible, we will then train
workers to protect themselves, if necessary, against the remaining hazard. Once we have decided that a safety or
health problem can best be addressed by training (or by another method combined with training), we will follow up by
developing specific training goals based on those particular needs.
Employees. At a minimum, employees must know the general safety and health rules of the worksite, specific site
hazards and the safe work practices needed to help control exposure, and the individual's role in all types of
emergency situations. We will ensure all employees understand the hazards to which they may be exposed and how to
prevent harm to themselves and others from exposure to these hazards.
We will commit available resources to ensure employees receive safety and health training during the circumstances
below.
• Whenever a person is hired --general safety orientation including an overview of company safety rules, and
why those r.
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Rohingya People : Living Conditions---(Housing) and Access to Services (Healthcare)
1. Historical Content
2. Living Conditions (Housing)
3. Access to Services (Healthcare)
4. Capabilities Approach taken to help them
5. Conclusion
6. Questions (3) on their living conditions (housing) and Access to services (Healthcare)
Running Head: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 1
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 2
Artificial Intelligence, the Monster we are feeding-outline
Students Name
Professors Name
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The monster called Artificial Intelligence
Thesis: Major laboratories have been built all over the world to prototype and generate intelligent machines through deep learning. In this paper, I will argue that Artificial Intelligence is a monster that the humans are feeding and it will one day turn and overthrow man, leaving the world in the hands of machines.
I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Definition the terms intelligence, deep learning, programing, machine learning
C. History of artificial intelligence.
D. Major scientists who developed AI.
E. Trends in AI
II. Machine learning
A. Supervised learning
B. Non supervised learning
C. Comparison between supervised and non-supervised learning
III. Major advantages of AI
A. Real time assistance
B. In the business field
C. Industrialization
D. Efficiency
E. Accuracy
IV. Limitations of AI
A. Cost implication
B. Threats prevention
C. Loss of metal capability
D. Social factors
E. Ethical factors
F. Men becoming slaves
G. Emotions not guaranteed
H. Rigidity in thinking and execution of instructions
V. Criticism
The divine instruction was for man to steward and subdue the world, such innovations makes the human being achieve the divine instruction. This criticism is worth because it discusses part of the work in AI as divine instruction.
There is power and happiness if a creator creates something more powerful than itself. It is the happiness of a teacher to see their students do well and even pursue a course far much better. With such social theories supporting the work of artificial intelligence, it is making sense that the same AI should not be demonized but rather be seen as a human achievement.
VI. Conclusion
All the sections and subsections are discussed in a brief, precise and clear way ranging from the definitions, the implications and how negative artificial intelligence should be depicted in this section.
References
Boddington, P. (2017). Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Lu, H., Li, Y., Chen, M., Kim, H., & Serikawa, S. (2018). Brain intelligence: go beyond artificial intelligence. Mobile Networks and Applications, 23(2), 368-375.
Osoba, O. A., & Welser IV, W. (2017). An intelligence in our image: The risks of bias and errors in artificial intelligence. Rand Corporation.
Rosé, C. P. (2017). Artificial intelligence: A social spin on language analysis. Nature, 545(7653), 166.
Russell, .
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(Need in 8 hours 100% plagiarism free)
Read the following essay from Becoming a Critical Thinker (p. 129).
Create
a 1-2 page (title page and references page not included) paper in APA format to substantiate your viewpoint (pro or con as it relates to the essay).
Base
your paper on the W.I.S.E approach (from Becoming a Critical Thinker, Chapter 2). Look for errors in thinking and explore viewpoints that are different from those expressed in the essay. Conduct research to support your viewpoint and include three references in your paper.
How the Media Distort Reality
TV and movie apologists are forever telling us that we have no business criticizing them because they are only holding a mirror up to reality. Many people buy that explanation, but they shouldn’t.
It would be more accurate to say the media hold a magnifying glass to carefully selected realities—namely, the most outrageous and sensational events of the day, such as the tragic deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Princess Diana, or the trials of celebrities such as O.J. Simpson, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Jackson.
Consider how this happens. The first platoon of media people report the latest sensational story as it unfolds, squeezing each new development for all the airtime or newsprint it will yield. Meanwhile, agents and attorneys are negotiating the sale of movie and TV rights to the story. The sleazier the story, the greater
the payoff
. After the movie is produced, every situation comedy, detective show, and western drama builds an episode around the successful theme.
In this way a single despicable, disgusting act—real or imagined—can generate months of sensational media fare.
In short, the media exploit our social problems for ratings, feed us a steady
diet
of debasing material,
celebrate
irresponsible behavior, and then have the audacity to blame parents and teachers for the social problems that result.
.
