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MGT 435

 DISCUSSION 1:

 Select one of the following tools: the nine steps in Ackerman and Anderson’s roadmap for change, Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change, or the three components of organizational change.  Explain how a leader could use this tool in guiding an organizational change. 200 Word minimum

 DISCUSSION 2:

 After reading the Forbes articles “Six Reasons Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job As Apple’s CEO” and “All Excuses Aside, Apple’s Major Problem Is Tim Cook,” explain the impact you think the transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook has had on Apple’s primary stakeholder groups: customers, employees, and investors.  In what ways do you think Tim Cook’s leadership has changed Apple?  200 Word minimum.

 MGT 450 

DISCUSSION 1

Identify and describe the areas of a SWOT analysis and discuss why it is important to consider these areas when developing a strategic plan. Why is it often difficult to develop a realistic analysis?

 DISCUSSION 2

Imagine a nonprofit organization trying to raise funds for cancer research. What types of strategic alternatives might such an organization develop?

No plagiarism, use current scholarly references.