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AMBA 610 Knowledge Integration Exam

AMBA 610
Knowledge Integration Exam
Summer 2014

It is your responsibility to read
all instructions carefully before you begin.
If there is something you do not understand, please ask your instructor
for clarification.
Include your
responses to all questions in ONE document labeled with your last name and
“final,” — e.g.
“Smithfinal”– This is
a timed assignment that can be completed in a few hours. To be fair to those who turn the exam in on
time, no late papers can be accepted, and no extensions can be granted
Be sure to base your discussion of these issues on the
theories and principles in the reading you have done throughout this
seminar. This
is not a research project. The
purpose of the assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to
apply the principles and theories discussed in the course materials. Do not consult
sources outside the assigned AMBA 610 course materials. Using sources
that are not in the course materials may result in point deductions.Your exam should contain specific
references to the text book and other course materials. When making reference
to course materials, be sure to include proper APA formatted citations and
indicate direct quotations by using quotation marks and proper page citation. Course materials include the textbooks,
articles, and any additional material posted by your instructor. Do
not use any website materials.
Do not post a separate document for each question. Your final document should include ONE reference list at the end of the
document with all of the references you used in your responses. The reference list is required but will not
count toward the allowed number of words.
In addition to the reference list, you should also cite sources in your
text when appropriate.
You must address all
questions. Your answers should be limited
to the number of words indicated for each question. Failure to adhere to length parameters will
result in deduction of points. It is advisable
to use the word count feature to check.
Point Allocation:80% of
your grade will be based on the quality of the content of your responses to the
questions. The content points allocated
to each question are indicated. In
addition, consistent with the practice followed throughout the course, 20% of
your grade will be based on the quality of your attention to graduate level
grammar, punctuation, usage, spelling, and APA citation requirements.
Content – 80 points
Issue 1 – Ethics and Legal
Environment – 30 points (1,000-word limit)
Algernon DeMarcus Clarke, or “Marco” to his
friends, grew up in a tough section of Los Angeles. Although there seemed to be a different
street gang on every block, each trying to recruit him to become a member,
through good fortune and some timely interventions at critical moments during his
school years by family and youth counselors from the church he attended, Marco
managed largely to avoid the gangs and graduate from high school without any
major problems. Although his academic
record was not stellar, it was good enough to secure him a place in the
freshman class at a branch of the state university; and he was able, as a
walk-on, to secure a partial athletic scholarship from the varsity table tennis
team (a sport he had picked up through many visits to the YMCA). With a little funding from his family, the table
tennis scholarship, and several part-time jobs, Marco was able—barely—to cover
his tuition, room, and board at the university.
But there was rarely much left for social activities, and almost no time
for socializing anyway.

One evening in his sophomore year, as he
sat in the student union feeling exhausted and a bit down about his prospects
for keeping up his grueling schedule until graduation, he was approached by
Franklin “Frankie” Felon, who he recognized as a guy from his neighborhood who
had tried a couple of times in the past to recruit him to a local gang. Frankie was looking for someone to assist him
with a few quick “jobs” that would be good for a great deal of “easy money,”
which would let Marco dump his time-consuming part-time gigs and relax a
little. After a couple of beers, this proposal sounded pretty good to Marco,
who agreed to assist Frankie. Frankie
and Marco then went to Frankie’s car, where Frankie gave Marco a sawed-off
shotgun—“just for, you know, the street cred”—and they proceeded to drive to a
liquor store and rob it. As Frankie had predicted, it was an easy job—Marco
showed the gun, Frankie emptied the till, no shots were fired (in fact, the
shotgun was unloaded), no one was hurt, and Marco’s cut was more than
sufficient to enable him to ditch his part-time work.

After that, life became a lot better for Marco:
he was able to concentrate on his academics and his grades improved; he was
able to socialize and became pretty popular; and he even managed to acquire a
girlfriend. Whenever he needed some
cash, he’d team up with Frankie and they’d rob another liquor store. Life was good.

Of course, as the old saying goes, all good
things must come to an end and, unfortunately for Marco, the good life for him ended
in the middle of his junior year when he and Frankie picked the wrong liquor
store to rob. Marco and Frankie were
arrested and sentenced to 10-year terms in the state penitentiary for armed
robbery.

