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To complete the following assignment, go to this week’s Final Paper link in the left navigation.

The final six- to eight-page paper will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the course topics and concepts. The title of the paper will be “An e-Business Analysis of _____________.” The blank will be filled in with the name of a company you select that is doing business online. It can be a traditional brick-and-mortar company, or one that is completely online. The company can be in any of the four categories of e-commerce. The goal in writing the Final Paper is to demonstrate an ability to analyze a company based on the concepts presented in this course. The paper will discuss the following:

A thorough executive summary and an overview of the company, its history, background, and stage in the company life cycle
The need(s) the company addresses and the customers it pursues
The role of the Internet in strategy: business strategy, Information Systems Strategy (IS), Information and Communication Technology Strategy (ICT), and e-Commerce Strategy (EC)). Also, address the knowledge management strategies the company uses.
The online user types for this company and the e-commerce considerations.
Technological advantage of e-business to this company.
The impact of Internet regulation to e-business companies.
EC Metrics of an e-business company.
EC Security of an e-business company.
Limitations to Global e-commerce.

DISCUSSION 1:

Court Initiatives

Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 8 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.

Activity: Three Strikes
Activity: Drug Courts
Activity: Specialized Courts

Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.

DISCUSSION 2:
Corrections Initiatives

Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 9 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.

Activity: How Much Are Americans Spending for Corrections?
Activity: Restorative Justice

Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.

DISCUSSION 3:
Journal Article Review: Corrections Crime Prevention Programs

During this course you will submit three journal article reviews from the Ashford Online Library. You can use this research in your Final Project, due in Week Five. The reviews will addresses crime prevention strategies through one of the following criminal justice system components:

Policing Crime Prevention Programs – policing, schools, community oriented policing (covered in Chapter 7 of Crime Prevention)
Court Crime Prevention Programs – the Courts or sentencing (covered in Chapter 8 of Crime Prevention)
Corrections Crime Prevention Programs – corrections, jails and prisons, boot camps, rehabilitation, or restoration (covered in Chapter 9 of Crime Prevention)

Due Week 8 and worth 160 points

You will now consider mechanisms by which your customers will purchase your products and / or services (e.g., online, storefront, direct sells) and the primary manner in which you intend to reach new customers (e.g.,TV, radio, social media, special events).

Consider the marketing materials that you intend to use. According to the textbook, marketing materials are collateral used to promote your business or products. Promotional strategy may include free trial offers, money-back guarantees, and buy two (2) for the price of one (1) type of deals. Write a five to seven (5-7) paragraph journal entry in which you:

Determine the distribution strategy relative to your target market, location, and selection of distribution channels. Indicate whether or not you will leverage the following strategies: a.use stores located in different regions b.sell online c.hire a sales team to sell directly to suppliers and door-to-door
Recommend three (3) strategy options that you could use in order to get your product or services out to your customer base.
Outline your main marketing goals for promotions, offers, and giveaways. Discuss the key types of marketing materials that you intend to develop and share.
Propose three (3) action steps that you can use to move your plan forward. Consider how, when, and who will be involved in the execution of this plan.
Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

The goal of this assignment is for you to develop and design a comprehensive presentation of a company chosen by your team (15 – 20 minutesmax)showcasing the substance of your team’s research in the area of policy and strategy.

Will need both an essay of aroun 850 words and a power point presentation to go along with the essay that talks about a company’s policy and strategy. I would like either Walmart, McDonalds, Coca cola, MillerCoors, or Starbucks. Either one of those will be fine with me.

Please include these areas Situation Strategy, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, and Strategy Evaluation. Company must have a CEO, COO, and CFO.

Assignment 3: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World

Due Week 7 and worth 250 points

PharmaCARE (We CARE about YOUR health®) is one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produces high-quality products that save millions of lives and enhance the quality of life for millions of others. The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. PharmaCARE recently launched a new initiative, We CARE about YOUR world®, pledging its commitment to the environment through recycling, packaging changes and other green initiatives, despite the fact that the company’s lobbying efforts and PAC have successfully defeated environmental laws and regulations, including extension of the Superfund tax, which was created by Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Based in New Jersey, PharmaCARE maintains a large manufacturing facility in the African nation of Colberia, where the company has found several “healers” eager to freely share information about indigenous cures and an abundance of Colberians willing to work for $1.00 a day, harvesting plants by walking five (5) miles into and out of the jungle carrying baskets that, when full, weigh up to fifty (50) pounds. Due to the low standard of living in Colberia, much of the population lives in primitive huts with no electricity or running water. PharmaCARE’s executives, however, live in a luxury compound, complete with a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. PharmaCARE’s extensive activities in Colberia have destroyed habitat and endangered native species.

In preparation for this assignment, use the Internet or Strayer Library to research companies that have recently experienced negative consequences as a result of the company’s corporate activities.

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

Describe the key characteristics of a stakeholder and determine all the stakeholders within the PharmaCARE scenario.
Analyze the human rights issues presented by PharmaCARE’s treatment of the Colberia’s indigenous population versus that of its executives. Recommend at least three (3) changes PharmaCARE can make to be more ethical going forward.
Assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities. Support the position.
Decide whether or not PharmaCARE’s actions with respect to the indigenous people of Colberia would be ethical in accordance with each of the following ethical theories:

Utilitarianism
Deontology
Virtue ethics
Ethics of care
Your own moral / ethical compass
Compare PharmaCARE’s actions with those of at least one (1) real-world company, whose corporate activities led to ethical, environmental, or workplace safety issues and financial loss. Analyze the similarities and differences between PharmaCARE and the company that you chose.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Unit 1 – Individual Project

Type: Individual Project

Due Date: Mon, 08/24/15

Points Possible: 135

Deliverable Length: 750 – 1,000 words

Description:

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Emergency managers focus on preparation for potential emergencies, disasters, and catastrophic events and on coordinating the response to those events. Emergency managers are the experts in the field of emergency management, and as experts, they are often called upon to provided information and advice to policy makers such as city managers, city councils, police chiefs and their staffs, fire chiefs and their staffs, and private-sector stakeholders.

