...Decisions Making Analysis Discussion Summary Maceline Michaud MGT230 July 6, 2015 Kathleen Dominick Decisions Making Analysis Discussion Summary To make a decision, you must face the reality of the current situation. Anne Mulcahy had to do so for Xerox when she step in as a CEO. Xerox was facing a possible bankruptcy and Mulcahy dove in to help the company rebuild again. Mulcahy had a vision and it was to keep the corporate culture intact. It was not an easy task as decisions had to be made. Clearly the CEO used the different stages of decision making to help Xerox to rebuild again without having to file bankruptcy. The stages of decision making are identifying and diagnosing the problem, generating alternative solutions, evaluating alternatives, making the choice, implementing the decision and evaluating the decision. Anne Mulcahy identified and diagnosed the problem of Xerox, which was expenses were too high, the profit margins were simply too low to return to profitability and the company had a debt of $18 billion. Bankruptcy was never a solution for the company and Mulcahy stated George (2008), “Bankruptcy is never a win” (para. 4). Generating and evaluating alternative solutions for Xerox was the key to rebuilding. Anne Mulcahy confronted the infrastructure by selling off pieces of Fuji Xerox, the company’s crown jewel and farmed out manufacturing to Flextronics. She also eliminate 28,000 jobs and billions in expenses which were...
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...Decision Making Analysis Discussion Summary MGT/230 November 2, 2015 Anne Mulcahy, former president, current CEO of Xerox, started out earning a degree in English from Marymount College in New York. Anne originally wanted to be an editor like her father. However, her older brother, who worked at Xerox, convinced her to join there instead. After years of dedicated work, she looked at her company like it was a family. Needless to say, this caused her to make some hard choices over the years. When it looked as if the company was going under. When the company was knocking on bankruptcy's door, then things got worse when the SEC began investigating accounting practices, which caused Xerox a fine of Ten million dollars. Action had to be taken and Anne stepped up to do so. She cut one billion dollars by cutting jobs and selling off divisions, and ending certain projects. This obviously was a hard decision to make. This company was a family to her, it was important to save it. Save the jobs of the entire company, but cutting only a portion. This includes the even shutting down the Deskjet printer division she started. With hard work, progressive thinking and decision-making, Anne was able to save the company through a risky gamble. She saw this company needed to change, she knew the best way was for a complete transformation. She sorted out the printers and functions nobody wanted, she started putting money into new technology, like color digital printing and consulting services...
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...Guide to Case Analysis A case presents a situation involving a managerial problem or issue that requires a decision. Typically, cases describe a variety of conditions and circumstances facing an organization at a particular time. This description often includes information regarding the organization's goals and objectives, its financial condition, the attitudes and beliefs of managers and employees, market conditions, competitors' activities, and various environmental forces that may affect the organization's present or proposed marketing strategy. Your responsibility is to carefully sift through the information provided in order to identify the opportunity, problem, or decision facing the organization; to carefully identify and evaluate alternative courses of action; and to propose a solution or decision based on your analysis. This guide provides an overview of the case method. It begins with a discussion of the role that cases play in the teaching/learning process. This is followed by a series of guidelines for case analysis. After carefully reading this material, you should be prepared to tackle your first case analysis. Even if you have had previous experience with cases, this guide will provide a useful review. Why Cases? • The case method differs substantially from other teaching/learning approaches such as lectures and discussion. Lecture- and discussion-oriented classes provide students with information about concepts, practices, and theories. In contrast...
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...This material must be used in its entirety. © Supply Chain Management Association Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Program Module Three Logistics and Transportation Information and Overview .................................................................................................... IO – 1 General Information ........................................................................................................ IO – 2 Module Overview ........................................................................................................... IO – 4 Module Readings ............................................................................................................ IO – 7 Session and Reading Summary ....................................................................................... IO – 9 Candidate Evaluation .................................................................................................... IO – 12 Module Evaluation ........................................................................................................ IO – 25 Session One – Logistics...
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...materials that represent a variety of industries and employ a variety of media, the primary goal is to help provide you with concepts and tools that will be broadly applicable. More specifically, the course has two primary objectives: To develop your marketing decision-making skills. You should leave the course with a well-developed ability to: - analyze the marketing and business environment in which an organization is operating and identify the primary marketing problems facing the firm, - prioritize these problems and select the key issue to be addressed, - develop compelling and creative strategies for solving these problems, and - make tactical decisions that will achieve the strategy that you have selected and, thereby, solve the problems you have identified. To provide you with a set of concepts and tools that can support your decision-making. Fundamental concepts of marketing (such as marketing disciplines, segmentation, targeting, and positioning, customer satisfaction, perceived value, etc.) will be presented to assist you in both identifying problems and developing strategies. In addition, tools that are useful in making a number of specific decisions (e.g., laddering to achieve a stronger positioning in consumers’ minds) will be presented. As we pursue these objectives, you will become acquainted with a range of institutional marketing knowledge, practice, and...
