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BUS370 Organizational Development

BUS370:   Organizational Development

Real World Application of OD Principles paper please

Journal Entry Assignment On Organizational Struction

After this week’s reading and discussion, share in a journal entry whether and how your view of the organization reviewed within the Module One discussion forum changed. Are you able to better identify benefits among certain organizational theories? Explain the theory and the specific benefit(s) (e.g., employee satisfaction, diversity, etc.). Examine the internal and external culture through the lens of behavioral indicators, and offer suggestions to increase organizational results.

Homework #5C (CAPM, Beta portfolio, Portfolio expected return)

Homework #5C (CAPM, Beta portfolio, Portfolio expected return)

Finance

Question 3 (1 point)

 

You hold a portfolio with the following securities:

SecurityPercent of portfolioBetaStock A30%2.49Stock B19%1.49Stock CPlease calculate it2.41

Calculate the beta portfolio.

Round the answers to two decimal places.

Answer the question fully

How would you account for CCPM implementation risk in the risk management plan? How would you classify and control CCPM risk?  

Answer the question fully by writing 250-300 words, three paragraphs.

Indicates where each part of the question is answered in the paper.

Use scholarly Cite and/or provide links to help readers associate and/or find the source you are paraphrasing or quoting. The reference to some source of scholarly information (text, external web site, or other books, articles, etc.)

 APA format. No plagiarism. timely deliver 

Assignment 2: LASA 1—Analytical Summaries

Assignment 2: LASA 1—Analytical Summaries

For this assignment, you will compose two short critical essays explaining and evaluating arguments by other authors. This assignment allows you to analyze an issue from a variety of perspectives and assess arguments for or against the issue. By focusing your attention on how the original authors use evidence and reasoning to construct and support their positions, you can recognize the value of critical thinking in public discourse.

Read the two articles “Shooting in the Dark”, and “Focusing on the How of Violence” and write two separate analytical summaries. 

This assignment has two parts.

Part 1—First Article

Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the argument presented in the article.
  • Identify and discuss three ways the author uses evidence to support assertions.
  • Analyze how the author signals this usage through elements such as word choices, transitions, or logical connections.

Part 2—Second Article

Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the argument presented in the article.
  • Identify any value-based assertions in the article and how the author supports these value-based conclusions with evidence.
  • Discuss how this evidence does or does not demonstrate relevance, consistency, transparency, and speculation.
  • Analyze how the author signals the use of these elements through language. For example, word choices, transitions, or logical connections.

Write a 1,000–1,200 word paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.d

After completing the white paper, the CFO told you and your colleagues that the company was considering 4 different countries as possible manufacturing locations for its product, as opposed to continued manufacturing in the United States. Because the chie

APA Style

2 pages

  • Determine, from only an exchange rate perspective, which of the 4 countries would be the better choice and why.
    • Use the data below to calculate and determine your answer.
    • Include your calculations (Wrong answers will only receive partial credit.).
    • Show the numerical calculations of why your chosen country is best.
    • Make mention of the trends in these exchange rates (including your reference source) and show graphs or charts.
    • Keep in mind that the current exchange rate is an important factor, but so is the trend in exchange rates, which could influence your recommendation. Because the payment will occur sometime in the future, the trend in the rate may cause a different sourcing location to be made.
    • Use this Web site to learn about trends in exchange rates and to convert one currency to another.

Assume the following in your calculations:

  • The current U.S. manufacturing cost is $10/unit.

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Type:  Discussion Board

Due Date:  Tue, 3/21/17

Points Possible:  30

Points Earned: 0

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The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of students and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every student is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.

At a minimum, each student will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least two other posts from students. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Friday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Friday of each week. Students are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.

The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.

Although both for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals provide a certain amount of charitable services to the public, there is debate as to which provides a higher level of charitable services to its respective community. 

  • Which type of hospital do you believe provides more charitable health care services, and why?

In your answer, be sure to provide at least 2 to 3 reasons for your choice using a specific example for each type of organization. 

In your own words, post a substantive response to the Discussion Board question(s) and comment on other postings.  Your response should address the DB question(s) and move the conversation forward.  You will be graded on the quality of your postings, including mastery of the concept as well as critical thinking.  If asked for your opinion, do not simply state that it is a good or bad idea; elaborate on your reasons and argument. Include enough detail to substantiate your thinking as well as your position on the questions or comments.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

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business discussion 1 page

Share your business idea from your Venture Screening paper with your classmates and identify its value proposition.

project part 5

PEAPOD WEBSITE**

  • Peapod.com – www.peapod.com

 online store will require you to put in a zip code to browse their website. You will need to “browse as a guest.” Before browsing as a guest, you will need to type in a zip code. Please use the following zip codes:

  • For Peapod, use – 60446

Whether the system will be developed in-house, use package software, or be outsourced, a Request for Proposal (RFP) must be prepared to solicit quotes from vendors. The primary purpose is to communicate with vendors and rank software and hardware products from different candidates. A formal RFP must include system requirements and design features to support the IT system as well as research on technical criteria and options. These tasks are done in combination with the project manager, developers, and business analyst.

Once all RFP responses are received from selected vendors, proposals are evaluated and ranked. Having ranked the proposals, the next step is to present the best options to management in the feasibility report. Once the vendor approval is obtained, the business analyst and project manager will meet with the winning vendor and begin contract negotiations and license agreements. The following RFP samples will give you an idea how these are prepared.

  • Sample Request for proposal Template
  • Request for Proposal

The following documents have examples for RFP for a phone system and a website. Since each student’s assignment is different, you can use the sections to fill in the specifics for your project. All RFP templates are very similar, but on the Internet, these RFPs are already filled out by real companies. To prepare the RFP, you need to consider the main sections and fill in your information not in long detail but enough to make the assignment understandable and substantial for a vendor to read.

