Given the diagnostic methods and practices in use today, what would you recommend be done differently in the future to evolve and improve the discipline of organizational diagnosis?

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Discipline of organizational

Discuss what you see are the reasons for and against using management practices in the diagnosis of organizations.

Given the diagnostic methods and practices in use today, what would you recommend be done differently in the future to evolve and improve the discipline of organizational diagnosis?

Discuss a project you were involved in that was not successful. Explain why the project failed and what you think needed to be done to make it successful.

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Project management

Project management is essential for the operations in various industries such as information technology, hospitality, engineering, and others. Discuss a project you were involved in that was not successful. Explain why the project failed and what you think needed to be done to make it successful. This can be a project from work or a personal project.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Analyze the General Environment of the LEGO company and use Porters 5 Forces to complete an Industry Analysis.

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Industry Analysis

Analyze the General Environment of the LEGO company and use Porters 5 Forces to complete an Industry Analysis.

Describe how information systems support management decisions at different levels within organizations. Describe theories, methods and techniques which relate to the design and development of IT solutions.

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Information Systems & IT Solution

1. Content, Introduction, Conclusion, References.

2.Describe how information systems support management decisions at different levels within organizations.

3. Describe theories, methods and techniques which relate to the design and development of IT solutions.

4. In business, good decision making requires the effective use of information. You are hired by an organization to examine how information systems support management decisions at different levels within organizations. You are also assigned to investigate the methods and techniques which relate to the design and development of IT solutions. Your research has been divided into different tasks. The findings from Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 can be submitted in a portfolio format.

5. TASK1 Describe theories, methods and techniques which relate to the design and development for TWO of the IT solutions listed here: (i) McAfee; (ii) Moodle; (iii) Canvas; (iv) MS Office.

6. TASK 2 Explain the systems below with relevant examples:

I. DSS (Decision Support System)

II. ESS (Executive Support System)

III. TPS (Transaction Processing System)

IV. MIS (Management Information System)

V. KSM (Knowledge Management System)7. TASK 3 What is Globalization? What are the effects of IT on Globalization?

8. TASK 4 Give an example of one digital infrastructure; define it, list advantages and disadvantages of it.

9. TASK 5 What are the risks associated with information systems outsourcing? Why is IT infrastructure so critical to digital transformation?

10. It is expected that the Reference List will contain between 10 and 18 sources. As a MINIMUM the Reference List should include 2 refereed academic journal and three academic books.

What are the advantages of having formed the company as a corporation? What other organizational structures would have been appropriate? Could Interact Systems qualify for S corporation status with the IRS? Why or why not? What is the intellectual property involved in Interact Systems’ business model?

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Case Study

Summary:

Interact Systems, Inc. has developed software tools that help hotel chains solve application integration problems. Interact’s Application Integration Server (AIS) provides a two-way interface between central reservations systems (CRS) and property management systems (PMS). At least two important trends in the hotel industry are relevant. First, hotels are shifting away from the manual booking of room reservations and electronic bookings will continue to increase as more bookings are made over the Internet. Second, competitive pressures are forcing hotels to implement yield management programs and to improve customer service. By integrating the CRS and PMS through Interact’s AIS, inventories can be better managed, yields improved, and customer service enhanced.

All reservation traffic is routed from the CRS to individual hotel properties. This allows Interact Systems to create a database that can be used to track customers and to facilitate marketing programs, such as frequent stay or VIP programs, as a way of increasing customer satisfaction. Interact forecasts application integration expenditures in the hospitality industry to exceed $1 billion by 2021.

Greg Thomas founded Interact Systems in 2015 and developed the firm’s middleware software and hospitality applications. He has twelve years of systems applications experience and currently is Interact’s Chief Technology Officer. Eric Westskow joined Interact in early 2018 as President and CEO. Prior to that time, he worked in sales and marketing in the software industry for over twenty years.

Address the following questions in detail?

A. What are the advantages of having formed the company as a corporation?

B. What other organizational structures would have been appropriate?

C. Could Interact Systems qualify for S corporation status with the IRS? Why or why not?

D. What is the intellectual property involved in Interact Systems’ business model?

E. What methods of protection are available for Interact Systems’ intellectual property?

 

How might southern Nevada’s fate have been different if it had remained part of Arizona? What would Las Vegas have become if it had been part of a state where gambling is limited to tribal areas?

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PSC Discussion 1

How might southern Nevada’s fate have been different if it had remained part of Arizona? What would Las Vegas have become if it had been part of a state where gambling is limited to tribal areas? Given how much of Nevada’s population and economy is in southern Nevada, what might this have meant for the rest of the state? Describe what Las Vegas and rest of the state would be like economically, politically, and culturally given this hypothetical.

