...Case Study #5 “He said….She Said” Vicky McFerren Lankford Che Baysinger CM301-02 In the case of “He Said, She Said”, Marie is always trying to protect her son, no matter what the cost to her relationship with her fiancé Mike. Lenny on the other hand, seems to be the lower-powered person using seduction to try and charm or trick his mother into going along with what he wants. Marie uses avoidance and destructive competition instead of resolving the matter in a more collaborative or accommodating way. While Mike wants to engage in conflict to resolve the matter, Marie wants to protect her son by avoiding it, no matter what the cost to their relationship. Marie’s preference for engaging or avoiding Mike can develop into a rigid style, and when this happens, constructive conflict becomes very difficult according to Wilmot and Hocker. Every time the issue of her son defying the rules and doing as he pleases comes up, Marie and Mike will have to reach some type of an agreement on the “avoidance/engagement”, or this metaconflict will override any other emerging issues (Wilmot & Hocker)”. Marie uses avoidance to sidestep the issue by withdrawing from the issue and destructive competition through personal criticism when she tells Mike; “Real punishment? How would you know? You never had children. What do you know about being a parent? You never even call your own mother.” (Case Study) This competitive tactic can often damage a relationship. It “locks the...
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...implemented as a HRM to appreciate diversity and leverage of Human potential. After the completion of this assignment I should be able to demonstrate a better understanding of competitiveness and collaboration in a global economy. Daft (2013) Diversity is all the ways in which people differ. The dictionary definition of diversity states that its an inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, in the workplace. Hitchcock (2012) Leveraging Human Potential involves two basic elements--one is having leaders or managers who have a desire and the skills to bring the most and the best out of their teams. The other element is having a team that has the desire to grow and the willingness to experience the rights of passage involved in that growth. Research show that there is a lot of humility that is required for personal and professional growth. As a result, leaders who are going to facilitate this growth must work the triangle of pushing their team mentally, helping their team grow the competencies necessary for growth, hold them accountable for their progress, and be there to support them when they run into inevitable challenges. Analysis The Case that I reviewed in the text was true to myself. This case involved a new hired female worker into an oil company that was not that diverse at all. The newly hired employee was looking forward to a meeting that she was having with one of the top...
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...Mr. Ronald Hor Yew Kheong | Telephone | 603-5623 2800 (UOW Program Office) | Email | ronald.hor@gmail.com | Room | UOW Program Office | Consultation Times | To be advised | Email Etiquette: Consultation with your subject coordinator and/or teachers via email Your teachers receive many emails each day. In order to enable them to respond to your emails appropriately and in a timely fashion, students are asked to observe basic requirements of professional communication: Consider what the communication is about * Is your question addressed elsewhere (e.g. in this subject outline or, where applicable, on the subject's eLearning site)? * Is it something that is better discussed in person or by telephone? This may be the case if your query requires a lengthy response or a dialogue in order to address. If so, see consultation times above and/or schedule an appointment. * Are you addressing your request to the most appropriate person? Specific email title/ header to enable easy identification of subject related/ student emails * Identify the subject code of the subject you are enquiring about (as your teacher may be involved in more than one subject) in the email header. Add a brief, specific header after the subject code where appropriate Professional courtesy * Address your teacher appropriately by name (and formal title if you do not yet know them). * Use full words (avoid 'text-speak' abbreviations), correct grammar and correct spelling. ...
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...BCom (Hons) IT Management Management of Information Technologies Projects ------------------------------------------------- Assignment 1 ------------------------------------------------- Case Studies MDCM A & B University of Johannesburg MDCM Inc. (A): IT Strategy Synchronization As a member of the MDCM executive team, given the information in the case study we as a team were tasked to define the overall company strategy, business goals and high level IT objectives. MDCM Inc. corporate strategy is to run the company under one single brand across all its subsidiaries geographically based. The company needs to boosts it profits by increasing productivity, to solve this requirement IT Systems and the implementation thereof needs to be addressed. This is due to current lack in forecasting, scheduling, inventory and supply chain problems. We need to match/ align the IT objectives with the company strategy. We wants to be a market leader in the medical product manufacturing industry and we want to increase our market share. We need to reduce internal costs by identifying functional areas where IT can be applied to assist in reducing costs, i.e. IT systems will replace some of the workforce. The risk here is that currently we have so many different / complex systems in place that that also leads to higher admin costs. Not all of the staff understands all the systems. This leads to previously mentioned lack in forecasting, scheduling, inventory and supply chain...