  • Website RFP Sample Template
  • SME Toolkit

References

Priority Integrated Marketing. (2012). Sample Request for proposal Template. Retrieved from http://www.netdynasty.com/articles/request-for-proposal-template.asp

World Community Grid. (2010). Request for Proposal. Retrieved from http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/bg/rfp.pdf

Website RFP Sample Template – http://www.entrepreneur.com/formnet/form/1173

SME Toolkit. (2013). Sample Request for Proposals. Retrieved from http://www.smetoolkit.org/smetoolkit/en/content/en/538/Sample-Request-for-Proposals

Rubric

Week 5 Project Requirements:

  1. Complete an RFP acting as an employee of the company you selected in week 1
  2. RFP can be for a “grocery delivery website” or some other technical item.  I.e. new software mailing application, or inventory software
  3. Use APA formatted title page or the Rasmussen title page
  4. You can use the RFP template from the course website or another website you found a template on
  5. If you do not use the course website template, please include on the title page the website you retrieved the template from
  6. The last page will be APA formatted references if needed

I will grade on the six bullet points above.

Signature Assignment: Environmental Scanning

Purpose of Assignment

A strategic management plan addresses four different management functions: environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, evaluation and control. Weeks 3, 4 and 5 individual assignments (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) are integrated to generate a strategic management plan. The purpose of the Week 3 individual assignment is to evaluate the internal and external environments of a company selected by the student, to analyze the competitive advantage of the selected company, to evaluate a set of suitable strategies, and to examine appropriate metrics. 

This assignment provides students an opportunity to research a selected company as if they were involved in a company’s actual strategic management planning process.  It allows students to see which management planning process and management plan the selected company is currently using, allowing them to measure the effectiveness of current strategies. 

A Strategic Management Plan addresses four different management functions: Environmental Scanning, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Evaluation and Control. 

The Week 3, 4, and 5 Individual Assignments (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) are integrated to generate a Strategic Management Plan. This is Part 1 of the three part Strategic Management Plan.

Assignment Steps 

Write a 1,050-word report in which you select a company you are familiar with or a company where you currently work, and do the following: 

  • Evaluate the internal and external environments of your selected company using an environmental scan.
  • Analyze the competitive advantage of your selected company.
  • Evaluate the strategies your selected company uses to create value and gain competitive advantage.
  • Examine the measurement guidelines your selected company uses to verify its strategic effectiveness.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the measurement guidelines your selected company uses. 

Cite 3 scholarly references, including at least one peer-reviewed reference from the University Library. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Short Essay (Case Law)

Utilizing case law examples, discuss the arguments for and against the concepts of affirmative action and employment at will. 

Your essay should be 1500 – 2000 words and in APA format.  Use at least seven credible sources for your essay, including at least two sources from the University library.

Criterion

Organizational Behavior: Government Executive Branch

When one thinks of organizations, it would be natural to first consider businesses. However we are surrounded by and probably part of, many other organizations, including religious groups, social clubs, volunteer organizations and government. Even families can be viewed through the lens of organizational behavior. Consider the Executive Branch of the federal government. What ideas from our reading do you see evident in the way the Executive Branch is organized? How do these principles contribute to the successful function or dysfunction of this branch of government?

walmart

  1. Does Walmart use the stakeholder approach to social responsibility? How can you tell?
  2. There are four main types of social responsibility: economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary. Which responsibilities does the Walmart case deal with? How could Walmart’s position be changed for the better?

Innovation and Strategic Management Annotated Bibliography

Write an annotated bibliography of three references on innovation and strategic management. Your annotated bibliography must complete the following:

  • Include three APA-formatted references that are not from the same author.
  • Contain an abstract of at least 200 words for each reference.
  • Focus on the relationship between innovation and strategic management, specifically on the way innovation is shaping traditional strategic management.

Answer the following in at least 200 words after you complete your annotated bibliography:

  • Based on your literature review, what are the current strategic management trends that are being shaped by innovation?
  • What specific aspects of innovation are the most influential in shaping strategic management?
  • Explain your answers.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

What is your “number” (Ingyournumber.com)? What might cause your number to be higher? What average annual return do you need on your investments between now and retirement to reach your number? How might you achieve this rate of return?

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write a minimum of 400 words (approximately 2 pages) using Microsoft Word.
  • Attempt APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost.
  • Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.
  • Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.

This assignment is related to Retirement and Investments

Need this assigment done by Sunday BUS 302

Assignment 1: Personal Assessment of StrengthsDue Week 3 and worth 200 points

To prepare for this assignment, make sure to complete the StrengthsFinder quiz located in the back of your book. This will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Click here for a video tutorial on how to complete the quiz and view your results.  Then, view information about your top five strengths at “Start Here – An Overview of the StrengthsFinder Movement,” found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50J8DYo7r44&list=PLhYBLDN6sURWX7h8IdebX2CYyR9QwqoDX. Then view information about your top five strengths at “Strategic – Learn more about your innate talents from Gallup’s Clifton StrengthsFinder!” found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sWM36m3d48&list=PLxDaK7wIyw9609RQuIcVwcCtJ6j17hmO4&index=1. 

Write a one to three (1-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe your initial reaction to finding out your top five strengths.
  2. Explain how your top five strengths relate to your leadership style. Determine how they relate to the key functions you would need to perform as a manager.
  3. Determine what traits you need to work on the most to become a good leader. Then, explain whether these traits differ from the strengths you need to be a good manager.
  4. Indicate which of your strengths you anticipate you will use the most in college or a future career.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and the associated skills, tools, and theoretical approaches that can be used to accomplish these functions.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
  • Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

TRANSFORMATIONAL VS TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

I need a research paper on “transformational leadership vs transactional leadership”. You should not be use more than 2 references. The format of my research paper is:

1.Introduction

2. Findings

3. Conclusion

It should not be more than 2 pages with double spacing. The word count should be between 670-680.

Week 5

Tonica I don’t know exactly what it is that you provided but it is not what is required for the midterm project. The grading rubric is provided below. Please let me know what you want to do?

1.      Idea Generation 40/40: Take the ideas you developed in Week 3, and summarize the key elements using the Level 1 and 2 assessments of the search model in Figure 1.2 (page 3) of the text. Conduct a preliminary screen of your ideas, answering the questions posed in Level 3 at the bottom of page 4 (3–4 pages). – at least 2 ideas for development, pool of possibilities – search for an opportunity – internal search need in the marketplace – experience search familiar background – deliberate search: creative thinking; concrete ideas – uncovered potential opportunities, obstacles, desire/want to pursue, needs of  marketplace, risk/reward analysis  

2.      Screen 55/55: Using the results from Item 1 above, take your ideas and apply the Level 1 screen and complete the Level 2 screen (page 44) and new venture template (innovation, value, persistence, scalability, appropriation, flexibility, and execution) (pages 47–48). After reviewing the results, select an idea to move forward with (3–4 pages).

