Describe what would happen to a companys value chain if all electronic devices and systems suddenly were unavailable and an expected time for resolution time were unknown
PART ONE: TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS Managing the Risk of Value Chain Outage(s): Describe
what would happen to a companys value chain if all electronic devices and systems suddenly were
unavailable and an expected time for resolution time were unknown. How might a company prepare
for and manage the risk associated with potential outages? How could a value chain be maintained
without electronics and technology to support it? Enterprise Application Software and Value Chain
Management: Compose a compelling argument as to how the use of Enterprise Application Software
can be used successfully in the management of an enterprises value chain to achieve competitive
advantage and customer value. Identify and examine at least three types and uses of Enterprise
Application Software (EAS) in the management of a firms value chain, and describe their use in
achieving competitive advantage and superior customer satisfaction. Identify the software programs
for each type of application by name.Value Chain EnablersTechnology: Enterprise Application
Software (EAS)Provides data, transaction, and analysis support for all aspects of the value chain.
Typical applications include:Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relations Management
(CRM), Human Resource Management support,Logistics Management, and,Enterprise Accounting
programs. Risks involved: Security, outage, sabotage, data loss, entry errors, etc. PART TWO:
HUMAN RESOURCE ENABLERS
Employee Satisfaction and Value Chain Management: Assume you are tasked with the responsibility
to create employee satisfaction programs and processes related to the following human resources
enablers. Additionally, address how you would use these human resource enablers to improve
employee satisfaction during times of change. People and Culture The Three People Traits:
Knowledge, Skills, and Beliefs People and TrustPrinciples of Workplace Satisfaction and
MotivationOnce fundamental physiological and social needs are met, the two most powerful
workplace satisfiers and motivators are:A sense of achievement in ones work performance.Sincere
recognition for those achievements. (Fournies, 2000)Leaders and managers have the most control over
those factors. In fact, they are mostly free and can be applied often!PART TWO: HUMAN
RESOURCE ENABLERS (cont) The Value Chain in the Management of My Life: Assume your
personal life is the most important business you will ever manage This Assessment is an opportunity
for you to relate what you learned about the value chain to your own life. Examine the elements and
origins of the various aspects of your personal value chain. These could include upbringing,
education, professional activities, and professional, educational and charitable networking, etc.
Determine and comment how the inclusion and application of the various value chain elements can
improve your life quality, competitive position, advantage, and success in living and in your career.Be
sure to mention specific value chain elements by name in your essay.
Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in the context of divorce
English family law ought to avoid an overly paternalistic approach. When it comes to divorce, there
should be minimal interference by the state in the autonomy of an individual
Explore the extent to which you agree with this statement in the context of divorce
Is an ideal society one where people are free from interference or one where people are free from domination?
two exam questions to be answered in 1000 words each. no referencing is needed but academic
sources should be used to support answers in text, like use the name of the scholars. please ensure that
the material provided is used as well.
1. Is an ideal society one where people are free from interference or one where people are free from
domination?
2. Is colour-blindness an ideal that society should strive towards?
Explain the different types, size and scope of organisations
The submission is in the form of a portfolio of factsheets and an organisational flow chart document. The factsheets should be written concisely to summarise and highlight key information and data.
You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and sub-sections as appropriate. All work must be supported by reference and use of research and referenced correctly using the Harvard referencing system.
You will also need to provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. Inaccurate use of referencing may lead to issues of plagiarism if not applied correctly.
The recommended word limit for the factsheets is 1,0002,000 words, although you will not be penalised for going under or exceeding the total word limit.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Explain the different types, size and scope of organisations.
LO2 Demonstrate the interrelationship of the various functions within an organisation and how they link to organisational structure.
Transferable skills and competencies developed
Analytical skills to conduct own analysis to draw conclusions.
The ability to provide information based on collation, analysis and interpretation of data.
Creative thinking for presenting information and data in a simplified and informative manner.
Digital skills, using different software applications to visually present information and data concisely.
Communicating effectively in all forms, written, visual and oral, for operating efficiently in the international business environment.
Vocational scenario
Organisation
A sports company* is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, worldwide marketing and sales of sports footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. As of 2020, the company employed more than 75,400 people worldwide and the company brand alone was valued in excess of £32 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses.
Strategic Planning teams keep the company moving in the right direction by leading the strategic business planning process and spearheading transformational projects across the businesses and different geographical locations. Embedded in teams across the company, strategy professionals explore complex business issues; conduct consumer, competitive and market analyses; create financial models and develop action plans. The strategic planning teams help develop the future of sport by charting the companys path forward.