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(note: I am a nurse working in a hospital)
Develop a synopsis of your outcomes for acquiring, developing, training, and leveraging on human capital within your organization.
and develop a synopsis of your take-away from the process. Integrate any plans for preparing for a position as an HR specialist or manager within an organization.
.
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Virtual care and telehealth can expand access to healthcare by allowing patients to connect with providers remotely. This can benefit collaboration and care coordination by giving nurses new ways to communicate with doctors and monitor patients. However, virtual care also faces drawbacks like technological issues that could disrupt care, and concerns about developing the same human connections that in-person visits allow.
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(See detail instruction in the attachment)
This is a music paper to talk about the latest artists, music genres, or club scenes that excite your interests.
Cite AT LEAST ONE source from the course reading (I attached them down below) and TWO additional outside academic sources. In total, you should cite at lease SIX sources. You must include a reference cited list (bibliography) at the end of your essay. (please cite them carefully and easy to find, our TA read our paper very carefully and he will check every citation one by one)
A significant portion of your research will be the course readings, lectures, and listening assignments.
Use MLA citation please.
1200 words, (not including the title or the references cited list), double spaced
Answer the questions listed in the paper instruction that I attached.
I also include a class note document that I took throughout the course which includes all the music genre that I learn.
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Over the course of the class, you will be retrieving and evaluating current event articles (in the last 5 years); making connections between the units we are currently studying and today. You will be responsible for finding an online article from a reputable news source. For example: Time.com, USA Today, The
New York Times
, etc.
See the attachment for specific details and grading criteria for the
Current Events Journal Assignment for Units 3-4
In Unit 3, we will be focusing on change and reform brought about as a result of the rapid social and economic changes of industrialization and urbanization. While the U.S. looked great from an outside perspective, with its rich flaunting their wealth and industry booming, it was riddled with exploitation of the people and political corruption, thus earning the name the Gilded Age. This brought in a sense of moral obligation and led to a reform movement that swept across the nation, with organization developing locally and nationally. This period of reform is known as the Progressive Era.
It was a time to expose the underlining errors of the U.S. society and to make changes for the good of the people. The Progressive Era would address a variety of issues, including factory and living conditions, agriculture reform, child labor, women’s rights, political reform, conservation, and other social concerns. While not perfect in its initial steps of change, this period will pave the way for continued social justice in our nation’s history.
Objectives:
Discuss the impact of political corruption on the U.S. government and evaluate the effectiveness of political reform.
Identify the leading reformers of the Progressive Era and evaluate the effectiveness of the reform movements.
Describe the problems facing farmers in the late 19th century and evaluate the effectiveness of the reform movement by the Populists and other farmers’ organizations and alliances.
Compare the Progressivism domestic and foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and William Howard Taft.
Unit 4 Imperialism and WWI
In Unit 4, we will focus on the role of the United States in World affairs. In the late 19th century, the United States not only sought to redefine itself as American, but also to establish its place in the global political arena. Foreign policies paralleled those of many European nations, with a focus on imperialism and preserving foreign interests and markets, specifically in the Western hemisphere. It will be the United States positioning in the Spanish-American war that marks the beginning of its imperial power, with future expansions and political involvement in Latin America and the Pacific Ocean.
At the turn of the century, the United States will feel the long-term effect of its imperialistic decisions. Being recognized as a World leader, involvement in international affairs now spanned beyond the Western Hemispher.
(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20011 Portfolio template for Week 9
PPMP20011 Portfolio Template – Week 9
Description of topics including reading samples
Learning outcomes of the unit
Learnings from your experience, this and prior unit reading, assignments
Supporting documentation including your prior learning
Week 9 Topic: Applying Project Management Standards and Frameworks.
Collaborative Project Procurement Arrangements (2015) by Derek H. T. Walker and Beverly M. Lloyd Walker;
6. Evaluate project management tools that help avoid or provide conflict resolution via negotiated solutions.
The objective of this week’s topic is to make sure you have an appreciation of the Role of the Project Manager in Commercial Negotiation.
Try to ask yourself the questions that were in the slides in this week’s lecture:
1. In what way would Project Management Standards and Frameworks impact on Commercial Negotiation?
Walker & Walker (2015) discuss the general thrust of this investigations in Chapter 7 (p 137) what are your thoughts regarding:
2. Do the conclusions in Chapter 7 p 137 seem reasonable to you?
Walker & Walker (2015) then in Chapter 7 talk about a “PraXitioner” what are your thoughts regarding:
3. Do you agree with the authors that a PraXitioner is the way forward?
Continuing the theme of the PraXitioner Walker and Walker look at Implications for PM Education and Skills; what are your thoughts regarding:
4. Do you think that there will be a future shortage of good PraXitioner’s in Commercial Negotiation situations?
In the last part of Chapter 7 is a Summary of the Walker and Walker book; what are your thoughts regarding:
5. Do you agree with the authors?
6. Do you think that RBP is a good framework for Commercial Project Negotiation?
In conclusion to this week:
7. Do the ideas in Chapter 7 help in structuring your thoughts around Commercial Project Negotiation?
PPMP20011 Unit Profile
PPMP20011 Moodle Web site
Have you any insights you can add from other units you have studies or readings you’ve made?
