What advice would you give to CEO Larry Culp? In particular, would you continue with the restructuring plan initiated by previous CEO John Flannery, implement a more radical unbundling of GE, or retain GE’s existing business portfolio?

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Module 10: the “World’s most admired company”

In this module, the role of the corporate headquarters in a multibusiness company—in particular, how the corporate headquarters can create value for the individual businesses. This necessitates examining the role of the corporate headquarters and its relations with individual businesses. For this week’s assignment, review CASE 13 How Do You Solve a Problem Like General Electric?, Chapter 13 (in your textbook).

Remember: A case study is a puzzle to be solved, so before reading and answering the specific case study questions, develop your proposed solution by following these five steps:

1. Read the case study to identify the key issues and underlying issues. These issues are the principles and concepts of the course module, which apply to the situation described in the case study.

2. Record the facts from the case study which are relevant to the principles and concepts of the module. The case may have extraneous information not relevant to the current course module. Your ability to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information is an important aspect of case analysis, as it will inform the focus of your answers.

3. Describe in some detail the actions that would address or correct the situation.

4. Consider how you would support your solution with examples from experience or current real-life examples or cases from textbooks.

5. Complete this initial analysis and then read the discussion questions. Typically, you will already have the answers to the questions but with a broader consideration. At this point, you can add the details and/or analytical tools required to solve the case.

Case Study Questions:

1. Why, during the 20th century, was GE such a successful company?

2. What are the reasons for the collapse in GE’s financial performance during 2016-20?

3. What advice would you give to CEO Larry Culp? In particular, would you continue with the restructuring plan initiated by previous CEO John Flannery, implement a more radical unbundling of GE, or retain GE’s existing business portfolio? Clearly share your argument for the selected strategy.

4. How does the corporate management system being implemented by Culp differ from that established by his predecessors at GE? Is the new management system superior?

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

Be 4 to 5 pages in length, which does not include the required title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.

What is the strategy of Toyota Motors in electric vehicles? Is the strategy the same or different from the leading competitors? What is the probability that hydrogen-powered fuel cells will become a commercially viable technology for propelling EVs?

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Module 08: Scope of the Modern Company

In this module, we looked at technology-based industries and the management of innovation. For this week’s assignment, review CASE 9 Toyota: Seeking a Future in Hydrogen, Chapter 9(in your textbook). Remember: A case study is a puzzle to be solved, so before reading and answering the specific case study questions, develop your proposed solution by following these five steps:

1. Read the case study to identify the key issues and underlying issues. These issues are the principles and concepts of the course module, which apply to the situation described in the case study.

2. Record the facts from the case study which are relevant to the principles and concepts of the module. The case may have extraneous information not relevant to the current course module. Your ability to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information is an important aspect of case analysis, as it will inform the focus of your answers.

3. Describe in some detail the actions that would address or correct the situation.

4. Consider how you would support your solution with examples from experience or current real-life examples or cases from textbooks.

5. Complete this initial analysis and then read the discussion questions. Typically, you will already have the answers to the questions but with a broader consideration. At this point, you can add the details and/or analytical tools required to solve the case.

Case Study Questions:

1. What is the strategy of Toyota Motors in electric vehicles? Is the strategy the same or different from the leading competitors?

2. What is the probability that hydrogen-powered fuel cells will become a commercially viable technology for propelling EVs?

3. Assess Toyota’s EV strategy and offer recommendation in relation to:

a. The relative roles of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery, and fuel cell powertrains

b. Strategy for hydrogen fuel cells. In particular: (i) Should Toyota emphasize the development of fuel cell cars (such as the Mirai) or the development of fuel-cell power units to supply other vehicle makers? (ii) To what extent should Toyota collaborate with other companies in developing and commercializing fuel cells, and with whom should it partner?

4. Should Toyota continue to invest in fuel cells even if batteries are likely to become the dominant EV technology?

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 4 to 5 pages in length, which does not include the required title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

• Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.

