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In this assignment, you will read and respond to a case study, highlighting your understanding of and ability to apply the most important concepts of the module. Please re-read about Symantechere,then carefully peruse thiscase study. In an integrated essay, analyze the case, providing support for your analysis. You should treat this as a single, formal essay and case analysis; but here are some questions to get you started:
How is this case study pertinent to the material we've reviewed and discussed in this module? Why is it a good case to help us begin our study of the best practices of good managers?
What special challenges do multi-national organizations face that other organizations are generally immune to? Please be specific.
What are the top one or two management issues you can identify that are important to consider and address in this case study? Consider Patrick Fitzgerald's role and write your analysis from his point of view or from the point of view of someone whom he hired as a management consultant.
Please write clearly and logically, as you will be graded on content, analysis, and your adherence to the tenets of good academic writing, which should be succinct where possible while also exploring the topics appropriately. Remember that you can always improve your work by providing support from outsidescholarly sources, which both help to bolster your own assertions and supplement your ideas.
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