ENTRENDS – TRENDS, NETWORKS, AND CRITICAL THINKING NORSU MC1

WORKSHEET – MODULE 2       1 Semester, 2020-2021

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NAME OF STUDENT: MARK ADRIAN ENCILAY SECTION: ___C___

TEACHER: Ms. RICY MONENCILLIO
Lesson 1: 

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It is a must in business to develop strategies for the business to be profitable and
sustainable, not just in the present time but also for long-term success. Tick (/) the cell that
determines whether or not the situation is a strategy for a business to succeed or fail.

Strategies Success Failure

1. Improve customer service

2. Technological advantage

3. Create and launch a new product(s)

4. Inadequate uniqueness and value

5. Cross-sell more products

6.Poor financial management

7. Improve employee retention

8. Dysfunctional leadership

9. Rapid growth and over-expansion

10. Improve or focus research and development

Based on the activity you have answered above, how many strategies have you
identified that could potentially result in business failure? How can you turn
these failures into success? 

1. Inadequate uniqueness and value

Inadequate uniqueness and value could be potentially result in business failure
because lacking of uniqueness and value of a product can cause customers look for
another product that is really acceptable for them to buy it. We know if we buy
something we should buy the good product that we feel happy to buy it.

2. Poor financial management

Poor financial management can make it difficult to meet in business obligations as
they fall due. For instance, you may be unable to pay your business bills as they
fall due, it will affect the smooth running of your business. Moreover, inability to
meet recurrent business expenses can hurt your business growth. Furthermore, if
you have high debt profile, it will be difficult for you to access loans from lenders.

3. Dysfunctional leadership

Leadership is one of the most important factors determining the success of a

business/company. Dysfunctional leadership can seriously affect employee morale
and even cause the business/company’s bottom line to plunge. Dysfunctional
leadership leads to poor employee retention and demotivates the remaining
employees, causing them to be much less productive than they would otherwise be.

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Below are the names of the telecommunication companies that provide internet
connection/access in the Philippines. Choose one internet connection provider and
conduct a SWOT Analysis. A minimum of 3 characteristics for each category and a
maximum of 5. You can choose an internet provider not given in the options below.
 GLOBE BROADBAND
STRENGHT WEAKNESSES

USUAL PHONE PLANS Not stable connection

Delay responses
WIDE RAGE OF CONNECTIVITY

INTERUPTION OF CONNECTION
LOW COST

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

RAGE DEVELOPMENT SUDDENLY WEATHER CHANGE

CONECTIVITY DEVELOPMENT ELECTRIC POWER INTERUPTION

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TROUBLE GAINING ACCESS

Lesson 2: 

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Identify whether the statement is true or false. Write your answer
on the space provided.
TRUE1. Intuitive thinking follows systematic process and constant deliberation.

TRUE2. Intuiting is fast compared to data analysis.

FALSE3. One salient feature of intuitive thinking is that it is emotionally driven.

TRUE4. Since intuitive thinking does not require analytic tools, it has no relevance to decision-making.

TRUE5. In decision making, both data analysis and intuitive thinking are aids in making sound decisions.

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Below are scenarios that require decisions. Make a decision based on
intuition and analysis. Justify your explanation.
1. The hiring manager has to decide who among the two applicants should be
hired. Candidate A gives a nice impression as soon as she introduced her name
during the job interview, while Candidate B has a very admirable educational
background and has relevant work experience. 
Explain who among the two should be hired based on intuition and based on
analysis (non-intuitive) and why.

Based on intuition: 
- I think candidate b must be hired by the manager because as stated in the
description above the candidate b has a very admirable educational
background and has relevant work experience.

Based on analysis:
- If I’ll be a manager I will hired the candidate b because that is the type of
person that I needed to my company/business that there is no need to tell
something how he/she manage the company/business. Everything the
works will flow nicely and continually if the hired person is having an
relevant experience of work experience.

2. A man got lost in the forest. He saw two diverging paths, but he did not know
which way to go. On his left, he could see a faint light at a distance, but the way
seemed too dangerous. The path on his right appeared to be less scary, but he did
not see any light at a distance.
If you were the man, which way would you go? Explain based on intuition and
based on analysis (non-intuitive).

Based on intuition:
- If I was the man I would rather to choose the way which is the path on his left
that he could see a faint light ata a distance even the way seemed too
dangerous.

Based on analysis:
- I would rather to choose the path on his left that he could see a faint light at a
distance even if the way seemed too dangerous at least if there is something
will happen to him he could see at take a time what will he might if there is
someone will attack him rather than the path on his right appeared to be less
scary, but he did not see any light at a distance if there is something will
happened to him he could not see it or take a time to decide what will he might
do if someone will attack him.

Work with Might

Choose an interesting local vendor and perform a SWOT analysis. Since we

need to follow preventive measures because of COVID-19, make sure to choose a
local vendor who might be a family friend and lives within your neighbourhood.
Examples could be a sari-sari store of your neighbour, a street food vendor, an
online shop of your friend, etc. Preventive measures such as wearing of face mask,
maintaining a safe distance from anyone, cleaning your hands often, etc., should
be strictly followed in this task. 
 Promote business awareness by performing SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats) analysis with the vendor.

1. INTRODUCE THE BUSINESS

Her name is Maria Jesusa Santilan Cimafranca she lived in Poblacion

Sibulan Negros Oriental. She own/run the store and the name of it is “MCS
CONVENIENT STORE”. She built the store to dedicate to his father who is
a former barangay captain to the said town and for also to her mother to earn
money even if her mother stayed at home because her mother can’t walk
because of paralyze.

2. SWOT DIAGRA

STRENGHT WEAKNESSES
 Valuable price Accompanied by others store

Manual inventories
Within populated site
Drunk customers
Protected by cctv cameras

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

Offers free wifi Competitors around the stores

Imitating own product by

Free hd movies
Competitors Lack of supplies
Offer employees shift for night duty

3. Cite at least two instances wherein intuitive thinking was applied by the
vendor in business decision-making.
  
- To dedicate his father

- To make her mother have extra income for her medication

4. Recommend at least two specific strategies and how these strategies can be
implemented.

STRENGHT AND WEAKNESSES

This type of strategy is the process of creating a business strategy it must be

implemented to the business because it allows you to identify and evaluate
your company's strengths and weaknesses, creating a strategy that will
capitalize on your strengths and overcome or eliminate your weaknesses.

EFFECIENCY

This king of business strategy allows you to effectively and must

implemented to allocate resources for your business activities, which
automatically makes you more efficient.