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This is Assignment #1

Using your current work organization (or an organization of interest) and a second organization in the same industry as the subject matter, research the elements of business, compare and contrast the two selected organizations, and prepare an APA formatted paper that:

  • Analyzes the basic legal, social, and economic environment in which the organizations operate
  • Analyzes the managerial, operational, and financial issues impacting the organizations including:
    • Company Culture and Performance
    • Promotion Policies
    • Strategic Decisions Making
    • Decision-Making Style
    • Management Style
    • Leadership Style
    • Communication Style
    • Use of SWOT Tool
    • Operations Strategy Framework
  • Assesses how the overall management teams perform in terms of the four functions of management.
  • Identifies and explains the strong points of the managers.
  • Identifies and explains areas in which improvements are needed.

Be sure to use a minimum of 5 external sources to support your analysis.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

  • Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
  • Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
  • Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
  • Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.


This is Assignment #2


McGee Carpet and Trim installs carpets in commercial offices. Andrea McGee has been very concerned with the amount of time it took to complete several recent jobs. Some of her workers are very unreliable. A list of activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in days) for a new contract are provided in a given table. Following are the activities that are required to install the carpets in the offices:

  • Activity 1: Measure office room dimensions
  • Activity 2: Estimate cost
  • Activity 3: Material requisition
  • Activity 4: Workforce requisition
  • Activity 5: Special tool requisition
  • Activity 6: Installation
  • Activity 7: Inspection and customer acceptance

Activity 2 starts immediately after Activity 1. Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 start concurrently after Activity 2. Activity 6 does not start until after Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 are completed. The carpet installation project is complete after Activity 7 is completed. If OT = Optimistic Time, MT = Most Likely Time, and PT = Pessimistic Time, use a Program Evaluation Review Estimate (PERT) to compute the statistical time for each activity, as in the following table:

Activities

OT

MT

PT

Activity 1

2

3

4

Activity 2

3

6

9

Activity 3

4

8

12

Activity 4

6

8

10

Activity 5

8

10

12

Activity 6

10

14

18

Activity 7

4

6

8

You must also do the following:

  • Determine the expected completion time and the variance for each activity
  • Determine the total project completion time and the critical path for the project
  • Determine Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS), and slack for each activity
  • What is the probability that McGee Carpet and Trim will finish the project in 40 days or less?
  • Define project management and the necessary requirements.
  • Analyze implications of changes in project scheduling.
  • Evaluate application of project management techniques in terms of the firm's business operational goals and requirements.

Please submit your assignment in an APA-formatted paper.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

  • Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
  • Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 2–3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
  • Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

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Explanation & Answer

Part one see the attached file.Part 2 uploading soon!

Running Head: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING ORGANIZATIONS

Apple and Samsung: Comparison and Contrast

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Institution

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COMPARING AND CONTRASTING ORGANIZATIONS

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Introduction
The essay purposes to compare two of the most well-renowned tech production
companies; which include Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. The two multinationals are
ranked as illustrious popular following sheer influence of the smartphone industry and
associated businesses. Notably, since the aforementioned two organizations are involved in
the production of almost similar products which target the same economic sector, there are
bound to be several similarities in their management and overall organization culture layout.
The following study will focus on management and leadership facets.
Managerial Operational and Financial Issues Facing the Companies
In terms of the organizational culture, Apple assumes an innovation-oriented culture
which puts employees in an environment which fosters innovation and creativity (Sted,
2012). Samsung, on the other hand, employs seniority oriented organizational culture. The
principle demerit which exists with such a structure is the apparent lack of innovation or an
innovative environment; this is because employees are expected to work based on the
directives the workers achieve from their seniors (Song & Kyong, 2014). The demerit which
forms part of Apple's management style is the apparent lack of swift decision making.
Promotional policies based on the two organizations are similar. Notably, people
showing an increased degree of work efficiency are promoted. Other factors are taken into
account including the period which an individual has offered service in the organization.
Strategic decision making factoring out Samsung Electronics is based on meetings which are
orchestrated during each financial year. The meeting involves discussion of key issues and
large decisions. Apple also coordinates making of key decisions in a similar manner (Zylla,
2013). The decisions are enacted based on the discussion factor that is of most priority. For
instance, increasing sales and keeping up with the competition is usually the topmost priority
as per decision making events.

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING ORGANIZATIONS

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In terms of the management and leadership styles, the discussion orients around the
two current CEO’s. Tim Cook, who is the present CEO for Apple is said to have adopted
most aspects of his leadership style from the late figurehead Steve Jobs (Sted, 2012). His
style of management focuses on consensus building among employees prior to decision
making. The undertaking in turn, helps ensure that decisions are mutually agreed upon. The
above is also a reflection of his overall leadership style. A growing body of research provides
evidence that the mastermind behind Samsung’s blossoming over the last 25 years is
attributed to the CEO Lee Kun-hee (Song & Kyong, 2014). Lee believes that the org...


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