PART ONE:
How to Analyze a Case Study
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 or decision. 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, the people within the organization or decision. Students are then asked to identify alternative courses of action to deal with the problems or decision 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 (FICER):
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
Let's look at what each step involves.
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.
Identify the key issue or issues.
Use the facts provided by the case to identify the key issue or issues (or decision) facing the person(s) or organization. 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 or person(s). 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 or person(s). You will need to explain why the problem occurred.
Specify alternative courses of action.
List the courses of action the company or person(s) can take to solve its problem or meet the challenge it faces. For instance, for information system-related problems, do these alternatives require a new information system or the modification of an existi.
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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 ...
Take Test Grammar Quiz Joining Clauses with SemicolonsQUES.docxdeanmtaylor1545
Take Test: Grammar Quiz: Joining Clauses with Semicolons
QUESTION 1
Review: Below, you should see a sentence fragment, or a dependent clause masquerading as a complete sentence. Correct the sentence fragment by eliminating the subordinating conjunction. Write the corrected sentence in the box provided.
Because the stock market crashed.
13 points
QUESTION 2
Review: This time, correct the sentence fragment by adding an independent clause. Write the ENTIRE sentence in the box provided.
After the stock market crashed, . . .
13 points
QUESTION 3
Review: Below, you should see two clauses. Combine them properly into a single sentence using SUBORDINATION. Remember to use a comma if necessary.
Bonnie and Clyde blasted their way out of the bank and through the police blockade.
They barrelled down the highway across the border.
13 points
QUESTION 4
Review: Below, you should see two more clauses. This time, join them using COORDINATION.
In Mexico, the lovers were safe.
They missed the excitement of their high-crime lifestyle.
13 points
QUESTION 5
Join the clauses using a semicolon.
The couple returned to the United States the following spring.
They were dead before the year was out.
16 points
QUESTION 6
This time, join the clauses with a conjunctive adverb along with a semicolon. You can put the conjunctive adverb wherever you like, but remember that where you put the conjunctive adverb determines the number of commas you need.
Today, Bonnie and Clyde are remembered as romantic figures, striving for love and freedom.
They are also remembered as America's first homegrown terrorists, willing to kill for personal pleasure.
16 points
QUESTION 7
Write a sentence that combines two independent clauses using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb. Remember to use commas appropriately, depending on where you place the conjunctive adverb.
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 a.
APPENDIX 1
630
APPENDIX 1
Hands-On Guide: How to Analyze a Case Study
Management Information Systems, Ninth Edition provides a
number of case studies for you to analyze. 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 infor-
mation in any accompanying exhibits, tables, or fig-
ures. Many case scenarios, as in real life, present a great
deal of detailed information. Some of these facts are
more relevant that 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 reason-
able given the situation. The “correctness” of your con-
clusions 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 impor-
tant 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 chal-
lenge in one or two sentences. You should be able to
explain how this problem affects the strategy or per-
formance of the organization.
You will need to explain why the problem occurred.
Does the problem or challen.
A Guide to Case AnalysisI keep six honest serving men(.docxransayo
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
A student of business with tact
Absorbed many answers he lacked.
But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fi t answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight
of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures
and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated
managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had
been learned about the practice of management, it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does
not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-
made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual
problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, fi rst and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases
provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies,
your task of analyzing company after company and situation after situation has the twin benefi t of boosting
your analytical skills and exposing you to the ways companies and mana gers actually do things. Most college
students have limited managerial backgrounds and only frag mented knowledge about companies and real-life
strategic situations. Cases help substitute for on-the-job experience by (1) giving you broader exposure to a
variety of industries, organizations, and strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a managerial role (as
opposed to that of just an onlooker); (3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and techniques of strategic
management; and (4) asking you to come up with pragmatic managerial action plans to deal with the issues
at hand.
Objectives of C.
AP P E N D I X 1
630
AP P E N D I X 1
Hands-On Guide: How to Analyze a Case Study
Management Information Systems, Ninth Edition provides a
number of case studies for you to analyze. 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 infor-
mation in any accompanying exhibits, tables, or fig-
ures. Many case scenarios, as in real life, present a great
deal of detailed information. Some of these facts are
more relevant that 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 reason-
able given the situation. The “correctness” of your con-
clusions 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 impor-
tant 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 chal-
lenge in one or two sentences. You should be able to
explain how this problem affects the strategy or per-
formance of the organization.
You will need to explain why the problem occurred.
Does the proble.
How to Analyze a Case StudyIncluded in these cases are questions.docxpooleavelina
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 ...
Take Test Grammar Quiz Joining Clauses with SemicolonsQUES.docxdeanmtaylor1545
Take Test: Grammar Quiz: Joining Clauses with Semicolons
QUESTION 1
Review: Below, you should see a sentence fragment, or a dependent clause masquerading as a complete sentence. Correct the sentence fragment by eliminating the subordinating conjunction. Write the corrected sentence in the box provided.
Because the stock market crashed.
13 points
QUESTION 2
Review: This time, correct the sentence fragment by adding an independent clause. Write the ENTIRE sentence in the box provided.
After the stock market crashed, . . .
13 points
QUESTION 3
Review: Below, you should see two clauses. Combine them properly into a single sentence using SUBORDINATION. Remember to use a comma if necessary.
Bonnie and Clyde blasted their way out of the bank and through the police blockade.
They barrelled down the highway across the border.
13 points
QUESTION 4
Review: Below, you should see two more clauses. This time, join them using COORDINATION.
In Mexico, the lovers were safe.
They missed the excitement of their high-crime lifestyle.
13 points
QUESTION 5
Join the clauses using a semicolon.
The couple returned to the United States the following spring.
They were dead before the year was out.
16 points
QUESTION 6
This time, join the clauses with a conjunctive adverb along with a semicolon. You can put the conjunctive adverb wherever you like, but remember that where you put the conjunctive adverb determines the number of commas you need.
Today, Bonnie and Clyde are remembered as romantic figures, striving for love and freedom.
They are also remembered as America's first homegrown terrorists, willing to kill for personal pleasure.
16 points
QUESTION 7
Write a sentence that combines two independent clauses using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb. Remember to use commas appropriately, depending on where you place the conjunctive adverb.
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 a.
APPENDIX 1
630
APPENDIX 1
Hands-On Guide: How to Analyze a Case Study
Management Information Systems, Ninth Edition provides a
number of case studies for you to analyze. 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 infor-
mation in any accompanying exhibits, tables, or fig-
ures. Many case scenarios, as in real life, present a great
deal of detailed information. Some of these facts are
more relevant that 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 reason-
able given the situation. The “correctness” of your con-
clusions 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 impor-
tant 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 chal-
lenge in one or two sentences. You should be able to
explain how this problem affects the strategy or per-
formance of the organization.
You will need to explain why the problem occurred.
Does the problem or challen.
A Guide to Case AnalysisI keep six honest serving men(.docxransayo
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
A student of business with tact
Absorbed many answers he lacked.
But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fi t answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight
of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures
and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated
managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had
been learned about the practice of management, it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does
not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-
made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual
problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, fi rst and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases
provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies,
your task of analyzing company after company and situation after situation has the twin benefi t of boosting
your analytical skills and exposing you to the ways companies and mana gers actually do things. Most college
students have limited managerial backgrounds and only frag mented knowledge about companies and real-life
strategic situations. Cases help substitute for on-the-job experience by (1) giving you broader exposure to a
variety of industries, organizations, and strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a managerial role (as
opposed to that of just an onlooker); (3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and techniques of strategic
management; and (4) asking you to come up with pragmatic managerial action plans to deal with the issues
at hand.
Objectives of C.
AP P E N D I X 1
630
AP P E N D I X 1
Hands-On Guide: How to Analyze a Case Study
Management Information Systems, Ninth Edition provides a
number of case studies for you to analyze. 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 infor-
mation in any accompanying exhibits, tables, or fig-
ures. Many case scenarios, as in real life, present a great
deal of detailed information. Some of these facts are
more relevant that 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 reason-
able given the situation. The “correctness” of your con-
clusions 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 impor-
tant 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 chal-
lenge in one or two sentences. You should be able to
explain how this problem affects the strategy or per-
formance of the organization.
You will need to explain why the problem occurred.
Does the proble.
