Management

1. Course Project/Company Name
Your Name
Dr. Jocelyn Russell Wallace
MGT 303
The Current Date
Session and Year
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2. Slide#2: Historical Timeline
(include about 15 to 20 dates that start with the date the company was founded and are
spaced evenly over the years up until 2023.)
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Date of company founding
Date and description of 1st major milestone
Date and description of 2nd milestone
Date and description of 3rd major milestone
Date and description of 4th major milestone
Date and description of a 5th major milestone
Date and description of a 6th major milestone
Date and description of a 7th major milestone
Date and description of a 8th major milestone
Date and description of a 9th major milestone
Date and description of a 10th major milestone
Date and description of a 11th major milestone
Date and description of a 12th major milestone
Date and description of a 13th major milestone
Date and description of a 14th major milestone
Date and description of a 15th major milestone
Date and description of a 16th major milestone
Date and description of a 17th major milestone
Date and description of a 18th major milestone
Date and description of a 19th major milestone
Date and description of a 20th major milestone

3. Slide #3: Global Scope, Mission and/or Vision
1. Global or worldwide service and scope of the business operations;
relationship with global suppliers; or description of the worldwide
customer base (one or two sentence summary)
2. Either “Organizational Mission” (Place this between quotation
marks so Turnitin will not count it in the score) Or “Organizational
Vision” (Please place this between quotation marks so Turnitin will
not count it in the score)
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4. Slide #4. Code of Ethics and CSR Initiatives
1. Summarize in your own words the ethical principals that guide the
organization or company’s management practices and operations
principals (do not cut and paste the code of ethics or your Turnitin
score will increase)
2. Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives (list two activities the
company conducts to help others in need or to improve the
community in which the business is located, operates or sells to its
customers)
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5. Slide #5. Governance: Board of Directors
(Make sure you use the Board of Directors and not the Senior Executive staff. There is a difference. The Board of Directors
oversees and governs over the senior staff leaders and all staff. When searching, Google the company name and Board of
Directors to find the names of the Board members. They will all work at other companies. Click on the top box then right click to
select “add shape below” to add boxes. Right click on a square and select “edit text” to write in each box)
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6. #6 Research and Development (slide 1 of 2)
(R&D is one function, not two. R&D improves existing and/or develops new products and services
based on customer feedback. Describe examples of how the company’s R&D dept. uses one or more
of the following four functions of management. One or two examples per function will suffice and
you only have to address two of the functions. Testing is NOT product sampling. Tests occur to
ensure safety and efficacy before a product is sold to the public)
• Planning through the new product development process:
• 1st example
• 2nd example
• Leading and Decision Making:
• 1st example
• 2nd example
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7. #7 Research and Development (slide 2 of 2)
(R&D is one function, not two. R&D improves existing and/or develops new products and services
based on customer feedback. Describe examples of how the company’s R&D dept. uses one or more
of the following four functions of management. One or two examples per function will suffice and
you only have to address two of the functions. Testing is NOT product sampling. Tests occur to
ensure safety and efficacy before a product is sold to the public. Two slides are required)
• Staff Organization:
• 1st example
• 2nd example
• Controlling (Pre-Test Service/Product Functioning and Effectiveness)
• 1st example
• 2nd example
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8. #8 Marketing (slide 1 of 2)
(Marketing ensures customers are buying what the company is selling by developing a marketing
plan for designing products that meet customer needs and wants; pricing them attractively;
providing info and incentives to help customers decide to buy them and making them accessible for
easy purchasing. Describe examples of how the company’s Marketing dept. uses one or more of the
following four functions of management. One or two examples per function will suffice. You only
have to mention collaboration once. Two slides are required)
• Marketing Plan Development:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
• Leading and Decision Making:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
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9. #9 Marketing (slide 2 of 2)
(Marketing ensures customers are buying what the company is selling by developing a
marketing plan for designing products that meet customer needs and wants; pricing them
attractively; providing info and incentives to help customers decide to buy them and
making them accessible for easy purchasing. Describe examples of how the company’s
Marketing dept. uses one or more of the following four functions of management. One or
two examples per function will suffice. You only must mention collaboration once. Two
slides are required.)
• Staff Organization and Collaboration:
• 1st example
• 2nd example
• Controlling by Using Customer Feedback:
• 1st example
• 2nd example
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10. #10 Production (slide 1 of 2)
(Production makes high quality services and products. TQM (Total Quality Management) processes
are used to guarantee product quality and great listening is the hallmark of great service. Describe
examples of how the company’s Production dept. uses one or more of the following four functions
of management. One or two examples per function will suffice. Two slides are required)
• Planning using TQM:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
• Leading and Decision Making:
• 1st example
• 2nd example
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11. #11 Production (slide 2 of 2)
(Production makes high quality services and products. TQM (Total Quality Management) processes
are used to guarantee product quality and great listening is the hallmark of great service. Describe
examples of how the company’s Production dept. uses one or more of the following four functions
of management. One or two examples per function will suffice. Two slides are required)
• Staff Organization:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
• Controlling to ensure high quality products and services (TQM):
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
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12. #12 Finance (slide 1 of 2 required)
(Finance manages the budget, controls spending, pays taxes, and finds funds to operate. Describe
examples of how the company’s Finance dept. uses one or more of the following four functions of
management. One or two examples per function will suffice. Two slides are required)
• Planning:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
• Leading and Decision Making:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
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13. #13 Finance (slide 2 of 2 required)
(Finance manages the budget, controls spending, pays taxes, and finds funds to operate. Describe
examples of how the company’s Finance dept. uses one or more of the following four functions of
management. One or two examples per function will suffice. Two slides are required)
• Staff Organization:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
• Controlling by Conducting Regular Budget and Plan Reviews:
• 1st example:
• 2nd example:
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14. #14 Strategy (Slide 1 of 2 required)
(A strategy is how the company implements its mission and vision and achieves its strategic goals.
