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Week Four Leadership Discussion The Leadership Discussions are designed to allow you to expand upon the material presented in the textbook, and give you the opportunity to interact with other students through comments to one another. Your first post should answer the topic questions below and should be completed by Friday of this week. You will […]

This module explores some reasons why we develop into the people we become. Some of this is based on the culture in which we grow-up. In the work world today there is a lot of information about what makes us different. It is very important to be aware of cultural […]

Review The Secret Origins of Corporate Strategy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQVf7984YDA. What is Walter Keiechel’s view on the value of business consultants?  Do you agree?  Using the materials in the text, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the devil’s advocate, dialectical inquiry, and consensus approaches to making strategic choices? For each […]

Review this case study on situation analysis: LSBF Global MBA – Case Study: Marketing Situation Analysis located here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yLudv5v3TM Note the comments on the mobile phone market and the shift away from the traditional vertical industry.  Using the material from the text discuss the cooperative strategies that are present in […]

Review this video: Bank of America 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Showcases Local Impact, Global Momentum.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyvNdvTzZXk Using Carroll’s list of four responsibilities, discuss whether Bank of American appears to be concerned about discretionary responsibilities.  Should a global company be concerned about discretionary responsibilities?  Why or why not? For each forum […]

Peter Singer’s discussion of ethics and the environment begins with this scenario. His description is loosely based on a proposed dam on the Franklin River in Tasmania. Singer notes that this is an example of a situation in which we must choose between very different sets of values. Please answer […]