Role
You are employed as a Junior Strategist for the Strategic Planning team. The team acts as a key partner to senior leaders, the executive team and the CEO. It provides thought leadership and an external perspective on the most critical strategic initiatives and pressing challenges facing the company. Your key roles include the following:
supporting data and business analyses to develop business plans
measuring business performance to compare actual data to forecasted values
executing market research projects and gathering intelligence on current industry, technology and consumer trends.
*Select an appropriate sports company that meets local needs.
Assignment activity and guidance
You have been tasked with conducting an industry analysis that focuses on the sports industry in order to gain access to industry perspectives, best practices from other high- performance companies and insight into high-growth sectors. You will present your analysis to your line manager and to the management team. The industry analysis will involve the research and analysis of overall market size (international and national) and different sub-sectors (public, private, voluntary), and the organisational mapping of one of the highest-performing companies. Organisations to be considered will include public (national and local sports organisations, local leisure centres), private (gyms, sporting goods, retailers, manufacturers) and voluntary (local clubs and teams).
You will present this industry analysis as a portfolio of insights factsheets, to include:
1. an introduction to sub-sectors and the different types of organisation in the industry, the market size and the growth of the international business environment
2. a factsheet for a selected sub-sector organisation, with explanation of each of the chosen organisations, including background details of the organisation; the products and services they supply; the size and scope of the organisation; their vision, mission and business objectives; the organisational and legal structure and information about their stakeholders.
For business modelling purposes, you will also need to examine the various business functions in one organisation and create an organisational chart to explore the interrelationships between the different functions.
In addition to the insights factsheets, you will present an organisational flow chart that shows:
3. an analysis for one of the chosen organisations, using visual mapping to show how internal departments, for example. finance, marketing, work together to meet business objectives and how interrelationships are defined by the structure of the organisation; present the advantages and disadvantages
4. conclusions based on critical impact analysis of different business structures and the interrelationships between internal departments in successfully fulfilling overall business objectives.
Recommended Resources
Please note that the resources listed are examples for you to use as a starting point in your research the list is not definitive.
Weblinks
Allied Market Research (2020) Sports Apparel Market by End User. Available at: https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/sports-apparel-market
Xtensio (2021) How to Create a Fact Sheet. Available at: https://xtensio.com/how-to-create-a-fact-sheet
The Sportswear Industry: An Analysis of The Athletic Apparel Market. Available at: https://creatitive.com/sports-industry-analysis-2019/
HubSpot (2021) 9 Types of Organizational Structure Every Company Should Consider. Available at
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/team-structure-diagrams
HN Global
HN Global (2021) Reading Lists. Available at: https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/learning- zone/reading-lists
HN Global (2021) Student Resource Library. Available at: https://hnglobal.highernationals. com/subjects/resource-libraries
HN Global (2021) Textbooks. Available at: https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/textbooks
Textbooks
Burns, J. and Needle, D. (2019) Business in Context: An Introduction to Business and its
Environment. 7th Ed. Cengage Learning
Worthington, I. and Britton. C. (2018) The Business Environment. 8th Ed. Harlow: Pearson
Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/ impact the macro environment has on business operations
The submission format is in the form of a case study report. The report should be clear and concise You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs, and sub sections as appropriate.
All work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. You will need to provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. Inaccurate use of referencing may lead to issues of plagiarism if not applied correctly.
The recommended word limit is 1500 2,000 words, although you will not be penalised for going under or exceeding the total word limit
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO3 Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/ impact the macro environment has on business operations.
LO4 Determine the internal strengths and weaknesses of specific businesses and their interrelationship with external macro factors.
Transferable skills and competencies developed
Analytical skills to conduct own analysis in order to draw conclusions.
Providing information based on collation, analysis and interpretation of data.
Creative thinking for presenting information and data in a simplified and informative manner.
Digital skills, using different software applications to visually present information and data concisely.
Communicating effectively in all forms, written, visual and oral, for operating efficiently in the international business environment.
Vocational scenario
In your role as Junior Insights Strategist, you have completed the industry insight analysis and your line manager has now given you another project. This is to complete research into the external and internal business environment. The sports company*is looking
to expand their distribution channels to include both e-commerce players (for example Google shopping) and physical retailers (for example JD Sports). To enable the company to make any strategic decisions, they need you to present a business case to the leadership team.
