Determine the spot and 12-month forward exchange rates, and determine any change in the ROS repatriated in 12 months based on exchange rates versus the current forecast.

  • MUST BE UNDER 10% SIMILARITY score
  • MUST MEET deadline
  • I am looking for a completed paper on time with low similarity score, not a refunded downpayment becuase the paper is unfinished or has been plagiaized.  
  • Please read instructions of assigment before agreeing to do it

Navigation Systems Inc. now has total worldwide revenues of over $500 million forecast for this coming year. You have operations in the United States of $300 million with a 10% ROS (return on sales, which is the same as net income on an income statement); operations in Germany of €100 million with an ROS of 12%; and operations in Shanghai, China of 650 million Yuan with an ROS of 8%. You expect to repatriate all the ROS to the United States when available in 12 months.

At your supervisor’s request, do the following:

  • Determine the spot and 12-month forward exchange rates, and determine any change in the ROS repatriated in 12 months based on exchange rates versus the current forecast.
  • Describe the repatriation using each of the following:
    • A spot transaction
    • An outright forward
    • A foreign-exchange swap
  • Would there be any use or benefit in using a currency option or currency swaption? Describe each.
  • Be sure to consider any U.S. corporate taxes that may be due and also whether there are any tax holidays in effect that may alter the taxes due on repatriation of the profits.
  • How would you advise the company to handle the repatriation?
  • MUST BE in apa format

Analyze and explain the discrimination complaint and civil litigation processes as it would potentially apply to John and his employer.

Resources: EEOC website at http://www.eeoc.gov and the U. S. Court System website at http://www.uscourts.gov.Search with the key terms litigation process, mediation process, and dispute resolution.

 

John is an employee in a private sector organization. He wants to file a discrimination complaint against his employer.

 

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze and explain the discrimination complaint and civil litigation processes as it would potentially apply to John and his employer. In your paper, explain in detail how the complaint begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the U. S. Supreme Court.

Include a discussion on other relevant aspects addressing discrimination complaints and disputes in the workplace.

Describe the responsibilities of the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting personnel and the tactical methods and equipment requirements for ARFF units in the above scenario.

Research Report Guidelines
The paper will be written as a Standard Operating Procedure or as a “White Paper” informing the reader of the topic chosen. You will identify and discuss the topic or procedure in a paper of not less than 7 pages using 12 pitch, Times New Roman font, and double spaced. You may include diagrams, drawings, illustrations, or pictures but your word count must equal a minimum of 1,800 words.
The above paragraph is written using 12 pitch, Times New Roman font, double spaced, but is italicized.
The due date is November24th.
Part of the purpose of the assignment is to test your ability to properly format, and present in a concise manner an SOP, which any reader could easily follow and understand. When working in the business world you usually do not receive explicit instructions on “how to do it” but you do receive instructions on what your superiors want. It defeats the purpose of this assignment to give any more instructions than are in the italicized paragraph above. I believe it is sufficient to say that your grade will be based on both the content and form of the SOP. Forget using APA format except for the grammatical requirements, pitch, spacing and paper length given above.
From Webster’s dictionary, “SOP, a set of fixed instructions or steps for carrying out usually routine operations”. A white paper is an, “authoritative report summarizing policy or procedure”.
If you have not been exposed to an SOP, I suggest you go to the library and research the form. There are no citations in an SOP but I would like a reference page, not counted as one of the six pages.
SF-350 Research Topics
Identify and discuss the roles of every organization (except ARFF) involved in an Airport disaster involving mass casualties and hazardous materials. Scenario – aircraft overran the runway and crashed into the bay at the end of the runway

Describe the responsibilities of the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting personnel and the tactical methods and equipment requirements for ARFF units in the above scenario.

Prepare a full scale airport emergency exercise identifying a probably scenario at Daytona International Airport. Describe the organizations involved and their role based on the scenario you identify.

Identify and discuss the principles involved in search & rescue, extrication, triage, emergency medical services, body and property management, accident investigation, and aircraft recovery.

