Author: chris

 

 

Grading Guide……..

Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper examining how various motivational strategies affect productivity in a selected workplace–yours or one with which you are familiar.

 

Include an explanation of the following:

 

• Organizational efforts to improve performance
• Employees’ resistance to increasing productivity
• The management’s philosophy of motivation and its practices

Analyze the implications of applying any two motivational theories not currently in practice at the workplace.

 

Identify how these theories would affect management and employees.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Materials

• Workplace Motivation Paper Grading Guide

 

Content 60 Percent

·         Explains organizational efforts to improve performance. ·         Explains employees’ resistance to increasing productivity. ·         Explains the management’s philosophy of motivation and its practices. ·         Analyzes the implications of applying any two motivational theories not currently in practice in the selected workplace. ·         Describes how these motivational theories would impact both management and employees..

Organization and Development 20 Percent

·         The paper is 1,450 to 1,750 words in length. ·         The paper is clear and organized; major points are supported by details, examples, or analysis. ·         The tone aligns with the assignment’s purpose and is geared toward the appropriate audience. ·         The paper provides relevant and sufficient background on the topic. ·         The paper is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.

Mechanics and Format 20 Percent

·         The assignment file is presentable and functional. ·         Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. ·         The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendice

 

 

Due Friday 12/18/15 No excuses excepted..Any questions ask

 

Review the article “Cultural Variation in Unrealistic Optimism”. Pay particular attention to the following sections: “Independent Versus Interdependent Construals of Self,” “Unrealistic Optimism,” and “Concluding Remarks.” (See attached)

• Review the article “Cultural Variations in Optimistic and Pessimistic Bias”. Focus on individualism and collectivism and the general discussion. (See attached)
• Think about the influence of culture on optimistic bias.
• Keeping in mind the information on individualism and collectivism, reflect on how your culture influences your optimistic bias.
• Consider a situation in which optimistic bias improved the accuracy of your judgment and thus was helpful.
• Think of a situation in which optimistic bias was detrimental to your judgment, making it inaccurate.

 

 

Assignment** (2 pages Not including title and reference page) APA. Cite All Resources

Explain the influence of culture on optimistic bias. Be specific.

• Explain how your culture influences your optimistic bias. Be sure to include what your culture is.
• Describe a situation in which optimistic bias improved the accuracy of a judgment you made and explain why it was helpful. Then describe a situation in which optimistic bias lessened the accuracy of a judgment you made and explain why it was detrimental.

ue Week 2 and worth 120 points

 

In this highly competitive business environment, businesses are constantly seeking ways to gain traction and understand what is on the minds of current customers and potential customers in order to increase business efficiency. Many companies have turned to business intelligence (BI) and data analytics.

 

Use the Internet or Strayer Library to research articles on data analytics. Select one (1) industry or one (1) company that is currently using data analytics. Use the industry / company you have selected as the basis for your written paper.

 

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

 

1. Define data analytics in general and provide a brief overview of the evolution of utilizing data analytics in business.
2. Analyze the main advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within the industry or company that you have chosen.
3. Determine the fundamental obstacles or challenges that business management in general must overcome in order to implement data analytics. Next, suggest a strategy that business management could use to overcome the obstacles or challenges in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Analyze the overall manner in which data analytics transformed the industry or company you selected with regard to customer responsiveness and satisfaction.
5. Speculate on the trend of using data analytics for the chosen industry or company in the next ten (10) years. Next, determine at least one (1) additional type of data that one could collect by using data analytics. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 pag

Prepare and submit a 10 – 12 page comprehensive and integrated marketing strategy for your product or service, the plan should briefly describe the product or service, and present an integrated and viable strategy addressing target market, distribution channels, pricing, and promotion. In addition, provide a competitive analysis that describes how the product or service can be differentiated from current and/or anticipated competitors, and how technology including e-business and social media supports the marketing strategy. Support your analysis with six (6) or more academic sources, which may include your textbook, and/or credible business journals such as Barrons, The Wall Street Journal and/or Business Week.  Your analysis should include:

 

• Briefly describe your product or service detailing the need it will meet in the marketplace; and where it fits in the product life cycle.
• Present a marketing strategy that integrates target market, channels of distribution, pricing and promotion into a viable plan for your first 12 months
• Discuss how you will differentiate your product or service from current or anticipated competitors in terms of product features focused on the target market, channels of distribution, pricing and promotion
• Discuss how technology including e-business and social media can enhance you

Assignment 2: Harnessing Information Management, the Data, and Infrastructure

 

Due Week 4 and worth 120 points

 

In Assignment 1, you investigated data analytics and the utilization of data analytics in business. In this assignment, use the company or industry that you selected in Assignment 1. Use the Internet or Strayer Library to explore the relationship between information management and data storage techniques.

 

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

 

1. Ascertain the importance of information management for the company or industry that you have chosen.
2. Analyze the fundamental impact of IT architecture or enterprise architecture on information management for your chosen company or industry. Determine if IT architecture impacts the effectiveness or efficiency of information management and vice versa.
3. Suggest at least two (2) data storage methods regarding database, data warehouse, and / or date mart for your chosen company or industry. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Determine the optimal data storage method between the methods that you suggested in Question 3. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as acade

Case Analysis #2

Two to four page, single-spaced, analysis of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International case via

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/BCCI.htm

Plagiarism Report Required

The analysis should include:

• Provide a detailed synopsis

• Identify and discuss the major issues

• Identify and discuss the criminal activity

• Identify and discuss the affects of White Collar Crime on the economy and society

Assignment 2: Case Study: Michael Dell—The Man Behind Dell Presentation (Change Management)

Michael Dell began building and selling computers from his dorm room at age 19. He dropped out of the University of Texas when his sales hit $60 million and has never looked back. Dell is said to be the fifteenth richest man in America, and the youngest CEO to make the Fortune 500. Intensely private and notoriously shy, Dell is hailed as a corporate wonder-kid. He climbed to the top by exploiting tax loopholes, outsourcing the competition, and inventing a term called “leveraged recapitalization.”

First, review the following case study:

• Michael Dell—The man behind Dell: Leading Dell into the future

Then, address the following tasks:

• Analyze Dell’s philosophy as it relates to the role of change in organizational success.
• Determine how Dell’s philosophy would be perceived in a low performing culture.
• Identify which performing culture best suits your philosophy regarding change management and provide your rationale.
• Consider the way Dell started his company; determine what market conditions made the business possible.
• Discuss Dell’s approach to building his brand.

Develop a 4–6-slide presentation in PowerPoint format, utilizing at least two scholarly sources (in addition to your textbook) to complete your research, ensuring you cite references within the text and at the end in a reference list. Apply APA standards to the citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.ppt.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship through accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 

Your company has been sued for product liability and has a case going to trial next week. In researching some of the applicable cases, you have found some favorable language that interprets the applicable statute. Your supervisor has asked you to write a summary of the circumstances under which the judge should rely on existing case law to determine the intent and purpose of a statute.

How do case law and statutory law interact in the American legal process? Does one trump the other or take priority? When there is a statute and case law that apply, does the court have any discretion in how to apply the law to your case?

2. The state of Delmarva is making an effort to become greener and conserve more energy to set an example for its corporations from a corporate social responsibility standpoint. The state would therefore like to ban the power utilities from using any advertising if conservation could be accomplished by less restrictive means.

Is Delmarva within its rights as a state to pass this legislation in the interest of energy conservation? Why or why not? What type of speech is the state trying to limit? What, if any, protections are available for the utility companies?

3. Create a brief scenario and walk it through the litigation process, beginning with how to select the proper jurisdiction of a court, and progressing through the basic steps leading to a resolution of the dispute through appeal.

4.Sandy mails a letter back to Andrea that she has signed; the letter makes reference to a car Andrea has for sale and Andrea’s desired price. When Andrea later delivers the car to Sandy, Sandy returns the car, claiming she does not want the car and that they did not have a contract, so she is not bound to keep the car. Andrea, however, claims they do have a contract and wants to enforce said contract for the price of the car. What standard would the court use to determine whether there is a contract between the parties for the sale of the car?

