Category: Management

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Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses of small business.
2. Design a solid projected financial plan and conduct a breakeven analysis for a small company.
3. Demonstrate the ability to deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and professional manner.
4. Illustrate the ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable business model.
Assignment Workload:

This assignment is an individual assignment.
Start-up Business Plan
Assume yourself as an entrepreneur of a small startup business in Saudi Arabia.
Write brief notes on the following objectives:
Owners, capital structure and company profile (2 Marks)
Company Business Description (300 – 400 words)
a. Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
b. Form of ownership: What is the legal structure? Sole proprietor, Partnership, Corporation….
C. Investment capital
A. Scope and type of business (4 Marks)
What business will you be in? What will you do? What market segment will you choose?
Business idea: what is your big idea? Is it a product or a service? What makes your idea different?
Mission Statement
Company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.
Target market and demographics: Who will your customers be? Where do they live? What is your target market passionate about?
B. Business Philosophy (4 Marks)
What is important to you in your business?
Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long-term or short-term changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage of it?
Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?
Risk Assessment: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business using SWOT.
Who is your competition and how do you beat them?
Note: Use APA style of referencing

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Why is strategic management important for a corporation’s competitive advantage?
How does strategic management typically evolve in a corporation? Give examples
Why does a corporation need a board of directors? What is the relationship between corporate governance and social responsibility? Give examples from the actual market.
Choose any corporation from the Saudi market and discuss the forces driving its industry competition (review chapter 4-slide 18).

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I do not want the solution to be the same from anyone or anywhere, and I do not want it to be from the Internet or Wikipedia. Please focus on this point because the university is focusing heavily on that.
Second, I want 1900 words the number of words as I specified.
Third, I support the answers with references.
I uploaded the case study for the assignment ..

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via the allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well-presented. Marks will be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling in your information on the cover page.
Students must mention the question number clearly in their answers.
Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
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Discuss the importance of teams in the decision-making process. How does the team decision-making approach contribute to a strong and healthy workforce?

apa style All references must be cited using APA format. This includes both in-text citations and the reference list at the end of the document.
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Assignment Workload:
This Assignment comprise of a Case Study and Discussion Questions.
Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the
Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
Estimate the project budget and cost control. (L.O-2.2)
Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)
What impact will artificial intelligence (AI) have on the field of project management?(2 Marks) Refer Chapter-2
How are projects linked to the strategic plan?(2 Marks) Refer Chapter-2

Assignment-1
Assignment Case Study Question:( Marks 6)
Please read the Case-2.1 “Hector Gaming Company.”from Chapter 2 “Organization strategy and Project Selection” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 61 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.
Peters has hired you as a consultant. She has suggested the following format for your consulting contract. You are free to use another format if it will improve the effectiveness of the consulting engagement.

Provide a detailed action plan that attacks the problem. Be specific and provide examples that relate to HGC.

1. What is our major problem? (2 Marks)
2. Identify some symptoms of the problem. (2 Marks)
3. What is the major cause of the problem? (2 Marks)
Discussion Question:(4 Marks)
Answers:

Please find case study attached Should be in Essay Format a. Title page (indicate title of paper, course and section, professor’s name, due date, student name) b. Introduction (what the case study is about?) c. Body – the details of the case study (should be in sub-headings – developed in your own words ) d. Conclusion (summarize the findings); and e. References (sources cited in the paper have to be listed in accordance with the rules of citations. Please use APA format only and references should be empirical articles) * All pages should have a running head, plagiarism and AI generated information will not be accepted.

The instructions are in the files under the company analysis project powerpoint. I have attached a powerpoint with the instructions for the presentation. The presentation MUST be completed on Excel.
pages: P. 362 – 380 in Textbook (organizational structure)
P. 182 – 198 in Textbook (cost leadership versus differentiation)
P. 41 – 48 in Textbook (mission statements)
P. 412 – 420 in Textbook (boards of directors)
Neave (1987), pages 564 – 569.
Extra Important information: This video provides a review of Tool 3. If the videos are not playing smoothly or you would like a video with captions, all tool videos for the project can be accessed at the following YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8aiE-sSuFe3W_t97H5ECdMt5uSDNhyOQ
tool 4 instructios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=dmZBpfalk1oswkBN&v=OM5JvPxmVQw&feature=youtu.be
Tool 5: If the videos are not playing smoothly or you would like a video with captions, all tool videos for the project can be accessed at the following YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8aiE-sSuFe3W_t97H5ECdMt5uSDNhyOQ
Tool 6: If the videos are not playing smoothly or you would like a video with captions, all tool videos for the project can be accessed at the following YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8aiE-sSuFe3W_t97H5ECdMt5uSDNhyOQ
Tool 7: If the videos are not playing smoothly or you would like a video with captions, all tool videos for the project can be accessed at the following YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8aiE-sSuFe3W_t97H5ECdMt5uSDNhyOQ
Tool 8: Task: If the videos are not playing smoothly or you would like a video with captions, all tool videos for the project can be accessed at the following YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8aiE-sSuFe3W_t97H5ECdMt5uSDNhyOQ
This video will help you understand the three generic strategies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndARJzmKras
Use outside reliable sources for facts about the Coca-Cola company. The company must be publicly traded in the US.

Please see attached article to be critique
According to the web search results, critiquing an article is analyzing and evaluating a written piece, such as a journal article, blog post, or news article. It involves more than just summarizing the article’s main points but also examining its strengths, weaknesses, and overall effectiveness13. Critiquing an article usually requires the following steps.
Please read the article carefully and understand its purpose, main arguments, and findings.
Outlining the article’s key points and discussing how well they are presented.
Offering your comments and opinions on the article, discussing whether you agree or disagree with the author’s points and evidence.
Concluding your critique with a summary of your thoughts on the article.
Critiquing an article can help you develop your critical thinking and writing skills and improve your understanding of the topic and the research methods used. It can also help you identify gaps or limitations in the existing literature and suggest directions for future research or practice.
Instructions
Critique the article using the following guidelines. Your paper should have a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 500 words.
1. What is the main purpose of the article?
2. How does the author justify the significance and relevance of the topic?
3. What are the limitations or weaknesses of the article?
4. Does the article contribute to advancing knowledge or understanding in the field?
5. How well does the author communicate their ideas and information in the article? Is the article clear, concise, coherent, and consistent? Is it well-organized, well-structured, and well-formatted?
6. How can the article be improved in content, style, and presentation? What are some specific suggestions or recommendations that you can offer to the author?
7. Does the article contribute to advancing knowledge or understanding in the field?
**Conclusion**: The conclusion of your review should restate your thesis statement and summarize your main points. You should also provide some recommendations or suggestions for future research or practice based on your critique.
to be written in times new roman font size 12. use headings and sub headings. sources used should be empirical articles Only