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Assignment 1: Kodak and Fujifilm

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

Access articles about the history, business approaches, management, and marketing of Eastman Kodak and Fujifilm. Eastman Kodak has been a developer and pioneer of photographic films for over 130 years. Although it invented the digital camera, the company was unprepared for the rapid changes in new technologies and filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2012. Fujifilm, a Japanese competitor, on the other hand, has been successful in the U.S. and global markets.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the history and core business of each company.

2. Compare and contrast the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

3. Determine what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Provide specific examples to support your response.

4. Evaluate each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

5. Discuss the extent to which management of both companies adapted to changing market conditions.

6. Recommend three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision-making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

7. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and the associated skills, tools, and theoretical approaches that can be used to accomplish these functions.

 Explain the principal theories and the various approaches to management that have evolved over time and their application to current management situations.

 Explain the decision-making process management uses to develop viable courses of action to a variety of management situations.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.

 Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

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Points: 300 Assignment 1: Kodak and Fujifilm

Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum

Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Describe the history and core business of each company.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely described the history and core business of each company.

Insufficiently described the history and core business of each company.

Partially described the history and core business of each company.

Satisfactorily described the history and core business of each company.

Thoroughly described the history and core business of each company.

2. Compare and contrast the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

Insufficiently compared and contrasted the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

Partially compared and contrasted the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the approach to management that each company has pursued in order to embrace innovation.

3. Determine what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Did not submit or incompletely provided specific examples to support your response.

Insufficiently determined what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Insufficiently provided specific examples to support your response.

Partially determined what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Partially provided specific examples to support your response.

Satisfactorily determined what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Satisfactorily provided specific examples to support your response.

Thoroughly determined what other management differences have impacted the relative success of Kodak and Fujifilm. Thoroughly provided specific examples to support your response.

4. Evaluate each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely evaluated each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

Insufficiently evaluated each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

Partially evaluated each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

Satisfactorily evaluated each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

Thoroughly evaluated each company’s approach to ethics and social responsibility and the impact those approaches have had on each company’s profitability.

5. Discuss the extent to which management of

Did not submit or incompletely

Insufficiently discussed the

Partially discussed the

Satisfactorily discussed the

Thoroughly discussed the

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both companies adapted to changing market conditions.

Weight: 15%

discussed the extent to which management of both companies adapted to changing market conditions.

extent to which management of both companies adapted to changing market conditions.

6. Recommend three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision-making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely recommended three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision- making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

Insufficiently recommended three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision- making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

Partially recommended three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision- making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

Satisfactorily recommended three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision- making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

Thoroughly recommended three (3) ways any company should build in flexibility to back up its decision- making process in order to adapt to changing market conditions.

7. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

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Assignment 2: Leadership Assessment

Due Week 8 and worth 300 points

Organizational leaders are expected to create realistic visions for their companies and the employees they guide, but these visions often have characteristics or properties that differ. There is, therefore, the realization that there is no one best leadership style to guide employees toward accomplishing organizational goals.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

2. Analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

3. Evaluate the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to improve on your work performance. Explain your answer.

4. Determine three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and discuss their potential benefits.

5. Discuss some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

6. Develop an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

7. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.

 Explain the multiple aspects of the managerial planning process and the application of various business and corporate-level strategies.

 Assess how various leadership styles fit cultural differences and effectively operate in global markets.

 Analyze the importance of ethical behavior to an organization’s culture and the new ethical dilemmas created by globalization

 Describe actions to improve communications, manage conflict, develop strong organizational culture, and improve the ethical behavior in organizations.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.

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 Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 300 Assignment 2: Leadership Assessment

Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum

Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

Insufficiently analyzed the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

Partially analyzed the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

Satisfactorily analyzed the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

Thoroughly analyzed the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

Insufficiently analyzed the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

Partially analyzed the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

Satisfactorily analyzed the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

Thoroughly analyzed the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

3. Evaluate the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to

Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to

Insufficiently evaluated the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if

Partially evaluated the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if

Satisfactorily evaluated the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if

Thoroughly evaluated the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if

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improve on your work performance. Explain your answer.

Weight: 15%

determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to improve on your work performance. Did not submit or incompletely explained your answer.

this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to improve on your work performance. Insufficiently explained your answer.

this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to improve on your work performance. Partially explained your answer.

this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to improve on your work performance. Satisfactorily explained your answer.

this leader was successful in motivating and empowering you to improve on your work performance. Thoroughly explained your answer.

