mgt425 – mgt402 – mgt421 – mgt422 – mgt401

‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1
Strategic Management (MGT 401)
Due Date: 01/03/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Strategic Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT 401

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: Second

CRN:
Academic Year:2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Out of 10

Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
CLO1- Recognize the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management.
CLO2-Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and
strategy implementation in diversified organizations
CLO5-Demonstrate how executive leadership is an important part of strategic management.

Assignment Question(s): (2.5 marks for each question)
1. What is a learning organization? How is this approach very important for strategic
management? Give an example of a learning organization from the Saudi market
and assess its competitive advantage.
2. Why does a corporation need a board of directors? Discuss the relationship
between the board of directors, CEO, and shareholders.
3. Is it possible for a company to have a sustainable competitive advantage when its
industry becomes hyper-competitive? Justify your answer and give at least one
example from the real market.
4. Choose any corporation from the Saudi market and discuss the forces driving its
industry competition (review chapter 4-slide 18).

Notes:
– Your answers MUST include at least four scholarly peer-reviewed references, using a proper
referencing style (APA). Remember that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi
Digital Library (SDL).
– Make sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources referenced.

Answers

‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1
Entrepreneurship and small business (MGT 402)
Due Date: 01/03/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Entrepreneurship and small
business
Course Code: MGT402

Student’s Name:

Semester: 2nd Semester

CRN:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year:2024-25-1st

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: X / 10

Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses
of small business.
2. Design a solid projected financial plan and conduct a breakeven analysis for a small
company.
3. Demonstrate the ability to deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and
professional manner.
4. Illustrate the ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable
business model.
Assignment Workload:
This assignment is an individual assignment.

Start-up Business Plan
Assume yourself as an entrepreneur of a small startup business in Saudi Arabia.

Write brief notes on the following objectives:

1. Owners, capital structure and company profile (2 Marks)
a. Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
b. Form of ownership: What is the legal structure? Sole proprietor, Partnership,
Corporation….
C. Investment capital

2. Company Business Description (300 – 400 words)
A. Scope and type of business (4 Marks)
What business will you be in? What will you do? What market segment will you
choose?
• Business idea: what is your big idea? Is it a product or a service? What makes
your idea different?
• Mission Statement
• Company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.

• Target market and demographics: Who will your customers be? Where do they
live? What is your target market passionate about?
B. Business Philosophy (4 Marks)
What is important to you in your business?
• Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long-term or short-term
changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage
of it?
• Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What
factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major
competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths
do you personally bring to this new venture?
• Risk Assessment: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business using
SWOT.
•Who is your competition and how do you beat them?

Note: Use APA style of referencing

Answers
1. Answer2. Answer-

‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment-1
MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modeling
Deadline: 01/March/2025 @ 23:59 (End of Week 6)
Course Name: Spreadsheet Decision
Modeling
Course Code: MGT425

Student’s Name:

Semester: Second

CRN:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year: 2024-2025 (1446 H)

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained / Out of 10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via
allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be
reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover
page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students
or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No
exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced)
font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered
plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Question

Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial
decision problems.
Explain simple decision models and management science ideas
that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight
about large spectrum of managerial problems.
Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision
models to use for specific problems.
Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled
using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.

Question-1

Aligned (PLOs)
MGT.K.1
(1.1)
MGT.K.3
(1.2)
MGT.S.1
(2.1)
MGT.V.1
(3.1)

Question-3

Question-2
Question-4

Assignment Instructions:
Assignment Questions: (Marks 10)
PART-A:
Modeling in a problem-solving Framework (Critical Thinking)
Question 1: In context of Modeling in a problem-solving framework, Discuss the
Modelers’ roles in problem-solving process with suitable examples. (250-300 words) (2.5
Marks).
Question 2: Explain the various stages of problem-solving process with suitable examples.
(250-300 words) (2.5 Marks).

