Category: Management

Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (C.L.O :2.1)

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Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission 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.
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This assignments have a case study m i will attach it below , Thanks
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
2. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
3. Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (C.L.O :2.1)
Case Study:
Sheema and Hala both work for a Alosaimi groups in the marketing division. The general manager of the sales team interviewed and hired Sheema because of her experience and agreeable personality. Hala was interviewed by another sales leader but strongly opposed hiring her for the work because he thought she was not competent to do the job because she was fresher and friendly/talkative.
Six months after Sheema was hired, the manager left the company to start his own company and recommended that Sheema and Hala serve as joint leaders. Sheema agreed reluctantly with the demanded that it be made clear she was not working for Hala. The manager consented: Sheema and Hala were to share the same working area and have to work on the same project.
Within a week Sheema was angry because Hala was representing herself to others as the leader of the entire project and giving the impression that Sheema was working for her. Now Sheema and Hala are meeting with the manager to see if he can resolve the conflict between them.
Sheema says: Right after the joint leadership arrangement was reached with the manager, Hala called a meeting with other team members without even consulting me about the time or content. She just told me when it was being helped and said I should be there. At the meeting, Hala reviewed everyone’s duties line by line including mine treating me as just another team member working for her. She sends out a letter and signs herself as team lead, which implies to others that I am working for him.
Hala says: Sheema is all hung up with feelings of power and titles. Just because I sign myself as team doesn’t mean she is working for me. I don’t see anything to get excited about. What difference does it make/ She is too sensitive about everything. I call a meeting and right away she thinks I’m trying to run everything. Sheema has other things to do, other projects to run. So, she doesn’t pay too much attention to this one. She mostly lets things slide. But when I take the initiative to set up a meeting, she starts jumping up and down about how I am trying to make her work for me.
Assignment Instructions:
Please read the above case study and answer the following questions:
Assignment Question(s):(Marks 10)
Q1: Writ the problem statement about the above case. Problem statement should include the followings: [400-600 words] [Marks 4]
The clear concise description and summary of the problem,
Scope of the problem,
Consequences of the problem,
The methods for resolving the problem in the above case?
Q2: Discuss the problem with 5-Why analysis. Draw a cause-and-effect diagram based on the problem of the case? [Marks 4]
Q3: If you are consultant and asked to solve the problem, how will you solve the problem of case? What are the steps you will follow to solve? [Marks 2]
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l Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
Use quality improvement tools and practices for continuous improvement to achieve the organizational change and transformation. (2.2)
Implement quality improvement efforts using teams for organizational assessment and quality audits. (3.1)
•Instructions to search the article:
Via your student services page, log in to the Saudi Digital Library. After your login with your student ID, search for the following article:
CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT: ORGANIZATIONS MUST EXTEND THEIR DEFINITION OF CUSTOMERS.
ISSN: 03609936
In this article, the author discusses the different definition of customers either internal or external and how satisfying all customers’ needs helps the organization in term of accomplishing its quality objectives. Read the article, and answer the following questions:
Assignment Question(s):
In your own words, summarize the article. ( 150 – 200 words ) ( 3 marks )
To which extent do you agree or disagree with the author point of view “that internal customers’ needs are important as externals to create a true quality environment” and Why? ( 150 – 200 words ) ( 3 marks )
Discuss the tools needed to operate within the new environment as indicated by the author. ( 150 – 200 words) ( 4 marks )
Important Notes: –
For each question, you need to answer not in less than 150 Words.
Support your answers with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles etc.
Use APA style for writing references.

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Week 4: Interactive activity
4.1 Learning Outcomes:
Gather and analyze data
Develop alternatives
Evaluate options
Implement the solution
4.2 Action Required:
Watch the short video in the following link:
Develop Alternatives:
4.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):
Discuss the four essential elements of developing alternatives with example.

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
CLO-1
Define a solid understanding of prominent theories of ethics and morality
CLO-3
Justify their rationale for decisions related to acceptable and unacceptable business conduct based on the business ethics principles.

Short Case Study
A long-time customer approaches you for financing for a new business venture. The customer offers as collateral a piece of property it has purchased in a rural location for the purpose of building a housing development. You send an appraiser to the property and he accidentally discovers that this property holds toxic waste. You’re sure this customer is unaware of the waste; in fact, the waste is migrating and in a few years will invade the water table under a nearby farmer’s fields. You explain the situation to your manager, who naturally instructs you to refuse to accept the property as collateral, but he also forbids you to mention the toxic waste to the customer. “Let them find out about it themselves,” he says.
Assignment Question(s):
Read the above case study and answer the below questions:
In the scenario given, what is the ethical dilemma? What should you do? Support your answer using at least two ethical theories. (2.5 Marks)
Do you perceive your manager to be ethical or unethical? Explain your answer in detail. (2.5 marks)
In this case, should you blow the whistle? Define whistleblowing. Describe the motives whistle-blowers and under what circumstances whistleblowing is justified? (2.5 marks)
Based on the given case study, provide three reasons why ethics is relevant to business? (2.5 marks)

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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Aligned (PLOs)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Question
MGT.K.1
(1.1)
Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial decision problems.
Question-1
MGT.K.3
(1.2)
Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems.
Question-3, 5
MGT.S.1
(2.1)
Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific problems.
Question-2
MGT.V.1
(3.1)
Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.
Question-4
Assignment Instructions:
Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:

Title: Towards “Cognitively Complex” Problem Solving: Six Models of Public Service Reforms (Case Study).
Author: Willy McCourt
Assignment Questions: (Marks 10)
Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
Question 1: Explain the six models of problem-solving approach that are suitable for public service improvements (250-300 words). (2 Marks).
Question 2: What is the Cognitively Complex Problem-Solving method according to your understanding? (250-300 words) (2 Marks).
Question 3: Discuss the anticipated problems in public service reforms, also suggest a suitable solution? (250-300 words) (2 Marks).
Question 4: Why capacity building is a distinctive feature of management in the organizations? (250-300 words) (2 Marks).
Question 5: Write minimum four references in APA style in support of your answers (2 Marks).

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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge:
1.3 Explain the forces driving and evaluating the impact of globalization.
Skills:
2.2 Identify the major components of international business management.
Values:
3.1 Carry out effective self-evaluation through discussing economic systems in the international business context.
Case study
Please read Case 5: “Woolworths’ Corporate Responsibility Strategy” available in your e-book (International business: Competing in the global marketplace (13th ed.), at page no.632, and answer the following questions:

Assignment Question(s):
What challenges do you think a company like Woolworths Group is facing when developing and implementing a companywide corporate social responsibility strategy that considers more than 205,000 employees, diverse interests, and stakeholders? Discuss. (Minimum words: 400, Mark:2)
Woolworths Group is trying to reduce its carbon emissions or footprint by 10 percent. Based on where we are as a world, is 10 percent enough of a reduction? Perhaps global warming is not real, albeit the vast majority of scientists clearly suggest it is; what do you think? Give logic in support of your answer.
Woolworths’ targets are to achieve a top quartile ranking in how the business engages fairly and equitably with its suppliers. How do supplier relationships and the fairness in dealing with suppliers relate to sustainability and “doing good” for society (and the company)? Explain. (Minimum words: 400, Mark:2)

(Minimum words: 600, Mark:6)

Important Notes:
This is an individual assignment.
All references must be cited using APA format. This includes both in-text citations and the reference list at the end of the document.
Originality, Similarity and Plagiarism Check: Your work must be original. All papers will be submitted through SafeAssign software to check for similarity and plagiarism. Any instance of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the assignment. No exceptions and no second chances!
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