HW1 INEN 4369 Engineering Management

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1. Please take a look at the Trade Joe’s Case study 1 in Management book. Please do not restrict yourself only this case study writing, go for other articles about Trader Joe’s management approaches and strategies.
2. What ways does Trader Joe’s demonstrate the importance of each responsibility in the management process-planning, organizing, leading, and controlling? (20 points)

• What lessons does the Trader Joe’s story offer to aspiring entrepreneurs who want to get off to a good start in any industry? (15 points)

• Explain why the external environment is so important in the open-systems view of organizations. (10 points)

• Please take a look at the Zara’s Case study in Management book. Please do not restrict yourself only this case study writing, go for other articles about Zara’s management approaches and strategies. In what ways are elements of the classical management and behavioral management approaches evident in how things are done at Zara International? How can systems concepts and contingency thinking explain the success of some of Zara’s distinctive practices? (25 points)

• Please look at the Warby Parker Case study in Management book.
  • In what ways can a newer, smaller competitor “punch above its weight” by taking advantage of the Internet?  How can the Internet be applied as a tool to help businesses avoid some of the costs associated with doing business following more conventional or “old school” approaches?  How do you see the balance of power in industries like the eyewear industry shifting as customers become more comfortable buying eyewear online? (10 points)
  • What impact does Warby Parker’s decision to donate a pair of eyeglasses for every pair purchased from them have on customers’ perceptions of the company?  How does Warby Parker’s focus on being a great place to work influence how the company is seen in the market? (10 points)

• A small outdoor clothing company has just received an attractive offer from a business in Bangladesh to manufacture its work gloves. The offer would allow for substantial cost savings over the current supplier. The company manager, however, has read reports that some Bangladeshi businesses break their own laws and operate with child labor. How would differences in the following corporate responsibility strategies affect the manager’s decision regarding whether to accept the offer: obstruction, defense, accommodation, and proaction? (10 points)

Some reminders about HW1:

Some IMPORTANT reminders about HW1 which is valid for other assignments:

• This is an individual assignment. IF I DETECT ANY PLAGIARISM OR GROUP WORK FOR THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS YOU WILL RECEIVE AUTOMATICALLY ZERO. IF YOU GIVE YOUR WORK TO ANOTHER STUDENT YOU WILL GET ZERO.  GIVING YOUR WORK OR RECEIVING SOMEBODY ELSE’S WORK WILL BE EVALUATED SAME, SO YOU WILL GET ZERO IN BOTH CASES.
• HW 1 contains 5 questions.
• Please do not include case study write up in your HW 1 submission. Answer ONLY the questions.
• If you are referring from our book or any other references, you should give that part as a reference.
• You cannot simply copy paste from any website any information. If you are copy paste from anywhere, this can be PLAGIARISM. It is unacceptable. You always use your own sentences (I will check your assignment with SAFE ASSIGN software)
• You should not just google the answers; google is not a good reference. You should go other textbooks or articles, if you are using any references.
• Late assignments will be punished by deduction 10 points each day. Even 1 second is showing as late. After 3 days pass the due date, no hw will be accepted.
• This homework writing should be somewhere between 3-5 pages (excluding cover page and references).
• Please use references (articles, white pages, etc., and if you are using them please REFER them.
• Please send your FINAL VERSION of writing including references, I will not reopen HW1 for resubmission.