As we have discussed in class to date, geopolitical images of the world – although frequently presented as if they come from nowhere in particular and so reflect everyone’s understanding of the geopolitical world – are in fact highly nationally particularistic, with actors in each state constructing their own geopolitical visions.
As we have discussed in class to date, geopolitical images of the world – although frequently presented as if they come from nowhere in particular and so reflect everyone’s understanding of the geopolitical world – are in fact highly nationally particularistic, with actors in each state constructing their own geopolitical visions.
As we have discussed in class to date, geopolitical images of the world – although frequently presented as if they come from nowhere in particular and so reflect everyone’s understanding of the geopolitical world – are in fact highly nationally particularistic, with actors in each state constructing their own geopolitical visions.
Analytical Paper One Non-US Geopolitical Imaginations
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet As we have discussed in class to date, geopolitical images of the world although frequently presented as if they come from nowhere in particular and so reflect everyones understanding of the geopolitical world are in fact highly nationally particularistic, with actors in each state constructing their own geopolitical visions. In class and in many of our readings this semester, we will be critically analyzing the US geopolitical visions that inform American foreign policy and public perceptions of the world. For your first research paper, you are to choose one or two political leaders from a country other than the United States, and explore the modern geopolitical imagination evident in their speeches, statements and documents. The specifics of this assignment are provided below. First, select one or two political leaders in a non-US country that you would like to research. Make sure that foreign policy documents, reports, and speeches by political elites are available to you (CAUTION! These are not to be American analyses of the practical geopolitics of other countries, nor are they to be media or popular geopolitical sources, but must come directly from official governmental sources of the country you choose). In addition to hard copies of official documents, many countries now have English language versions of this material (i.e., political statements, speeches, etc.) online. Also, speeches by political leaders at the UN General Assembly that happen every year can be good sources. Using these official documents, investigate the geopolitical imagination present in the practical geopolitical sources you select for critical analysis.As we did with President Obamas Farewell Address and Donald Trumps Inaugural Address, you should think of the leader(s) you choose as politicalcartographers painting a geopolitical map of the world (or a world region) with their speeches. Use Agnews text, and particularly his four major elements in the construction of the modern geopolitical imagination, to analyze the geopoliticalcoding present in the official documents you have selected. Paper One should be approximately 5 pages in length (double- spaced), and is due on March 3 in class. CAUTIONARY NOTE This is NOT a foreign policy analysis per se, and you are not being asked to research US-based writings and analyses of the foreign policies of other countries (i.e., something you might typically do in a political science/IR class). Also, you are NOT being asked to act as traditional geopoliticians in critiquing the foreign policies of other countries and offering your own better geopolitical vision in their place. Rather, you are being asked to act as a critical geopolitical analyst, and to analyze the geopolitical imaginations of one or two political elites in a non-US country, by decoding their speeches and documents. Analytical Paper One Non-US Geopolitical Imaginations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Please read the attached article, and answer the 6 questions due to the articles. 1. FOCUS: What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of your thesis statement, argument, and overall focus in this draft? Please explain your answer, citing specific examples where appropriate. (1-2 sentences minimum) 2. DEVELOPMENT: Is this draft well developed? In what ways could development be improved? Please explain your answer, citing specific examples of passages you want help with. (1-2 sentence minimum) 3.RHETORICAL STRUCTURE: In what ways is the rhetorical structure of this draft strong? Weak? Please explain your answer, citing specific examples. (1-2 sentence minimum) 4.PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT: Is paragraph development strong in this draft? What might be improved or made even better? Please explain your answer, citing specific examples. (1- 2 sentence minimum) 5.PARAGRAPH TRANSITIONS: What have you done well in your paragraph transitions? What might be improved? Please explain your answer, citing specific examples. (1-2 sentence minimum) 6.SENTENCE STYLE AND MECHANICS: What aspects of sentences are strong in this draft? What aspects of sentences and grammar might be improved? Please explain your answer, citing specific examples. (1-2 minimum) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUS 640 need assistance with my discussion
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet need assistance with my discussion question. I need to evaluate the following statement in 200 - 250 words: Managers should not focus on the current stock value because doing so will lead to overemphasis on short-term profits at the expense of long-term profits. In your post, explain what is meant by this statement. Describe how management might decide whether to focus on short term or long term goals and how that decision impacts the organization. Next, using the financial balance sheet as displayed in the text, compute an example of how focusing on short term profits can be detrimental to long term profits. Share your opinion regarding whether you feel its a better option to focus on short term or long term goals. Use evidence from the text or external sources to support your position. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CMP 105 Grace Speak is a fourth-year student at Best University
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Read the following case study and answer the questions that follow: Grace Speak is a fourth-year student at Best University. She and her fellow classmates are working hard in their final courses and preparing for exams. Inspired by the teamwork that the healthcare profession espouses, Grace gets an idea for a study group. She thinks it will really help to share case experiences, course notes, and study tips. Unfortunately, several members of her peer group live out of town, which makes it difficult for them to participate fully. Grace is torn, as she does not want to exclude them from the study group. When she voices her concerns to a classmate, her friend suggests using social media tools as the primary medium for sharing information. Questions What types of social media tools could Graces study group use? [Write your response here] How would those tools facilitate the objectives of the study group? [Write your response here] What are some of the risks associated with using social media for such purposes? [Write your response here] What might Grace need to do from the outset when she forms the study group? [Write your response here] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CMP 105 Select a recent news article
