Questions from General Business Management

Q: What is the difference between vertical integration and related diversification?

What is the difference between vertical integration and related diversification?

Q: Should IBM allow its foreign divisions to pay bribes if all other

Should IBM allow its foreign divisions to pay bribes if all other companies are doing so?

Q: If bribery is common in a particular country, what effect would

If bribery is common in a particular country, what effect would this likely have on the nation’s economy and culture?

Q: Either by yourself or in a group, decide if the business

Either by yourself or in a group, decide if the business practice of paying bribes is ethical or unethical.

Q: Think about the various clothing retailers in your local malls and city

Think about the various clothing retailers in your local malls and city, and analyze the choices they have made concerning how to compete along the low-cost and differentiation dimensions.

Q: Using scenario planning, analyze the pros and cons of each of

Using scenario planning, analyze the pros and cons of each of each alternative.

Q: What critical lessons do these managers need to learn about value chain

What critical lessons do these managers need to learn about value chain management?

Q: What kinds of techniques discussed in the chapter can help your functional

What kinds of techniques discussed in the chapter can help your functional managers to increase efficiency?

Q: In what ways can these managers develop a program to increase quality

In what ways can these managers develop a program to increase quality and innovation?

Q: Like Mintzberg, try to find a cooperative manager who will allow

Like Mintzberg, try to find a cooperative manager who will allow you to follow him or her around for a day. List the types of roles the manager plays and how much time he or she spends performing them...