Prepare a SOP (standard operations procedure) paper identifying and discussing safety and aircraft hazards. Address the following issues, Personal protective equipment, terrorist incidents involving CBNRE, and hazards associated with aircraft fire fighting and dangerous good.

Prepare an extinguishing agent SOP (standard operating procedure) for the use of each type of extinguishing agent and class of fire identified in this class. Describe the proper technique to apply the agent also. Hydrocarbon fires as well as polar solvent fires are to be included.

Determine the steps that need to be taken to ensure the safety and security of the consumers of your product. Explain your reasoning.

The purpose of this assignment is to develop a Mobile eMarketing strategy for one of the following options:

 

  1. A current business you own or a business you would like to own someday.
  2. Smarty Pants specializes in offering electronic toys to gifted children under the age of 10.

 

The purpose of this strategy is to reach those that using iPads, Samsung Tablets, Kindle Fire and other tablets along with smartphones of all brands.

 

A template is being provided to assist you with this assignment, so you are strongly encouraged to utilize it for this assignment.

 

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

 

  1. Select at least two (2) examples of companies that sell similar products (that is, children’s toys or similar to your business) and determine how they market their brands from mobile devices.
  2. Research the demographics of the potential audience and explain how and why those demographics would alter your mobile e-Marketing strategy.
    1. Explore demographics in terms of age, gender, income, career, and more.
    2. Demographics should always be very descriptive, the object is to describe over 50% of your customer base not 100%.
  3. Describe how the product could be differentiated through a mobile e-marketing strategy. Justify your reasoning.
    1. Conduct a SWOT analysis in terms of how you will differentiate the product or service through the mobile eMarketing strategy.
    2. What are your three (3) opportunities against the competition? And will you take advantage of them. Why or why not.
  4. Suggest how an e-Marketing strategy could be implemented for the company to include the utilization of mobile devices.
    1. Will the apps be developed in-house or will you hire a company to hire them? And why.
    2. If you develop in-house what tools will you use to make it happen?
    3. If you hire a company to handle the Mobile Marketing apps, who will you use? And why.
  5. Research at least three (3) trends in mobile e-Marketing and describe how those trends should be addressed in the implementation of a mobile e-Marketing strategy.
    1. Look at current trends to determine where mobile eMarketing is going.
    2. Explore text messaging marketing and more.
  6. Determine the steps that need to be taken to ensure the safety and security of the consumers of your product. Explain your reasoning.
    1. Anytime we do anything online security is a factor. How will you go about maintaining the security of the app and customer information.
  7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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 how to apply various electronic commerce mechanisms to support traditional marketing operations and create Web-based / virtual markets for consumer and commercial / organizational transactions.
  • Develop viable marketing strategies by applying the principles of marketing and the enhanced capabilities provided by electronic commerce processes.
  • Evaluate the expanded dimensions of the external marketing environment brought about by the application of information technology and evolution of the World Wide Web.
  • Integrate the promotional mix to market online.

Discuss how you applied each of the steps in the GEBMO process and what risks you identified.

You have been hired as a consultant by your town’s emergency management coordinator to help develop emergency action plans. One of the reasons you were selected is your expertise in using the General Behavior Model (GEBMO) to assess risks. Your first task is to assess the hazardous material risks at a local gas station. The station has one 30,000-gallon underground storage tank compartmentalized to hold 10,000 gallons each of the three gasoline grades, and there is one additional 10,000-gallon tank for diesel fuel. The station has four pumps, and each one can deliver all four products. Also on site is a 2,500 sq. ft. concrete block building used for the cashier and retail sales of service station and convenience store items. The station is located at a busy intersection near the center of town. It is adjacent to several other local businesses that do a brisk business during the day. Across the street from the station is a large housing development with an elementary school. Behind the station is a city park with playgrounds, baseball fields, and a large wooded area. Use the GEBMO framework to assess the risks related to the fuels in the underground tanks. Consider physical, chemical, and natural hazards that may contribute to the risks.

1. Discuss how you applied each of the steps in the GEBMO process and what risks you identified.

2. Provide recommendations for preventing spills or releases.

3. Discuss response actions required in the event of a spill or release.

Support your discussion with appropriate references and in-text citations. Your submission must be a minimum of two pages and a maximum of four pages in length.