 

Select an article from the Saudi Digital Library related to the course content.Read the article and understand the key points. Write a summary of the article.

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Management Question

In this assignment you need to do the following:

  1. Select an article from the Saudi Digital Library related to the course content.
    1. You can refer to the course syllabus for help.
  2. Read the article and understand the key points.
  3. Write a summary of the article. (250-300 words)
    1. Use your own words. Do not copy and paste from the article.
    2. Your summary must be a stand-alone piece of work
    3. Be clear and up to the point.
    4. State the main points of the article.
    5. Discuss how they are related to the local Saudi virtual management styles and procedures.

Guidelines for the assignment:§ Make sure to include the cover page with all information required. One mark will be deducted if there is no cover page § This is an individual assignment. § Use font Times New Roman, 12 font sizes § Use 1.5 line spacing with adjust to all paragraphs (alignment). § Use the footer function to insert page number. § Ensure that you follow the APA style in your project and references. § The minimum number of required references is 1. § Your report length should be between 300 to 400 words in total. § You must check the spelling and grammar mistakes before submitting the assignment. § Up to 20% of the total grade will be deducted for providing a poor structure of assignment. Structure includes these elements paper style, free of spelling and grammar mistakes, referencing and word count. § Assignment must be in Word format only NO PDF § Your file should be saved as Word doc [Example]: [Your Name] [CRN] ECOM201 – Assignment 1.doc

Read the article and understand the key points. Write a summary of the article. State the main points of the article. Discuss how they are related to the local Saudi virtual management styles and procedures.

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Management Question

  1. Read the article and understand the key points.
  2. Write a summary of the article. (250-300 words)
    1. Use your own words. Do not copy and paste from the article.
    2. Your summary must be a stand-alone piece of work
    3. Be clear and up to the point.
    4. State the main points of the article.
    5. Discuss how they are related to the local Saudi virtual management styles and procedures.
    6. Use font Times New Roman, 12 font sizes
    7. Use 1.5 line spacing with adjust to all paragraphs (alignment).
    8. Use the footer function to insert page number.
    9. Ensure that you follow the APA style in your project and references.
    10. The minimum number of required references is 1. § Your report length should be between 300 to 400 words in total.
    11. You must check the spelling and grammar mistakes before submitting the assignment.
    12. Assignment must be in Word format only NO PDF

Explain the structural features of that industry that generate either high or low profitability. How are structural changes likely to impact competition and profitability in these industries? Is this industry attractive for investment? Why or why not?

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Module 03: Industry Analysis

To prepare for this assignment, review Figures 3.3, p.65 from your textbook. Complete an Industry Analysis for two different industries then compare these industries by answering the following questions.

  1. Detail a Porter’s Five Forces framework with a graphic representation, like Figure 3.3, (p.65), and a written explanation in relation to the Five Forces for both industries.
  2. Use the results from the Porter’s Five Forces framework to explain the reasons why profitability is what it is in the two different industries expressed as high, intermediate, or low.
  3. Explain the structural features of that industry that generate either high or low profitability.
  4. How are structural changes likely to impact competition and profitability in these industries? Is this industry attractive for investment? Why or why not?

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 4 to 5 pages in length, which does not include the required title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

• Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.

• It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Check before submitting it to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check—Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.

• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

After analyzing SV2030 consider how to measure success. Which two of the six performance measures do you think are the most useful indicators of how the transformation is measured? Is the transformation successful?

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Module 02: Strategy Planning

Review SV2030 and relate the strategic plan to the four common elements in successful strategy planning. For each element, analyze if the element meets the criteria.

  1.  Clear, consistent long-term goals
  2.  Profound understanding of the competitive environment
  3.  Objective appraisal of resources
  4.  Effective Implementation

After analyzing SV2030 consider how to measure success. Which two of the six performance measures do you think are the most useful indicators of how the transformation is measured? Is the transformation successful?

