Part1: Respondto the assignment questions shown below. Each response should be a minimum of 500words and utilizeconcepts outlined in the textbook as well as any relevant Internet research.

1.Diverse Employees Contribute to GE Lighting's Bright Future Case. This caseintroduces chapter 3. After reviewing the case, respond to the following threequestions:

• How important is it to GELighting to have a diverse workforce? Discuss fully.
• How would you controldiversity activities at GE Lighting if you were top management?
• What are the potentialnegative consequences if GE had very low levels of diversity in theirworkforce? (Note that this question is not shown in the textbook)

2.Building Your Management Skills Portfolio (page 101): this assignment isstructured around the context of managing a business in Japan. Using thetemplate framework shown in the book, respond to the questions asked in bothexercise one and exercise two. You may need to do a bit of Internet research toenrich your answer

Part 2: Complete the following essay questionsbelow. Each essay question response should be a minimum of 500 words supportedwith scholarly research from your textbook and outside internet sourcesexcluding wiki sources with included direct quote and or paraphrased citationswithin all responses in combination with your analysis of the concepts alongwith any experience if applicable.

1.Building Your ManagementSkills Portfolio (page 127 & 128): Read the mini case under the managementskills portfolio activity (Fox Restaurant Concepts). Develop responses to theitems being requested in 5-10 through 5-15 on page 128.

2.CASE: HP's ToughDecisions (page 148). Respond to questions 6-7 through 6-9.

3.Building Your ManagementSkills Portfolio (page 172). respond to questions 7-9 through 7-12. Thisassignment should involve some Internet research regarding the currentstrategic situation facing the New York Times newspaper.