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...Information Systems 124 Analyzing Business Processes for an Enterprise System 165 Part Two Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Part Two Project Information Technology Infrastructure 167 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies 168 Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management 222 Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology 260 Securing Information Systems 312 Creating a New Internet Business 351 Part Three Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Part Three Project Key System Applications for the Digital Age 353 Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications 354 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods 388 Managing Knowledge 428 Enhancing Decision Making 470 Designing an Enterprise Information Portal 508 Part Four Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Part Four Project Building and Managing Systems 509 Building Systems 510 Project Management: Establishing the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change 552 Managing Global Systems 592 Redesigning Business Processes for Healthlite Yogurt Company 629 International Case Study 631 Your Digital Portfolio 645 References R 1 Glossary G 1 Photo and Screen Shot Credits P 1 Indexes 11 iv Complete Contents Part One Chapter 1 Organizations, Management, and the Networked...
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...Decision-Making Analysis Discussion Summary Keyana Byrd February 22, 2016 MGT/230 Margaret Terassi Decision-Making Analysis Discussion Summary For this assignment, our team was to get together and reflect on the findings from the video: Xerox CEO. After reviewing the videos, we discussed several striking moves that Xerox made under the leadership of CEO Anne Mulcahy. We talked about the hardships that the company went through and the decisions that were made to fix the problems that existed within the enterprise. We talked about the drive and determination that you would need to be a CEO, especially in tight situations. We also discussed how some CEO's are brought into the company with existing problems which puts them into a situation that shows their true leadership skills. When Anne Mulcahy became the CEO of Xerox, she was brought into a world of conflict and strife. Inheriting a disastrous mess and the company drowning in debt Xerox was tottering on the brink of bankruptcy in Chapter 11. The corporation had over $17 billion in debt and had accounted losses in all of the previous six years. A radical reorganization of the sales force of companyShead not gone as per to plan. Customers were sad, and the financial system had started to weaken. Above all of that, Xerox established itself in the center of an extended inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission of accounting indecency in its unit of Mexico. The conflict was definitely one of the characteristics...
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...Supply Chain ....3 1.1 Why Information Systems? ....4 Why Information Systems Matter 4 • How Much Does IT Matter? 6 • Why IT Now? Digital Convergence and the Changing Business Environment ....7 1.2 Perspectives on Information Systems ....13 What Is an Information System? ....13 Windows on Organizations: Cemex: A Digital Firm in the Making ....14 Window on Technology: UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology ....17 It Isn't Just Technology: A Business Perspective on Information Systems 18 • Dimensions of Information Systems ....20 1.3 Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems ....25 Technical Approach 26 • Behavioral Approach 26 • Approach of This Text: Sociotechnical Systems ....27 1.4 Learning to Use Information Systems: New Opportunities with Technology ....27 The Challenge of Information Systems: Key Management Issues 28 • Integrating Text with Technology: New Opportunities for Learning ....30 Make IT Your Business ....31 Summary, 31 • Key Terms, 32 • Review Questions, 32 • Discussion Questions, 33 • Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Adding Value to Information for Management Decision Making, 33 • Dirt Bikes USA: Preparing a Management Overview of the Company, 33 • Electronic Commerce Project: Analyzing Shipping Costs, 34 • Group Project: Analyzing a Business System, 34 • Case Study: Dollar General: Heavy on Organization, Light on Systems, ....35 Chapter 2. Information Systems in the Enterprise ....38 Opening Case: Fast Fashion...
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...SALLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MBA 901 Competing in a Global Market I: Analysis of the Business Environment Integrative Capstone SYLLABUS Fall 2012 Instructor: Bette J. Walters, JD, LLM (Taxation) Office Hours: By appointment Office Phone: 215.540.0234 Cell Phone: 215.704.2335 E-mail: walters@lasalle.edu or bettewalters@comcast.net Textbook and Materials: Steiner and Steiner, Business, Government and Society: A Managerial Perspective, McGraw Hill, 13th Ed. (2012), ISBN 978-0-07-811267-6. In addition, readings from other works will be assigned and posted on Blackboard. From time to time, optional reading materials will also be posted. Course Description and Objectives: This course is completed as a cohort group with MBA 902 Competing in a Global Market II: Analysis and Implementation of Strategy and is taken with the approval of the program Director. A key objective is to provide students with insights into the influences and interactions that society, law, government, and personal values have on the daily and long-term decisions of management. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we will closely examine the legal and ethical environment of business using a wide variety of materials ranging from the textbook to news reports. In this respect, we will attempt to construct a framework wherein socially responsible business decisions can be made, integrating your current knowledge and experience with content in business strategy...
