Category: Management

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.
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Learning Outcomes:
▪ CLO1-PLO1.1- Recognize the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management.
▪ CLO1-PLO1.3 -Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in diversified organizations.
▪ CLO3-PLO2.2- Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of the organization.
▪ CLO4-PLO2.3-Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation.
▪ CLO6-PLO3.1-Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate strategies for different situations
Case study
Assignment Question(s):
Read carefully the mini case No. 18 from your textbook(entitled ‘Tesla Motors Inc.) and answer the following questions: (2 marks for each question)
1. Describe the different functional strategies of the Tesla Motors company.
2. Describe the relationship of Tesla Motors with its primary stakeholders.
3. Discuss anystrategic alliance (acquisition, outsourcing, joint venture, ….) that Tesla Motors uses.Why did this company choose it?was it successful? Justify your answer.
4. Describe the core competencyand assess the competitive advantage of Tesla Motors in its market.
5. Recommend solutions for Tesla Motorsto improve its competitive advantage.
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Q.1: “The Wiig KM model is based on the principle that in order for knowledge to be useful and valuable, it must be organized through a form of semantic network that is connected, congruent, and complete and has perspective and purpose.” Explain in detail. (Chapter 3 Wiig’s KM Model) (2 Marks)

Q.2: In what ways is the Choo and Weick KM model like the Nonaka and Takeuchi KM model? In what ways do they differ? (Chapter 3 Choo and Weick and Nonaka and Takeuchi KM Models) (2 Marks)

Q.3: Discuss in detail any two techniques of capturing tacit Knowledge? (Chapter 4 Knowledge Capture and Codification) (2 Marks)

Q. 4: Read chapter 5 (Knowledge Sharing and Communities of Practice) and answer the following questions.
a). Explain the concept of communities of practice. (1 mark)
b). Will it be fruitful for the organization to cultivate the communities of practice? If yes, What steps must be taken by the organization to cultivate them. (1 mark)
c). Discuss the concept of skill mining, social network analysis, and Knowledge support office. (2 Marks)

avoid plagiarism…. 2- every question should the answer be 300 word … 3- you should put 5 references….

This assignment is an individual assignment.
The Assignment must be submitted on BB only in WORD format 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.

Hello, I hope you pay attention. I want correct and perfect work. I want all the questions to be solved correctly and completely without plagiarism. I emphasize this important point. Any percentage of plagiarism will lead to the cancellation of the work. I want a correct solution with references and maintaining the file format without any errors. If you are sure of yourself and that you will do the work correctly, accept the work and make sure of it and your capabilities.

4. Products and Services (4 Marks)
a. Describe in depth your products or services. (Technical specifications)
b. What factors will give you competitive advantages or disadvantages? Examples include level of quality or unique or proprietary features.

5. Marketing Plan (6 Marks)
a. Market Research- Why?
b. Market Research- How? Primary or Secondary Data?
c. In your marketing plan, be as specific as possible; give statistics, numbers, and sources. The marketing plan will be the basis, later on, of the all‐important sales projection.
Product
Describe the most important features. What is special about it?

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 may 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).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
CLO-Covered
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Describe management issues such as diversity, attitudes and job satisfaction, personality, and values in organizational behaviour (CLO2).
2.
Define the impact of company’s culture, structure and design can have on its organizational behaviour. (CLO3).

Assignment 2
Reference Source:
Textbook: –
Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021). Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (7th ed). Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Critical Thinking: –
Discussion Chapters: – Please read Chapters 6, 8 & 9 “Motivation, Learning and Decision Making, Personality and Cultural Values” carefully and then give your answers based on your understanding.
Assignment Question(s):
1. How does the Expectancy Theory explain employee motivation, and how can managers use this theory to influence employee behaviour? (03 Marks) (Min words 200-250)
2. Considering social learning theory, how can organizations create environments that encourage observational learning among employees? What role do leaders play in this process? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
3. How does the Big Five personality model influence job performance and organizational behaviour? In what ways might certain personality traits be more beneficial in specific job roles, and how can organizations effectively assess and utilize these traits during the hiring process? (04 Marks) (Min words 200-250)
Important Note: –
1. Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
2. References required in the assignment. Use APA style for writing references.

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Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, D., Hoffman, A. N., & Bamford, C. E. (2014). Concepts in strategic management and business policy (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780133126129 (print), 9780133126433 (e-text)

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.
The Assignment`s learning Outcomes:
In the 2nd assignment, the students are required to read thoughtfully the “ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories” case study , and answer the related questions, upon successful completion of the assignment the student should be able to:
State the importance of standardization and quality standards (CLO2)
Use quality improvement tools and practices for continuous improvement to achieve the organizational change and transformation (CLO3)
Develop analytical skills of identifying pitfalls, or quality concerns through assimilated
and strategic planning. (CLO4)
Instructions to read the case study:
“ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories” case study
Access below link to read the case study:

Nestlé Waters

“ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories”
case study
This case study demonstrates the application of change management inside Nestle Waters Company. In addition, it discusses the company need for quality improvement which encouraged its engineers to search for alternative system to collect and analyze their data. Read the case, by using your critical thinking skills answer the following questions:
Explain the driven reasons for changing the quality documentation system in the Nestle Waters. (2.5 marks)
Outline the change objectives for both Retail Manufacturing and Home and Office Manufacturing units. (2.5 marks)
How the InfinityQS® ProFicient™ system can control the operation processes? ( 2.5 marks)
Describe the management role in the change process?(2.5 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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The Answer must follow the Keyword/ outline points below:
Each answer should be 200 to 250 range of word counts.
Outsourcing, offshoring, Third Party Logistics
Their Main functions
Motivational Factors /Drivers
Reasons with suitable Examples
Reference
Note: You can support your answer by reading your book.
You can use secondary source available on internet.
Copying and similarity is prohibited
Deadline November 1