Addressing Competency Based Questions
Why is it important to have competency-based questions?
Why is it important to have competency-based questions?
What should be included in an organization's plan for recruitment sources? What is the difference between proactive and reactive recruitment and what is the difference between traditional and innovative recruitment sources?
How did the company categorize its different business units (agencies)? What strategies were chosen for each unit? Saatch & Saatchi also adopted several strategies that related best to a customer perspective. What were they? See the attached file.
Sonic Case Study 1. Sonic started as a sole proprietorship and gradually evolve to a partnership, then to a corporation, and finally to franchisor. Do you think that Sonic would have grown as large as it is today if it had remained a sole proprietorship? Why or why not? 2. What were the advantage and disadvantages to Soni
What are the key forecasts (financial and nonfinancial) that you should incorporate into your strategic plan based on your long-term objectives and short-term goals? Why?
Describe Eastman Kodak's efforts in corporate strategy (that is, vertical integration, globalization, and diversification) and assess the effectiveness of the efforts.
Technological paradigm shifts happen all the time. One example is the telecommunications industries in developing countries, where consumers are choosing to adopt wireless technology before wired technology, reversing the process in developed nations. Another good example would be the handheld communications industry, where cell
2. Why should Nike be held responsible for what happens in factories that it does not own? Does Nike have a responsibility to ensure that factory workers receive a "living wage"? Do the wage guidelines of FLA or WRC seem most appropriate to you? Why? 3. Is it ethical for Nike to pay endorsers millions while its factory employ
You are working on a consumer perception study of three brands of motorcycles. You wish to determine the attitudes a select group of consumers has toward styling, performance, durability, and brand image. What type of measurement scale would you use to elicit consumer responses? What types of questions would you ask?
1) What impact do counterfeit questions have on the receiver? On the interaction? 2) Convert the counterfeit questions to sincere questions.
Does Nissan properly align business and IT? If so, why are they effective? If not, how could they be? Support your opinions by referencing sources such as the textbook or other internet research.
Distinguish between the following: -Internal validity and external validity . -Pre-experimental design and quasi-experimental design . -History and maturation . -Random sampling, randomization, and matching . -Environmental variables and extraneous variables
True or False? An aggressive investment strategy is appropriate in an efficient market. T/F Tax-loss selling of stocks is an important aspect of market efficiency. T/F Proponents of the EMH think technical analysis is the key to making a lot of money. T/F
The case study scenario is as per below and the organization utilized as example is the United States Postal Service (USPS) Complete the external environmental scan. Perform an internal, competitive environmental scan for your organization. >Identify and analyze the most important external environmental factor in the industr
Read the Strategy Implementation at Dell Computer case and respond to the Case Discussion Questions. Please see attachment for case study.
How do environmental factors affect response rates in personal interviews? How can we overcome these environmental problems?
Historically, operations has been viewed as the black box wherein inputs are converted to outputs. For any organization to remain viable it is necessary that the total cost of the inputs and this conversion process is less than the resulting income from the sale of the outputs. (Cost Accounting 101). The model works whether we a
Distinguish among response error, interviewer error, and nonresponse error.
Examine how strategic thinking and planning affect the internal and external environments specific for your health care services: - Identify and analyze the various elements that comprise your health care industry's trends and policies. - Define and explain the economic and business conditions, premises, policies, and other
What are the determinants of demand and what happens to the demand curve when each of these determinants change? What is the difference between a change in demand and a change in the quantity demanded?
Scenario: ABC computer manufacturing company has been expanding nationally over the last 10 years and the CEO has recently decided that they would like to take their operations internationally. This plan is a major part of their annual strategic planning process. In today's market, the company feels that its best advantage would
Describe a possible exit strategy from a new venture.
What kind of companies stand to gain the most from entering into strategic alliances with potential competitors? Why?
1. How will the global strategic plan, i.e. strategy(s) be continuously evaluated over time? How frequently should this strategy be evaluated? Who should be involved in the evaluation? 2. We have discussed a number of global companies, Wal-Mart being one of those global companies who have started operations in many developi
Please see attached document for accompanying case study. 1. What does the Chevy Volt case tell you about the nature of strategic decision making at a large complex organization like GM? 2. What trends in the external environment favored the pursuit of the Chevy Volt project? 3. What impediments to pursuing this project
1.) Discuss the differences between content and construct validity and why each would be important to a specific research project that might be done in your organization. Be sure you provide details about the example project and how these types of validity are important in that context. 2.) The advent of a variety of internet
Parker Earth Moving Co. has experienced a reduction in their market share because of foreign competition. Resource: Parker Earth Moving Company Consulting: Business Process Recommendations located on the student website under Week Four Read the scenario and apply the current principles of system operations management to help P
Explain why set procedures for emails are important for a company.
Gobi Inc. has sales of $40,000,000. The contribution margin is 40% and the fixed costs are $3,000,000. The variable cost per unit is $12. The company is considering two different strategies for increasing their profits: 1) Spend $2,000,000 in advertising: the results is expected to increase the company's sales by 25% 2) R
Gobi Inc. has sales of $40,000,000. Contribution margin 40%, fixed costs $3,000,000, variable costs per unit $12. Company considering two different strategies for increasing profits: 1. Spend $2,000,000 in advertising; results expected to increase sales by 25% 2. Reduce price by 20%; price-demand elasticity is -3.0 Whic