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Select a recent news article about a life event of an individual. It can be health related, accident related, educational, or even achievement-oriented. It will be one "slice in the lifespan of that person." For example, you might select a story of someone who has achieved a major goal in life after experiencing a debilitating accident. An example would be Nick Vujicic. Or, you could choose the story of an individual who may be suspected of a developmental disorder, and who is involved in tragedy such as James Holmes. You are encouraged to Google these individuals and read about their stories for ideas for your own selection. Write an essay (approximately 150-175 words) in the space provided in the Assignment Worksheet section on page three addressing the following questions: What is happening to this individual? Give a brief summary.What stage of lifespan developmental stage/age is this person experiencing (i.e. Infant, child, adolescent, or adult and the chronological age)? How might have the "twig" (person) been bent? Select at least three major developmentalist assumptions such as nature/nurture, behaviorism, genetic code, sociocultural, or any other developmental concepts from your textbook and discuss how these developmental concepts may have contributed to this person's situation before, during and after the life event featured in the news article. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DATA COLLECTION ,INTERVIEWS AND Interviews and Observations
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Running head: CASE STUDY, DATA COLLECTION ,INTERVIEWS AND Case Study, Data Collection, Interviews and Observations ERAU 1 CASE STUDY, DATA COLLECTION ,INTERVIEWS AND 2 Case Study, Data Collection, Interviews and Observations 1. Measurement is the assignment of numbers to characteristics (or attributes) of objects according to a pre-specified set of rules. Describe the object and characteristics of Syafiqs study. Our textbook states that objects can include persons while characteristics of objects can include arousal-seeking tendencies, achievement motivation, shopping enjoyment, service quality and more (Bougie & Sekaran, 2013). Based on this definition, it is safe to conclude that in this study, the objects are the people and the characteristics are the tendency, motivation, service experience; In other words, satisfaction of the end-users that are visiting the website. 2. The measurement of more abstract and subjective characteristics (or attributes such for instance the attributes in Syafiqs study) is more difficult than the measurement of other, more tangible attributes such as weight, length, gender, age, and marital status. Why is that? I believe the reason why measuring more abstract and subjective characteristics is more difficult that measuring other tangible attributes is because the participants of the study can be easily affected by other sources that would ultimately alter their opinions of abstract characteristics to the study, causing their opinions to be immeasurable and the data being unusable towards the study. For instance, different interviewers asking the same question on the same participant might result in different opinions in the end because of the way the question is asked. On the other hand, tangible attributes such as gender, age, and marital status are of no difficulty for the participants to answer since it does not require in-depth thinking and does not require personal opinions to be given toward a study. 3. Based on a review of the literature Syafiq has developed a table (Table 1) that should help him to operationalize the variables of his conceptual model. Use this table to discuss the attribute Information Quality in terms of dimensions and elements. In other words, which dimensions of Information Quality has Syafiq found in the literature and how have these dimensions further been broken into elements by researchers who have investigated this issue in the past? According to the table that Syafiq had designed, all of his variables had been investigated by researchers in the past and are well defined. The definition of each and every variable under information quality is clear and should be easy for Syafiqs participants to understand. The survey questions in each variable are precise and clear, which should be beneficial for Syafiqs participants in the study. 4. Syafiq could decide to use the survey questions he has found in the literature as a basis for his questionnaire. Is it, in general, a good or a bad idea to use existing scales? Why? CASE STUDY, DATA COLLECTION ,INTERVIEWS AND 3 Existing scales can be convenient, but also Personally, I believe that it is a bad idea for Syafiq to use this existing scale as a basis for his questionnaire. There is an existing possibility that other researchers have also used this set of survey questions in their questionnaires and it would be redundant and the questions are less specific to what Syafiq wanted to gather information on. Although the survey questions are complete, but survey questions designed by Syafiq himself specifically for his questionnaire in his study would be more useful and informative. Designing survey questions himself will also allow Syafiq to gather data on information that he is interested and eliminate questions that are of no value to his study. CASE STUDY, DATA COLLECTION ,INTERVIEWS AND 4 References Sekaran, U., & Bougie, R. (2013). Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach. (6th ed.). West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Shuttleworth, M. (2017). Operationalization. Retrieved from https://explorable.com/operationalization docs.google.com. (2017). Conceptualization and operationalization of variables ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ECON 365 Week 6
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Homework- Week 6-ECON 365 Many of these concepts may be new to you as students. The homework will mostly be definitions or short answer to help you understand the topics. All of the minimum wage articles have touched upon the idea of how labor unions advocate and defend minimum wage legislation. Research and let me know if you believe this to be true or false, defend your position. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENG 501 Article Critique