Marco was a model prisoner and, with time
off for good behavior, was released from prison after serving eight-and-a-half
years. After his release, Marco went
back to college and finished his degree.
He did so well that he was then able to go on to obtain a full academic
scholarship and earn a graduate degree.
With his degrees in hand, Marco returned to his old neighborhood in the
city, where he founded a very successful and well-thought-of crisis
intervention center for disadvantaged youth.
He ran this award-winning center for three decades, until his
retirement.

When he retired, Marco and his wife (his
old girlfriend, who had forgiven him) moved to a pleasant area of North
Carolina, where they became very active in community volunteer work and social
events and made many friends. Among
these was Clancy Cannon, the CEO of a munitions company whose operations were
nearby. Clancy and Marco hit it off
right away and over the years became good friends. Clancy respected Marco’s energy and people
skills and his commitment to community work even in retirement. He thought that Marco would be a great
addition to his company’s board and proposed this to Marco, who accepted. Marco served on the board for a number of
years and eventually, based on his excellent work and cordial relationships
with all the other board members, was elected chairman.

Unfortunately for Marco, Frankie—who had
not been a model prisoner and who had served his full 10-year sentence (and
been in and out of jail several times since)—nursed a grudge against him,
blaming Marco for their having been caught in the first place. When Frankie learned from an old neighborhood
acquaintance where Marco was living, he leaked a story to the local paper all
about Marco’s criminal history. The
story was released as a front-page, headline expose. The community was shocked. Clancy began receiving angry letters
demanding that he dismiss Marco from the board.
Shareholders began calling, demanding to know what was going on.

In an interview with the paper, Marco
stated that he had never lied about his past or tried to cover up what he’d
done. He said that after he moved to
North Carolina, the subject of his criminal past had never come up and he had
seen no reason to disclose it. Marco’s
wife stated that she thought Marco should be praised, not blamed, for how hard
he had worked to overcome his mistakes and make amends by giving back to the
community all these years.

Clancy released a statement saying that
although Marco had done wrong in his youth he had paid his debt to society and
since then had led an exemplary life for 45 years. Some people were sympathetic to this view,
but negative comments continued to arrive in Clancy’s office and demands for Marco’s
dismissal escalated.

What action, if any, should Clancy take,
and why? What are Clancy’s options? How should he assess them? Make a
recommendation to Clancy regarding what he should do, and support your recommendation using the
Badaracco ethical analysis framework you’ve been introduced to in this course.

Be sure to cite
any reference sources you use from the AMBA 610 course materials. Do not use any materials outside of AMBA 610
course materials.

Issue 2 – Organizational Environment – 30 points (1,000-word limit)

Gargantua Corporation is a technology
manufacturing firm with more than 150,000 employees in its worldwide
operations. It currently does business
in 95 countries and generates more than $22 billion in revenue. Among its many products are wind turbine power
generators, light rail cars, automotive assembly robotics, and oil refinery
plant process controls. The nature of
these, and other, high-tech products makes it critically important that Gargantua
be on the cutting edge of innovation and that it leverage to the extent
possible economies of scale in its research/development and production
processes. Gargantua’s customers pay
top-dollar for these big-ticket products, so they are demanding in terms of
having the most up-to-date and best-functioning technology.

Additionally, because of the nature of Gargantua’s
products, its customers are often either governments or government-subsidized
companies; so political concerns frequently come into play during the product
sales cycle. Often governments favor
suppliers that they perceive as country-friendly and committed for the long
term: that, for example, hire local labor, purchase raw materials locally, and
maintain an in-country presence—such as a subsidiary—to ensure knowledge of and
compliance with local laws and regulations.

In thinking about Gargantua’s competitive
environment and what the best structure might be to remain successful, its CEO,
Peter Poshman, had the following thoughts about the attributes he’d like the
company to have:

It must
be both global (to be able to offer the finest technology available) and
local (to respond to political aspects of the buying-decision process)

It must
be both large (to enjoy needed economies of scale) and small (to be nimble
in decision making and adjusting to marketplace changes)

It must
be both decentralized (to nurture innovation and intrapreneurship) and
centralized (in its reporting and control, to insure accountability and
consistency in implementation)

Considering all the above, Peter thinks
that a matrix design might be the way to go in terms of an organizational
structure that will let Gargantua meet its goals and prosper into
the future.

