ASSIGNMENT UNIT 1

ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 1.

PLEASE ALL SOLUTIONS MUST FOLLOW THE APA 7 FORMAT WITH IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES AT LEAST 3-4. ALSO MUST HAVE AN INTRODUCTION STATING THE ISSUES WITH DEFINITIONS WHERE APPLICABLE AND THE BODY THE SOLUTIONS AND A CONCLUSION AND WHERE APPLICABLE A RECOMMENDATION ATTACHED ARE THE RUBICS FOR THE SOLUTIONS.

BUS 5114 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY

Discussion Assignment (600 WORDS)

The shift to the information economy has changed the role of the manager in today’s organization.   Research has demonstrated that a majority of workers in this new knowledge economy are knowledge workers or workers whose work output is the result of thinking versus a physical process.  Discuss what skills today’s managers need in the knowledge economy that weren’t required a decade ago?

READINGS.

· Text: Watson, R. T. (2007). Information Systems.  Global Text Project.  Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0

· Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

· Text: Gallaugher, J.  (2015). Information Systems: A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology.  Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

· Chapter 1 and Chapter 2                    

· Text: Bourgeois, D. T. (2014). Information Systems for Business and Beyond. Saylor.org. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY) Attribution.

· Chapter 1

Case Discussion (900 WORDS)

Read the Case Study: Zara International Case Bourgeois Chapter 1

The case examined the differences between Zara and rival “The Gap”.   Once you have read through the case in Chapter 1 and respond to the following questions:

· Discuss how of Zara has been able to create a sustainable competitive advantage

· Identify and discuss the role that technology and information systems play in creating and maintaining Zara’s competitive advantage

· Discuss where Zara has succeeded where others such as Gap have failed… consider what role, if any information systems paly in this success.

· Discuss how Zara creates and maintains a relationship with their customers.  Consider the role that technology plays in facilitating the relationship with the customer.  Discuss how other firms in other product groups or industries might use these same techniques to develop deeper relationships with their customers

PLEASE ALL QUESTIONS HAS TO BE ANSWERED.

NOTE BELOW FOR NEXT WEEK

In the next unit, you will be preparing a paper based on this case study; you will be required to incorporate some of the feedback you receive in this discussion. 

Zara International Case Bourgeois Chapter 1

https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_information-systems-a-managers-guide-to-harnessing-technology-v2.0/s07-zara-fast-fashion-from-savvy-s.html

BUS 5117 STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT (600 WORDS)

In this question, you will consider how strategic management applies to a variety of organizations. Using examples in the text or from your own research, define strategic management as it applies to an ancient, traditional, or modern organization of your choosing.

Be sure that you properly cite any resources using APA format.

Written Assignment (The paper should be in 12-point font, double-spaced. Be sure that you properly cite any resources using APA format.)

Consider the roles of internal and external stakeholders and consider one of the following projects:

· A municipal airport is considering letting larger planes land at its facilities. This will bring added tourism but also more noise and pollution.

· A paper factory is expanding its production at one plant. This will provide local high paying jobs but also create more traffic and potential pollution.

· A school wants to consolidate classes to save on teachers’ wages. This will save local taxpayers money but may lead to classroom overcrowding.

Identify the possible internal and external stakeholders who could be partners for the project. Propose two committees, which would be part of a strategic management process, to address the opportunities and costs of the project.  Articulate how you would integrate the external stakeholders into the strategic management process and how you would keep stakeholders informed. Based on your analysis, propose an optimal solution?

Submit a 2-page paper (exclusive of any cover or reference pages) addressing the above questions.  The paper should be in 12-point font, double-spaced. Be sure that you properly cite any resources using APA format.

Papers will be assessed using this rubric. THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE DOCUMENT.