APA FORMAT. MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 REFERENCES WITH IN TEXT CITATION. MUST REFERENCE WEBSITE USED IF ANY. HAS TO BE AN ORIGINAL PAPER.

Determining the different hobbies is a matter of building up a shared characteristic of hobbies.

The key process goals, which consist of the key steps to proceed and interest in the negotiation process are
1. Influence
Chiefs must persuade workers to carry out their occupations permitting the administrator to succeed. Educators must persuade understudies to study and deliver homework and learn. Folks must persuade their youngsters not to play in the road, do medications or generally venture in hurt’s direction rashly. At whatever point two or more individuals come in contact there will be some level of contention.
Determining the different hobbies is a matter of building up a shared characteristic of hobbies.
Individuals can be persuaded by numerous things. Straightforward apprehension, the longing to be preferred, an admiration for the other individual, or basic ravenousness and insatiability are illustrations of enticing procedures. In any case, there are numerous approaches to influence others to help you. They all play off the center mental drivers that impact a great many people.
In an association with a life partner, kid or parent a predictable reaction, constructive or antagonistic, on your part will condition the other individual to respond specifically. Folks, educators and businesses utilize this influence strategy of strengthening positive conduct. Know that the inverse methodology can work to your drawback. In the event that you spook or manhandle your mate or associates you can anticipate that them will start to expect this conduct and respond to it. In the long run your activities may pulverize the premise for the relationship.
Influence is not a terrible thing. Everybody utilizes influence for the duration of their lives. On the off chance that you can’t persuade others to need to help you, you will think that its difficult to accomplish your destinations and keep up sound connections
Trading off
Trade off, in a transaction, is the procedure by which every gathering gives a little to get a bit. It is the procedure of combining hobbies to yield an adjusted result addressing the needs, not as a matter of course the needs, of the gatherings to the understanding.
Connections require bargain. With a specific end goal to get along long haul both people must add to the craving to offer the other some assistance with achieving bliss and fulfillment. This is not effectively accomplished on the off chance that you are continually attempting to win each contention, or each examination, each battle. It is critical to figure out how to offer one another some assistance with achieving your individual objectives. To do that you have to set aside an ideal opportunity to comprehend the other individual’s necessities and needs.
3. Trust
For any relationship to work there must be a premise of trust. Transactions are hued by the regular slant of every individual included to trust or doubt the other. This need to believe one another is vital for gatherings of individuals to capacity well together.
In the event that one individual makes a propensity for rupturing a certainty, breaking his pledge or inside and out lying doubt will bring about strife and doubt in the connections. This doubt, if left unchecked, will develop into disdain and at last demolish the relationship.
Consider your future when thinking about rupturing the trust with somebody you think about. Is the brisk triumph truly justified regardless of the long haul sway?
Present day India is portrayed by the two extremes of quick monetary development and a general public molded by antiquated conventions, a large number of which are obviously reflected in the nation’s business society. Understanding these social contrasts is significant for business achievement in India. There are various critical topics one should know about in this connection. Here is a brief diagram of some key issues.

