Management Assignment.

Exercises 6. How the West became Dominant in Business.

6-1. Do you think Yali, the politician and religious leader in New Guinea, was happy with his life? Why or why not?

6-2. With respect to farming or the domestication of animals, which was more important for the development of the modern world? Explain your reasoning.

6-3. Why was North America unable to develop less rapidly than Europe?

6-4. Given the thesis of Diamond's book, it seems strange that China, India, and East Asia did not develop to rival the West. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

6-5. Specialization leads to more rapid social and economic development of a region. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

6-6. Of guns, steel, domesticated animals, training, maritime technology, and writing, which was most important to explain the rise of the West? Explain your reasoning.

6-7. What is the lesson learned from Diamond's book on guns, germs, and steel?

Exercises 7. Overcoming Vulnerability for Business Success.

7-1. What is the lesson learned from Sheffi's story about Phillips, Nokia, and Ericsson?

7-2. What is the lesson learned from the story about financing a customer's purchase of computer equipment?

7-3. Sheffi said a company could avoid disruption by being flexible and using redundant systems. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

7-4. What is the lesson learned from Haynes and Grady?

 

Exercises 8. How Collaboration Changes Everything.

8-1. What is the lesson learned from the Tapscott and Williams story about GoldCorp?

8-2. What is the lesson learned from the Tapscott and Williams stories about the accuracy of Wikipedia?

8-3. What is the lesson learned from the National Geographic story about swarm theory?

8-4. Airbus was not being managed well when its Power8 program failed to include airport risks. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

8-5. Why do you think swarm theory worked in the situation with Air Liquide?