“The sole responsibility of business is to increase profits and shareholder value.”
[Milton Friedman, New York Times, 1970]
Critically assess Friedman’s opinion on Corporate Social Responsibility, explaining thoroughly the basis for your agreement or disagreement. Support your answer with appropriate examples.
Only cite credible sources such as government website, journals, etc.
Assignment details:
Once a child or adolescent engages in violent or aggressive behavior, the behavior is very difficult to change. This is partly because aggression often works as a strategy for children and adolescents to get what they want, and it is self-reinforcing. There are several evidence-based strategies for helping children and adolescents control themselves and refrain from violent or aggressive behavior. It is important to understand which strategy would be most effective given the needs of the children or adolescents, their culture, their situation, and the amount of support they may or may not receive from their parents or guardians. Consequently, one primary focus in working with parents of aggressive children or adolescents is to help them learn how to say “no” and to stay firm, despite their child’s or adolescent’s violent or aggressive behavior.
Something else to consider in treating violent or aggressive behavior is when interventions need to be implemented. As a child or adolescent grows up, there may be warning signs, such as subtle or overt behaviors that could ultimately lead to more severe violent or aggressive behaviors.
For this Assignment, review the multimedia program (a transcript of the video along with a reference has been provided in an attached document for the writer to use for this assignment)
Aiden Carter Reverse Timeline. This is a case study of a young man named Aiden and how events in his life led to his aggressive behavior and his violent acts. Consider what possible interventions or strategies, if implemented at different points of his life, might have changed the course of events.
The Assignment:
Select one childhood age in Aiden’s timeline. Describe one intervention that, if implemented at that age, might have potentially changed the course of events and explain how.
Select one adolescent age in Aiden’s timeline. Describe one intervention that, if implemented at that age, might have potentially changed the course of events and explain how.
Describe two parent/guardian interventions that, if implemented, may have potentially changed the course of events and explain how.
Part A: Email/Text Problems
What are some of the problems that you have experienced when writing or receiving poorly, perhaps hastily, written emails/texts? Describe at least five (5) types of issues.
Part B: Writing a Process Description
Select a specialized process that you understand well and that has several distinct steps. Using the process description discussed in Chapter 19 of your textbook as a model, write a one page description of this process.
Part C: Difficult to Follow Instructions
Find a short set of instructions or some other technical document from work or the Internet that is hard to follow. Replicate or download those instructions at the top of a one-page analysis. Assume that you are the Associate Director of Communications for the company that produced this document and that you are doing a final review before the document is released. Using the “Checklist for Instructions and Procedures” on the following page (also found in Chapter 20 of your textbook), identify what, specifically, makes the document difficult to use, providing a specific reference for each problem area.
“Checklist for Instructions and Procedures”
Content
_ Does the title promise exactly what the instructions deliver?
_ Is the background adequate for the intended audience?
_ Do explanations enable readers to understand what to do?
_ Do examples enable readers to see how to do it correctly?
_ Are the definition and purpose of each step given as needed?
_ Are all obvious steps and needless information omitted?
_ Do notes, cautions, or warnings appear before or with the step?
_ Is the information rate appropriate for the reader’s abilities and the difficulty of the procedure?
_ Are visuals adequate for clarifying the steps?
_ Do visuals repeat prose information whenever necessary?
_ Is everything accurate and based on your thorough knowledge?
Organization
_ Is the introduction adequate without being excessive?
_ Do the instructions follow the exact sequence of steps?
_ Is each step numbered, if appropriated?
_ Is all the information for a particular step close together?
_ For lengthy instructions, is a layered approach, with a brief reference card, more appropriate?
_ is the conclusion necessary and, if necessary, adequate?
Style
_ Does the familiar material appear first in each sentence?
_ Do steps generally have short sentences?
_ Does each step begin with an action verb?
_ Are all steps in the active voice and imperative mood?
_ Do all step have parallel and affirmative phrasing?
_ Are transitions adequate for making time and sequence?
Page Design
_ Does each heading clearly tell readers what to expect?
_ Are steps single-spaced within, and double-spaced between?
_ Is the overall design simple and accessible?
_ Are notes, cautions, or warnings set off or highlighted?
