Explanation:

I am going to attach all the pictures From chapter 10 to answer these questions effectively. Please read the chapter and answer the questions below. You need to base the information from the book (Ch.10) with information found online about “Make-A-Wish Foundation” use what you read in this chapter and apply it all with what you know about the “Make-A-Wish” foundation.

Assignment:

Management Review Worksheet #4: LEADING

Company/Organization being reviewed: Make-A-Wish Foundation

For this worksheet, most questions contain 2 parts: A & B:

The “A” is answering the question itself (provide findings to the questions/topics).

The “B” is the ANALYSIS of the answer/findings.

In the Analysis for each, you should critique the findings, discuss the effects and impacts (internally and externally), identify what’s effective and ineffective, and determine what’s efficient and inefficient?

(Ch. 10)

1.Describe the personality trait(s) of one of the leaders. Would you say they have a high “EQ”? Why/why not?

COMPLETED BY: Justin Mazzone

A.

B.

Visit the Voice of America online. (https://www.voanews.com/ (Links to an external site.))

View the languages available, and listen to short clips of at least two foreign language broadcasts. Select English, and sample the programs available. Spend 30 to 60 minutes listening to several programs of your choice.

• You need to make note of the types of programs offered.
  • What do you think were the goals of those programs?
  • How do they connect back to the mission of VoA, and specifically the goals of the U.S. Government which funds VoA?

If you cannot get the audio to work on VoA, then review written content. Note in your paper that you could not get the audio programming.

Critique the programs you listened to, or VOA programming in general, and submit your thoughts in a 2-4 page paper (1.5 line spacing) to the Assignments area for instructor grading (using the style guide indicated in the syllabus).

Select any publicly listed Saudi Company that operates in GCC, and write a (minimum of 1500 word) report covering the following points:

1. Present the study report with clear Introduction and Conclusion including your own views.(minimum words: 400, marks: 2.5)

2. Using SWOT analysis, analyze the external and internal environment of your selected company.(minimum words: 700, marks: 5)

Strengths: Explain the strengths of the selected company;

Weaknesses: Describe the areas of weakness in the company’s operations;

Opportunities: Examine factors that may improve the company’s chances of success;

Threats: Discuss the external threats to the business company’s success.

3. Analyze the political, economic, cultural and legal challenges the company currently faces in any of the country it operates (select one country in which the company operates for this analysis).(minimum words: 400, marks: 2.5).

• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words. Don’t forget to put the references.
• Please inform me of the company name before working.

Assignment Questions:

Please review and read application 12.2 entitled as “Amazon. com’s Network Structure.” available in your textbook “Organization Development & Change” 10th edition by Cummings, T and Worley, C then answer the following questions:

1. Explain how following a network-based structure is advantageous to Amazon in terms of conducting its business activities. (2.5 marks)

2. Discuss the potential challenges that could be facing Amazon as a result of following a network-based structure. (2.5 marks)

3. Based on comparing product-centric with customer-centric structures, explain how could Amazon empower its business partners that are seeking to centralize their organization on either one of those structures (2.5 marks)

4. What would you recommend as potential core processes if Amazon has decided to follow a process-based structure? Explain and justify three of those core processes (2.5 Marks)

Discussion                           

Part 1: Ethics in Writing 

Tools are used by faculty to evaluate ethical writing. Writing  that is flagged is deemed not your own words, not properly cited or  plagiarized, is a violation of the academic integrity policy. To avoid  this be sure to summarize, paraphrase and cite your sources. 

1. Review the following resources:  

Citing Sources Using SWS 

SWS Citation Generator Tools 

2. Go to any webpage of the website of the company you selected from the Approved Company List.  

Using the Citation Generator In-Text Citation Tool create and post an SWS formatted in-text citation.  

• Using the Citation Generator Source List Tool create and post an SWS formatted source list citation.  

Part 2: Ethics in Business 

Have you witnessed unethical practices in the workplace?      

• If so, share your experience with the class and explain how this impacted your perception of the business.