Case Study A Small Business MindsetAndys PartiesAndy R.docxwendolynhalbert
Case Study: A Small Business Mindset
Andy's Parties
Andy Ross completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at prestigious schools which led him to high profile positions in well-known firms, but after a few years his discontent grew. Although the pay was good and the benefits among the best offered, Andy felt something was missing. Newly married and in a nice home that put them at the edge of their financial capabilities, Andy’s desire to own his own business was all consuming. It was difficult to describe to his wife exactly why this was so important, yet it compelled him to search for a business concept that he and his wife could start and operate together. Then, when invited to a friend’s birthday party for their young child, it came to him; A themed birthday party business. Here is how they planned to advertise their business:
We do it all...from set-up to clean-up! Andy's Parties offers full-service, themed children's parties and enrichment classes. Our great theme parties include everything for a great party:
· Great Games and Activities
· Themed Craft Project
· Themed Party Favors
· Themed Paper Products
· Piñatas and Invitations Included With Most Theme Parties
· All food, drinks, and supplies
· Set-up, clean-up, and more - all led by our fun and energetic staff!
Andy’s Parties offers approximately 30 theme parties, the most popular of which include Girlie Spa, Rockin’ Dance, Princess, Pirate/Treasure Hunt, Murder Mystery and Safari. Andy’s Parties’ packages are all inclusive and we subcontract non-core services such as bounce house rentals, professional entertainers (magicians, balloon-twisters, etc), and high-end adult catering.
Reasons to have an Andy's Party:
· We do everything so you don't have to!
· Our prices are very competitive with other party services and venues.
· We have a party at your home - that alleviates any concerns about the chaos and safety hazards posed by larger venues with many strangers.
· We have great experience with kids’ party services and also larger event planning.
· We love our jobs and will ensure a fun party for your children and their friends!
Andy and his wife launched their business in 2004 by leasing a small space in a local retail center where they could offer daytime classes, host themed birthday parties for parents that didn’t want them in their home, and as a base for operations. They hired high school students to run the parties and provided them with extensive training. Over the past several years the business has flourished with over 1,000 parties a year with average revenues of $400 per party.
AP P E N D I X 1
630
AP P E N D I X 1
Hands-On Guide: How to Analyze a Case Study
Management Information Systems, Ninth Edition provides a
number of case studies for you to analyze. Included in these
cases are questions to help you understand and analyze the
case. You may, how ...
A Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When; And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
(
I
)n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation. It puts
readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization; the organization involved can be either profit seeking or not-for-profit. The essence of the student’s role in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
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STRATEGY:
Core
Concepts
and
Analytical
Approaches
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A
Guide
to
Case
Analysis
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A student of business with tact Absorbed many answers he lacked. But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fit answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had been learned about the practice of management,
it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, first and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies, your task of analyzing company after company and situation after situation has the twin benefit of boosting your analytical skills and exposing you to the ways companies and managers actually do things. Most college students have limited managerial backgrounds and only fragmented knowledge about companies and real-life strategic situations. Cases help substitute for on-the-job experience by (1) giving you broader exposure to a variety of industries, organizations, and strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a managerial role (as opposed to that of just an onlooker); (3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and techniques of strategic management; and
(4) asking you to come up with pragmatic managerial act.
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MGT 4670 Management Practices
HOW TO CONDUCT A CASE ANALYSIS
(By Dess, Lumpkin and Eisner, Strategic Management: text and cases, 4th edition, 2008. McGraw Hill.)
How to Conduct a Case Analysis
The process of analyzing strategic management cases involves several steps. In this section, we review five steps to follow in preparing a case analysis.
Before beginning, point out that there are two prerequisites for effective case analysis. First, unless students prepare for a case discussion, there is little they can gain from the discussion and even less that they can offer.
Second, to get the most out of case analysis, students need to place themselves “inside” the case in order to think like an actual participant in the case situation. Before beginning the analysis, it may be helpful to envision assuming one of these roles:
1. Strategic Decision-MakerThe position of the senior executive responsible for resolving the situation that the case describes. It may be the CEO, the business owner, or a strategic manager in a key executive position.
2. Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors has a responsibility to step in when a management crisis threatens the company. A board member may be in a unique position to solve problems.
3. Outside ConsultantConsultants often have an advantage because they can look at a situation objectively. But they may also be at a disadvantage since they have no power to enforce changes.
A. Become Familiar with the Material
Written cases often include a lot of material. The following technique can enhance comprehension:
1.Read through the case once quickly to get an overall sense of the material.
2.Use the initial read-through to assess possible links to strategic concepts.
3.Read through the case again, in depth. Make written notes as you read.
4.Evaluate how strategic concepts might inform key decisions or suggest alternative solutions.
5.After formulating an initial recommendation, thumb through the case again to assess the consequences of the actions you propose.
B.Identify Problems
One of the main reasons to conduct case analysis is to find solutions. Unless you know the problem, however, it is meaningless to attempt to find an answer. Some cases have more than one problem. Even so, emphasize that the problems are usually related.
When trying to determine the problem, it is easy to get hung up on symptoms. Emphasize the importance of seeing beyond the immediate symptoms to the more fundamental problems.
Another tip when preparing a case analysis is to articulate the problem. Point out that writing down a problem statement provides a reference point to turn to as the case analysis proceeds.
Sometimes, problems are not apparent until after the case has been analyzed.
C.Conduct Strategic Analyses
This textbook has presented numerous analytical tools (such as five forces analysis and value chain analysis), contingency frameworks (such as when to use related rather than unrelated diversification ...
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Business Policy and Strategy
Oliver’s Market Case Analysis &
Discussion Questions
In preparing Oliver's Market case analysis, here are some discussion questions to consider.
· What are the key elements of the strategy at Oliver's Market?
· What competitive pressures must Oliver's Market be prepared to deal with?
· What are the key success factors for competing in the supermarket industry in Sonoma County?
· What is your assessment of Oliver's financial performance and financial condition? Is the company in good financial shape? Why or why not?
· How does their financial performance compare to Whole Foods. Are they strong enough to compete?
· Should they consider expansion, given your analysis?
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
A student of business with tact
Absorbed many answers he lacked.
But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fi t answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight
of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures
and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated
managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had
been learned about the practice of management, it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does
not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-
made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual
problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, fi rst and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases
provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies,
your task ...
Case study refers to the collection and presentation of detailed information about a particular participant or small group, frequently including the accounts of subjects themselves.
By: Riyaj Shah
B.Sc. MBA
Part 1.· How can information technology support a company’s busi.docxherbertwilson5999
Part 1.
· How can information technology support a company’s business processes and decision making and give it a competitive advantage? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
· How does the use of the Internet, intranets, and extranets by companies today support their business processes and activities?
· How can a manager demonstrate that he or she is a responsible end user of information systems? Give several examples.
Part 2.
Disaster Recovery "How important are your data to you?" "What would happen if . . . ?" While business managers focus on solving business problems and determin- ing what their information systems should do, di- saster recovery consultants ask what would happen if things go wrong. With careful advanced planning, disaster recovery specialists help their clients prevent calamity. While this topic covers a wide variety of software issues, installation configuration issues, and security threats, examining common end-user mistakes may also prove enlightening. Common end-user mistakes include:
a. Failure to save work in progress frequently.
b. Failure to make a backup copy. c. Storing original and backup copies in the same location.
For each of the common end-user mistakes listed above, answer the following questions.
a. How might this mistake result in data loss?
b. What procedures could you follow to minimize this risk?
SOLAR FEEDER ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
· What problems do you see at SDI? What issues does management need to address? What do you see as the central problem/issue?
· Is SDI close to achieving a breakeven volume of sales?
· What is SDI’s present strategy? Is the strategy working? Are fundamental changes needed?
· What strategic plan would you suggest SDI pursue to make a success out of its Solar Feeder product? Your recommended plan should include a strategic vision for SDI, a set of strategic and financial objectives, a detailed strategy, and a set of action recommendations to implement and execute the strategy.
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Ca.
Spry organizations need to have the option to quickly change on all fronts, including Marketing. Organizations are keen on advertising that is light-footed on the grounds that they trust it will assist them with conveying the correct components of the promoting blend at the perfect chance to impact the particular result they need to accomplish.
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Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
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CA2 STRATEGY: Core Concepts and Analytical Approaches
exposure to a variety of industries, organizations, and
strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a mana-
gerial role (as opposed to that of just an onlooker);
(3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and tech-
niques of strategic management; and (4) asking you to
come up with pragmatic managerial action plans to
deal with the issues at hand.
Objectives of Case Analysis
Using cases to learn about the practice of strategic
management is a powerful way for you to accomplish
five things: 2
1. Increase your understanding of what managers
should and should not do in guiding a business to
success.
2. Build your skills in sizing up company resource
strengths and weaknesses and in conducting stra-
tegic analysis in a variety of industries and com-
petitive situations.