·         Screen feasibility analysis = 20/20

a.       Trends – political, economic, social, technological

b.      Industry – substitutes, buyers/suppliers, competitors, new entrant attractiveness

c.       Internal – competence

d.      Market profile – size, growth potential, development cycle stage, profitability of the industry

·         New Venture Template = 30/30

a.       15 new venture template questions

·         Select an idea to move forward with = 5/5

3.      Business Planning and Preparation Pre-work 45/45: Using the model on page 112 of the text, develop for your new venture a document that addresses Level 1 and Level 2 up through and including Level 2, Stage 1. Be sure to use the harvest model—output, input, and process; the communications and credibility checklist for entrepreneurial business plans, Table 3.1 on page 107; and Figure 3.2 as your guide in developing your answers (3–4 pages).

·         Level 1  – planning the product or service (see Figure 3.2)

a.       Target Market

1.      Demographic

2.      Segment size

3.      Segment need

b.      Product concept

1.      Concept design; market to whom, technical assessment what it provides, description, what it does

2.      Value statement; creating value for the customer, product positioning, why choose me, suitable competitive advantage

c.       Competitive position – How to compete in the marketplace

1.      Competitive strategy – differentiation; basis for competition

2.      Pricing strategy

·         Level 2 – Planning and obtaining Financing (Figure 3.5)

a.       Determine venture output requirements

1.      Evaluation of harvest

2.      Evaluation of stakeholders expectations

b.      Input requirements

1.      Debt vs. equity

2.      Management team

3.      Suppliers and key stakeholders identified

4.      Working capital arrangements

5.      Key information resources

c.       Planning financial process

1.      Plan ideas match i/p to o/p

2.      Practice presentation

3.      Present to key stakeholders

4.      Persist and refine

discussion

Where are we going? How will this course change or impact your life as you seek to live in a complex world of comparative politics? Focus your answer on just one of the following issues we discussed – Global Crisis, Global Warming, Globalization, Interdependence, Ways of Thinking.

u can use this source.  http://www.foreignaffairs.com/

200 words

AS BELOW

 Assignment 2

write a paper (500 Word Minimum) explaining/covering the following points. Also, provide examples for each of the points and discuss them in-depth. Please be sure to spell check your work.

  • Discuss the distribution of social media content
  • Distinguish between the different types of social media content
  • Explain how marketers develop and organize social media content
  • Discuss how marketers use search engine optimization and social media optimization to meet marketing objectives
  • Describe methods of promoting social media conten

aTTN: Lady Taylor PhD (Leading Organizational Change)

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for the student to integrate and apply the individual and organizational leadership learning from this course by developing a plan for organizational change. 

Assignment Steps 

Review course assignments for Weeks 1-5, including the results of the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment taken in Week 1. 

Select an organizational change in your company or one you know. 

Develop a 1,050-word analysis designing the action plan for you, as a leader, to address the organizational change. 

Include the following, in any sequence you choose: 

1.  Identify the organizational change process steps you would take and prioritize the order in which you would take them. 

2.  Include both individual and organizational leadership actions.

3.  Scholarly citations must be given to support your rationale and proposed actions. 

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. 

 Personal Values and Ethics in the Workplace Sipho Dlamini was born in a small rural village in Swaziland. He spent his…

 Personal Values and Ethics in the Workplace

Sipho Dlamini was born in a small rural village in Swaziland. He spent his childhood years looking after his family’s livestock. The community upheld high values, such as honesty and respect, but the people were desperately poor. He realized that he would have to go to South Africa and apply for a job at a gold mine.

As a young man Sipho left his village in the mountains and took on the difficult job of getting to South Africa. He went in search of one of his distant family members who was working for a gold mine near Johannesburg. He managed to find his relative, who was engaged as a personnel assistant. Sipho’s relative managed to find him a job as a general mine worker and accommodation in one of the mine hostels.

Sipho was dedicated to his work, and time passed quickly. Every month, he forwarded most of his wages to his family in Swaziland. One day Sipho’s family member called Sipho into his office and informed him that he was due for promotion. He also told Sipho that he would be required to pay him R500.00 (about $60) for his “efforts.”

This arrangement seemed strange to Sipho since he knew that it was not in line with company procedures. When Sipho asked about this, the personnel assistant replied that he had the authority to do so and that Sipho would not be promoted should he not pay the R500.00. Sipho returned to his room and battled in his mind that night with the options before him. He had grown up with strong personal values that included honesty and hard work, but his family needed the extra income. What was he to do? After a restless night, he returned the next day to the personnel assistant’s office and handed him the R500.00.

He was immediately promoted and returned to his room with a troubled mind. A few weeks later, the personnel assistant was reported and investigated for fraudulent behavior. He was suspended from work, and the investigation revealed all his corrupt activities. The record he had kept on all employees who paid bribes to him was also found. All employees on this list were called in and charged with fraud. Sipho’s name was on the list, and he was found guilty and dismissed from the service of the company, along with all the others.

Please answer the following Questions in your own words and you will be presentingonly questions 3, 4 and 5 to the class for your presentation.

  1. Was it fair of the mine to dismiss Sipho from service?
  2. What should Sipho have done differently?
  3. In what way could the mine management have provided support to him, prior to his wrongful act?
  4. How would you have acted had you been in a similar situation?
  5. What should you do when your personal values are in conflict with a certain work ethic?

What are the basic Internet concepts you need to understand in order to best use Internet marketing? Can you explain them?

I only need one page of discussion. Thank You.

eBusiness

Social Networking

Read at least three articles that are no more than 12 months old. Apply the content from the articles to social networking.

The following requirements must be met:

  • Write between 1,000 – 1,500 words using Microsoft Word in APA 6th edition style.
  • Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your arguments. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used, and non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used.
    1. Primary sources such as government websites (United States Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library) and Google Scholar.
    2. Secondary and credible sources such as CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library).
    3. Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. should not be used.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased statements, information, etc.) in the paper and list each source on a reference page using APA style. An overview of APA 6th edition in-text citations, formatting, reference list, and style is provided here.