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Article Critique #1 Assignment ENG 501 WHAT IS AN ARTICLE CRITIQUE? An article critique is a specific type of reading response that asks you to read, analyze and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of an academic article. Critiques are holistic and examine both the content of the article and the ways in which is written before rendering an opinion on the validity or worthiness of the article. Ultimately, the purpose of the critique is to determine if the article meets your (personal and fieldspecific) standards of topic selection, evidence, logic and writing style. THE ASSIGNMENT You need to carefully and critically read one of the two articles listed below. You then need to compose a narrative response of at least 2 pages that Briefly (1 paragraph) summarizes the article Makes a claim about the strength or validity of the authors claims, Supports your claims about the authors work with specific evidence from the article Makes a supported recommendation about whether someone in your field should use this article in his/her own research or writing. FORMAT Your critique should be in essay format, using complete sentences and paragraphs. It should begin with a summary that identifies the article and author. That should be followed by your evaluation of the research and writing of the article, supported by evidence. Finally, you should conclude with a 1 paragraph recommendation, again supported by evidence, about the use of the article. Your review should contain direct references (quotes, summaries and paraphrases) from the article. You need to correctly cite your summary at the beginning with a signal phrase and in text citation. All other evidence should be cited in APA format. Include a correctly formatted APAstyle References entry at the end of your paper. (It doesnt need to be on its own page.) ARTICLE CHOICES McGowan, M. K., Stephens, P., & Gruber, D. (2007). An exploration of the ideologies of software intellectual property: The impact on ethical decision making. Journal of Business Ethics, 73(4), 409424. doi:http://dx.doi.org.tuproxy.palni.edu/10.1007/s10551006 9215 1 (Journal Exploration Assignment EXAMPLE.pdf) Shivarajan, S., & Srinivasan, A. (2013). The Poor as Suppliers of Intellectual Property: A Social Network Approach to Sustainable Poverty Alleviation. Business Ethics Quarterly Running head: JOURNAL EXPLORATION LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY Journal Exploration Assignment: Leadership Quarterly Kelly A. Trusty, Ph.D. ENG 501 Trine University September 8, 2015 JOURNAL EXPLORATION LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY 1 Journal Exploration Assignment: Leadership Quarterly Publication Information The journal Leadership Quarterly is published by Elsevier, in affiliation with the International Leadership Association. The senior editor is L. Atwater, who currently serves in the Department of Management in the C.T. Bauer College of Business at University of Houston. The editor is assisted by seven associate editors who serve in academic positions worldwide, as well as an editorial board of over 100 members. The journal is published quarterly, hence the title. Article Information Leadership Quarterly consists of articles that present a diversity of perspectives related to leadership. Its aim is to present scholarly research, theory, and developmental application from the diverse fields of inquiry about leadership (Elsevier, 2015a). The editors welcome submissions of empirical articles, integrative research reviews, theoretical pieces, conceptual papers and point/counterpoint articles. The journal desires to represent the views of a wide variety of traditional disciplines, including, but not limited to political science, economics, anthropology, psychology, history, as well as interdisciplinary and applied fields such as management and organizational behavior. The journal presents an average of 12 articles in every issue, with an average article length of 13 pages. Submission Guidelines Although the journal does not indicate a standard length of articles submitted for consideration, guidelines suggest that submission files may not be larger than 10 MB and papers must include essential elements of a scholarly article: abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, conclusions, and any artwork, tables and figures. The publisher desires that American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition be used for formatting of the manuscript and references. According to Elseviers policies and ethics regarding research data, authors are required to submit a statement of compliance with human and/or animal subjects protections board protocol as part of their submission package (Elsevier, 2015b). The journal does not specify a particular format to be used to submit articles, although it is required that the submission be spell-checked and grammar-checked prior to submission using a word processing software, and the full article must be presented in an editable format. Artwork should be submitted as separate files no larger than 10 MB each in EPS, PDF, TIFF or JPG format with minimum DPI criteria provided for each file type on page 9 of the Author Information Pack (Elsevier, 2015a). Journal articles should be submitted for consideration through Elseviers online submission portal, the Elsevier Editorial System (EES) or its new system, EVISE (Elsevier, 2015c). At present, the journal does not have any open calls for papers. JOURNAL EXPLORATION LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIN 419 MINI-CASE BioCom
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet MINI-CASE BioCom, Inc.: Part 2, Evaluating a New Product Line This mini-case is available in MyFinanceLab. BioCom, Inc. is weighing a proposal to manufacture and market a fiber-optic device that will continuously monitor blood pressure during cardiovascular surgery and other medical procedures in which precise, real-time measurements are critical. The device will continuously transmit information to a computer via a thin fiber-optic cable and display measurements on several large monitors in view of operating room personnel. It will also store the data and display it graphically for review during or after procedures. BioCom will market various versions of the device, but manufacture all of them in the same facility using the same equipment. The versions will have similar markups and cost structures. If management decides to bring this device to market, BioCom will stop selling an earlier, less sophisticated version of the monitor. The product that BioCom will discontinue now contributes about $1,650,000 per year to operating cash flow, and projected sales are flat. BioCom focuses exclusively on cutting-edge applications, so it expects to discontinue the new monitor after five years. At that time, it will sell the technology and used manufacturing equipment to a foreign company for an estimated $2,400,000. Cost analysts have collected the following figures and submitted them to the treasurers office for additional study and a final decision on whether to proceed. You, as assistant to the treasurer, must compute and evaluate the basic capital budgeting criteria. The project will initially increase working capital by $480,000, which the company will recover at the end of the project when it sells remaining inventory and collects accounts receivable. The analysts are not quite sure if they should include $450,000 that the company already spent on research and development for the new product. They also disagree about whether the effect of the discontinued monitor on the companys overall operating cash flows is relevant to the decision on the new product line, so you must decide how to deal with these two items. Cost of new plant and equipment $24,000,000 Designs and prototypes $ 450,000 Estimated salvage value of technology and equipment, end of year 5 $ 2,400,000 First-year sales forecast $16,500,000 Projected annual rate of sales increases 6% Cost of goods sold 40% of sales Selling, general, and administrative expenses 5% of sales Annual fixed cost $600,000 Operating cash flow from current desk sales $1,650,000 Economic life of the project 5 years Initial change in net working capital $480,000 Depreciation 5-year MACRS Tax rate 34% Discount rate = cost of capital 9% QUESTIONS 1. What is the total relevant initial investment for BioComs new product line? Would you include the designs and prototypes? Would you include the change in net working capital? 2. What is the cash flow resulting from disposal of the equipment at the end of the project? 3 .Compute a schedule of depreciation for the plant and equipment. 4. Compute a schedule of operating cash flows for BioComs new product. 5. Compute a schedule of incremental cash flows for BioComs new product. 6. Compute the projects net present value. 7. Does your answer to Question 6 indicate that management should accept or reject the product? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIN 650 Mini Case in Financial Management