References
Kerzner H. 2013. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Control, 11th Edition. Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Peña-Mora F., and Tamaki T. 2001. "Effect of Delivery Systems on Collaborative Negotiations for Large -Scale Infrastructure Projects”. Journal of Management in Engineering. April 2001 pp.105-121
PMI. 2013a. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 5th Edition. USA: Project Management Institute.
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BUS 300 - The American Economy
Student’s Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________
USA: Measures of Economic Well-Being 2016 2017 2018 Increase or Decrease?
Worker Productivity:
Inflation:
Unemployment (rate):
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Unemployment rate:
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A 38-year-old woman presents to the office with complaints of weight
loss, fatigue, and insomnia of 3-month duration. She reports that she has
been feeling gradually more tired and staying up late at night because
she can’t sleep. She does not feel that she is doing as well in her occupation
as a secretary and states that she has trouble remembering things.
She does not go outdoors as much as she used to and cannot recall the
last time she went out with friends or enjoyed a social gathering. She
feels tired most of the week and states she feels that she wants to go to
sleep and frequently does not want to get out of bed. She denies any
recent medication, illicit drug, or alcohol use. She feels intense guilt
regarding past failed relationships because she perceives them as faults.
She states she has never thought of suicide, but has begun to feel increasingly
worthless.
Her vital signs and general physical examination are normal, although
she becomes tearful while talking. Her mental status examination is significant
for depressed mood, psychomotor retardation, and difficulty attending
to questions. Laboratory studies reveal a normal metabolic panel, normal
complete blood count, and normal thyroid functions.
➤ What is the most likely diagnosis?
➤ What is your next step?
➤ What are important considerations and potential complications of
management?
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Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
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How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
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occur natural.
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
Philippine Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) CurriculumMJDuyan
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𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐏 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
- Understand the goals and objectives of the Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) curriculum, recognizing its importance in fostering practical life skills and values among students. Students will also be able to identify the key components and subjects covered, such as agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, and information and communication technology.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫:
-Define entrepreneurship, distinguishing it from general business activities by emphasizing its focus on innovation, risk-taking, and value creation. Students will describe the characteristics and traits of successful entrepreneurs, including their roles and responsibilities, and discuss the broader economic and social impacts of entrepreneurial activities on both local and global scales.
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In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
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Certified as an ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Lead Implementer, Data Protection Officer, and Cyber Risks Analyst, Denis brings a heightened focus on data security, privacy, and cyber resilience to every endeavor.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
Mktg305 Marketing Principles Group Project Assignment H.docx
1. Mktg305 Marketing Principles Group Project Assignment
How to SWOT
Identify the problems. Teaching cases are typified by the
presentation of a problem,
or sometimes multiple problems, for the reader to systematically
solve through the case
analysis process. After initially reading or skimming the case,
you should read through
the case again for the purpose of determining what problems the
main character
(principal) in the case is faced with solving.
Analyze the situation. After determining the problem faced in
the case, you need to
analyze the situation surrounding the focal organization in the
case. At the core of this
analysis is a SWOT analysis (SWOT is an acronym for
strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats). Within the organization, what
strengths and weaknesses
does the company have? Externally, or outside the organization,
what opportunities
may be available to the organization and what threats could it
face? If you are unfamiliar
with a SWOT analysis, you can find a wealth of resources on
the topic through an
Internet search or at a library. Also note that other types of
situational analysis
techniques may be available other than the SWOT analysis.
2. Generate potential solutions. The next step in the case analysis
is the most creative
element, in which you generate a list of potential solutions to
the problems faced in the
case. This is a brainstorming activity, although it is typical to
narrow the list of potential
solutions to the two to four most reasonable options for solving
the problem.
Evaluate potential solutions. After developing, and potentially
narrowing, a list of
potential solutions, evaluate the advantages and disadvantages,
or pros and cons, of
each. With each solution, what are its positive and negative
characteristics and potential
consequences if implemented? Is the solution practical to
implement? Effective
managers are able to analyze the virtues of each potential
solution in the future, as well
as what pitfalls could occur.
Choose the optimal solution. The final step in the case analysis
process is to choose
the best solution. Based on the advantages and disadvantages of
the potential solutions
examined in the previous two steps of this process, which do
you believe is the right
choice for the case principal and organization to take? Most
important, you need to be
able to support and defend this choice. Be prepared to answer
the question of why you
believe it’s the right choice and back up your choice with facts,
data, or examples.