Download an APA sample paper from the Purdue OWL here.

Homework #4B (Value of the Bond annually)

Homework #4B (Value of the Bond annually) 

Finance

Question 1 (1 point)

 

What is the value of a bond that has a par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 7.35 percent (paid annually), and that matures in 16 years? Assume a required rate of return on this bond is 10.58 percent.

Round the answer to two decimal places.

Business

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Statistic

1. Thirty respondents were asked if they have the access to the 4G network and if they have used mobile banking services. The results showed that 11 people do not have the access to 4G and have not used mobile banking, 4 people have the access to 4G but have not used mobile banking, 12 people have the access to 4G and have used mobile banking, and 3 people do not have the access to 4G but have used mobile banking (using friends’ smartphone). (2.5 pts.)

•Present the results in a cross-tabulation table. (1 pt)

•What would be appropriate “independent” variable and dependent variable? (.5 pt)

•Covert the 4G x Mobile Banking cross-tabulation table in answer A) into a percentage table. (1 pt)

2. According to the past 5 years of experience, a professor knows that the average hours his students spend on the final project is 15 (standard error of the mean = 0.9).  In order to see whether or not the time his students spend on the project has decreased this semester, he randomly sampled 50 of his students and calculated the average hours as 14. Follow the steps below. (2.5 pts.)

•State an appropriate null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis.

•Find the critical values at significant level p=.05

•Calculate the z-statistic. 

•Compare z-statistic with critical values.

•Make a decision on if the students spend less time this semester.   

Problems module 1

Please watch the video below for an introduction into the written assignments.

Fill in your calculations and answers and then save the completed worksheet as a Word document.

  • Module 01 Assignment

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document

Coursework

McGee Carpet and Trim installs carpets in commercial offices. Andrea McGee has been very concerned with the amount of time it took to complete several recent jobs. Some of her workers are very unreliable. A list of activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in days) for a new contract are provided in a given table. Following are the activities that are required to install the carpets in the offices:

  • Activity 1: Measure office room dimensions
  • Activity 2: Estimate cost
  • Activity 3: Material requisition
  • Activity 4: Workforce requisition
  • Activity 5: Special tool requisition
  • Activity 6: Installation
  • Activity 7: Inspection and customer acceptance

Activity 2 starts immediately after Activity 1. Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 start concurrently after Activity 2. Activity 6 does not start until after Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 are completed. The carpet installation project is complete after Activity 7 is completed. If OT = Optimistic Time, MT = Most Likely Time, and PT = Pessimistic Time, use a Program Evaluation Review Estimate (PERT) to compute the statistical time for each activity, as in the following table:

You must also do the following:

  • Determine the expected completion time and the variance for each activity
  • Determine the total project completion time and the critical path for the project
  • Determine Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS), and slack for each activity
  • What is the probability that McGee Carpet and Trim will finish the project in 40 days or less?
  • Define project management and the necessary requirements.
  • Analyze implications of changes in project scheduling.
  • Evaluate application of project management techniques in terms of the firm’s business operational goals and requirements.

Please submit your assignment in an APA-formatted paper.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

  • Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
  • Abstract: A summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
  • Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 2–3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
  • Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Discussion

Within the parameters of Supply Management we understand there are many sourcing strategies and opportunities in the effort to procure goods and services.

Maverick spending flies in the face of this.  

Read this article and formulate an opinion on why maverick spending could be positive or negative.  Use real world examples to substantiate your position.  Feel free to use your own or these: a small business office setting and/or a major hollywood film production.

http://spendmatters.com/2015/12/30/how-to-rein-in-maverick-spending/

Financial Mgmt

Use the provided Excel template to submit your responses to each of the study problems from the textbook below:  3-13, p. 72. Review of financial statements  3-15, p. 73. Analyzing the cash flow statement  4-25, p. 116. Calculating financial ratios Each question has a corresponding worksheet (look for the tab along the bottom of the workbook). The cells can be adjusted, added, or removed as necessary.

Assignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Business Case and Proposal for Project Selection

Assignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Business Case and Proposal for Project Selection

You work for Centervale Apparel, a large clothing manufacturing firm. Centervale Apparel has budgeted $9.7 million for new technology initiatives in the coming year but the project requests currently in the queue for next year total about $15 million. Your boss, the executive director of operations, has asked you to put together a proposal for this project to replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing a supply chain management (SCM) system. Your boss wants to ensure this project will be prioritized over other projects on the list and will be implemented in the coming year. Use the following data to prepare a proposal using a balanced scorecard approach to demonstrate the project’s value to Centervale Apparel.

Here is your brief:

Business Problem: The order fulfillment team has been using several legacy technology systems to manage inventory and distribution. The current systems do not work together, requiring redundant information input and processing. Because of the redundant processes, work is duplicated requiring multiple data entry points and sometimes results in inaccurate and irreconcilable data. There is a constant overage or shortage of supply due to the time it takes for data to get from one point to another. This causes unhappy customers and inventory carrying costs that could be avoided.

Project Description: Replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing a SCM system.

Project Cost: The project will cost approximately $1.2 million including infrastructure and resources to complete the implementation and $250,000 annually to support and maintain the new system with a ten-year lifecycle for the system.

Project Benefit: It is estimated that the implementation of a supply chain management system will improve the order fulfillment processing time and reduce inventory-carrying costs. Implementing the SCM system will also enable the retirement of several legacy systems. Estimated annual cost savings are:

  • Data entry staff reduced from 10 FTE to 8 FTE = $100,000/yr savings
  • Reduction in inventory carrying costs = $300,000/yr savings
  • Improved order fulfillment = 10–20% decrease in order to delivery time. This will improve customer satisfaction and retention
  • Improved data accuracy
  • Legacy system maintenance retirement savings = $100,000/yr

Using the information that details the primary business goals for the coming year, you will need to demonstrate how implementing the SCM system will help achieve the business objectives.

Note: Customers are retail companies who order from this clothing manufacturer. Assume a ten-year lifecycle for the SCM system.

