Category: Business and Management

Please prepare a 2-page written summary summarizing your insights of the first four chapter of the book attached. In your submission, also include how utilizing an AI Bot could enhance your understanding of leadership and contribute to your effectiveness as a leader

The theme is the trends and challenges of tourism development in East Asia
The research direction of the group is the impact of tourism on the development of East Asian countries
Individual research： How Innovative Technologies Impact Japan’s Tourism Industry
Technological innovation not only brings great changes to the world, but also affects the development of tourism to a certain extent. Innovative technologies have been applied to tourism around the world (Jia, 2023). However, research on the application of innovative technologies in Japan’s tourism industry is very limited. Therefore, this study will take Japan as the research object to explore the impact of innovative technology on its tourism industry.  

Select a publicly traded business or stock that plays in only one industry in which you have interest. Download the raw data on the company’s stock history.
Follow these steps to locate and download stock history from Yahoo! Finance:
Go to Yahoo Finance.
Search for and find the stock information of your chosen company. Remember do not use a company that plays in multiple industries.
Once you pull up the general data on the company, review the screen links throughout until you find the link for Historical Data. Click on the Historical Data link. Then select the following settings above the table:
Select Time Period of one year.
Select “Historical Prices.”
Select Frequency as “Daily.”
Click Apply.
Click Download Data. Go to the bottom of your screen or your Downloads folder to open the Excel file you just downloaded. Open the Excel file. Check to be sure that you have enough lines to show the whole year. If not, reset the settings at the top of the Historical Data chart and try again.
Once you are sure that you have a year’s worth of data, save the Excel file.
Using the Excel file with the year’s stock data, conduct descriptive analysis as follows:
Create a scatter plot of the highest stock price (in the column labeled “High”) against time. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created this graph.
Create a scatter plot of the lowest stock price (in the column labeled “Low”) against time. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created this graph.
Create a histogram of the adjusted daily closing stock price (in the column labeled “Adj Close”). Make sure the histogram is meaningful by adjusting the bin size so you can see the shape of the histogram. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created this graph.
Create a histogram of the stock trading volume (in the column labeled “Volume”). Make sure the histogram is meaningful by adjusting the bin size so you can see the shape of the histogram. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created each graph.
Complete the following for each of the four graphs:
Make sure the x and y axis have appropriate labels—“Stock Price in USD” or “Date D/M/Y” for example.
Change the title of the graph to communicated what the graph is communicating.
Add options—color, trendlines, legend, other?
Calculate the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the adjusted daily closing stock price.
Put answers of calculations in table format for easy review.
Write several sentences explaining the process by which you calculated these statistics.
Calculate the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the stock volume. Put in table format for easy review. Write a sentence explaining the process by which you calculated these statistics.
Prepare a 5-8 page report that you would present to your supervisor, including the following:
An APA-formatted title page.
A 1-2 page introduction describing the background of your chosen company and its practical extensive business context. You should use at least four sources of information on the company, industries the company participates in, history, mission, platforms, products, competitive advantage, and competitors by industry.
A section labeled Graphical Representations of Data, in which you include the four graphs you created above and short descriptions of the process you used to create each graph.
A section labeled Descriptive Statistics, in which you include the statistics you calculated above and explanation of the procedures you followed to calculate the statistics.
A summary of what the data suggests. No opinion please. See textbook information on how to interpret data. Please remain unbiased in your summary. You may use additional resources (and cite) to help you interpret the data. For example: What does Standard Deviation say about stock volatility?
Your paper should be APA-formatted with in-text citations and a corresponding references page. Remember to cite the sources of your financial data. Include at least four sources of information for your page and reflect on reference page.

