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    Growth Strategies

    Can you help me get started with this assignment? Review and evaluation of: THE ALCHEMY OF GROWTH - Kickstarting and sustaining growth in your company, 2000. Baghai, M; Coley, S; White, D.

    Advice on Creating a Business

    I'm creating my own Senior caregiver business, however I need some help in the following: 1. Need to identify the legal and regulatory issues while creating this business 2. Need to select the professionals that I would rely upon for business advice, how would I choose them and whom 3. The legal entity that I have chosen fo

    Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture

    1) Why is the franchise form of organization so popular? 2) How are organizational architecture and corporate culture related? 3) Is the separation of decision management and decision control an issue at Microsoft?

    Decision-Making, Heuristics and Biases in Business

    Think about a recent business decision you have made that was either a success or a failure. Your supervisor asked you to email him/her a self-evaluation of this decision as part of your yearly evaluation. You are to be as objective and open minded as possible. Analyze your decision using Bazerman's six steps as a guide: define

    Business Research for Optimal Decision Making

    Think about a recent business decision you have made that was either a success or a failure. Your supervisor asked you to email him/her a self-evaluation of this decision as part of your yearly evaluation. You are to be as objective and open minded as possible. Analyze your decision using Bazerman's six steps as a guide: define

    Cultural Diversity and Business

    Sealwrap, a producer of plastics in the United States, is about to expand its business. As part of this expansion, they will begin to sell their products in Europe and Asia. In addition, they plan to open a plant in Asia. Jerry the President and CEO is concerned. He has heard many stories of companies that have to expand glo

    Finding financing

    Rhonda Allegro has spent most of her spare time in the last 10 months either in the library at the local university or at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) housed there. A little more than a year ago, she decided to launch a retail music store specializing in musical instruments, supplies, and hard-to-find sheet music

    College Men's Unlimited: Draw a business retail store layout for men's clothing

    "We're Moving On Up" Mike and Earl Moore, owners of College Men's Unlimited, have just signed a five-year lease in the new College Town Mall. The new mall is ideally located for their business-a short walk from campus and only two blocks from downtown. The far side of the mall is bounded by the most prestigious homes in the cit

    Bioethics - Future Medical Situation

    1. In the article by Wolf, et al, it stated that "treatment directives are not useful, because patients cannot really anticipate what their preferences will be in a future medical situation, and because patients know too little about life support systems and other treatment options." How would you respond to this statement and W

    Business plan as an entrepreneur

    A Business Plan for Precision Auto Detailing Chad Frank and Kyle Carson, both in their 20s, worked for one of the largest package delivery services in the world, but their jobs on the package-sorting line were just that-jobs. Chad and Kyle wanted more from their work than their current jobs could offer. That's what led them t

    A Business Plan for Precision Auto Detailing

    Chad Frank and Kyle Carson, both in their 20s, worked for one of the largest package delivery services in the world, but their jobs on the package-sorting line were just that-jobs. Chad and Kyle wanted more from their work than their current jobs could offer. That's what led them to buy a local auto detailing business, Precision

    Global Strategic Management

    Background of The Wallace Group: The Wallace Group, Inc., is a diversified company dealing in the manufacture and development of technical products and systems. The company currently consists of three operational groups and a corporate staff. The three groups include Electronics, Plastics, and Chemicals, each operating und

    Case Study for a Strategic Management

    Analyze the following case based on information gleaned from the attached file. Total case analysis should be two page maximum. Looking for a good person who can write a case study and have good knowledge in the field of strategic management. --- On October 24, 2002, the headline to Nextel Communications, Inc.'s quarter

    Management, Leadership and Teams

    Your manager stated the following in a recent meeting: "Teams are not effective, as they waste time on procedures and not issues, and further require leadership skills that most managers do not have." After the meeting you began to talk about this statement with some of your co-workers. Discuss and debate that stateme

    The Wallace Group: Priorities, Problems and Management

    There is an attached file pertaining to the Wallace Group. Please answer the following questions: 1. What is the most important problem facing the Wallace Group? 2. What recommendation(s) would you make to Mr. Wallace, and in what order of priorities? 3. How do you educate a manager to manage an organization as it evol

    CF&F and Organizational Change Strategy

    CASE SCENARIO: Custom Food and Feed Corporation (CF&F)is a major manufacturer and marketer of food and animal feed ingredients. Over the past 10 years, there have been several major investigations and allegations of company mismanagement. In question is CF&F's compliance with federal and state regulatory regulations (safety, env

    Defining the Problem

    You have just been hired by Juicy Red Tomato Company as a human resources consultant. Juicy Red Tomato Company (JRT), a tomato grower operating in Florida, hired you to investigate (1) the effectiveness and efficiency of its organizational structure, and (2) the selection and maintenance of managerial personnel. The reason why?

    Milinder Recycling Company: Discuss extremely high turnover rate among new hires

    (list any source of information to support your answers) Select one of these issues and briefly discuss two different options for addressing the problem The Milinder Recycling Company has experienced significant growth over the past two years. Due to this growth, the company is currently encountering problems in the follo

    Strategic Management and Business Policy"

    1. What is the most important problem facing the Wallace Group? 2. What recommendation(s) would you make to Mr. Wallace, and in what order of priorities? 3. How do you educate a manager to manage an organization as it evolves over time from an entrepreneurial structure to a more sophisticated and complex organizational

    Meeting with CEO

    You have a meeting with a distance learning investment company's CEO and a few other high ranking officers. You are trying to obtain a loan for a distance learning company that you would like to start. Your meeting with the CEO and other officers of the distance learning investment company will last for 35 minutes. You must

    Problems Facing The Wallace Group and Recommendations

    Read "The Wallace Group," Case in the attachment and answer the following questions. 1. What is the most important problem facing the Wallace Group? 2. What recommendation(s) would you make to Mr. Wallace, and in what order of priorities? 3. How do you educate a manager to manage an organization as it evolves over t

    Wallace Group and Organizational Change

    1. What is the most important problem facing the Wallace Group? 2. What recommendation(s) would you make to Mr. Wallace, and in what order of priorities? 3. How do you educate a manager to manage an organization as it evolves over time from an entrepreneurial structure to a more sophisticated and complex organizational str

    Acqusition analysis

    This assignment requries issuing a report to the board of directors that identifies a synergistic acquistion for Ashland INC.-the company I chose. (ANY COMPANY IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SHOULD DO). The report should clearly identify the following: 1. The proposed acquisition terms 2. Price 3. financing 4. potential neg

    I need help answering some questions on Global Buisness plan

    I need your help answering these questions: 1. Examine operational feedback and command/control mechanisms for your global venture, include a suggested organizational chart. 2.Evluate various exit strategies, such as divestitute of assets, handling over to joint venture partner, diversification, or shutting down operation,

    I need help answering some wuestions in GLOBAL STRATEGY and ORGANIZATIONS

    I need your HELP answering these questions: How do i explain how I would manage the following organizational functions for my venture and selected country? The country I selected is Mexico aand the venture is a private company offering beef, vegetables, and fruits. My company would supply completely natural beef by not usi

    Managerial ethics and behavior

    Many managers,vice presidents and CEO'S explain ethical behavior as a function of personal values. The GOLDEN RULE is one of the most frequently cited values. a. Describe the three examples of ethical criteria with supporting examples (cite company or executive decision) b. State one questionable negotiation tactics and ethi

    International Business Operations Management

    1. Why are international issues now important in operations management? Give an example. 2. What are the ways you would determine the demand of your firm's new convertible roadster?