Using the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research methods of developing proposals by applying the balanced scorecard approach. Select two scholarly resources for use in this assignment. You will use these resources to justify your recommendations.

The proposal should include the following:

  • Describe the measurable value. This should include a cost-benefit analysis, such as payback period or ROI that relies on tangible measures of organizational value through cost savings, revenue enhancements, or improvements in the speed, quality, or efficiency of key processes that help achieve competitive advantage (note the difference between tangible and intangible measures in this proposal).
  • Evaluate and choose alternatives. Make sure to identify any alternatives to the project implementation and provide a justification for each.
  • Complete a risk assessment of all risks associated with implementing the project using an enterprise risk management (ERM) model.
  • Describe total cost of ownership and include descriptions of implementation project and ongoing maintenance costs.
  • Explain the benefits of the project, which include tangible and intangible benefits.
  • Fully justify a recommendation with a compelling proposal that aligns with the business goals.

Write a 6–8-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, February 1, 2017, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

750 paper

Read instructions before responding!!!

NO PLAGRISMA

100% ORIGINAL WORK

FELLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND CITE WORK

Power Point (

10 slides)

Instruction

1. Create a power point presentation in which each of the six questions on the Career Interests and Market Worksheet are answered for your two chosen careers. Also, make sure the information below is addressed.

2. What is the industry outlook for your prefered career path? You can locate this information in the following places: (Focus on job availability, Salary, and potential for professional growth.) Clearly state your career path goal one of your slides.

3. Based on your activity result, what are three possible employers that align with your career preferred career path?

4. Reference slide

DB4

GBA 334 Application Assignment 1 Instructions  Application assignments require solving problems from the textbook. Most of the problems require that you use Excel QM. Some chapters will require you to use POM QM for Windows or TreePlan. The answers must be submitted to the Dropbox in a Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel file.   You must state your answers within a complete sentence so that your understanding of applying the results of the computations can be observed. You should also include the work for your computation; this will assist in applying partial credit if your answers are not correct.   Do not submit QM for Windows files as server security policies do not allow many of these files to be passed in the system. If you need to show the QM work, either save as an Excel file (a function within QM) or paste a screen capture of the QM Entry Screen before solving AND the QM result screen(s).    NOTE: QM files should not be sent through the online system. If using QM for your solution, run the file in QM and then copy and paste the solution into a MS Excel file (within QM there is an option tab at bottom of the screen to save as MS Excel.) If you cannot do this, with the QM solution file open on your screen, select alt-print screen and then paste the image into a MS Excel file.     Chapter 1, page 18, Problems 22 and 23 using Excel   Chapter 2, page 63, Problems 43 and 45 using Excel (disregard instructions to use Appendix C in Problem 43 Part a; use Excel instead)  

Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car? Worth 200 points HINT: See Chapters 10-14 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment. Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car.

Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car? Worth 200 points

HINT: See Chapters 10-14 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment.

Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and forth to work and school. Before going to the dealership, Jim and Laura decide that they can only afford $400.00 a month in car payments.

Once at the car dealership, Jim and Laura meet Stan Salesman. Stan shows them several vehicles and Jim and Laura test-drive several of the cars. Jim and Laura particularly like the blue 4-door sedan.  Therefore, they agree to give Stan Salesman a $100.00 deposit to hold the car for a day. Stan Salesman does not give them the receipt but guarantees that the $100.00 is refundable. No documents were signed. 

The next day, Stan Salesman calls Jim and Laura to ask them when they would like to take delivery of the car. Jim and Laura, on the way home from the dealership, decided that they were not going to buy the car because they did not want to spend that money each month. Therefore, Jim and Laura tell Stan salesman that they have decided not to buy the car and request their $100.00 deposit back.

Stan insists that the $100.00 was a deposit on the car and was meant to be part of the contract to buy the car. Stan is very persistent and insistent that Jim and Laura have contracted to buy the car; therefore, the $100.00 will be applied to the purchase price of the car. Jim and Laura are shocked and angry as not only do they not want to spend the money, but now feel as though they are being duped by Stan Salesman. 

Jim and Laura have an appointment to see a lawyer in a few days, but know you are a student taking a business law class and come to you for advice. They are very frazzled, and understandably upset that they may have just purchased a car. Since you have been taking business law, you have read and understand the elements of a contract and the defenses to a contract. Therefore, although you are not a lawyer, you provide some basic advice from what you’ve learned in your business law class.

In three to five (3-5) pages, advise Jim and Laura based on the above facts as presented, the material provided in the text, and material covered in the lecture. In your paper, be sure to address the following:

  1. Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
  2. Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile. 
  3. Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile. 
  4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

Finance Project

 Read PowerWater Beverages, Inc. case. Take a viewpoint and re-analyze the company. In doing your analysis, you may use outside information, but keep in mind that any market information should correspond to the timing of this case (2006).Remember, this is the final project for the class and your opportunity to display your mastery of all of the subjects covered in class. Please be sure to show your work and explain each decision and assumption you are making. 

Board Perspective

Your job is to decide whether or not the management of PowerWater is making good decisions.

  1. Funding request: Has management identified the correct amount of money required? What is the runway for this business if they get the investment? What is the runway without the investment? – 25 points
  2. Based on the amount of investment you have identified as correct, what is the impact on the current owners and the capital structure if this new investment is accepted? – 25 points
  3. Does this venture still make sense to proceed with? Is PowerWater a good opportunity? – 25 points
  4. If the company finds an investor, describe the terms that you would expect to receive. Pay special attention to the amount of money changing hands, the ownership shares, and the covenants included in the agreement. – 25 points

Remember to pay close attention to the instructions and make sure you are as in depth as possible. You necessarily need to discuss the percent of ownership you will be giving up or purchasing, which necessarily requires you to find a specific valuation for the company. 

M2 Assignment 2: Recognizing the Impact of Diversity on the Workplace

Assignment 2: Recognizing the Impact of Diversity on the Workplace

BANKS Industries continues to work on bridging cultural gaps as it embraces the diversity that resulted from its merger. You have been asked to develop a new diversity policy and training series for your team to help employees recognize the impact of diversity in the workplace.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

  • Design a presentation that you will use to present your training plans to your supervisor and the HR department.
  • Include a definition of diversity, a description of the cultural issues you intend to cover, strategies you will use to convey the message, and the outcomes you expect.

