Due In 48 Hours, 8pm Eastern Standard Time. Leadership For The 21st Century/Business Management Homework Assignment. Answer Two Questions

  

TWO QUESTIONS  MUST PROVIDE TWO REFERENCES FOR EACH QUESTION FROM THE COURSE MATERIAL PROVIDED, APA FORMAT WITH IN TEXT CITATIONS AND WEBSITES IN REFERENCE, 250 WORDS MINIMUM EACH ANSWER. FEEL FREE TO USE MORE REFERENCES IF NEEDED. ***DO NOT JUST PLACE IN TEXT CITATIONS AT THE END OF A PARAGRAPH!!!!!***

Learning Activity #1

If you haven’t seen the movie Other People’s Money, the movie tracks the history of a local company that makes wire cable.  It is a family business that has been the mainstay of the town for years.  Danny Devito is an investment broker who has decided to take over the company while its stock is valuable.  

The movie depicts a discussion that ensues and the battle over how to keep the company alive. The clip above highlights the battle and explains the problem with failing to innovate.

Watch the two movie clips located below and decide if the leader of New England Wire and Cable is doing the right thing for his stockholders.  Would you advise a leader for today to take the same position taken in the clips?  If so why?  If not why not?  Explain in detail. Support your answer using the course material.

Other People’s Money: Owners Speech to Convince Stockholders to Not Vote for Sale (4 minute clip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJRhrow3Jws

Other People’s Money: Disruptive Technology (4 minute clip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kxPyNZF3Q

Course material for this question

· https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/leading-disruptive-innovation/

· https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-01-20/technology-will-erase-5-million-jobs

· https://blog.hrps.org/blogpost/Leading-in-the-Age-of-AI-and-Automation

· https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/three-ways-artificial-intelligence-is-improving-how-companies-do-business

· https://www.fastcompany.com/3068492/how-ai-is-changing-the-way-companies-are-organized

Learning Activity #2

Research or create an example of how a company has used a data strategy to create competitive edge.  Discuss thoroughly using the course material and your research.

Course material for this question

· https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/why-big-data-is-the-new-competitive-advantage/

· https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/06/14/data-driven-decision-making-10-simple-steps-for-any-business/#7885adb65e1e

· https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/three-keys-to-building-a-data-driven-strategy

· https://content.wisestep.com/data-mining-purpose-characteristics-benefits-limitations/