3. Get valuable practice in identifying strategic issues
that need to be addressed, evaluating strategic alter-
natives, and formulating workable plans of action.
4. Enhance your sense of business judgment, as
opposed to uncritically accepting the authorita-
tive crutch of the professor or “back-of-the-book”
answers.
5. Gaining in-depth exposure to different industries
and companies, thereby acquiring something close
to actual business experience.
If you understand that these are the objectives of
case analysis, you are less likely to be consumed with
curiosity about “the answer to the case.” Students who
have grown comfortable with and accustomed to text-
book statements of fact and definitive lecture notes
are often frustrated when discussions about a case
do not produce concrete answers. Usually, case dis-
cussions produce good arguments for more than one
course of action. Differences of opinion nearly always
exist. Thus, should a class discussion conclude with-
out a strong, unambiguous consensus on what to do,
don’t grumble too much when you are not told what
the answer is or what the company actually did. Just
remember that in the business world answers don’t
come in conclusive black-and-white terms. There
are nearly always several feasible courses of action
and approaches, each of which may work out satis-
factorily. Moreover, in the business world, when one
elects a particular course of action, there is no peek-
ing at the back of a book to see if you have chosen the
best thing to do and no one to turn to for a provably
I n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice stra-tegic analysis and to gain some experience.
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Include one peer reviewed journal article to support your post. You can search for a journal article from Welder Library EResources. (Ex: Risk of social media or social media polices, etc.).
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. This allows you and your classmates time to read and reply.
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. Please begin your reply by addressing the student by name. Your
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The release of information to the public – including through social media – can impact everything from a company’s image before the public to an individual’s image before a company. Jackson et al. (2020) note that while “strategic HR use of social media can build the employer’s reputation in the labor market and help HR professionals to reach candidates and current employees,” the use of social media can also “lead to the disclosure of trade secrets” or present a negative image of the company (p. 21). While companies place substantial hours and dollars into cultivating a favorable brand image before the public, a careless comment or complaint by an employee or contractor on social media can go viral and counteract such marketing efforts. In such cases, companies may find themselves forced to address such comments or complaints before the public in an attempt to save the brand image they have worked so hard to build.
In addition to impacting the image of a company, careless social media posts can also impact potential and current employees before the company. According to Melton and Miller (2015), while “most students appear to know that the content they post” on social media could be viewed negatively by “potential employers,” many students continue to do so (p. 678). Through social media, what would have been a careless comment if spoken aloud becomes a permanent statement viewable by countless individuals. Furthermore, comments and images referencing illegal activities or poor decision-making and communicating abilities become enshrined for potential and current employers to reference and base hiring and firing decisions upon.
It is worth noting that careless comments via social media can go beyond “negative,” and can sometimes involve trade secrets (as noted). While negative comments can cast a shadow over a company’s brand, comments revealing trade secrets can jeopardize long-term strategies, losing hard-won competitive edges. As referenced above, Melton and Miller (2015) assert that even though individuals know of such risks, many continue to post comments that can be understood to be “careless.”
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In 6-7 sentences, compare and contrast one of the dance television shows referenced in this unit (try to choose a show that has not already been referenced by another student) to that of the American Dance Marathons, considering such questions as:
How does the socioeconomic and sociopolitical climate of the time affect how dance is presented and how the participants are treated/portrayed?
Discuss the Issue of exploitation, who was exploited, who did the exploiting, and how?
What aspects were theatre, and what aspects were real? How were these exaggerated?
What are the reinforced stereotypes present in the competitions?
Tell us about the idea that drama sells.
Use specific terminology and concepts discussed in class thus far. Make sure that you are citing all sources, or being clear that your statement is your idea/belief/observation.
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A Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When; And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
(
I
)n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation. It puts
readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization; the organization involved can be either profit seeking or not-for-profit. The essence of the student’s role in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
(
4
) (
STRATEGY:
Core
Concepts
and
Analytical
Approaches
)
(
5
) (
A
Guide
to
Case
Analysis
)
A student of business with tact Absorbed many answers he lacked. But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fit answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had been learned about the practice of management,
it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, first and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies, your task of analyzing company after company and situation after situation has the twin benefit of boosting your analytical skills and exposing you to the ways companies and managers actually do things. Most college students have limited managerial backgrounds and only fragmented knowledge about companies and real-life strategic situations. Cases help substitute for on-the-job experience by (1) giving you broader exposure to a variety of industries, organizations, and strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a managerial role (as opposed to that of just an onlooker); (3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and techniques of strategic management; and
(4) asking you to come up with pragmatic managerial act.
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HOW TO CONDUCT A CASE ANALYSIS
(By Dess, Lumpkin and Eisner, Strategic Management: text and cases, 4th edition, 2008. McGraw Hill.)
How to Conduct a Case Analysis
The process of analyzing strategic management cases involves several steps. In this section, we review five steps to follow in preparing a case analysis.
Before beginning, point out that there are two prerequisites for effective case analysis. First, unless students prepare for a case discussion, there is little they can gain from the discussion and even less that they can offer.
Second, to get the most out of case analysis, students need to place themselves “inside” the case in order to think like an actual participant in the case situation. Before beginning the analysis, it may be helpful to envision assuming one of these roles:
1. Strategic Decision-MakerThe position of the senior executive responsible for resolving the situation that the case describes. It may be the CEO, the business owner, or a strategic manager in a key executive position.
2. Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors has a responsibility to step in when a management crisis threatens the company. A board member may be in a unique position to solve problems.
3. Outside ConsultantConsultants often have an advantage because they can look at a situation objectively. But they may also be at a disadvantage since they have no power to enforce changes.
A. Become Familiar with the Material
Written cases often include a lot of material. The following technique can enhance comprehension:
1.Read through the case once quickly to get an overall sense of the material.
2.Use the initial read-through to assess possible links to strategic concepts.
3.Read through the case again, in depth. Make written notes as you read.
4.Evaluate how strategic concepts might inform key decisions or suggest alternative solutions.
5.After formulating an initial recommendation, thumb through the case again to assess the consequences of the actions you propose.
B.Identify Problems
One of the main reasons to conduct case analysis is to find solutions. Unless you know the problem, however, it is meaningless to attempt to find an answer. Some cases have more than one problem. Even so, emphasize that the problems are usually related.
When trying to determine the problem, it is easy to get hung up on symptoms. Emphasize the importance of seeing beyond the immediate symptoms to the more fundamental problems.
Another tip when preparing a case analysis is to articulate the problem. Point out that writing down a problem statement provides a reference point to turn to as the case analysis proceeds.
Sometimes, problems are not apparent until after the case has been analyzed.
C.Conduct Strategic Analyses
This textbook has presented numerous analytical tools (such as five forces analysis and value chain analysis), contingency frameworks (such as when to use related rather than unrelated diversification ...
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Oliver’s Market Case Analysis &
Discussion Questions
In preparing Oliver's Market case analysis, here are some discussion questions to consider.
· What are the key elements of the strategy at Oliver's Market?
· What competitive pressures must Oliver's Market be prepared to deal with?
· What are the key success factors for competing in the supermarket industry in Sonoma County?
· What is your assessment of Oliver's financial performance and financial condition? Is the company in good financial shape? Why or why not?
· How does their financial performance compare to Whole Foods. Are they strong enough to compete?
· Should they consider expansion, given your analysis?
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
A student of business with tact
Absorbed many answers he lacked.
But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fi t answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight
of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures
and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated
managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had
been learned about the practice of management, it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does
not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-
made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual
problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, fi rst and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases
provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies,
your task ...
Case study refers to the collection and presentation of detailed information about a particular participant or small group, frequently including the accounts of subjects themselves.
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B.Sc. MBA
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Part 1.
· How can information technology support a company’s business processes and decision making and give it a competitive advantage? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
· How does the use of the Internet, intranets, and extranets by companies today support their business processes and activities?
· How can a manager demonstrate that he or she is a responsible end user of information systems? Give several examples.
Part 2.
Disaster Recovery "How important are your data to you?" "What would happen if . . . ?" While business managers focus on solving business problems and determin- ing what their information systems should do, di- saster recovery consultants ask what would happen if things go wrong. With careful advanced planning, disaster recovery specialists help their clients prevent calamity. While this topic covers a wide variety of software issues, installation configuration issues, and security threats, examining common end-user mistakes may also prove enlightening. Common end-user mistakes include:
a. Failure to save work in progress frequently.
b. Failure to make a backup copy. c. Storing original and backup copies in the same location.