Be sure to include the following in your presentation:

  • A title slide
  • A reference slide
  • Headings for every slide
  • Notes to support the content on each slide

Develop a 7–10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format, not including the title and reference slides. You may reference the reading by Hofstede (2009) as a catalyst for your presentation; however, required readings serve only as a foundation for your presentation. Support the presentation with original research and citations.

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.ppt.

Business Week 1

Purpose of Assignment

Students start to think about how change may impact an organization, how leadership is effective or ineffective in communicating, and to hear from other students about types of changes experienced or researched. Organizations are impacted by change both internally and externally.

Assignment Steps

Choose an organization at which you have worked or with which you are familiar. 

Examine the type of change experienced (current or past employer or a company that your facilitator approves). This is an organization you will be using throughout the entire class.  

Reflect on how the leadership introduced/announced the change and the reason for the change. 

Prepare a graphic that illustrates your analysis of the change and in 1,050 words, cover the following:

  • Identify the type of change
  • Explain how the change was communicated
  • Identify which leaders were involved in the communication
  • Identify the change model (if possible) 

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

YTHOMIT ONLY

Read the “Sidebar 20.6” in Ch. 20 of the text. Write paper of 700- to 1,050-words in which you analyze the sexual harassment issues presented in scenario. Analyze each of the elements of this case: the applicable defenses and the basis for the court’s ruling. Analyze the possible liability in this case if the sexual harasser(s) were an independent contractor versus an employee. Cite to at least three peer-reviewed sources. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

strengths and weaknesses of both qualitative and quantitative

Q1

Both quantitative and qualitative methods ,,,,,,. 

please discuss how each methodology achieves its goals in research. Specifically, describe the process of testing hypotheses and what the tests of these hypotheses mean to the researcher. Also apply the correct research methodology to the process of testing hypotheses. 

After you have fleshed out your business plan you will have the information you will need for a slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint). This 12-slide presentation conveys

Assignment 4: Presentation

Due Week 9 and worth 70 points

After you have fleshed out your business plan you will have the information you will need for a slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint). This 12-slide presentation conveys the most important aspects of your business in a short time. More sophisticated investors, such as angel investors and venture capitalists, will typically not look at your written business plan until they have seen your slide presentation.

Presentation (MS PowerPoint or equivalent)

  1. Create a 12-slide presentation. Follow the outline on pp. 343–346 for the critical slides of your presentation and their placement.
    • Hints: Include the highlights of your elevator pitch, which shows that you understand your business. The elevator pitch is a concise description of your company—its product, market, competitive advantages, and so on. Whether pitching your business to an investor or describing it to a potential connection at a networking event, you need to be able explain your business succinctly to someone in the amount of time it would take to ride up a few floors in an elevator. Use the worksheet in the text (p. 362 | Your “Elevator Pitch”) to develop your elevator pitch.
    • Hints: You must limit your presentation to twelve (12) slides. You do not want to overwhelm your audience with too many slides or bore them with information they already know.
  2. Cite three (3) resources you have used to complete the exercise.
    • Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe strategic planning techniques used to formulate alternative strategies designed to achieve stated business goals.
  • Create a plan to implement a firm’s strategy and manage the change from current operations.
  • Analyze strategies for exerting the internal leadership needed to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives and improve operating excellence.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic management using proper writing mechanics.

Advanced Trading Strategies and Misc. Topics

The treasurer has one final request before he presents his currency risk reduction plan to the board of directors next week. He would like you to construct information document detailing the various concepts with examples because these are not clearly understood by several members of the upper-level management. How will you explain the following concepts?

  1. put-call parity
  2. in the money, out of the money, at the money
  3. options on futures
  4. implied volatility

Use the internet to find data that will help describe your discussion.

Solving one issues in Intel company case study.

The issue:

Within this case, it is assumed that the weight is manually entered for all of the products from a scale, and the dimensional weights are standard and are already implemented within the master data. The products weight is being put into the master data system incorrectly this is a combination from incorrect dimensional weights that are within the master data, or the weight is being manually entered in wrong. For international shipments, this can cost the company tens of thousands of dollars in fines from custom agencies that need exact and correct information to allow the shipment into the foreign country (U.S. Customs and Border Protection). Incorrect information like weight puts Intel at risk for losing future business with current and potential international buyers and the inability to recover shipments altogether can be extremely costly or even irreversible.

SOLUTION:

need automated weight into the system so they don’t have to type it in manually.

The new process will incorporate a system for weighing boxes of products before they are placed in inventory.

The solution you wrote before is not work because: 

1- company cannot hiring new employees 

2- company cannot provide extra space warehouses

here is a good idea of solving incorrect actual or dimensional weights for the products causing net weight issues on the labels and documentation for customs, causing delay. 

1- find a software company to implement, scale and record the entire shipments products for the international and in states. 

2- find how much this software cost to install in the system. 

3- after you find software and estimated the amount of the costs.

4- need manually double check for the international shipments only. 

 for example:

this software company, 

The solution for weighing the shipment products in fast way and avoiding the incorrect dimensional weights of the actual product and incorrect manual entry is:

(Using Conveyco Automated Shipping System. The CASS is integrated or fulfillment and material handling solutions provider driven by the convener warehouse execution software. The automated shipping system automates the manual tasks associated with checking and shipping orders in a fulfillment operation. A single automated shipping system can replace 15 to 20 manual checking and parcel manifesting stations. The process of this software is, with having the weighing and dimensioning subsystem, cartons are the first scanned weight and dimensioned. The carton dimensions and weight are checked against the expected order cube in weight. Checking the carton size is unique to the automated shipping system and can catch many types of picking errors. All cartons that passed the dimensional and wait check are automatically processed for shipment. At the end of the shipping subsystem, a verification scan checks that the correct shipping label matches the carbon ID. Cartons are sorted to the specific carrier lane for palletizing or direct loading. The CASS increases order accuracy while reducing the checking and packing labor. It can easily retrofitted into existing operations. The hardware and software components are modular to create the right fit solution for each clint’s unique needs.)

http://www.conveyco.com/material-handling-automation/automated-packaging/dimensional-weighing/ the link for this software. This is just an example, so find any software in google that solve the weight issues in automated system not manually. 