Answer the following questions about Gargantua Corporation’s proposed
structure. Be
sure to state clearly any assumptions
you makeabout the organization as part of the description of factors to
consider and state the reasons for including each factor. Use organizational structure language and
theory in your response.

1)
Is a matrix a good choice for Gargantua? Advise Peter on the possible advantages and
disadvantages of adopting this organizational structure.
2)
Assuming that Peter decides to
go ahead with a matrixed organization, describe to him, at a high level, what
such an organization might look like in terms of business units and spans of
control.

Be sure to cite
any reference sources you use from the AMBA 610 course materials. Do not use any materials outside of AMBA 610
course materials.

Issue 3 – Critical
Thinking – 5 points (400-word limit)

Read the
following paragraph and provide a brief analysis of it from a critical thinking
point of view

“Wolverine is
the most awesome superhero ever. Anyone
who won’t admit that Wolverine is the greatest superhero of all time is an
idiot who knows nothing about comic-book superheroes. In 2008 Wolverine was ranked by a magazine as
#1 among the top 200 superheroes in history, which proves that the folks at
Marvel Comics are entertainment geniuses who are far more talented than those
losers at DC Comics and other wannabe comic-book producers. My cousin Vinnie, who reads more comic books
and sees more superhero movies than anyone I know, agrees that Marvel Comics
must be the best because their stuff is the most enjoyable. Plus, with Wolverine, Marvel Comics came up
with a superhero that will never be topped.
Sure, there may be some ‘artsy’ superheroes out there like Batman or the
Watchmen; but nobody likes movies with complex, depressing plots that make you
have to pay attention to figure out what’s happening. Also heroes like Superman have been around
for like the last million years, and nobody wants to pay $8 to see some movie
about the stupid adventures of some kryptonite-impaired has-been. Anytime Wolverine’s name is on a movie it’s
going to be fresh, with state-of-the-art special effects and fantastic adventure—so
whenever Marvel comes out with a new Wolverine or X-Men project you should just
go see it and forget about spending your hard-earned cash on any other
so-called summer blockbuster movie.”
You don’t need
to apply all of Browne & Keeley’s 10-critical thinking steps, but you must
include at least the following three:

1. What is the issue and what is the conclusion?

2. Identify at least three reasoning fallacies,
by name, and explain why they are fallacies in this argument.

3. Identify a value assumption in the argument
and explain why it is a value assumption.

Be sure to cite
any reference sources you use from the AMBA 610 course materials. Do not use any materials outside of AMBA 610
course materials.

Issue 4 – Business
Associations and Torts – 15 points (600-word limit)

You plan to open AbsCan!, a full-service
gym with solarium, health and beauty expertise, and personal trainers. You
currently have $50,000 available. You estimate you will need $100,000 to start
and operate the gym for 1 year. You also estimate you will need $25,000 a year
for re-investment, assuming no growth. You plan on being the sole owner if
possible, and having two managers: one for the technical side and one for the
business side. You are well known in the community and could obtain a loan
since you have successfully been in business before. You could also find people
to invest in your gym, but you don’t like the idea of losing control. You have
already started finding suppliers and buying equipment for your new venture.
Your friend, Joe, has agreed to do much of the footwork, in terms of
applications and filings with the state, for a fee. So far, all has gone well except that last
week Joe forgot to set the brake on his truck while dropping off a check to the
printing firm that’s doing the marketing materials for your new venture. Joe’s
truck rolled down a hill and crashed through six feet of redwood fence fronting
a local real estate company run by an old friend of yours, Brian. Brian’s told
you that, because of Joe, you have really put him in a bind, as now he has to
pay to fix the fence and business has been terrible for the last few months.
Now, with a shabby-looking front fence, he fears he’ll get fewer walk-in
customers. He’s asking you to pay for the fence damage.

Use the above fact scenario to answer the following
questions:

1)
What form of business should you choose for
AbsCan! and why (justify your choice in relation to the other reasonable
alternatives available to you)?
2)
Are you and/or Joe responsible, legally or
ethically, for Brian’s fence repairs?
Explain why or why not.

