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Please do a correct solution without mistakes, without similarities, without plagiarism. Put the answer in the file and make sure to solve all the paragraphs. If you do a good job, I have many assignments that I will ask you to do. Check yourself and do your best
Make sure the plagiarism rate is zero

Learning Outcomes: Describe decision making process for complex issues pertain

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Learning Outcomes:
Describe decision making process for complex issues pertain

Learning Outcomes:
Describe decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business environment both internally and externally. (C.L.O :1.1)
Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (C.L.O :2.1)

Case Study:
Musab Ahmed, a hardworking family man, invested the money he inherited from his late father in property. With the grace of Allah and the fruitful opportunities of growth in his country, his construction company ‘Consortia’ quickly blossomed to become one of the biggest names in property development. He used his good fortune to bankroll his increased real estate investments in the country. Being a visionary, he established his construction company with the goal of one day passing it down to his children and continuing the family legacy. Musab had a total of four children. Anwar, his eldest son, was from his deceased first wife, while his two other sons, Khurshed and Arshad, and his only daughter Shifa were mothered by his second and current wife.
Anwar, being the eldest, joined the family business shortly after obtaining his university degree. He quickly learned the ins and outs of the business and took his place as the father’s right hand.
Khurshed and Arshad who both acquired university degrees abroad, to the father’s surprise, did not show as much enthusiasm in the family business as their brother Anwar. The environmentally conscious Arshad decided to pursue a master’s degree in environment application. While his elder brother Khurshed had no interest in the family business at all and followed his passion for literature in a career in academia.
Meanwhile, Shifa, the only daughter of Musab, was the most eager child from his second wife to join the family business. Despite her qualification and willingness to work, Musab decided she was best suited to head the marketing department, without a seat on the Board, and no power to make executive decisions regarding the family business. Her mother Aisha kept reassuring Shifa to be patient and that her time would come. Aisha believed that her daughter should be given the same opportunities as her sons. After eight years of Anwar running the family business with his father, Arshad returned from abroad ready and excited to apply his newly acquired, environmentally conscious ideas to the family business.
Anwar and his father rarely ever disagreed. He believed the way the business has been run since its establishment produced excellent results so far and did not require changing. While Anwar’s views were in line with his father’s, Arshad would regularly suggest more innovative ideas and methods in running the business. His father appreciated Arshad’s initiative. However, Anwar, who was more skeptical, believed Arshad was too inexperienced to be pitching such drastic changes.
This frustrated Arshad and he began to feel resentful towards Anwar. Arshad believed Anwar influenced his father’s perception of Arshad’s ideas to be inapplicable and unrealistic. Furthermore, Arshad was convinced that their father favoured Anwar, being his eldest son from his first wife, and that they were not giving his ideas the consideration they deserved.The father caught his sons arguing from time to time but didn’t take it too seriously. After all, they were family and all it took were a few words from him and they would immediately stop for his sake.
A few years later, Musab fell ill. Due to his worsening condition, his doctors and children urged him to step aside from the management of the family business and retire. Musab, however, found it difficult to let go due to the differences between his sons. He was very much aware of Anwar’s experience and market expertise, but he also appreciated Arshad’s drive and innovative ideas. The father believed that Anwar and Arshad could build a strong team if only they learned to work together. However, despite his best efforts, it was futile due to their differences.
The brothers developed the habit of not openly voicing their concerns or feelings at work. As the years went by and the father’s condition deteriorated further, Anwar and Arshad did their best to suppress their negative feelings in order not to upset their father during this sensitive time. Often, they went out of their way to avoid further confrontations in their father’s presence. Consequently, they brought their grievances home with them. Anwar would often complain to his wife of Arshad’s inexperience and immature attitude. While Arshad would tell his sister Shifa about Anwar’s patronizing and stubborn nature. Their unresolved feelings lead to heightened tension during family gatherings, but both chose to avoid confrontation, and neither would acknowledge the situation.
In the meantime, Shifa’s frustration mounted.This was as a result of her father’s previous decision to outcast her from the executive board grew larger. Not only did she feel that her dad believed her inputs were not as valuable as that of her brothers, but she also agreed with Arshad’s opinion of Musab favouring Anwar due to hierarchy. Aware of her position, she would also regularly advise Arshad on key matters regarding the business that Arshad would then voice during executive meetings for his father’s approval. Needing Arshad as a spokesperson of her business ideas, Shifa continuously tried to defuse the situation and calm down frustrated Arshad from leaving the business.
Tensions heightened as Arshad continued to feel his ideas of reform were being overlooked and under-appreciated in the family business. Eventually, with his father’s blessing, he was permitted to pursue them independently. Arshad began to invest in a side business involving renewable energy materials in construction with the family business. The new venture was set up with Arshad as a majority shareholder of 51% of the total shares, while his father owned the remaining 49% of the business.