Amiable behavior
Collaborations in the middle of staff and administration in India have a tendency to be exceptionally respectful. It is standard to give a lot of commendation. Compliments and positive input guarantee and maintain a decent air. The essential target of all correspondence is to encourage great connections, and all standards of behavior and decorum are intended to fill this need.
Despite the fact that a discussion between two Indians may appear to be exceptionally energized and even boisterous, it will seldom include any genuine debate or strife. Talking about or notwithstanding saying genuine issues or issues will be done by implication. Correspondence has a tendency to be inconspicuous and roundabout, and issues will be deliberately circumnavigated – this is how they are communicated.
It is, along these lines, particularly critical to listen nearly, if the goal is to figure out where activity or intercession is essential. What offers, here, some assistance with being that key messages will frequently be rehashed a few times all through the discussion. In this way, issues are actually said, by implication, and by rehashing key messages.
No open feedback
Unforgiving, direct feedback can rapidly prompt the end of a business relationship or for the individual being tended to instantly leave. When things have been said the harm can’t be fixed, as the individual being referred to will have lost face before others. Then again, once a decent individual relationship has been built up, feedback in the connection of a joint undertaking can be voiced straightforwardly in India. While a business relationship still does not have this strong establishment, be that as it may, troublesome issues ought to dependably be broken by means of a mediator.
Arrangements with Indian business accomplices
Gatherings with Indian business accomplices concerning arrangement subjects for the most part don’t happen at the host’s office, yet will probably be directed in an unbiased area, for example, a 5-star inn with each conceivable solace.
Particularly amid the starting gatherings, a boundless scope of points will be talked about that don’t generally need to straightforwardly manage the business wander being referred to – still they are almost dependably in a roundabout way pertinent. In India, individuals like to work with persons they trust, so accomplices get to be companions. A concentrated becoming more acquainted with procedure to build up a constructive individual relationship is, along these lines, a crucial essential for any business association (this is additionally the purpose behind the limitless scope of themes: making a shared view). For the same reason, the starting contact in India as a rule depends on an “entryway opener” as a proposal or a decent referral from a current business contact.
Reliability is of optional significance in India. Postponements and interferences can happen in conferences as in joint undertakings – however not by any stretch of the imagination as a standard! This is not an indication of absence of admiration or even thought to be inconsiderate. In the event that it rehashes itself, then the venture will most presumably fall flat. In this way, the essential thing is to characterize the time span together.
Little pinions in a major machine
There are societies in which representatives have a tendency to be given extension for taking choices at their own tact. Staff in India can likewise satisfy their particular assignments autonomously, yet inside of a substantially more barely characterized system. Their scope of parts will be all the more obviously characterized and laborers will precisely abstain from tackling anything outside their characterized zone of ability.
Specialists will likewise anticipate that their bosses will check their yield frequently and give clear and point by point guidelines to each progression of the work process or process. Representatives consider themselves to be little pinions in a major machine, and obligation regarding the smooth running of operations rests singularly with the supervisor in control.
Business arrangements will, in this way, dependably include a few criticism circles between diverse offices and senior administration.
At the point when managing specifically with colleagues it is vital to know which individual from staff is in charge of which particular part of the business.
Leaving edges for business arrangements
In business arrangements in India, it is standard to seek to the greatest picture, and for all the more fundamentally minded societies it may appear as though anything is conceivable. That doesn’t mean however, that Indian moderators are less levelheaded, they are just contrastingly key.
Situations of a potential cooperation will be portrayed in the rosiest hues, however this must in no way, shape or form be taken at face esteem. This conduct is great charisma and by nature optimistic. What’s more, this propensity to overstate is additionally reflected in value transactions: When working together in India you must be arranged to arrange savagely. Think of it as a sort of custom – it is great behavior to have space for transaction.
In this nation of wide data transfer capacities it can be extremely troublesome, if not unimaginable, to adjust completely to the diverse society and outlooks. In any case, to be completely forthright: this is troublesome all over, would it say it isn’t? You will simply need to deal with and in the long run comprehend and acknowledge a portion of the social quirks and figure out how to live with them. By and by, with adequate mindfulness and admiration for the social characteristics of this multifaceted nation, you will come to value the openness, energy and solid hard working attitude of your Indian business accomplices and their groups. Mediators from distinctive societies may tend to see the motivation behind an arrangement in an unexpected way. For arrangement producers from a few societies, the objective of a business transaction, above all else, is a marked contract between the gatherings. Different societies have a tendency to consider that the objective of an arrangement is not a marked contract but instead the making of a relationship between the two sides. In spite of the fact that the composed contact communicates the relationship, the substance of the arrangement is the relationship itself. For instance in my overview of more than 400 persons from twelve nationalities, reported completely in The Global Negotiator, I found that though 74 percent of the Spanish respondents asserted their objective in an arrangement was an agreement, just 33 percent of the Indian officials had a comparative perspective. The distinction in methodology may clarify why certain Asian mediators, whose arranging objective is frequently the formation of a relationship, tend to give additional time and push to transaction preliminaries, while North Americans regularly need to hurry through this first period of arrangement making. The preliminaries of arrangement, in which the gatherings try to become acquainted with each other altogether, are a critical establishment for a decent business relationship. They may appear to be less essential when the objective is just a contract.It is along these lines critical to decide how your partners see the motivation behind your transaction. In the event that relationship mediators sit on the opposite side
We can all enhance our aptitudes as moderators. In any case, how? Invoke two people: the “Expert Negotiator” and the “Learner Negotiator”. The Master Negotiator is not somebody who works supernatural occurrences, who can draw off momentous “cheats” or spellbind his or her rivals into yelping like mutts and doing different things that they would not usually do. The Master Negotiator is essentially expressively superior to the Novice Negotiator. The Master Negotiator’s aptitudes are self-evident. While he may not stroll on water, he will reliably get the most ideal arrangement in light of the current situation. Once in a while, maybe even much of the time, he will get amazingly great results. Why? What separates the Master Negotiator? Why do we think of him as an expert? What does he realize that whatever remains of us don’t? What would we be able to gain from him? My motivation is to deliver these inquiries and to give a few answers. My trust is that, in the event that we can watch how the bosses do it, whatever remains of us will enhance by taking after their cases. In attempting to detail a photo of the Master Negotiator I have reviewed the ebb and flow writing on the subject and included my feelings based upon my own episodic examination. I have presumed that Master Negotiators take after specific decides that learners don’t comprehend or that they don’t actualize. I have endeavored to express these tenets and examine their culminations

