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Discussion 1IntroductionWe’ve learned about organizations as systems, pressures from the external environment and how each organization has a culture. It’s nowtime for you to analyze a successful company and consider these aspects.View the short video on the Google corportation: Google – Best Place to Work and browse The Google business site.Answer the following questions, as completely as possible, and post your answers to theOrganizational Culture – An Assignmentdiscussion forum found in this topic.1). Imagine that you are a management consultant hired by Google to help them plan for future environmental changes. First, describethe elements of the macroenvironment and competitive environment that currently impact Google. Then describe elements that youanticipate will impact Google over the next several years.2). Describe the organization’s culture. Discuss how the current culture affects the way it responds to its organization’s environment.3). Outline a set of steps that describe changes that the organization needs to make to its current culture to meet upcoming challengesin the external environment. Consider competitors (for example the recent marketing blitz MicroSoft has begun for its “Bing” searchengine) and the changing needs of customers (as an example mobile computing).Once you have posted your Organizational Culture assignment, read and respond to at least one other student’s posting. Provide feedbackto the student on what you liked about the posting, what you didn’t like, and suggestions for improving the post.Discussion 2SWOT Analysis AssignmentWell, you’ve read and learned much about planning and strategic management so it’s time to put these new found skills to use. Make sureyou have read the textbook assignments and the lessons from this topic. After doing so, view the following short tutorial on creating aSWOT analysis: Business Plan Tips : SWOT Business AnalysisOnce you have reviewed the tutorial, view the following video, created by a student group, to highlight the major strengths of theMcDonald’s Corporation: McDonalds CRM video : SPJCMThen read the following Fast Company article (and view the embedded video) describing some potential threats and weakness areas forMcDonald’s: Competition: How McDonald’s Will Kill Itself Killing Starbucks . Also, view the following video clip and see if you canglean some additional weaknesses or threats: Super Size Me OpeningAlso, browse the web for other articles/videos that may help you better understand possible McDonald’s Strengths, Weaknesses,Opportunities, and Threats.After viewing the videos, reading the articles and browsing the web, list at least 5 Strengths, 5 Weaknesses, 5 Opportunities and 5Threats that pertain to McDonald’s. Additionally, based on the Business Plan Tips video, identify whether each SWOT item would beconsidered high or low probability and high or low impact. Based on your findings, what three SWOT items would you recommend McDonald’suse to help create their strategic planning?Once you have posted your SWOT assignment, read and respond to at least one other student’s posting. Provide feedback to the student onwhat you liked about the posting, what you didn’t like, and suggestions for improving the post.Discussion 3You’ve now had the opportunity to explore many examples of organizations who have not practiced appropriate ethical decision makingchoices (and have thus suffered as a result). Now it’s time for you to critically think about what you have learned. Write a summarypaper addressing the following critical thinking questions. Upload your answers in a Word document or type your answers directly intothe drop box. (Quality is more important than quantity)1) Is it important for organizations, managers, employees to practice sound ethical decision making? Why or why not?2) What are the 4 types of corporate social responsibilities by business and should all organizations practice all 4 types? Why or whynot?3) In what ways can society assist organizations/managers/employees meet its social obligations?Be sure to include a bibliography as this is a research paper. Also, check out the grading rubric found in the Course Overview Folder.Discussion 4The Best and Worst things about being an Entrepreneur – Discussion ForumView the following short clip entitled Entrepreneurship – The best and worst thingsEntrepreneur Phil Lund provides us with his best and worst reason for being an entrepreneur, so, now it’s your turn to do the same!After viewing the video, list 2 good reasons you see for being an entrepreneur and 2 not so good reasons. Consider what you’ve read inthe chapters and viewed on-line as well as your own experiences in the working world.Once you have posted your Entrepreneur assignment, read and respond to at least one other student’s posting. Provide feedback to thestudent on whether you agree with his/her reasons. Did he or she come up with some that you hadn’t considered?