Learning Outcomes 1 Research and evaluate a range of key issues in strategic and operational management.2 Critique a range of key theoretical models and apply them to case study-based examples.3 Critically evaluate strategic management practice in organisations and its relationship to managing operations.4 Identify and analyse complex problems using appropriate knowledge. Question 1 a) Strategic management can be defined as the con...
Question 1 a) Strategic management can be defined as the continuous process of identifying and implementing appropriate strategies that allow an organisation to realise better performance and gain a competitive advantage in its operating environment. It is abroad discipline, but the main aspects of the strategic management process are: Strategy Formulation i. Analysing the organisations current internal resource and capabilities. ii. Analysin...
Task: 1.Define and explain the principles of sustainability in a global business environment 2. Analyse and compare how a range of organisational entities articulate values for sustainability in their vision-mission statements, and implement strategy for sustainability 3.Critically reflect on a contemporary sustainability challenge and how this challenge is being addressed by organisations 4.Synthesise learnings from an extended literature re...
Task: Learning outcomes and assessment criteria specific to this assignment:On completion of the assignment, students should be able to demonstrate their ability to:1. Justify the significance of innovative thinking and idea generation to support responses to organisational challenges, threats and opportunities2. Critically evaluate current approaches and thinking within organisations to generate an idea as an innovative response to a contempora...
Questions: Case Study of Uber Company Global challenges is one of the most important issue that modern organisations are facing or will face in order to expand their business. Free movement, growth of brands, changes in technology, population changes and labour costs are just a few of the challenges that modern organisations face in order to maintain market share. Completion of this assignment will address the fol...
Tasks: Learning Outcomes a) Explore the global and local environment and trends and evaluate an organisations market position.b) Discuss how revenue management is influenced by supply and demand forecasting and revenue management theories. Context:Identifying how organisations in the hospitality and tourism industry are positioned in the market and against competitors is critical for the formation of successful product distributi...
Question: This module aims to set out the moral and ethical codes of business, highlight how these impact on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility strategies. In addition to this, the module also examines the importance of professional practice in business. Learning outcomes: LO 1 Locate and evaluate resources relating to business codes of doing business in a moral ethical way; LO 2 Explore one aspect of professional prac...
Questions: This module is assessed through one graded element worth 100%. You must achieve at least 50% to pass this module. Part A - Business report in the role of a management consultant, you are required to undertake an overall strategy review of tesla and provide a business report to the ceo on further growth opportunities using the techniques and concepts you have covered in the module. Part B – Powerpoint presentation in the role...
Task Learning outcomes and assessment criteria specific to this assignment: On completion of the assignment, students should be able to demonstrate their ability to: 1. Justify the significance of innovative thinking and idea generation to support responses to organisational challenges, threats and opportunities2. Critically evaluate current approaches and thinking within organisations to generate an idea as an innovative response to a contemp...
Task Purpose: To explore the effects of socio-political and cultural determinants of health and apply relevant knowledge to enhance the of health of individuals, whanau/family, organisations and communities. To examine the concepts of health promotion, health prevention, injury and primary health in relation to the needs of individuals, whanau/family, organisations and communities. To examine the governance structure, policy, legi...
Question: This individual assignment will be assessed by means of a 2,000 maximum word report. The assignment has been designed to allow you to develop and use your knowledge and skills in understanding key strategic issues relating to any Global Industry you are familiar with. You will be required to apply the strategic concepts and analytical techniques studied in this module. All the learning outcomes below will be assessed: Demonstrate ...
Question: Upon successful completion of this module, students will have demonstrated: K1: A definitive, critical and comparative understanding of International Human Resource Management strategies, policy and practice across a diverse range of organisational contexts at all levels of the organisation. K2: A critical understanding of a range of theoretical perspectives used to compare and contrast differences in national and international cul...