Potential Questions to Ask
A SWOT analysis will answer these questions:
3. company?
industry and its
environment?
eaknesses be converted to strengths? Any threats
into opportunities?
opportunities?
result of the SWOT
analysis?
How to Perform a SWOT Analysis (Tim Berry)
four areas
assign each
significant factor, positive and negative, to one of the four
categories, allowing
you to take an objective look at the business
confirming your goals
and your marketing strategy.
4. Strengths
Strengths describe the positive attributes, tangible and
intangible, internal to the
organization. They are within your control.
Strengths capture the positive aspects internal to the business
that add value or offer a
competitive advantage.
Weaknesses
Weaknesses are factors that are within your control that detract
from your ability to
obtain or maintain a competitive edge. Which areas might be
improved?
Weaknesses might include:
These are factors that are under the control of the business, but
for a variety of reasons,
are in need of improvement to effectively accomplish marketing
5. objectives. The more
accurately you identify weaknesses, the more valuable the
SWOT will be.
Opportunities
What opportunities exist in your market, or in the environment,
from which you hope to
benefit? These opportunities reflect the potential you can
realize through implementing
marketing strategies. Opportunities may be the result of:
ociated with current situations
your services
If relevant, place timeframes around the opportunities. Does it
represent an ongoing
opportunity, or is it a window of opportunity? How critical is
the timing? If you have
identified “opportunities” that are internal to the organization
and within the control of the
business, you will want to classify them as strengths.
Threats
Threats include factors beyond your control that could place
your marketing strategy, or
6. the business itself, at risk. You have no control over them, but
you may benefit by
having contingency plans to address them if they should occur.
A threat is a challenge created by an unfavorable trend or
development that may lead to
deteriorating revenues or profits. Competition – existing or
potential – is always a threat.
Threats may include:
-frog” technology that may make
your products
rvices
What situations might threaten your marketing efforts? Get your
worst fears on the
table. Part of this list may be speculative in nature, and still add
value to your SWOT
analysis. The better you are at identifying potential threats, the
more likely you can
position the company to proactively plan for and respond to
them. You will be looking
back at these threats when you consider contingency plans.
7. The implications
The internal strengths and weaknesses, compared to the external
opportunities and
threats, can offer additional insight into the condition and
potential of the business.
How can you use the strengths to better take advantage of the
opportunities ahead and
minimize the harm that threats may introduce if they become a
reality?
How can weaknesses be minimized or eliminated?
What Weaknesses and Threats can be detoured?
Grading Analysis
Grading Scheme:
Knowledge: (20 Points)
Understanding of the past, current and future market needs.
Analysis of basic
competitors, products, and opportunities.
Thinking: (20 Points)
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats relate to your
product. Analysis is
clear and thoughtful and is based on market needs competition
and any other relevant
matters. A well-developed explanation of each shows what your
product does well and
identifies both present and potential weaknesses.
8. Application: (20 Points)
A great deal of critical thinking is obvious. Appears that the
group has carefully analyzed
their collected thoughts and has drawn appropriate conclusions.
Unique overall plan
that is company and customer focused.
Communication: (20 Points)
Work is completed neatly, is well written, in outline format,
there are no
spelling/grammatical errors. Chart is logically organized. There
is precise and complex
vocabulary used. Sentences are properly written. Your thoughts
are clear and thought-
provoking. The voice of the student as the writer is evident.
Target Market: (20 Points)
The Target Market is very well defined. An assessment of the
market, demographics
and the economy are included. Expectations are to see unique
characteristics from the
demographics and psychographics with references.
Total 100 Points
Problem Solving Assessment Rubric
Learning
Objective
Unacceptable
(1)
Acceptable
(2)
9. Proficient
(3)
Superior
(4)
Identification of
central problems
in a complex
situation
Failure to
identify major
problems
involved in a
complex
business
situation
Identification
of problems
but not clear
on main and
related
issues.
Identification of
the main
problems but
not all relevant
issues and
other problems
that may be
related
10. Identification of
all major
problems and
relevant issues
involved in the
situation
Recognition of
multiple causal
factors involved
in a problem
situation
Failure to
identify any
causal factors
involved in a
problem
situation
Identified
causes, but
not clear on
main problem
and other
factors.
Identified the
main causal
factor but no
other relevant
factors
important for
problem
solving
11. Identified all
relevant causal
factors
involved in a
problem
situation
Correct usage
of theories,
methods and/or
principles to
Usage of
incorrect or
irrelevant
theories and
principles to
Ineffective
application of
relevant
theories,
Correct
Identification of
major theories ,
methods, and
principles to
Effective
application of
all relevant
theories,
methods,
12. address the
problem
address the
problem
methods or
principles.
address the
problem
and/or
principles to
address the
problem
Generation of
plausible
alternative
solutions to
solve the
problem
Failure to
generate
plausible
alternative
solutions to
solve a
problem
Generation of
plausible
alternative
13. solutions to
the problem
Generation of
plausible
alternative
solutions to the
problem that
are either
effective or
efficient.
