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    Key protest contentions

    You are a contractor that has just been informed by the government that you have lost a $100 million contract award that you have spent the last two years working on. Discuss your thought process on whether you will protest the award or not. If you do protest, what could be some of the key protest contentions?

    Hindrances to a Successful Qualitative Model

    Discuss three potential problems with people (two with management and one with the quantitative analysts themselves) that may hinder successful implementation of a quantitative model.

    Quantitave Analysis Approach

    Identify some possible problems in the quantitative analysis approach. Discuss some possible solutions for one such problem.

    Negotiation Skill for Professionals and Masters

    1. Negotiation is a very important skill for a contracting professional to master. There are many techniques that may be employed during negotiations. What techniques have been employed or observed during negotiations.

    Strategic Issues Paper-SunTrust

    The Company is SunTrust Identify several companies that have demonstrated strategic thinking about issues that are similar to those faced by SunTrust Banks, Inc. Provide overview of the issues, identify a total of five different strategies utilized by your selection of companies to address them, and discuss the outcomes. Based

    Walmart welcome or not?

    Consumers want the convenience of big box stores such as Wal-Mart nearby, but not necessarily in their backyards. Read "Hard Liquor & Guns: Wal-Mart Goes to Rosemead", http://la.curbed.com/archives/2006/02/hard_liquor_gun_1.php. What can Wal-Mart do so that Rosemead residents will welcome the store? Would you welcome or

    Analyzing the Competition

    I am creating a new product for an existing organization. The product is a minivan for BMW. Analyze current competitors and define the competitive landscape for the product."

    Political Risk Management

    Should political risk management be an active strategy? Identify the points on either or each side of this issue which have importance in developing your feelings on the issue.

    Quantitative analysis

    1. The demand curve for a product is given by Qdx =1,000 - 2pPx +.02Pz where Pz = $400. a. What is the own price elasticity of demand Px = $154? Is demanded elastic or inelastic at this price? What would happen to the firm's revenue if it decided to charge a price below $154? b. What is the own price elasticity of demand Px

    Case Question for Adidas corporation

    Case Questions 1. What is adidas's corporate strategy? Was there a common strategic approach used in managing the company's lineup of sporting goods businesses prior to its 2005â?"2006 restructuring? Has the corporate strategy changed with restructuring? 2. What is your evaluation of adidas' lineup of businesses in 2008? Wh

    Market research approach

    Marketing approach to develop a strategy to create a new product: I am creating a new product or service for an existing organization. The product is a minivan for BMW. I would like help with the marketing research approach I would use to develop the marketing strategy and tactics for this new product in 250 words or more. Pl

    Environmental Factors and the Effect on Company Strategy

    Provide an example of an industry or company that has changed its strategy over time as environmental factors such as technology, competition, and consumer preferences have changed. Explain the changes in the environment and in the industry's or company's evolving strategy.

    Asset Allocation Strategies: Integrated, Strategic, Tactical

    Evaluate, compare, and contrast the following asset allocation strategies: Integrated asset allocation Strategic asset allocation Tactical asset allocation Be sure to explain the following: Specify the goal of each asset allocation strategy. Describe the economic conditions that favor one strat

    Simple regression

    A health researcher is interested in determining whether or not the speed at which people walk is related to their cholesterol levels. He picks 100 adult volunteers at random, checks their cholesterol levels, and then times each one while they walk a stretch of 100 yards. He is amazed at the results: a simple regression between

    Interpret regression model and r square

    Do the sales prices of houses in a given community vary systematically with their sizes (as measured in square feet)? Attempt to answer this question by estimating a simple regression model where the sales price of the house is the dependent variable & the size of the house is the explanatory variable. Please see attached Excel

    Employed strategy

    Describe the perceived advantage of the employed strategy in the companies HP/Compaq

    Stakeholders

    Who are stakeholders? How do stakeholders influence strategic business planning? What is the significance of their role in strategic business planning? Provide specific examples. Can you help me with this question? Need to put it together with another portion of the essay which asks for organization mission and value expectat

    Discussing the Innovative Process for Businesses

    Write about the innovative process for an organization. Include all of the following in your response: - Identify and discuss the four basic phases of the innovative process. - Explain how you will apply the innovative process to change your selected organization. - Identify the appropriate tools and techniques to be use

    7-9. Dropping a Product Line: Should Pantheon Gaming drop accelerator products

    PROBLEM 7-9. Dropping a Product Line Pantheon Gaming, a computer enhancement company, has three product lines: audio enhancers, video enhancers, and connection-speed accelerators. Common costs are allocated based on relative sales. A product line income statement follows: Pantheon Gaming Income Statement For the Year En

    Zipcar: Influencing Customer Behavior

    “Zipcar: Influencing Customer Behavior" by Frances X. Frei http://hbr.org/product/zipcar-influencing-customer-behavior/an/605054-PDF-ENG 1. Discuss the three roles of service customers (productive resources, contributors to service quality and satisfaction, and competitors) in the context of Zipcar. What roles are custome

    Examine risks of different jobs within a company

    See attached file. In the company of your choice, you are examining there are certainl risks associated with different jobs. What is the most dangerous job at the company? Do you feel that employees are adequately informed of the risk? Do you feel that the risk is acceptable and reasonable? EXPECTATIONS: A short pap