Tasks: Forbes Marshall’s Hr Strategies And Practices- a Case Study Established in 1925 by J. N. Marshall as a trading company, Forbes Marshall has over the years moved into building steam engineering and control instrumentation solutions for the process industry. Today, it collaborates with world technology leaders in its manufacturing operations and has a turnover of ` 750 Crores. The organisation employs over 1000 engineers and 2000 d...
Questions: Assessment Task: Covid 19 has put a once in a 100 year stress on people and economies around the world, with many experts saying that the world will not return to normal until a viable vaccine has been distributed.Some experts think that it may take until 2025 (or even longer) for enough vaccine to have been distributed for borders to safely reopen and for global trade resume at pre 2020 levels. Within this context i...
Question: You will systematically compare and contrast the two chosen companies with regards opportunities for developing corporate social responsibility initiatives and social and environmental innovations that can help to enhance their organisational success. Structure of submission Your strategic report should focus on two specific large global companies from the same sector/industry that have international operations. The report should a...
Question : Case study: - Electric carmaker Tesla to build factory in Shanghai Electric carmaker Tesla has signed an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a factory in Shanghai. As the Vice-President of Human Resources, the Board has informed you of their internationalization strategy. Furthermore, the Board has decided that all the functional heads such as the Marketing or Finance head for the Chinese operations will be senior managers ...
Questions: Your assessment brief: Management report You are required to write a 3000-word management report to review decisions and make recommendations for future decisions and actions in ONE of the following live business case studies. 1. Total 3200 words for this essay, need to provide the citation. 2. Must exactly follow the guildine and structure I provided. Please refer the attachment for guideline part. 3. Need to provide relev...
Task: 1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understandingDemonstrate a systematic understanding and critical appreciation of the interrelationship of diverse theories in the MBA toolkit to challenge existing preconceptions and develop positive and enquiring approaches to management and enterprise. Demonstrate an aptitude and ability to solve a defined business problem through enquiry having drawn upon your MBA studies and appreciating the i...
Question: The submission is in the form of a portfolio of factsheets and an organisational flow chart document. The factsheets should be written concisely to summarise and highlight key information and data. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and sub-sections as appropriate. All work must be supported with research and referenced correctly using the Harvard referencing system. You will also need to provide a bibliography usin...
Question: Marketers are increasingly pressed for resources (time, budgets and human) and must satisfy a broader range of stakeholders and influencers. Marketing planning can be supported by marketing automation to execute aspects of the plan, but this does carry risks. An effective plan must be continuously monitored, controlled and assessed for risk. The International Marketing Planning module provides students with the fundamental ...
Task: Module summaryMastering project management is crucial to organisations in the 21st century. Recognising the importance of both tools and techniques as well as human and organisational factors in achieving project success, the module enables students to learn the ‘hard’ science essential for project managers today, but with the crucial emphasis on the soft skills involved in managing people and change in order to help achieve delivery...
Task Learning Outcome 1. Analyse the changing business environment(s) globally and how they pose challenges to marketing management functions in organisations.2. Develop marketing plans with application of appropriate marketing models, tools and techniques3. Evaluate the processes involved in brand management and how they influence consumer behaviour4. Evaluate the skills set needed as a creative marketer to launch new products/services...
Answers: Scope Of Report Operations management is the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organisation. It focuses on changing the materials and techniques with efficient goods so that profits of organisations could be increased according to the expectation of the company (Mahadevan, 2015). In this report, “McDonald’s’s case study” is sel...
Question: If there are any exceptional circumstances that may have affected your ability to undertake or submit this assignment, make sure you contact the Advice Centre on your campus prior to your submission deadline. The University operates a fit to sit policy whereby you, in submitting or presenting yourself for an assessment, are declaring that you are fit to sit the assessment. You cannot subsequently claim that your performance in...
Questions: Instructions To prepare for this assessment you will select a listed company from an Aotearoa New Zealand context and an Iwi/Māori organisation to use as case studies. Using your selected case studies your report will also critically analyse differences in financial decision-making considerations for Iwi/Māori and New Zealand organisations. Two companies are Otago polytechnic (non iwi) and Te wananga o Raukawa (iw...