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المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2
Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)
Due Date: End of week 11, 11/11/2023 @ 23:59
Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Student’s Name:
Solving
Course Code: MGT312
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24; FIRST SEMESTER
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr Alzahrani Saeed
Students’ Grade:
/ 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format via allocated folder.
•
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
•
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be
reduced for poor presentation.
•
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
•
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
•
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or
other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
•
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font.
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business
environment both internally and externally. (C.L.O :1.1)
2. Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts
and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
3. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to
break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
Assignment Instructions for Part-I:
• Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
• On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
• In the search bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title:
“Case Study: When the CEO Dies, What Comes First: His Company
or His Family?”
Author:
by C. Maria Rex Sugirtha
Date of Publication:
September 1, 2023
Published:
Harvard Business Review
Assignment Question(s):
(Marks 10)
Read the case study titled as “Case Study: When the CEO Dies, What Comes First:
His Company or His Family?” by C. Maria Rex Sugirtha published in Harvard
Business Review, and answer the following Questions:
1. Identify the main problem and subproblems of the case?
[Mark 2]
2. Identify the causes of problem based on the following techniques?
a. Cause of the problem- 5 Why Technique
a. Why-1
b. Why-2
c. Why-3
d. Why-4
[Marks 3]
e. Why-5
b. Develop a Cause-and-Effect Diagram
3. Develop a mind map for decision making,
[2 Marks]
4. Write all the alternative choices of your decision.
[Mark 1]
5. Make a decision and write the conclusion.
[Marks 2]
Answers
1. Answer2. Answer3. Answer4. Answer5. Answer6. Answer7. Answer8. Answer-
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2
Management of Technology (MGT 325)
Due Date: 11/11/2023 @ 23:59
Course Name: Management of Technology
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT 325
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: First
CRN: 14027
Academic Year:2023-24-1st Semester
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Mir Satar
Students’ Grade: / 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only)
via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks
may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information
on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from
students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO
marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, doublespaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be
considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
➢ Explain of the concepts, models for formulating strategies, defining the
organizational strategic directions and crafting a deployment strategy..
Case Study : Tesla, Inc. in 2018
Please read the case study “Tesla, Inc. in 2018” on page 115 of your
textbook “Strategic Management of Technological Innovation” and answer
the following discussion questions. This assignment is worth 10 marks, with
each question assigned specific marks as indicated.
Question 1 (2 marks):
✓ What were Elon Musk’s and Martin Eberhard’s goals in founding
Tesla?
Analyze and compare their motivations and vision for the company.
Question 2 (2 marks):
✓ How would you characterize competition in the auto industry in
2018?
Discuss the key factors that defined the competitive landscape for
Tesla during that time.
Question 3 (2 marks):
✓ What do you think are Tesla’s core competencies? Identify the
strengths that contributed to its success.
✓ Does Tesla have any sources of sustainable competitive
advantage?
Explain whether these advantages are likely to endure.
Question 4 (2 marks):
✓ Evaluate Tesla’s strategic moves into:
a) Mass-market cars,
b) Batteries (car batteries and Powerwall),
c) Solar panels.
Discuss the motivations behind these moves and the opportunities and
challenges Tesla faced in competing in these businesses.
Question 5 (1 mark):
✓ Do you think Tesla will be profitable in all of these businesses?
Provide a rationale for your assessment, considering the unique
aspects of each business.
Question 6 (1 mark):
✓ What do you think Tesla’s, or more specifically, Elon Musk’s
strategic intent is?
Describe the overarching vision and objectives that appear to guide
Tesla’s direction in 2018.
Directions:
✓ All students are encouraged to use their own words.
✓ Write a three-part essay (i.e., an essay that includes an introduction
paragraph, the essay’s body, and a conclusion paragraph).
✓ Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style
guidelines.
✓ Use proper referencing (APA style) to reference, other styles will not be
accepted.
✓ Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and
theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal
articles unless the assignment calls for more.
✓ It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the safe
assignment Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for
grading and review the grading rubric to understand how you will be
graded for this assignment.