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 4 to 5 pages in length, which does not include the required title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

• Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.

• It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Check before submitting it to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check—Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.

• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

Discuss and develop a final proposal outline for your TED Talk.

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Project Assignment: TED Talk Proposal Outline (Group): the topic is to tip or not to tip

For this outline, your group will discuss and develop a final proposal outline for your TED Talk. This assignment should not be a list of every member’s outline, it should be a coherent, single outline. Please use the outline criteria below:

Outline

Introduction

Please justify the importance and/or bigger picture of your topic. Build on the popular source from the previous assignment to demonstrate the significance of your topic. You must include at least 1 idea per group member and at least 1 popular source. Popular sources are written by and intended for a general audience such as magazine articles, websites, and blog Please include the link or access to the popular source (current and/or mainstream source).

 

Remember the following points as you develop your talk:

  • Introduce your topic in an engaging way to draw the audience in
  • Provide a compelling story that illustrates the importance of your topic
  • Integrate sound research; you should certainly infuse your own opinions, but you must also base your talk on sound findings

 

Hospitality Work Context

Focus on how your topic and the unique nature of the hospitality industry presents a challenge, opportunity, or advantage over other industries like manufacturing, transportation, retail, banking, or agriculture. Using readings, online sources, and your own creativity, describe why your topic is important and different for the hospitality industry. Take into consideration the role of managers, employee priorities, practical application, and feasibility. Be creative and innovative, look for unique situational and circumstantial reasons for why your topic is interesting and important to our industry.

Build a case for why your topic is important and/or interesting to the hospitality and service industry. Why is your topic a challenge for the hospitality industry? Think about the unique circumstances employees and managers have to take into consideration in regard to your topic. These include, but are not limited to:

  • primary employee demographic in terms of age, gender, ethnicity (i.e., female front desk agents, male chefs and predominately male kitchen staff);
  • hours of operation (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year; holidays, weekends, nights);
  • peak busy seasons (convention vs. tourist season, Friday/Saturday, dinner rush, Sunday brunch rush);
  • wages and salaries (low hourly wages, high dependency on tipping, commission-based salaries);
  • highly customer-focused business models;
  • alcohol (intoxicated customers and guests);
  • sexual harassment (from customers and coworkers).

 

Remember the following points as you develop your talk:

  • Why your topic is important and/or interesting to the hospitality and service industry
  • Why is your topic a challenge for leaders in the hospitality industry
  • Integrate sound research; you should certainly infuse your own opinions, but you must also base your talk on sound findings

 

You must include at least 1 challenge or unique factor to support your context-specific details about the hospitality industry (i.e., hours of operations; seasonality; wages and salaries) that describe and highlight the characteristics of the hospitality industry as well as how and why the hospitality industry differs from other industries. You must use at least 1 scholarly source – examples of scholarly sources include books and academic journals written by scholars and experts. On the other hand, popular sources are written by and intended for a general audience such as magazine articles, websites, and blogs.

Leadership Application

The project should identify and integrate relevant leadership constructs (e.g., transformational, servant, leader-member exchange, emotional intelligence, etc.) to support your topic. Identify, analyze, and describe why your topic is important or significant to leadership within hospitality. Weave appropriate leadership theories and constructs that are tied to your topic. Students should display exemplary critical thinking, mature ability to incorporate leadership theories, connect themes and constructs across course chapters and the industry. As a reminder, please support your claims and ideas with relevant and convincing supporting research from the annotated bibliographies and sources to support ideas, claims, and opinions on your group’s topic.

 

Remember the following points as you develop your talk:

  • Identify leadership constructs that addresses how the construct can be (or can it even be?) cultivated.
  • Impact of your topic on the individual outcomes, mechanisms, and character, as well as group and organizational mechanisms
  • Integrate sound research; you should certainly infuse your own opinions, but you must also base your talk on sound findings

 

You must include at least 1 leadership construct or application and at least 1 scholarly source – examples of scholarly sources include books and academic journals written by scholars and experts. On the other hand, popular sources are written by and intended for a general audience such as magazine articles, websites, and blogs.

