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    Lost in Patagonia.

    Case attached - Lost in Patagonia. Questions to be answered at end of the case in the attached file. Each answer should be 5-6 lines. Please see attached.

    Management Problem - Training Needed

    People who have worked for the company for short periods of time (sometimes only a few months) have been promoted to management positions. Several of these new managers lack sufficient management experience. This led to poor leadership and weak communication between employees and managers. Discuss two different options for ad

    Management Education and Structure

    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 structure?

    Innovation in Large Organizations

    Do entrepreneurials have to leave large organizations to acheive innovation, or can they successfully transform larger companies? Why?

    Case- Educating Octavia

    Attached case - Educating Octavia. 1. What market research has Octavia done? 2. What else could she be doing in her market research? 3. How well is she using her market research information? 4. Does Octavia's product line make sense? Why/Why not? 5. Does her distribution strategy make sense? Why/Why not? 6. How could sh

    Are banks right in not extending credit to small businesses?

    Many small business owners may claim that banks will only loan them money when they don't need it. The reason for this may lie in the fact that many small businesses are perceived as high-risk entities; an argument that owners of such companies will fully reject. In a paragraph or two, elaborate on claims like these made by smal

    Case Study - TIME MERCHANTS

    Attached case study on the time merchants. Following questions to be answered , Limit your answers to 4-5 sentences per question. 1. How does their executive summary explain how their service will fundamentally change the way their consumers live? 2. What unique features does Time Merchants offer that will account for thei

    Describe the Four Steps in the Risk Management Process

    DESCRIBE THE FOUR STEPS IN TYPICAL RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS: STEP 1-RISK PLANNING: (Risk Management Plan, etc.) STEP 2-RISK ASSESSMENT/IDENTIFICATION/ANALYSIS (RISK IDENTIFICATION: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Plan/WBS Plan Decomposition, Schedule Analysis, Lessons Learned Files, Expert Judgemen

    Finance

    Here are a few strategies that successful firms have employed to succeed when expanding internationally: Choose the right partners. Winning companies avoid teaming up with inept and inefficient state enterprises or relying too heavily on in top level connections. Successful companies are searching for partners from entreprene

    Best Entity for tax purposes scenario

    Joe Faboozi, an entrepreneur, wants to form a corporation with his partner Paul Prince. They want to develop a new fiber multiplexer. Joe is rich. He generates over $50MM/year and he can afford to drive a Porsche to work. He is open to contributing a majority of the capital needed to start the company. He wants to contribut

    Two player game, Decision alternatives:

    1. Here is the description of a two player game. Player A selects a, b, or c. Player B selects i, ii, or iii. Player B i ii iii a 5 7 2 Player A b 4 8 5 c 6 4 3 Payoffs are to Player A. This is a zero sum game. a.                   Indicate any dominated strategie

    Entrepreneurship

    1. Outline five (5) specific actions you feel organizations/managers should do to promote corporate entrepreneurship. 2. What are the characteristics of the following structures? Which provides more 'fertile' ground for corporate entrepreneurship? Why? a) Mechanistic b) Organic