...Creative Thinker Case Study Case Study Creative Thinker Creative thinkers are vital to an elite pallet of business initiatives that change the scope of how commerce is thought of and engaged globally. The creative process of thinking involves looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective that suggests unorthodox solutions (Business Dictionary, 2012). The purpose of creativity is to add value to a business, organization, or society for a thriving outcome. For this case study, Jack Dorsey is considered a subsequent innovative and creative up and coming leader behind the greatest American innovator of our time, Mr. Steve Jobs. Jack Dorsey was named in 2008 by Technology Review as one of the top innovators in the world under the age of 35 and considered a source of wonderment in the business world (Technology Review, 2008). Widely known for his conception of Twitter and invention of the Square, Dorsey is recognized as changing communication in social, business, and financial arenas. Twitter was created primarily to network online, build traffic to a company’s websites, promote brand forms from a personal or business aspect, and communicate in real-time (Tech Tips Salon, 2012). The concept of Twitter started off as an extension of social media and this marketing tool has evolved into a powerful business model. Mr. Dorsey creatively responded to the need to bring a tangible way for society to have access and communicate with entertainers, top level management...
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...CASE STUDY ANALYIS: PREMIUMSOFT BY: SWATI SHARMA MBI 620 Date: March 15, 2015 SUMMARY This Case Study analysis is aimed at understanding, analyzing and evaluating the challenges that PremiumSoft is facing: there are two major challenges: Recruiting and retaining talented Individuals and maintaining the current work culture environment with growing staff PremiumSoft is a company that provides Software solutions. Lin and Roy Choi primarily founded it as a Web design company in year 1999. However this web design company provided the seed money to grow it into a software development company. PremiumSoft’s main software solutions are “Navicat” and “ Navicoder”. Navicat was launched in 2001 as a database tool that manages and administers multiple databases across different operating systems like Linux, Windows, Mac OSX using a graphical user interface. (GUI). Whereas Navicoder was launched in 2009 as source code editor, compatible for windows. PremiumSoft is small scale organization comprising of 24 staff members. Its organizational structure is provided in appendix {1}. PremiumSoft work culture is based on trust and sense of belonging among employees, imparting a mix of “ Authoritative”, “Affiliative “ and teaching style of management and employee interaction, which results in high innovation and productivity in the organization. However with the expansion in staff this work culture may impose restrictions on company’s overall growth and productivity hence a stricter...
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...Case: Creative Jobs at W. L. Gore Professor Doyle Young Regarding the case of ‘Creative Jobs at W. L. Gore’, husband and wife Bill and Vieve Gore founded W. L. Gore & Associates; the basic principle for work at Gore is teamwork, there are no managers, there are just teams of employees assigned to work on opportunities. Once hired the employee is given a “sponsor”, the sponsor is someone who is committed to the sponsored employee success and provides the employee with learning opportunities, getting him or her involved in a particular project or helps the employee build relationships with others in the company. After getting adjusted a new employee is expected to balance autonomy in how they work with the responsibility for meeting team goals. (McGraw-Hill Companies, (2011), Fundamentals of HRM Fourth Edition, New York, NY, pages 119-120) Gore creates an environment in which each employee owns his or her own destiny and makes an individual commitment to the success of the company. It's an exciting and stimulating atmosphere because employees have the freedom to work in businesses or on projects that they are extremely passionate about. That passion pays off in business results. (All Answers Ltd., (2003-2016), Study of W. L. Gore, England and Wales, http://www.ukessays.co.uk/essays/management/study-of-wl-gore.php) Some strengthens you acquire working around teams would be that since you were hired based off your talents, skills and knowledge and not to fill a specific...
