CUSTOMERS, MARKETS AND TECHNOLOGY MODS 1-8
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COURSE: CIS605: CUSTOMERS, MARKETS, AND TECHNOLOGY
MODULE: 3
SPAWN: 10-27-20 TO 12-21-20 (117W8)
DUE DATE: 11/16/20
INSTRUCTOR:
STUDENT:
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Please number the problems to match the assignment. This appears to be a general run-on paper. Specific solutions to each assignment problems are not very clear. The paper is all textual and on the terse side.
A number of areas in internal innovation in the implementation stage are reasonably considered. The coverage could be stronger with more insights and analysis in technical implications. Most discussions are very broad and general.
Some visualizations (i.e. charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, images, etc.) would be beneficial in some of the crucial demonstrations. The answers are great. However, it appears that some are brief and could be explored deeper with more technically. It appears that you are capable of pushing the boundaries of the problem domains.
ADDITIONAL:
MODULE 3: INTERNAL INNOVATION: IMPLEMENTATION (CHAPTER 4)
The problems for this week are:
1. Use your favorite job listing Internet site. Look for postings for e-commerce managers. Find at least 10 and summarize the qualifications listed. How does this list compare to the one you developed in Relating to Your World exercise 1? What does this tell you about what we believe we need in personnel and what we seek when looking for employees?
2. Choose a company you believe is innovative. Go to its website and find how it describes the innovative processes in its organization. How does what you learned in this module align with what the company does?
3. Find an article or website that provides guidelines for implementing innovation in organizations. What do you think of the advice given?
4. When you made a radical change in your life leaving home, getting married, moving to a new city what kinds of emotions and feelings did you experience? Was there stress associated with the change? As you reflect on that change, what lessons did you learn that you can use to help others who are facing changes in the workplace from the implementation of new technologies? What did you learn about yourself and your reaction to innovation and change implementation?
Strategy for success:
The crucial factor is to find 10 job postings (#1), a company (#2), an article or website (#3) that would closely match the topics for this course. There are many resources out there, and it is very to become distracted and selected items that are interesting, but not necessarily echo the topics in this course.
It may help to skim the topics of the textbook and use selected keywords as your searching criteria. In #4 above, please relate the purpose of your searches to your personal goals. Please be as technically involved as possible. Be specific about the actual systems suggested, algorithms intended, management paradigms used, and so on. Please make sure that there are analyses of performance (i.e. metrics, ROI, KPI, etc.), which may including financial outcome. The submission should not be textual, general descriptions. CIS knowledge and implementation should be comprehensive and methodical. Visuals are always helpful.
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CUSTOMERS, MARKETS AND TECHNOLOGY
Week 3
HYS8
November 10, 2020
E--Commerce Manager Postings
The summary of listed qualifications for e-commerce managers on my favorite job listing site is ZipRecruiter.
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or similar fields, or similar experiences
A work experience of 5 years, with three years specifically in eCommerce marketing
Proficiency in Microsoft Office reporting tools, databases, and spreadsheets.
Evidence of success in managing results-oriented eCommerce marketing initiatives and programs.
Evidence of prior operations in online/retail merchandising (ZipRecruiter, 2020).
This list is similar to the one I developed in Relating to My World exercise 1 because it emphasizes the need for a bachelor’s degree as the minimum qualification for viable candidates. This tells me that we need at least a bachelor's degree as an educational qualification when looking for employees. We continuously demand that the employees joining our companies be educated to qualify to work in the available job vacancies.
Caterpillar's innovation
I believe the Caterpillar company is innovative. The company describes there are innovative processes as being disruptive, breakthrough, and sustaining innovation. The company invests over $2 billion in its disruptive, breakthrough, and sustaining innovative processes consistently to ensure customers enjoy the best services that the company can offer (Caterpillar.com., 2017). I learned that to be successful, and innovation needs to be done consistently. Therefore, Caterpillar's consistency in innovating new systems, processes, and services aligns with the need for consistency in this module.
Guideline for Implementing Innovation in Organizations
Molloy advises on implementing innovation in the organization in five simple steps, which are:
Identifying innovative opportunities
Prioritizing innovative opportunities
Testing the potential of innovations
They are creating support systems for innovations (Molloy, 2019).
I think this advice is essential for businesses looking to make an impact in their innovative processes. Most organizations fail because they focus on the first four steps and neglect the final one, which is crucial for an innovation's success. Support systems are necessary to ensure that innovations have appropriate resource backing to handle the challenges that arise over time.
Radical Change
When I made the radical change of moving to a new city, I was filled with excitement because of the expectations I had in the new city. However, I was sad because I left my friends and former colleagues and would have a challenging time seeing them again. I was also anxious about meeting people in the new city. The stress associated with the new city was majorly emotional. I was anxious about my emotional welfare because I didn't know anyone who could familiarize me with the new environment. As I reflect on that change, I learned that embracing change is a good thing. At first, I was hesitant about moving to the new city because I was very comfortable with the old work environment. So, when the promotion was issued to a higher position in a different city at my workplace, I initially declined. However, after expressing my thoughts to my mother, she encouraged me to embrace the change and accept the new job. I learn that change is a good thing. I can help others who face challenges at the workplace to embrace the implementation of new technologies by advising them to be willing to embrace new procedures and systems. I learned that I was hesitant to accept change because of the uncertainty of the new environment because of my initial reaction to the promotion proposal where I turned down the offer; however, now I have learned that even though change is associated with uncertainty, it is necessary for our lives because it brings a new perspective about life and could end up being enjoyable and better than old experiences.
References
Molloy, J. (2019). Five Steps to Implementing Innovation - Harvard Business Publishing.
Harvard Business Publishing. https://www.harvardbusiness.org/five-steps-to-implementing-innovation/.
Breakthroughs, B., (2017). Caterpillar | Building the Future: Our Best Modern Breakthroughs.
Caterpillar.com. https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/innovation/buildingthefutureourbestmodernbreakthroughs.html.
Retail eCommerce Marketing Manager. ZipRecruiter. (, 2020).
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Razer-USA,-Ltd./Job/Retail-Ecommerce-Marketing-Manager/-in-Hot-Springs,CA.
