Category: Management

What is the ethical dilemma presented by this case? What is the relationship of privacy to Facebook’s business model? Will Facebook be able to have a successful business model without invading privacy? Explain your answer. Are there any measures Facebook could take to make this possible?

Information management essay Unit 2

1-2 pages in length

Essay question to answer:  read “Business Problem-Solving Case: Facebook Privacy: Your Life for Sale” on pages 149-151 of your text and answer the following: Perform an ethical analysis of Facebook. What is the ethical dilemma presented by this case? What is the relationship of privacy to Facebook’s business model? Will Facebook be able to have a successful business model without invading privacy? Explain your answer. Are there any measures Facebook could take to make this possible?

MLA format

Use textbook for reference: Essentials of MIS

Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon, 2019

Pearson

How was social media related to Nasty Gal’s business model? To what extent was Nasty Gal a “social” business? What people, organization, and technology problems were responsible for Nasty Gal’s failure as a business? Could Nasty Gal have avoided bankruptcy? Explain your answer.

Information management essay unit 4

Essay question to answer: 

Read “Business Problem-Solving Case: A Nasty Ending for Nasty Gal” on pages 387-388 of your text and answer the following: How was social media related to Nasty Gal’s business model? To what extent was Nasty Gal a “social” business? What people, organization, and technology problems were responsible for Nasty Gal’s failure as a business? Could Nasty Gal have avoided bankruptcy? Explain your answer.

Use textbook as reference: Essentials of MIS

Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon, 2019

Pearson

Are you a Systems Thinker? How would you explain systems thinking and its impact on an organization?Analyze and explain the relationship between structure and culture in decision-making.

Efficiency and Effectiveness

Are you a Systems Thinker? How would you explain systems thinking and its impact on an organization? Let us say that you have just taken on the role of District Manager for a new video conferencing company, UMG Learning Systems Organizations, Inc. (UMGLSO) that has a mission of providing meeting and conferencing services that promote system thinking in learning organizations.

You have been asked by your boss to present to the board of a potentially large customer, the way in which the company services can help to support Systems Thinking within a Learning Organization of the future.

Taking into consideration what you have learned this term (Organizational Structure, Culture, Behavior, etc.) provide at least three strategies that would help the organization move toward the future.

Construct strategies that impact effectiveness and efficiency.

Discuss change strategies and identify which actions should be focused on first.

Analyze and explain the relationship between structure and culture in decision-making.

Include visuals from your final presentation to share with others in your post or include a short video.

Use resources from this session and/or others and research-based articles from the online library to support your strategies and analysis.

How does a project charter contribute to organizational outcomes and operations? Select a real or hypothetical project and provide a detailed review of how a project charter supports positive outcomes. 

2.3 Project Charter

A project charter aids in the implementation of an organizational project, often associated with healthcare operations.

How does a project charter contribute to organizational outcomes and operations? Select a real or hypothetical project and provide a detailed review of how a project charter supports positive outcomes.

What major accomplishments will indicate successful
progress of the project? How will you know you’re on track?

Discuss a cultural characteristic that influences the communication process. Examples are: (a) a specific rite of passage, arranged marriage, girl brides, honour killing, abandonment to die, gender preferred education, hospitality, charity, silence, whistling, use of the left hand,concepts of modesty, machismo, status symbols, secrecy, ritual cleansing, saving face etc.

Discuss a cultural characteristic that influences the communication process. Examples are: (a)
a specific rite of passage, arranged marriage, girl brides, honour killing, abandonment to die, gender preferred education, hospitality, charity, silence, whistling, use of the left hand,concepts of modesty, machismo, status symbols, secrecy, ritual cleansing, saving face etc.

Explore through research the problem and proposed solution, or the culture trait under study. Seek to understand it in light of course concepts and reference all course materials (lectures and texts).

 

This is a strategic management project with the subject being the medical supply and uniform company CINTAS. identify and complete the following.

MBA599-1

This is a strategic management project with the subject being the medical supply and uniform company CINTAS. identify and complete the following.

Description of the firm and its products

Company history (brief history, critical events, competitors, leadership), including strategic elements of its history

Vision and mission statement

Assessment of mission and vision

EFE and CPM with strategic implications

Analysis of competitive position, opportunities, and threats

IFE with strategic implications

Financial ratio analysis with key conclusions and implications for strategic choice

Overall analysis of internal capabilities and implications for your strategic decisions

Again the paper has to be on the company CINTAS.

How to Harness the Potential of Your Organization’s Greatest Asset, Wiley, 2013.Which 2 workforce areas did you choose to present?