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...Perspective for Management 10 Evidence-Based Management 12 Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies Reasons for the Emergence of Diversity 35 Developing the Multicultural Organization 38 Individual Approaches to Managing Diversity 39 Organizational Approaches to Managing Diversity 41 Ethics and Ethical Behavior in Organizations 46 47 The Impact of Ethics on "Bottom-Line " Outcomes 13 The Illumination Studies: A Serendipitous Discovery 13 Subsequent Phases of the Hawthorne Studies 14 Implications of the Hawthorne Studies 15 Research Methodology to Determine Valid Evidence 16 The Overall Scientific Perspective 16 Starting with Theory 17 The Use of Research Designs 18 The Validity of Studies 19 Summary 49 Ending with Meta-Analytic Research Findings 50 Questions for Discussion and Review 52 Internet Exercise: Ethical Issues in the Workplace 52 Organizational Behavior Case: How Far-Reaching Are Globalization and Technology? 52 Organizational Behavior Case: I Want...
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...Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DISCUSSION SUMMARY Corporate Strategy Analysis Summary Team C MGT/230 June 29, 2015 Jack Geer 1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DISCUSSION SUMMARY 2 Organizational Structure Summary Introduction As a corporation, it is important that an organizational structure is put in place to achieve maximum efficiency. There are three main types of organizational structure: functional, divisional, and matrix. As with everything, there are advantages and disadvantages of each structure. Organizational Structures Functional Organization: In a functional organization, jobs are specialized and grouped according to business functions and the skills they require. Functional structures are best with smaller simple environments. They tend to have two layers, the first being the CEO and the second being production, marketing, human resources, research and development, finance, accounting, and so forth. Other forms tend to be more flexible and responsive than the functional form. The largest advantage of having a functional form is the cost. Seeing that as the organization has many different employees in one level, it is easy to spend less money on equipment as well has have a higher production rate. Other great advantages of a functional structure are; the employee performance which is better maintained and communication is precise and clearly elaborate...
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...Management 10 Evidence-Based Management 12 Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies Reasons for the Emergence of Diversity 35 Developing the Multicultural Organization 38 Individual Approaches to Managing Diversity 39 Organizational Approaches to Managing Diversity 41 Ethics and Ethical Behavior in Organizations 46 47 The Impact of Ethics on "Bottom-Line " Outcomes 13 The Illumination Studies: A Serendipitous Discovery 13 Subsequent Phases of the Hawthorne Studies 14 Implications of the Hawthorne Studies 15 Research Methodology to Determine Valid Evidence 16 The Overall Scientific Perspective 16 Starting with Theory 17 The Use of Research Designs 18 The Validity of Studies 19 Summary 49 Ending with Meta-Analytic Research Findings 50 Questions for Discussion and Review 52 Internet Exercise: Ethical Issues in the Workplace 52 Organizational Behavior Case: How Far-Reaching Are Globalization and Technology?...
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...to maintain reader interest Activate active voice Polish with parallelism Write grammatically Punctuate properly Send focused e-mail Format technical reports Write clear processes and procedures Top of ClearTop of ClearTop |Effective Report Writing | Report writing is one of the most critical stages of many endeavours in the business world as well as the academic world. All the efforts that one has undertaken are finally translated into a report. It is going to be the face of the project and people are going to judge the project based on the reports given to them. Reports also form a very important tool for decision making. The report could be anything ranging from a one-day project to a Ph.D. thesis which is researched for years. The final report could make or break the entire project. Hence it is very important to write a good report. A "good report" is a very subjective term. What do we define as ‘good"? A good report should be one, which effectively conveys what the writer wants to say or what the outcome of...
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...Our Advantages & Disadvantages |Internal Advantages | |Advertising - Social network, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Website, Radio stations, Global events, Television ads, Email, memberships,| |word of mouth, YouTube, Google, tumbler | |Promotions - Loyalty cards, reward systems, | |Staff - Availabilities, customer service, RSA, flexible hours, training, work ethics, problem solving, team working, honesty, | |integrity, professionalism, create brand excitement through innovation | |Attractions – Live music program, food and drinks, atmosphere, personalized booths, entertainment, celebrities, merchandise, late night| |business | |Food & Beverages - Lunch, Dinner, Starters, mains, desserts, bar packages | |Entertainment - Weekly and monthly entertainment included local and international artists | |Merchandise - Selling products in store collectables, clothes, accessories, online...
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...Leadership Theory Analysis Discussion Summary Jasmine Milton January 24, 2016 MGT/230 David Mallory Leadership Theory Analysis Discussion Summary For a manager to approach a problem and find a solution, Vroom’s leadership involves a few different ways. A manager do not have to consult with anyone before making a decision, they can utilize given authority to come about a decision. The manager can consult subordinates for information or use the information they already have available to them, either way is acceptable. Still, the decision is theirs alone. If the manger is not knowledgeable about the situation this would not be acceptable. The manger must be knowledgeable about the subject matter that pertains to the particular situation. However, if the manger has no clue about the situation they take the chance of making a bad decision. A manager can gather information from different employees in order to base their decision off of new information. They may pick the brains of a group of people instead of individual Mangers still end up making the decision on their own based on suggestions of the group. The colleagues or the group of people can offer good information, this could be an advantage of the manger. This kind of approach can really help the manager make a good decision. Being that the decision is ultimately their own, they take the chance of making a bad decision by going with their gut feeling. Finally, a manager might also utilize group collaboration...
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