CORP5068: Presentation on Global Challenges in a Critical Context

This presentation analyzes the effects of global challenges on development, drawing insights from a World Economic Forum annual meeting featuring Jack Ma. The presentation critically evaluates the views expressed by panelists, covering topics such as technology, success, women in business, globalization, artificial intelligence, teamwork, and education. The analysis includes a discussion of key points, panelist views, goals achieved and yet to be achieved, and the means of achieving those goals. A theoretical framework is provided, followed by a critical analysis of technology, IQ, women's contributions, globalization, artificial intelligence, teamwork, education, and the role of giant companies. The presentation concludes with a summary of factors influencing organizational success, emphasizing teamwork, technology, staff dedication, women in leadership, and the education system. A conceptual framework and video link are included, along with cited works. The presentation fulfills the requirements of the CORP5068 Critical Management in a Global Context module, providing a comprehensive overview of the chosen issue, critical evaluation of WEF views, and application of analytical frameworks learned within the module.

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Effects of global challenges to development
by Jack Ma

World economic forum annual
meeting 2018
Ramanan interview with Jack Ma

 Technology
 Success
 Women on business
 Future globalization
 Artificial intelligence
 Value of teamwork
 Education
 Future of technology enterprises
Factors affected by global challenges

 Advanced technology brings revolution.
 Success relies on intelligence.
 Women are drivers of success (Eagly 2012).
 Trade and globalization are inter-related.
 Technology should enable people not disable them.
 Quality of education is paramount for future relevance (Barnett 2010).
Key points

• Family background should not limit anyone from achieving their goals
• Vision is the driving force towards achieving planned vision.
• resilience and perseverance are key to success.
• Globalization brought revolutions, however some individuals were oppressed.
 Developing countries, young people, and small businesses were affected by
globalization in ancient days.
• Trade was the only way to dissolve war.
• Advancement in technology improved globalization.
• Women are drivers of change in the society.
 Over 37% of managerial positions are held by women in his company
Panelist views

Goals achieved Goals yet to be
achieved
Means of achieving the
goals
 Company has created more
than 30 million job
employment
 Create up to 100 million
employment opportunities
 Providing equal
opportunities to every
capable individual
 Revolutionized the world
with technology of robots
 Use technology to eradicate
diseases, poverty and war.
 Advance the current
technology
 More than 49% of women
in the company
 Empower more women to
managerial position
 Encouraging women to step
up and fight for their
rightful position
Panel discourse

 Ideally, technology appears to have brought a lot of benefit than harm. Advancement in this
sector ought's to fight against the vices and oppression in the society.
 Development of new technology should fight war, poverty and unemployment in the society.
 In addition women appear to be very instrumental in any organization. These individuals have
wisdom and appear to have a high EQ and LQ. This is what is required for any successful
organization.
Theoretical Framework

 Technology
If technology is not regulated, third world war could probably escalate.(Barnett
2010)
 Level of IQ
Increased IQ was the only way to remain competent in the market (Eagly 2012).
 Women contribution
Women are a very instrumental tool to use in any business enterprise (Obstfeld
2015).
 Globalization
Trade and globalization are inter related (Eagly 2012).
 Artificial intelligence
Technology ought to empower human beings not to overshadow their efforts.
 Team work
Great team work produce excellent results (Rosette 2010).
 Role of education
Education system in place ought to impart positively on students so as they remain
relevant in the future.(Barnett 2010).
Giant companies
Giant companies have the role of making a world a better
place(Klein 2009).
Critical Analysis

Success of organization depends on a number of factors.
 Great teamwork and cooperation.
 Advancement in technology.
 Dedication of the staff
 Role of women in managerial position.
 Competence of the education system (Rosette 2010).
Generally trade has played a critical role in bringing about globalization in the universe. Although developing
countries appeared not to benefit from the same, advance in technology has enabled them be part and parcel of
this great revolution.
Therefore, individuals have to equip themselves with necessary skills to enable them fit in the competitive world.
that means individuals must improve their IQ so as to receive respect from their counterparts.
Conclusion

Conceptual framework
Teamwork
Advanced
technology
dedicated staff
Women in top
position
Successful
organization

Video link
https://youtu.be/LiWTnapw8BQ

Barnett, Elisabeth, and Liesa Stamm. "Dual enrollment: A strategy for
educational advancement of all students." (2010).
Eagly, Alice H., and Linda L. Carli. "Women and the labyrinth of
leadership." Contemporary issues in leadership (2012): 147-162.
Klein, Cameron, et al. "Does team building work?." Small Group
Research 40.2 (2009): 181-222
Obstfeld, Maurice. "Trilemmas and trade-offs: living with financial
globalization." (2015).
Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby, and Leigh Plunkett Tost. "Agentic women and
communal leadership: How role prescriptions confer advantage to top women
leaders." Journal of Applied Psychology 95.2 (2010): 221.
Simon, Brenda M. "The Implications of Technological Advancement for
Obviousness." Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review 19
(2013): 331.
Work cited