Read the above case study and answer the following questions:
Q1: Writ the problem statement which should include the followings: [Marks 5]
the clear concise description and summary of the problem,
scope of the problem,
consequences of the problem,
the methods for resolving the problem in the above case?
Q2: Develop a mind map for decision making, [2 Marks]
Q3: Write all the alternative choices of your decision. [Mark 1]
Q4: Make a decision and write the conclusion.[Marks 2]

Critical Thinking Assignment Module 09: Management of Innovation and Vertical

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Critical Thinking Assignment

Module 09: Management of Innovation and Vertical

Critical Thinking Assignment

Module 09: Management of Innovation and Vertical Integration

This module begins our emphasis on corporate strategy. So far, we have discussed business strategy, which focuses on what the company should do to reach competitive advantage. This module takes a broader look at the competitive environment to explore the boundaries of firms.
Question Requirements:
Eni is Italy’s largest and most profitable company. The case traces Eni’s 50-year history from its founding as a state-owned oil and gas company, through its privatization and restructuring during the 1990s, to its growth and success under its present CEO, Vittorio Mincato. The case surveys the state of Eni during the early part of 2003 and considers some of the challenges facing Mr. Mincato as he seeks to sustain and continue Eni’s outstanding financial and operating performance under a strategy of “disciplined growth” and “core business focus.” The case deals with the analysis of corporate strategy for a large corporation. (By 2003, Eni was among the top-50 global corporations whether measured by sales or market capitalization.) Eni is vertically integrated, international, and diversified across several industrial sectors. The case requires students to identify and analyze the rationale behind Eni’s current corporate strategy and make recommendations for how Eni should allocate its resources across its different vertical levels, business sectors, and geographical areas of operation in the future. A key challenge of the case is that Eni is currently performing exceptionally well. Hence, there is a tendency among many students to recommend “Keep up the good work, Mr. Mincato” without looking deeply at the company and its business. In fact, Eni faces a number of key challenges, which must be addressed if Eni’s recent success is to be sustained.
This case is used to develop students’ skills in the following:
Identifying, articulating, and analyzing a company’s corporate strategy.
Analyzing the fit between a company’s corporate strategy and (a) its external environment and (b) its resources and capabilities
Combining quantitative, qualitative, and historical information to build a profile of a company’s resources and capabilities.
Examining the structure, systems, and culture that an organization needs to support its corporate strategy.
What is Eni’s corporate strategy?
Evaluate Eni’s corporate strategy. How well aligned is Eni’s strategy with (a) the characteristics and requirements of its industry environment and (b) Eni’s resources and capabilities?
Looking ahead over Eni’s next four-year planning period (2004–7), what are the main issues that face the company? How should Eni allocate its resources across its different businesses and between different geographical areas? In particular: a) Should Eni divest its chemicals business? What about its engineering, construction, and oilfield services subsidiaries? b) Should Eni seek to establish itself as a major supplier of electrical power? Should it invest in renewable energy sources (e.g. wind power)? c) What should Eni’s international strategy be – especially in relation to its downstream businesses (Refining and Marketing; Gas and Power)?
What organizational changes should Mincato pioneer, especially with regard to organizational structure, management systems, and corporate culture?
Note: Answer the Critical Thinking Assignment mainly based on the Module 9 Case . Chapter 5 ” Analyzing Resources and Capabilities” of the textbook is also relevant to this case. Optionally, feel free to support your reasoning with additional valid academic sources using SEU e-library.
Directions:
Write an essay that includes an introduction paragraph, the essay’s body, and a conclusion paragraph to address the assignment’s guide questions.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:
5 pages in length, which does not include the title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two current, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. Current articles are those published in the last five years.
Ensure zero plagiarism. (very, very important)
In advance of submission, review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.
Learning Outcomes
Examine the linkage between innovation and competitive advantage and the determinants of the profitability of innovation.
Identify alternative strategies to exploit an innovation.
Argue the impact of technology on the rapid evolution of industry structure and changing key success factors.
Determine the impact of standards on markets.
Examine vertical integration decisions.
Readings
Required:
Chapter 9 Technology-based Industries and the Management of Innovation & Chapter 10 Vertical Integration and the Scope of the Firm in Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Chapters 9 & 10 PowerPoint slides in Contemporary Strategy Analysis
Munir, S., Rasid, S. Z. A., Aamir, M., & Ahmed, I. (2022). Big Data Analytics Capabilities, Innovation and Organizational Culture: Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda. 3C Tecnologia, 209–235. https://doi.org/10.17993/3ctecno.2022.specialissue9.209-235
Recommended:
Chen, Y. (2021). A Systematic Literature Review of Disruptive Innovation and Strategic Alliance. Proceedings of ISPIM Conferences, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2020.101568

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY The Assignment must be submitted on B

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Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
The Assignment must be submitted on B

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
Weight 10 Marks
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted

1. Describe the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses of small business.
2. Design a solid projected financial plan and conduct a breakeven analysis for a small company.
3. Demonstrate the ability to deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and professional manner.
4. Illustrate the ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable business model.
Assignment Workload:
This assignment is an individual assignment.
Start-up Business Plan
Assume yourself as an entrepreneur of a small startup business in Saudi Arabia.
(In Continuation to the Assignment 1)
Write brief notes on the following objectives:
3. Products and Services (4 Marks)
a. Describe in depth your products or services. (Technical specifications)
b. What factors will give you competitive advantages or disadvantages? Examples include level of quality or unique or proprietary features.

4. Marketing Plan (6 Marks)
a. Market Research- Why?
b. Market Research- How? Primary or Secondary Data?
c. In your marketing plan, be as specific as possible; give statistics, numbers, and sources. The marketing plan will be the basis, later on, of the all‐important sales projection.
Product
Describe the most important features. What is special about it?
Describe the benefits. That is, what will the product do for the customer?

Customer
Identify your targeted customers, their demographics
Competition
What products and companies will compete with you?
How will your products or services compare with the competition?
Strategy
Outline a marketing Strategy.
Promotion
How will you promote your Product?
What will be your promotional budget?
Distribution Channels
How do you sell your products or services?
Note: Use APA style of referencing

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated

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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.