Month: December 2017

I. Course Description and content From the GGU catalogue: Covers the theory and practice of developing and implementing strategies for gaining competitive advantage in the global business environment. Students will master the theoretical body of knowledge in the field of strategic management and consider a variety of empirical approaches used to research the competitive strategy process. Students will explore the accelerating globalization of industries, regionalization of competition, and the institutional contexts that both facilitate and impede the formation and implementation of strategies globally. They will consider such emerging topics as organizational change, competitive dynamics, development of firm resources and capabilities,…

Managing Information and Technology Task Write an essay to discuss different types of information systems. Discuss how the integration of these information systems in a business can produce more accurate and targeted information about customers, markets, suppliers and competitors to improve the decision-making capabilities of a business – and provide a competitive advantage. Quote examples, where applicable, to illustrate your point. You are expected to cover the following • Introduction, aims and objectives of this essay (300 words) • Summarise and discuss: a) Three different types of information systems (at strategic, tactical, operational levels) (600 words) b) Discuss and justify…

Managing Human Resources Can you please describe your work? Write a sentence introduction for each week   (Week 7) Justified by academic resources, explain the purpose of performance management. Conclude your blog entry with the full references (200 words, excluding references). (week 8) Reviewing the case study provided on blackboard discuss what the organisation could have done within the HR life cycle to prevent the customer complaints (300 words, excluding references) (Week 9) Find a case study within your industry which discusses either a disciplinary or grievance procedure. Justified by academic resources, explain why we need set procedures by employment…

Task Details Word count: 3,000 words, +/- 10% excluding references (see Section 7 below). Write a reflective essay titled ‘Industry analysis and possible adaptations’. a. Use the PESTLE model and Porter’s 5 Forces model to identify and analyse the recent macro and micro-environmental influences affecting the Automobiles subsector in the UK economy. b. Select a firm in the Automobiles subsector in the UK and analyse its internal business environment using the value chain model. You should include possible adaptations to firm’s internal environment in response to the external business environment. c. Based on the task ‘a’ above, reflect on the…

For each source analysis question, you will write at least 3 full pages and double-space, using 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Use standard default margins: top and bottom, 1 inch; left and right, 1.25 inches. You will save your paper as a .doc or .docx file and submit it to the assignment link. The source analysis should be an examination of the source, NOT A SUMMARY OF IT!!! Think about who wrote the source and why it was written. Who was the audience? What were the main issues, and how do they elucidate our understanding of an event or…

SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF SENSITIVE DATA IN CLOUD COMPUTING: A SURVEY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.   Task details For the LD7028 assignment you must produce a proposal for a short research project. Your research proposal will be approximately 2500 – 3000 words and specify the project background, motivation and relevance to your programme of study; its scope, aims and objectives; a plan of the major activities. Your proposal should draw on current and recent research and other appropriate sources of information and cite these sources using a consistent standard referencing system. The proposal will be assessed by your supervisor and second…

Health Care Commissioning Task Details Each student will be randomly allocated two of their peers’ posters to critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the posters based on their understanding about the theoretical and practical concepts of commissioning . In the appraisal, you will need to critically evaluate the posters. The appraisal should be 3,500 words in length Your appraisal should be fully referenced using the Harvard system – refer to the University referencing guidelines for full details

Leadership Assignment Task Details: This assignment requires you to do the following: 1. Critically reflect on your own experience of leadership and suggest areas for your own development, including an Action Plan (1500 words). Addresses learning outcome 4 and 6. 2. Use leadership theory and concepts in the analysis and evaluation of the leadership of Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon (1500 words). Addresses learning outcomes 1,2,3,5 Learning Outcomes for the module At the end of this module, students will be able to: Knowledge 1. Explain a variety of theories of leadership. 2. Explain competing positions regarding the ethics of leadership.…

Risk: Perception and Management Task Details: This assignment requires you to produce a case study portfolio relating to the risk perception for the particular safety and/or health and/or environmental hazards associated with the scenario: Urban cycle tracks Description of the task The portfolio should have the following individual components Critique of the safety and/or health and/or environmental risk perception by different stakeholders involved (40%) Synthesis of evidence in the form of a briefing note for a particular peer/stakeholder (for e.g. policy maker or general public or corporate client) to decide on the “best policy” (40%) The development and presentation of ONE…

Forensic Analysis of Crime Scenes including Blood Spatter Task Answer ONE of the following questions: The National Audit Office report of 2014, entitled ‘The Home Office’s oversight of forensic services’, criticised the austerity-driven closure of the Forensic Science Service in 2012. It asserts that this put in jeopardy long-term research and development prospects, while the ‘free-market’ in forensic services fails to meet the ever-increasing needs of the UK’s justice system. Critically analyse the notion that the UK’s emerging landscape of ‘austerity justice’ coupled with a lack of statutory powers to regulate the market could lead to a rise in the numbers of miscarriages of justice. (2)…