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Discussion questions
Discussion 1
"Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Global Citizenship" Please respond to the following:
• You are the author of a popular CSR article. For this week's discussion post, discuss the main reasons why Apple is or is not a socially responsible organization. List at least two examples of Apple's actions that support your position. Be sure to use terms from Chapter 3 to demonstrate your understanding of corporate social responsibility.
• Additionally, rate the quality of your peers' posts. You can rate posts by clicking on the stars in the upper right hand corner of each post. A rating of one star is the lowest and five stars is the highest. The post with the highest rating will be acknowledged by the instructor in next week's announcements
Discussion 2
"Problem Statement." PLease respond to the following:
• Consider a problem you are currently facing - large or small, personal or professional.
• Prepare a clear, crisp problem statement that incorporates the four elements described in the chapter: identity, location, timing, and magnitude.
• List and briefly evaluate at least 3 options for solving the problem
Discussion 3
"Project Failures Due to Poor Project Selection." Please respond to the following:
• Review the stories about project failures from the Case Studies in Project Failures Web site.
• Identify one example of a failed project that might have been the victim of a poor project selection process.
• Use evidence from the article to support your position that the project was a victim of poor project selection, and highlight recommendations for project selection from Chapter 3 of the textbook that might have been overlooked in that process.
Discussion 4
"Concurrent Engineering." In concurrent engineering, there are seven basic concepts that are often derivatives of more subtle organizational characteristics.
• Describe the seven basic concepts.
• Identify the top two used in most organizations in today's environment and explain why.
Discussion 5
"Effective Management." There are three recommendations for effective management of projects in concurrent multiphase environments: Organizational System Design, System Implementation, and Managing in Concurrent Engineering.
• Which of these three recommendations for effective management would you or do you use most often? Why?
Discussion 6
"Concurrent Engineering." In concurrent engineering, there are seven basic concepts that are often derivatives of more subtle organizational characteristics.
• Describe the seven basic concepts.
• Identify the top two used in most organizations in today's environment and explain why
Discussion 7
"Effective Management." There are three recommendations for effective management of projects in concurrent multiphase environments: Organizational System Design, System Implementation, and Managing in Concurrent Engineering.
• Which of these three recommendations for effective management would you or do you use most often? Why?
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