Group Responsible Group 1

Topics

Remarks

Introduction: Some thoughts on Industrialization and Human Development. 1. The Total Environment of a Firm 2. Identify the factors in the environment of the firm and analyze the environmental constraints from these factors 3. Explain the operational aspects of a business firm 4. Discuss the purpose(s) of establishing the companys policies and goals

Group 2

Group 3

1. Industry Analysis: Positioning the firm within the specific environment 2. Identify the major components in the industry structure 3. Describe the value chain and value activities 4. Explain the intra-industry competition 5. Discuss the value system and its components

Group 4

1. Corporate Strategy and Long-Range Planning 2. Enumerate and discuss the five major phases of planning 3. Explain the steps in strategic planning 4. Explain the importance of an operational plan 5. Discuss the approaches to the detailed planning

Group 5

1. Key aspects of Corporate Organization, Operating Policies and Control 2. Enumerate and explain the categories of the functions of top management 3. Describe the factors involved in a corporate organization 4. Explain the different forms of organizations 5. Discuss the types of operating policies

Group 6

1. The Strategy of Using Foreign Investors and Licenses 2. Analyze the potential benefits that can be derived from foreign investors 3. Enumerate and explain the positive and negative factors of licensing from foreign companies 4. Explain the types and uses of strategies 5. Discuss the point-of-view of the government from foreign investors

Group 1

1. Developing Strategies and Tactics 2. Identify the SWOT Analysis 3. Differentiate corporate from business strategies 4. Explain the steps to formulate strategy 5. Discuss the activities that facilitate the development of core competencies

Group 2

1. Legal or Corporate Organization 2. Identify the forms of legal business organizations 3. Explain the powers of the BOD 4. Enumerate the officers and employees of a corporation 5. Discuss the rights, duties and liabilities

Group 3

1. Employees: The Human Factor in the Workplace 2. Identify the trends in the workplace diversity 3. Enumerate government policies and regulation on employees 4. Explain business activities that involve employee privacy rights 5. Discuss the privacy rights of employees

Group 4

1. Women. Men and the Family: Workplace Issues 2. Identify the status of women in Society 3. Differentiate sex differences in management 4. Explain the strategies in reforming personnel policies and production policies 5. Discuss the ways to provide support programs for work and family in the company/organization

Group 5

1. Policies in the Selection and Development of International Employees 2. Identify the positive outcomes when MNCs effectively manage international human resources 3. Enumerate the basic options for staffing foreign operations 4. Explain the basic approaches to international staffing 5. Discuss the ways to develop managers with international skills