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...Case Study Analysis Carla Buckner Dr. Tom Steinhagen BUS 600 January 30 2012 In the case of Case 10-1 Oak Brook Medical Systems, Inc., a successful Hospital Supply Division is experiencing a shift in demographics due to frustration among management and lack of effective communication skills while engaging with employees. Effective communication skills can increase productivity among employees and create a healthy work environment. Ms. Harris is a successful manager of a relatively new division bringing in $40 million business deals. Ms. Harris has been an excellent asset to the company; she is hard working and is looking to move up. Although Ms. Harris has made great achievements in her life, she has poor communication skills with her employees. Her employees have stated that she is curt, sometimes defensive and overwhelming with facts. This makes Ms. Harris unapproachable and hard to work for. Employees feel that they are being talked down to. Ms. Harris is frustrated with senior management’s lack of attention to her successful division. Ms. Harris has many assumptions about management and their reasoning for overlooking her division. Ms. Harris feels she is being discriminated against racially and by gender. Furthermore, Ms. Harris does not know that her employees find her difficult to work with. Most importantly, upper manager is focused on numbers rather than creating a productive and open work environment. Ms. Harris and upper management...
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... |Group |Room |Ext. |e-mail | |DR. DHIAA SHAMKI |C & F |3.07 |3740 |dhiaashamki@uum.edu.my | 1.0 SYNOPSIS This course is an advanced level course focusing on financial accounting theory; and as such, it differs from other accounting courses learnt previously. It is designed to further enhance students’ understanding of the concepts and issues in accounting theory and practices. This course involves the study of the practical and theoretical issues involved in the development, implementation and changes in accounting theories and regulatory framework. As this course will be seminal-like, this course will provide students with some generic skills required in the accounting profession such as team working, interaction, leadership, follower-ship, critical and creative thinking skills, decision making skills, analytical skills, communication skills as well as professional demeanor. 2.0 OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, students are expected: 2.1 to understand the principles, concepts and issues in accounting theory, financial accounting theory and reporting practices, 2.2 to critically evaluate the development in theoretical and regulatory framework of accounting reporting practices, 2.3 to appreciate the importance of research in understanding accounting practices in relation to...
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...Week 2 Individual Assignment Organizational Impact Paper OI 361 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Benefits and Drivers Proposal OI 361 Week 3 Individual Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment – Strategy, Process, Product, and Services Paper OI 361 Week 4 Individual Assignment Case Study Creative Thinkers Outline Paper and Presentation OI 361 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 5 Individual Assignment – Organizational Transformation Q&A OI 361 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment – Innovation Process Paper and Presentation OI 361 Entire Course Purchase here http://homeworkonestop.com/OI%20361/oi-361-entire-course Product Description OI 361 Weeks 1-5 All DQ’s OI 361 Week 1 Individual Assignment Definitions Paper OI 361 Week 2 Individual Assignment Organizational Impact Paper OI 361 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Benefits and Drivers Proposal OI 361 Week 3 Individual Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment – Strategy, Process, Product, and Services Paper OI 361 Week 4 Individual Assignment Case Study Creative Thinkers Outline Paper and Presentation OI 361 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 5 Individual Assignment – Organizational Transformation Q&A OI 361 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment – Innovation Process Paper and Presentation OI 361 Entire Course Purchase here http://homeworkonestop...
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...a Business Case Study A business case study confronts students with a real-life dilemma and engages all their abilities to solve its challenges. In presenting a specific business or policy situation—one that does not have an obvious solution—the case provides information for classroom discussion and other study. A good case study stimulates an educated conversation and the building of business knowledge. The best case studies are learning-centered, not instructor-centered. Details describing the differences between the two can be found in Exhibit 1. A student reading the case should be provided with the information needed to make good decisions about the case, or the ability to find the information if that is a learning objective. Information critical to solving the case should never be contained exclusively in the case’s teaching note, because doing so puts the instructor in the center of the learning, and leads to frustrated students. Cases should satisfy professors and students as well as the businesses, organizations, and people featured in the cases. Although these interests might appear in conflict, a case that is written with fairness and intelligence will ultimately receive the respect of all parties. The best cases have several structural characteristics in common including a protagonist, specific time frame, and use of past tense. An author who becomes experienced in case writing may deviate from this pattern, but doing so may result in an inferior case. The structure...
