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Explain what it means by ‘structure follows strategy’ (words from the great management historian, Chandler). Also provide a literature review of the impact of corporate structure on organizational performance and relate these findings to your experience.

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Four corporate-level growth strategies include vertical, horizontal, concentric (related) and conglomerate (diversified). Please explain each strategy, offer a brief literature review of each including the context under which each strategy is appropriate, and offer an example of a firm that you consider best follows (or has followed) each of these strategies.

research the topic from the academic literature (i.e., the library data bases), summarize some of the latest (last 2-3 years) findings, and explain how the current literature resonates with how things are and should be done at your current organization. Answers using the following criteria: 1) the extent to which you define all relevant terminology, 2) the extensiveness of your literature review, and 3) how you relate the findings in the literature with your organization. You can think of this exam as five literature reviews and insights as to how this literature resonates with the way things are done at your firm.
Please make sure that you write this in your own words (no not extensively use direct citations). Hint: You might want to search for the most current review articles or meta-analysis studies on a particular topic as these tend to offer a broad and deep analysis on past research and findings (both theoretical and empirical).

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Imagine you work for a midsize organization that is inquiring about adding a project manager to your existing staff. Since you have knowledge about the subject, your boss turns to you for advice. Support or oppose the idea of adding a project manager with a compiled list of at least 5 reasons. Justify the reasons with knowledge gained throughout the ten weeks of this course.

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Management research relies upon a variety of different data collection methods, such as survey, interview and observation. Different methods produce different types of data, each requiring different analytical approaches. Look to your text for explanations of the various methods you can use in your research and the types of analyses that can be used to make sense of the data you collect.

1. How does the adoption of a particular methodology affect the researcher’s choice of methods for data collection and analysis?
2. Which methods might you choose, bearing in mind your chosen methodology and epistemological stance?

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Assume that you are the team leader for a consulting group that is in charge with designing, developing, and implementing an organization’s system for customer relation management. 

Using at least 3 outside sources, develop an outline of the opportunities you believe that such a system will provide the organization, the challenges inherent in developing the system, and the issues related to implementing and using the system. 

Be sure to identify the necessary inputs and support staff for the system. 
What information will be needed? 
How will it be collected and managed? 
How will the system improve customer retention? 

Present your summary in the form of a 3-4 page paper.
You will need to use a minimum of three reliable external resources. You need to follow APA style including provide references and citation in your presentation.

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Choose a company and discuss the current methods the company uses to advertise to the public they are manufacturing products that are environmentally friendly.

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Identify a company in Jacksonville, Florida. Research the company’s supply chain and operations planning process, identify the company’s strategic plan and mission, identify at least three functional area sub-plans (e.g., finance, supply chain operations, information technology, marketing, human resources) and answer the following questions in a 2-3 page APA essay format:

1.    What are the company’s core competencies?
2.    How does the company integrate the voice of the customer and the voice of the market into its company strategy?
3.    How do the sub-plans support the corporate strategy?
4.    How does the company create, foster, and maintain important business relationships?

You must use up to 3 sources for references.

The environmental concerns has come front and center as product designers both concern themselves with high-quality products and the products ultimate disposal. Many companies are now using environmentally friendly forms of manufacturing.

Select a company and research what type of environmentally friendly forms of manufacturing it uses. Then select ten items that you use (manufactured by your selected company) and discuss how each item is ultimately disposed, what is done now, and what can be done to make the disposal more environmentally friendly in a 3-4 page paper.

You will need to use a minimum of three reliable external resources. You need to follow APA style including provide references and citation in your presentation.

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All companies do some form of sales and operations planning. It would be a good idea to visit a company near you and speak to a manager or the individual who is responsible for SOP (Standard Operating Procedure(s)). For example, you could contact one of the managers of facilities we have visited in other classes, such as Grainger or Patterson Logistics. 

Now suppose you are the manager of a store, and have total responsibility for SOP. You have been tasked to lead a project with the responsibility of searching for ways to gain a competitive advantage and improve sales and operations planning. Write a project report including plan and process. 

Use the following questions as a guide towards creating a competitive advantage for your company:
•    What tools or techniques do you use to balance demand and supply?
•    Does the company integrate its planning efforts with other functional area such as marketing?
•    What are the biggest challenges to developing a feasible plan? Does the company use an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system?
•    What difficulties did or will the company have to overcome to implement and use an ERP system?

You will need to use a minimum of three reliable external resources and the required textbook. You need to follow APA style including provide references and citation in your 4-5 page paper.

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Organizations are increasingly seeking to grow by increasing their international presence. Please identify three important considerations/issues that firms face when expanding abroad along with the strategies suggested in the literature that these firms might use to reduce their exposure. 




research the topic from the academic literature (i.e., the library data bases), summarize some of the latest (last 2-3 years) findings, and explain how the current literature resonates with how things are and should be done at your current organization.  using the following criteria: 1) the extent to which you define all relevant terminology, 2) the extensiveness of your literature review, and 3) how you relate the findings in the literature with your organization. You can think of this exam as five literature reviews and insights as to how this literature resonates with the way things are done at your firm.

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