Select two research studies published in peer-reviewed, refereed journals in an international discipline. Submit a 2500-3500-word APA-formatted analysis in which you compare and contrast problem and purpose statements, research questions/hypotheses, literature reviews, theoretical frameworks, and designs of the two research stu
Place yourself in the role of a market manager at Harley Davidson. Your company, Harley-Davidson, has chosen to compete in various country markets in Europe and Asia using an export strategy. Read the sections of its latest annual reports from 2009 and 2010 at www.harley-davidson.com related to its international operations.
Your company is in financial distress. You are the department manager of the largest department in the company. Your department's efficiency has averaged 92% the last several years. Your competitors have averaged 96% efficiency What objective do you set for your department's efficiency for the upcoming year? Why?
1. What criteria would you use to determine if you as the manager are setting "good" vs. poor objectives? 2. Give an example of a poorly established objective based on your criteria in #1.
Pick a firm that you believe is particularly good at customer management or supplier management as a basis for creating value. What tools (e.g., certification lists, software, fixing organizational responsibilities, restructuring, etc.) do the company's managers employ to create value through these vehicles? Does the compa
Baderman's Island Resort Organization (Virtual Organization). Analyze the reason for the type of organizational structure employed by the organization; what are the pros and cons of this chosen type? For example is it centralized or de-centralized? Why? Are only certain functions centralized? Why? Is it flat or multi-layere
During the month of July, Pittsburgh resident Bill Fly must make 4 round-trip flights between Pittsburgh and Chicago. These are the dates of the meetings Bill must attend: Trip 1: Leave Pitt on Monday July. 1, Leave Chicago on Friday July 5 Trip 2: Leave Pitt on Tuesday July 9, Leave Chicago on Thursday July 11 Trip 3: Le
Week-5 HR594O_Strategic Staffing First discussion-Internal & External Selection: Staffing experts recommend the use of structured interviews in the selection process. 1- Why are they considered to be more effective than unstructured interviews? Discuss the pros and cons of each method. 2- We also need to build in s
CD players are produced on an automated assembly line process. The standard cost of CD players is $150 per unit (labor $30, materials $70 and overhead $50) the sales price is $300 per unit. a. To achieve a 10 percent multifactor productivity improvement by reducing materials cost only, by what percentage must these costs be r
"An analysis by the Star Model of the following corporation" Johnson and Johnson
Good day. I need assistance applying this application below to Apple. I already applied it to an LCD plant but I want to make sure I am on the right track and looking for another example for an better understanding. Please provide at least 2-3 pages and 2-3 references ,so I can compare products to ensure my interpretation is co
See attached case file. Analyze the case in the present. Discuss the strategic challenges Michael and Natasha Petrov currently face. Give specific attention to issues that might not be addressed explicitly in the case. Assume you are Michael Petrov. Considering the external environment and your company's resources, outline
See attached case file. Discuss the strategic decisions Michael and Natasha Petrov made to launch and grow their business. Was Michael really prepared to launch the business or was he just lucky? Explain.
Which business functions are more likely to use optimization models than others and why?
1. The standard belief in our society is that ownership conveys rights that exceed the rights of the stakeholders. We all accept this without much thinking. So here is the devil's advocate question: Why does ownership give one more rights to the company than the stakeholders such as employees who actually provide something j
Question: How can a firm utilize leveraging to maintain a high level of competition? I need to relate this question to corporate finance.
What are the fundamental principles of learning and how are they involved in organizations? How do operant conditioning and observational learning operate in the workplace?
A local energy provider offers a landowner $180,000 for the exploration rights to natural gas on a certain site and the option for future development. This option, if exercised, is worth an additional $1,800,000 to the landowner, but this will occur only if natural gas is discovered during the exploration phase. The landowner, b
Carlisle Tire and Rubber, Inc., is considering expanding production to meet potential increases in the demand for one of its tire products. Carlisle's alternatives are to construct a new plant, expand the existing plant, or do nothing in the short run. The market for this particular tire product may expand, remain stable, or con
Since many of P&G's consumer products are products used every day to satisfy customer needs, the company advertises frequently. However, the cost of advertising has increased dramatically over the years and P&G is concerned about the potential for copy wear-out and customer irritation due to overexposure. Propose a reinforcement
Consider the statement: "Strategy analysis seems to be an unnecessary detour in doing financial statement analysis. Why can't we just get straight to the financial management and accounting issues?" Do you agree or disagree and why? Does your answer depend upon the context of the situation?
As eBay plans of becoming a solution provider, will it remain in the auctioning business, or should the former strategy support the latter? What do you think?
Florida Citrus Mutual, an agricultural cooperative association for citrus growers in Florida, needs to predict what will happen to the price and output of Florida oranges under the conditions below. What are your predictions? For each part, sketch a graph showing the appropriate demand and supply analysis. a. A major freeze d
A particular security's equilibrium rate of return is 8 percent. For all securities, the inflation risk premium is 1.75 percent and the real interest rate is 3.5 percent. The security's liquidity risk premium is .25 percent and maturity risk premium is .85 percent. The security has no special covenants. Calculate the securit
The real point behind this course was to get you comfortable in identifying moral problems in the workplace, analyzing them, putting your thoughts together, and giving a clear intelligent response in a written format. Do you think you are now, given the topics covered, better at this sort of activity?
1. How can trendless data be evaluated? How does a trailing-moving average compare to a centered-moving average? When should exponential smoothing be used for data? Explain with an example. In exponential smoothing, what type of smoothing constant should be chosen for little smoothing compared with moderate smoothing?
Based on the company Coca Cola, forecast company sales, earnings, and cash flows each year for the next five years. Justify your results and explain which models you used to make the forecasts.
Which is the better software tool: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome? Supplement your argument with evidence, and indicate whether or not you changed your position based upon the discussion. Why or why not?
Organizations are complex systems with multiple stakeholders. Sometimes the interests of various stakeholders can conflict. For your initial post to this discussion, please give an example of a business process where the interests of two (or more) stakeholders are in opposition. For your second posting, choose an example of such
Can you think of any organizations that do not have relevant "customers" to take into consideration? If there are such, how are they different from other organizations where all parts of the BSC operate equally?