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...ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management 15 (2009) 187–197 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/pursup Supplier involvement in new product development and innovation: Taking stock and looking to the future Thomas E. Johnsen à Purchasing & Supply Management, Audencia Nantes School of Management, 8 route de la Joneliere, BP 31222—44312 Nantes Cedex 3, France a r t i c l e in fo Article history: Received 18 November 2008 Received in revised form 19 March 2009 Accepted 25 March 2009 Keywords: Supplier involvement New product development Supplier relationships abstract This paper provides a comprehensive and critical review and synthesis of the current state of empirical research into supplier involvement in new product development (NPD). The paper begins by defining supplier involvement in NPD and evaluating the rationale for supplier involvement in NPD. This suggests that early and extensive supplier involvement in NPD projects has the potential to improve NPD effectiveness and efficiency, however, existing research remains fragmented and empirical findings to date show conflicting results. The paper takes stock of the research on supplier involvement in NPD, tracing the origins of the literature to the late 1980s, and evaluating the development of the field up to the present day. From this broad base of empirical research the analysis identifies a set of factors...
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...London wanted to create a platform that would allow students to interact with each other in a safe, secure and academically driven environment.” (UCISA, 2012). Rather than develop a basic gateway for students to access the institution’s services, the University decided to build a personalized, interactive, social platform allowing students to combine social learning with academic study. The staff was established to explore options for collaborative working. There were three different approaches that were being considered: an in house developed bespoke solution; an off the shelf on premise solution and a solution hosted entirely in the Cloud. The in-house bespoke solution was ruled out because of the high development, support and infrastructure costs. It would also take too long to implement as the University had set a go live target date of the last week of August 2012, to coincide with the start of enrolment. The off the shelf solution hosted was ruled about because of the high infrastructure, support and maintenance costs. Most of the off the shelf solutions also lacked the modern messaging and collaboration tools that were essential for the success of the project. Therefore it was decided to opt for a free solution hosted entirely in the Cloud. Given our existing investment and skills in using Microsoft technology it made sense to select Microsoft’s Office 365 product suite. A...
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...Title: The Fall of IBM Date: September 20, 2013 I. Executive Summary The purpose of this case study analysis is to analyze the situation of IBM in the 1990s, to come up with possible mutually exclusive alternatives for IBM’s management and ultimately, to recommend a possible strategy to regain back IBM’s throne in the industry. The problem of the case study is all about the survival of IBM in a much more competitive market ever encountered by the company. And also, overcoming new challenges brought about IBM’s new management and the dynamic technological environment. The methods of analysis used for this case study are the Porter’s Five Forces Model and the ANSOFF matrix analysis. Brief explanations were provided in each of the methods used for analysis. After analyzing the case study, the following three mutually exclusive alternative course of action were developed: 1. Decentralize Management; 2. Invest heavily on research and development and; 3. Partner with suppliers From the alternatives, I recommend that IBM should partner with its suppliers. Collaboration with suppliers will increase business flexibility and executive level business decision support. This will surely bring the most benefit for the company among the other alternatives course of action. The suppliers play a great role in the industry and having strong connections with them can help the company survive and even excel in the industry. Outline and Implementation: ...