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet The purpose of this assignment is to explain core concepts related to stocks and to analyze the ethical implications of decisions and promote ethical standards within organizations. Read the Chapter 7 Mini Case on pages 322-323 in Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Using complete sentences and academic vocabulary, please answer questions a through d. Using the mini case information, write a 250-500 word report presenting potential ethical issues that may arise from expanding into other related fields. In your discussion, proactively strategize about possible expansion by explaining opportunities to promote ethical standards within your organization. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. This assignment uses a rubric. Your employer, a mid-sized human resources management company, is considering expansion into related fields, including the acquisition of Temp Force Company, an employment agency that supplies word processor operators and computer programmers to businesses with temporary heavy workloads. Your employer is also considering the purchase of a Biggerstaff & Biggerstaff (B&B), a privately held company owned by two brothers, each with 5 million shares of stock. B&B currently has free cash flow of $24 million, which is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5%. B&Bs financial statements report marketable securities of $100 million, debt of $200 million, and preferred stock of $50 million. B&Bs WACC is 11%. Answer the following questions. a. Describe briefly the legal rights and privileges of common stockholders. b. (1) Write out a formula that can be used to value any stock, regardless of its dividend pattern. (2) What is a constant growth stock? How are constant growth stocks valued? (3) What happens if a company has a constant g that exceeds its rs? Will many stocks have expected g > rs in the short run (i.e., for the next few years)? In the long run (i.e., forever)? c. Assume that Temp Force has a beta coefficient of 1.2, that the risk-free rate (the yield on T-bonds) is 7.0%, and that the market risk premium is 5%. What is the required rate of return on the firms stock? d. Assume that Temp Force is a constant growth company whose last dividend (D0, which was paid yesterday) was $2.00 and whose dividend is expected to grow indefinitely at a 6% rate. (1) What is the firms current estimated intrinsic stock price? (2) What is the stocks expected value 1 year from now? (3) What are the expected dividend yield, the expected capital gains yield, and the expected total return during the first year? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HSA 4192 Organization Cultures in Health
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Organization Cultures in Health. 1- Cultural Diversity 2- Cross-Understanding 3- Learning Students will write a minimum of 2 pages (but no more than 3 pages) APA style paper.
o The writing should provide an example (either real or hypothetical) justifying why this organizational culture is important for organizations that want to improve their quality and performance. Please, do not exploit federal HIPAA guidelines when actual examples from real life are used. o The paper should include at minimum two external scholarly references other than the textbook used for this course. These references should be used to support the examples presented for each Organizational Culture in Health. References should not just be arbitrarily included so the user can meet the minimum requirement. The references should align with the arguments being presented. o The submission must follow strict APA guidelines: cover page, citations throughout the writing, reference page, running header, and appendix (only if applicable). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LDR 600 A Drill Sergeant at First,"
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Review "Case 4.1: A Drill Sergeant at First," located in Chapter 4 of the textbook, Leadership: Theory and Practice. Post a 250-300 word response to the questions located at the end of case. In your response, be sure to address the strengths and weaknesses of the behavioral approach to leadership in this situation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LDR 600 Leadership is a complex process
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Leadership is a complex process that requires leaders to critically appraise the circumstances in which they find themselves to best determine how to lead and influence those around them. There are multiple tactics a leader can employ in any given circumstance to influence a situation or their followers. Compare two leaders you have dealt with in the past. What different tactics did these leaders employ to influence situations or people? Which tactics were successful? Which tactics were not successful? As a leader, how can you critically appraise situations to make sure you select appropriate tactics for influencing a given situation? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LDR 600 Select a book about leadership
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Select a book about leadership by a successful leader whom you believe has adopted leadership as a vocation. It can be a book by a well-known individual in the discipline of leadership or a leader in your own field, religion, sport, or another area of personal interest. Students are encouraged to select their book early in the course (at least before the end of Topic 2) to allow time for thoughtful reading and planning for this assignment. In an analysis of 750-900 words, examine the theoretical framework, style, and leadership traits presented in the selected book. Discuss how this particular individual has adopted leadership as a vocation. As a leader, which qualities of this person would you seek to emulate in order to inspire followership? Which shortcomings of this leadership approach would you attempt to overcome? Be sure to cite examples from the book and integrate a minimum of four secondary sources on leadership theory to support your analysis. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MGMT 690 ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION Deborah enters your office, and you notice that she looks apprehensive. Hi, Deborah. Whats up? you ask, hoping that nothing is wrong. Well, your team is doing an excellent job researching, and youve been keeping me up-to-date on your findings. My concern is that we are approaching this from a narrow-minded approach. How so? You ask. You are puzzled. Our team has been looking at every aspect of the company and considering both internal and external pros and cons. We need your findings put into some kind of management system so we can really see where we are headed regarding our global expansion. I think we need to cover our bases here. Please report back to me next week with your thinking put into a framework. Complete the following: A balanced scorecard suggests that we view the organization from four perspectives (the learning & growth perspective, the business process perspective, the customer perspective, and the financial perspective). Briefly discuss these four perspectives analyzing what each means to your organization? Based on this analysis:What other strategies would be a good fit for your company profile?Provide a brief overview of these strategies. Why is it important to have more than one strategy in mind when pursuing global expansion? ***PLEASE WRITE 3-4 PAGES*** SCENARIO Company Biography In January of 2002, John Ferrer and his wife Deborah started their own corporation, a large custom furniture manufacturer located in Boston, MA. Their initial accounts were in the Northeastern region of the United States, and they annually observed a constant profit increase. By March of 2006, they were able to grow the company enough to go from five distribution and manufacturing plants to 10 to allow shipping to 48 states. Although they have two retail stores, one located in Phoenix and one in Boston, their primary source of revenue is online catalog sales. They have 10 manufacturing plants and distribution centers throughout the country. John and Deborahs corporation is known throughout the industry for its exceptional customer service and superior quality. The contemporary designs lend themselves to a younger market, and the customer base is predominantly upper-middle class because it is one of the highest priced furniture companies in the market. Part of the appeal of John and Deborahs brand is their consistent involvement with the local communities to create green gardens. They have also been a major contributor to organizations that build houses for people in need. One of their primary strengths is their vertical integration. They have a team of in-house designers saving the company design costs and allowing the flexibility to rapidly change designs as the market changes. Their products have been featured on several prominent home design and gardening shows and have been endorsed by several well-known designers. Because of the recent housing market sales decline (8% from 2005 2006), home renovations have slowed significantly. This has impacted the amount of furniture and fixture sales and continues to impact revenue. Furniture sales in the United States have decreased significantly, and John and Deborah have recently been discussing the possibility of global expansion. Another potential threat to their company is that many higher-end brands have been marketing aggressively and creating lines for popular retail stores. These allow the lower-income consumers to have access to high-end brands at a much lower price point. So far, these lines have been incredibly successful and have significantly increased profits for competitors. Many of these competitors have also had great success in the global marketplace with these lower cost replicas. John and Deborah know that it is time to seriously consider expanding their business. They want to be able to make it through the economic crisis and rely on other ways to increase sales and business. They are open to looking into the global market, but they want to be sure that it is the right move for the business. They have requested an advisory board meeting next month in which you will present the global marketing strategy. As the market strategist, you will play a key role in helping the board decide if this is the right move for the company. The Problem You are sitting in Deborah Ferrers office. After the customary small talk, Deborah sits forward and states, I am very impressed with the work that you have done as the strategic marketing manager. Since John and I started this company in Boston, we have seen continuous growth, but nothing like what we have seen since you started. However, the housing market is really starting to impact our profits. This last quarters numbers were not looking good. You reply, The crisis has really hit us hard. We have some stiff competition, too, with the other brands creating retail knock-offs. She counters, Weve had great success with your strategies in the domestic markets, but we do need to think of a new approach and strategy. I have complete faith in your abilities to take this company exactly where it needs to go. I must say that we are really counting on you, and I know that you will follow through. I will make sure that we do well. Do you have any new projects for me? you ask. Deborah smiles and says, You know me well. I do have a new project for you. I sent you an e-mail just before our meeting. Im curious if expanding in a global market would be a good move for our company. I would like you to look into this for me. Our team is definitely up for the challenge, you say with enthusiasm. Deborah shakes hands with you warmly, and you make your way out of the meeting. As you drive out of the parking garage, you think about your success with the company. You cannot wait to get started. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MKTG 355 Transformative
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Transformative: Social media throughout the firm November 5, 2014 If your company has a social media manager, chances are that person reports into the marketing department. But, the marketing department is not necessarily the only department that should be using social media, according to Bin Gu, a professor of information systems at the W. P. Carey School of Business. If your company has a social media manager, chances are, that person reports into the marketing department. Given that the Pew Research Center found 72 percent of online adults are active on some form of social networking site, marketing is an appropriate home for a companys social media initiatives. But, its not necessarily the only department that should be using social media, according to Bin Gu, a professor of information systems at the W. P. Carey School of Business. A large portion of Gus research centers around social media, and his investigations lead him to call this phenomenon a disruptive innovation because it breaks barriers both within firms and between firms and customers. Among other changes, he notes that now customers and the general public have become part of the production function for firms. Businesses will see social media as more than a way to get things sold. Its also a way to get things done, he says. R&D: Tapping into the wisdom of the world Innovation is on Gus list of great things firms are doing with social media, and hes recently turned his investigative eye toward the world of crowdsourcing. Unlike outsourcing, where firms turn a function over to another company to manage, crowdsourcing is the act of posting a problem or question on the Internet and letting the masses online find an answer. The process lets firms tap into the wisdom of external people, Gu notes. The firm is not limited to the knowledge of internal R&D staff. It minimizes risk, too, he adds, because there is no failure cost, he says. People dont get paid unless they have a solution that is acceptable to the posting firm. At the center of Gus recent research is Kaggle.com, a crowdsourcing site that challenges IT experts around the world to vie for the best predictive analytics solution to big, knotty questions. Among the big- name users of the site youll find NASA, which used Kaggle to improve the accuracy of imaging dark matter. Allstate Insurance turned to this resource to reduce customer churn and improve estimates on claims costs. Ford sought early detection of driver drowsiness. And, an unnamed, $100plus billion oil and gas company tapped the Kaggle community to better predict oil reserves. What makes research teams successful on Kaggle? Gu crunched some data himself