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ASSIGNMENTS
The initial course assignment information follows
below. You may expect additional assignments during the course.
Unless otherwise noted, completed assignments
are to be e-mailed as attachments to Professor Claudon: claudon@middlebury.edu.
- Assignment 1
- Submit individual responses
- Prepare and submit your personal analysis that leads
to and includes offering and defending three specific actionable recommendations
for the Crown Cork & Seal in 1989 case.
Maximum Length: 4 pages - 12
point Times New Romanor similar, font. Tables and exhibits may be included
in an appendix.
Due:
E-mailed attachment posted by 22:00, Wednesday, Feb 21
Case Studies
Albamonova
Banionyte
Bareisis
Jurkstas
Kvarciejus
Moisenko
Naujokaityte
Pivoriunas
Pranulis
Assignment 2 - Submit
individual responses
- Prepare and submit your personal (individual) analysis
that leads to and includes offering and defending three specific actionable
recommendations for the Barnes and Noble vs. Amazon.com
Maximum Length:
4 pages - 12 point Times New Romanor similar, font. Tables and exhibits
may be included in an appendix.
Due:
E-mailed attachment posted by 22:00, Friday, March 2
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- Case Studies
Albomonova
Banionyte
Bareisis
Jurkstas
Kvarciejus
Moisenko
Pivoriunas
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Assignment 3 - Submit
team responses
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- Based on the Barnes and Noble vs. Amazon case, each team must submit
a value curve analysis of the book sales, and distribution industry.
Part of your challenge is defining what you mean by this industry; what
you identify and defend are the bases of competition and sources of
value for customers in this market.
Be certain to depict what you deem to be the Barnes and Noble and Amazon
value curves - one for each company. Then suggest how a company might
successfully enter this industry be creating a new market space - that
is create and explain/defend a value curve for such a company.
Note: Each team prepares and submits
a single response to this assignment.
Maximum
Length: 8pages - 12 point
Times New Romanor similar, font.
Due:
E-mailed attachment posted by 22:00, Sunday, March 18
- Assignment 4
- Submit team responses
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Each team prepares and submits a short document that details your
idea - the proposed new company concept,it's industry, and what will
sell.
Maximum
Length: 3 pages - 12 point Times New Roman, or similar,
font. Tables and exhibits may be included in an appendix
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Due:
E-mailed Attachment posted by 22:00, Sunday, April 15
- Assignment 5
- Submit individual responses
- Think first about the following two questions, based on your reading
and the lecture:
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- What do companies that compete on the edge do that
is fundamentally different?
- What causes some companies to start competing on the edge?
Suppose you decide to advocate for adopting a time pacing stratety
in your company or organization. Write a short discussion of how
you might make your case - but make it as specific as you can to
your own situation. Here are three questions that your discussion
might usefully respond to:
- What would some of the advantages for your company or employer
or organization of adopting a strategy that incorporates time
pacing? Why?
- What are some potential problems of this new type of strategy
- either in terms of managing the transition to it, or of actually
operating under it once the company or organization is operating
on a time pacing basis? Why?
- Where might you company's or organization's attempt to transition
to a time pacing strategy most likely to fail? Why?
Maximum
Length: 3 pages - 12 point Times New Roman, or
similar, font. Tables and exhibits may be included in an appendix
- Due:
E-mailed Attachment posted by 22:00, Friday, March 9
- Assignment 5
- Submit team responses
- Complete the Panevezys Radijus Grant Proposal
Case
Create a completely specified decision tree
from the information given, and then advise Jolanta Narbutaite as to
whether she should compete for the grant or move on to other projects.
Please be sure and provide an explanation that supports your recommendation.
Maximum
Length: 2pages - 12 point Times New Roman, or similar,
font - one for the decision tree and one for your recommendationa dn
defense/explanation of same.
Due:
E-mailed Attachment posted by 22:00, Sunday, April 8
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