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...1.2 Case Study: Whither an MBA at Strutledge By: Ashley Tinkham 1.2 Case Study: Whither an MBA at Strutledge Tinkham, 1 President of Strutledge, After reviewing the Board of Regents’ plan and reasons behind the desire to implement an MBA program at Strutledge I have determined there to be a lack of information to make a decision at this time. The information to make a supportive decision on whether to implement an MBA program is not sufficient enough and increases the risks of failure of the program. Failure or an unsuccessful implementation of an MBA program at Strutledge can be catastrophic to the reputation of the school. Thus making the situation of rising costs and decreasing enrollment worse. The Board of Regents could be on the right track of implementing a MBA program to attract more students but this can only be determined through data. The question that truly needs to be answered is if the area needs or desires a MBA program and only if the answer is yes to that question should the idea of implementing an MBA program be explored as an option. My suggestion is that the Board of Regents organize their thoughts around why they think an MBA program would be beneficial to Strutledge. From what I can gather an MBA program would help to attract students who have already graduated from their undergraduate studies and are looking for more, but how else would it benefit Strutledge? When considering implementing...
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...Organisational Behaviour Assignment Case Study Analysis: Charlotte Beers 1 Assessment Form |Section One To be completed by the student |Please tick as appropriate | | | | |Name (s) Patrick Stelzer | | | |MBA FT |□ MIB |□ Undergraduate |□ | | |...............................................| | | | | | | | | |............... | | | | | | | | | |12 Parsons Green Lane | | | |MBA PT |x□ MSc |□ Diploma |□ Certificate |□ | |...............................................| | | | | | | | | |................ | | | | | | | | | |London, SW6 4HS | | | | |Specialization................| | | ...
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...Case Study - The Forgotten Group Member Helen M. Gales GM591 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior Keller Graduate School of Management Professor Leo Shelton July 23, 2012 Case Study - The Forgotten Group Member Part 1: Group Development In looking over the details given for the case, the group appears to still be in the Storming stage. While some of the team has come together and are providing their assigned portions of the class project, they still are not a cohesive, and functioning team; due to one of their team members being preoccupied with outside demands and not really coming together with the rest of the team. By having a better understanding of the stages of group development, Christine would have had a better idea of how to lead the group through the different stages and help them to move forward towards a successful completion of the assignment. The text indicates that for a team to be successful it needs to go through all of the stages, forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning; making progress as each stage is completed. Part II: Problem Identification From the little amount of information that the case gives concerning the initial meetings of the group, the primary problem is that Mike is seen as the "clown" and not taken seriously when suggestions are made. From what the text indicates about the different stages, this indicates a "clique" was formed between the other team members, and a general lack of concern was given to Mike and...
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...PMGT 702- Project Leadership: Skills for Project Managers In Class Case Studies A. Case Study: Fortis Inc. and the Chalillo Dam B. In Class discussion and written team brief September 19, 2012 C. Learning Objectives The objectives of this case as it relates to the Project Leadership Course are threefold: 1. To identify the stakeholders influenced by the corporation and those that influenced the corporation. 2. Determine the influence of each stakeholder (High, Medium, Low) 3. Based on the analysis, develop a strategy for managing the ENGO stakeholder relationship. D. Individual student preparation 1. Obtain a copy of the case study (see instructions below). 2. Prepare at home: Study the case from the point of view of the Learning Objectives (above) and come prepare to discuss the learning objectives E. In Class Written Team Brief You would be placed in teams during the class. A written team brief is required to be completed in class based on the following question: Identify the stakeholders that could influence Fortis or be affected by Fortis in relation to the Chalillo dam business opportunity. How much influence do they have? (Rating scale: H, M, L or a combination of the three) F. Confidential Peer Review Evaluation Due date: September 26, 2012 Each team member MUST complete a confidential evaluation for each of your team members using the template at the end of this document. You MUST hand in...