CASE ANALYSIS:
You are to analyze the Wal-Mart case that is posted on Blackboard. The purpose of a case
analysis assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to apply concepts from class to real-
world situations. Your case analysis should be brief and concise, no more than six to eight typed
pages, double spaced, plus a title page and a reference page. Please be sure to incorporate
theories or concepts from class and other readings and reference them appropriately. The case
you are to analyze is posted on Blackboard.
Your case analysis should follow the model described below. Have each section titled with
bold letters.
Read the case thoroughly in 1-2 readings. Reread the case and begin your written analysis using
the following format and headings:
• Synopsis of the Situation: Write a synopsis that describes the background information
about the case, an overview of the case.
• Key Issues: Define the key issues/factors in terms of business/management and the roles
of the Key Players. You should include only those issues that impact the identified
problem. What are the central facts of the case and assumptions you are making based
on these facts? What is the major overriding issue in this case? (What major question
or issue does this case address that merits its study in this course?) What sub-issues or
related issues are present in the case that merit consideration and discussion?
• Define the Problem. Identify one key problem. While there may be several problems
and a multitude of symptoms, attempt to identify one problem, the resolution of
which would alleviate most of the symptoms found in the case. The problem can
frequently be identified through symptoms such as poor marketing, inappropriate
environment, poor employee relations, lack of control systems, ineffective leadership,
broken structure, etc.
• Alternative Solutions. Develop two or more alternative solutions to the defined problem.
This should not be a laundry list of actions one could take to address every symptom,
but alternative actions that could correct the problem at hand. Identify the pros and
cons of implementing each alternative.
• Selected Solution to the Problem: Select one of the alternatives and explain why it would
be best. Most of this work is already done if the alternative solutions clearly point out
advantages and disadvantages to each. Additional study or research can be a part of
the recommendation but should not be the primary solution. Your job is to identify
an action, not put off action.
• Rationale for the solution: Detail your conclusions and recommendations with
supporting rationale including concepts from the text or other sources. Relate how
you would have handled situations, problems and people. Write a clear and concise
conclusion. Cite sources to substantiate what you say.
• Positive and Negative Results: Describe expected positive results. Identify possible
negative results of successful implementation of the solution. In other words, what
are the negative consequences of success? We all know failure is a possibility, but
what do you need to be prepared for if you are successful?

