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choose two of the five questions below and answer them in essay format. You should reference your textbook to help you in answering these questions (look to chapters 28 and 29). Each of your responses should be a minimum of 300 words in length, include a minimum ofthree key terms from the course so far, and any outside references used must be cited.

1. Contrast the work of Renoir and Laurtrec. How do the subjects’ styles of the artists reflect nineteenth century French society and the innovations of nineteenth century art? Use examples to support your essay.
2. Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.
3. Describe Pablo Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon. How did this work re-shape the art of the early twentieth century? Include in your discussion the influences coming from Primitive art. Use examples to support your essay.
4. Describe the development of sculpture at the end of the nineteenth century. Use examples to support your essay. To what extent did sculpture remain conventional? What painting movements did it take into account?
5. Explain the development of Cubism and the artistic movements that it spawne

he 20th and 21st centuries have produced many business leaders, such as corporate giants like Jack Welch of GE, Daymond John of FUBU, Steve Jobs of Apple, and Herb Kelleher of Southwest. In addition, many hip-hop moguls have risen to prominence, such as Sean Combs, aka P Diddy, of Bad Boy Records; Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam; and Sean Carter, aka Jay Z, of Rock Nation.

 

Regardless of their business models and industries, organizational leaders are expected to create realistic visions for their companies and the people that they guide. However, such visions often result in vastly different leadership styles. Therefore, experts have concluded that there is no one best leadership style geared towards guiding employees and companies to accomplishing organizational goals.

 

Using the Internet and Strayer databases, research your favorite senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, President, Founder, etc.) from any organization that has made a strong impact on his or her industry (fashion, music, food, banking, technology, automotive, etc.).

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the overall leadership style(s) of your chosen senior executive.
2. Analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company your chosen executive has led, or is currently leading, and determine the company’s approach to human capital management and employee development. Next, explain whether or not you believe your chosen senior executive’s leadership approach has enhanced workplace productivity and the shared vision of the organization. Provide one to two (1-2) examples of your chosen senior executive’s actions to support your response.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of your selected leader’s performance, based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication. Next, determine whether the chosen leader was successful in motivating and empowering his or her employees and gaining customer loyalty.
4. Determine three (3) best practices that other organizational leaders can use in order to motivate employees and transform their company, based on practices that you believe made your chosen leader successful at his or her company and within his or her industry. Support your rationale with an explanation of the potential benefits that other business leaders may reap from your chosen best practices.
5. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar 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 page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the multiple aspects of the managerial planning process and the application of various business- and corporate-level strategies.
• Analyze the importance of ethical behavior to an organization’s culture and the new ethical dilemmas created by globalization.
• Determine viable organizational structures by addressing the key considerations in organizational structure, applying the process of division of labor, and adapting basic structural formats.
• Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.
• Describe actions to improve communications, manage conflict, develop strong organizational culture, and improve the ethical behavior in organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
• Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

This week’s discussion surrounds an example of how one industry used statistics to make important analytics decisions about how it best served its customers:
In the 1960s, data were collected on the weights of people to determine the safe passenger capacity of aircraft. Using a random sample the mean weight was found to be 166.3 lbs.
In recent decades, the mean weight of the population has increased considerably, so we need to update our estimate of that mean.
Recently, a simple random sample of the weights of n = 40 people was collected and found to have a mean of = 172.55 lb.
How could these data be used to impact airline passengers’ experiences? Consider areas such as ticket purchasing, cost, safety, customer service, or any other area that may come to mind.
Comment on your classmates posts by discussing the similarities and differences among your postings.

Discussion #2
A controversial issue in the news around the US and the world is the technique of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas, or “fracking”. Fracking involves injecting water, sand, and chemicals deep under ground at high pressures to explode, or fracture, shale layers, thereby releasing and forcing natural gas/oil deposits up the drilled well back to the surface.
Proponents claim that fracking has been done safely in some form for about 60 years, supplies us with much needed energy, reduces our dependence on foreign energy sources, provides much needed jobs and economic benefits to local and regional economies, and has not been proven unsafe by any government agency.
Opponents claim that fracking fluid contains toxics such as benzene and arsenic which can be released during fracking and related activities, polluting the air, water, and soil, negatively impacting the health of those close to well sites, and lowering property values. Fracking also releases large amounts of climate changing methane, far more potent than CO2. They further claim that the oil and gas industry uses its wealth and political connections to stifle debate, research, protective legislation, and our green energy future.
What do you think? Please research fracking, arrive at an informed, researched opinion, and make substantive posts in the discussion area, citing your sources.

