Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Business Management

    BrainMass Solutions Available for Instant Download

    Board of directors

    What are the major criticisms of board of directors? Which single criticism do you find to be the most important? Why?

    Sunk Cost Irrationality and Irrational Bidding Trap

    Sunk cost irrationality, bidding traps and escalation are common elements of organizational, and especially, group decision making. Imagine that you are the only one that correctly observes that because of sunk cost irrationality regarding prior investments, the organization is getting into an irrational bidding trap. At the sam

    Dollar General uses Control to grow Profits; Teamwork Builds Success at Xerox

    Dollar General uses Control to grow Profits How much profits can be made from selling a product priced at one dollars? For discount stores such as the Dollar General retail chain, the total can add up to billions of dollars-if management keeps a tight rein on operations. Dollars General's CEO, David A. Perdue, Jr., heads a re

    Communicate effectively in a virtual environment

    Based on your understanding of electronically mediated virtual communication, what would you consider to be the most important communication skills managers and their employees need to communicate effectively in a virtual environment?

    Work Philosophies paper

    I need help to write a 1200 word paper analyzing the work philosophies of Turkey and Israel. Please include in the paper at least five considerations such as: Workweek Holidays Perks Retirement Overtime Insurance (health or welfare) Labor Unions/works councils Discipline Termination Thanks, Joe

    Globalizing product-oriented industries

    Would you please help me to answer this with your own opinion. This would help me to learn and understand better. Thank you Question. "Many authorities are convinced that almost all product-oriented industries soon will be global." Do you agree with this suggestion? Why or why not?

    Relative Performance Analysis: Ford Motor Company and Citigroup

    a. Determine the five-year average return for each one of your selected securities. b. Identify the industries of your six selected securities. c. Determine the five-year average return in each of your industries. d. Identify three additional stocks in each industry and determine the five-year average return for each se

    The purpose of managing by walking around is

    The purpose of managing by walking around is to learn more about company operations and see how activities are really being done to gather information and opinions about what is happening, learn what is on people's minds, and see firsthand how well the strategy execution process is proceeding to improve employee relat

    Pert Problem- Completing project between 108 and 120

    A pert project has 45 activities of which 19 are on a critical path. The estimated time for the critical path is 120 days. The sum of all activities variances is 64, while the sum of variances along the activities path is 36. The probability that the project will be completed between 108 and 120 is? 1. -2.0 2. .0227 3. .10

    Pert Problem of Critical Path

    The pert problem shows the estimated time for the critical path to be 108 days with a variance of 64. There is a .90 probability that the project will be completed before? 1. 118 2. 115 3. 109 4. 108 5. 98

    Operations Management and Inventory Plan

    Zhou Bicycle Company, located in Seattle, is a wholesale distributor of bicycles and bicycle parts. Formed in 1991 by University of Washington Professor Yong-Pia Zhou, the firm's primary retail outlets are located within a 400-mile radius of the distribution center. These retail outlets receive the order from ZBC with 2 days aft

    businesses and stakeholders

    Why does a business have a responsibility to community stakeholders in a business-closing decision? Enumerate what you think are the major reasons.

    Trade-offs for plant closings and substantial layoffs

    Identify and discuss briefly what you think are the major trade-offs that firms face as they think about a possible plant closing or substantial layoffs and their responsibility to their employees and the community.

    Specific call center serivce goals

    Setting Service Goals Conduct a research on the following three types of call centers: a. Technical support b. Catalog sales c. Emergency response Prepare a 700+ word paper discussing the different qualitative and quantitative service goals for each type of call center. Also, explain what factors affects each o

    Global Strategic Management

    Please assist so that I can complete the following. For your group project, consider Pfizer (http://www.pfizer.com/home/). Using the guidelines established in Chapter 11 of your text, produce a Strategic Audit for Pfizer. As you produce your Strategic Audit, make sure to include all eight sections. IFAS, EFAS, and SFAS tab

    Alcohol use helps boost income: study

    Please read this article and give me your thoughts. It is a is real recent media article reinforcing the abuse of relating correlation to causation. Alcohol use helps boost income: study WASHINGTON (AFP) - People who consume alcohol earn significantly more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that

    Information Technology Change: 10 factors to solve data management problem

    1. What are 10 factors that are the key to solving a data management problem successfully? 2. How can being resourceful in the use of IT help other companies gain a competitive advantage? 3. What circumstances can resourceful use of IT hinder progress in an organization? 4. Describe Computer Emergency Response Team

    Creating Optimal Working Conditions

    6-7 paragraphs You have been requested to perform an ergonomic review of the workstations for all Executive Assistants in the company. Research what is needed in an environmental review in an office setting and identify the major factors to consider when performing an ergonomic review of the Executive Assistant workstations.

    Stages of Negotiation, Distributive and Integrative Bargaining

    I. What are the stages of negotiation? What are the three most important steps in the negotiation planning process and why? What steps would you add or delete from the negotiation planning process to make it more effective. Why? II. What is distributive bargaining? When is distributive bargaining appropriate to use? Why? Wha

    Program planning and grant proposals

    What is the relationship between program planning and grant proposals Responses should also discuss the similarities and differences between the two components and explain how they relate to each other.

    System 1 vs System 2 thinking

    Bazerman makes a distinction between two types of thinking. The intuitive, fast, effortless system one thinking versus the slower, conscious, system two thinking. Both approaches have their advantages and drawbacks. What type of thinking is most often applied in our work environments? Further, what systems and procedures do

    Team Creation & Development

    Identify how project team members are selected. Identify team building strategies. Identify potential areas of conflict within a diverse project team. Identify techniques for reducing the probability of dysfunctional conflict. Identify conflict resolution techniques that will be used when conflict arises.

    Organizing a proposal

    September 8, 2008 To: Andrea R. Martinez From: Monica Brennan, John Public, Mary Smith, Jim Jones (initials over each name) Subject: Proposal for a Plan to Achieve Improve Communication Skills, Resulting in Effective Sales Presentations and Income Gains for Blue Ridge Enterprise Good purpose statement