For each of the common end-user mistakes listed above, answer the following questions.
a. How might this mistake result in data loss?
b. What procedures could you follow to minimize this risk?
SOLAR FEEDER ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
· What problems do you see at SDI? What issues does management need to address? What do you see as the central problem/issue?
· Is SDI close to achieving a breakeven volume of sales?
· What is SDI’s present strategy? Is the strategy working? Are fundamental changes needed?
· What strategic plan would you suggest SDI pursue to make a success out of its Solar Feeder product? Your recommended plan should include a strategic vision for SDI, a set of strategic and financial objectives, a detailed strategy, and a set of action recommendations to implement and execute the strategy.
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Ca.
Spry organizations need to have the option to quickly change on all fronts, including Marketing. Organizations are keen on advertising that is light-footed on the grounds that they trust it will assist them with conveying the correct components of the promoting blend at the perfect chance to impact the particular result they need to accomplish.
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Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
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CA2 STRATEGY: Core Concepts and Analytical Approaches
exposure to a variety of industries, organizations, and
strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a mana-
gerial role (as opposed to that of just an onlooker);
(3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and tech-
niques of strategic management; and (4) asking you to
come up with pragmatic managerial action plans to
deal with the issues at hand.
Objectives of Case Analysis
Using cases to learn about the practice of strategic
management is a powerful way for you to accomplish
five things: 2
1. Increase your understanding of what managers
should and should not do in guiding a business to
success.
2. Build your skills in sizing up company resource
strengths and weaknesses and in conducting stra-
tegic analysis in a variety of industries and com-
petitive situations.
3. Get valuable practice in identifying strategic issues
that need to be addressed, evaluating strategic alter-
natives, and formulating workable plans of action.
4. Enhance your sense of business judgment, as
opposed to uncritically accepting the authorita-
tive crutch of the professor or “back-of-the-book”
answers.
5. Gaining in-depth exposure to different industries
and companies, thereby acquiring something close
to actual business experience.
If you understand that these are the objectives of
case analysis, you are less likely to be consumed with
curiosity about “the answer to the case.” Students who
have grown comfortable with and accustomed to text-
book statements of fact and definitive lecture notes
are often frustrated when discussions about a case
do not produce concrete answers. Usually, case dis-
cussions produce good arguments for more than one
course of action. Differences of opinion nearly always
exist. Thus, should a class discussion conclude with-
out a strong, unambiguous consensus on what to do,
don’t grumble too much when you are not told what
the answer is or what the company actually did. Just
remember that in the business world answers don’t
come in conclusive black-and-white terms. There
are nearly always several feasible courses of action
and approaches, each of which may work out satis-
factorily. Moreover, in the business world, when one
elects a particular course of action, there is no peek-
ing at the back of a book to see if you have chosen the
best thing to do and no one to turn to for a provably
I n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice stra-tegic analysis and to gain some experience.
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Your initial post should be
2-3 paragraphs
in length.
Include one peer reviewed journal article to support your post. You can search for a journal article from Welder Library EResources. (Ex: Risk of social media or social media polices, etc.).
Your
initial post is due by Thursday
. This allows you and your classmates time to read and reply.
Make sure to demonstrate critical thinking and analysis by using research and personal work experiences.
For full credit, you are required to
respond
to a minimum of two classmates
. Please begin your reply by addressing the student by name. Your
responses
must be completed by Sunday at midnight
.
Please refer to the rubric for the grading requirements. You can view the rubric by clicking on the wheel in the upper right corner and selecting "show rubric."
Scott Lefor,
The release of information to the public – including through social media – can impact everything from a company’s image before the public to an individual’s image before a company. Jackson et al. (2020) note that while “strategic HR use of social media can build the employer’s reputation in the labor market and help HR professionals to reach candidates and current employees,” the use of social media can also “lead to the disclosure of trade secrets” or present a negative image of the company (p. 21). While companies place substantial hours and dollars into cultivating a favorable brand image before the public, a careless comment or complaint by an employee or contractor on social media can go viral and counteract such marketing efforts. In such cases, companies may find themselves forced to address such comments or complaints before the public in an attempt to save the brand image they have worked so hard to build.
In addition to impacting the image of a company, careless social media posts can also impact potential and current employees before the company. According to Melton and Miller (2015), while “most students appear to know that the content they post” on social media could be viewed negatively by “potential employers,” many students continue to do so (p. 678). Through social media, what would have been a careless comment if spoken aloud becomes a permanent statement viewable by countless individuals. Furthermore, comments and images referencing illegal activities or poor decision-making and communicating abilities become enshrined for potential and current employers to reference and base hiring and firing decisions upon.
It is worth noting that careless comments via social media can go beyond “negative,” and can sometimes involve trade secrets (as noted). While negative comments can cast a shadow over a company’s brand, comments revealing trade secrets can jeopardize long-term strategies, losing hard-won competitive edges. As referenced above, Melton and Miller (2015) assert that even though individuals know of such risks, many continue to post comments that can be understood to be “careless.”
In short, informa.
Your initial post should be made during Unit 2, January 21st at 4.docxdanhaley45372
Your initial post should be made during
Unit 2, January 21st at 4:00 pm.
Submissions after this time will not be accepted.
Please respond to the following questions:
In 6-7 sentences, compare and contrast one of the dance television shows referenced in this unit (try to choose a show that has not already been referenced by another student) to that of the American Dance Marathons, considering such questions as:
How does the socioeconomic and sociopolitical climate of the time affect how dance is presented and how the participants are treated/portrayed?
Discuss the Issue of exploitation, who was exploited, who did the exploiting, and how?
What aspects were theatre, and what aspects were real? How were these exaggerated?
What are the reinforced stereotypes present in the competitions?
Tell us about the idea that drama sells.
Use specific terminology and concepts discussed in class thus far. Make sure that you are citing all sources, or being clear that your statement is your idea/belief/observation.
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Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA forma.docxdanhaley45372
Your initial post should be at least
450+ words
and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review
2 Replies each with minimum
100 words
.
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Your initial post should be made during Unit 2, january 21st at 4.docxdanhaley45372
Your initial post should be made during
Unit 2, january 21st at 4:00 pm.
Submissions after this time will not be accepted.
Please respond to the following questions:
Using the “Tools to Analyze Dance on Screen” document (based off of the video about film analysis), find and provide a link to a music video (not yet shown in class or by another student). Analyze how the video is representing the “brand” for the artist, what the video is representing, and how dance is used to accomplish this. What does this video say about their values and interests and who they are?Analyze by focusing on some of the following: the use of the camera, editing, and art direction, in addition to the dancing/movement and use of the body. Use specific terminology and concepts discussed in class thus far. Make sure that you are citing all sources, or being clear that your statement is your idea/belief/observation.
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Your initial post should be made during, Submissions after this time will not be accepted.
Please respond to the following questions:
Consider the movie caricature assigned to your last name, provide a brief description/definition of the caricatures and provide a movie/television/cartoon/internet character that fits this caricature, and one that counters it. Provide a brief explanation of how both do/do not fit. Make sure that you are citing all sources, or being clear that your statement is your idea/belief/observation.
Last names starting with A-E:
The Tom Caricature
Last names starting with F-J:
The Mammy Caricature
Last names starting with K-O:
The Brute/Buck Caricature
Last names starting with P-S:
The Coon Caricature
Last names starting with T-Z:
The Jezebel
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Your essay should address the following.(a) How is the biologic.docxdanhaley45372
Your essay should address the following.
(a) How is the biological and social elements distinguished in Language?
(b) Explain briefly the phonology, syntax and semantics of language.
(c) The common features of language and pre linguistic mentality.
(d) What has language got that prelinguistic mentality lacks?
(e) What are the features of consciousness tat language lacks?
(f) What are the functions of language and explain the difference between representation and expression.
(g) Show the features of language that is active in creating society.
(h) Sho how commitments are part and parcel of using langue.
(i) How does language enable us to construct social institutions?
The essay should be written in nontechnical, straightforward, ordinary language. The essay should be a approximately a 1000 words, without errors that might impede their understanding as a reader. If you use a technical term please immediately say how the term is to be understood.
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Your initial post is due by midnight (1159 PM) on Thursday. You mus.docxdanhaley45372
Your initial post is due by midnight (11:59 PM) on Thursday. You must write at least 400 words on Olive Senior's "The Pain Tree" and Ana Menéndez's "Her Mother's House" (in other words, at least 200 words for each story).
Instead of relying on plot summary you will support your interpretation by using and analyzing textual evidence. When you quote the story make sure you cite the page number: for instance, after the quotation put the page number in parenthesis (60). Avoid writing out "on page 60". When you quote a passage from the story make sure you introduce the context and that you are analyzing the meaning of what you quoted.