_ Are visuals beside or near the step, and set off by white space?
D: Ted Talk Lecture Evaluation
Watch a 10-20 minute TED Talks lecture online (www.ted.com). There are 27 evaluation criteria on the “Checklist for Oral Presentations” below (also found in Chapter 24 of your textbook). Select 10 among them that you believe are most salient for this speaker. Identify strong areas and areas that could have been better. Provide an example for each. (These are skilled speakers, so you’ll probably be highlighting more strengths than weaknesses.)
CHECKLIST: Oral Presentations
Presentation Evaluation for (name/topic)
Content
_ Stated a clear purpose
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_ Created interest in the topic.
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_ Showed command of the material.
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_ Supported assertions with evidence.
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_ Used adequate and appropriate visuals.
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_ Used material suited to this audience’s needs, knowledge, concerns, and interest.
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_ Acknowledged opposing views.
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_ Gave the right amount of information.
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Organization
_ Began with a clear overview.
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_ Presented a clear line of reasoning.
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_ Moved from point to point effectively.
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_ Stayed on course.
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_ Used transitions effectively.
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_ Avoided needless digressions.
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_ Summarized before concluding.
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_ Was clear about what the listeners should think or do.
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Style
_ Dressed appropriately.
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_ Seemed confident relaxed, and likable.
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_ Showed appropriate enthusiasm.
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_ Pronounced, enunciated, and spoke well.
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_ Used no slang whatsoever.
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_ Used appropriate gestures, tone, volume, and delivery rate.
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_ Had good posture and eye contact.
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_ Interacted with the audience.
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_ Kept the audience actively involved.
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_ Answered questions concisely and convincingly.
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Overall professionalism: Superior _________
Acceptable _________
Needs work __________
Evaluator’s signature: ___________________
Complete the following task:
Describe Apple’s main present corporate level strategies, and evaluate the suitability of these strategies.
Word limit
5000 words including supporting, charts, diagrams and tables, but without references and appendices.
Writing guidelines
The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and skills you have learned from this module. There are many, equally valid ways to fulfil the assignment tasks. You will therefore have to make many choices of your own. For example, you have to decide what strategies to focus on, and you have to choose which tools and concepts to apply to this case.
You should need to conduct your own research into the company, its strategy, and its environment. The case study printout provides some information, but you must use additional sources. Please note that the case study covers only the time up to 2012 rather than the present. Moreover, the case study printout focusses on innovation, culture, and leadership, but this is only part of the information you need to fulfil your task. Internet search, in particular the company website, news articles, and journal articles will be useful for gaining additional information about the company and its environment. To back up theoretical claims and define the tools you use, you have to refer to academic journal articles and/or books.
You should first describe the most important features of Apple’s corporate level strategies at present. The main focus is on corporate level strategies, but you can refer to business level strategies when they are closely linked or part of corporate level strategies. You will have to look slightly back into the past (e.g. 5-10 years back) in order to describe the present strategies, but you are NOT required to provide a detailed history of Apple’s strategies.
To describe the strategies, you should use the information that you get on Apple’s particular activities, but you should analyse these activities in more depth by using strategy concepts, such as the Ansoff matrix or the strategy clock, or Porters generic strategy options. Please note that you should not use all of these concepts but you should be parsimonious and you can use other strategy concepts instead.
You then have to evaluate the strategies with regard to their suitability. You should use only the criterion of ‘suitability’ for your evaluation, not other criteria such as feasibility. Please use the definition of ‘suitability’ used in the Johnson et al. textbook. To examine suitability, you will thus have to analyse how the strategies match (a) Apple’s remote and operating environments, (b) its capabilities, and (c) its stakeholders’ expectations (Stakeholder expectations will however be smaller point than the other two). You need to look slightly into the future (e.g. 2-5 years) in order to judge the suitability of the strategy.