Form: Follow your instructor’s specific format guidelines, if any.
Graduate-level structure, grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, and
citations are expected to be reflected in your answers: 20 pointsAMBA 610 – Week
9: Knowledge Integration Rubric Summer 2014

Objective
3: Assess ethical dilemmas that occur in
organizations and develop constructive resolutions based upon application of
ethical theories, principles, and models.
Objective
6: Apply the principles of organization
theory and design to maximize effective implementation of goals through the
application of appropriate technology structure and process.

Review:
Objective 1: Apply
models of critical thinking and systems thinking to address complex
organizational issues.

Competencies: Ethical Leadership, Problem Solving, and
Communication Skills
General
Instructions:Given the word length limitations, it is not necessary to restate the
facts of each case. You may simply
stipulate to the facts as stated, but you need to state any additional
information you would find useful or any assumptions you make in order to
analyze the situation. Be sure to cite any reference sources you use from the
AMBA 610 course materials. Do not use any materials outside of AMBA
610 course materials. Refer to the
detailed instructions on the assignment.

Issues

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Unsatisfactory

Issue 1 – Ethics and
Legal Environment – 30 points. (1,000-
word limit)

Demonstrates
mastery of ethical decision analysis and the ability to apply general rules
to a specific situation. Includes – Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under   homework for you course hero writing service – all
steps and tests in the analysis and arrives at reasonable, defensible ethical
solutions to the problem presented.
Analysis is logical, well-reasoned, and original. Assumptions, beliefs, and personal biases
are identified, and terms are defined.
Analysis is supported by ample evidence and citation of ethical
principles. Ideas are supported by references to the readings.

Recommendation
is clear and decisive.

Demonstrates
satisfactory understanding of ethical analysis and ability to apply it to the
facts of the case. Analysis, though
satisfactory, may be lacking in thorough understanding of ethical principles,
may lack clarity, may be missing essential steps, or may require additional
support for assertions.

Recommendation
is satisfactory, but may lack clarity or specificity.

Demonstrates
marginal understanding of ethical analysis and ability to apply it to the
facts of the case. Analysis demonstrates some understanding of
ethical principles but may be missing steps and/or is not well supported.

Recommendation
is marginal and /or does not demonstrate satisfactory ability to apply
ethical principles.

Does not
demonstrate a sufficient level of understanding of ethical analysis and/or
the ability to apply it to the facts of the issue. Response is descriptive rather than
analytical; arguments are not well supported.

Recommendation
is missing or fails to demonstrate understanding of ethical principles.

Possible Points

27-30

23.9-26.9

20.9-23.8

Below
20.9

Your Points – Issue 1

Issue 2 – Organizational Environment– 30 points (1,000- word limit)

Demonstrates
mastery of organizational theory and design concepts and the ability to apply
the appropriate theories to a specific situation.

Includes – Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under   homework for you course hero writing service –
principles of organizational theory in the analysis and presents logical and
well-reasoned factors that the organization should consider. Ideas are supported by references to the
readings.

Recommendation
is on point, clear, and decisive.

Demonstrates
satisfactory understanding of the subject matter and adequate ability to
apply it to the facts of the issue.

Analysis is
basically sound, but may contain some misconception of theory or lack
sufficient support or clarity.

Recommendation
is satisfactory, but is somewhat off point, unclear, or hedging.

Demonstrates
some limited understanding of the subject matter; may confuse concepts or
have other difficulties applying it to the facts of the case.

Analysis has
errors in logic or theory and/or is insufficiently supported or unclear.

Recommendation
is largely off point, unclear, or hedging.

Does not
demonstrate a sufficient level of understanding of the subject matter or the
ability to apply it to the facts of the case.

Response is
descriptive rather than analytical; arguments are not well supported or are
unsupported.

Recommendation
is completely off point, unclear, hedging, or missing.

