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Overview The change model for this lesson is anchored in the idea that organizations must go through periods of growth (evolution) as well as periods of crisis (revolution) in order to advance. This progression involves a deliberate and strategic management of change based on an awareness of placement on the growth chart. The organization’s ability […]

Overview This scaffolding activity will assist you in building the components of the Module 2 Deliverable. It is not graded as a stand alone activity but it is required. Feedback will be provided after submission so you can refine your work and integrate it into the module deliverable for grading.  Based on your completed Managerial […]

Your group is tasked with discussion on two main topics as listed below. You are required to submit one summary sheet outlining the outcomes as noted in each of the topic discussions. Part 1 – Poor Writing Each group member is asked to share an actual example of “bad writing” with the group. This should be the poor writing […]

Overview  This scaffolding activity will assist you in building the components of the Module 2 Deliverable. It is not graded as a stand alone activity but it is required. Feedback will be provided after submission so you can refine your work and integrate it into the module deliverable for grading. Managerial Practices Worksheet  – Based […]

Meet with your team in Zoom  (Links to an external site.)or another synchronous video tool.  BRIEFLY Review/Discuss the Base Blog Question for this Lesson, as well as the responses from your teammates. BRIEFLY Discuss what, if any, communication was provided by leadership that provided logic to organizational change, based on these factors. Submit a one-page […]

This self assessment is intended to assist you in continual improvement in the quality of your participation in course discussions. This is the first opportunity. You will evaluate yourself using the same rubric used to evaluate your overall participation at the end of the course. Review the Individual Participation expectations for more information. Additionally, you […]

Overview Based on the Changing Organization of the 21st Century model (in Lesson 2), take a moment to think about your own organizations and change management in our contemporary era. Base Discussion Identify the primary (top 2) influences/factors triggering organizational change at your organization. It is important to remember that in the discussions you must […]

John Hamm (Lesson 1 article) has laid out some fundamental messages of leadership communication that appear to be essential for success in today’s business environment. However, you may have noticed that although you agree with the focus of the messages, they appear somewhat elementary. Which is true, however, most leaders just don’t get it! I […]

Throughout this course, we have extensively used different data, graphical, and tabular analyses. Data are essential to understand the cost and production structure of businesses. Data also help firms understand the needs of their customers and the demand for their products. Firms shape their business strategies based on data. In recent years, digital information is […]

In Lesson 8, we learned about pricing strategies in imperfectly competitive markets, and in Lesson 9 we investigated the structure of oligopoly markets and their business strategies. There are many firms operating in different oligopoly markets. One big example of such markets is the soft drink market in the United States. The rivalry between Coca-Cola […]