Describe the EFAS and the IFAS. What is the purpose of each tool? Are there any weaknesses in the EFAS/IFAS classification system? In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Boards. You will be graded on the quality of your postings. You must use APA format and include a reference list. Wikipedia can not b
Can you help me with explaining the terms 'Risk' and 'Uncertainty' with a business example of each? References would help too to read through as well to get a stronger knowledge of this.
In strategic planning and considering external factors, one of my classmates brought the following questions up.... How would you assess the attitude of a society, especially a heterogeneous one like we find in many big cities in the US and around the globe? How could one assess the attitude of a country? 150-200 words
In your white paper presented to Tim and Anna, you shared with them the need to adopt a strategy that includes preserving current assets as well as creating future growth. As a result, you provided the tools they needed to consider to accomplish their goals: property and liability insurance for protecting their lifestyle assets,
Need assistance with financial data for Case Study for Southwest Airlines. Attached assignment below.
Why should sales managers be concerned with the job satisfaction of salespeople? Explain your answer in detail.
Why is it important to invest in sales training? Explain your answer in detail.
A public health care administrator (PHCA) is an individual who specializes in disease control/prevention and work towards promoting health care initiatives. PHCA's build community wide awareness of new and existing diseases, outbreaks of new diseases and how to identify symptoms and preventative measures to protect oneself shou
Is focusing on stability really a strategy or is it just a term for no strategy? What are the tradeoffs between an internal and an external growth strategy? I need each question to consist on a tleast 50 words with reference. Thank you Gail
Managing Benefits can provide you with great experience in dealing with people in so many areas...but especially in communicating change - because each year, there is always something that changes. Explain.
Read the attached case study titled â??Naval Operating Base, Arkladelphiaâ? in which you are given a scenario regarding difficulties faced by a negotiator in a â??sole sourceâ? situation. Read through the case study and answer the three questions at the end regarding what Lieutenant Early should do. Justify your answers
1. What is the role of lead time, transportation costs and production costs in terms of the cost decisions? 3-4 solid paragraphs please. - use any of the information below if necessary. 1. The bill of material for a bike is as follows: 2. The forecast annual demand for of bikes in the United States is 20,000 units.
Identify characteristics of good instructional design. Why are these important? What is rapid e-learning and why would an instructional designer ever use this method of creating training? Is this the same as accelerated learning? Please give substantive information and argument.
****I NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PLEASE****ORIGINAL INFORMATION***** You have been assigned to a scientific commission whose mandate is to research ways of reducing air pollution from motor vehicles. Your specific assignment is to research the following types of alternative-fuel vehicles that are currently under development,
Managing Change -Apple Computer Inc. Could you please help me with this assignment? Managing Change (Apple Computer Inc.) Need to ensure that I have cover the 3 areas: 1.Areas in which managers must be knowledgeable (e.g., process re-engineering and restructuring, innovating application of goods and services, approaches to
What are process flow structures? What structure does your organization rely on the most? How effective has the structure been in achieving organizational goals?
Using your text, and Internet resources, explain the Strategic Management process. Include the different aspects of the Strategic Management process. Superior posts will include examples from industry. RUBRIC: Objective: Explain the strategic management process within the global environment.
Prepare a paper in which you develop a staffing plan for the organization in which you work, or one with which you are familiar. Determine how many people you need to hire and in what functional areas, such as manufacturing, operations, customer service, distribution, marketing, and accounting. Develop strategies to recruit the
The forecasting model that assumes previous time periods have some influence on future sales, but the influence varies by time period, is: a. exponential smoothing. b. historical analogy. c. mean absolute deviation. d. moving average. e. weighted moving average. The forecasti
When interest rates increase by 1%, housing starts will decrease by 5%. The forecasting method which is used for this data is: a. cause and effect. b. expert opinion. c. qualitative. d. quantitative.
Discussion Question # 3 If a certain negotiating style does not work for you in a given situation, is it always advisable to try a different style in a subsequent attempt? What elements are essential to successful negotiations? Why would an entity or individuals be unwilling to work with a win-win style? Is it possible t
HEWLETT PACKARD In this assignment, you are to discuss the final implementation plan. Include the following for discussion: State how the implementation will proceed. Provide a preliminary timeline for that implementation. Indicate your plans for revising your strategic plan in the face of obstacles that cannot be overco
Create a Precedence Diagram and an arrow diagram based on the following information: a. There are 10 total tasks named A-J. b. Tasks A, B, and H have durations of 2 days. c. Tasks C, E, I, and J have durations of 3 days. d. Tasks D, F, and G have durations of 1 day. e. Tasks A, B, and D can be conducted in parallel.
Task Name: Phase 2 Individual Project 2 Deliverable Length: 2,000â?"3,000 words Details: Library Research Assignment You have been working for CF&F for the past 5 months as the human resource manager. You decide to look at ways to improve the organization, and you begin by reviewing succession planning in the organizatio
1. Explain the operational components of planning, sourcing, making, and delivering. 2. Describe the importance of sales, operations, and resource planning for the supply chain. 3. Explain why it is critical to have an accurate sales forecast.
Read Multiple Headquarters: A Sixth Stage of International Development on page 294 in our textbook, and also read the article Borders are So 20 th Century from Business Week Magazine: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_38/b3850063_mz063.htm What are the advantages and disadvantages of dispersing corporate functio
Easy Liefer plans to retire at the age of 65 and believes he will live to be 90. Easy wants to receive an annual retirement payment of $50,000 at the beginning of each year. He set up a retirement account that is estimated to earn 6 percent annually. a)How much money must Easy have in the account when he reaches 65 years o
At the beginning of each year, you deposit the following into a growth mutual fund that earns 6 percent per year: Year Deposit $ 1 5,000 2 7,500 3 4,500 4 5,500 5 6,200 How much should the fund be worth at the end of 5 years?
Using real-world examples, briefly compare and contrast strategy choices of non-profit and for-profit organizations.
You own a nonunion company with 100 employees. The majority of the workforce packs books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the United States. Because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. Until now, you have given every worker the same-