What responsibility do firms have for the protection of customer data provided in the operation of their firm?

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Please read the assigned chapters below from the textbook attached and answer these questions. Question 3 and 4 – you can use at least one or two outside scholarly or professional source related to organizational behavior. These sources should be a published article in a scholarly journal.
• Chapter 8. Corporate Strategy: Vertical Integration and Diversification
• Chapter 9. Corporate Strategy: Strategic Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions
1. Franchising is widely used in the casual dining and fast food industry, yet Starbucks is quite successful with a large number of company-owned stores. In 2019 Starbucks had more than 8,500 company-owned stores in the United States. How do you explain this difference? Is Starbucks bucking the trend of other food-service stores, or is something else going on? (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9)
2. Given the poor track record of M&As, what explains the continuing trend for mergers and acquisitions in many industries? What steps can a firm take to improve the chances of successful M&As (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9)
3. Nike is a large and successful firm in the design of athletic shoes. It could easily decide to forward-integrate and manufacture the shoes it designs. Thus, the firm has a credible threat over its current outsourced manufacturers. If Nike has no intention of actually entering the manufacturing arena, is it ethical for the Nike supply chain management to bring up this credible threat during annual pricing negotiations? What are some reasons Nike may want to consider such a vertical integration more seriously? (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9 & two scholarly or professional source – published articles in a scholarly journals)
4. In the fall of 2016 Yahoo disclosed several major security breaches involving more than 1.5 billion user accounts. The results of these disclosures delayed the purchase by Verizon and reduced the Yahoo purchase price by at least $300 million. In June 2017 Yahoo shareholders agreed to the final sale to Verizon, nearly a year after the purchase was announced. What responsibility do firms have for the protection of customer data provided in the operation of their firm? Should Verizon have backed out of the deal with Yahoo given the scale and duration of the security issues brought to light in the fall of 2016? (see related article and video, “Why Verizon Decided to Stick With Yahoo Deal after Big Data Breaches,” WSJ). (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9 & two scholarly or professional source – published articles in a scholarly journals)
Please read the assigned chapters below from the textbook attached and answer these questions. Question 3 and 4 – you can use at least one or two outside scholarly or professional source related to organizational behavior. These sources should be a published article in a scholarly journal.
• Chapter 8. Corporate Strategy: Vertical Integration and Diversification
• Chapter 9. Corporate Strategy: Strategic Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions
1. Franchising is widely used in the casual dining and fast food industry, yet Starbucks is quite successful with a large number of company-owned stores. In 2019 Starbucks had more than 8,500 company-owned stores in the United States. How do you explain this difference? Is Starbucks bucking the trend of other food-service stores, or is something else going on? (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9)
2. Given the poor track record of M&As, what explains the continuing trend for mergers and acquisitions in many industries? What steps can a firm take to improve the chances of successful M&As (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9)
3. Nike is a large and successful firm in the design of athletic shoes. It could easily decide to forward-integrate and manufacture the shoes it designs. Thus, the firm has a credible threat over its current outsourced manufacturers. If Nike has no intention of actually entering the manufacturing arena, is it ethical for the Nike supply chain management to bring up this credible threat during annual pricing negotiations? What are some reasons Nike may want to consider such a vertical integration more seriously? (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9 & two scholarly or professional source – published articles in a scholarly journals)
4. In the fall of 2016 Yahoo disclosed several major security breaches involving more than 1.5 billion user accounts. The results of these disclosures delayed the purchase by Verizon and reduced the Yahoo purchase price by at least $300 million. In June 2017 Yahoo shareholders agreed to the final sale to Verizon, nearly a year after the purchase was announced. What responsibility do firms have for the protection of customer data provided in the operation of their firm? Should Verizon have backed out of the deal with Yahoo given the scale and duration of the security issues brought to light in the fall of 2016? (see related article and video, “Why Verizon Decided to Stick With Yahoo Deal after Big Data Breaches,” WSJ). (Source: Textbook attached – Chapter 8 and 9 & two scholarly or professional source – published articles in a scholarly journals)

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