Answer these questions, essay based response to each questions and 1000 words per question. Important : use the references attached to make a connection or what you are answering for, it need to be from one of these topics from the relevant readings. We are aiming for quality references and connection for instance using 3 sources and critically discussing it with the relevance of answering the questions is better than just simply using 7/8 references. 
“Leadership is a relational phenomenon”. Critically discuss this statement with
reference to one or more topics on the module.
“Top-down hierarchical models of decision making are a thing of the past”. Critically
discuss this statement with reference to one or more topics on the module.
below is the references available from the module, write a 1000 word response to each of the questions above and cite which references you have used from the one given below to show you have related to one or more topics of this module. 
1. Introduction
Grugulis, I. 2017. Human Resource Management, London: Sage, ch. 1. 
Legge, K. 1999, ‘Representing People at Work’, Organization, 6(2): 247-264.
2. The Origins of Management
S eminar reading
Braverman, H. (1974) ‘The Origins of Management’, from Labour and Monopoly Capitalism, London: Monthly Review Press, 59-69.
Indicative further readings
Management, control and resistance
Ackroyd, S. and Thompson, P. (1999) ‘The Recalcitrant Worker’ from Organizational
Misbehaviour, London: Sage, 31-52.
Braverman, H. (1974) ‘Labor and Labor Power’, from Labour and Monopoly Capitalism, London:
Monthly Review Press, 45-58.
Edwards, R (1979), ‘Three Faces from the Hidden Abode’ from Contested Terrain: The
Transformation of Work in the Twentieth Century, London: Heinemann.
Pollard, S. (1965) ‘The Adaptation of the Labour Force’ from The Genesis of Modern Management, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Englander, E. J. (1987) The Inside Contract System of Production and Organization: A neglected aspect of the theory of the firm, Labor History, 28(4): 429-446.
Unitarism and pluralism
Fox, A. (1966) ‘Managerial Ideology and Labour Relations’, British Journal of Industrial Relations,
4(1-3): 366-378.
Greenwood, M and van Buren, H.J. (2017), ‘Ideology in HRM Scholarship: Interrogating the
Ideological Performativity of ‘New Unitarism”, Journal of Business Ethics, 142: 663-678. Legge, K (1999) ‘Representing People at Work’, in Organization, 6(2): 247-264.
FORMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
3. Taylorism and Scientific Management
Seminar reading
Hollway, W. (1991) ‘Scientific Management and the Task Idea’, from Work Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, London: Sage, 13-33.
Further readings
Braverman, H. (1974), ‘The Division of Labour’, ‘Scientific Management’, ‘The Primary Effects of Scientific Management’, from Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century, London: Monthly Review Press,70-84, 85-123, 124-138.
Derksen, M. (2014), ‘Turning Men into Machines? Scientific Management, Industrial Psychology, and the ‘Human Factor”, Journal of the History of the Behavioural Sciences, 50(2): 148-165.
Edwards, R (1979), ‘The Ambiguous Results of Scientific Management’ from Contested Terrain: The Transformation of Work in the Twentieth Century, London: Heinemann pp. 97-104.
Grey, C (2013) ‘Bureaucracy and Scientific Management’, from A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations, London: Sage, 19-41.
Hoxie, R (1916) ‘Scientific Management and Labor Welfare’, Journal of Political Economy, 24(9): 833-854.
Stewart, M. (2009) ‘The Pig Iron Tale’ from The Management Myth, New York: Norton, 17-42.
Taylor, F. W. (1919), The Principles of Scientific Management, Harper Brothers & Co., New York – especially opening 20 pages.
4. Bureaucratic Management
Seminar reading
Grey, C (2013) ‘Bureaucracy and Scientific Management’, from A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations, London: Sage, 19-41
Further readings
Edwards, R (1979) ‘Bureaucratic Control’, from Contested Terrain: The Transformation of Work in the Twentieth Century, London: Heinemann pp. 130-162
Merton, R. K. (1939) Bureaucratic Structure and Personality, Soc. F. 18: 560-568
Ritzer, G. (1983) ‘The McDonaldisation of Society’, Journal of American Culture, 6:1, 100-107
Thompson, P and McHugh, D (2009), ‘Taylor, Weber and the Bureaucratisation of the Workplace’, in Work Organizations: A Critical Approach, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 28-41
Weber, M. –
LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION
5. Leadership, Followership and Charisma
Seminar reading
Milosevic, I. & Bass, A. E. (2014) ‘Revisiting Weber’s Charismatic Leadership: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future’, Journal of Management History, 20(2): 224-240.
Further readings
Adair-Toteff, C. (2005) Max Weber’s Charisma, Journal of Classical Sociology, 5(2): 189-204. Conger, J. A. (1993) ‘Max Weber’s Conceptualization of Charismatic Authority: It’s Influence on
Organizational Research’, The Leadership Quarterly, 3(1), 277-288
Hollander, E. P. (1992), ‘Leadership, Followership, Self and Others’, The Leadership Quarterly,
3(1), 43-54
Jermier, J. M. (1993), ‘Introduction – Charismatic Leadership: Neo-Weberian Perspectives’,
Leadership Quarterly, 4(3/4), pp. 217-233
Mommsen, W. J. (1974) ‘The theory of the “Three Pure Types of Legitimate Domination” and the Concept of Plebiscitary Democracy’, from The Age of Bureaucracy, ch. 4, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 72-94.
Weber, M. (1978 [1922]), ‘Charismatic Authority’ and ‘The Routinization of Charisma’, from Economy & Society, London: University of California Press, pp. 241-254
6. Participation and Workplace Democracy
Seminar reading
Cathcart, A. (2013), Directing Democracy: Competing Interests and Contested Terrain in the John Lewis Partnership’, Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 55(4), pp. 601-620
Further readings
Cheney, G. et al. (2014), ‘Worker Cooperatives as an Organizational Alternative: Challenges, achievements and promise in business governance and ownership’, Organization, 21(5), pp. 591- 603
Grugulis, I. (2017) ‘Employee Voice’, from A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Human Resource Management, London: Sage, ch.6
Harley et al (eds) (2005), Participation and Democracy at Work, Hampshire and NY: Palgrave
Johnson, P. (2006), ‘Whence Democracy? A review and critique of the conceptual dimensions and implication of the business case for organizational democracy’, Organization, 13(2), pp. 245- 274
Ramsey, H. (1977), ‘Cycles of Control: Worker Participation in Sociological and Historical Perspective’, Sociology, 11, p. 481-506
Rose, N. (1999 [1989]) ‘Democracy at Work’, in Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self, 2nd edn., London: Free Association Books, 81-94
Sievers, B (1996), ‘Participation as a Collusive Quarrel’, Ethical Perspectives, 3, 3, pp. 128-136
HUMAN RELATIONS AND MOTIVATION
8. Human Relations
Seminar reading
Thompson, P. & McHugh, D. (2002), ‘Managing the Human Factor’, from Work Organizations – A critical introduction, ch. 4
Further readings
Baritz, L. (1965) The Servants of Power, New York: Wiley.
Bruce, K. & Nyland, C. (2011), ‘Elton Mayo and the Deification of Human Relations’, Organization
Studies, 32(3) pp. 383-405
Gillespie, R. (1991/1993) Manufacturing Knowledge: A History of the Hawthorne Experiments,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Grey, C. (2005), ‘Human Relations Theory and People Management’, from A Very Short, Fairly
Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations, London: Sage, pp. 43-62 Hollway, W. (1991) ‘Human Factors’ and ‘Hawthorne and the Emergence of Human Relations’,
from Work Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, London: Sage, 34-53, 68-87
O’Connor, E. (1999), ‘Minding the Workers: The Meaning of “Human” and “Human Relations” in
Elton Mayo’, Organization, 6(2), pp. 223-46
Rose, N. (1999 [1989]) ‘The Contented Worker’, in Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self, 2nd edn., London: Free Association Books, 61-75
9. Motivation and Job Satisfaction
Seminar reading
Hollway, W. (1991) ‘Motivating Employees: Human Relations Training and Job Satisfaction’ from Work Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, London: Sage, 88-107
Further readings
Thompson, P. & McHugh, D. (2002), ‘Motivation: the drive for satisfaction’, from Work Organizations – A critical introduction, ch. 19.
Maslow, A. (1943), ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’, Psychological Review, 50, pp. 370-96
Miles, R. E. (1965), ‘Human Relations or Human Resources’, Harvard Business Review, July-
August, pp. 148-163.
Rose, N. (1999 [1989]) ‘The Contented Worker’, in Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self, 2nd edn., London: Free Association Books, 61-75.
CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 10. Culture Management
11. HRM – Rhetorics and Realities
Seminar Reading
Grugulis, I. et al (2000), ‘Cultural Control and the “Culture Manager”: Employment Practices in a Consultancy’, Work, Employment & Society, 14(1), pp. 97-116.
Further readings
Alvessson, M. & Willmott, H. (2002), ‘Identity Regulation as Organizational Control: Producing the Appropriate Individual’, Journal of Management Studies, 39, pp. 619-644.
Cederstrom, C. & Fleming, P. (2012), Dead Man Working, Alresford: Zero Books.
Fleming, P. & Sturdy, A. (2011), ‘“Being Yourself” in the Electronic Sweatshop: New forms of
normative control’, Human Relations, 64(2), pp. 177-200.
Gabriel, Y. (1995), ‘The Unmanaged Organization: Stories, fantasies and subjectivity’,
Organization Studies, 16(3): 477-501.
Grey, C. (2005), ‘Organizational Culture and Self-Management’, from A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations, London: Sage, pp. 65- 82.
Hollway, W. (1991) ‘Organisational Culture’ from Work Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, London: Sage, 135-151.
Willmott, H. (1993), ‘Strength is Ignorance; Slavery is Freedom: Managing Culture in Modern Organizations’, Journal of Management Studies, 30(4): 515-552.
Set reading
Legge. K., 1991, ‘Human Resource Management: A Critical Analysis’, in J. Storey (ed.), New Perspectives on Human Resource Management, London: Routledge, 19-40.
Further readings
Grugulis, I. 2017. Human Resource Management, London: Sage.
Guest, D. 1991, ‘Human Resource Management: Its Implications for Industrial Relations and Trade Unions’, in J. Storey (ed.), New Perspectives on Human Resource Management, London: Routledge, 41-55.
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Keenoy, T. & Anthony, P., 1992, ‘HRM: Metaphor, Meaning and Morality’, in P. Blyton & P. Turnbull (eds.) Reassessing Human Resource Management, London: Sage, 233-255.
Thompson, P. 2011, ‘The trouble with HRM’, Human Resource Management Journal, 21(4): 355- 367.
Watson, T. 2004. ‘HRM and Critical Social Science Analysis’, Journal of Management Studies, 41(3): 447-467.

