Savage Beast Case Assignment Questions 1. Business Case Analysis: Each student will prepare a business case analysis on the Savage Beast case which they will submit via written attachment in Canvas. Each submission should be a maximum of three (3) pages. Please do not google this case in advance of writing these questions as it will spoil the opportunity for you. We ask for your integrity in this exercise.

N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business First things first: 1. Read both the N12 doc and the HB doc on structuring. You will need to re-read both docs. You will reference both docs several times for this assignment. It's normal and means you are using real information to make decisions and references. Then: 2. Develop a sketch of N12's structures...there is 3. Very Beginning, mid point, and where they are today (case wise). Using the tips and strategies from the HB note on structuring, are they well structured? Remember the CEO goals: Maximize share holder value as efficiently and effectively as possible. Think about accountability how could you drop an MBO program in here to help align them -MBO evals are not out of date -people just got lazy. We can layer a 360 eval program right on top of an MBO program and really pour gas on employee productivity.. 3. Develop an exhaustive list of all the problems occurring simultaneously. Including the 3rd dimensional ones-shifting from pay as you go to build it they will come for example. What are the implications of these problems? -It may make sense to table or matrix this information as in the real world I would ask you to present it with an integrated solution set, cost analysis, and time line. 4. Finally, present your recommendations. There should be at least 5 major recommendations for this case that includes a well thought out employee restructuring that employs a matrix or hybrid matrix structure.

3. Evaluate the founding Savage Beast team. What were the founder roles and why? Do you think this team was ideal for the venture or would you have hired differently? What impact did Tim's selection of this particular team have on the company?

3. Evaluate the founding Savage Beast team. What were the founder roles and why? Do you think this team was ideal for the venture or would you have hired differently? What impact did Tim's selection of this particular team have on the company?

2. If you were one of Tim's friends back when he was first thinking about his idea, how would you have advised him? Would you have invested money in this venture? If so how much give your financial situation today?

4. If you were Tim, how would you have divided the initial equity? Why? Looking back at what happened, were there alternatives regarding the allocation of founder equity that might have improved the company's chances of success? If so, why? Would you have introduced vesting?

5. Assume that it is your responsibility to qualify your corporate client, Alex Enterprises, in a foreign state that has adopted the Model Business Corporation Act. Will there bea problem getting a certificate of authority issued under the name “Alex Enterprises"?

1.1 Evaluate the restraints and constraints on the integration of inter-organisational strategy contributions of 1.2 Identify and assess the respective participating organisations and administrations to the development and integration of inter-organisational strategy 1.3 Analyse the separate components of the planning and implementation process and the impact of tensions between them on the inter-organisational strategy and its implementation 1.4 Assess the impact of the inherent and respective power and status of the participating organisations and administrations on the inter-organisational strategy and its implementation 2.1 Critically compare and evaluate the missions, goals, roles, strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of cross border partners and competitor organisations and administrations 2.2 Critically compare and evaluate theories and methods of strategy formulation used in cross border partner organisations and administrations 2.3 Critically evaluate how effectively strategies link policy objectives, goals and aspirations to operational outcomes for cross border partners 2.4 Identify, and assess the impact of, methods for managing risks and opportunities in the strategy 3.1 Critically assess the means of obtaining, co-ordinating, measuring and analysing strategic intelligence 3.2 Critically evaluate and interpret strategic intelligence and determine measures of confidence in that intelligence to inform the development, implementation and review of policy and strategy for cross border and global organisations 3.3 Explain how strategic intelligence has a key influence in cross border and global organisational planning and decision- making 3.4 Critically examine the concept of 'acceptable risk' associated with gathering and using of strategic intelligence 3.5 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of risk theories and models used in organisational strategic planning 4.1 Critically evaluate the concepts of culture, character, ethos, beliefs, attitudes and needs and how they impact on the development and management of cross border organisational alliances and coalitions 4.2 Critically assess the influence of domestic, national and multi-national contexts on the development and implementation of cross border and global organizational policy and strategy 4.3 Critically analyse the body of knowledge on cultural differences to support proposals for innovative ways of mitigating or enhancing the impact of cultural differences on cross border or global organisational policy and strategy

Please open this document in Microsoft Word and respond directly in this document without modification of the text in bold. This way the answer will be in the same place and in the same format for every student. You will submit this Word file in Canvas. If you have any trouble, reach out to your instructor in a timely manner. Question 1 - McDonalds has drawn a great deal of unwanted attention due to the perceived unhealthiness of its menu. Evaluate the ethics of knowingly marketing unhealthy foods to children. Be sure to utilize each of the three ethical frameworks presented in the course material. Please use the provided headings for each framework to clearly delineate between the frameworks. Universalizability Principle- Utilitarian Ethics - Virtue Ethics -

1. Assume that Quality Liquor Company has its main office in your home state, where it transacts the majority of its wholesale liquor business. Recently, Quality Liquor has been taking orders from a neighboring state. It has begun sending its salespeople into the state in an attempt to increase its business. Assuming that the neighboring state follows the Model Business Corporation Act, does Quality Liquor need to qualify as a foreign corporation in that state?