Possible Points

27-30

23.9-26.9

20.9-23.8

Below
20.9

Your Points – Issue 2

Issue 3 –Critical Thinking – 5 points (400-word
limit)

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Possible
Points
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Clearly
identifies and succinctly states the issue and the conclusion

Demonstrates a
solid understanding of the concept of reasoning fallacies and identifies the
most important fallacies in the argument by
name; discusses their impact on the argument

Demonstrates
solid understanding of value assumptions; clearly identifies the major value
assumption(s) in the memo; articulates why it is a value assumption

4.5-5

Generally
correct in identification of issue and conclusion but fails to summarize one
or the other clearly

Demonstrates a
good understanding of the concept of reasoning fallacies and identifies some
by name; discusses their impact on the argument

Demonstrates
good understanding of value assumptions; satisfactorily identifies the major
assumption(s) in the memo; adequately discusses why it is a value assumption

4-4.4

Generally
correct in identification of issue and conclusion but fails to summarize
either clearly

Demonstrates
some confusion about the concept of reasoning fallacies; fails to describe
the important ones by name, does not clearly articulate their impact on the
argument

Demonstrates
weak understanding of value assumptions; does not satisfactorily identify the
major assumption(s) in the memo

3.5-3.9

Does not
identify issue and conclusion correctly or at all; confuses concept of issue
and conclusion

Does not
demonstrate understanding of the concept of reasoning fallacies, fails to
identify most, or all, by name, does not clearly articulate their impact on
the argument

Does not
demonstrate understanding of the value assumption(s) in the memo; omits the
discussion or confuses the concept

Below
3.5

Issue 4 –Business Association and Tort – 15 points
(600-word limit)

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Possible
Points
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Evidences a
complete and systematic discussion and application of all of the factors of
analysis (by name) for choosing a legal form, as well as additional important
factors
Demonstrates a clear understandingof the tension between the venture’s
need for liability protection and the
owner’s desire for management control
Evidences exceptional understandingof the distinction between agency
contract vs. tort liability principles
.Demonstrates a
clear understanding of the legal and ethical
issues facing the owner and employee

13.4-15

Evidences a
systematic discussion and application of most of the factors of analysis (by
name) for choosing a legal form, as well as additional important factors
Demonstrates
some understanding of the tension between the venture’s need for liability
protection and the owner’s desire for
management control
Evidences good
understanding of the distinction between agency contract vs. tort liability
principles.
Demonstrates a
general understanding of the legal and ethical issues facing the owner and
employee

12-13.4

Evidences an
incomplete discussion and application of some factors of analysis for
choosing a legal form. Names some. Few or no additional important factors are
discussed.
Little or no
discussion of the tension between the venture’s need for liability protection
and the owner’s desire for management
control
Evidences some
weak understanding of the distinction between agency contract vs. tort
liability principles.
Demonstrates
some understanding of the legal and ethical issues facing the owner and employee.

10.5-11.9

Spotty
discussion and application of the factors
of analysis for choosing a legal form. Names some. Few or no additional
important factors are discussed.
No discussionof the tension between the venture’s
need for liability protection and capitalization and the owner’s desire for
management control
Does not
evidence understanding of the distinction between agency contract vs. tort
liability principles.
Demonstrates little,
confused, or nounderstanding of
the l legal and ethical issues facing the owner and employee

Below
10.4

Total Content Grade:
(possible 80 points)

72-80

64-71.75

56-63.75

Below 56

Form: 20 points

Graduate level
writing is reflected in allresponses.
Responses are
well organized; paragraphs flow smoothly.

There are few or
no errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage or sentence
structure.

Citations are
properly used (APA format) and
all sources are identified and cited properly in the text and the reference
list.

All responses
adhere to word limit requirements.

Writing is
acceptable in allresponses.
Responses are
generally well organized and paragraphs flow smoothly.

There are
several errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, or sentence
structure.

Only minor
errors in citation identification and/or format, and all sources are
identified and cited properly in the text and the reference list.

All responses
adhere to word limit requirements.

Writing is
acceptable in all but one response; however, that one response is not well
organized and/or exceeds word limitations.

Overall there
are numerous errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, sentence
structure, or citation identification and/or format.

Some major
errors in citation identification, source identification, or citations in
text or reference list.

Length
requirement exceeded on one response.

Writing does not
meet graduate standards.
Responses are
not well organized and/or paragraphs do not flow smoothly.

There are an
unacceptable number of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage,
or sentence structure.

Major errors in
citation identification and/or format and/or all sources are not identified
or cited properly in the text and the reference list.

Length
requirements exceeded on more than one response.

Form Grade:
(possible 20 points)

18-20

16-17.75

14- 15.75

Below 14

Your form grade

Total Grade:
Content + Form

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