Unit 4 Assignment Globalization

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Use the APA formatted Microsoft Word document template in Course Documents titled “Unit 4 Assignment Globalization” as the starting point. Download the template and save it as your own document, for example, YourNameUnit4GB570.docx.

Write an APA formatted 4 pages paper, exclusive of the Title and References pages.

In your paper, address the following requirements using the directions included within the Unit 4 Assignment template.

Write your paper using third person perspective (do not use first or second person pronouns; (e.g. “I”, “me”, “you”, “we”).

In your paper, apply the 21 elements from the Contemporary Value Chain model, plus additional decision-making factors (all listed below) to evaluate the impact of globalization on a value chain. Here is the list of considerations that need to be addressed in the paper; all are related to the ultimate goal to earn customer value (includes customer delight and profitability). Within each element, describe what decisions may need to be made, for what reason, by whom, for what reason and how the elements are interrelated. 21 Value Chain Elements

Budgeting

Competitive advantage

Corporate social responsibility

Culture

Customer need

External resources

Financial

Goals

Idea generation

Information management

Infrastructure

Leadership

People – human resources

People – customers

People – shareholders

Political (external)

Political (internal)

Product development

Strategy

Supply chain management

Technological considerations.

Include a conclusion summarizing the paper’s content without introducing any new information.

Support your response’s content with at least three separate applied and cited references. Accepted sources are: Kaplan Library article(s) and your textbook. No other internet references are acceptable for the Unit 4 Assignment. Apply and cite no more than one referenced sentence per paragraph. Not every paragraph requires use of a reference; originality is appreciated. Use APA in-text citations within the response and list the applied reference(s) at the end of the response using APA formatting. APA formatting resources are available in Kaplan’s Writing Center in the “Research, Citation, and Plagiarism” area.

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Running head: GLOBALIZATION 1 Globalization and the Value Chain Unit 4 Assignment Student Name Kaplan University GB570: Managing the Value Chain Professor Name Date (Month, ##, 201#) GLOBALIZATION 2 Globalization and the Value Chain This first section is a one or two paragraph (s) introduction to your paper. APA formatting does not use a section header named “Introduction”, instead the first section after the main header assumes the content is introductory information. The first header is not bolded. This first introductory area is good place to set the tone for the subsequent content. It is important the paper’s content demonstrates original thought and exhibits appropriate judgments, conclusions and assessment based on evaluation and synthesis of information. The main points of the paper should be developed clearly.Supportive arguments should be logical. Content should be appropriate to the assignment, interesting, accurate, and concise. Any item listed on the references page must also be applied and cited within the paper. All papers in this class require APA formatting. This Unit 4 assignment requires a 4–6 pages paper. The purpose of the Unit 4 Assignment is for you to evaluate the impact of globalization on the value chain by applying elements from the Contemporary Value Chain model and additional decision-making factors. Write your paper using third person perspective (do not use first or second person pronouns; (e.g. do not use “I”, “me”, “you”, “we”). This template is already APA formatted: 1” margins, ½” new paragraph indents, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, title page, one line page headers with page numbers, double line spaced and a separate references page. When you use references in your paper to support your content, be sure to apply the APA in-text reference citation format. Any item listed on the references page must also be applied and cited within the paper. If you use verbatim quotes, place the words within quotation marks, cite the reference and include a page number. If the quote ends a sentence, place the period after (and not before) the in-text reference citation parentheses. GLOBALIZATION 3 When you use section headers after the main section header above, center and bold them. Note that this paper’s header (page headers are limited to no more than four words per APA), the title of the paper on the title page, and the main header above use the same words. Support your response’s content with at least three separate applied and cited references. Accepted sources are: Kaplan Library article(s) and your textbook. No other internet references are acceptable for the Unit 4 Assignment. Apply and cite no more than one referenced sentence per paragraph. Not every paragraph requires use of a reference; originality is appreciated. Use APA in-text citations within the response and list the applied reference(s) at the end of the response using APA formatting. Evaluation of Elements - Global Value Chain Management In your paper, apply the 21 elements [budgeting, competitive advantage, corporate social responsibility, culture, customer need, external resources, financial, goals, idea generation, information management, infrastructure, leadership, people – human resources, people – customers, people – shareholders, political (external), political (internal), product development, strategy, supply chain management, technological considerations] taken from both the Contemporary Value Chain model and additional decision-making factors, to evaluate the impact of globalization on a value chain. All elements are related to the ultimate goal to earn customer value (includes customer delight and profitability). Within each element, describe what decisions may need to be made, for what reason, by whom, for what reason and how the elements are interrelated. Sub-section headers should be left justified, bolded but not italicized and not underlined. Paragraph content in the sub-sections should remain the same (1” margins, left justified with ½” new paragraph indentations). GLOBALIZATION 4 Conclusion In this section, summarize the paper’s content without introducing any new information. This is the last section of the paper. There is a subsequent page break included so the next page appears as a new page listing the applied and cited references. GLOBALIZATION 5 References Presutti, Jr., W.D., & Mawhinney, J. R. (2013). Understanding the dynamics of the value chain. New York: Business Expert Press, LLC. ----Note: at least three separate applied and cited references are required for this Unit 4 assignment. Accepted sources are: Kaplan Library article(s) and your textbook. No internet references are acceptable for the Unit 4 Assignment. Note: when you apply and cite references within your paper, use a separate References page. The word “References” should not be bolded. How to format the textbook source using APA is included above. Refer to the Kaplan Writing Center APA resources regarding how to correctly format Kaplan Library materials and internet sources. Note: References should be listed in alphabetical order. Note: When you include more than one reference, do not add an extra line space between the references. Note: the formatting for margins on this page indents the word wrap ½”. Note: all APA line spacing for all content of all papers must be set as follows: Go to Page Layout Go to “Spacing” See the settings area: Before = 0 After = 0 Check the box “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style” ---- GLOBALIZATION 6 Delete all of the red font and the directions included within this template before you submit your own paper into the dropbox. Be sure to run spell check, grammar check and proofread your paper. The Kaplan Writing Center is available to review papers and if you tell them you are in the MBA program, you will receive priority turnaround.
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Running head: GLOBALIZATION

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Globalization and the Value Chain
Unit 4 Assignment
Student Name
Kaplan University
GB570: Managing the Value Chain
Professor Name
Date (Month, ##, 201#)

GLOBALIZATION

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GLOBALIZATION AND THEVALUE CHAIN

Globalization has changed the way businesses operate in the world. Globalization has opened up
third world countries for manufacturing opportunities through outsourcing and clustering.
Globalization enables economic integration to take place. Integration implies fruits and vegetables
can be produced in Africa and consumed in Europe, while apparels made in China or Indonesia
can be consumed all over the world. The possibility of new players, low-cost producers, has taken
competition at a higher level. Organizations have been forced to embrace innovation, produce
better products or invest in skilled activities to gain competitive advantage. Global Value Chain
(GVC) is defined by Gereff (1995) as the international structure of production, trade, and
consumption of commodities that arise from a network of activities controlled by firms or
enterprises.
Generically Global value chain management can be seen in three dimensions namely; input-output
perspective, governance perspective and lastly, institutional perspective. First, the input-output
view is concerned with efficiency, productivity, geographical configurations that generate revenue
surplus (Cattaneo, Gerffi, & Staritz, 2010). Aspects of clustering that support economies of scale
are part of this input-output perspective. Secondly, the governance perspective is concerned with
how the world econ...


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