1 Find a business news article that relates to the topic of the week "Organization Structure & Managing Production Processes ". Post a summary of no more than 2 short paragraphs summarizing the article and how you feel it relates to the week's topic. Include the URL for the article.
1-1 Organization Structure & Managing Production Processes
1. List the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a manager>
2. Does the size of business make a difference to managing?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a career in a profit-making business versus a career in a non-profit organization?
4. Over the past several years the illegal and unethical behavior of a few executives has been under suspicion of being greedy and dishonest. Explain your view of these suspicions (are they fair or unfair) and what you believe could be done to improve the public opinion of executives.
5. Image that you are working for Bosch, an appliance manufacturer that produces high end dishwashers. A competitor introduces a new dishwasher that uses sound waves not only to clean even the worst burned-on food but also to sterilize dishes and silverware. You need to develop a similar offering fast or your company will lose market share. Write an email to senior management outlining the problem and explaining your rationale for recommending use of a cross-functional team to respond quickly. In your email you also indicate what functions should be on the team.
6. Xerox is a very familiar corporate name in the U.S. There was a time, not long ago, when the company was in serious risk of going out of business because of both domestic and foreighn competition. Anne Mulcahy was promoted from within Xerox to CEO and charged with turning Xerox around. Go online and find several of the sources listed in the text and summarize how Anne Mulcahy implemented Xerox new strategy. What were the steps taken? Describe the reasons for Xerox's success. (Sources: Xerox, Executive, 2008 Biographies, University of Rochester News, April 15, 2008; Xerox Newsroom: Award Announcement, 2008; Marsha Lindsay, "Build Your Own Brand by Thinking Like a Fighter"; Advertising Age, JUne 9, 2008, "Fortune 500 Women CEO's; Xerox CEO: Stay Relevent to Stand Out in the Crowd" BtoB, February 9, 2009.)