1. What impact, positive or negative, has electronic media had in communicating business-related information? 2. As a manager, what factors might you consider in selecting the most effective communication tools for your employees? For internal leadership? For your external stakeholders? 3. What, in your opinion, are the most i
Explain the differences between sourcing manufactured products versus services. Identify some key challenges that would occur in defining service specifications versus manufacturing specifications. Provide an example of each.
The purpose of this assignment is for you to step into a manager's role in the development of a business document. Please respond to the scenario below in the form of a PowerPoint. In your presentation, consider the steps Guffey and Loewy (2015). Scenario: You are the manager of a team of six proposal-writing professionals. Y
Research sexual harassment and retaliation cases. Provide a timeline and a narrative of the cases that set legal precedence in the areas of retaliation and sexual harassment. Discuss how these cases have shaped Human Resource Management policy and planning. Response needs to be at least 1,000 words; include citations and referen
1. What are your thoughts about the importance of appreciation in the resource development process for a nonprofit such as Susan Komen? 2. As a donor, would you describe one appreciation strategy that you would prefer and another that you would not prefer, and explain why? 3. In your explanation, are there any cultural or ot
Why is it important to manage the inventory levels? Can you list some pros and cons for holding a big inventory for the companies? Given lean manufacturing is popular nowadays, many hospitals also go with the lean approach. Can you lean hospital in your area? Will it be pleasant if the hospital run out of supply when patients ne
The The Excellent Manufacturing Company is experiencing quality problems with its Brak-Et line. Rejects and rework have started to go above the 10% level. This is now costing more than $50,000 per month in scrap and rework. The Mfg Engr. Dept. decided to do a Six Sigma project and reduce these excessive costs of poor quality tha
Do performance management systems usually measure the right things? How can performance management systems encourage performance that is more consistent with long-range rather than short-term issues?
Select two obstacles and propose a method to overcome the obstacles with a focus on increasing employee job satisfaction. The two I chosen are complications from individual differences and creating new jobs as part of growth or downsizing Then, select an opportunity and apply the opportunity to your current or former workplac
When creating trade policy, should the interests of businesses and their employees take precedence or should that of consumers take precedence?
Use the following information and the attached editable MRP tableau worksheet to determine a complete material requirements plan for the 5 week planning horizon. A garden equipment manufacturer has a product that it makes which is represented by the following product structure tree along with other pertinent data: Informatio
These are the outlines of a few courses of a Business Quality Management Degree. Read and answer the following questions. The Business Quality Management Degree is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement organizational change through quality improvement in all organizational processe
Your swimwear shop is a block from Fort Lauderdale Beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL. You lease the location, which offers merchandise floor space and storage. Your business is quite profitable as the location serves tourists. Your supplier is located in Miami, FL and delivery is via truck. Your 20 employees are local residents. Seve
"Another characteristic of offensive strategy is that it focuses on price-cutting and adding new features to create competitive advantage in the global market." This statement makes me want to ask the following two questions: 1. To achieve its objective using an offensive strategy, can an organization sell at loss? 2. Coul
Aging of the Workforce Multigenerational Workforce Increasing use of Social Networks Evaluate the various options that the HR manager could take to ensure that each of the trends listed above you selected is adequately addressed in the HR plan to ensure proper work design.
Mission and vision statements can be powerful strategic weapons (Mullane, 2002) and vehicles for communicating culture. (Swales, & Rogers,1995). What are your thoughts/perspective on the power of these statements? How do you think they can be used strategically within the organization for communicating with employees and exte
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of several electronic communications and their potential uses with your internal audience. In considering your internal stakeholders, discuss what factors - from the perspective of management - should be considered in order for each of these tools to be effective in a diverse working env
1. The model of professional authority 2. The egalitarian social contract 3. The market competion model The concepts behind these models are similar to concepts of communal solidarity, actuarial fairness, market regulation and personal responsibility. What do the above have in common with the concepts of communal solid
Kindly assist with the following questions. 1. How do countries achieve competitive advantage using technology? Identify the role technology can play in establishing competitive advantage. 2. What are the risks associated with using technology for competitive advantage? 3. Can competitive advantage be achieved primarily t
Kindly assist with the following questions. 1. What is competitive advantage and how do you measure it? 2. What does "value chain" mean and how does it relate to competitive advantage? Identify strategies that can be used for cost advantage. 3. What is differentiation? Give examples of differentiation in the IT industry.
Discuss your views of McDonald's strategic prospects based upon your analysis of the external assessment and consideration of the opportunities to grow, as well as threats from competitors and the macro environment. Use at least 500 words and cite any sources used in APA format
What are the impacts of e-business technologies on the work relationships, activities, and resources of managers?
Research on Bullying teasing and harassment and minimizing the probability of a hostile work environment and potential workplace violence
Nowadays, there are so many online stores. Is location still important? If an online store needs to deliver large quantity of goods (e.g. amazon.com), how would the store chooses the location or distribution center? Can you give an example?
You are visiting one your organization's plants in a poor nation. You discover a young girl (under the age of 16) is working the factory floor. The company has a strict prohibition on child labor. You remind the plant manager of the policy and insist that she should go back to the local school. The plant manager tells you th
When reviewing your topic of interest, are you finding that most of the research are quantitative or qualitative in nature? Pick one of your quantitative studies/sources of information. Tell us the problem statement of the study and provide us an overview of the research effort. Then tell us what kind of quantitative design is u
Current events in business affecting financial reporting or performance measurements are tied to financial measurements. Provide the URL of a short article online and describe how the company you researched is affected by its financial reporting issue.
You are the CEO of a large company seeking to invest in either Central or South America and have directed your staff to prepare a report and recommendations. Two of the countries you are assigned are Brazil and Venezuela, and it is your task to make the recommendation between these two countries. Assess the various risks in ea
Write a 3-4 (1200 words) page paper on legal risk incorporating the issues of discipline, separation, and conflict. Separation can include voluntary and involuntary separation, cost of separation, reasons for dismissal, and wrongful discharge. Conflict can include dispute resolution & the negotiation process. Incorporate two to
SWOT analysis can be very influential for strategic planners and instrumental in determining strategies for many organizations. Can this be applied to a person's private life, too? If so, what applications do you see?