Session 9 assignment

Session 9 –
Topic 1A. Infosys. If your surname starts with the letters A-M discuss
1A. Individuals
whose surnames begin with the letters A-M, respond to these questions:
How
might Infosys sustain its founding values as it grows and globalizes?
What
organizational problems do you think will prove troublesome to Infosys?
How would you use the strengths of its current organization to manage
them?
Start your discussion
by midnight Saturday latest! Complete your responses by midnight Tuesday
latest!
Session 9 –
Topic 1C. Reflection. Everyone responds!
1C. Reflection.
Everyone Responds!
Think
of Infosys’ belief that employees should understand “algorithmic
thinking.” How would you manage people, set systems, and promote a
corporate culture to attain this goal?Given
what you have read in the case study and your classmates’ responses to the
questions, do you think you would like to work for Infosys? Why or why
not?
Start your discussion
by midnight Saturday latest! Complete your responses by midnight Tuesday
latest!
Session 9 –
Topic 2. Staffing Operations. TCT
Read: “Tel-Comm-Tek,” DRS,
pp.800 – 804. You are selecting the Managing Director (MD) for TCT.
Rank
order the candidates from high to low. Which candidate would you recommend
to the selection committee? Why did you select that person?What
challenges might the person you recommend encounter if named MD? How can
TCT minimize those challenges?Based
on information provided in Chap. 16 dealing with a matrix organizational
structure, would you recommend two individuals to the same post, i.e., one
person directing internal affairs the other managing external affairs?
What are the pros/cons of such an arrangement?
Respond to both Topics
1 & 2. Start your discussion by midnight Saturday latest! Complete your
responses by midnight Tuesday latest!
Session
9 – In the News!
As part of your Discussions participation, post one news source
as a response to this Main Topic and explain briefly (3 or 4 sentences will do)
how the news story bears on the topics for the week or for upcoming
weeks. Avoid news items that are older than two months.
Make sure that you use foreign media!