What are the main changes occurred in your selected company

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Assignment 1 -

1) Nokia is a communications and information technology company included in the Fortune Global 500 ranking and has a rich heritage that can be traced back to the 19th century. During the 1990's Nokia became the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer, but the company did not anticipate the significant change that smartphones would bring to the market at the turn of the century. When smartphones rose to popularity Nokia's market share was significantly reduced and the company entered into a crisis. Stephen Elop was appointed CEO of Nokia in 2010 and after a diagnosis of the company he addressed all the employees with an internal memo know as "Burning Platform."

Read the article: All Microsoft Employees Should Read Stephen Elop's 'Burning Platform' Memo Right Now. Paying particular attention to the memo portion of the article. Then respond to the following:

Which elements related with James' Operations Management definition do you identify within the "Burning Platform" memorandum?
Which of the five steps within Hill's framework for Operations Strategy formulation do you recognize?
What internal and external factors do you observe?
Comment on the CEO's use of violent imagery and language (burning platform, death, war) as a motivational tool. What are the pros and cons? Do you feel motivated? Can this approach backfire?

Assignment 2 -

Strategic Management Insight is an online platform dedicated to providing comprehensive information about Strategic Management related topics. As part of its resources, a set of SWOT examples for 2013 top performing companies is offered.

Based on the company analysis of your choice, you should consider the following questions:

What are the main changes occurred in your selected company from 2013 up to today? (Explain at least 3 changes and refer to the information source used)
How have the strengths of the company evolved in this period? (Explain at least one change and refer to the information source used)
What do you consider to be the weaknesses of the company during this period? (Explain at least one change and refer to the information source used)
How have the opportunities of the company evolved in this period? (Explain at least one change and refer to the information source used)
What do you consider to be the threats to the company during this period? (Explain at least one change and refer to the information source used)

Compose a 3-page paper that addresses the case you chose. Before you begin writing, please see the General Guidelines for Case Studies and review the assessment criteria below.

Papers will be assessed on the following criteria:

Description of the Case and Identification/Coverage of Major Issues
Depth and Scope of Analysis
Solutions and Strategies
Writing Clarity and Quality
APA formatting

Assignment 3 -

How does an organization accurately identify the elements of its own culture? How does it go about promoting critical awareness of culture among its personnel? Does cultural awareness play a role in organizational success? Is a global organization, in the 21st century, obligated to provide opportunities for its employees to become more culturally sensitive or increase their cultural awareness through an understanding the cultural system of values, assumptions, and symbols? What do they stand to lose if they don't?

Assignment 4 -

Go to Chapter 7 in the Cultural Intelligence for Leaders textbook and read Case Study 2: Young, Confident, and Moving too Fast. Please be sure to particularly address the following questions related to the case:

1. What beliefs and values "root" Joanne and Julia to their individual conceptions of self?

2. What suggestions do you have for Joanne and Julia when working with persons of other generations?

3. How would you suggest Joanne and Julia use the cultural intelligence principles to resolve this intercultural situation? Specifically address how Joanne and Julia can help reduce the use of generalizations and stereotyping related to generation.

Submit a 2-3 page paper, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite at least 1 additional source, independent of the textbook. Be sure to use APA format.

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len2226772

2/3/2019 9:25:08 PM

Total 1600 words (6 pages). Attached the document with 4 assignments, 2 of them are just a paragraph. The first assignment is a paragraph, the second assignment is 3 page paper, the third assignment is a paragraph, and the fourth is 2 page paper.

2/3/2019 9:25:03 PM

Assignment 2 -Compose a 3-page paper that addresses the case you chose. Before you begin writing, please see the General Guidelines for Case Studies and review the assessment criteria below. Papers will be assessed on the following criteria: Description of the Case and Identification/Coverage of Major Issues, Depth and Scope of Analysis, Solutions and Strategies, Writing Clarity and Quality and APA formatting. Assignment 4 - Submit a 2-3 page paper, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite at least 1 additional source, independent of the textbook. Be sure to use APA format.

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