Month: May 2020

Personal Development for Leadership and Strategic Management Guideline: A total of MAXIMUM 3000 words is accepted as answer (do not copy the question into your answer). Equal to max 6 pages. there is no minimum number of pages or words. So feel free to to be shorter and more specific . Introduction: You have been a manager for a number of years and have decided that your next career move should be to or take responsibility for an aspect of strategic management in an organisation. You therefore discuss with your senior management and they have requested you to: (choose your own current company or your own case example) Task 1. ● analyse the knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management which are required to support the creation and achievement of organisational vision and strategy ● assess the contribution that factors other than skills and knowledge in leadership and strategic management make to the achievement of organisational vision and strategy ● review theories of leadership and management and assess the implications for your personal...

Ensure that you make the time to read Section 1 (page 2) of this document carefully.  Assignment Support: For help with this assignment, contact TA.  Please see BA270 Canvas site (Announcements – Welcome! Or Modules – Start Here – Instructor/TA Info and Communication Policy) for TA contact information. Note: Don’t use Canvas email to contact the Teaching Assistan Use Gmail directly (outside of Canvas) instead. In the past, some Canvas generated emails and attachments have not reached intended recipients in a timely manner. Read the whole document carefully. Not doing so is likely to result in a reduced assignment score. This assignment is a continuation of Assignment 3. Hence, you will have to refer to and use: The ‘car rental vehicle maintenance’ scenario described in Assignment 3 The COB Activity Diagram related help documents and video tutorial posted in the “Assignment Help Documents” module on BA270 Canvas website The Visio diagram of your Assignment 3 submission The MS Word document of your...

Instructions For citations, please use APA style. Information on APA style can be found through various online sources. Please note that there may be various variations of the APA style so whichever one you use would be fine. However, please maintain consistency in whichever format you use. Here is an example. In-text Citations Example: Transaction cost theory, originally proposed by Coase (1937) and then developed upon by Williamson (1975), examines the efficacy of performing a particular transaction internally versus externally (Geyskens, et al., 2006). In that regard, TCA evaluates the benefits and disadvantages of outsourcing vis a vis in-house development of a product (Ang and Straub, 1998; Bhali and Rivard, 2003; McNally and Griffin, 2004). Bibliography Format Example: McNally, R.C., and Griffin, A. (2004). Firm and individual choice drivers in make-or-buy decisions: a diminishing role for transaction cost economics? Journal of Supply Chain Management. 40(1), 4-17. The research paper must have a minimum of 10 references in the bibliography section. The sources that are...

BUSINESS STRATEGY REPORT - FITBIT THE BRIEF The business should be listed on the London (FTSE) or New York stock exchanges. Where the target company has multiple listings, please state the details of this at the top of your Main report and include with these details the ISIN number for your company’s listing. The chosen business should be facing competitive disadvantages and/or serious strategic issues. If you choose a company which is not facing serious strategic issues (i.e. one which dominates its sector without other strategic problems, or is otherwise doing well), you will not be able to generate insightful strategic recommendations. The company needs to have a clear like-for-like competitor set offering as far as possible like for like comparable products: If this clear competitor set is absent, then a competitive analysis in this context is impossible. If your target company is in a global marketplace then you must do your analysis with reference to this global marketplace. The reason for this is because it is highly likely that the global economies of...

The transition from linear to circular economy is a huge topic, and it is impossible to cover everything in one essay. Whilst the essay questions differ, you still need to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes, i.e., understand the limitations of the linear economy, the advantages of the circular economy, and apply this knowledge to the real world. Therefore, I have complied some tips that should help you to plan and structure your essay in order to achieve the learning outcomes, whilst recognising that each essay question has a different focus. In order for you to narrow down the focus of your essay, think about an appropriate sector, problem, CE solution, and examples. Think about which of the following components you might focus on that will help you to narrow the discussion of your essay, and provide the in-depth analysis necessary. 1. Context: describe the sector, industry, company, products, markets, consumers etc. 2. What are the problems of the linear economy in relation to your topic and the context you have...

  Learning outcomes: 1 Define the meaning of employee   engagement, including how it can be linked to and yet be distinguished from other related concepts. 2 Understand the components of employee engagement, with reference to the application of relevant HR policies, strategies and practices. 3 Explain the importance of employee engagement as a contributor to positive organisational outcomes currently and in the future in the UK and/or internationally. 4 Identify the main factors (drivers and enablers) in HR strategies and practices that are intended to raise levels of employee engagement in a specific organisational context. Assessment Method: Individual Written Essay, 2000 words Assignment Brief: Perceptions of employee engagement vary and differ between academics and practitioners. There are many organisations that believe that employee engagement is better achieved by providing employees with great experiences at work. Read some of the arguments in the blogsite of People Insight: https://peopleinsight.co.uk/employee-experience-vs-engagement/ Your task is to outline and argue about all possible ways that employees can be helped to engage with their organisations and their job. ·         Who should...

CSUF                                        OB 340                                                           B. Lusk   Issues at NEWGEN   NEWGEN is a software company in northern CA., started in 1999.   Since inception, Newgen has seen positive growth in the business and has hired aggressively.  Abdul and Hahn have worked well together until Abdul decided to promote Amie Lee as a supervisor for the team.  Abdul has been thinking about this move for some time now, he appreciates the excellent customer service skills that Ms. Lee possesses and is aware that both the customers and Newgen’s team are very happy with Ms.Lee’s  outstanding customer service skills.   On April 3, 2009 Abdul announced to his team that Ms. Lee will now be the department supervisor, a welcome relief that will give him more time to concentrate on new product development.   On April 7, Hahn Chen came to Abdul and asked for a transfer.  He told Abdul that he cannot work under a “non-technical supervisor” and that Ms. Lee did not have the skills to help him with...