Data Analytics Assignment

Pease, Byerly, Fitz-enz. Human Capital Analytics: How to Harness the Potential of Your Organization’s Greatest Asset, Wiley, 2013.

Waters, Streets, McFarlane, Johnson-Murrary. The Practical Guide to HR Analytics: Using Data to Inform. Transform, and Empower HR Decisions, SHRM, 2018.

You are the HR Director for a firm. The firm currently uses data analytics in its supply chain and now the CEO has tasked you with coming up with two ideas for using analytics from a workforce perspective. You are expected to present your two ideas to the strategic leadership team to review.

Which 2 workforce areas did you choose to present? For each idea explain the:

1. Hypothesis/business question.

2. Leading indicator(s).

3. Business impact metrics.

Make certain you include an introduction and concluding paragraphs.

Cite course materials as well as external resources in developing your answer

Students are expected to use the information gleaned from lectures, readings, videos, and topic assignments when formulating each assignment. Materials referenced from outside sources (those sources you found on your own) are to be used as secondary sources only.

These are to be viewed as term papers. Number of pages will vary depending upon the assignment. A rule of thumb should be about 5-7 pages in length. You may include diagrams, charts, tables, etc. in any of the assignments to further explain your point. The assignments are to be submitted via Turn-It-In.

What behaviors does this leader engage in? How does this leader try to motivate his/her followers? To what extent does this leader allow his/her followers to participate in decision making? Based on the mission of the organization, does their leadership style seem to fit with the organization? Why, or why not?

Elon Musk

Section I – The Organization (1 to1 ½ pages in length). What does organization do, or sell, or manufacture, or what are the service(s) it performs? What is its mission? Organizations’ goals? When was it founded, brief history, etc.?

Section II – Biography/Profile of the CEO (1 to 1 ½ pages in length). How did the CEO about whom you are writing become the CEO or obtained his/her position, and when?

Where have they worked previously (the kind of information that they would include on their resumes)? If they have left other organizations, did they say what the reason was? Include some personal facts about him/her, family, etc.

Section III – Analysis of the CEO (5 – 6 pages in length).

How successful or unsuccessful the organization has been under this CEO’s leadership? Cite facts, figures, graphs, etc.

What has been his/her impact on the organization? Document at least one major success (or failure) that can be attributed to this person during his/her tenure.

If you discuss a success, why do you think they have been successful based on the material you have studied in this course? If it was not successful, what would you have done differently, based on the material you have studied in Organizational Behavior II?

Based on what you have learned throughout this course, determine what management or leadership style(s) they utilize. What traits does this leader appear to possess?

What behaviors does this leader engage in? How does this leader try to motivate his/her followers? To what extent does this leader allow his/her followers to participate in decision making? Based on the mission of the organization, does their leadership style seem to fit with the organization? Why, or why not? Support this with material you have studied in Organizational Behavior II.

Section IV – Conclusion (1 to 2 concluding paragraphs to tie the paper together).

 How have you demonstrated the skills necessary to work collaboratively? Effectively communicate? Lead a team?Which leadership style do you must closely align with? Why? As an example, are you a transformational or situational leader? Or a combination of a few styles?

Essay on Leadership Development Experience (2-3 full pages) 30%

The final aspect of your leadership portfolio is a 2-3 full page essay on your leadership development experience this online term. In this essay you want to describe if and how you’ve grown as a leader, and how your leadership style or perspective has changed.

Describe in detail how experiences, self-assessment results, dialogue in class discussion forums, videos, etc. impacted your leadership growth. As you reflect, ensure that you answer the following questions:

How has your definition of leadership changed during the semester? If it did not, explain why?

Has your ability to effectively communicate with others changed? Why or why not?

Did you experience an increase in awareness of yourself and others in relation to leadership? If not, explain why.

How have you demonstrated the skills necessary to work collaboratively? Effectively communicate? Lead a team?

Which leadership style do you must closely align with? Why? As an example, are you a transformational or situational leader? Or a combination of a few styles?

Describe how you better understand leadership as a process, not a position?

Discuss how you have sought opportunities to enhance your leadership development and engage in leadership behaviors. Have you adjusted how you lead and/or follow others?

Overall, how was your experience in the course? Do you believe that your leadership and communication skills have improved? Has your confidence grown as a leader?

What do you plan to do to continue to hone your leadership and communication skills beyond this class?

Select ONE strength from your wingfinder data and do research on ways to enhance/expand that strength. Then, identify THREE specific actions you can take to enhance, expand, and refine that strength

Leadership: Theory and Practice

Select ONE strength from your wingfinder data and do research on ways to enhance/expand that strength. Then, identify THREE specific actions you can take to enhance, expand, and refine that strength