Whether it’s a noteworthy expert games bargain, business arrangement, or a noteworthy buy, it’s anything but difficult to imagine what the “coveted state” is in any sort of arrangement. You can really see the competitor in your group’s uniform, envision two organizations blending together as one, or see yourself in the auto you need to purchase. Truth be told, you arrange each day. You arrange with everybody from your flat mate about how to mastermind the furniture to your kin about who will utilize the auto. You may even arrange with your teacher about when you can turn in a task that is late.

The progression in the offering process that moves the discussion to a deal (or the sought determination) is theclose. Numerous individuals trust that the nearby happens toward the end of the offering procedure on the grounds that that is the point at which the prospect consents to purchase the item or administration. Be that as it may, nothing could be more distant from the truth.Closing the deal, or getting the request, begins toward the start of the offering procedure, much sooner than you even interact with the prospect As our general public turns out to be all the more socially assorted, associations are understanding the need to work with different associations keeping in mind the end goal to “turn up the sound,” so their voices are heard and their issues will be tended to. This implies people and foundations can no more deny the occasionally uncomfortable substances of social differing qualities. Coordinators and activists are understanding that we need to deal with our multicultural society, or we won’t complete anything. In any case, how would we do that? One Wisconsin work extremist says, “We need to incorporate groups of shading, however we simply don’t know where to start. We hold open gatherings, however no non-white individuals even appear.” An area association part in South Los Angeles, says, “A year ago, we chose to move toward sorting out in the Latino group for the straightforward reason that we have a considerable measure of new foreigners from Central America in the areas. We needed to make a legitimate multicultural association, however we took in a critical lesson – it doesn’t simply happen.”
Numerous coordinators have started to deal with assorted qualities issues, despite the fact that they might not have every one of the answers. These coordinators acknowledge they need to grow new procedures and strategies to pull in multicultural enthusiasm for their synergistic activities. They likewise know there will be issues to explain if their joint efforts are to be compelling. This area will talk about how to offer associations some assistance with collaborating adequately with individuals of distinctive societies.
Arranging state of mind: Win-Lose or Win-Win?
Venture 2
On account of contrasts in society, identity, or both, business persons seem to approach arrangement making with one of two fundamental demeanors: that a transaction is either a procedure in which both can pick up (win-win) or a battle in which, of need, one side wins and the other side loses (win-lose). Win-win moderators see arrangement making as a communitarian, critical thinking procedure; win-lose arbitrators view it as angry. As you enter arrangements, it is essential to know which kind of moderator is sitting over the table from you. Here as well, my overview uncovered noteworthy contrasts among societies
Anticipate that arrangements will be moderate and extended. Postponements are oft en inescapable, especially when managing government organization. Be arranged to make a few treks if important to accomplish your targets. All through the transaction, be patient, control your feelings, and acknowledge that defers happen. Indians view anxiousness or pushiness as discourteous. Indians for the most part utilize a polychronic work style. They are accustomed to seeking after different activities and objectives in parallel. While arranging, they oft en take an all encompassing approach and may hop forward and backward between points as opposed to tending to them in consecutive request. Arbitrators from firmly monochronic societies, for example, Germany, the United Kingdom, or the United States, might fi nd this style confounding, chafing, and notwithstanding irritating. Regardless, don’t indicate disturbance or displeasure while experiencing this conduct. Rather, stay informed regarding the bartering advancement at all times, oft en underscoring territories where assention as of now exists. On the off chance that your partners seem, by all accounts, to be slowing down the arrangement, survey painstakingly whether their backing off the procedure demonstrates that they are assessing choices or that they are not intrigued by working with you. While such conduct could speak to att empts to make time weight keeping in mind the end goal to get concessions, a craving fi rst to become acquainted with you bett er or the moderate choice procedure in the nation are significantly more probable creating the absence of advancement. Individuals from quick paced societies oft en think little of the amount of time this takes and commit the error of attempting to ‘speed things up.’ Again, tolerance and tirelessness are indispensably critical. Accomplishing Internal Alignment High-stakes arrangements request a lot of time; require huge vitality, center, and resolve; and, are frequently sincerely burdened. Whether you are going to leave on a six or sixty month arranging effort, you ought to take endeavors to guarantee that your Herculean endeavors won’t be undermined by individuals from your own particular group. As a rule, you should spend as much vitality arranging nearby the table as opposite it. To begin with, you ought to decide whose bolster you need and who could obstruct the arrangement later. A sound looking so as to begin stage is regularly found in reverse by asking whose marks will you have to do what needs to be done that you want to arrange. You may need close down from your business, money, charge, and legitimate executives and in addition the pioneers of the significant specialty units. On the off chance that the arrangement you look for would trigger legitimate entrapments or the infringement of advance contracts, you need to know forthright. You ought to figure out whether Board endorsement is fundamental.
One technique for testing regardless of whether you have effectively sold your proposed arrangement to your association’s key players is to draft an inside Term-Sheet or Memorandum of Understanding which recognizes the key terms you want to accomplish in your transactions. Having the key chiefs approve such a term sheet will give you more certainty when you go up against your partners and build the probabilities of winning last inward acknowledgment later. Because of the use of time, vitality and political capital, you ought to hold up until you get some sign that you’re arranging partner has comparative intrigues and has resolved to attempt to push through a positive arrangement on their end before endeavoring to get your associates to sign an inner Memorandum of Understanding. Thought ought to additionally be offered as to which powers could piece you from effectively fulfilling your arrangement or could turn out to be impediments in the fruitful execution of it. These inner or fringe wellsprings of treachery could be pioneers of any unit that could be affected by the assention. In permitting arrangements, wellsprings of resistance are regularly the executives of exploration while in acquisitions the detours could be raised by the chiefs of offers, advertising or assembling. You ought to practice your fringe vision by considering non-conventional wellsprings of arrangement obstruction. These sources could be specific vested parties (shopper bunches, group activists or hippies, for instance), unions, suppliers, clients or the media. You ought to suspect their protests, recognize how your arrangement could be of advantage to these voting demographics and art position explanations that could kill their conflicts and in addition decide how and when you ought to position your message. six things that may serve as apparatuses to distinguish the kind of force that exists between the two partiesUnconscionability, Duress, Fraud, Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Contractual Performance and Enforcement, The Special Case of Good Faith in Precontractual Negotiations, Legal Protections for Negotiators Facing Power Disparities: Final Thoughts the sort of force and conduct did you exhibit all through the first-level transaction Convey the Proper Emotions, Show Signs of Disappointment Become Angry (When Appropriate) Demonstrate You Power Avoid Disclaimers and Weak Language, Properly Address the Terms address All Relevant Terms, Rank Order the Terms I won’t acknowledge the offer in light of the fact that we had conceded to the arrangement so it ought to be regarded I will leave At last, transaction is a procedure that can be drawn closer from multiple points of view. Regardless of what system you pick, achievement lies in how well you arranged. The way to arranging a gainful result is the arbitrators’ capacity to consider every one of the components of the situation

Evaluate the company’s business strategy and global competitiveness plan.

