Discussion questions

Discussion 1

"Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Global Citizenship" Please respond to the following:

• You are the author of a popular CSR article. For this week's discussion post, discuss the main reasons why Apple is or is not a socially responsible organization. List at least two examples of Apple's actions that support your position. Be sure to use terms from Chapter 3 to demonstrate your understanding of corporate social responsibility.

• Additionally, rate the quality of your peers' posts. You can rate posts by clicking on the stars in the upper right hand corner of each post. A rating of one star is the lowest and five stars is the highest. The post with the highest rating will be acknowledged by the instructor in next week's announcements

Discussion 2

"Problem Statement." PLease respond to the following:

• Consider a problem you are currently facing - large or small, personal or professional.

• Prepare a clear, crisp problem statement that incorporates the four elements described in the chapter: identity, location, timing, and magnitude.

• List and briefly evaluate at least 3 options for solving the problem

Discussion 3

"Project Failures Due to Poor Project Selection." Please respond to the following:

• Review the stories about project failures from the Case Studies in Project Failures Web site.

• Identify one example of a failed project that might have been the victim of a poor project selection process.

• Use evidence from the article to support your position that the project was a victim of poor project selection, and highlight recommendations for project selection from Chapter 3 of the textbook that might have been overlooked in that process.

Discussion 4

"Concurrent Engineering." In concurrent engineering, there are seven basic concepts that are often derivatives of more subtle organizational characteristics.

• Describe the seven basic concepts.

• Identify the top two used in most organizations in today's environment and explain why.

Discussion 5

"Effective Management." There are three recommendations for effective management of projects in concurrent multiphase environments: Organizational System Design, System Implementation, and Managing in Concurrent Engineering.

• Which of these three recommendations for effective management would you or do you use most often? Why?

Discussion 6

"Concurrent Engineering." In concurrent engineering, there are seven basic concepts that are often derivatives of more subtle organizational characteristics.

• Describe the seven basic concepts.

• Identify the top two used in most organizations in today's environment and explain why

Discussion 7

"Effective Management." There are three recommendations for effective management of projects in concurrent multiphase environments: Organizational System Design, System Implementation, and Managing in Concurrent Engineering.

• Which of these three recommendations for effective management would you or do you use most often? Why?