Discussion Board Why is the case of Grimshawv.Ford Motor Company looked at as an example of the failing of the invisible hand and government’s hand approaches to corporate social responsibility?
Which of the following companies is most likely to owe BHP Billiton money as part of BHP Billiton’s accounts receivable?
ASSIGNMENT Increased leverage allows companies to control more assets and increase their ROE. What’s bad about leverage? It reduces productivity, which can decrease overall ROE. Leverage-based profits are not cash-based and are ignored by finance. Leverage multiplies losses, too, as it increases a company’s risk There is nothing bad about leverage—using other people’s money is […]
Compare the three strategies for new-product introduction. Describe the three phases of new-product development.
ASSIGNMENT New-product development is a crucial part of business. New products provide growth opportunities and a competitive advantage for a firm. Increasingly, there is a challenge to introduce new products more quickly without sacrificing quality. For example, the world’s automobile makers can now introduce a new car design in two years, whereas it used to […]
Choose a well-known corporation, thenanalyze the corporation’s change process based on Kotter’s 8-Step to change using the organizational change chart.
Strategic Planning Choose a well-known corporation, such as Samsung, Starbucks, Ford Motor Company, or Waste Management, that implemented a major change. Analyze the corporation’s change process based on Kotter’s 8-Step to Change using the Organizational Change Chart. Be sure to answer the questions after completing the 8 step change model! Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model Step […]
Choose one of the examples below. Then explain the social, economic, and technological environment during the disruption.
Creative Destruction Analysis Assignment—1,800 words (2,000 max., not including a list of references). Research one of the examples of creative destruction below, applying the concepts from ch 8-10. A leader misses an industry shift and is displaced by an innovator who dominates the changing industry. Blackberry phone displaced by Apple Blockbuster was displaced by Netflix. […]