Analytical Paper One Non-US Geopolitical Imaginations

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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
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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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)
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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.
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CMP 105 Grace Speak is a fourth-year student at Best University

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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]
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 CMP 105 Select a recent news article

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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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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?
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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).
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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
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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MT 480 Financing corporate purchases and overall capital
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
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Write a 300-word paper in APA format outlining the ethical
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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?
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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.
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