Identify the firm’s supply chain strategies that align with its business goals. Analyze transportation, warehousing, shipping and delivery, materials handling and inventory control, billing and the related credit function, and the collection of accounts receivable.

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Alignment of the Supply Chain Strategy and Business Strategy in the Corporate Environment

This final research paper must demonstrate an understanding of new learning in supply chain management and how the supply chain supports the organization’s business strategy. The paper must be eight to 10 pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), integrating readings, multimedia, and class assignments. It is mandatory to include the concepts from the course textbook, as well as learning about best practices and innovative processes found in six to eight scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources (either from the internet or UAGC Library) to support your views. Refer to the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table for clear definitions of each source type. All sources must be properly cited and referenced, in compliance with the standards of academic integrity and APA Style requirements as noted in the UAGC Writing Center’s resource, Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.).

In your paper, you will describe both the business strategy and supply chain strategy for your current or former business employer, or your favorite company that utilizes exemplary supply chain practices, and organization profitability and customer service levels. Locate the annual report of the company for more details on their strategies. You can search for a company’s Form 10-K filings in the SEC’s EDGAR Database (Links to an external site.) or directly on the company’s official website under Investor Relations. For example, the Boeing webpage has an Investor Resources (Links to an external site.) page with “Frequently Asked Questions” that directs users to its annual report.

Your research paper will analyze how this organization aligns its business strategy with its supply chain strategy. Based on your analysis and findings, you must recommend a strategy or tactics for improvement, strategic alignment of supply chain, and business strategies. Your conclusions and recommendations should be based on scholarly resources and theory learned in this course. In addition, you may use non-course materials that support your arguments. Submit your final paper to the instructor by the last day of class.In your paper,

Assess the role of logistics management as a responsibility center in the organization.

Identify the business strategy and supply chain strategy of the company.

Briefly describe the company’s business goals;

Identify the firm’s supply chain strategies that align with its business goals.

Analyze transportation, warehousing, shipping and delivery, materials handling and inventory control, billing and the related credit function, and the collection of accounts receivable.

Evaluate development of materials and components and finished products that can be controlled through standard costs and budgets in supply chain.

Analyze how the company’s supply chain supports its business strategy and contributes to their strategic alignment.

Generate a specific strategy or tactics for improvement of the strategic alignment of supply chain and business strategies.

Integrate at least one metric for measuring effectiveness such as SCOR model, balanced scorecard, and other KPI measures.

In your Alignment of the Supply Chain Strategy and Business Strategy in the Corporate Environment final paper,

Begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

Refer to the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) resource, and the Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.) guide for more information from the Writing Center.

Describe the importance of capital allocation in financial market? What are the three different approaches for capital allocation? For indirect transfer, what is the difference between financial middlemen and financial intermediaries?

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Business finance

Explain the core principles of business finance. In particular
Describe the goal of business finance.
List the major long-term and short-term financial decisions.
Give an example for each major decision.

Capital allocation:
Describe the importance of capital allocation in financial market?
What are the three different approaches for capital allocation?
For indirect transfer, what is the difference between financial middlemen and financial intermediaries?

A corporation owned by a single person is not a sole proprietorship. Why?

How does the threat of a takeover serve as a mechanism to deal with the conflict of interest between owners and managers of a corporation?

Discuss key theoretical concepts and make sense of your experiences, by analysing concepts and experiences. 

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Leadership

Task:

  • In the reflective essay you are required to explore your experiences of working within your team. As this is an academic essay your work should start with an introduction identifying the focus of your work. Within the main body of the essay, ensure you discuss key theoretical concepts and make sense of your experiences, by analysing concepts and experiences.  As reflection must result in action, in your conclusion include some indication as to how you plan to use insights gained, to enable you to develop your own practice and ways of working.

 

In the reflective essay the use of the first person is appropriate

Throughout, you must demonstrate a level of critical thinking and avoid merely describing what happened or what you might do.

 

  • Consider ways in which you can develop practice and the process and challenges associated with this
  • Relate the theoretical concepts discussed during the module to you experiences of working in a team.
  • Through a process of reflection identify ways in which to develop you own practice.

Why should a company engage in international business? Using a minimum of five new peer reviewed journal articles, provide examples of companies who were successful in doing this.

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International Business

Read Hout, Porter, & Rudden’s (1982) How Global Companies win out article and review the three examples of the companies that were successful in competing globally. Each of the companies had a different approach to executing global strategy. In today’s current global environment, why should a company engage in international business? Using a minimum of five new peer reviewed journal articles, provide examples of companies who were successful in doing this. Is their strategy similar to the Hout, Porter, & Rudden (1982) article? Explain.

https://hbr.org/1982/09/how-global-companies-win-out