ANSWERS
Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic
University
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2
Strategic Management (MGT 401)
Deadline: 11/11/2023 @ 23:59
Course Name: Strategic Management
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT401
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: First
CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Marks Obtained
/Out of 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment No. 2: Case Study
Learning Outcomes:
▪
▪
▪
▪
Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy
implementation in diversified organizations- CLO2
Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies in the competitive advantage
of the organization-CLO3.
Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation-CLO4
Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate
strategies for different situations-CLO6
Read carefully case study No. 24 from your textbook (Best Buy Co. Inc:
Sustainable Customer Centricity Model?) and answer the following
questions:
1. Identify opportunities and threats as well as strengths and weaknesses of the company
(draw a SWOT matrix). 2pts
2. What is the competitive strategy used by Best Buy? Justify your answer. 2pts
3. What are the main functional strategies used by this company? Are they successful?
Justify 2pts
4. What are the different difficulties faced by the company to maintain and reinforce its
competitive advantage? 2pts
5. Suggest some recommendations or solutions to Best Buy to improve its competitive
advantage. 2pts
Notes:
✓ Copy/paste the phrases from the text is not acceptable. You must use your own
words.
✓ Using the terminology developed in the course of strategic Management is highly
valued.
ANSWERS
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2 MGT403 (1st Term 2023-2024)
Deadline:11/11/2023 @ 23:59
(To be posted/released to students on BB in Week 8)
Course Name: Knowledge Management
Course Code: MGT-403
Student’s Name:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year: 2023 – 2024 1st Term
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: /10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
This assignment is an individual assignment.
Due date for Assignment 1 is by the end of Week 11 (11/11/2023)
• The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or
other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font.
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
ASSIGNMENT-2
Knowledge Management (MGT-403)
First Semester (2023-2024)
Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed by knowledge
management in different business environments.
Identify and analyse role of communities of practice in knowledge management and the challenges
and issues pertaining to community of practice.
Demonstrate effective knowledge management skills to utilize knowledge management tools for the
benefits of the organization.
The focus of the assignment is to evaluate the understanding level of students related to communities
of Practice, learning organization, and various techniques used to capture tacit and explicit knowledge.
Assignment Questions
Q.1: Write a detailed note on the “Three forms of knowledge” Explained by K. Wiig in
his knowledge management model. Briefly describe the four types of knowledge
explained by K. Wiig. (2 Marks)
Q.2: Discuss in detail the following techniques of capturing tacit Knowledge? (3 Marks)
a. Learning History.
b. Storytelling.
c. Interviews.
Q. 3: Why are “Communities of practice” Important? How can organizations cultivate
communities of practice? How can these communities of practice contribute towards the
knowledge needs of the organization? (2.5 Marks)
Q. 4: Compare and contrast some different types of communities of practice. Describe
how they would differ with respect to their goals. (2.5 Marks)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Answer:
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment-3
MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modeling
Due Date: 2/12/2023 (End of Week-13) @ 23:59
Course Name: Spreadsheet Decision
Modeling
Course Code: MGT425
Student’s Name:
Semester: First
CRN:
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year: 2023-2024 (1445 H)
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of 10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only)
via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks
may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information
on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from
students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO
marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, doublespaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be
considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Question
Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial
decision problems.
Explain simple decision models and management science ideas
that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight
about large spectrum of managerial problems.
Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision
models to use for specific problems.
Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled
using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.
Question-1
Aligned (PLOs)
MGT.K.1
(1.1)
MGT.K.3
(1.2)
MGT.S.1
(2.1)
MGT.V.1
(3.1)
Question-3
Question-2
Question-4
Assignment Instructions:
• Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
• On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
• In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: Towards “Cognitively Complex” Problem Solving: Six Models of Public Service
Reforms (Case Study).
Author: Willy McCourt
Assignment Questions: (Marks 10)
Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
Question 1: What do you understand by the Cognitively Complex ProblemSolving method used in this case study/ (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Question 2: Discuss the six models of problem-solving approach that are
useful for public service reform (250-300 words). (2.5-Marks).
Question 3: What are the expected problems in public service reform, and
suggest a suitable solution? (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Question 4: Why capacity building is a distinctive feature of public
administration at various organizations in many countries? (250-300 words)
(2.5-Marks).
Answers:
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