Winsome Manufacturing Company produces plastic storage containers and sells them to the home consumer through home sales events. At the company’s quarterly meeting, the head of marketing described a new product to be introduced in the first quarter of the next fiscal year, approximately 9 months from now. The product will be a room-sized plastic storage unit suitable to the outside of the home; it is similar to a competitor’s product but will have significantly more features. This product will open new markets for the sales channel, lay the foundation for add-on products, and generate new revenues. Management has only seen preliminary sketches of the potential product but are very excited by the new product.

The project will require participation from the design, production, purchasing, shipping, sales, and marketing departments. Winsome Manufacturing owns a line of suitable injection molds, so all manufacturing will be done in-house. The project manager for this project has not yet been selected, but that decision is expected to be made in the next week.

A preliminary project initiation meeting will result in the identification of the project sponsor, selection of a project manager, and creation of the project charter. A manager in the production department who knows you are taking a college project management course asks you to prepare a brief report to help him prepare for the meeting by answering the following questions:

• Who are the project stakeholders? How will they be involved in the project?
• Who should be the project sponsor? Why?
• From which department should the project manager come? Why?
• What skills and experience are likely needed by the project manager for each phase in the project life cycle, and how do they differ between the various phases?
• What type of communication plan will likely be needed during the project?
  • What information should be shared with the project stakeholders?
  • What is the mechanism that could be used for each type of information?
  • What is the frequency with which information should be shared?
  • What should be done if project communications are not proving to be effective?
  • What technology could be used for project communications?
  • At what point could communication about the project become an ethical or legal issue?
• What information should be included in the following elements of the project charter:
  • What is the problem the project proposes to address?
  • What business opportunity might project completion create?
  • What is the business case for undertaking the project?
  • What is the financial impact of the project?
  • What are the expected results of the project?
  • What value will the project add?
  • What are risks that might be involved with undertaking the project?
  • What is the potential impact to the company if the project is not undertaken?

Present your findings as a Word document of 4–5 pages (not including title and reference pages) formatted in APA style.

Please submit your assignment.

he use of training exercises in preparing for disaster scenarios is an important component of any emergency preparedness plan. Training exercises may be conducted at regularly planned intervals, or they can be conducted at random and without warning. Answer the following questions regarding the training exercises for preparation for an emergency or disaster scenario:

• What are the advantages of conducting training exercises at regularly planned intervals? Why? What are the advantages of conducting training exercises at random and without warning? Why?
• Under what circumstances is it most appropriate to conduct training exercises at regularly planned intervals? Why?
• Under what circumstances is it most appropriate to conduct unannounced training exercises? Why?

Support your responses with reasoning and examples. Cite any sources in APA format. Again, cite your sources in work and provide references for the citations in APA format. This assignment is due on Tuesday November 24, 2015 at 9:00

Directions: Answer the following five questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both for this homework assignment.

QUESTION 1

Which of the following statements about pension plans if any, is incorrect?

1. Under a defined benefit plan, the employer agrees to give retirees a specifically defined benefit, such as $500 per month or 50 percent of the employee’s final salary.
2. A portable pension plan is one that an employee can carry from one employer to another.
3. An employer’s obligation is satisfied under a defined contribution plan when it makes the required contributions to the plan. The risk of inadequate investment returns is borne by the employee.
4. If assets exceed the present value of benefits, the pension plan is fully funded.
5. A defined contribution plan is, in effect, a savings plan that is funded by employers, although many plans also permit additional contributions by employees.

 

QUESTION 2

Which of the following statements about defined contribution plans is incorrect?

1. In general, employees can choose the investment vehicle under a defined contribution plan. Thus, highly risk-averse employees can choose low-risk investments, while more risk-tolerant employees can choose high-risk investments.
2. In a defined contribution plan, the employer must make larger-than-average contributions to the pension plan when investment returns have been below expectations.
3. Defined benefit plans are used more often by large corporations than by small companies.
4. The PBGC insures a portion of pension benefits.
5. A defined contribution plan places the risk of poor pension portfolio performance on the employee.

 

QUESTION 3

Which of the following statements about pension plan portfolio performance is incorrect?

