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case study, write a 5–7 page paper in which you do the following:

1. Determine the best funding alternative for Ockham Technologies and how it will affect the formation of the Board of Directors (look at Resource Dependency Theory to understand how to select members for a Board of Directors/Advisors)

2. Discuss how you would handle the increasing tension between you and Mike Meisenheimer if you were Jim Triandiflou.

3. Determine if Ockham should outsource its system-development efforts, and if so, to which company, and if not, how it should it complete development of the system for IBM

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Exemplarily determine the best funding alternative for Ockham Technologies and how it will affect the formation of the Board of Directors.

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Typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12) with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow JWMI style guide and writing format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

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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 page length.

The following are specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment:

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Synthesize the basic components of a business plan

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Evaluate the competitive landscape, sale, and distribution channels for new business ventures

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Use technology and information resources to research issues in new business ventures and entrepreneurship

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Write clearly and concisely about new business ventures and entrepreneurship

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 grading criteria.

Criteria

1. Determine the best funding alternative for Ockham Technologies and how it will affect the

formation of the Board of Directors

Exemplarily determine the best funding alternative for Ockham Technologies and how it will affect the formation of the Board of Directors.

2. Discuss how you would handle the increasing tension between you and Mike Meisenheimer if

you were Jim Triandiflou.

Exemplarily discussed how you would handle the increasing tension between you and Mike Meisenheimer if you were Jim Triandiflou.

3. Determine if Ockham should outsource its system-development efforts, and if so, to which company, and if not, how it should it complete development of the system for IBM.

Exemplarily determine if Ockham should outsource its system -development efforts, and if so, to which company, and if not, how it should it complete development of the system for BM.

4. Clarity, logic, and writing mechanics.

No mechanical errors; text flows and concisely and clearly expresses the student’s position in an exemplary manner that rationally and logically develops the topics.