Category: Writing

Purpose: to assess the following Learning Outcomes:
a. Explain key management theories that inform contemporary practices
b. Examine contemporary issues faced by managers in different levels of the organization
c. Research, summarize and critically analyse the major elements of organizational culture and discuss how these
impact on business management and justify recommendations based on new knowledge of management theories
d. Identify and how the global economy creates opportunities and threats for managers working in multinational,
domestic, global and transnational organization.
Your task: This is an individual Assignment. You must identify the general management issues of Disney. Research
management theories (especially those contained in the textbook), expert opinions and current management
practice regarding the identified issues. Students must ensure that they apply the relevant management theories
covered in this unit when analyzing and recommending actions in their report.
Report structure:
• • Title page: name of the case, members of the group, date of submission
• • Executive Summary: key findings of the group
• • Table of Contents: with section numbers and headings
• • Introduction: Summarize the case and point out the important case facts
• • Key Management Challenge: identify the symptoms and problems
• • Case Analysis: identify and apply relevant management theories and address root causes of identified
issues
• • Recommendations
• • Full ‘in-text’ referencing: citing at least four academic sources
• • Reference list: using the A.P.A. referencing style
Do not focus on a problem that has already been solved also do not focus on many problems at the same time.
Attachments:
4139507_1_MGT101-T2-2019-Assignment.pdf

Answer one paragraph for each question and support answer with references and make sure no plagiarism
1-Do you think the tangible or intangible resources of the company are most important? Explain your answer and relate it to the strategy that you think it supports.
2-What is the difference between a resource and a capability and provide an example of how one of the capabilities directly relate to their strategy?
3-What are the main implications of the resource-based view of the firm and how does the resource-based view of the firm differ from Porter’s Five Forces?

Data Mining Helps in Cancer Research
According to the American Cancer Society, half of all men and one-third of all women in the
United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes; approximately 1.5 million new cancer
cases were expected to be diagnosed in 2013. Cancer is the second-most-common cause of death
in the United States and in the world, exceeded only by cardiovascular disease. This year, over
500,000 Americans are expected to die of cancer—more than 1,300 people a day—accounting
for nearly one of every four deaths. Cancer is a group of diseases generally characterized by
uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. If the growth and/or spread are not
controlled, it can result in death. Even though the exact reasons are not known, cancer is believed
to be caused by both external factors (e.g., tobacco, infectious organisms, chemicals, and
radiation) and internal factors (e.g., inherited mutations, hormones, immune conditions, and
mutations that occur from metabolism). These causal factors may act together or in sequence to
initiate or promote carcinogenesis. Cancer is treated with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy,
hormone therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy. Survival statistics vary greatly by
cancer type and stage at diagnosis. The 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers is improving,
and decline in cancer mortality had reached 20% in 2013, translating into the avoidance of about
1.2 million deaths from cancer since 1991. That’s more than 400 lives saved per day! The
improvement in survival reflects progress in diagnosing certain cancers at an earlier stage and
improvements in treatment. Further improvements are needed to prevent and treat cancer. Even
though cancer research has traditionally been clinical and biological in nature, in recent years
data-driven analytic studies have become a common complement. In medical domains where
data- and analytics-driven research have been applied successfully, novel research directions
have been identified to further advance the clinical and biological studies. Using various types of
data, including molecular, clinical, literature-based, and clinical trial data, along with suitable data
mining tools and techniques, researchers have been able to identify novel patterns, paving the
road toward a cancer-free society. In one study, Delen (2009) used three popular data mining
techniques (decision trees, artificial neural networks, and SVMs) in conjunction with logistic
regression to develop prediction models for prostate cancer survivability. The data set contained
around 120,000 records and 77 variables. A k-fold cross-validation methodology was used in
Attachments:
4126656_1_Data-Mining-Helps-in-Cancer-Research.pdf

instructions
This is an individual assignment task. Students are required to complete an individual research report in the form of a discussion paper about a title chosen from the four listed below:
IT strategies for product and service innovation in business enterprises.
Application portfolio management drives benefits through IT governance.
IT strategy and change management: You cannot plan one without the other.
Classical strategic planning may not be adequate for a fast-changing IT environment.
Students are expected to provide a thoughtful and detailed report on the chosen title. It needs to be supported by recent academic literature.
The report should be 2500 – 3000 words (about 8 pages) long. Please use the template provided (see attachment below) to format your content. The formatting details are stated in the template.
Attachments:
4140981_1_Individual-Research-Question-Report-Template–2-.docx

Read the following sections of “Using Teacher-Written Praise Notes to Promote a Positive Environment in a Middle School”: the Abstract, Introduction, Participants and Setting, Procedure, Measures (paragraph 1 only), Data Analysis (paragraph 1 only), Results (paragraph 1 only), and Discussion (paragraphs 1 and 2 only).
In an essay (250-500 words), use the scenario presented above to answer the following questions:
What statistical test was used in “Using Teacher-Written Praise Notes to Promote a Positive Environment in a Middle School?”
Did the authors use the correct statistical test? In other words, what was their rationale for using this test (i.e., were the variables discrete or continuous and was the test appropriate for this type of data?)
What was the research question? How did the statistical test address and answer the research question?
How did the authors interpret the results of this study?