4. Determine three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and discuss their potential benefits.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and did not submit or incompletely discussed their potential benefits.

Insufficiently determined three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and insufficiently discussed their potential benefits.

Partially determined three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and partially discussed their potential benefits.

Satisfactorily determined three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and satisfactorily discussed their potential benefits.

Thoroughly determined three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and thoroughly discussed their potential benefits.

5. Discuss some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

Insufficiently discussed some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

Partially discussed some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

Satisfactorily discussed some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

Thoroughly discussed some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

6. Develop an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely developed an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

Insufficiently developed an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

Partially developed an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

Satisfactorily developed an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

Thoroughly developed an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified above.

7. 5 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality

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choices. quality choices. choices.

8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

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Assignment 3: Presentation of Assignment 2

Due Week 10 and worth 100 points

In this assignment, you will condense information from your Assignment 2 to create a PowerPoint presentation.

Faculty Note: If there is a hardship for any student in being able to secure a microphone to complete this assignment, allow the student to use the notes section of PowerPoint to write a narrative of what he or she would say if actually presenting.

Write a nine (9) slide presentation in which you:

1. Provide a title slide (as indicated in the format requirements below) followed by a slide with an introduction to your presentation.

2. Summarize your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2 – one (1) slide per criterion, for a total of six (6) slides.

3. Provide a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

4. Narrate each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required slide length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.

 Explain the multiple aspects of the managerial planning process and the application of various business and corporate-level strategies.

 Assess how various leadership styles fit cultural differences and effectively operate in global markets.

 Analyze the importance of ethical behavior to an organization’s culture and the new ethical dilemmas created by globalization.

 Describe actions to improve communications, manage conflict, develop strong organizational culture, and improve the ethical behavior in organizations.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.

 Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100 Assignment 5: Presentation of Assignment 2

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Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum

Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Provide a title slide followed by a slide with an introduction to your paper.

Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely provided a title slide followed by a slide with an introduction to your paper.

Insufficiently provided a title slide followed by a slide with an introduction to your paper.

Partially provided a title slide followed by a slide with an introduction to your paper.

Satisfactorily provided a title slide followed by a slide with an introduction to your paper.

Thoroughly provided a title slide followed by a slide with an introduction to your paper.

2. Summarize your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2 – one (1) slide per criterion, for a total of six (6) slides.

Weight: 50%

Did not submit or incompletely summarized your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2.

Insufficiently summarized your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2.

Partially summarized your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2.

Satisfactorily summarized your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2.

Thoroughly summarized your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2.

3. Provide a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely provided a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

Insufficiently provided a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

Partially provided a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

Satisfactorily provided a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

Thoroughly provided a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

4. Narrate each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience. Weight: 30%

Did not submit or incompletely narrated each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

Insufficiently narrated each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

Partially narrated each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

Satisfactorily narrated each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

Thoroughly narrated each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

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Weekly Course Schedule

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The expectations for a 4.5 credit hour course are for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work. This time estimate includes preparation, activities, and evaluation regardless of the delivery mode.

Instructional Materials

In order to be fully prepared, obtain a copy of the required textbooks and other instructional materials prior to the first day of class. When available, Strayer University provides a link to the first three (3) chapters of your textbook(s) in eBook format. Check your online course shell for availability.

Review the online course shell or check with your professor to determine whether Internet-based assignments and activities are used in this course.

Strayer students are encouraged to purchase their course materials through our designated Strayer Bookstore. http://www.strayerbookstore.com If a lab is required for the course, the Strayer Bookstore is the only vendor that sells the correct registration code so that Strayer students may access labs successfully.

Discussions

To earn full credit in an online threaded discussion, students must have one original post and a minimum of one other post per discussion thread.

Please note: Material in the online class will be made available three weeks at a time to allow students to work ahead, however, faculty will be focused on and responding only to the current calendar week. As it is always possible that students could lose their work due to unforeseen circumstances, it is a best practice to routinely save a working draft in a separate file before posting in the course discussion area. Professors hold discussions during class time for on-ground students. Check with your professor if any additional discussion participation is required in the online course shell outside of class hours.

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 On-ground students are to complete the tests after the material is covered and before the next class session.

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Assignments for online students are always submitted through the online course shell. On-ground professors will inform students on how to submit assignments, whether in paper format or through the online course shell.

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