BUS303

In your memo, you are expected to apply the persuasion concepts to demonstrate your ability to craft an effective persuasive memo. Please use proper English. Sentences must be properly constructed and free of grammatical and typographical errors. No citations are needed in the memo.

Write a summary explaining why you used the principles you used in writing your memo. Your explanation should make use of at least two sources from the required readings. It should be analytical and sufficiently rigorous to demonstrate synthesis of the concepts. The summary is to be prepared as an academic essay. Content should be clearly presented with a logical flow. Formal citations are required, along with a formal bibliography.

Which of the following best describes you at your place of work

Which of the following best describes you at your place of work: director, navigator, caretaker, coach, interpreter or nurturer? Share your selection in your initial post in addition to another of these qualities that you aspire to add to your current “image.” Detail the reasons behind your selections. What strengths do you have that can help you to develop these qualities? How do you know? Be specific and provide detailed examples to support your major points.

Director:  Resistance is a sign that not everybody is on board in terms of making the change. Resistance can and must be overcome in order to move change forward. Change managers need specific skills to ensure that they can deal with resistance to change.

Navigator: Resistance is expected. It is not necessarily a sign of people being outside of their comfort zone so much as the fact that there are different interests within the organization and some of these may be undermined by the change. Resistance, therefore, will not always be able to be overcome, although this should be achieved as much as possible.

Caretaker: Resistance is possible but likely to be short-lived and ultimately futile. This is because, ultimately, changes will occur regardless of the attempts of individual actors within the organization to halt them. At best resistance might temporarily delay change but not be able to halt its inexorable impact.

Coach: Resistance is something that needs to be recognized and expected as change takes people out of their comfort zone. Change managers need to work with resistance in a way that reveals to the resistor that such actions are not in accord with good teamwork within the organization.

Interpreter: Resistance is likely where people lack understanding of “what is going on,” where the change is taking the organization, and what impact it will have on specific individuals. Making sense of the change, helping to clarify what it means, and reestablishing individual identity with the process and the expected outcome of the change will assist in addressing the underlying problems that led to the emergence of resistance.

Nurturer: Resistance is largely irrelevant to whether or not change will occur. Changes will occur but not always in predictable ways. Therefore, resisting change will be largely a matter of guesswork by the resistor since change often emerges from the clash of chaotic forces and it is usually not possible to identify, predict, or control the direction of change.

Ethics Response: (Bribery)

Task:

Using the response template and thread below, “Unethical activity of bribery”, provide a personal reply to the thread, adding additional thought and advancing the conversation.  Your reply can be in personal tense, I, you, we, etc.  Add only new thought and do not simple restate what the post already says. 

Requirements:

  • 200 to 300 words (no more and no less, title page and reference page not counted in word count)

Sources: (must use APA 6th Edition Style)

  • 2 Scholarly Journal that is peer reviewed (must have online link available). Use of TEXT BOOKS or COURSE BOOKS of any type is not authorized. 

  • 1 reputable business magazine (must be a periodical, must be current, must provide online link)

  • 1 Biblical quote.  (Must be relevant and used in the conclusion.  Use N

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Template: (Use this template for the reply)

Introduction

               Hi Lorne Patch.  Thank you for your thread on bribery.  I agree that bribery is both illegal and immoral in most societies.  The United States and most of the westernized governments have a set of business rules and morals that discourage and prohibit this type of activity.  Once question that comes to mind is could you justify or even perhaps set your morals aside if you were doing business in a society where bribery is common and maybe even an accepted practice to maneuver through complicated bureaucratic or business environments.  (use this as the intro)

Analytical Discussion

               Provide new ideas, research, and analysis that create a clear dialogue with the ideas in the thread you are responding to.     

Conclusion

               Wrap up-the moral and ethical dilemma opposed to the right thing to do.  Provide Biblical scripture to back up your argument.

References

  • 2 Scholarly Journals that are peer reviewed (must have online link available) Use of TEXT BOOKS or COURSE BOOKS of any type is not authorized. 

  • 1 reputable business magazine (must be a periodical, must be current)

  • 1 Biblical quote.  Must be relevant and used in the conclusion

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Respond to this question and thread

Unethical activity of bribery:

Discussion topic of choice will be the unethical activity of bribery. Bribery as referenced from our reading of Business and Society is “a questionable or an unjust payment” (Lawrence & Weber, 2017, p.127). Bribery is often considered payment for a favor, or the influencing of an action, it can be payable in any form that is considered that of value, typically money or a gift. Bribery is common in the political, public, or legal duties as well as in private business firms and sectors. Bribery is not only an unethical activity it is considered a criminal offense and is also termed as corruption, according to American Business Law Journal “Every country in the world prohibits bribery. The normative and legal rules coincide and could not be more clear, do not pay bribes, even in an international context” (Nichols, 2012). We often see through the media on the news and readings in the newspapers about the influences of public and political figures who have been influenced or coerced directly for promises of actions and favors, and following the offense typically comes the terms of unethical behavior and crimes of dishonesty. From our reading of the Presentation: The Political and International Contexts “keep the emphasis on limited government” (Fischer, n.d. p. 5), suggesting that if there is no reason to play favorites and no need for bribery with limited government interactions.

            Bribery and the lack of ethics behind this kind of action demonstrate destructive consequences on social and economic levels, moral discourse shows impending lack of trust, breach of honesty, conduct that is unbecoming lead the public to believe that these action are not of the norm and will lead to failure on every level whether conducted in the political, legal, private, or public arenas. Bribery is not contained to any particular geographical area or in any particular sector, whether domestic or international regardless of the intentions ethically it is an act of corruption, the sectors mentioned above typically have policies set forth to deal with bribery, both ethically and legally that set standards of conforming to principles with the understandings of engaging in relationships that are appropriate and ensure diligent acts of professionalism for those who might be stakeholder, consumers, shareholders, clients, or the governance of communities to countries, there are laws and consequences for actions that detour from the policies that are written for protection.