Overview
In this course, the learner-faculty video check-in assignments will be used for discussing the Milestone One, Milestone Two, and project guidelines. These are private conversations between you and your instructor, and you are encouraged to deeply explore the concepts presented. Be sure to reach out to your instructor so that any concerns and questions are addressed prior to when Milestone One is due. In Milestone One, you will have to perform an analysis to recommend either an incremental or discontinuous innovation approach for IoT innovation. Discuss your progress and concerns with your instructor through this video submission.
Prompt
In this mentor-focused video check-in, look at the Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric and have an asynchronous discussion with your instructor regarding the points mentioned below.
Record a short video sharing your understanding of the guidelines to be followed for Milestone One. Consider the following questions:
What are your current thoughts on the recommendation for incremental or discontinuous innovation?
What are your thoughts on the risks and benefits of each option?
How do you think the company from the course scenario will be able to compete in the marketplace?
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of both incremental and discontinuous innovation.
How will the costs related to each option differ?
How will the marketing approach for each option differ?
If you have any questions or require additional support from your instructor, especially for understanding the CTO Brief, Comparative Growth Data, Comparative Operating Statistics, and Comparative Product Plansdocuments, clearly communicate your needs to your instructor.
What to Submit
Using Bongo, record a video that is 3 to 5 minutes long. 
If you are not able to record a video, submit this assignment in an alternate format, such as a 1- to 2-page Word document or a 1- to 2-slide PowerPoint presentation.

