Innovating for Social Responsibility and SustainabilityYour strategic plan/recommendations should aim to innovate. Throughout the development of your strategic plan consider your organization’s responsibility in the greater social good from a Christian perspective and how your plan address ethics, social responsibility and sustainability. Imagine you need to present your initial pitch for your Strategic Initiative Plan to Tesla.&nbs...
Learning Outcomes AssessedLearning Outcomes Assessed: LO1: Identify the importance of effective people management in relation to organisational performance and employee wellbeing. LO2: Identify and explain people development tools and techniques. LO3: Identify the importance of external factors on managing people. Case Study: BUNI is a local Travel agent based in Bolton; it has a relatively small workforce which has been working with a tr...
This module explores the complexity of forces that make up the environment for international marketers. In particular, it aims to understand the impact of these forces on the activities of business organizations, including SMEs, and the nature of the decisions that organizations must take if they are to survive and prosper in a dynamic turbulent global environment. This module enables students to gain an understanding of the important issues w...
Raising Cash: Loan and Accounts ReceivablesOMEGA STEEL must raise cash quickly to meet current financial obligations. The ownerswant to raise cash using two methods. The first is to take out a loan which it expects topay off early as it is able to obtain long term financing at very reasonable interest rates.The second method of raising cash involves converting accounts receivables into cash. Several investors have expressed aninterest in paying ...
The Challenge of Project Sponsorship among Micromanaging and Fearful Decision-MakersSome executives prefer to micromanage projects whereas other executives are fearful of making a decision because, if they were to make the wrong decision, it could impact their career. In this case study, the president of the company assigned one of the vice presidents to act as the project sponsor on a project designed to build tooling for a client. The sponso...
What You Need to KnowIn this week's assignment, you will develop a research topic appropriate for a qualitative research proposal that most closely aligns to your program based upon one of the general topics listed in the assignment instructions. You will use the same research topic for the final assignment as well.What You Need to KnowA research topic, especially a doctoral research topic, must be ?rmly situated within the existent body of kn...
Overview of HIPAA Security and Privacy RulesImagine you are the information security officer at a medium-sized hospital chain. The CEO and the other senior leadership of the company want to ensure that all of their hospitals are and remain HIPAA compliant. They are concerned about the impact of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules on the organization. You begin looking at the information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic...
Critically identify information from a variety of secondary sources. Write a critical literature review that deals effectively with relevant concepts/theories/models. Critically select and implement appropriate primary data collection methods Analyse quantitative and/or qualitative data and evaluate in relations to models/theories. Present a dissertation and/or research project that effectively communicates research findings in a timely ...
Question 1Based upon the case study of a leadership and change scenario: The Lego case study (linked below) Use the information, plus the academic theory and concepts from the module, to illustrate your understanding of leadership and change theory and practice. Answer the following three questions. Question 1 Discuss and evaluate the changes made in The Lego Group since Jorgen Vig Knudstorp took over as CEO in 2004. Use lea...
Purpose of self-assessment tools for developing leadersA useful tool for gauging one’s effectiveness in a role, particularly in a leadership role, is a self-assessment of competencies. In this module, you learned about the Leadership Circle profile. It is one of the most comprehensive leadership assessment systems available. It measures both the inner and outer aspects of leadership. It is organized into a very powerful system for understa...
Overview of the Chosen Fortune Global 500 CompanyScenario You are interviewing for a position as the director of strategic planning for a Fortune Global 500 company. To prepare for the interview, you research the company to understand its business and customer base. You want to be able to recommend tangible strategies the company can use to improve its market share or revenue. So, you decide to delve a little deeper into the company’s visi...
Purpose of the ProjectAssignment: A physician affiliated with your medical staff is retiring. She has accumulated records on 2,000 patients and your facility has been asked to absorb those records into your information system. Some of the patients are in your database, others are not. In addition, some of the patients are currently deceased. The records on deceased patients will be added to the database, but will not be abstracted into the syste...
Questions: Include a discussion of the following issues in your report: What is the arrival rate for each customer? What is the service rate in terms of the number of customers per hour? (Remember that the average travel time of 1 hour is counted as service time because the time that the service technician is busy handling a service call includes the travel time in addition to the time required to complete the repair.) Waiting l...
Purpose of the AssessmentPurpose of the Assessment The purpose of this assignment is to enable learners to develop advanced-level independent research and critical problem-solving skills within a business context. Learners will develop knowledge of, proficiency in, and application of a range of management research methodologies including qualitative and quantitative research methods resulting in proposals/ recommendations. Assessment Task In the...
BackgroundRead the description of an ethical situation faced by a manager. Drawing on your materialson ethical behaviour in business, answer a, b and c.Background Renata manages a small company with15staff. The company specialises in technology upskilling and training for elderly people. There is a good deal of trust between Renata and her staff. The staff operate reasonably autonomously, managingtheir own time with the clients. This has always ...