Assignment Guidelines

For this assignment, you must write 750–1,000 words in which you define and briefly explain the basic concepts associated with emergency management and the role emergency management plays in the city’s homeland security efforts.

You should ensure that your list of definitions and explanations includes the following important terms associated with emergency management and homeland security:

Emergency management

Terrorism

Homeland security

Preparedness

Incident command system

Catastrophe

Threats

Mitigation

Response

Hazard

Recovery

Next, provide brief descriptions (1–2 sentences) of those terms.

You should include appropriate examples to help ensure that your city council has a practical understanding of the concepts in your presentation.

Reference all sources properly using APA style.

Choose 2 sorting algorithms that you have read about in the text or in the supplemental resources. Discuss (compare and contrast) the time complexities and space complexities of each algorithm. Complete the following:

Write an expression for the “worst case” runtime and space required by the algorithm in terms of n where n is the size of data to be sorted.
Justify your answers: How did you arrive at these expressions?
Reformat these expressions using Big-O notation.

write a essay, for these essay questions

1. Explain the relationship between Mexican workers and U.S. corporations and assess how this relationship contributes to the alienation and solidarity of U.S. and Mexican workers.

2. Discuss the changing roles of men and recommend social policies to alleviate some of the negative aspects and support some of the positive aspects of these changing roles.

3. Discuss the four contradictions of capitalism that led Marx to conclude that capitalism would eventually unravel and assess whether or not there are modern examples that support his theory.

THE EXCELLENT CONSULTING GROUP

COMMUNICATION FROM ART:

Let’s wrap up this project.

So far, ABC Company and Whole Foods Market like what we’ve been doing. I have this last project, which involves analyzing Whole Foods Market’s feedback loops and organizational learning opportunities.

I want you to take a look at the feedback loops in Whole Foods Market.

REQUIRED READING:

Refer to the background reading on System Feedback Loops.

Case Assignment

Identify one Balancing Loop and one Reinforcing Loop. These feedback loops should be critical to Whole Foods Market’s performance and success. You should have a good idea of what these are from your previous analysis.

Explain each one of these loops – what are the causal factors and how do they affect each other. For the Reinforcing Loop, look for an area where there is growth. For the Balancing Loop, look for goal behavior. Once you have identified and explained these critical feedback loops, identify how Whole Foods Market has generated organizational learning, and how they can go further and generate additional organizational learning. What do they need to do to improve their performance further?

Be sure to include references. Turn in the 5 page paper by the end of the module.

KEYS TO THE ASSIGNMENT:

This is what you need to do:

Determine the two critical feedback loops. Describe each Feedback Loop that you identify in your organization and explain why you selected them. Make sure you explain the Loop, the cause and effect process within the Loop. You could also include a Causal Loop Diagram. If you do, show the arrows and direction of effect (+ or -). Also, determine what the warrant is for your case.
Briefly discuss the theory of organizational learning so that you provide a summary of this information to the executives – establish this as common ground.
Identify the learning activities in each feedback loop that Whole Foods Market has already undertaken.
Identify the opportunities for organizational learning in each Feedback Loop. Make a Case that these are learning opportunities. Logically show how the feedback process provides an opportunity for the organization to learn and improve its performance. Be precise. Depth and breadth in your discussion is always a good thing.

Overview

In this assignment, you will develop your own pricing strategy, running the simulation at least twice. Your objective is to earn the highest cumulative profit, and to expand market share to the greatest extent possible. In this final assignment, you will continue to compete with new entrants; in assignment 4, however, the pricing policy of competitors will be more aggressive (i.e., competitors will be increasingly inclined to undercut your pricing).

Assignment

For this final, go to “Settings” page, and change the following:

1) Competitor Price Policy – Low

2) Entry for New Competitors – On

3) Be sure to SAVE your changes.

For the Module assignment 4, you are asked to complete the simulation, making pricing decisions at 2-year intervals. Leave the process improvement percentage at 5%. Note that you will again need to monitor the market share and financial performance of new entrants into the Solar Power industry. Also, you will now find competitors’ pricing to be more highly aggressive.

Run the complete 18-year simulation two times. For each simulation run, keep track of the pricing decisions you make at each of the four decision intervals. Also, keep your results (note key metrics like market share of new entrants vs. your company’s market share, revenue, margins, profitability, etc). Give justification for your pricing decisions, and using key data, compare your results between Simulation Run #1 and Simulation Run #2.

Keys to the Assignment

The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered and taken into account in preparing your 5 page paper include:

Include discussion and analysis of key metrics at the end of each decision point (e.g., among other data, be sure to include total market share, revenue, cumulative profit, consumer net price, modular price, unit cost, etc.). As an MBA, it is your job to identify cause and effect!
Using Excel, provide a comparative analysis of key data to demonstrate the differences between the results of Simulation Run #1 vs. Simulation Run #2 at key decision points. It is your job to determine which data (and which comparisons) are most significant. Don’t merely recite the data you’ve collected, however – instead, analyze the data! As an MBA, what does it tell you?
Comment on the impact of the more highly aggressive pricing strategies used by competitors. What has been the effect of aggressive competitor pricing on your results (profitability, market share, cost to consumer, etc.)?
What recommendations would you give to a newly-hired CFO who will be responsible for setting pricing for the company going forward? If you were responsible for orientation of the new CFO, what lessons learned, pricing/ marketing strategies, and other recommendations might you have? Be specific.