Why is it important to understand the drivers of profitability as measured by the return on invested capital?
It is possible for a company to be the lowest-cost producer in its industry and simultaneously have an output that is the most valued by customers. Discuss this statement.

This report is based on a selection of 11 topics, and I’ve made that choice for you. The report is required to write 1500 words, please do not use ai to write, but also need to supplement the information, please contact me, thank you!

Choose 1 of the following Fortune 500 companies to study throughout this course:
CVS Health
Chevron
Kroger
Bank of America
Home Depot
Comcast
Target
United Parcel Service
Procter & Gamble
Caterpillar
Complete the attached Wk1 Organizational Strengths Weaknesses & Innovation worksheet, describing the company’s approach to entrepreneurial value creation, assessing the company’s strengths in terms of entrepreneurial value creation, and recommending at least 1 action the company could take to increase entrepreneurial value creation.
Support your Statements: Include citations & References
Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.

In a written paper of 1,250-1,500 words, evaluate the current forces driving change in the military. As a leader, or considering the role of a leader, assess your organization and evaluate how well it is responding to the forces, and identify where there is a need for change. Develop a vision to inspire this change. Include the following:
Describe your organization, include the organization’s mission, and identify the various stakeholders.
Identify the external and internal forces that drive organizational change in your field or industry. Explain the origin or reason for these internal or external driving forces. Explain how these forces directly affect the viability of your organization.
Choose one of the driving forces. Describe the specific issues this driving force creates, or will potentially create, for your organization or department.
Propose the steps needed for your organization or department to respond to this driving force.
Predict how employees at various levels in the organization will respond to your proposed change initiative.
Develop a vision for change. Describe how this vision correlates with the organization’s mission, and how you will present this vision to internal stakeholders.
Predict how you think your vision will assist internal stakeholders in supporting the change initiative. Identify potential considerations posed by stakeholders, and discuss how you will respond.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.