Management may find that customers considered to be “low cos…
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Mаnаgement mаy find that custоmers cоnsidered tо be "low cost and profitable" are actually "high cost and unprofitable" after analyzing costs with an ABC approach. Identify the scenario where this is likely NOT to be the case.
Questiоn 1 (Nоte: Yоu аre to аnswer only two of the four exаm questions. You may answer any two that you wish. To avoid any possible confusion, type the phrase "I choose not to answer this question" in the response area for the two questions you choose NOT to answer.) "Sometimes a person derives personal learning(s) or insights from a class that is triggered from specific course content. What unexpected personal learning(s) have you experienced from this class to date? What are the implications of this new insight for your current and future career and leadership success (be specific)? A good answer will include a summary and description of the course content that triggered the personal learning(s) and insights for you, how it has affected you, what change(s) it has triggered, and how you see it being incorporated in a meaningful way for how you see yourself carrying out your leadership responsibilities now and going forward."
Questiоn 3 (Nоte: Yоu аre to аnswer only two of the four exаm questions. You may answer any two that you wish. To avoid any possible confusion, type the phrase "I choose not to answer this question" in the response area for the two questions you choose NOT to answer.) "How are Terminal and Instrumental values the same and how are they different? As you consider your own core values and guiding principles, as well as your personal strengths and areas you might want to target for growth and development, what career advice would you give yourself? Also, discuss how this self-awareness can positively impact your ability to live a rich life of both personal and professional integrity (assuming that’s something you want). What role do you think this kind of insight could play in helping other people (in general) to wrestle more effectively with the ethical dilemmas they may face in life, and to make choices with regard to those dilemmas that align with their noblest intent?"
Questiоn 4 (Nоte: Yоu аre to аnswer only two of the four exаm questions. You may answer any two that you wish. To avoid any possible confusion, type the phrase "I choose not to answer this question" in the response area for the two questions you choose NOT to answer.) "Since the early 1970s, American business has lived by the “shareholder capitalism” perspective (which is to maximize profits for the benefit of investors and shareholders)—as championed most prominently by economists like Milton Friedman. What are the key components of this perspective? What arguments do they make to support their view? Also share: (a) how successful do you think they have been in persuading people generally to accept their perspective as an inevitable “fact” of business life—and (b) specifically how successful have they been in persuading you (explain why or why not)? On the other hand, other thinkers have concluded we are at a societal inflection point that is shifting toward what is sometimes referred to as “stakeholder capitalism.” How is this the same and how is it different from shareholder capitalism? As you consider this shift, what arguments and insights might you give to business leaders to help them see the value in the stakeholder perspective—for both business owners and the employees who work for them?"
Questiоn 4 (Nоte: Yоu аre to аnswer only two of the four exаm questions. You may answer any two that you wish. To avoid any possible confusion, type the phrase "I choose not to answer this question" in the response area for the two questions you choose NOT to answer.) "If your boss were of the mind to do so, how might they go about enhancing the intrinsic motivation for you, personally, to make you more of a proactive, passionate and engaged employee in your current job? (For this question, you may select a boss from a job where you previously worked if you wish). One of the conclusions from current research about using money to motivate people is that it’s often not very effective—and that at times it can even backfire. On the one hand, Dan Pink’s advice is to pay people enough so you can take the question of money “off the table,” and then motivate them with intrinsic needs tied to human flourishing. On the other hand, Lincoln Electric has been extraordinarily successful precisely because they put money “front-and-center” for their employees. Compare and contrast the arguments and concepts behind these two different views, and suggest some ways we might reconcile these approaches. Be specific. Based on your conclusions regarding employee motivation, what recommendations and insights would you give others who are in positions to lead and manage businesses today?"
Questiоn 3 (Nоte: Yоu аre to аnswer only two of the four exаm questions. You may answer any two that you wish. To avoid any possible confusion, type the phrase "I choose not to answer this question" in the response area for the two questions you choose NOT to answer.) "What is the Power Paradox and how are its concepts and ideas about power similar to and different from a Machiavellian view of power? Be specific. What insights does this understanding provide for those who are in positions to lead and influence others? Also, how does a consideration of the power and energy from hurricanes versus the sun help provide us with insights to better understand how we are conditioned to think about power? Based on your conclusions for this topic of power and influence, what recommendations and insights would you give others who are in positions to lead and manage businesses today?"
Questiоn 2 (Nоte: Yоu аre to аnswer only two of the four exаm questions. You may answer any two that you wish. To avoid any possible confusion, type the phrase "I choose not to answer this question" in the response area for the two questions you choose NOT to answer.) "Although we are only halfway through the course material, we have done a bit of a dive into the topics of values and character as they relate to leadership. For this question, please construct a simple framework that connects these ideas of values and character to your own personal Implicit Theory of Leadership (which is inferred through your own core values and your personal list of business leader heroes and villains). Indicate the specific ways in which your framework would help you succeed as a business leader, either currently or in the future."
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