Generation of
highly efficient
and effective
solutions to the
problem
Provision of
persuasive
reasons and
evidence in
support of
proposed
solutions
Failure to
provide
reasons or
evidence to
support
proposed
solutions
Provides
reasons or
14. evidences but
not
reasonable or
supported.
support
proposed
solutions
Provision of
reasonable
arguments and
evidence to
support
proposed
solutions
Provision of
strongly
persuasive
reasons and
evidence to
support
proposed
solutions
Scoring 5-9 Points 10-12 Points 13-15 Points 16-20
Mktg305 Group Project Case Fall 2016
Many products and services are purchased differently than just a
15. few years ago. Each
generation has different challenges and technologies. The
millenniums are the next
market segment for tourism. There are a few lodging styles to
look at such as resorts,
budget hotels/motels, casinos, and boutique hotels. There are
also many activities
such as theatre, music, pro sports, hiking, museums, restaurants,
etc.
A family member of yours is looking to build a Millennium
friendly vacation destination in
Coachella Valley (Palm Desert Area). They have already
committed their life savings to
finance the project. Since they are not millenniums they are
concerned the target
market may not like their ideas. You are asked to provide a
Mini Marketing Plan with
your researched recommendations for a Millennium destination
spot in the Coachella
Valley.
What lodging, food, and/or activities would be successful for
the Millenniums in the
Coachella Valley?
information and justified
recommendations
visually pleasing.
16. Mini Marketing Plan Outline
Guidelines:
-12 single spaced pages
– many headings and bullets
Product/Service
History
Characteristics
Distribution
Competition
Problem
Opportunity
Target Market
Demographics
Psychographics
Geographic
Purchase behavior
Communication Style
SWOT Analysis Worksheet
STRENGTHS (to build on)
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18. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Chapter 12: Strategic Leadership
( Introduction
1. Definitions: Several definitions need to be specified:
1.1. Leadership: capacity to secure the cooperation of other
organizational members in formulating and implementing
strategies;
1.2. Strategic leadership: process of establishing direction, and
motivating and inspiring organizational members to move in
that direction;
1.3. Transactional leadership: capacity to motivate
organizational members by exchanging rewards for
performance; and
1.4. Transformational leadership: capacity to motivate
organizational members by inspiring involvement and
participation in company’s direction.
2. Strategic leaders:
2.1. Strategic leaders: senior managers at the top of
organization. The top strategic leader is the CEO (chief
executive officer). Other strategic leaders include the board of
directors, top management team (corporate staff), and divisional
managers
2.2. Responsibilities of strategic leaders: making sure the firm
uses the strategic management process for the purpose of
effectively formulating and implementing strategies
2.3. Managerial succession: there are two labor markets for
managerial succession:
- Internal managerial labor market: promotion or transfer for
19. managerial positions within the firm. If a firm wants to stay the
course (continuity), then the internal labor market is best. The
reason is because existing personnel is familiar with valuable
firm-specific knowledge
- External labor market: seeking professional managers from
outside the firm. If a firm needs a major change, then outsiders
are necessary. The reason is because they have broader, less
limited perspectives, which encourages innovation and strategic
change
( Strategic leaders’ roles (or activities)
To successfully manage their firm, strategic leaders must
perform key critical roles:
1. Determining strategic direction: refers to developing a firm’s
long-term vision. Effectively determining strategic direction
involves anticipating future (five to ten years forward),
instilling flexibility & adaptive capability, communicating
vision to organizational members
2. Developing human resources: human resources include
human capital and social capital:
2.1. Human capital: refers to the knowledge and skills of a
firm’s workforce (employees and managers). Effectively
developing human capital involves identifying critical
skills/abilities needed, setting hiring practices that fulfill those
needs, developing training programs in anticipation of the
future
2.2. Social capital: refers to relationships that the workforce has
inside and outside the firm. Such relationships are needed to
effectively accomplish the tasks that create value for customers
and shareholders. Effectively developing social capital involves
cooperation among employees and managers across all units of
the firm to produce desirable outcomes needed
3. Establishing balanced organizational controls: effective
organizational controls involve balancing various aspects of
performance (balanced scorecard), focusing on critical
20. implementation issues such as strategic flexibility, commitment,
motivation, and reward system
4. Sustaining organizational (corporate) culture:
4.1. Concept: Corporate culture is a set of core values,
ideologies and symbols that are shared throughout an
organization and that influences the way the firm conducts
business. They include patterns of how things are done around
here, taboos and don’ts, traditions, ethical standards, etc.