*As selected for Assignment 1 to meet local needs.
Assignment activity and guidance
Completion of the project will involve a PESTLE analysis to research the sports retail market, develop insights and predict future growth potential in new markets. The project will also involve a SWOT analysis to determine the company position in the marketplace and the potential opportunities for distribution expansion while minimising risks and threats.
Your presentation will include the findings from an external and an internal audit:
a PESTLE analysis to identify positive and negative impacts of external factors and influences on the sports retail market, including a traffic light chart evaluating level of competition, funding activity, legal complexity and investment opportunity available
a SWOT analysis to explore and explain the organisations internal strengths and weaknesses as a company
critical analysis of both the external and internal factors, to determine whether the organisation should proceed with their expansion plans, presented as conclusions and recommendations.
Recommended Resources
Please note that the resources listed are examples for you to use as a starting point in your research the list is not definitive.
Weblinks
BPlan How to Do a SWOT Analysis for Better Strategic Planning. Available at: https://articles. bplans.com/how-to-perform-swot-analysis
Business Balls Swot Analysis Templates. Available at: https://www.businessballs.com/strategy-innovation/swot-analysis/
Pestle Analysis.com What is PESTLE Analysis? Available at: https://pestleanalysis.com/what-is-pestle-analysis/
Swot analysis of Nike. Available at:
HN Global
HN Global (2021) Reading Lists. Available at: https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/learning- zone/reading-lists
HN Global (2021) Student Resource Library. Available at: https://hnglobal.highernationals. com/subjects/resource-libraries
HN Global (2021) Textbooks. Available at: https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/textbooks
Textbooks
Morrison, J. (2020) The Global Business Environment: Towards Sustainability? 5th Ed. Red Globe Press
Wetherley, P. and Otter, D. (2018) The Business Environment: Themes and Issues in a
Globalised World. 4th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Choose one of the following minor characters from the second and third novels in the course, and write an essay analysing his/her significance.
Choose one of the following minor characters from the second and third novels in the
course, and write an essay analysing his/her significance. The point is to understand how
characters that seem peripheral or even flat might in fact contribute to the narrative in
important ways. You may explore anything you like, such as the characters personality
traits, actions, complexities, symbolic purpose, and relation to or influence on others, but be
sure to organize your thoughts into three distinct points. This will form your central thesis
an argument or debatable statement that will take the essay beyond a simple discussion.
Remember that your essay must follow the conventions of English essays and use MLA
Format. Guidelines are provided for you in a separate file under Syllabus and
Administrative Information. Your personal information and the essays title should be
placed on the first page of the essay, not on a separate title page, and quotations are cited
using page numbers in parentheses. You will need to include a Works Cited page, even if the
only work you cite is the primary text. No secondary sources are necessary for this
assignment. If you choose to use a source, ensure that it is both reputable and scholarly, and
cautiously document all borrowed quotations, arguments, and ideas with parenthetical
citations and Works Cited entries.
Please see the syllabus for instructions on how to submit your essay. If you have any
questions or would like help, please let me know.
1. Dunstan Cass in Eliots Silas Marner
2. Nancy Lammeter in Eliots Silas Marner
3. Miss Jessel in Jamess The Turn of the Screw
4. Douglas, who tells the governesss tale, in Jamess The Turn of the Screw
explain several factors that can contribute to a stressful environment for a child who is brought to the ED after a traumatic event
List and explain several factors that can contribute to a stressful environment for a child who is brought to the ED after a traumatic event
Compare and contrast the benefits and potential disadvantages of two (2) team structural designs
Compare and contrast the benefits and potential disadvantages of two (2) team structural designs; select from one boss, dual authority, simple hierarchy, circle network and/or all-channel network.
In your assessment, discuss the appropriate use of each structure, and how top team performance can be encouraged.
Support your response with specific examples
From the perspectives of leaders and teachers, how do people working at schools in Saudi Arabia make sense of the Tatweer policy
5 Aims of the Study
The overall aim of this study is to explore the Tatweer policy in the light of the enactment of power dynamics within the school systems of Saudi Arabia. It aims mainly to investigate the perceptions by school leaders and teachers of the policy. It also attempts to explore the practices of school leaders and teachers affected by the introduction of Tatweer. It seeks to understand the tensions and possibilities experienced by school leaders and teachers when enacting the policy. Its purpose is to inform policy makers and researchers about the ways in which the Tatweer policy is enacted in different schools in the country.
