devry busn460 week 1
discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Selling your team’s services to CanGo (graded) |
As a team of management consultants, your job is to persuade CanGo
to purchase your services to help them correct their management issues. Tell us
your Team Name, identify your individual team members and give us some idea of
the individual strengths you bring to this picture.
dq 2
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Mission, Vision & Values (graded) |
How does a corporation determine what direction they will take in
the marketplace? The first three elements of setting this direction are Mission
Vision and Value Statements. What do these mean? How do they impact
decision-making at a corporation?
devry busn460 week 2 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Planning a Technological Solution (graded) |
Nick has been handed a project where he has to implement Online
Gaming, requiring significant technological integration. What factors does he
need to consider and manage for the project to be a success?
dq 2
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Cost/Benefit Analysis (graded) |
What are the costs of the new systems that may be implemented? How
do we justify their implementation at CanGo?
devry busn460 week 3 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Flow Charting Processes (graded) |
Jack shows us a flow chart of the new warehouse system this week.
What does a flow chart tell us? How can we use that information?
dq 2
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Implementing Technology (graded) |
What do we still need to investigate and decide for implementing
the new system into CanGo’s operations?
devry busn460 week 4 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Group vs Team (graded) |
Let’s discuss the differences between groups and teams. How do we
convert a group to a team? What benefits might come from this conversion in a
business environment?
dq 2
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Matrixed Employee Environments (graded) |
Today, employers are using employees more and more in a matrixed
environment. What does that mean? How can we contend with the various stressors
in such an environment? How do we manage expectations up for various projects?
devry busn460 week 5 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Performance Review Session (graded) |
Let’s talk about the performance review Nick received from Warren.
Would you accept the review if you were Nick? What would you want to be
different and why?
dq 2
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Status Reports (graded) |
You’ve had a variety of weekly leaders in this class, and you’ve
all turned in Status Reports. What can you do to improve that process and
better evaluate and manage your teammates?
devry busn460 week 6 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Corporate Decision Making (graded) |
CanGo is looking at ways to grow its business. How should they
approach the decision on how to do it?
dq 2
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Weighing Decision Criteria (graded) |
How do we assign weights to criteria? Is it always based strictly
on logic and achieving the best quantitative result and why?
devry busn460 week 7 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Corporate Ethics Tactics (graded) |
Operating a business in an ethical manner takes time, effort and
commitment. What are the key elements to a company having successful
organizational ethics? What can we do as managers to encourage ethical behavior
and to raise ethical standards in our organizations?
dq 2
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Profit vs. Responsibility (graded) |
There is sometimes a perceived conflict between earning profit and
being responsible. What should CanGo do about adding violent games to their
product mix? What impact might this have on the various stakeholders for the
company? Why might the perception that profits can’t mix with responsibility be
false? How does this affect CanGo’s decision whether to sell games with violent
content?
