Imagine a local company produces and sells chainsaws that come with a 2-year warranty. There are metal parts on the production line that must be painted before the chainsaws are assembled. The currently used paint gun transfers only 75% of the paint to the product, with the remaining 25% lost as air emissions. This exceeds the l
Accountability is important throughout all aspects of corporate success. Discuss the need for corporate accountability when dealing with sustainability issues for a company. Why is accountability important?
Healthy employees are more likely to be productive and actively engaged with the organization in producing quality work. Research the mental and physical health benefits that employees receive through engaging in wellness programs and the impact of employee wellness on strategic organizational goals. Research and respond to t
What does it mean to say that an organization learns? Evaluate the importance of learning to an organization and discuss what is necessary for it to occur. Explain your answer with examples where ever possible from real business world.
Provide a new mission and vision statement for the company lifetime fitness. I am interested in taking a closer look at Life Time Fitness, Inc. (LTM). This company exists to educate and train people in health and fitness activities. The company was founded in 1992, went public in 2004, and is currently on the Russell 2000 i
Scenario: As a recently promoted manager, you are learning about the importance of basing important decisions on good assumptions; you thought you would practice by thinking through some major decisions that have been made and what the assumptions that the decisions were based upon must have been. Find two situations in w
Why is the portfolio approach an effective tool to manage risk?
The toy industry is going through a radical change. Children are growing out of traditional toys such as Barbie dolls at a younger age. Mattel is the world's largest toy company and its divisions such as Tyco and Fisher-Price have been affected. Consequently, Mattel is embarking on a program to redefine its core business from th
What international business-level strategies are multidomestic, transnational, and global? I need to describe the differences among the three of these strategies and then answer this question: Is Starbucks multidomestic, transnational, or global? I have to explain this answer in detail.
Explain the behavioral and cognitive approaches to learning. Which is most relevant to training? Explain your answer.
Several categories of control activities are identified in the chapter using the following framework. a. Authorization b. Segregation of duties c. Information processing controls 1. General controls 2. Application controls 3. Controls over the financial reporting process d. Physical controls e. P
You are a marketing manager for Nike. Your department has come up with the idea of manufacturing a baseball bat for use in colleges around the nation. Assuming you are in the business analysis stage, write a brief analysis based on these questions of the "Business Analysis". - What is the likely demand for the product? - Wh
What are the three basic function of a firm? Do all firms/organizations (Private, Government, Not-for-profit) perform these three functions?
Please write one paragraph stating why you would be good for this position. We are looking for a Vice President of Operations, You will be responsible for delivering results which contribute to the achievement of maximum profitable growth in line with company strategy and values. Position will implement plans and strategies
Consider the following hierarchy of waste management technologies in decreasing order of preference: 1. waste reduction 2. reuse of material 3. recycling 4. treatment or incineration 5. land disposal What criteria do you think are the most important in this prioritization of preference? Do y
Identify items that need particular attention during receiving process for restaurants. Specify guidelines for receiving these items, with explanations if any.
Are the majority of leaders, presidents, and CEOs of the top American companies and essential non-profit organizations elected or appointed? What would happen if such process was democratized where the employees were given the responsibility of electing their own leaders? Be clear, persuasive (and polite) in presenting your opin
Choose 4 of the following training modules that you would prefer best and describe how you would implement a training this way: 1) Small group activity 2) Experiential 3) Computer-Based Training (CBT) 4) Case study 5) Teleconference 6) Video-Conference 7) Conference 8) On
What methods may be used for evaluating the effectiveness of a training program? Why is post-training evaluation important? Compare and contrast the various methods for evaluating the effectiveness of training.
Think of a doctor's office and the issues they have with scheduling. How do you balance the patient's need for particular appointment times with the need to minimize down time/wait time? What other examples can you think of and what creative solutions have you seen?
1. Comparing insurance system (national insurance and personal insurance) for AIDS patient between Japan and U.S.A. 2. Comparing government support system between Japan and U.S.A.
Explain the portfolio approach to risk management. Explain the use of insurance in managing risk.
Create a presentation in which you demonstrate how different stakeholders are affected by business decisions and practices. Select one of the following types of industries: a pharmaceutical manufacturer, an organic yogurt producer, a carpet cleaning company, or a city aquarium. Identify a representative example of a real bus
When is insurance beneficial? Is Insurance ever not beneficial?
After the occurrence of Hurricane Katrina, insurance companies refused to pay claims to insurance holders who paid premius on time and had binding legal contracts. What do you think the impact is to the "image management" that these insurance companies will have to deal with after all the law suits?
Jobs @ Steves Machine Shop are sequenced using the slack per remaining operations rule. Determine the sequence of the following jobs waiting in queue Job Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Est. completion time (hrs) 15 10 8 6
You have been hired by Adv Technologies, a company that provides customer technology projects, and asked to explore the potential use of the SPT job sequencing rule. the firms next five jobs are detailed below. Explain whether SPT rule is helpful in this scenario Client Order Arrival Due Date Est. Comp
Critically evaluate what is environmental accounting(definition): -what it is -why it matter -how it is done How do organizations integrate environmental policy in business strategy. -The interdisciplinary approach to environmental accounting -Producing environmental accounts -Training environmental auditors How do o
Explain training techniques to be used to ensure employees are knowledgeable.
Write a Mock Email message to your instructor requesting an extension on the due date for your presentation project. Be sure to use logic and to support your position with evidence. (Make the MSWord Document appear to be an email with "To" , "From", "Subject") Remember, this is a business communication class. The grammar and st