Driving the Future Trend towards autonomous vehicles (AV); decisive and irreversible? Why or why not? Autonomous Vehicles (AV) is an innovation that has had a positive implication both to improving the human being ease of doing business and sustainable operations. In a more different publication from the case study, Allied Market Research (2022) research work had noted that as of 2020, the global autonomous vehicle market total value was $76.13 billion in year 2020. This is with an expe...

Equation Question #3 Question 1: Different Dimensions used to Distinguish Types of Innovation From this module notes, innovation has been noted to be classified into distinct classes and categories. It is in this regard that Ubaid et al. (2019) developed the 4Ps of innovation space framework. The framework is relevant for mapping the four dimension space with the dimensions including process, position, product and paradigm (see figure 1); Figure 1: 4Ps of Innovation Space It is ...

Essay Question #2 Negative Consequences of Entrepreneur’s Strong Internal Locus of Control As evidenced in Tentama and Abdussalam (2020), the entrepreneurs are noted as having a strong internal locus of control. In this course notes, this has been identified as a concept which is used to define if an individual believes they are in a direct control of their future or someone else is in control of it. For instance, from an individual experience working as a leader, there are evidently in...

Essay Question #1 Why innovation is important for firms to compete in many industries From a general context, innovation is defined as the most important facilitator of organisations success in many industries irrespective of their profiles. As evidenced in Cooper (2019) the importance of innovation is informed by the fact that most of the entities gain relevant achievements with more than third of sales for entire products developed within a period of upto 5 years. Hence, by working on...

Essay Questions #3 Role of Leader Differing from a Manager As evidenced in Mansaray (2019) study findings, a leader and managers roles despite of being used interchangeably are distinct. Their differences are dependent on the context of their use and scope of application in the modern business environment. For example, with the leaders roles entailing team guidance, influencing members to perform holistically and successfully in their assigned objectives, a manager role is distinct. The r...

Essay Questions #1 Small firms Prosper rather than large firms over the last 50 years in Western Countries Over the years, the small firms in Western countries have defied all odds and remained prosperous against the expectations of many. It would be basically expected that the large firms leverage from a competitive advantage and market dominance in their areas of operations. This is supported by Del Vecchio et al. (2018) which note that large firms have a high potential of leveraging ...

Lavazza: The Challenges of Foreign Market Entry in a Brand-Intensive Industry Lavazza: The Challenges of Foreign Market Entry in a Brand-Intensive Industry Why is Lavazza’s expanding limited in USA compared to its growth in many parts of the world? Lavazza being an Italy brand has been successful in the country and other regions as it has been able to master the coffee customer needs and their demands. Nevertheless, since venturing in USA in the form of strategic partnership in 1990s...

Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction. 2 1.1 Overview of Organisation Behaviour. 2 1.2 Identified Areas of Interest. 4 2.0 Overview of Personality. 5 2.1 Theories of Personality. 5 Type A and Type B. 5 Big 5 Personality. 6 Myers Briggs Personality Types. 7 3.0 Overview of Motivation. 8 3.1 Theories of Motivation. 8 Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory. 8 McClelland’s Achievement Motivation Theory. 9 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory. 10 4.0 Task Performance. 10 ...

Questions Case questions: Provide an overview of the case. How would you advise Frazer? What options does he have? Why are there Mazeys in business? Why do they get ahead? How can you manage Mazeys as (a) a subordinate? and (b) as a boss? Solution Tough Guy Provide an overview of the case.  How would you advise Frazer? What options does he have? This case focuses on evaluating he case for Chip Mazey who is a vice president and an associate at the investment bank...

Executive summary The banking sector in Saudi Arabia managed to grow because of favorable oil prices, generous government donations, and protectionist policies, which have imposed restrictions on foreign banking agencies. However, since 2012, the balance between local and foreign investment has shifted considerably. As it stands, 24 banks are operating in Saudi Arabia. Only 12 banks are locally authorized, whereas the other 12 are representative offices of foreign entities (Johnes, Izzeldin,...