1.6 Research Questions
1. From the perspectives of leaders and teachers, how do people working at schools in Saudi Arabia make sense of the Tatweer policy?
This question explores what the leaders and teachers think of the Tatweer policy. It will also elaborate how they make sense of the policy in their settings. Given that policy can be enacted differently by different people (Ball et al., 2012), this question will investigate Tatweer as both a process and outcome that undergoes multiple interpretations in various settings. Specifically, this question will investigate: what is happening in the leaders and teachers mind about Tatweer policy? How do they construct meaning? How do they explain and rationalize the policy? How do they justify the policy? What is their interpretation of, and attitude towards, the policy?
2. In which ways are the practices of school leaders and teachers affected by the introduction of the Tatweer policy?
This question moves from what school leaders and teachers think of the policy to what they do when the policy is introduced in schools. It explores how the Tatweer policy affects the practices of school leaders and teachers in Saudi Arabia and what they do differently as a result. Since school leaders and teachers are people down there who should implement the policy developed by the government up there (Bell and Stevenson, 2013), this question will also explore specific measures, programmes and activities developed by school leaders and principal in response to Tatweer policy.
3. What are the tensions and possibilities experienced by school leaders and teachers when enacting Tatweer policy?
This connects to the earlier two questions. This question will investigate tensions and possibilities that leaders and teachers experience when enacting the policy. Specifically, it will explore how easy or difficult is it to encourage an alignment between thought and action amongst school leaders and teachers? Are there any tensions between what they think and what they do? Does the Tatweer policy make the school leaders and teachers do things that they do not believe in?
Describe your chosen organization paying specific attention to how the value proposition has met the test of COVID-19 challenge- from March 2020 to first two weeks of 2022 in home and global markets
Selecting an organization
For this individual assignment, select any ONE of the following 9 organizations. If you wish to conduct analysis on another firm, which is of personal interest to you, you are allowed to do so.
Name Industry
Amazon Online Retail
Remember: You should aim to select the organization in which you have a strong personal interest.
Analysing the Organization
You should use publicly available information to begin your analysis: the organization’s Web site and corporate section is often the best starting point. Remember, however, that you are using the Web site as a source of data for the analysis; do not simply copy material off the Web site. Your assignment is an analysis, not a data-dump. In addition, the Factiva, FT.com, Wall Street Journal, or Lexis-Nexis database provides useful material on many organizations.
Questions to cover in your Analysis:
Your analysis should lead you to answer the following two questions:
> Question 1:
Describe your chosen organization paying specific attention to (a) its value proposition (b) how the value proposition has met the test of COVID-19 challenge- from March 2020 to first two weeks of 2022 in home and global markets. (c) the challenges the organization has faced in the early and later stages of pandemic (d) how the firm is currently organized to deliver excellence paying specific attention to its organization culture and decision – covering aspects such as how the organisation approaches creating good jobs, diversity & inclusion, innovation, and performance, and the leadership/management styles it nurtures (e) how the firm views the role it plays as a socially responsible organization.
> Question 2:
Drawing upon the lessons from the course, outline the recommendations you would like to make to the board of your chosen organization post June 2022 to (a) strengthen excellence in your value proposition in both home and/or global markets and (b) organize your firm better to deliver that excellence (i.e., culture, diversity & inclusion, team and organization structure, leadership/management you covered in the first question) (c) redefine its role as a responsible organization with a clear mandate to create value through good jobs strategy and integrating social responsibility in its business model.
While making your recommendations:
clearly outline which area would you like to maintain as it is and which ones require fundamental changes and point out briefly how you would launch any change initiative.
Important: Your submission should be in the form of a management report. For instance, it is good practice to have table of contents, start with an introduction and then have a solid conclusion. Consider the test: If a senior manager of your chosen organisation came across your report, would they find it good enough to forward it to a forthcoming board meeting?
Maximum Word limit: 1500 words. There is 10% (+/-) flexibility in the word limit. Should be typed in 12 font Times New Roman. Single Space.
Use of Appendix for referring to figures and tables is optional and does not count towards word limit.
You will be assessed on (a) the depth of insight (b) justification of your argument, and (c) quality of course content application. Simply answering the questions is generally worth up to 60%; additional observations referencing material gleaned from your primary and secondary research and applying class lectures and readings are worth an additional 40% of the weightage assigned for this assignment.
For any citations and references, please use the APA v7 referencing system.