            Bribery is understood to be a corrupt action that deters from legal ethics, doctors take an oath of conduct, businesses write policies, legal entities have a bar association, countries conducting  business in the transcontinental atmosphere have international standards of conduct, etc. from Business Ethics Quarterly “Economically, bribery has distortionary and disincentive effects” (Getz & Weber, 2004, p. 698). Bribery creates risk, it is not a proper functioning investment for competitiveness, and bribery leads to uncertainties towards development and growth. Although bribery is understood as an illegal action, it will continue, it is up to those who may be effected to curtail these actions, unethical acts are costly and do not benefit anyone, except maybe those committing the act and this will certainly only be short term, so as we progress it is assuredly that continuation into compliances of adapting additional practices that deter acts of corruption and dishonesty could become stricter and possibly transnational to assert enforcements against crimes without merit. In closing “And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right” (Exodus 23:8 ESV).

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Analyze the case study titled “Who’s the World’s Top Retailer? Walmart and Amazon Duke It Out”.

 analyze the case study comparing Walmart and Amazon’s business models and business strategies,

 explain the role that information technology plays in each of these businesses and describe the role of the various IT professionals involved in this case,

explain how IT helps influence Walmart and Amazon’s organizational strategies,

Summarize the findiongs in a three-page paper in APA fomat.

REFERNCES

Croson, D. C., & Drnevich, P. L. (2013). Information technology and business-level strategy: Toward an integrated theoretical perspective. MIS Quarterly 37(2), 483-509.

Bharadwaj, A., El Sawy, O. A., Pavlou, P. A., & Venkatraman, N. (2013). Digital business strategy: Towards anext generation of insights. MIS Quarterly, 37(2), 471-482.

Croson, D. C., & Drnevich, P. L. (2013). Information technology and business-level strategy: Toward an integrated theoretical perspective. MIS Quarterly, 37(2), 483-509.

answer question

Define business operations.

List the three primary functions of a business’s operations

List the six key functions that all businesses need to address just as part of doing business

Define managing versus leading

Describe one of the major differences between leaders and managers

What are the four key factors that a newly promoted leader needs to focus on?

Identify the 4 main functions of management.

Define the role of Human Resource Management or HRM as it’s often referred to.

Explain how HRM professionals are now viewed and what their main goal is.

What is the marketing mix?

Contemporary Business Worksheet

niversity of Phoenix Material                           

  Contemporary Business Worksheet.

Format your worksheet consistent with APA guidelines

Provide a 175-word response for each of the following. Include references where appropriate.

  1. Describe the main components of contemporary business.
  1. Describe the focus of nonprofit organizations.
  1. Explain the five elements in the business environment.

2 question ( 2 pages Each, APA format)

2 pages each. No intext citation, no plagiarism, 100% original work, no grammer mistakes. Needs to be written in own words exluding the definations and explaining each and everything with the help of real life example. refrence should be at the end.

DQ#1 Strategic Management

Define outsourcing and discuss reasons for its use. An example of a firm who uses outsourcing and have been affected by the  disadvantages you articulated in your message?

Complete a minimum 250 words response, non-plagirized, cited and referenced.

Due Tomorrow, Friday, May 12th @ 10a, PST

write a two page introduction

write the Sales & Operations Planning and Inventory Management Practices of the clothing brand “levi’s”.

Please attech some pictures and forms.

Organizational structure

Describe the organizational structure with a minimum 1,400 words of an organization with which you are familiar and present the following items as they relate to that organization:

  • Analyze the organizational structure of your selected organization.
  • Differentiate the structure of the selected organization from two different organizational structures.
  • Evaluate how organizational functions (such as marketing, finance, human resources, and operations) influence and determine the organizational structure of the organization you selected.
  • Explain how organizational design (such as geographic, functional, customer-based, product, service, hybrid, matrix, marketing channels, and departmentalization) helps determine which structure best suits your selected organization’s needs.
  • Ideas must be supported with 2 peer-reviewed sources. 

Cite your research and format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

discussion postings.

Max Points: 5.0

Write 4 individual parapgraphs based on these two discussion postings with proper citations.

1. Define personal image and discuss why maintaining professionalism while on the job and after hours are important. Give at least two examples of ways health care providers exhibit professionalism in practice.

2.Consider the following scenario:

Someone that you thought was your friend posted on a popular social networking site embarrassing photographs of you taken at a party last weekend. This was done without your knowledge or permission. The following day you receive a call from your employer asking you to meet with your boss and your HR department to discuss your behavior.

What would you do? How could you have avoided this scenario?

New Product Development Table / Paper

For this assignment, develop a table in which you include the following:

  • Explain the steps and the main task that need to be completed in the new product development process.
  • Explain why these steps are important?
  • Describe the challenges that are presented in each step?

In addition to the table, include an introduction, summary and conclusion.

Support your paper with a minimum of three (3) peer reviewed articles published in the last five years. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 3-5 pages not including title page and references

Your response should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

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Unit VII

Unit VII Web Assignment -(3 PAGES) Not INCLUDE TITLE PAGE and REFERENCE

Using your favorite search engine, locate the websites for two research firms. Conduct a review of the services offered by these two different research firms. What types of tools do they use, and how effective are those tools? Then, write an essay responding to the following questions/topics, evaluating each research firm’s capability of providing valuable services to its customers.

1. Contrast the services and tools provided by the two research firms.

2. Explain the advantages of utilizing these research firms.

3. Discuss why a company might decide to save the money and utilize its in-house team as opposed to one of these firms.

4. Explain how the tools discussed in the lecture might enable more companies to complete their research internally. Your APA-formatted submission must be a minimum of three pages (not including the title page and the reference page). References must include the two websites and a minimum of one additional credible reference. All sources used must be referenced. Paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

HELP!

Entrepreneurial Opportunity of Interest

TOPIC CHOSEN::::: WHISKEY OR WINE CLUB!!!!

Think of an entrepreneurial opportunity. It can be an idea you’ve had for a new product or service, a product or service you are interested in, or an existing opportunity you’ve researched, such as franchising. Think critically about the opportunity. Using this week’s reading, detail the opportunity and the strategies you would use to generate and exploit the opportunity.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • 2-3 pages in length