The success of an organization depends heavily on its structure, strategies, and culture. In this assignment, you will develop an understanding of the importance of these elements in the success/failure of an enterprise.

This assignment is the first of the two LASA assignments you will complete in this course.

Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research methods of conducting internal and external environment analyses. Select at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your report.

Description of LASA:

In this assignment, you will assess an organization’s current position in the internal and external environment.

Scenario:

You have been hired as a consultant to evaluate the performance of a manufacturing or service organization. As part of your function, you need to assess the organization’s current position with regard to their business operations, strategy, and organizational structure, as well as identify potential ethical issues management may face. The executive management team has asked you to submit a report of your findings.

Instructions:

Choose a publicly traded manufacturing or service organization to be the subject of your work for LASA 1 and LASA 2. (You should choose a different organization than you have used for previous assignments.) Select an organization about which there is an abundance of information made readily available to the public (via the corporate website, industry publications, business journals, etc.).

In preparation for your report, conduct your review of the organization using the following approach:

  • Evaluate the company’s business strategy and global competitiveness plan.
  • Conduct an internal assessment using SWOT analysis.
  • Assess the external environment via an external scenario evaluation.
  • Sketch the company’s organizational structure.
  • Using the tools of business process design, define the organization’s business process.
  • Identify any potential ethical issues that may impact the traditional management functions of the company and recommend preventative measures.

Utilize at least three sources in your research. Your document should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write an 8–10-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

Analyze the image using the four visual cues from your reading: color, form, depth, and movement.

he artist Georges Seurat is one of the world’s most fascinating artists. His technique of pointillism was pivotal in inspiring future generations of painters to think about painting in both individualistic and non-conformist ways. This week’s reading references many artists from different movements (i.e. Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci).

Conduct research on an artist from any movement that you find interesting. Choose one of their works. Analyze the image using the four visual cues from your reading: color, form, depth, and movement. Explain how the artist makes use of these four cues.

In your deconstruction of the image, also explain how the physiology of the eye helps you to see the four cues.

This paper should be 2-3 pages long. Be sure to cite any resources using proper APA notation.

Based on Microsoft’s arguments and submissions, describe their position.

INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.  You are to work on your own exclusively.

Maximum 5 pages, not including cover page, references, bibliography or Appendices.

Complete sentences/complete original thoughts in bullet form or paragraphs.

Must be YOUR work.

Must use researched  materials

The CITT link is: http://www.citt.gc.ca/en/procure/determin/archive_pr98012_e

References must be provided for all sources.

DO 1, 2, 3, and 4 SEPARATELY & SEQUENTIALLY.

The Complainant’s Position

◦      Describe what the complainant is seeking and why.

◦      Provide a description and analysis of the complainant’s legal points and their significance to the outcome of the case.  Corel made many submissions, describe all of them.

The Defendant’s Position

◦      Provide a description and analysis of the defendant’s legal position and the significance of each point to the outcome of the case.

Microsoft’s Position

◦      Based on Microsoft’s arguments and submissions, describe their position.

The Ruling

◦      Provide an analysis of the rationale of the ruling, the ruling itself, and the remedies.

DUE: ON PAPER, beginning of class December 2, 2015.  THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS!

On paper, pages numbered, stapled.

Your name, name of assignment, my name and due date on a cover page.

No emailed submissions will be accepted this time.

No extensions will be accepted.

 

ORGANIZATION OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Cover Page

Analysis of Corel vs. Dept. of National Revenue (Oct. 1998)

 

Complainant’s Position

Defendant’s Position

Microsoft’s Position

The Ruling

Note: This is a procurement analysis and has the same elements as for Ron Engineering.

Justification Report assignment, you built up the following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods.

Assignment 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2
Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

In Part 1 of your Justification Report assignment, you built up the following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods. In Part 2, you will revise Part 1 based on your instructor’s suggestions and add to it the following sections: Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References.

