Master in Business Administration Module Assignment Title Assignment Type Word Limit Weighting Student Intake Operations Management Operations Management – Critical Evaluation of Relevant Issues Report 4000- 4500 words 50% Feedback Date Issued by (Assessor) Internal Verifier Plagiarism S M A Hashmi When submitting work for assessment, students should be aware of the LSBF guidance and regulations in concerning plagiarism. All submissions should be your own, original work. You must submit an electronic
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Integrated Case Study: Bandon Group Inc. John Wilson Dr. Ashley Johnson 7/31/13 The Bandon Group was founded in 1953, and is still a family own company that is a distributor of copiers, electronic printers, faxes and other equipment for mid market companies. The company’s has effectively competed with IBM and Xerox by offering mid tier equipment at competitive prices. Bandon Inc. has four divisions located in
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Journal of International Business Studies (2006) 37, 525–543 & 2006 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 $30.00 www.jibs.net Cross-cultural competence in international business: toward a definition and a model James P. Johnson1, Tomasz Lenartowicz2 and Salvador Apud3 Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, USA; 2Deparment of Management, International Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca
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OMGT 4783 – Project Management for Operations Managers Session II 2009 Instructor: Dr. Lou Adler Office: Bella Vista, AR Telephone: 479-855-2233 Office Hours: Upon Request Email: ladler@uark.edu Required Textbooks & Equipment 1. Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 7th edition, Jack Meredith & Samuel Mantel, John Wiley and Sons, 2009. 2. Project Management Case Studies, 3rd edition, Harold Kerzner, John Wiley and Sons, 2009. 3. Access to a personal computer (PC)
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Case Studies Radical innovation at Philips Lighting 1.0 Introduction To state the obvious, radical innovation isn’t easy. It involves taking a leap into the unknown – and is particularly difficult for established organizations who have a track record of success which they don’t want to put at risk. So how does an organization jump the tracks? How can it switch off its immune system and open itself up to new – and potentially dangerous – inputs? How can it reframe, let go of its old ways
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Research Dilemmas in Management and Business Studies John Mendy University of Lincoln, UK jmendy@lincoln.ac.uk Abstract: This paper examines some of the philosophical and practical dilemmas that are faced by researchers in management and business studies – in the context of the epistemological and ontological assumptions introduced. The relevant methodological frameworks to be used stem from Strauss and Quinn (1997). The importance of employee language and organisational discourses are presented
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2011 Project Management Term Paper Jenna Volk Production Operations Management 2011 Project Management Term Paper Jenna Volk Production Operations Management Project Management “Trying to manage a project without project management is like trying to play a football game without a game plan.” * K. Tate Project management, in the modern sense, began in the early 1950s, although it has its roots much further back in the latter years of the 19th century. The need for project
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cross-cultural contexts. Integrative case studies are used to familiarize students with the challenging strategic decisions that global companies face as they work to ensure sustainable competitive advantage. Emphasis is placed on how the variable of culture interacts wth other national and international factors that affect managerial procesess and behaviors. This course also focuses on effective strategic, organizational, and interpersonal management as students learn how to develop the skills
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Leadership Case Study: Babcock University New Department Chair Leaders Dilemma by, Brandon Garber, BS Submitted to Robert Dibie, PhD. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of V566: Executive Leadership School of Public Environment and Affairs Indiana University, Kokomo Fall, 2007 Babcock University New Department Chair - 1 Introduction This case study titled, Babcock University New Department Chair Leaders Dilemma, explores the leadership shift from Dr. Afolabi to Dr. Aluko
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Advanced Topics in Management Accounting & Control Case Study I (“Winbald”) Abstract: The following Case Study is targeting Budgeting problems of a Profit Centre (Winbald) within a large publicly listed company. Winbald was just acquired and before that, was privately owned. It is June 2013, and Anne Wright, general Manager of Winbald, is worried about her companies’ substantial underperformance against budget. She needs to understand what has happened, and what might be the best
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