I encourage your own formulations, but address the following prompts (you can address them in any order and be sure to write at least three or more paragraphs):
In the short stories, you are going to encounter protagonists attempting to reconnect and remember (as in "putting together again") their Caribbean "home" spaces. How have their perceptions of their Caribbean homelands been shaped by their parents? What new perceptions do they gain and how does this transform their view of themselves and their history?
Victor Shklovsky argues that
ostranenie
("making strange" in Russian, and also translated as estrangement/defamiliarization) is the essence of literature. Where in the two stories do we encounter descriptions of estranged perception? Analyze the significance of these moments in the stories. Be sure to consult and cite Shkovsky's essay (especially his definition of
ostranenie
on page 80) to support your analysis.
For our annotation assignment, we learned how to notice patterns and overlooked meanings that helped us understand "Sonny's Blues" more fully. In "The Pain Tree" and "Her Mother's House" what patterns, connections or implied meanings did you notice structuring the stories?
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Your individual sub-topic written (MIN of 1, MAX 3 pages)You.docxdanhaley45372
Your individual sub-topic written (MIN of 1, MAX 3 pages)
Your portion of the White Paper must include one of the following:
1. Introduction/Summary
2. History/Background and Context
3. Problem (Defined)
4. Discussion to relate point of view from sources used
5. Writer takes a position
6.
Solution
/s
7. Conclusion.
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Your HR project to develop a centralized model of deliveri.docxdanhaley45372
Your HR project to develop a centralized model of delivering HR services has progressed through very critical stages of the project thus far. It is now time to present actionable, decision-making information to project leaders. This can be best accomplished when projects have been successfully managed, devoid of any major risks, and have been properly closed out and finalized.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Explain what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and identify and discuss 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project. Be specific.
2. Identify and discuss a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. HINT: See Exhibit 14.5 in the textbook. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?
Exhibit 14.5
RISK EVENT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES RISKS WITHIN PROJECT CONTROL
Understand and control WBS
Closely monitor and control activity progress
Closely manage all project changes
Document all change requests
Increase overtime to stay on schedule
Isolate problems and reschedule other activities
Research challenging issues early
RISKS PARTIALLY WITHIN PROJECT CONTROL
Establish limits to customer expectations
Build relationships by understanding project from client’s perspective
Use honesty in managing client expectations
Work with client to reprioritize cost, schedule, scope, and/or quality
Carefully escalate problems
Build team commitment and enthusiasm
RISKS OUTSIDE PROJECT CONTROL
Understand project context and environment
Actively monitor project environment
Understand willingness or reluctance of stakeholders to agree to changes
3. Describe 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project. Be sure to justify using the actions you discuss.
4. Review Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provide an overview to the project team on the significance of the information. Be specific.
Pg 518-520 from book
PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN ACTION The Power of Lessons Learned Projects are discrete. They have a beginning and an end, at which time the project team disbands and moves on to other things. Despite the fact there has inevitably been significant tacit learning during the project, there is often only a limited capture of this into a sharable form for future reuse. Too often, as the project team dissolves, the learning fades into the memories of individuals minds. This makes it extremely difficult for others to benefit in the future from the insights learned. The usual excuses for this loss echoing through the corridors include just too hard, not enough time, team disbanded before we had the chance, and many more. The key error here is the incorrect assumption that learning during or from projects is an added bonus or a nice- to-have luxury. This is not the case in best.
Your Immersion Project for this course is essentially ethnographic r.docxdanhaley45372
Your Immersion Project for this course is essentially ethnographic research. When you hear the words
ethnography
or
ethnographic research
, you may think of Margaret Mead or Franz Boas performing their research on cultures outside their own countries and living among their research subjects. Contemporary ethnographic research includes many other types of research scenarios, such as urban ethnography, neighborhood studies, and even microstudies of groups as small as families and individuals.
Ethnography
is any systematic study of people and cultures, usually conducted through observation, interviews, dialogues, participation, and historical research. Ethnography is used across disciplines as varied as anthropology, linguistics, sociology, advertising, and of course, human services and social work.
Your Immersion Project is just that—a study of a population group with the goal of better understanding the culture of the group. As you complete this project over the course of the semester, keep in mind one of the classical hallmarks of ethnographic research, pioneered by Boas: The beliefs and activities of humans have to be interpreted within their own cultural terms and not evaluated or judged through the cultural lens or terms of the observer or researcher. That is, human beliefs and behavior are culturally relative.
This week, you submit your Immersion Project Paper, one of two culminating parts of your Final Project for this course (along with your narrated PowerPoint, which is due in Week 10).
This 7- to 10-page paper will be a culmination of what you have experienced and explored throughout your work on this project. Since everyone’s experience will be different, the content of the paper will vary for each student; however, there are two sections that everyone should include:
Reflection on your Immersion Project:
Observation: What observational activity did you attend and what insight did it give you into your selected population?
Dialogue: How did you carry out your dialogue? Reflect on your experience and what insight it gave you into your selected population.
Reaction and Critical Analysis of your experience: This section should incorporate your reflections on your experiences, what you learned about the group, what you learned about yourself, and how your perceptions of this group have changed over time.
Several areas to address in this section:
Description of the group
Values/belief orientation
Social interactions (relationships within and between group members)
Religious/spiritual beliefs
Roles and expectations
Language and communication
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Your country just overthrew its dictator, and you are the newly .docxdanhaley45372
Your country just overthrew its dictator, and you are the newly elected President. Unfortunately, due to the divisions in the country and the years of war, economic, military, and political structures are non-existent. A group of loyalists to the old dictator have been detonating bombs, murdering civilians, assassinating leaders, and terrorizing towns with help from a neighboring country's dictator.
Create a comprehensive plan for your new government. While creating this government identify 1) the governing style of your government and the principles that govern your leaders (see rubric); 2) the functions of various branches of government; 3) how to maintain public good in domestic areas through at least two programs; 4) an economic structure that is most beneficial to your citizens; 5) ways to create national unity; 6) ways to combat terrorism and violence; and, 6) international organizations to join
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Your have been contracted by HealthFirst Hospital Foundation (HHF),.docxdanhaley45372
Your have been contracted by HealthFirst Hospital Foundation (HHF),?
Your have been contracted by HealthFirst Hospital Foundation (HHF), a charitable organization that provides services to community clinics in Atlanta, Georgia. Due to the organization's tremendous growth, it will need to computerize its operations. By doing so, HHF will be able to continue to meet the needs of both its benefactors and their employees. To this end, it has decided to move its operation to a more modern facility, where it will install a Local Area Network (LAN), and you will be managing the network implementation.
Department # of Employees
Administration 18
Human Resources 9
Accounting 13
Hospital Relations 12
Media Relations 4
Board Room 0
MIS 6
Total 62
Feasibility of the proposed change
HHF has examined its resources and budgetary constraints and determined that the installation of the LAN is feasible. There is a need to maintain as low a budget as possible.
Project Goals
The goals for the LAN project are as follows:
Fully functional networked system
Design a boardroom in which any department's information can be accessed and expressed
Illustrate the complete network and boardroom design
Maintain as low a price as possible
Current state
The new facility consists of 5 six-cubicle work areas and a separate MIS Department and a boardroom. (See the schematic below) Each work area also includes a closed office for the department head.
Deliverables
The deliverables are outlined below:
Begin compiling your project plan by choosing network servers, routers, and hubs. Describe your network model, topology, and selections with an explanation of your choices in a memo to Roger Chen, the chief information officer at HHF. Be sure to use terms and concepts that you have learned in this course.
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Your group presentationWhat you need to do.docxdanhaley45372
Your group presentation
What you need to do
Your presentation
groups
You can self-select groups (no more than 6)
Or I will put you into groups
Each group will present for a maximum of 20 minutes
You can self-select your topic
Everyone gets the same mark
Do not complain to me about the social loafers
Your presentation
Follow the rubric
Follow the format as presented in the applied cultural proficiency lectures
Let’s review..
How to get the most marks: (part a)
How to get the most marks in part b
During your tutorials, you will be required to peer review the other presentations. You need to demonstrate an understanding of the determinants of health in the presentation (0/10) and to demonstrate an understanding of the APIE system (0/10). See the rubric to get the best points:
Putting it all together
For your group assignments…
Choosing your topic:
Go to Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/)
Choose a topic that interests you
Choose a program that interests you
Your presentation might look like this:
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Pick one of these
https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
Aunty Kerrie & Papa Ron
Aunty Kerrie & Papa Ron
Then you work your way
through the APIE
Check it out to see if you want to do it…
Your presentation MIGHT look like this…
Using the tools from the lectures…
assessment
How did the programmers decide it was a problem?