to find out. Specifically, he examined the win ratio of competing teams, as well as the characteristics of the team members and their communication exchanges. There are two general types of capabilities involved, Gu explains. One is technical capability, or how well people know data mining. The other is social capability. Gu examined the interaction of the two to determine the combination of capabilities likely to be most successful in tackling a contest. What we found in the teams that were most successful is that the team leaders have high social capabilities and others on the team have high technical capabilities, he says. The leader needs social capabilities to coordinate and solicit knowledge out of highly technical team members. This finding indicates firms might want to look for similar team dynamics, he adds. When crowdsourcing within a firm, you must match people with good social capabilities and good technical capabilities. In a competitive environment, this becomes even more crucial. Knowledge management: Breaking the internal barriers Group dynamics also come into play when using social media for company knowledge sharing, according to research conducted by Gu. He teamed with two other scholars to explore what made enterprise social network useful or not useful for a large oil and gas firm with some 200 communities sharing information online. Gu says this firm has invested heavily in knowledge sharing. It has staff devoted to the process, as well as a manager for each of the 200 communities in the enterprise social network. Knowledge sharing really means money to them. It can cost millions of dollars for each hour an oil rig has to stop drilling because of a technical problem, he says. So, Gu and his colleagues tried to understand what factors encourage knowledge sharing, and he found two of extreme importance. One we called internal cohesion, he says. It means everyone participates in the online communities. Not surprisingly, if only a few people participate, the community cant flourish, a circumstance Gu found in around 15 percent of the communities studied. What did surprise the researchers was the second factor needed for meaningful knowledge sharing: external participation, or members who participate in external communities. External participation may take away a members time in a focal community, but they could bring in new knowledge. Gu found that for the most successful problem solving, groups need both cohesion and a fair share of multi- group teammates. If you dont have external participation, you wont have new knowledge coming in, Gu says. Decision making: The increasing influence of customers Problem- solving isnt the only area where social media participants take on important roles in an organizations operations. As noted earlier, Gu sees customers now becoming an integral part of the production function itself. This production concept can be applied beyond the company producing a product or service for sale. Gu likens the business of politics to a manufacturing operation, where the politicians policymaking activity, such as voting in Congress, constitutes firm output, and constituents buy the politicians product with votes of their own. Since social media breaks the barriers between businesses and customers, Gu wondered if politicians participation in social media changes the way congressional members vote on legislation. He discovered that it does, after doing a careful analysis of congressional members voting records before and after they started tweeting. Generally, congressional members became more conservative in their voting after the Twitter interaction began, Gu found. That was an across theboard impact. What was really interesting is that the shift can be almost entirely explained by members of congress changing their votes to be closer to the position of voters if there was a mismatch, he adds. Before engaging constituents through Twitter, there were often gaps between political leanings of constituents and the congressional members votes. After the social media engagement, we see the congressional representative comes closer to the voters positions. Validating buzz about buzz: Coming back to marketing Gu also has looked at social media from a marketing perspective, and hes uncovered findings marketers should note. For instance, one of his studies, with W. P. Carey information systems professor Ben Shao and doctoral student, Chunxiao Li, showed theres good reason for understanding the difference between firmgenerated buzz and consumergenerated buzz. Social media performs two functions. One is information dissemination and the other is socializing, he says. Different social media sites serve different purposes. Twitter is better for information dissemination and Facebook is better for socializing. Therefore, marketers need to use different social media strategies for different social media sites. To reach this conclusion, Gu analyzed sales generated by social media sites as reported by several hundred companies. He found that firm generated tweets drove product sales, but firmgenerated Facebook postings had no effect on sales whatsoever. Only consumerto- consumer interactions on Facebook have an effect on sales. The message is that consumertoconsumer interaction is the rule of the game for socializing in social media sites. You cant just say your product is good. You have to get consumers to tell their friends your product is good, he says. On the flip side, a look at purchase history can outweigh praise, or at least it did when Gu looked at software downloads. Regardless of what people said about quality, people stuck with the popular product, he says. They herd together. Consumertoconsumer buzz works in many nuanced ways. In other research, Gu found that positive buzz improved the sales of popular products more than they helped the sales of niche products, while negative reviews hurt niche products more than the popular ones. The takeaway is that positive buzz becomes all the more crucial for niche- product sellers, who often rely on the Internets expansive distribution channel to achieve sales success. Here too, the consumer voice impacts firm effort and activity. Social media now penetrates throughout firm operations, Gu says. Its a more disruptive force than many realize. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MT 480 Financing corporate purchases and overall capital budgeting
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Financing corporate purchases and overall capital budgeting usually requires the finance manager to assess tax rates, dividend payout policy, weighting of capital sources, and more. However, the Modigliani and Miller propositions state that, in most situations, it does not matter if the firm's capital is raised by issuing stock or selling debt. As a student you might assume studies of capital budgeting strategies will no longer be reviewed in coursework. Before coming to that conclusion please discuss the principles presented by Modigliani and Miller and explain your agreement or disagreement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSYCH 261 Behavior Change Proposal Outline