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...GOOD PRACTICE CASE STUDIES IN UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS COOPERATION PART OF THE DG EDUCATION AND CULTURE STUDY ON THE COOPERATION BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Education and Culture Directorate C: Lifelong learning: higher education and international affairs European Institute of Innovation and Technology; economic partnership Public open tender EAC/37/2009: CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Scope of report Introduction to UBC Elements in the UBC Ecosystem 5 5 5 5 AIMS & METHODOLOGY Introduction Objective Process for selection Basis for selection Countries considered in the selection of the cases Case study partners 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 CASE STUDIES Case study key insights Classification of countries Nature of case study Case study quick-find 10 10 12 12 13 NORTHERN Europe Case 1: SEA, Denmark Case 2: ETM, Estonia Case 3: Demola, Finland Case 4: REAP, Ireland Case 5: Mobility at UL, Latvia Case 6: CSE, Sweden Case 7: SMIL, Sweden Case 8: SPEED, UK Case 9: IDI/Digital City, UK Case 10: Acua Limited, UK 18 19 25 30 35 41 46 52 57 63 70 76 80 84 90 96 EASTERN EUROPE Case 11: GIS, Bulgaria Case 12: TTO Pécs, Hungary Case 13: The Science and Economy Project, Poland Case 14: WCTT, Poland Case 15: Q-PlanNet, Romania 75 1 © Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre CONTENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE Case 16: MUHC, Malta Case 17: PNICube, Italy...
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...even if you do not have the formal authority to tell someone what to do? This course attempts to add to your understanding of life in complex organizations by covering topics including, leveraging culture to reach strategic objectives, motivating and rewarding desired behavior, designing organizations to fit with strategic objectives, selecting the appropriate leadership style to motivate others to perform, and using power and influence effectively. My approach will be managerial, focusing on the processes necessary to organize, motivate, and lead people engaged in collective activities. The emphasis will be on the development of concepts and strategies that may help you to be an effective manager. To accomplish these ends, readings, cases, and videos will be used to introduce you to frameworks from the social sciences that are useful for understanding organizational...
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...BCO1102 Information Systems for Business 2014 Semester 1 Prepared by Paul Darbyshire Prepared by Paul Darbyshire Welcome Welcome to BCO1102 Information Systems for Business for Semester 1, 2014. For the vast majority of you it will be a compulsory unit of study as it is part of the Business Core in all undergraduate Bachelor of Business degrees. The major focus of this unit is on how computer- based information systems can support decision making in organizations and businesses. Those decisions often need to be made by professionals who come from discipline areas you are studying such as accounting, management, information systems or marketing. One of the most important elements of an information system is people, so all of us need to know what role we can play and what role information and communication technologies (ICT) can play in supporting decisions. This unit will look at the theoretical side of information systems as well as personal productivity tools such as spread sheets and databases. In addition we will look at global trends in information systems and in particular the emerging use of Cloud Computing and Social Networking, which is sometimes called Web 2.0. The unit of study requires the textbook Introduction to Information Systems by Rainer, Prince and Cegielski 5th Edition. The textbook is used for the theory and some of the practical work in tutorials. All reading for this subject during the semester is assigned from this textbook. Feedback from previous...
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...BITS/CM/HHSM ZC471 Management Information Systems Syllabus: Post Mid-Sem Portion EC-1 Assignment – Part 2: Case Study: FedEx & IT (Max Marks: 7) Last Date: 28/10/13 Important Note: 1. Assignment is individual. NOT a group assignment. 2. Copying cases will be awarded zero marks 3. Adhere to words limit set by instructor. 4. Do not wait for the last day to upload your document when the traffic would be peak resulting in problems in uploading and delay. 5. Late submission of assignments will attract zero marks. Case background in brief FedEx Corporation, known worldwide, provides customers (individuals and businesses) with a portfolio of transportation & logistics, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of over $44 billion, the company offers solutions through operating companies competing together and managed collaboratively, under the FedEx brand. FedEx is consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers. Its workforce consists of more than 300,000 members worldwide. The average daily volume is more than 10 million shipments for express, ground, freight, and expedited delivery services. Service area covers more than 220 countries and territories, including every address in the US. Its web site attracts over 32 million unique visitors monthly; more than 6.5 million package tracking requests daily and...