Eg, did they measure anything with the ABS? use any of the other assessment tools?
if the programmers did not demonstrate it, how do you think they should/might have assessed this problem?
Examples from the lectures:
Y
feel
hear
see
e.g. did the programmers ask the community?
Should they have?
How did they know it was a problem?
Did they do a holistic assessment?
Why was there a need in this community?
Why was there .
Your contribution(s) must add significant information to the dis.docxdanhaley45372
Your contribution(s) must add significant information to the discussion. Your reply should be a very minimum of 250 words.
Research, read, and then write in your own words. Explain examples and incorporate evidence. Cite your sources within your sentences.
Provide complete citations at the end of your posts. A complete citation includes both the website’s title and
Do not copy and paste stuff….that will cause you to lose points and far more importantly, you will have lost the richness of understanding this information.
ADD COMMENT AND INFORMATION TO THE TEXT BELOW
Many people are skeptical that climate change is even occurring on our beautiful planet. Some places worldwide feel its effects through increased temperatures, which is desirable to some. However, many other places, like the lovely island Fiji, are suffering from the effects of climate change. A Youtube video, “Climate Change Fiji,” posted by the user
UN Climate Change
describes the terrible circumstances faced by civilians who are forced to flee their homes due to rising sea levels (www#1). The loss of beach shores has resulted in a drastic decrease in marine life and land species who rely on coastal areas to survive. According to an article posted by author Sarah Taylor, to the site
EuroNews,
titled “Fiji prepares for ‘Climate Refugees’,” since the 19th century, sea levels have risen by around 25 centimeters worldwide (www#2). This rise in sea levels is attributed to the seemingly neverending rise of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere. Another Youtube video, “Climate Change and Fiji,” posted by the user
COP23fj
emphasizes that Fiji is only one of many other Pacific Islands to be battling climate change (www#3). However, Fijians have taken the lead as the spokespeople for all Pacific Islanders to feel protected and not neglected.
These negative biological implications seem to occur in other places around the world, right? Wrong. Our very own city, San Diego, has been facing and will continue to tackle the negative effects of climate change. A typed interview conducted by the Environmental Health Coalition with Kayla Race exemplifies the many ways climate change appears in our communities, including prolonged heat waves, more intense wildfires, increased water costs, and disruptions on electricity (www#4). My family and I have personally been affected by the increased water (and energy) costs and the interruptions on our electricity. We don’t use our AC system and rely on fans for a cool down from our heatwave, yet are charged more than during the year and face blackouts quite often. A video posted in 2017 by the San Diego Union-Tribune, explains the differences between catastrophic and existential climate change (www#5). Catastrophic damage is survivable by humans, while existential climate change threatens the immediate safety of humans. Many still do not believe that these repercussions are created by car emissions into the air, affecting our atmospher.
Your good friends have just adopted a four-year-old child. At th.docxdanhaley45372
Your good friends have just adopted a four-year-old child. At this point, the only socialization decision they have made is that the child is going to preschool. Imagine that you are an expert in your chosen field. Your friends have come to you for advice and to devise a plan to raise their child. They ask you to be frank with them and give them specific examples to support your opinions. They are determined to raise this child to the best of their ability. Since they are new parents, they need advice on everything!
The summative assignment is to develop a user-friendly PowerPoint handbook of suggestions. The handbook will demonstrate your understanding of the material by applying the major topics discussed in the course to a real situation.
The PowerPoint presentation for the Final Project must include:
Title slide (one slide)
Introduction of the material for the new adoptive parents (one to two slides)
At least 15 slides summarizing each of the items listed below (one to two slides for each item). Please note that the content of each slide should appear in the notes section, while the slide itself should contain the information that would be presented to the parents.
An image that represents each item
Conclusion slide that clearly explains why the parents should review this material (one to two slides)
Reference slide with at least three scholarly sources and the course text properly cited (one slide)
Writing the PowerPoint Presentation of the Final Project
Summarize Bronfenbrenner's ecological model and describe why it is important for them to be aware of this theory (one to two slides).
Suggest and explain a parenting style/philosophy (authoritarian, authoritative, or permissive) that you believe will be most beneficial for the child and the family (one to two slides).
Explain which childcare (nanny, center-based, or family-based care) option (before/during/after preschool) you think is best for the child and why (one to two slides). Be sure to include discussion of the social factors that influence the likelihood of the family selecting a particular form of childcare.
Share specific suggestions, including at least two to implement safe technology use in the home. Explain how the media can (both positively and negatively) influence the child (one to two slides).
Discuss the importance of culture and ethnicity in the development of the self-concept. Share your ideas of ways that the new parents can create opportunities for the child to learn about his or her culture (one to two slides).
Describe at least two researched methods to increase the child's self-esteem and positive attitude (one to two slides).
Differentiate between the importance of socialization that occurs in the home and at school. Explain the importance of each venue as a positive haven for the child (one to two slides).
Explain the importance of the teacher’s role in the child's life. Give examples of how the school and the teacher will affect the child's soci.
Your good friends have just adopted a four-year-old child. At this p.docxdanhaley45372
Your good friends have just adopted a four-year-old child. At this point, the only socialization decision they have made is that the child is going to preschool. Imagine that you are an expert in your chosen field. Your friends have come to you for advice and to devise a plan to raise their child. They ask you to be frank with them and give them specific examples to support your opinions. They are determined to raise this child to the best of their ability. Since they are new parents, they need advice on everything!
The summative assignment is to develop a user-friendly PowerPoint handbook of suggestions. The handbook will demonstrate your understanding of the material by applying the major topics discussed in the course to a real situation.
The PowerPoint presentation for the Final Project must include:
Title slide (one slide)
Introduction of the material for the new adoptive parents (one to two slides)
At least 15 slides summarizing each of the items listed below (one to two slides for each item). Please note that the content of each slide should appear in the notes section, while the slide itself should contain the information that would be presented to the parents.
An image that represents each item
Conclusion slide that clearly explains why the parents should review this material (one to two slides)
Reference slide with at least three scholarly sources and the course text properly cited (one slide)
Writing the PowerPoint Presentation of the Final Project
Summarize Bronfenbrenner's ecological model and describe why it is important for them to be aware of this theory (one to two slides).
Suggest and explain a parenting style/philosophy (authoritarian, authoritative, or permissive) that you believe will be most beneficial for the child and the family (one to two slides).
Explain which childcare (nanny, center-based, or family-based care) option (before/during/after preschool) you think is best for the child and why (one to two slides). Be sure to include discussion of the social factors that influence the likelihood of the family selecting a particular form of childcare.
Share specific suggestions, including at least two to implement safe technology use in the home. Explain how the media can (both positively and negatively) influence the child (one to two slides).
Discuss the importance of culture and ethnicity in the development of the self-concept. Share your ideas of ways that the new parents can create opportunities for the child to learn about his or her culture (one to two slides).
Describe at least two researched methods to increase the child's self-esteem and positive attitude (one to two slides).
Differentiate between the importance of socialization that occurs in the home and at school. Explain the importance of each venue as a positive haven for the child (one to two slides).
Explain the importance of the teacher’s role in the child's life. Give examples of how the school and the teacher will affect the child's socializa.
Your goals as the IT architect and IT security specialist are to.docxdanhaley45372
Your goals as the IT architect and IT security specialist are to:
Develop solutions to the issues that the specified location of IDI is facing.
Develop plans to implement corporate-wide information access methods to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Assess risks and vulnerabilities with operating IT facilities in the disparate locations where IDI now functions and develop mitigation plans and implementation methods.
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses in the current systems of IDI.
Address remote user and Web site user’s secure access requirements.
Develop a proposed budget for the project—consider hardware, software, upgrades/replacements, and consulting services.
Prepare detailed network and configuration diagrams outlining the proposed change to be able to present it to the management.
Develop and submit a comprehensive report addressing the learning objectives and your solutions to the issues within the scenario.
Prepare a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses important access control, infrastructure, and management aspects from each location.
.
Your essay should address the following problem.(a) What is .docxdanhaley45372
Your essay should address the following problem.
(a) What is the idea of power and specifically the idea of political power?
(b) What is bio-power, what is French thinkers Foucault ideas of power.
(c) What is the idea of a background/network power?
(d) How does the existence of background/network power explain who or what is exercising this power?
(e) State the paradox in political power.
(f) Can democratic societies be made consistent with religious societies?
(g) What in summary is the conclusion of the discussion of political power in the text book?