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:
⦁ Evaluation of Alternatives (for Questions 1-3)
⦁ Findings and Analysis (for Questions 4-5)
⦁ References (for Question 6)

Using the provided template, write Part 2 of a single-spaced report in which you:
⦁ Include and revise the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions.
⦁ Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.
⦁ Example: You might research other organizations that have attempted similar solutions to the problem you have identified and explore the results of those experiments.
⦁ Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
⦁ Example: If your research revealed that four (4) companies similar to yours increased productivity after allowing their workers to telework from home three days per week, you might conclude that one of your suggested alternatives – in this case, the option to telework from home three days per week – satisfies one of your criterion of “Productivity” as a high-potential solution to a problem you’ve identified (of decreased worker morale and productivity at Doe’s Electronics). However, additional research might frustrate a recommendation of this alternative if it is found to fall short of other criteria while a second alternative fares better. For instance, a telework alternative might be found to be too costly to implement; too frustrating for consumers who prefer daily, in-person customer service; or too divergent from the company’s brand, “Always there for you!”
⦁ Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc.
⦁ Example: An abbreviated outline of what this longer section might look like based on the above example is below (Note: Only the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included to give you a feel for the structure). Your researched findings, represented as circled bullets below, should be explained in two to five (2-5) sentences. Include in-text citations and follow up with References in APA style):

Evaluation of Alternatives
⦁ Productivity
a.
⦁ Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
⦁ {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
⦁ Alternative B: Offer two (2) extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
⦁ {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
⦁ Cost
a.
⦁ Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
⦁ {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
⦁ Alternative B: Offer two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
⦁
⦁ {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
⦁ Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.
⦁ Include a chart like the ones below to illustrate at a glance:

Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria
Criteria Telework Option Floating Holiday Option
Productivity Very high Negligible increase
Cost Very high Moderate
Company Image Increased Negligible increase
Worker Morale Increased Negligible increase
Practicality Moderate Low
TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria? Moderate to High Low to Moderate
⦁
*Feasability = Capability of an alternative being carried out with success
⦁ Include an APA style (6th edition) References page that documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and cited in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section. You may use secondary resources, or you may include one primary source and one secondary source. Remember that both in-text citations and References must be included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.
Your assignment must:
⦁ Be typed, single 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, your 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:
⦁ Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
⦁ Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
⦁ Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
⦁ Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
⦁ Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
⦁ Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.

Points: 150 Assignment 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Include and revise the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely included and revised the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions. Insufficiently included and revised the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions. Partially included and revised the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions. Satisfactorily included and revised the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions. Thoroughly included and revised the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions.
2. Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e., possible solutions) identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e., possible solutions) identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Did not submit or incompletely recorded bibliographic information during research. Insufficiently researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e., possible solutions) identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Insufficiently recorded bibliographic information during research. Partially researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e., possible solutions) identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Partially recorded bibliographic information during research. Satisfactorily researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e., possible solutions)  identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Satisfactorily recorded bibliographic information during research. Thoroughly researched the two (2) alternatives (i.e., possible solutions) identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Thoroughly recorded bibliographic information during research.
3. Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
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4. Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely organized the assignment by your criteria. Did not submit or incompletely explained in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Did not submit or incompletely explained how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc. Insufficiently organized the assignment by your criteria. Insufficiently explained in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Insufficiently explained how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc. Partially organized the assignment by your criteria. Partially explained in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Partially explained how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc. Satisfactorily organized the assignment by your criteria. Satisfactorily explained in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Satisfactorily explained how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc. Thoroughly organized the assignment by your criteria. Thoroughly explained in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Thoroughly explained how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc.
5. Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternativessection.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely summarized in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternativessection. Insufficiently summarized in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternativessection. Partially summarized in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternativessection. Satisfactorily summarized in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternativessection. Thoroughly summarized in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from theEvaluation of Alternativessection.
6. Include a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.
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7. Two (2) References provided.
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8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements.
Weight: 20% More than 8 errors present. 7-8 errors present. 5-6 errors present. 3-4 errors present. 0-2 errors present.