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...Case Study Method The case method of teaching is widely used in business and science education today. By definition, a case is a written account of an actual condition that has occurred. This account is used as a real life example of a situation that can be analyzed by the students to teach concepts related to course study. Most often teaching with the case method requires facilitation and discussion of the account by the students (Foran, 2002). The aim is to analyze and apply the various course concepts as they pertain to the events in the case study. Some of the tools used by the teacher in the case method may be debate, or collaboration by placing students in groups. William Perry is a psychologist professor at Harvard and has commented on what is known as the Perry model for student learning. During early education students learn in what is called the dualist mode, where educators are the authority figures that students model and accept as 100% accurate in everything they say (Herreid, 2004). These authority figures lecture them on what is right and wrong and the students do not question this authority. The answers given by the teachers are the only correct ones and so the student learns to memorize these answers. During tests these answers are the only ones accepted as correct. Perry notes that this lecture mode only emphasizes the dualist mode where students are not allowed to think for themselves. He also makes the point that this is not how science works (Herreid...
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...Thank you for your remarks, I would like to point out that the case study at hand has 9000 employees so it does fall under what you may call a large institution, that has the need beyond an entry level system of EHR that would help contain the capital ( unnecessary) expenses, at the same time you have mention that this hospital has practitioners on the board, that I believe will make the decision to make the switch more difficult than easy ( contrary to what you have suggested) simply because the total reinvention of the work flow that ultimately is the physicians that have to retrain and readapt to a new way of prescribing next stage of care. As far as a small hospital goes they are not totally out in the wind, they have options of integrating a system such as E-prescribing that at the very least will address the highest percentage of unnecessary expenses vis a vie ADEs ( according to the Saving lives Study), other option is that they can prove to the HITECH Act that they were able to implement a technology system in their small practice and apply for the thousands of dollars of relieve, another option will comprise of collaboration between other small hospital to share the burden of initial/maintenance cost and unify the practices in the virtual world, another option will consist of waiting for the down slope curve of any technology day view such that as the technology becomes more readily available it costs less, for example you can look around your house ( LCD TV, tablets...
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...BEMM059 – International HRM (Term 1, 2015/2016) QUESTIONS: INDIVIDUAL ESSAY Submission deadline: Friday 11 December, 12noon (via Turnitin only – see link on ELE). Please see the Module Handbook (on ELE) for details. Case study is entitled: “The Wuhan Erie Polymers joint venture”. The maximum length of the essay is 3,000 words (+/- 10%) – excluding any cover page, appendices (should be kept to a minimum), and the reference list. I recommend you to engage with minimum 25 appropriate academic sources in your essay. It is also imperative that you draw extensively upon research findings, theories, and concepts from appropriate subject-areas in the academic literature in order to support your answers, arguments and analysis. Making comparisons with other firms/industries, using practical examples, in addition to assessing the case study beyond the year it was published would also attract more marks. The minimum mark for passing the essay is 50% (School policy for PG modules). See the list uploaded on ELE regarding the criteria that you will be assessed on. The essay counts for 75% of the mark towards your overall Module mark. You must answer all 3 questions below, and the weighting of each question has been indicated (which serves as a recommendation for allocation of words). Some questions have sub-questions. You also need to include a brief introduction and conclusion. (10/75 marks) 1. If you were advising the organisation on who should be chosen to succeed Wong – what would your...
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...depicts a perspective of a child that is in the second grade that is of a Latino back ground and the challenges that his family faces with overall communication and motivation. Family support as well as teacher / parent communication are the bases of the case study, being that with this paper those are the two factors that should be focused on, the paper will sugest way of improvement. .A child that has minimal support and overall negative emotions towards family members can face stugglles in development. In the case of Tomasito he is developeing into more of a self reliance when it comes to out side and inside a scholld setting. Tomisitos mother and brother in the case seem to be the leading charaters in tomisitos development. The mother Ria seems to be the main henderance in Tomasitos development as she states that she is “not much good at helping” (Weiss, Kreider, Lopez, & Chatman, 2005, p.17). Statements such as this not only define the mentality of the support areond the child but the language barrier that the child has to deal with being that Tomasito speaks fluent English and the mother has no motivation to learn the second language to help keep all lines of communication open with her child and teachers. However in this case the teacher Linda is not as helpful as Tomasito may need due to her and her lack of participation in asking questions to help improvement but she takes the route of making assumptions of how tomasiots home life is structured. Linda the teacher seems...
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