Corporate culture is determined by the founder, senior
leadership, and also by forces such as work groups and
coalitions.
4.2. Sustaining corporate culture: Corporate culture is
perpetuated/sustained through hiring practices (screening and
selection), rewarding and honoring desired behaviors, process
of socialization (indoctrination through story-telling, legends),
supervisory practices and attitudes, and reinforcement of core
values that are reiterated over and over again
4.3. Obstacles to sustaining corporate culture: weak culture
(existence of several sub-cultures), and resistance to change
(once established, culture is difficult to change)
4.4. Effective corporate culture: effectively sustaining corporate
culture involves actions that results in (1) a strong culture
(culture that is widely accepted by all/most members), and (2)
an adaptive culture (culture that encourages entrepreneurship to
manage strategic change).
5. Implementing strategic change:
5.1. Concept:
- Strategic change is a movement away from present state
towards desired future state to create or sustain competitive
advantage.
21. - The types of strategic change are: (1) reengineering:
fundamental rethinking & radical redesign of activities and
relationships to achieve desirable performance on cost, quality,
service and speed, (2) restructuring: set of decisions related to
changing the organization of work, reducing cash available to
top managers, and acquiring/divesting businesses, and (3)
innovation: process of using skills & resources to create new
products & new processes, in order to change & better respond
to changing customer needs. Innovation can be either
incremental or radical.
5.2. Steps needed to effectively implement strategic change:
- Recognize the need for change: when signs of a problem
occur, the problem has started a long time ago, so leaders need
to anticipate (not react to) change
- Identify and overcome barriers to change: people & groups
resist change, so leaders need to analyze factors causing
resistance and determine how to overcome such resistance.
Barriers to change include status quo (fear of the unknown),
systemic barriers (bureaucratic structure involving rules &
regulations), political barriers (conflicts arising from possible
change in power balance), behavioral barriers (biases based on
frame of mind, education, etc.)
- Create shared vision of change: leaders need to inspire
organizational members with the vision of what the company
will become after change
- Institutionalize change: leaders need to develop a plan for
implementing change, ensure that change is proceeding as
planned, & motivate organizational members to work toward the
desired change through appropriate rewards
( Effective strategic leadership
To be able to effectively perform their roles, strategic leaders
need to have power.
1. Power:
1.1. Concept: power is the ability to influence the behavior of
22. organizational members in order to achieve own interests.
1.2. Sources of power: there are several sources of power,
including:
- Formal power: comes from the position in the hierarchy (e.g.
as a CEO)
- Informal power: comes from several sources: charisma,
expertise, ability to cope with uncertainty, control over
resources, control over information
2. Politics:
Power is exercised through politics. Politics is the tactics put in
place to acquire and use power. Strategic leaders must devise
tactics that will facilitate the acquisition of power so they can
successfully perform their roles. Examples of tactics include
appointing people to key positions, delegating authority,
allocating budget, etc.
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Instructor’s ManualBUAD 4980
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTChapter 10. Corporate
Governance
( INTRODUCTION
Strategic controls involved monitoring organizational members
to evaluate if activities are performed effectively. The purpose
of strategic controls is to provide managers with (1) incentives
to motivate managers & employees so they work toward
corporate goals, and (2) feedback on how well an organization
and its members are performing.
23. There are two sets of strategic controls: corporate governance
(control of top managers), and organizational controls (control
of other organizational members). Organizational controls are
discussed in chapter 11.
Corporate governance is the set of mechanisms used to manage
the relationship among stakeholders and to determine and
control the strategic direction and performance of organizations.
A brief discussion of stakeholders is needed to better
understand corporate governance.
( STAKEHOLDERS
1. Definition: Stakeholders are individuals and organizations
(institutions) with interests in an organization.
2. Types of stakeholders: there are three sets of stakeholders
- Capital market stakeholders: shareholders, lenders
- Product market stakeholders: customers, suppliers,
communities, unions
- Organizational stakeholders: managers, employees
3. Conflicting interests: Stakeholders have different interests.
Often those interests are in conflict (for example conflict
between employees-owners, employees-managers). At the core
of corporate governance is the conflict between owners and
managers. It is the responsibility of corporate managers to
manage conflicting interests
4. Assuming corporate responsibilities: To balance conflicting
interests, managers need to assume their corporate
responsibilities, that is, they should balance different and often
conflicting interests. So when designing vision & mission, and
when setting goals & objectives, they need to balance the
interests of various stakeholders.
24. 5. Corporate responsibilities: Managers have several
responsibilities:
- Basic responsibilities: Economic responsibilities (paying
dividends, wages, debts, etc.) and legal responsibilities (paying
taxes, meeting legal standards, abiding by laws)
- Social responsibilities: Ethical responsibilities (actions valued
by society but not yet put into laws), and discretionary
responsibilities (actions not yet valued by society)
( SEPARATION OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
1. Small organizations: There is no separation between
ownership and management, because the owner is also the
manager:
- Need for information processing is simple
- Little organizational skills needed to manage.