5. What is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)? What transactions are covered by the UCC? Provide two original examples of transactions that would be covered by the UCC in a business context

6. Explain the function and purpose of an administrative agency. At what level of government do we find agencies, and how and by whom or what are they empowered to do what they do?

7. SoftWorld Products, Inc. develops, patents, and markets a new software program that is expected to the Internet market by storm. Seeing the potential of SoftWorld Products, Inc.’s new system, Global Gurus, LLC, proceeds to sell SoftWorld Products, Inc.’s program without its permission.

Does this practice constitute patent infringement? If so, what steps could SoftWorld Products, Inc. take to save itself the financial burden of suing Global Gurus, LLC for patent infringement and that would simultaneously enable to profit from the sales being made by Global Gurus, LLC?

8. Your Company, Inc. wants to do business with My Company, LLC. Because our companies are both savvy, they would like to conduct their business online. What determines the effect (or lack thereof) of the electronic documents evidencing the parties’ deal according to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)? Is a “signature” from one of the company’s a necessary part of the deal? Explain you answer by elaborating on the scenario with the facts you think are necessary to support your position.

9. We often hear reference to the doctrine of respondeat superior in a business context. Explain this doctrine. What are the ramifications of actions taken in the context of this doctrine once it is that someone is an agent? What are the key factors that can be used to determine whether an agent’s actions are within the scope of their employment? Explain these factors in the context of an original agency example demonstrating their importance

10.

Tim and Tom are twins. They live and work near the beach and are also partners in TnT, Inc., a bicycle messenger service. When deliveries are few, especially in the summer, Tom without telling Tim, rents the extra bicycles to tourists who want to explore the resort area. Because the bicycles aren’t being used fo

Due 12/20/2015 by 8:30 pm EST.  Referencs Cited.

 

Effective Leadership

Three of the leaders profiled in Chapter 2 (Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, and Oprah Winfrey) have started foundations, schools, or other projects to support causes they believe in. Conduct online research of a favorite celebrity or professional athlete who has also set up a foundation or project for social good. In your paper:

• Describe the foundation or project for social good.
• Discuss how the foundation reflects the personal values of the celebrity or athlete.
• Explain how the foundation or project is an example of leadership integrity.
• Describe how the foundation or project enhances the celebrity’s image.
• Describe whether integrity and image management are compatible.

Writing the Paper

The Paper:

1. Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the text. Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your

his week, one of the areas you have been reading about is the importance of managing quality within an organization. Despite how efficient and low cost a business might be, if the quality of its product is low or its customer service is non-existent, it will not likely succeed in the long run. Consider what you have learned about making quality a part of the entire planning and implementation process. In particular, recall the approaches to quality improvement supported by Deming and Juran that were introduced in your reading.

 

To prepare for this Discussion, consider the following:

 

Compare and contrast the Deming and Juran approaches to quality improvement. Consult resources in addition to your textbook for more in-depth information on their philosophies of quality. If you wish, you may also do some outside reading and discuss Phillip Crosby as well.

 

With that in mind:

 

Post by Wednesday December 23, 2015 a 250-350 -word statement that addresses the following:

 

• Describe one of the Deming and Juran approaches to quality improvement and how its use might affect a company.
• What would be some of the advantages? What would be some of the initial difficulties that may be encountered during implementation? Explain why.

  Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

  Discussion 2: Group Discussion: Group Case Study Project

  Each week, as you consider the Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage case study, you will have two Group Project assignments to complete. One will involve a Group Discussion and the other will be an Individual Assignment. The information from both parts will be used for your final Group Case Study Project.

  Read the Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage case study in your course text. (See Attachment) For your Group Discussion this week, do the following:

  Post by Wednesday December 23, 2015 a 250-350 -word response that addresses the following:

 

• How does Crocs assure quality planning, control, and improvement in its operations?
• How has technology been used to improve the quality and efficiency of the company’s production process?

  Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.