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Behavior Change Proposal Outline I. Introduction a. The behavior targeted for change The behavior intended for change is the addiction to junk foods (high-calorie foods) a. The person targeted for change I am the one targeted for the modification of behavior. I have a high addiction for junk foods. I can find myself visiting the fast food joints almost three times a day for the high-calorie foods such as pizza. b. The rationale for changing the behavior It is important to modify the behavior as it is detrimental to my health. I am almost obese based on the weight gained from eating the junk foods. It is important for me to maintain a healthy weight. II. Response definition The behavior I wish to change the current situation is the high addiction to junk and oily foods. I have a high craving for the junk food, and I end up eating much of the fatty foods whenever I feel the cravings. Visiting fast food stores like MacDonalds three times a day is one of the addictive behaviors. III. Response Measurement a. Observation and Collection of Data The behavior would be observed based on the number of incidences I visit fast food stores. The data would also be collected depending on the quantity of junk food I intake at any particular meal. The weight gained over a period of time would also be a way of collecting the relevant data. b. Data summary Data would be graphed and calculated depending on the amount of junk food calories and how they increase the weight. IV. Behavior change strategies a. Stimulus control strategy Avoiding watching television programs concerning junk foods as they stimulate my cravings Avoiding fast food joints as they are the number one stimulators b. Reinforcement strategy Eating healthier foods to ensure satisfaction and lower food cravings Reading about the health effects of high calories in the body ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSYCH 261 Behavior Change Proposal
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Behavior Change Proposal Paper If you would like to earn an A in this class, you must write and receive a passing grade on a behavior change proposal. The proposal should describe a behavior change program that you could implement for yourself (self-management program) or someone else (e.g., friend, family member, pet). The program should incorporate and specify at least two basic principles of behavior discussed in class (e.g., reinforcement, punishment, extinction, generalization, discrimination, respondent conditioning). You may elect to increase/decrease the frequency of an existing behavior, establish a new behavior, or some combination. Proposals should be 4-6 pages, typed, and double-spaced. Use the following outline for your proposal: Introduction: Describe in a few sentences: (a) the behavior(s) targeted for change, (b) the person/animal whose behavior you wish to change (i.e., yourself or someone else), and (c) a rationale for changing the behavior(s) (i.e., why is it important?) Response Definitions: Provide an operational definition (including situational context if relevant) of each behavior you wish to change. Describe each behavior in objective terms so that it can be observed and counted. Response Measurement: Describe how you will: (a) observe and collect data on each behavior, and (b) how the data will be summarized (i.e., calculated, graphed, etc.) Behavior Change Strategies: Describe how you will arrange conditions to change the behavior(s). Select at least two procedures from the following categories (i.e., the program will consist of at least two strategies): stimulus control, reinforcement/shaping, punishment, extinction, respondent acquisition/extinction. The paper should include a justification using the material from the textbooks and from notes as to why you are choosing the methods you did as well as a description of what you expect in terms of results (number of trials, obstacles, etc.). Papers should be submitted to Canvas by the date due; students will have one opportunity for revision if they do not pass the first time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSYCHOLOGY 221 Describe how Star Trek
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet 1. Describe how Star Trek is an example of the myth of assimilation and talk about how the characters mirror the diverse American culture. 2. Explain what the concept of culture shock is, and provide at least two examples. 3. Compare and contrast ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. 4. Explain the cultural change that has occurred particularly since the 1960's which represents a major shift in how Americans identify themselves, and describe at least two factors that contributed to that change. 5. Define identity politics and provide at least two examples. 6. What is neoliberalism, and what are some changes that have occurred as a result of neoliberalist policies? 7. Compare and contrast the concepts of assimilation versus multiculturalism. What are some of the ideals that each foster? 8. Discuss what changes were made to ethnic categories in the 2010 US Census and how that reflects changes in how Americans identify themselves. 9. What effects can culture have on athletic ability (opportunities) and intelligence testing? What policy has been instituted by many colleges/universities to increase minority student enrollment and why was this policy deemed necessary? 10. In what way or ways has increased immigration in the US impacted the majority/minority composition of the country? What impact has this shift had on people's attitudes and political opinions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSYCHOLOGY PS220-03 nfant Physical, Cognitive and
Socioemotional Development
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Topic 1 of 1: Infant Physical, Cognitive and Socioemotional Development -- Discussion 200-250 words This week you are learning about physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development in infancy. Imagine that you are a psychology professional working with first-time parents, Mark and Nicole, and you are providing these parents with information on infant physical development, cognitive development, and attachment. Their son, David, is an 11-month-old infant who can crawl and stand up holding onto something. He can build a tower of two cubes. He can purposefully crawl toward a ball to roll it. He can find objects that are hidden, but is unable to search for a hidden object in several locations and is unable to find an object that has been moved while out of sight. When his mother, Nicole, left the room for a moment, David started crying and neither you nor his father could calm him down. Once Nicole returned to the room, David stopped crying, calmed down and resumed playing. 1. 1. Using Table 5.2 on page 182 in your textbook, Infants, Children, and Adolescents , how do Davids motor skills compare to the gross- and fine-motor skill milestones listed in the table? Should Mark and Nicole be concerned if David does not reach the milestones at the average age listed in the table? Why or why not? 2. 2. Using Piagets Theory, explain which substage of the sensorimotor stage best depicts Davids behavior and why. What behaviors would you expect next in David with respect to intentional behavior? 3. 3. Based on the information provided about David, how would you classify his attachment pattern? Describe the behaviors you would expect in a securely attached child. What clues would you look for to distinguish among avoidant, resistant, and disorganized/disoriented insecure attachment? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The concept of leadership as a "vocation"