- No control, as there is little to no governance problem
2. Large organizations: Separation ownership and management:
- Complexity: large organizations are too big to manage because
of increased information processing requirements
- Professional managers: the need for individuals with
sophisticated skills to manage complexity results in the hiring
of professional managers
- Owners will engage in agency relationships with professional
managers
3. Agency relationships:
- An agency relationship exists when the owner (the principal)
25. delegates decision making to a professional manager (the agent)
in return for a compensation.
- Corporate governance problem: the existence of agency
relationships has the potential to result in agency problem (also
known as corporate governance problem). Corporate governance
problem refers to managers’ tendency to serve own interests
instead of serving owners’ interests.
- Opportunism: corporate governance problem is caused by
managerial opportunism. Opportunism is defined as seeking
self-interest with guile (i.e. with deceptive behavior).
( GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS
Governance mechanisms are control actions taken to minimize
corporate governance problem. There are several governance
mechanisms. Four governance mechanisms will be discussed,
including three internal governance mechanisms (ownership
concentration, the board of directors, and executive
compensation), and one external governance mechanism (the
market for corporate control).
1. Ownership concentration:
Ownership concentration is a governance mechanism defined
both by the number of large-block owners and by the total
percentage of the firm’s shares that they own. Ownership is
concentrated when there are large-block shareholders (investors
who typically own at least five percent of the firm’s shares).
Ownership is diffused when there is a large number of
shareholders with small holdings (with few/no large-block
shareholders).
Diffuse ownership produces weak monitoring of managerial
decisions. The reason is because several small owners will be
ineffective in coordinating their actions to control corporate
managers.
Concentrated ownership can be effective in controlling top
managers. The reason is because large-block shareholders will
be motivated to coordinate their actions as they have invested
large amounts of financial resources. In recent years, large-
26. block ownership by individuals has declined, but they have been
replaced by significant positions held by institutional owners.
Institutional owners are large-block shareholder positions
controlled by financial institutions, such as stock mutual funds
and pension funds.
2. Board of directors:
The board of directors is a governance mechanism whereby a
group of elected individuals (directors) have the primary
responsibility to act in the owners’ interests by formally
monitoring and controlling the corporation’s top-level
executives.
The board of directors is comprised of insiders, related
outsiders, and outsiders. Insiders are represented by the firm’s
CEO and a few top-level managers. Related outsiders are
individuals who are not involved in the firm’s day-to-day
operations, but may have a relationship with the company (e.g.
the firm’s legal counsel, a large customer or supplier).
Outsiders are individuals who are independent of the firm
(examples include the president of a university or a community
volunteer).
Because the primary role of the board of directors is to monitor
and ratify major managerial actions to protect the interests of
owners, there is a call by advocates of board reform that
outsiders should represent a significant majority of a board’s
membership.
3. Executive Compensation:
Executive compensation is a governance mechanism that seeks
to align managers’ and owners’ interests through salary, bonus,
and long-term incentive compensation such as stock options. It
is difficult to assess the effectiveness of executive
compensation for a number of reasons. First, compensation is
often linked to more measurable outcomes such as financial
performance (but not strategic performance). Second, because
decisions made by top-level managers are likely to affect firm
27. performance over an extended period of time, it is difficult to
assess the effect of current decisions using current period
performance. Third, many variables (or outside factors)
intervene between management behavior and firm performance
(e.g., uncontrollable shifts in the environment).
The compensation received by top-level managers, especially by
CEOs, is often a subject of controversy. Large CEO
compensation packages result mostly from the inclusion of
stock options and stock in the total pay packages. Research has
shown that managers owning more than one percent of the
firm’s stock are less likely to be forced out of their jobs, even
when the firm is performing poorly. Also, annual bonuses may
provide incentives to pursue short-run objectives at the expense
of the firm’s long-term interests.
4. Market for corporate control:
The market for corporate control is an external governance
mechanism that consists of individuals and firms who buy
ownership positions in (or take over) potentially undervalued
firms. They do this in order to form a new division in an
established diversified firm, merge two previously separate
firms, and usually replace the target firm’s management team to
revamp the strategy that caused low firm performance.
Because of the threat of dismissal, managers have devised a
number of defensive tactics designed to prevent takeovers.
