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Organizational Strategy
Answer the questions in a professional style with complete sentences.Please read each question VERY carefully and be sure that you have answered in the way I've asked you to.You can use your notes, readings, and other materials. You may NOT consult with any other student (or person).
The point of this assessment is to see your ability to understand and apply the concepts we've been studying. It is not to have you play back to me the concepts. I'm looking to see that you can use them. Reference them specifically as you write. The lengths I've listed are just suggestions, btw.
1. A company adopts a new corporate strategy: buying a firm to increase vertical integration. How might this impact their development of new knowledge?
2. Describe two criteria used for selection of companies to be bought (or kept) in GE's portfolio of companies, based on the case. For each of those two criteria note how pursuing such a criteria was a matter of exploration or exploitation.
3. An investment management company famous for its cheap index mutual funds wants to move from a cost leadership strategy to a differentiation strategy based onsuperior investment research. What sort of changes would you recommend they make in terms of organizational structure, knowledge management, or other strategic implementation methods?
4. Assume you did a thorough analysis of an industry as a consultant and determined that this industry had poor profitability and few growth prospects. Discuss two strategic alternatives that you could reasonably take in order to generate stronger growth and/or profits.
5. List one industry that you think is currently exhibiting low profitability and growth potential, and explain, using terms and ideas from the course, why you think the profitability and growth potential are low in this industry.
6. List and briefly describe two things you could do as CEO if you want your company to become more innovative and entrepreneurial.
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What role did male citizens play in the life of athens
: What role did each of the following play in the life of Athens: Male citizens, Women, and slaves? Compare and contrast the artistic achievements of the Hellenistic period with those of the Classical age. How were they different?
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What is the difference between wealth and income
: As you learn about social inequality in this class this week, what are you learning about the consequences of wealth and income inequalities? What is the difference between wealth and income? Where do we see more inequality in society
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Ethical controversy
: Identify a current ethical controversy that you want to learn more about in business, media, technology, medicine, or bioethics. Write a three-page analysis on the major sides in the controversy. Discuss the major positions being taken in the debate.
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Discuss the impact of positive and negative csr activities
: Many scholars have argued on the existence of business ethics, instead favoring the term corporate social responsibility (CSR). Write a three-page research assignment on CSR. Define corporate social responsibility (CSR). Discuss the impact of positiv..
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How might this impact their development of new knowledge
: A company adopts a new corporate strategy: buying a firm to increase vertical integration. How might this impact their development of new knowledge?
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Discuss your attitude about certainty-uncertainty and risk
: Discuss your attitude about certainty, uncertainty, and risk when making decisions. How has your attitude helped or hindered your ability to make rational decisions?
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Describes the type of program
: Provide a brief introduction that includes the program's title, describes the type of program, and explains which social theme you are addressing
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Theories of justice
: Theories of justice often comprise three categories: Retribution (Deserts Theory), Utilitarianism (Results Theory), and Restitution (Compensation Theory). In a three-page analysis on theories of justice, you need to: Compare and contrast each of the ..
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Show that square root of 2 cubed is an irrational number
: For each of the following pairs a and b, use the division algorithm to find quotient q and remainder r.
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