Business Studies may be defined as a combination of inter-related business subjects which lead to learning of basic knowledge and skills. It is a course in education that is designed to cover the basic elementary knowledge and skills in organizing business enterprises as well as general office administration.
1) What are some thoughts in the video discussion that are an expansion of what is discussed in the text?
2) Porter discusses the Airline industry. Comment on where typical CommercialAirline Carriers fit into Porter’s four competitive strategies. Can you think of any alternative strategies that are emerging/have emerged that might be more in the segmented quadrants?
Scoring:
4-5 points. Effort greater than expected; shows deep insight and analysis; thoughts are expressed clearly. Replies connect with original post and add to further discussion
2-3 points. Posts are simple; but shows some insight and analysis. Personal opinion lacks elaboration and detail
0-1 points. Effort is less than expected. Posts lacks any insight or analysis; rehashes or summarizes others’ posts.
The listing of references/sources is NOT expected or required, and you should not quote any outside materials.
Aliens from another planet want to visit the Earth in order to trade for some of our unique cultural products. Their homeworld prizes beer and and sorghum-based alcohol, so the aliens arrange for one space shuttle to visit San Marcos, California and another space shuttle to visit Maotai, China. The team of aliens on board each of the spaceships has spent years in space mastering the local language and cultural traditions for their respective destinations.
The aliens are planning to land in San Marcos and Maotai tomorrow. Unfortunately, their space shuttles unexpectedly crash into a Tesla Roadster outside of Earth’s orbit, which their advanced telescopes had not previously detected as a risk. As a result, the two shuttles are forced to swap their landing approaches, with the China- trained team sent to San Marcos, California and the U.S.-trained team sent to Maotai, China.
In a state of panic, the aliens trade a few of their harvested bitcoins and use the proceeds to hire YOU as a cross-cultural consultant. After getting over your initial surprise and some tough negotiating, you agree to provide advice to ONE of the two teams (your choice) on what they should know and how they should best communicate with the earthlings at their landing site. [In other words: Pick China or the U.S. – don’t answer for both!
4 PAGE, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1” margins essay that incorporates the following:
How would you describe life in Southern California or China using Hofstede’s Dimensions of culture? (note: you are not expected to explain any regional differences in Chinese culture – focus on national-level orientations).
What is the time orientation of the people who live in San Marcos/Maotai, according to Hall’s theory (monochronic/polychronic)?
What are the communication preferences of the people who live in San Marcos/Maotai, according to Hall’s theory (high context/low context)?
How would you go about making a trade arrangement for craft beer/ sorghum-based alcohol with the people in San Marcos/Maotai?
How would you recommend avoiding any communication blunders/mistakes (“faux pas”) in San Marcos/Maotai?
the listing of references/sources is NOT expected or required, and you should not quote any outside materials.
Aliens from another planet want to visit the Earth in order to trade for some of our unique cultural products. Their homeworld prizes beer and and sorghum-based alcohol, so the aliens arrange for one space shuttle to visit San Marcos, California and another space shuttle to visit Maotai, China. The team of aliens on board each of the spaceships has spent years in space mastering the local language and cultural traditions for their respective destinations.
The aliens are planning to land in San Marcos and Maotai tomorrow. Unfortunately, their space shuttles unexpectedly crash into a Tesla Roadster outside of Earth’s orbit, which their advanced telescopes had not previously detected as a risk. As a result, the two shuttles are forced to swap their landing approaches, with the China- trained team sent to San Marcos, California and the U.S.-trained team sent to Maotai, China.
In a state of panic, the aliens trade a few of their harvested bitcoins and use the proceeds to hire YOU as a cross-cultural consultant. After getting over your initial surprise and some tough negotiating, you agree to provide advice to ONE of the two teams (your choice) on what they should know and how they should best communicate with the earthlings at their landing site. [In other words: Pick China or the U.S. – don’t answer for both!
4 PAGE, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1” margins essay that incorporates the following:
How would you describe life in Southern California or China using Hofstede’s Dimensions of culture? (note: you are not expected to explain any regional differences in Chinese culture – focus on national-level orientations).
What is the time orientation of the people who live in San Marcos/Maotai, according to Hall’s theory (monochronic/polychronic)?
What are the communication preferences of the people who live in San Marcos/Maotai, according to Hall’s theory (high context/low context)?
How would you go about making a trade arrangement for craft beer/ sorghum-based alcohol with the people in San Marcos/Maotai?
How would you recommend avoiding any communication blunders/mistakes (“faux pas”) in San Marcos/Maotai?
The Analytics Academy: Bridging the gap between human and artificial intelligence. McKinsey Quarterly, September 2019
Answer the following questions in the discussion thread:
The Analytics Academy approach represents somewhat of an “all in” approach on AI by companies to build broad capability. Discuss the ramifications of this approach in addressing employee concerns about being left behind by technology.
What does the academy approach say about the importance of non-routine cognitive skills discussed in Chapter 1?
Comment on the pros & cons of a top-down approach vs a bottoms-up approach when building AI capability?
Scoring:
4-5 points. Effort greater than expected; shows deep insight and analysis; thoughts are expressed clearly. Replies connect with original post and add to further discussion
2-3 points. Posts are simple; but shows some insight and analysis. Personal opinion lacks elaboration and detail
0-1 points. Effort is less than expected. Posts lacks any insight or analysis; rehashes or summarizes others’ posts.