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Your future financial needs will be based on the income you can reas.docxdanhaley45372
Your future financial needs will be based on the income you can reasonably expect to receive in your field and planning.
Assignment Information
Using the
template provided
, estimate what your budget may look like in the future. Include expenses such as:
Computer hardware and software
Continuing education
Certification and Recertification
Field or Lab Equipment
Any other needs to maintain professional credibility and marketability
This is the Template
CS204 Budget Worksheet
Monthly Expenses
Amount
Mortgage or rent
Taxes: property
Money to Savings Account
Food
Insurance
Health bills (not covered by insurance)
Car loan
Car expenses
Credit card bills
School loans
Other loans
Professional equipment expenses
Other professional development expenses
Child care
Clothing
Children's Education
Entertainment
Vacations
Charity
Miscellaneous
Total Monthly Expenses:
Yearly Income:
Monthly Income from Job:
Any other monthly income (child support, dividends, and interest):
Total Monthly Income*:
Total Monthly Income:
Total Monthly Expenses:
Difference:
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Your friend Lydia is having difficulty taking in the informati.docxdanhaley45372
Your friend Lydia is having difficulty "taking in" the information in her history class, so she asks you to use your expertise in psychology to offer some suggestions on how to improve her memory performance.
Discuss how attention, deep processing, elaboration, and the use of mental imagery can affect the encoding process. Utilize your readings, lecture, and powerpoints and examples that you might have to help with your post.
Please submit a minimum of 250 words and cite your resources. Turnitin will be utilized. Please make sure, you write your post in your own words.
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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PART ONEHow to Analyze a Case Study Knowing how to anal.docx
1. PART ONE:
How to Analyze a Case Study
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 or decision. 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, the people within the organization or
decision. Students are then asked to identify alternative courses
of action to deal with the problems or decision 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 (FICER):
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
2. Let's look at what each step involves.
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.
Identify the key issue or issues.
Use the facts provided by the case to identify the key issue or
issues (or decision) facing the person(s) or organization. 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 or person(s).
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
or person(s). You will need to explain why the problem
occurred.
Specify alternative courses of action.
List the courses of action the company or person(s) can take to
solve its problem or meet the challenge it faces. For instance,
for information system-related problems, do these alternatives
require a new information system or the modification of an
3. existing system? Are new technologies, business processes,
organizational structures, or management behavior required?
What changes to organizational processes would be required by
each alternative? What management policy would be required to
implement each alternative?
Remember, there is a difference between what an organization
"should do" and what that organization actually "can do". Some
solutions are too expensive or operationally difficult to
implement, and you should avoid solutions that are beyond the
organization's resources. Identify the constraints that will limit
the solutions available. Is each alternative executable given
these constraints? Be practical in your approach to selecting
courses of action.
Creating courses of action requires thinking outside the box. To
do this think about all the people (company as well) involved in
the action, what stake they may have in the action, and how best
to meet their objectives. Sometimes “walking around in
everyone’s shoes” will give you a new insight to the situation or
issue and thus lead to a new course of action.
Evaluate each course of action.
Evaluate each alternative using the facts and issues you
identified earlier, given the conditions and information
available. Identify the costs and benefits of each alternative.
Ask yourself "what would be the likely outcome of this course
of action? State the risks as well as the rewards associated with
each course of action. Is your recommendation feasible from a
technical, operational, and financial standpoint? Be sure to state
any assumptions on which you have based your decision.
Recommend the best course of action.
State your choice for the best course of action and provide a
4. detailed explanation of why you made this selection. You may
also want to provide an explanation of why other alternatives
were not selected. Your final recommendation should flow
logically from the rest of your case analysis and should clearly
specify what assumptions were used to shape your conclusion.
There is often no single "right" answer, and each option is
likely to have risks as well as rewards.
Quick Summary
How to Analyze a Case Study
FICER
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
Adapted From: Pearson How to analyze a case study
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PART TWO:
Writing in the third person is a must for all of your projects. In
case you have a hard time understanding the difference here is a
short article that will help explain the differences. The article
contains good examples of the way to use each voice of speech.
5. How to Analyze a Case Study
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 or decision. 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, the people within the organization or
decision. Students are then asked to identify alternative courses
of action to deal with the problems or decision 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 (FICER):
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
Let's look at what each step involves.
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
6. your conclusions may depend on the assumptions you make.
Identify the key issue or issues.
Use the facts provided by the case to identify the key issue or
issues (or decision) facing the person(s) or organization. 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 or person(s).
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
or person(s). You will need to explain why the problem
occurred.
Specify alternative courses of action.
List the courses of action the company or person(s) can take to
solve its problem or meet the challenge it faces. For instance,
for information system-related problems, do these alternatives
require a new information system or the modification of an
existing system? Are new technologies, business processes,
organizational structures, or management behavior required?
What changes to organizational processes would be required by
each alternative? What management policy would be required to
implement each alternative?
Remember, there is a difference between what an organization
"should do" and what that organization actually "can do". Some
solutions are too expensive or operationally difficult to
implement, and you should avoid solutions that are beyond the
organization's resources. Identify the constraints that will limit
the solutions available. Is each alternative executable given
these constraints? Be practical in your approach to selecting
courses of action.
Creating courses of action requires thinking outside the box. To
do this think about all the people (company as well) involved in
the action, what stake they may have in the action, and how best
to meet their objectives. Sometimes “walking around in
everyone’s shoes” will give you a new insight to the situation or
issue and thus lead to a new course of action.
7. Evaluate each course of action.
Evaluate each alternative using the facts and issues you
identified earlier, given the conditions and information
available. Identify the costs and benefits of each alternative.
Ask yourself "what would be the likely outcome of this course
of action? State the risks as well as the rewards associated with
each course of action. Is your recommendation feasible from a
technical, operational, and financial standpoint? Be sure to state
any assumptions on which you have based your decision.
Recommend the best course of action.
State your choice for the best course of action and provide a
detailed explanation of why you made this selection. You may
also want to provide an explanation of why other alternatives
were not selected. Your final recommendation should flow
logically from the rest of your case analysis and should clearly
specify what assumptions were used to shape your conclusion.
There is often no single "right" answer, and each option is
likely to have risks as well as rewards.
Quick Summary
How to Analyze a Case Study
FICER
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
Adapted From: Pearson How to analyze a case study
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x.html
PART TWO:
Writing in the third person is a must for all of your projects. In
case you have a hard time understanding the difference here is a
short article that will help explain the differences. The article
contains good examples of the way to use each voice of speech.
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Study" The Three Persons of Speech
PART ONE:
How to Analyze a Case Study
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 or decision. 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, the people within the organization or
decision. Students are then asked to identify alternative courses
of action to deal with the problems or decision 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 (FICER):
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
Let's look at what each step involves.
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
9. 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.
Identify the key issue or issues.
Use the facts provided by the case to identify the key issue or
issues (or decision) facing the person(s) or organization. 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 or person(s).
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
or person(s). You will need to explain why the problem
occurred.
Specify alternative courses of action.
List the courses of action the company or person(s) can take to
solve its problem or meet the challenge it faces. For instance,
for information system-related problems, do these alternatives
require a new information system or the modification of an
existing system? Are new technologies, business processes,
organizational structures, or management behavior required?
What changes to organizational processes would be required by
each alternative? What management policy would be required to
implement each alternative?
Remember, there is a difference between what an organization
"should do" and what that organization actually "can do". Some
solutions are too expensive or operationally difficult to
implement, and you should avoid solutions that are beyond the
organization's resources. Identify the constraints that will limit
the solutions available. Is each alternative executable given
these constraints? Be practical in your approach to selecting
courses of action.
Creating courses of action requires thinking outside the box. To
10. do this think about all the people (company as well) involved in
the action, what stake they may have in the action, and how best
to meet their objectives. Sometimes “walking around in
everyone’s shoes” will give you a new insight to the situation or
issue and thus lead to a new course of action.
Evaluate each course of action.
Evaluate each alternative using the facts and issues you
identified earlier, given the conditions and information
available. Identify the costs and benefits of each alternative.
Ask yourself "what would be the likely outcome of this course
of action? State the risks as well as the rewards associated with
each course of action. Is your recommendation feasible from a
technical, operational, and financial standpoint? Be sure to state
any assumptions on which you have based your decision.
Recommend the best course of action.
State your choice for the best course of action and provide a
detailed explanation of why you made this selection. You may
also want to provide an explanation of why other alternatives
were not selected. Your final recommendation should flow
logically from the rest of your case analysis and should clearly
specify what assumptions were used to shape your conclusion.
