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    I need some help generating ideas on this question: Consider you own experience with workplace culture. Describe past and current experiences with organizational culture. Be as specific as possible and support your comments with examples.

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    Several factors and behaviors can shape an organization hierarchy. How do centralization, standardization, and horizontal differentiation affect the shape of the organization? In what ways can the informal organization and the norms and values of its culture affect the shape of an organization?

    Using ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, Inspection Level II,

    A lot of size 310 components is received. Management wants an AQL of 2.5%, and decides to use an attribute sampling plan to assess the quality of the lot. Using ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, Inspection Level II, the single sampling plan for normal inspection would be: n = _______ and c = ________. The probability that a lot with 7% nonconf

    The Failure of Kodak

    Organizations sometimes come up short if they have missed something in their macro environment, much like Nokia did: "Stephen Elop joined Nokia as CEO in September 2010 with a clear mission: Save the once world-beating mobile phone company from oblivion. The challenges are obvious: Nokia has been losing ground to Apple iPhone

    Industry Pool Profits

    In a four-page paper, determine where profit pools exist in the green home building. Justify your position with evidence, and create an industry profit pool map.

    Drivers in the Green Housing Industry

    Please write about the drivers in the Green housing industry including baby-boomers needs, single-family homes (largest market). Bullet some key points/drivers related to industry efficiency like new technologies, laws, organizations, incentives, etc.

    Decision Analysis for Production with Uncertain Demand

    Please help with the following problem: I would like to know how decision analysis could be used to solve a business problem in an organisation you have worked in or that interests you. Describe a decision tree and tell me how a tool such as this can be utilized to improve decision making.

    The behaviour of organisations in their market environment.

    INTRODUCTION Select an international business organization operating in any commercial industry to examine the key elements highlighted in the following figure, which actually reflects on the correlation amongst the market forces, structure of the market, business and cultural environment; international trade policies and reg

    Assembly Line Balancing Question

    A line-balancing solution has been developed for the assembly line for fertilizer spreaders at Green Grass, Inc. The desired output rate of 30 spreaders per hour will be achieved. The sum of times for all tasks performed on the line is 1056 seconds for each spreader assembled. This is the total productive time. Which of the foll

    Reclamation of Industrial Wasteland

    I am trying to put together a feasibility study that evaluates the reclamation suitability of the industrial wasteland on the south side of Chicago (the U.S. Steel property to be specific). Reclamation suitability needs to be addressed, which should be done in two steps, the first step would be to exclude those unsuitable wastel

    Business Research Report

    Discussion: • How would you go about conducting the planning and research design for a restaurant, and night club? • What would be the best research method to use for a restaurant and night club? What would be researched? • After the sampling process how do you go about collecting the data, and processing the data? •

    Working vs visiting a foreign country

    Would you want to work for a foreign firm? Why or why not. I need a response to my professor's answer to the question above. This is what my professor wrote: The world is getting so internationalized that living abroad hardly feels like living abroad anymore. It was far different when I first went to Japan when I w

    Overseas Discrimination Procedures

    U. S. law protects women from job discrimination, but many countries do not offer women such protection. Suppose several important job opportunities arise at overseas factories owned by your firm; however, these factories are located in countries that severely restrict the working rights of women. You fear that female managers t

    The Benefits of Foreign Exchange in Hotel Industry

    Read the following case and respond to the questions that follow it. The Benefits of Foreign Exchange The Athenaeum Hotel and Apartments in London's Piccadilly is a small privately owned hotel which has business travelers from the U.S. as the majority of its guests. Sally Bulloch, general manager, says one way of findin

    Coke's Strategy in Africa

    Please help with the following problem: Read about Cokes strategy in Africa at the following link and discuss the ethics of selling soft drinks to very poor people. Is this an issue that a company like Coke should consider? Read the article here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_45/b4202054144294.htm.

    Selecting the Head of Operations

    Assume you are the top HR manager for a large international firm. The head of your company's operation in Japan has just resigned unexpectedly to take a job with another firm. You must decide on a replacement as quickly as possible. You have developed the following list of potential candidates for the job. Jack Henderson:

    Learning a Foreign Language in America

    One problem for Americans is that they start learning foreign languages after they are adults which is the worst time to start. Children pick up foreign languages very easily and are able to pick up the correct accent as well. This is extremely hard for adults to do. Most Americans do not seriously start to learn a foreign lang

    The Importance of Adaptability in Business

    I would like to put some stress on adaptability as a necessary trait for doing business internationally. People who are fixed in their routines are unlikely to last long overseas since they will be unable to adapt to new situations, environments, foods and customs. Such people are likely to contribute to the currently high expat

    Nonprofit Interview Questions

    Nonprofit interview questions 1. What are your primary needs for fundraising? 2. Do you have emergency funding or a pool of moneys for people to access in an emergency? 3. How much of your fundraising is conducted online? 4. What methods of online fundraising do you use? 5. Has the implementation of online fundraising pla

    Learning Foreign Languages

    Read the two opposing views below. After you have read them, think carefully about which argument you support. Give a detailed explanation for making the choice that you did. Learning a Foreign Language: Still Useful? Disagree: The currently widespread and steadily growing prevalence of English signifies the end of the

    Personality Characteristics Required for Global Business

    Visit the Web site of the Intercultural Business Center (www.ib-c.com) and read about he cultural training services of this top-ranked company. One evaluative technique the firm offers is called the Global Mentality Test that measures a person's aptitude of doing business globally. What personality characteristics do you thi

    Ethical

    What ethical considerations would you need to address in a proposed research? Are there any others?