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet The concept of leadership as a "vocation" greatly distinguishes leadership from a job, career, or what one simply does for a living. A vocation can be thought of as one's calling. Vocation is often associated with the clergy or missionaries who feel called by a higher power to fulfill a specific purpose. Vocation is also a concept associated with careers like teachers, emergency responders, doctors, or other health care professionals who feel strongly compelled to dedicate their own lives to improving the lives of those whom they serve. Consider your own view of leadership. How does understanding leadership as a vocation inform your understanding of the personal and moral commitments required of leaders? If leadership is not a job, but a calling, what responsibilities do leaders have towards their position, their organization, and their followers? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The concept of leadership as a "vocation"
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet The concept of leadership as a "vocation" greatly distinguishes leadership from a job, career, or what one simply does for a living. A vocation can be thought of as one's calling. Vocation is often associated with the clergy or missionaries who feel called by a higher power to fulfill a specific purpose. Vocation is also a concept associated with careers like teachers, emergency responders, doctors, or other health care professionals who feel strongly compelled to dedicate their own lives to improving the lives of those whom they serve. Consider your own view of leadership. How does understanding leadership as a vocation inform your understanding of the personal and moral commitments required of leaders? If leadership is not a job, but a calling, what responsibilities do leaders have towards their position, their organization, and their followers? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The manager of a large distribution centre
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Scenario: As the manager of a large distribution centre, you are responsible for conducting an annual inventory count. The DC maintains 13000 SKUs with a total value of $4,250,000.00 on the day of the inventory. Annual sales are $28,000,000.00. The ABC analysis has A items at 10% with 80% of the value, B is 10% items with 10% of the value and C items constitute the balance. Inventory carrying cost is 20%. All items are maintained on shelving designed to be picked from both sides. Items are placed on the shelves according to a random numbering system. Instructions: Determine the value and quantity of A, B and C items. What is the carrying cost of inventory and identify 5 examples that would be included in the cost and how many inventory turns occur during the year. Also, define the process you would use to conduct the inventory count. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write a 300-word paper in APA format outlining the ethical decision-making process
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Review the case scenarios and select one of the three scenarios listed below to write about. Compare the steps typically taken in the ethical decision-making process to the scenario you have selected to write about. 1. 1. Clearly define the issue. 2. 2. Determine the facts of the situation. 3. 3. Determine who the stakeholders are, the values at stake, and the obligations and interests of each stakeholder. 4. 4. Determine what options are available and evaluate them. 5. 5. Decide what should be done. 6. 6. Justify the decision made by identifying reasons that support the decision. 7. 7. Implement the decision. 8. 8. Evaluate the outcome of the decision. 9. 9. Examine how to prevent the issue from recurring. Write a 300-word paper in APA format outlining the ethical decision- making process you would follow to bring the case to a resolution. Support your answers with referenced information from this week's reading. Be sure to think and identify your options and think about which course of action to pursue, I also suggest you ask the following questions: What are my choices? How do the options compare with one another? What might happen? Who might be affected? How would it make me feel? How would my decision be viewed by other people? What would my supervisor think? How would my coworkers feel? Could I lose my job? Is it honest? Is it ethical? Does it reflect good character? Is it based on sound moral values? How would it affect my reputation? Would it damage the trust others have in me? Would I be respected for my decision? What would a professional do? What does my conscience tell me to do? Submit your paper to the assignment dropbox 1. 1. You are a member of a group planning your neighborhood's annual block party. You are charged with creating a flyer describing the party and distributing it, by mail or door-to-door for those neighbors who are unwilling to share an e-mail address. You have over thirty neighbors who will need a flyer. You do not have a copy machine and you will bear the expense of copying the flyer yourself. At your office, there is no security key on the copy machine nor is there a counter that keeps track of the number of copies made by department. You are tempted to make the copies you need using the company copy machine. Your company has a strict policy requiring use of office equipment for business purposes only. What should you do? 2. 2. You are employed in the Human Resources Department at Anywhere Hospital. Your good friend Kim is applying for a position with Hospital. Kim asks you for advice on how to prepare for an interview. You have access to the interview questions asked of all candidates and know that if Kim had access to the questions, she would be well prepared for an interview. What should you do? 3. 3. You work in Quality Control. Your department receives new computer equipment as part of a cyclical maintenance plan. Once a year, your department inventories the existing computer equipment that is in working order but is no longer needed and identifies the equipment as excess property. Excess computers are donated to a local elementary school. This year, your department has identified ten computers and peripheral accessories as excess property ready for donation. You are asked to deliver the excess property to the elementary school. In viewing the excess property, you note that the equipment is newer than the equipment you have at your home. You are tempted to switch out your home computer equipment with some of the excess property and then deliver the equipment to a local elementary school. What should you do? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WRITING 101 Exercise 8 Construct an executive summary
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
tutorialoutlet Exercise 8 Construct an executive summary that combines the findings of two scholarly sources related to sex education. The basis for this exercise will be your scholarly research this week. Two Scholarly resources from Google scholars or temple university library database. Note: this is not a true executive summary. We are just using the format/style to practice writing in this genre for your group project. So, pretend that these are parts of the analytical reports and summarize them that way. Look for any recommendations that you may draw from them that are pertinent to your teams idea. Completion You should construct your message as a formal essay with heading and title and Works Cited in MLA format at the end, but use professional blocking as you format the text. Evaluation Your submission will be evaluated based on how closely it reflects professional tone and format, objective delivery, substantive research results, and standard American English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------