Assignments Operations, Finance, Writing

1. Financial Management .Discussion Unit 8

Minimum 350 words.

For this week's Discussion: 

By this time, you have given some thought on the knowledge and skills you have acquired. Reflect on the new knowledge and skills you have developed throughout this course. Discuss how they may impact the work you do now and your future career goals.

In addition, comment on what you have learned from reading and assessing the work of your peers. For example:

· Have they approached topics differently than you? 

· Have they identified knowledge you may have overlooked?

· Were there any key takeaways?

2. Financial Management. Portfolio.

The Portfolio entry should be a minimum of 250 words and not more than 750 words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other sources. For this week’s portfolio activity, please provide a self-assessment of your own performance within the group. For example:

· How well you worked and collaborated with your group

· What have you learned from your group experience

· What could you have done to improve your contribution to your group

Being an effective member of a team is a skill and an important part of your education. Understanding your strengths and weaknesses is important so that improvement can be addressed accurately. Take some time reflecting on both your contributions to the team and on areas where you may need development. 

Please remember, this communication with the instructor is confidential and your other group members will not see it.

The Portfolio entry should be a minimum of 250 words and not more than 750 words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other sources. 

3. Business Law. DB Unit8.

AT least 3 references in APA format with min 350 words.

Choose a company and research how it defines and interprets CSR.  In your post discuss these things, as well as outlining one of more of its major CSR efforts.  At this point in the course, you are very familiar with outlining a case - you should apply these skills to this discussion.  For the company you choose, write up a short case report on the company and how it sees the concept of 'doing well by doing good."

To see a ranking of large companies who practice CSR, go here: http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/organizational_change/sustainable_brands/google_bmw_disney_microsoft_once_again_top_l

4. Business Law. Porflio Unit 8.

Has your understanding of ethics in business changed since beginning the course?  Critically reflect on your learning this term and address the following questions and include any other thoughts you have on all we have covered during this course. 

· What does it mean to you to be ethical?

· Do you anticipate ethical challenges as you go forward in your career?

· What resources and tools will you utilize to help you when you face these challenges?

Portfolio assignments should be about 500 - 750 words (1 - 1.5 pages) in length.

5. Operations management unit 8. Db

Read the article “What great managers do” and answer the following questions:

· Consider the metaphor used in the article differentiating managerial and leadership roles (average managers play checkers, great managers play chess and great leaders rally people toward a better future). Does it adequately describe and differentiate these roles? Why or why not?

· Do you think that the same set of qualities required for a manager are also needed for project managers? Why or why not?

In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse.  Please post your initial response as early as possible and continue to participate throughout the unit. You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum and then respond to at least 3 of your classmates’ initial posts.  You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you.

Buckingham, M. (2005) What great managers do. Harvard Business Review. Download the pdf.

6. Operations Management Unit 8.Portfolio

The portfolio activity of this unit asks you to contemplate a ‘what if’ scenario that you may confront in the future, presenting a self-reflection exercise where you will have the opportunity to apply different concepts learned during the course as well as your own experience.

Suppose that, after completing your MBA, you are offered a job as a management consultant in a firm specialized in engagement and productivity. One of your first assignments is related to the education sector, specifically working with a large university.  The overall goal of the project you're managing is to identify and enhance motivational factors of students in a well-known university. The purpose is to help improve student motivation and learning engagement to help students reach their goal of degree completion. Because you have recently finished your studies, you feel you have a good understanding of the elements that motivate and de-motivate students.

Reflecting on your own experiences as a learner, write a 2-3-page paper considering motivational factors and proposing strategies a client could consider in order to improve student success.   Be sure to relate your reflection to concepts that you have learned in this course and in other courses in your MBA program.  Be sure to properly cite any resources you use.

7. Global economy. Discussion board unit 8

Minimum 350 words to 450. APA format. Include references.

· Discuss how the four areas of cultural intelligence aid a leader in understanding culture as well as intercultural efforts.

· Determine how a leader must reframe their thinking when interacting with employees of different cultures.

· Examine the different methods a leader can utilize adaptive work to adjust his/her thinking.

· How can leaders demonstrate interdependence when while dealing with diverse cultures?

· Discuss how being culturally conscious is important to the success of a leader.