Strategies can include growth, remaining stable or reversing a decline. State which of these three
strategies the company is using. Describe the company’s sustainable competitive advantage which
means what the company does best in the industry that cannot be copied or imitated easily.
Inimitability is usually due to a unique process, a patent or an extraordinary staff person)
• Strategy in use and why:
• Growth? Stabilization? or Reversing a decline?
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15. #15 Strategy (Slide 2 of 2 required)
(A strategy is how the company implements its mission and vision and achieves its strategic goals.
Strategies can include growth, remaining stable or reversing a decline. State which of these three
strategies the company is using. Describe the company’s sustainable competitive advantage which
means what the company does best in the industry that cannot be copied or imitated easily.
Inimitability is usually due to a unique process, a patent or an extraordinary staff person)
• Sustainable competitive advantage:
• What does this company do or make better than everyone in the industry?
• What makes this strength a sustainable competitive advantage?
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16. #16 Nine APA Formatted References Required
(see bibme.org)
• Part One
• 1st reference
• 2nd reference
• 3rd reference
• Part Two
• 1st reference
• 2nd reference
• 3rd reference
• Part Three
• 1st reference
• 2nd reference
• 3rd reference
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17. Company Selection
• Select and access a Forbes Global 2000 company of interest
and select a company that is not one of the first 100
companies. The 101st company starts on page three of the list.
You will select a company that is between number 101 and
2000.
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18. Format and Required Length: 16 pages
• This presentation is 16 slides long, no more, no less.
• Two slides per section are required for the R&D, Marketing,
Production, Finance and Strategy sections.
• You must use the page numeration required. You may not add more
or use fewer slides.
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19. Research of 9 Scholarly Sources Required
• Nine sources of research must be completed for this assignment.
• You must use three scholarly sources per Part, nine sources = 3 x 3
Parts.
• Sources that end in “…ipedia” or “…opedia” are not scholarly and
should not be used.
• You can use our textbook or research through our library database.
• Our librarians can help you to find research sources.
• Jlouderback@devry.edu
• jrossi@devry.edu
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20. Incorrect Reference Formatting
• APA formatting is a research language that uses rules. Every
punctuation mark, space, abbreviation, italic, bold, and even the
order of the sources and that of multiple authors’ names are
regulated and have meaning so please follow the APA guidelines so
you learn how scholars reference different types of sources.
• APA does not allow you to simply cut and paste in a link or post a
website address. These are shortcuts to sources and the sites can
change or disappear over time leaving the reference lost forever.
• APA references are written using upper and lower case letters and are
never written USING ALL CAPS
• References are left justified and are never centered on the page
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21. Not Allowed to Use Generative AI (Artificial
Intelligence) Without Prior Permission
• DeVry recognizes the importance of AI as a tool for learning and
its responsible use in the classroom. Before using any
Generative AI tools (example: ChatGPT, GrammarlyGo, Bard,
Dall-E, etc.), you must request and receive approval in the form
of permission from your professor. Any assignment going
through TurnItIn will now be identified if there was use of
Generative AI.
• Check out the student AI Tools and ChatGPT LibGuide for more
information. https://libguides.devry.edu/studentAILinks to an
external site.
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22. Avoiding Plagiarism
• Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:
• Any act of copying information from another student or alumni by any means to
obtain an advantage for oneself.
• Any act of conveying information to another student for the purpose of providing
unfair advantage to that student.
• Any act of representing another’s work, whether copyrighted or not, as one's own.
Another’s work includes, but is not limited to, homework, written papers,
examinations, laboratory assignments, published works, graphics, images,
software, etc.
• Purchasing or using any academic papers, discussion threads, final exams,
quizzes, etc. from an internet site or commercial service whether it is a prewritten
paper or having a paper written for you.
• Submitting a paper or other written assignment that contains word-for-word
passages of others' work without proper acknowledgment.
• The paraphrasing of others' works which contains specific information or ideas and
which is not properly acknowledged.
• Self-plagiarism; Current use of any work previously submitted for credit or other
recognition unless the use of such previously completed work is expressly
authorized.
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23. How to Record Audio (link)
• Select Insert, Media, Audio, Record Audio, then Select the Red Dot, Record, and
then select the Square to stop recording. Select the arrow to preview it, then OK
to save it on the slide. You can drag and drop the recording speaker symbol to the
base of the slide. You will record audio on each slide.
• See next slide for a picture of where these menu items are located. The link in the
next slide is only an image of this slide so use the link on this slide instead.
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24. Screen shot showing the audio tabs
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25. Turnitin
• This tool is embedded in the submission box in Canvas already. It checks
your assignment and gives you a score indicating how much of your writing
was copied and pasted.
• If you select/click on the score, you can then click on the percentage to
view what content you copied and view the origin of the copied text.
• Strive for a score below 20% by adding more original content or
paraphrasing ideas and words you researched.
• Sometimes slide titles or images raise the score by mistake.
• When viewing the report, select the funnel icon and select “exclude quotes
and exclude bibliography” to verify if your editing lowered the score to
20%. Quotes and the bibliography won’t be counted in the 20%.
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