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...Case study for NutroBalance. Purpose The purpose of this case study is to get you used to incorporating Microsoft Project charts and reports into your project’s progress reports. By now you should be able to work through the mechanics of loading tasks, predecessors, resources, and costs into MS Project. But the real challenge facing project managers is how to interpret the data in MS Project and how to make it “useful” for you and your stakeholders. In this case study you will be given a scenario and asked to load the project information into Microsoft Project. However, the purpose of this case study is bigger than just properly loading the Microsoft Project file. This case study requires you to interpret the MS Project results and incorporate the issues and results in your communication with key stakeholders. Your output of this case study explores the “softer” side of project management, including how to communicate your results to your key stakeholders in a clear and concise manner. The point of the case study is to show you that projects experience change over time, which forces you, the project manager, to modify and adapt your project. This case study is broken into three sections, Sections 1, 2, and 3. In each section you will be given some information on your project and then asked to “respond” to some of your stakeholders. Even though there are three sections in the case study, you will only submit ONE document, due Week 6. This document will include your answers...
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...the technology infrastructure of UPS ranging from the data centers to the PCs currently in operation. The study also more closely analyzes the software and database structure of UPS along with an analysis of the company’s E-commerce activities. It includes an interview with Tom Creech, the North Florida District E-commerce manager at UPS. Finally, research was conducted to evaluate the emerging technologies that UPS is implementing and employing to support the business strategy and maintain its competitive edge. INTRODUCTION A case study is a "published report about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time." If the case study is about a group, it describes the behavior of the group as a whole, not behavior of each individual in the group. Case studies can be produced by following a formal research method. In doing case study research, the "case" being studied may be an individual, organization, event, or action, existing in a specific time and place. Case studies are analyses of persons, events, decisions, periods, projects, policies, institutions, or other systems that are studied holistically by one or more method. The case that is the subject of the inquiry will be an instance of a class of phenomena that provides an analytical frame — an object — within which the study is conducted and which the case illuminates and explicates. So, this case study analysis focuses on the Information Technology that is used by the United Parcel Service (UPS). Information...
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...In a case study of office politics, Thomas Green of Dynamic Displays finds himself engrossed in drama as he struggles to meet the expectations of a boss whose power was superseded in his hiring. Green’s boss Frank Davis would have normally hired for Green’s position; Davis’ boss McDonald had hired Green instead. Although the case study advises the reader that McDonald warned Green that he would be in a “sticky situation” her intentions in putting him in the situation are ambiguous leaving the reader to make their own assumptions (Sasser & Beckham, 2008, p. 3). At best the reader can assume that McDonald’s agenda was to advance the company objectives and she felt that Green was the best new hire for the team although she must have known that he was not a team player. This hiring situation puts Green in an awkward position with Davis and off on a bad foot from the get go. Davis’s expectations were not only very different from what Green anticipated would be expected of him but it also seemed that Davis may have expected Green to perform better than what would have normally been expected considering the hiring circumstances. In addition to this subliminal expectation on the part of Davis, he also seemed to have a very different work style than Green. While Green wanted the freedom to be creative and go where he deemed best on any given day, Davis wanted Green to report frequently and post to his Outlook calendar whenever he changed his schedule (Sasser & Beckham, 2008...
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...Recommendations. Davis could have offered Green a reward system. Such as In a case study of office politics, Thomas Green of Dynamic Displays finds himself engrossed in drama as he struggles to meet the expectations of a boss whose power was superseded in his hiring. Green’s boss Frank Davis would have normally hired for Green’s position; Davis’ boss McDonald had hired Green instead. Although the case study advises the reader that McDonald warned Green that he would be in a “sticky situation” her intentions in putting him in the situation are ambiguous leaving the reader to make their own assumptions (Sasser & Beckham, 2008, p. 3). At best the reader can assume that McDonald’s agenda was to advance the company objectives and she felt that Green was the best new hire for the team although she must have known that he was not a team player. This hiring situation puts Green in an awkward position with Davis and off on a bad foot from the get go. Davis’s expectations were not only very different from what Green anticipated would be expected of him but it also seemed that Davis may have expected Green to perform better than what would have normally been expected considering the hiring circumstances. In addition to this subliminal expectation on the part of Davis, he also seemed to have a very different work style than Green. While Green wanted the freedom to be creative and go where he deemed best on any given day, Davis wanted Green to report frequently and post to his...
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