PART-B: Critical Thinking
• Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website.
• On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases.”
• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
• In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: “Intuitive and Rational Cognition in the Theory and Practice of Management
Sciences”

Author: Marcin Nowak, Joanna Ziomek
Date: March 26, 2019

Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
Question 3: Explain the role of rational and intuitive cognition in the theory and practice
of management. (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).

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Question 4: Discuss the inadequacy of the management theory in relation to problems faced
by management practitioners in the decision-making process. (250-300 words) (2.5Marks).

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‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1
Communications Management (MGT 421)
Due Date: 1/3/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Communication Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT421

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: 2nd Semester

CRN:23804
Academic Year: 2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Farrukh R. Ahmad
Students’ Grade: /10

Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
Use APA reference style.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1.1: Recognize and memorize concepts of communication theory as they affect business
organizations and the individuals in them.
1.2: Communicate better, knowing that good communicators make better managers, and that
communication is a dynamic process basic to individuals and organizationallife.

Assignment Structure:

Assignment-1

Type
Part A
Part B

Total

Marks
5
5
10

Part-A-Emotional Intelligence in Practice
Suppose You are working in a team for academic assignment. One team member is not
responding at all, which is affecting the group’s progress. Use emotional intelligence
principles to outline a strategy for addressing the situation.
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Consider how you will use empathy, communication, and self-regulation to
address the issue with your teammate. (2.5Mark)
How can you maintain positive group dynamics while resolving the conflict?
(2.5Mark)

Part-B- Cultural Intelligence in Practice
Imagine you are working on a multicultural team at your workplace. One of the team
members is from a culture that values hierarchy and formality, while another team
member comes from a culture that values egalitarianism and informality. How would you
approach this situation using cultural intelligence principles?

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Address how you would adapt your communication and behaviours. (2.5Mark)

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Explain how you would motivate team members to respect cultural differences
and find common ground. (2.5Mark)

‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1
Business Ethics and Organization Social Responsibility (MGT
422)
Due Date: 01/03//2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Business Ethics and
Organization Social Responsibility
Course Code: MGT 422

Student’s Name:

Semester: 2nd

CRN:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year:2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:

/10

Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
No

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

CLO-1

Define a solid understanding of prominent theories of ethics and morality

CLO-2

Develop awareness and understanding of cultural and national differences related to ethics.

CLO-3

Justify their rationale for decisions related to acceptable and unacceptable business conduct
based on the business ethics principles.
Illustrate the role of social responsibility in the functional areas and strategic processes of
business and a comprehensive framework for analyzing and resolving ethical issues and
dilemmas in an organization.
Work with others effectively as a team member in business ethics research projects or case
studies.
Write coherent project about a case study or actual research about ethics

CLO-4
CLO-5
CLO-6

Case study
Scenario: The Layoff
Pat is the plant manager at one of ABC Company’s five plants. She has been with the company for 15
years and worked her way up from the factory floor after the company sponsored her college education.
Recently, her boss confided in her that the company will need to lay off 200 workers due to financial
difficulties. While her job is secure, rumors about potential layoffs are spreading within the plant.
One day, an employee who is also an old friend approaches Pat and asks, “Pat, is the plant shutting
down? Am I going to lose my job? My family and I are supposed to close on a new house next week,
and I need to know if I should back out.”
Pat now faces a serious ethical dilemma. If she tells the truth, she is betraying the company’s trust and
could face disciplinary action. However, if she remains silent or lies, she may be hurting her friend, who
could make a financial decision based on false assumptions.

Answer the following questions:
1. Should Pat prioritize loyalty to the company or honesty to her friend? Why? (2.5 Marks)
2. Who are the key stakeholders in this situation, and how might they be affected by Pat’s decision?
(2 marks)

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3. What are some alternative ways Pat could respond to her friend without violating company
policies? (2.5 Marks)
4. Apply the following ethical theories to analyze what Pat should do (3 mark):
a) Utilitarianism – What would be the best course of action based on maximizing overall benefits?
b) Deontology – What is Pat’s moral duty, regardless of consequences?
c) Virtue Ethics – What action aligns with Pat’s integrity and moral character?

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