PLEASE NOTE that this assignment is different to your ‘Business Analysis’ assignment. For the Business Analysis assignment, you had to provide firstly a detailed analysis of the environment and then an industry/competitor analysis in relation to this environment. In this Strategic Management assignment, by contrast, you first have to describe the firm’s strategies and then evaluate the strategies with respect to not only the environment, but also the firm’s capabilities and its stakeholders’ expectations. Please do not provide an extensive analysis of the environment, capabilities, or stakeholder expectations without linking it to your strategy evaluation. In other words, focus on those factors in the environment and those capabilities and stakeholder expectations that are relevant for evaluating whether a strategy is suitable or not.
To highlight the relevant factors in the environment, the capabilities, and stakeholder expectation, you again have to use theoretical concepts (such as core capabilities, environmental forces) and analytical tools (such as PESTEL and stakeholder mapping). You should briefly define the concepts and tools you use (no critical evaluation of the tools is needed), and then apply them to the case. You are expected to demonstrate that you have understood the concepts and tools in theory, and that you are able to use them to analyse the case.
There is no set range of tools and concepts that you should use, but you have to make a choice of which concepts or tools to apply. Please note that you should not use all concepts and tools discussed in the lectures. Do not use too many tools, i.e. do not use a tool if it does not provide relevant additional information, and avoid overlapping tools. The fewer concepts/tools you use, the more depth and detail you are expected to provide for each one. When choosing analytical tools, please make sure you have access to the data you need for applying them.
Finally, you have to follow the formatting and referencing guidelines carefully (see further down). Make sure you provide references in your text wherever you present someone else’s views, rather than providing the references only in the list at the end of your assignment.
Was Nazism nationalist or racist?
Read the case study and answer the following questions
Employees who work in La Cyne’s accounting department are cross trained to perform other tasks within their department. Members of the conference staff learn front desk check in procedures so they are aware of what happens to guests when they enter the resort. Would La Cyne improve productivity by cross training its other employees, many of whom are seasonal or part time? Should full time employees be cross trained?
If the resort’s concierge is not available, La Cyne guests can talk to front desk staff to obtain information they might need. What other ways could La Cyne increase customer participation during its busy season? Would these strategies lead to customers to perceive they are receiving a lower standard of service? Justify carefully.
Analyse the methods La Cyne is currently using to manage supply and demand. Make justified recommendations for ways in which the resort could manage supply more effectively.
Discuss your evaluation of La Cyne’s strategy for managing demand. Identify and justify recommendations to allow La Cyne to manage demand more effectively.
In predicting and managing supply and demand, identify how the resort could use records of demand patterns and variations; what are the limitations of such records for forecasting?
Subject：Marketing
Question：Impact of value-driven on global luxury brands in Chinese markets: A comparison of Mainland China and Hong Kong
On successful completion of the module, the student should be able to:
• Identify sources of information, methods of collection and analysis suitable for international and global marketing.
• Compare and contrast international and global business environments.
• Evaluate different international and global marketing strategies , planning and implementation.
• Use the tools of analysis and decision-making in the preparation of marketing plans to real-world settings.
• Construct a convincing and comprehensive strategic marketing plan with accompanying costs and schedules.
Identify and analyse ethical and environmental factors relating to international and global marketing
Writer:
Please adhere to APA guidelines, 6th edition.
Title page
Running head
Headings for each paragraph
Conclusion
Reference page
Only cite credible sources such as government website, journals, etc.
Assignment
Volunteers and political officials in local communities often campaign to improve conditions and provide services to increase the well-being of individuals and families living in those communities. If you are the parent of young children, you might focus on improving the local school or creating safe places where children can play. If you are an individual in later adulthood or a caregiver for an individual in later adulthood, what community resources might be important to you? For this week’s Assignment, you evaluate the resources that your local community provides for its older members.
To prepare for this Assignment, research the resources available in your local community to support the issues and concerns of the older population. Note any gaps in these services and consider what improvements might be made to existing services as well as what services should be added.
Submit a paper that includes the following:
A description of the services in your local community that support individuals in later adulthood * New Haven, Connecticut is my community
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the services you identified
A description of service gaps you identified
An explanation of how to improve existing services
Topic: Impact of celebrity endorsement on consumer buying behaviour in India
literature review should have a summary in the start about the articles. Should talk about celebrity endorsements problems ,advantages, include the key frameworks like trustworthiness, credibility,match up,attractiveness. should have defination of celebrity endorsements and celebrity advertising