 

Call to action

Provide call to action items for the industries. These suggestions, solutions, and practical implications for your group’s topic should demonstrate a high level of critical thinking and application of leadership constructs and theories. Your call to action items should reflect a well-developed understanding of the unique traits and characteristics of the hospitality industry. Call to action items should go beyond broad and generic suggestions such as selection, hiring, and training. Additionally, your call to action items should be supported with relevant and convincing research. Excellent papers will also demonstrate well-organized and well-developed ideas and thoughts in a logical and mature manner.

Remember the following points as you develop your talk:

  • Provide a call to action highlighting the practical implications of your talk
  • Call to action ideas should be innovative and plausible, going beyond broad and generic suggestions such as selection, hiring, and training
  • Integrate sound research; you should certainly infuse your own opinions, but you must also base your talk on sound findings

 

You must include at least 1 call to action and at least 1 scholarly source – examples of scholarly sources include books and academic journals written by scholars and experts. On the other hand, popular sources are written by and intended for a general audience such as magazine articles, websites, and blogs.

 

 

Has the company ever initiated a stock split? How many shares of stock are outstanding? Authorized? Issued? Would you invest in this company based on what you have evaluated? Why, or why not?

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Unit V Scholarly Activity

Instructions

Research Paper: Part II

In Unit II, you began working on your research paper that will be due in Unit VII of this course. In this unit, you will continue researching the company that you selected for your paper. For this assignment, evaluate the following items in relation to your chosen company:

■ Which stock market exchange is the company listed on?

■ Look at the past three years’ worth of stock activity for your company.

  • What is the average stock price during that period?
  • What was the high/low price?

■ Has the company ever initiated a stock split?

■ How many shares of stock are outstanding? Authorized? Issued?

■ Would you invest in this company based on what you have evaluated? Why, or why not?

■ Compare this company’s stock to another company within the same industry. How does the stock compare in terms of price and activity? Explain.

Your paper must be at least two pages in length, and you must use at least two sources. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.

 

Write a paper presenting a complete procurement management process for an organization of your choosing.

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The Complete Procurement Management Process

NOTE: This option will focus on procurement from the procurement management perspective and will include discussion and analysis of project management. You may want to select this option if you are not getting a degree in Project Management.

For this option, you will write a paper presenting a complete procurement management process for an organization of your choosing. The paper will be based on the procurement practices of an organization you have researched. The elements you must include are:

Requirements – Planning the Procurement
Requisitions – Conducting the Procurement
Solicitations – Requesting Seller Response
Awards – Selecting Sellers
Administration
Contracts, Incentives, and Risks
Quality and Closure

You are building on the work you’ve completed in the discussion forums and Critical Thinking Assignments. Be sure to incorporate feedback you have received along the way.

What are the legal issues presented in this case? Did the plaintiff establish a valid claim of failure to reasonably accommodate? What did the appeals court decide? What accommodations was Keith requesting? Was it reasonable? Support your opinion with an argument based on the course concepts and existing legal evidence or precedents.

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Employment assign 4

Write a case study review of Judge Griffin’s opinion that answers the questions below. Support your review with analysis and evidence from the unit reading and outside sources.

What are the legal issues presented in this case? Did the plaintiff establish a valid claim of failure to reasonably accommodate? What did the appeals court decide?

What accommodations was Keith requesting? Was it reasonable? Support your opinion with an argument based on the course concepts and existing legal evidence or precedents.

Did the county follow the interactive process required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What did they do well? What could they have done differently?

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages, not including the title and reference pages. You are required to use a minimum of three sources, one of which may be your textbook as reference material for your case study. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.

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