1. Alpha analysis, which relies on the Capital Asset Pricing Model, considers the risk of the portfolio when measuring performance.
2. Peer comparison examines the relative performance of portfolio managers with similar investment objectives.
3. A portfolio annual return of 12 percent from one investment advisor is not necessarily better than a return of 10 percent from another advisor.
4. In managing the retiree portfolio, fund managers often use immunization techniques such as alpha analysis to eliminate, or at least significantly reduce, the risk associated with changing interest rates.
5. Pension fund sponsors must evaluate the performance of their portfolio managers periodically as a basis for future asset allocations.

 

QUESTION 4

Ms. Lloyd, who is 25 and expects to retire at age 60, has just been hired by the Chambers Corporation. Ms. Lloyd’s current salary is $30,000 per year, but her wages are expected to

increase by 5 percent annually over the next 35 years. Chambers has a defined benefit pension plan in which workers receive 2 percent of their final year’s wages for each year of employment.

Assume a world of certainty. Further, assume that all payments occur at year-end. What is Ms.

Lloyd’s expected annual retirement benefit, rounded to the nearest thousands of dollars?

1. $35,000
2. $57,000
3. $89,000
4. $116,000
5. $132,000

 

QUESTION 5

Kumar Consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. Last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. The average T-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the S&P 500 was 12 percent. What was the portfolio’s alpha?

1. −0.75%
2. −0.15%
3. 0%
4. 0.15%
5. 0.75%

I need to answer the five  essay questions for the world religon class in daoism and confuciansm and i uploaded the reviews and the power point

 

the questions are :

 

1_Explain the relationships between North and South Korea and the past relationship between Japan and China. Describe the results of the Opium War.

 

2_Explain the origins of Daoism and Confucianism in the Warring States period in Chinese history. List at least two differences between Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism.

 

3_Define action without assertion in Daoism. List the levels of the Daoist universe.

 

4_Describe Master K’ung’s (Confucius’) life and why he probably emphasized filial piety. List the five virtues.

 

5) Explain the saying of the Daodejing, which says the Dao cannot be understood with knowledge or words, that those who know about the Dao do not speak, and those who speak about it, don’t know it.

**ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE**
CHOOSE BEST ANSWER
QUESTION 1

The type of cost that generally increases in proportion to the degree they are in use is _______ costs.
direct
indirect
recurring
variable
QUESTION 2

Definitive cost estimates are accurate to the ______ %.
+/-30%
+/-50%
+/-5%
+/-10%
QUESTION 3

The last step in the risk management process is __________________.
risk mitigation strategies
risk and edification
an analysis of probability and consequences
control and documentation
QUESTION 4

____________ is the process of assigning the resource requirements for each project activity across the baseline schedule.
Resource leveling
Resource loading
Resource balancing
Resource efficiency
QUESTION 5

____________ offers a heuristic device for recognizing “peaks and valleys” in our commitment.
Resource leveling
Resource loading
Resource balancing
Resource efficiency

QUESTION 6

A _______________ chart illustrates the time-limited nature of resource scheduling.
resource leveling chart
resource loading chart
resource balancing chart
resource efficiency chart

QUESTION 7

_____________ variation is a cause that is inherent in the system .
termination cause
special cause
common cause
variable cause

QUESTION 8

______________ variation is a cause that is attributable to a special circumstance.
termination cause
special cause
common cause
variable cause

QUESTION 9

When applying the five steps in the theory of _____________, it is necessary to correctly identify the cause of bottlenecks or other areas of the activities of an organization.
risk
contingency
impact
constraints

QUESTION 10

What is the most important organizing tool project teams have to prepare their project tasks?
resource matrix
WBS
risk log
configuration management

Explain the role of the states in the regulation of hazardous material spills and releases under DOT, EPA, and OSHA.

Your response must be at least 150 words in length.

I need to answer the five  essay questions for the world religon class in daoism and confuciansm and i uploaded the reviews and the power point

 

the questions are :

 

1_Explain the relationships between North and South Korea and the past relationship between Japan and China. Describe the results of the Opium War.

 

2_Explain the origins of Daoism and Confucianism in the Warring States period in Chinese history. List at least two differences between Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism.

 

3_Define action without assertion in Daoism. List the levels of the Daoist universe.

 

4_Describe Master K’ung’s (Confucius’) life and why he probably emphasized filial piety. List the five virtues.

 

5) Explain the saying of the Daodejing, which says the Dao cannot be understood with knowledge or words, that those who know about the Dao do not speak, and those who speak about it, don’t know it.