Category: Business

 
Read chapter 7-8-9 and answer one question of each chapter. The questions are below and will also be sent via email
1. Explain the five different networking elements creating a connected world.
2. You need to understand how the Internet works? How does email go from the
Empire State College to Boston University? Or how does a web page go from client
to server back to client?
Go to https://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm for an overview of
how the Internet infrastructure works. There are some great diagrams and easy to
understand explanations. Write what was the most interesting you have learned and what
was the most surprising for you?
3. Research the Internet to find the reasons why people are required to turn off their
cell phones when they are on an airplane.
4. Develop a completely mobile and wireless class for the future. Take into
consideration the following:
 How would lectures be given?
 How would questions be asked and answered?
 How would assignments be given and collected?
 How would group projects be performed?
 How would students separate work and nonwork time?
 How would exams be administered?
 Would this type of class be better or worse than a traditional class?
Chapter 8
5. Describe supply chain management along with its associated benefits and
challenges.
6. Describe customer relationship management along with its associated benefits and
challenges.
Management Information Systems Assignment 3 Renata Kochut
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7. Organizations can find their most valuable customers through “RFM” – Recency,
Frequency, and Monetary value
 How recently a customer purchased items (Recency)
 How frequently a customer purchased items (Frequency)
 How much a customer spends on each purchase (Monetary Value)
Form a CRM strategy for a new company that provides online tutoring. The strategy should
address how to gain new customers and how to keep existing customers.
Chapter 9
8. Describe the seven phases of the systems development life cycle.
9. Explain project management and identify the primary reasons projects fail.
10. There are many issues and obstacles to outsourcing such as time zone differences
and accents. Research the Internet to find examples of companies that have
experience issues with outsourcing and problems they have.
There is also a great video by Thomas Friedman on his famous book The World is Flat. The
video lasts around 40 minutes.
11. The article below explains how the recession is impacting outsourcing and the top
countries.
Read the article and answer the following questions:
– What impact will outsourcing have on your career path?
– What can you do to compete in an outsourced industry or flat world?
– As a business leader what concerns do you have about outsourcing to these countries
and what can you do to alleviate these concerns?

 
use assessment marking guide to flow with the charter in responding- or how to address the questions looking at those marks. It is below the course description paper but now you are looking at assignment one.

In defining the project you need to do it in three and half or so sentences.

Background of the organisation- 2 good paragraphs.

Expected outcomes: Do five smart objectives. When you get to the milestones…you are repeating the five objectives (Smart) and their due dates. Showing progress through the project-Matrix here. On the financial, i am attaching a separate document. What is in white stays the same…what is in yellow you can change-this is on the section of the financial analysis. The table is already done so you are estimating what is need for the project like initial cost etc etc. If you don’t understand let me know. Lets do distinction. Do in text ref where you feel it is reasonable remember this is a charter. Anyway when you read the assignment one…you will see all the requirements and pay attention to the marking guide. Answer the way the question is asked but read
Detailed marking criteria can be found in the Marking Guides section of this course description with other info which needs to be in the charter e.g risk analysis- what is major and what else…And go to that requirements to be addressed.

The investigation of the service and organisation problems at the Gym in Bristol
The module name is: Meeting Customer Needs. In this essay, I chose to I am aiming to clearly identify about the problem and the solution of the service and organisation. However, this essay also need to have a primary data collection and secondary from the books, journals etc to support the idea and link to the theory of the marketing. I use the theory of the Marketing Mix as background information to support this report. Furthermore, I have done and submitted the presentation previously; -this presentation is the proposal for this essay report. I will send the transcript of what I have presented to you soon with the assignment brief, module handbook, and the draft I have done so far, to get the idea what I am up to. Please edit it as appropriately. Furthermore, for the conclusion, please include the recommendation for the improvement, which should be link to the essay and introduction.

-In the essay please talk about why you choosing this company, and show what you choosing.
– describe the nature of the company.
– describe why you choose the do the interview.
– using marketing mix as a background.
– Do not forget about the operation side.
-Research methods
– you can include anything to support the argument.
– you can talk about the back ground of THE GYM in the introduction; said from my tutor. I will try to get the background information about the gym during the interview. Please help me with the questions.
The company that I have chosen is the gym company called ” THE GYM” in bristol city. For the primary data collection, I chose to do an interview with the manger and the customers. I have written the interview questions for the manager and customers. I will send them to you, please feel free to edit, restructure, adding new questions, etc, to make it look more professional. I also had an interview with 2 customers already, so please have a check and edit as appropriately as well as the interview question for the manager.

Will you be to send me the interview questions after you have edited on Monday the 30th November?

 
Discussion Question (DQ):
Review Case Study 11-1, ‘Not All Teams Are Created Equal’, (attached). Consider how Public Service Works assesses performance. Identify appropriate and inappropriate aspects of the measurement system described.
Excellent answers will be able to raise appropriate critical questions. Weak answers will demonstrate only a partial grasp of what is important in the context of the DQ.
In working out your responses to the Discussion Question, you should choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases on the Web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies\

Essay Assignment – Due Thursday December 3rd 2015 at 12 Noon
“Critically discuss the continued relevance of the Hawthorne studies to 21st Century Management. In developing your argument, please give consideration to the work ofMcAuley et al. (2014),Burnes and Cooke (2013), Roethlisberger (1948), Franke and Kaul (1978) and any other relevant sources you wish to use.”
What is expected of me?
With regard to the above titleand making use of a range of resources please provide a critical discussionof the arguments for and against the continued use of the insights published by the Hawthorne Studies collaborators. Please provide some insight into the epistemological models that your arguments are built on (See Lecture 9 – Organization Theory 2). How might engagement with other models have changed the course of your discussion?
In developing your work you should use a range of sourcesincluding, but not restricted to, the ones in the title. All these works have already been set as lecture and/or workshop readings with the exception of the final one that you should be able to find in the library using the skills you have learned in the information retrieval sessions. It is through your learning from the library session that you will, also, be able to search out other, relevant, material to enhance your argument.
Six Key Points
1. The hand-in deadline is Thursday December 3rd 2015 at 12 noon.
2. The weighting for this essay is 30% of the total course marks.
3. The expected word count for the essay is 1500 – 2000 words excluding bibliography/reference list. Please note that you are expected to include a word count (excluding the bibliography) on the cover sheet of your essay.
4. Please note that the reference style must be Harvard: Author (Date). Footnote referencing styles are not permitted.
5. Standard School of Management rules are that under/over length of 10% is permitted but that any greater deviation may be penalised.
6. Please see your Essay Writing and Referencing Guideand the Handbookfor The Marking Criteria for a full discussion of assignment expectations in the School.

 
The assignment is to check out a company or organization and compare the organization, organizational infrastructure and company’s orientation together with the theoretical discussion in the course. Use written information or the company’s website.

I have chosen FedEx but you can write about another company if it is easier for you.

Special attention should be paid to:

o Company’s organization (what kind of organization exists)
o Connection between environment and the organization
o Connection between technology and the organization
o Company’s Orientation
o Performance

Research questions to keep in mind:

• Explain how the business environment molds the organization.
• Describe the organizational characteristics and assess when they are best suited.
• Compared theories and methods to decision making.
• Explain the life span of companies and internationalization.

The book for the course is Organizational Theory, Design and Change by Gareth R. Jones

The main source for reference should be the book Organizational Theory, Design and Change

Please do not use to many “fancy” words or wording as it is not something I do to much of.