Team+for+the+Win

__**Team for the Win**__
 Vincent Luu  George Freeman  Stephany Soria  Matthew Naramore

__ **Online Assignment - 5/13/11** __ ** 1. What is your topic? ** **2. What company are you assessing as consultants?** **3. Provide some background information about the business** **5. who will be responsible for discussing what theories?**
 * ** Strategic Capabilities and Organizational Design (Chapter 18) **
 * Strategy, Innovation, and Organizational Learning
 * Organizational Design
 * Designing for Greater Capability
 * Putting It All Together
 * Novo Nordisk A/S
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Novo Nordisk A/S is a pharmaceutical firm that is headquartered in Denmark. This firm is known for its high-quality diabetic products, research, and developments
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">4. What topics/theories will you cover to explain the interesting/challenging/successful phenomenon going on in the company? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">The structure of the firm
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">The sustainability of the firm
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">The environmental contributions of the firm
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">An overview of the home country, and how its culture affects the firm
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">More to come...
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">Matthew: [Designing for Greater Capability]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">** Vincent : [Organizational Design] **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">Stephany : [Strategy, Innovation, and Organizational Learning]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">George : [Putting it Together]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Meeting Details:**__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) how often will you meet as previously decided? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) who will take on what roll or do what tasks for the group? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) what things are left to do as a group? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Meeing #2 (5/24/11)**__
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Most of our collaboration occurs via e-mail and internet. We have already met one time: 5/16 Vincent, George, and Stephany were present. Matthew was absent.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">See above
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">See above
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tuesday May 24th between 2pm-6pm. We shot our clips for the video together, and wrapped up the video during this time. Matthew's friend came along to assist in filming.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Skype Conference**__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Everyone was present, and we began discussing ideas about 30 minutes prior to our meeting with the professor.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**__Powerpoint presentation__** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">this is just an idea but we could all use google docs in order to come together at different times and still all continue to contribute to the presentation.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Report Information (Informal Structure) Click on everyone's page**__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Novo Nordisk changing the world of diabetes. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.novonordisk.com/ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.novonordisk.com/about_us/default.asp <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">[]