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FinalMT.docxChapter Seven
· Discuss how an organization with which you are familiar can establish its technology as a standard in its industry/market.
· Describe the cost structure of an organization with which you are familiar and how that structure contributes to its strategic approach.
· For an organization with which you are familiar, describe and discuss how the costs of being a “first mover” can be covered.
· For an organization with which you are familiar, describe and discuss how it could most effectively develop a disruptive technology that would result in a “paradigm shift".
Chapter Eight
-Describe the national and/or global environment for an organization with which you are familiar.
· For an organization with which you are familiar, discuss if and how its internal competencies could be applied on a national and/or global basis.
· For an organization with which you are familiar, discuss how it might enter a foreign market or extend its reach in such a market.
Chapter Nine
· Describe the benefits and risks of outsourcing a key part of an internal value chain for an organization with which you are familiar.
· For an organization with which you are familiar, with what other organization would it make sense to establish a “natural” contractual relationship?
Chapter Ten
· For an organization with which you are familiar, discuss how demonstrated competencies in one area can be effectively transferred to another.
· If an organization with which you are familiar wanted to diversify its portfolio, in what direction would you recommend it proceed, and what organization would you recommend as a target for that purpose?
· How would you recommend an internal new venture be handled for an organization with which you are familiar?
Chapter Eleven
· For an organization with which you are familiar, which group ranks as the more important – shareholders or stakeholders? Describe each group.
· Describe the Governance Mechanisms for an organization with which you are familiar.
· For an organization with which you are familiar, consider the primacy of profits vs. value to society.
Chapter Twelve
· Describe and discuss the organizational structure of an organization with which you are familiar. Is it effective? How might it be more effective?
· Describe and discuss the primary forms of control of an organization with which you are familiar. Are they effective? How might they be more effective?
· Describe and discuss the overall culture of an organization with which you are familiar. What is driving that culture? Is it effective? How might it be more effective?
