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Case Study II – Response to three student papers regarding the Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Case Study
Instructions:
In the case “Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager,” each student was introduced to how Hightower knit together a federation of independent country operations and created an effective center linking local subsidiaries to the center. As noted in the case, the process was extremely complex and placed immense demands on Hightower. Specifically, it required him to demonstrate intensive management of relationships, appropriate position of people, careful delegation of responsibility, and active nurturing of a healthy work environment.
Each student was required to reflect on the overall change in company culture, and respond to the following prompts as you their paper:
• Evaluate the pacing and sequencing of Hightower’s actions from 1988 to 1994.
• Include how they would evaluate Hightower’s approach to bringing about change in his organization? Compare his approach with that of Jack Welch.
• What should Hightower do about the apparel business?
• What are some of the challenges of building a transnational organization?
Your job is to reply to three students papers. Their papers are uploaded as PS, PJ, and PW (three separate papers) regarding the Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Case Study (second attachment). Each reply must expound on the student’s paper, providing a substantive response that enhances the discussion. Each reply must contain at least 2 citations from a peer-reviewed journal, 1 from each textbook, and one from the Holy Bible and/or Bible commentary. Major points are supported by the following: • Reading & Study materials (case study and scholarly references); • Pertinent, conceptual, or personal examples; • Thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, and comparing/contrasting concepts). Please start with each student’s strength’s first and then and weakness (if any).

Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.
Apix is considering coffee packaging as an additional diversification to its product line. Here’s information regarding the coffee packaging project:
Initial investment outlay of $40 million, consisting of $35 million for equipment and $5 million for net working capital (NWC) (plastic substrate and ink inventory); NWC recoverable in terminal year
Should the coffee packaging project be accepted? Why or why not? Compute the project’s IRR and NPV.
In addition, answer the following questions:
Do you believe that there was sufficient financial information to make a solid decision on what to do?
Was there further financial information that you required that was not provided to you?
What financial figure do you believe was the determinant to your decision and why?
How would you be able to apply this particular financial information to other situations?
Discuss risk methodologies used in capital budgeting.

Write an essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term “spirituality,” and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions:
1.What is prime reality?
2.What is the nature of the world around us?
3.What is a human being?
4.What happens to a person at death?
5.Why is it possible to know anything at all?
6.How do we know what is right or wrong?
7.What is the meaning of human history?

Description: Students are required to develop a folio which will include advertisements, academic journal and trade press articles.

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Just a one page detailed summary of the attached file.

I graduated from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, in 1996. I obtained a BA in Criminal Justice with a minor in Investigations. I came to Puerto Rico in 1997. I didn’t know how to speak English and I learn trough hard work and dedication. My mother and father came from a very humble background where education was not a priority; therefore, they only attended school until the third grade. They both instilled the importance of education to me from an early age. I am the only one in my family that graduated from college. I have an incredible work ethics, I am interested in the Labor Relations because I want to learn about the Labor Unions, current problems and policies generated by changes in the global economy, technology, the work force and work place. I want to apply what I learn and use it to improve the community. I have work for the Human Resources Administration for over 14 years. For the past 10 years i have serve as a Discipline Investigator, investigating employee misconduct. During these years i have come across to unfairness and inconsistencies from management to our workers during the disciplinary proceedings. Even though I am a Discipline Investigators, and most of my investigations lead to disciplinary proceedings, I have always treated staff respectfully and fairly. I would like to one day change careers and work in an organization where I can help workers, protect their rights and keep them inform with current Agency policies and procedures to deterred the possible violations or this rule in the future. I have the willingness to learn, and help or I need is the tools and direction to be able to accomplish my goal.

Application Report
Compose a 4-6 page report, double-spaced, on the following topic. Be sure to illustrate your report with relevant financial numbers and data, and to explain the significance of this data.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: During the Carter administration, long-term US Treasury yields exceeded 15%, and short-term T-Bills yielded near 20%. After Reagan’s inauguration, interest rates began to fall as Fed Chairman Volcker’s restrictive monetary policy succeeded in containing inflation. Over the past 25 years, US rates have steadily declined: T-Bills are hovering under 1% and the long bond is yielding about 4%.
Lately, though, rising oil prices have incited inflationary forces. China and other developing nations have increased their consumption for oil, metals, materials, and food. Thus, both foreign and domestic factors have spurred demand and are contributing to rising prices on a global scale. In addition to this commodity-induced inflation, US consumers are faced with rising costs for essential services such as healthcare and education.
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, is faced with a dilemma. Should the Fed increase rates to contain inflation; or, should the Fed keep rates very low to spur the US economy which is beset by a collapse in home values, an extensive banking crisis, and a faltering stock market ?
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Given this economic background…Compose a  report, on the topic: If the Fed decides to raise interest rates next year, what effect would rising rates have upon the following: (1) Consumer financing for big-ticket items such as autos and homes; (2) the present and future values of annuities; (3) the NPV calculation; (4) the WACC; (5) corporate earnings ?
Be sure to illustrate your report with relevant financial numbers. Hint: for topic (3), above, one approach you might adopt is to cite the NPV calculation from previous case problems, then to contrast it against a new calculation performed with a higher interest rate. Cite the numeric effect upon the NPV, and then explain its rationale and its significance. This is the kind of “numeric illustration” that you should provide for each of the five topic sections.

If you have not done so already, view the interactive mission Riverbend City: Team Dynamics and Conflict Resolution. In this mission, you watched several nursing teams face various challenges as their hospital responded to an accidental chemical spill. Select one of the issues that arose during the mission and describe the issue at hand and the various people involved.
•What role, if any, did aggression play?
•What role, if any, did altruism play?
Considering what you know about teams and group membership, explain how these factors affected aggression or altruism. What should supervisors or managers understand about aggression and altruism when they are putting together work groups and teams?