There is often no single "right" answer, and each option is
likely to have risks as well as rewards.
Quick Summary
How to Analyze a Case Study
FICER
Facts- select the most important facts surrounding the case.
Issues-identify the most important issues in the case
Courses of action-Specify alternative courses of action.
Evaluate- each course of action.
Recommend- the best course of action.
Adapted From: Pearson How to analyze a case study
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x.html
PART TWO:
11. Writing in the third person is a must for all of your projects. In
case you have a hard time understanding the difference here is a
short article that will help explain the differences. The article
contains good examples of the way to use each voice of speech.
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Joseph Dunn is the owner and general manager of Dunn’s Ski
Emporium. In business for twenty-five years, Dunn’s Ski
Emporium is known for its state-of-the-art ski equipment and
repairs offered under one roof. It offers moderate prices to
skiers in the bustling town of Vail, Colorado. Dunn’s Ski
Emporium has a cozy ambiance, with a Western décor and a
two-story fireplace with large windows that overlook the Rocky
Mountains. Catering to skiers, the sporting goods store helps
many skiers with their broken or challenged ski equipment.
They specialize in hourly turn-around times on repairs and one
day pick up adjustments on new equipment. This fast service
has set Dunn’s sporting goods store way above their competitors
in the area for return business both from locals and visitors.
Skiers can ski right to their door and leave from their back door
to get back on the slopes. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable,
and local. Most of them work year round.
Dunn has decided to expand his business. For some time, Dunn
noticed that the Deli next door picks up a lot of his business
from the waiting repair customers and he has seen the Deli
customers step in to purchase gloves, goggles, and other
merchandise after eating at the deli. The Deli would make an
interesting addition to his future business plans. The Deli, like
Dunn’s Ski Emporium, has always done a brisk business
especially in season. Designed in a similar western motif, Dunn
12. thought he would be able to expand easily to include the Deli
into his Emporium. The cross traffic might even increase
business. However, Dunn knows nothing about the Deli
business. The deli’s owner, George Atkins, knows and loves his
business a great deal.
Dunn has known George for years and he is aware that George
is thinking of retiring in the next few years. If he buys the Deli
now and can get George to stay on at the Deli, George could
train and mentor a new managerial staff comprised of some of
Dunn’s staff and return employees who work the seasonal rush.
The trick to the merger’s success would be to get everyone on
board including George. Dunn wondered how he could ensure
George’s best efforts to make the transition stable while Dunn’s
Ski Emporium grows, and more specifically, Dunn is concerned
that if George is no longer the owner of the Deli (because the
Deli would now be a department within Dunn’s Ski Emporium),
George will begin to resent Dunn and this might impair the
merger of the two businesses into one. The future is bright for
both businesses and Dunn wants to keep it that way.
Dunn has decided that his best-selling point to George is to
design an organizational structure based on George’s vision and
mission. Dunn realizes that the design must reflect George’s
relative importance within this acquisition and merger yet must
empower the staff of both the new Deli Department and the
current employees of Dunn’s Ski Emporium to grow the
business.
Assignment 1: (Week 4) The Role of the Leader
Purpose:
In the past weeks, students have learned about leaders and their
role in the organization. They have been exposed to the idea
that a leader is the social architect of the organization.
Definitively, leaders are those members of the organization who
create the flow of decision making and environment from which
13. organizational goals and values are set forth. Social architects
create vision, strategic direction, shape culture and values, and
lead change. Leaders align the people’s behavior with the goals
and direction of the organization.
This assessment is designed for students to demonstrate
knowledge of the material covered in weeks 1 – 4. Students are
asked to not only show an understanding of the role of the
leader within an organization but to apply leadership concepts
and ideas to a real-world situation. Students will delve into the
details of the case study and the course readings but must also
look at the situation from a strategic point of view since Dunn
wants a sustainable business.
Outcomes Met:
· use leadership theories, assessment tools, and an
understanding of the role of ethics, values, and attitudes to
evaluate and enhance personal leadership skills
· evaluate the culture and policies of an organization to
recommend and implement improvements that support its
vision, success, and sustainability
Perspective:
In this assessment, students will act as Joseph Dunn, the leader
of Dunn’s Ski Emporium. Dunn want to purchase The Deli, so
there is a lot of work to do before entering into the possible
addition of a business that little is known about. Write from a
leader’s perspective. So, you ask, “What it means to write from
a leader’s perspective?”
Writing from the leader’s perspective means approach Dunn’s
vision through a people centric viewpoint. Focus on how the
two businesses will meet the vision through the decision making
flow and grouping of people within the organizations. How
does a leader best use the people to meet the vision? Even
though it is tempting to write in the first person, a plan is
written in the third person for which a story will unfold. Dunn
is essentially telling a story of how he is going to purchase the
14. Deli and bring George and the business in as part of the Dunn
Ski Emporium. Dunn will need to figure out how he is going to
combine these two businesses and use his leadership skills to do
so. Remember, write from the leader’s perspective but do not
attempt to solve problems but create and develop an
environment in which problems will be resolved by those who
make the business run.
Dunn plans on designing an organizational structure that fulfills
his vision, one that he believes George has for The Deli, and
one that will fulfill its mission. The organization must be open
to change and possess a culture that empowers its employees to
follow the vision created. Like all good social architects, the
building must start with a design that suites the purpose of the
business and seeks to make it the best building for the job.
Students are expected to be creative but realistic in completing
the assignment. For example, feel free to assign names and
roles to the people in the business. In being creative, students
may not change the facts in the plan. Dunn will present his
ideas to George Atkins once Dunn sits down with him to begin
negotiations, so be sure that the final product is polished. Also
to make sure questions can easily be addressed, write in the
active voice and support the reasoning behind the ideas using
the material from the course. Dunn wants to demonstrate a
thorough knowledge of the leadership material, so a wide range
of the readings will be used.
Instructions:
This assignment is the first of three assignments. In completing
this assignment, students will analyze a case study scenario and
apply the concepts learned in weeks 1-4 using the format
described below. In completing the assignment, students will
answer the questions in narrative form and will follow the steps
provided below:
Step 1: Review “How to Analyze a Case Study” under Week 4
Content.
Step 2: Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document
15. that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product will be
between 3-5 pages in length excluding the title page and
reference page.
Step 3: Review the assignment grading rubric.
Step 4: Follow this format:
· Title page with title, your name, the course, the instructor’s
name;
· Introduction paragraph
· Body, in paragraph form using section headings
· Summary paragraph
Step 5: In writing a case study, the writing is in the third
person. What this means is that there are no words such as “I,
me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of
“you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to
write in the third person, view this
link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/firs
t-second-and-third-person
Step 6: In writing this assignment, students are asked to
support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list.
A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an
associated in-text citation and vice versa. View the sample
APA paper under Week 1 content
Step 7: In writing this assignment, students are expected to
paraphrase and not use direct quotes. Learn to paraphrase by
reviewing this
link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html
Step 8: Read critically and analyze the scenario provided under
Week 4 Content.
Step 9: Jot down or highlight key facts from the scenario.
Consider making an outline to capture key points in the paper.
Step 10: In your paper, respond to the following elements of
leadership and plan design:
· Evaluate the business status, purpose and goals as well as its
requirements to be successful in the new venture. For example,
what do the businesses do to make money? What is required in
terms of the type of people who need to run the day-to-day
16. operations? Discuss the critical elements that must be in place
for Dunn to be successful in this new venture
· Joseph Dunn as a social architect. Discuss the elements Dunn
must evaluate to successfully accomplish the alignment of
people and business.
· Dunn selects and designs a business structure that will align
people with business purpose, vision, and mission. Explain the
reasons behind the choices made. Chart the structure and
address the role of George Aitkin.
· Dunn selects and designs a culture for the new venture.
Discuss reasons for selection and how it can aligned with
structure after applying the OCAI.
· Joseph Dunn is change agent for the business environment.
What steps should Dunn take for short-term change? For long-
term change? How does the culture and structure provide for
change?
Step 11: Create the introductory paragraph. The introductory
paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper but is typically
written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students
responded to above). View this website to learn how to write an
introductory
paragraph: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.h
tml
Step 12: Write a summary paragraph. A summary paragraph
restates the main idea(s) of the paper. Make sure to leave a
reader with a sense that the paper is complete. The summary
paragraph is the last paragraph of a paper.
Step 13: Using the grading rubric as a comparison, read
through the paper to ensure all required elements are presented.
Step 14: Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical
issues, and third person writing.
· Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first
measure;
· Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof
the paper;
17. · Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing
Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need
improvement.
Step 15: Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder.