Managing the multi-business corporation to meet high performance expectations is problematic. Research a company in KSA that manages multiple businesses:

Questions:

Explain the corporate structure and provide a review of its business portfolio.

What advice would you provide on the use of portfolio matrices and which portfolio matrix would you recommend: the GE McKinsey, BCG, or Ashridge matrix? Why? 

1. Apply your recommended portfolio matrix and provide a portfolio analysis.
2. How does diversification create value through the linkages between businesses? 

Using the Library, locate a journal article about the balanced scorecard (the article link is below). Then, in your initial post, provide a summary followed by your reaction to the article. The summary should be approximately 250 words and the reaction should be approximately 150 words. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. 

In the Read section of Unit 1, we introduced and discussed an overview of Organizational Development. The discussion topic for this unit requires you to select a living organization to perform various analyses on throughout the course. Introduce the organization you have chosen in simple terms. The introduction should include the name and location(s), number of employees and/or annual revenues, basic products or services industry etc. Include the mission statement for your company.

One paper which compares two cases of any One of the following: social movements, technology/science/innovation, institutions, markets, or economies (or ideas about them).

Prompts: Choose ONE please.

Compare and/or contrast the role of identity, or self-interested groups, in the creation of markets.

Compare and/or contrast the role of law, institutions and/or the state in the creation of markets.

Compare or contrast the role of science/technology in the economy (note manufacturing can be thought of as a technology also).

The FLSA covers the following areas as it pertains to work environments:

1- Minimum wage

2-Limits on the use of child labor

3- Exempt vs nonexempt statuses

After reviewing the information in your book, pick one of the items and reflect on the law. Are the practices current or do they need to be revised given current work conditions? Be sure to elaborate with your responses. Use the syllabus as a guide when formulating your answer.