You’re the sales manager for a large chemical company, and you have reason to suspect that one of your top salespeople isn’t always playing by the rules. You know that occasionally Jared has taken friends out to lunch and charged it to the company. At other times, you’ve caught him conducting personal business on company […]
Prepare at least a 1 full page Word document for the following assignment: 1.   For the occupation and job of your choice, search the Net for employment opportunities. Which sites seem most useful for a job seeker in this occupational area? 2.   Then suppose you would like to work for a specific major company. Search […]
Pick a specific large organization with which most people are familiar. As best you can, determine what business strategy the organization is following. What implications does this strategy have for human resource management? What HR practice choices might make the most sense for this firm. How essential is building a partnership between HR and line […]
What is it about using a BlackBerry (or another brand of personal digital assistant) that many managers believe increases their productivity? Do you think this thinking is correct or does the manager just feel more busy, and therefore feel more productive? In what ways might checking e-mail frequently interfere with effective problem solving? Think about […]
Use the following link to watch a short video regarding the strategic decision making process of McDonalds:http://websites.swlearning.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780324353891&discipline_number=416 I suggest you copy and paste the link into a new browser. Once open click on the word “Videos” on the left, then choose the Chapter 5 video link. The top Quicktime link works the best. Describe and […]
According to the Small Business Administration: Small Business Survival Rates Small Business Openings & Closings in 2008: •   There were 627,200 new businesses, 595,600 business closures and 43,546 bankruptcies. •   Seven out of 10 new employer firms survive at least two years, and about half survive five years. •   Findings do not differ greatly across […]
Compose a SWOT analysis regarding your position as a student. What are your academic strengths and weaknesses? What opportunities and threats present themselves during the course of your schooling?
A look into why east Asia is important in the 21st century and the challenges and policies the US is implementing to prepare for them.
Who is responsible for strategic thinking? Do small business owners need to perform strategic planning or just large firms? Why do you think large companies would be willing to pay business students to propose solutions to their strategic dilemmas instead of relying on experienced business people? Think about the three levels of planning O, T, […]
A look into why east Asia is important in the 21st century and the challenges and policies the US is implementing to prepare for them.