These tactics include:
- Managerial pay interventions, such as golden parachutes
(contract specifying that a top manager will receive a large and
lucrative benefit in the event the company is acquired and the
employment is terminated)
- Asset restructuring, such as divesting a business unit or
division
- Financial restructuring—e.g., stock repurchases, paying out a
28. firm’s free cash flows as a dividend
- Changing the state of incorporation
- Making targeted shareholder repurchases (known as
greenmail)
( GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
Governance mechanisms discussed focus on ensuring that
managers work effectively toward meeting their obligation to
maximize shareholder wealth. However, shareholders are only
one group of the firm’s stakeholders. Over the long term, the
demands of other key stakeholders—such as employees,
customers, suppliers, and the community—also must be
satisfied in order to maximize shareholder wealth. For that
reason and others, governance mechanisms must be carefully
designed and implemented so that managers’ attention is not
focused on maximizing short-term returns and to ensure that
they consider the interests of all stakeholders (i.e. they must
assume their corporate responsibilities).
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BUAD 4980
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
REPORT #3: STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
GENERAL MOTORS
1. INTRODUCTION
Introduce your report.
2. CONCEPTS
2.1. Corporate governance:
29. In one sentence each, define the following: agency relationship,
managerial opportunism, and corporate governance problem
(also known as agency problem). In three to five sentences,
explain why the separation between ownership and management
in large companies has the potential to result in corporate
governance problem.
In one sentence each, define the following governance
mechanisms: board of directors, ownership concentration,
executive compensation, and market for corporate control.
2.2. Organizational structure:
In one sentence, define vertical structure. In one sentence each,
give the characteristics of a flat structure. In one sentence, give
the characteristics of a tall structure. In one sentence, list the
problems of a tall structure. In three to five sentences, explain
ONE of those problems.
In one sentence, define horizontal structure. In one sentence
each, define the following types of horizontal structures: simple
structure, functional structure, geographic divisional structure,
multidivisional structure (M-form), and matrix structure.
In one sentence each, define the following: centralization,
formalization, and integration
2.3. Strategic leadership:
In one sentence, define strategic leaders. In one sentence, give
the title of the top strategic leader. In one sentence, identify
(give the names of) the five roles that top managers need to
assume if they are to effectively exercise their strategic
leadership. In three to five sentences, explain ONE of these
roles.
3. ANALYSIS
3.1. Corporate governance:
In four to six sentences, discuss whether or not the CEO was
serving his/her own interests instead of the interests of the
owners (REMINDER: if the CEO is serving his/her own
interests instead of owners’ interests, the company is having a
corporate governance problem).
In one sentence, identify ONE governance mechanism your
30. company uses in an attempt to minimize the corporate
governance problem. In four to six sentences, explain your
answer.
3.2. Organizational structure:
In one sentence, identify the type of your company’s vertical
structure. In four to six sentences, explain your answer.
In one sentence, identify the type of your company’s horizontal
structure. In four to six sentences, explain your answer.
3.3. Strategic leadership:
In four to six sentences, discuss whether your company’s CEO
was effective in exercising his/her strategic leadership role.
4. EVALUATION
4.1. Problem:
In one sentence, state the problem your company is facing (for
example: The problem General Motors is facing is slow
decision-making). In one sentence, identify ONE factor that has
caused the problem (for example: The factor that is causing
slow decision-making is the very tall structure that General
Motors has). NOTE: The factor that is causing the problem must
have been discussed in your analysis (Section 3 above).
4.2.
Solution
:
In one sentence, propose ONE solution your company should
use to correct the problem. In four to six sentences, explain how
your proposed solution will help to resolve the problem.
31. 5. CONCLUSION
Conclude your report.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Please write Report #3 based on my TEACHING NOTES. To
help you write a good report, please do the following:
- First, open this file (Report3.doc) and print it so you have all
instructions on a hard copy
- Second, keep the cover page (as the one on page 1 of this file,
but write your company name and your team members’ names).
Also, keeping ONLY headings, sub-headings, delete all
directions, and these additional instructions. Then save the file.
- Third, write your report using the file you have saved, as it
meets the following requirements: it has all headings and sub-
headings, it has page numbers, it has no header/footer, its font
is Times New Roman size 12, and it is double-spaced.
- Fourth, have a transition paragraph right after headings 2, 3
and 4. Also, when appropriate, have a transition sentence or
sentences after sub-headings.
- Fifth, write your report in paragraph form (no bullets, no
listing) with complete sentences.
- Six, for long answers (which may be the case when there are
several issues to be addressed), have more than one paragraph,
32. each paragraph making a distinctive point.
- Last, when your report is done, print 1 (ONE) copy on one
side of the paper and staple it.
NOTE: Do not provide answers that go beyond what is being
asked. Specifically:
- If I ask one question, don’t provide answers to five questions.
- When answering, pay attention to the number of sentences as
indicated. Also, make an effort to avoid long sentences
- For long answers (which may be the case when there are
several issues to be addressed), have more than one paragraph,
each paragraph making a distinctive point.
- DO NOT skip a question (if you do, I will deduct 10 points for
each question that you skip).
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