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    Production and Productivity

    Explain the difference between production and productivity. Under what circumstances may it be possible for an organization to increase its production without increasing its productivity?

    Affirmative Action Plans

    What problems might an organization encounter in doing AAP that it might not encounter in regular staffing planning?

    Confidence Interval and Sample Size Changes

    You take a sample of 200 patients from a hospital floor and find the average length of stay is 3 days with a standard deviation of 1 day. What is the 95% confidence interval on the population mean? (Check answer: 2.8614 to 3.1386) What would the interval be if you had actually taken a sample of 400? (Assume the sample

    Risks Associated with Workplace Harassment

    Please help me idenitfy risks that could be associated with training employees/supervisors on harassment in the workplace, and equal treatment for investigations for both men and women

    Finding Probabilities with Mean and Standard Deviation

    Please see attachment. Find the probabilities. Assume a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 10. Process is more important than answers here. Show or tell how you got your answers. The numbers in parentheses are check answers. Below 190: (0.1587) Above 1

    Using Jensen Indices, calculate performance for Apple, Juniper, Time warner

    A. Calculate your portfolio's performance using the Jensen indices. b. Describe the importance of these measures and interpret how your portfolio performed versus the market index. c. Based on these indices discuss how you would revise your portfolio. d. Be sure to attach your calculations to you paper, as well as properly c

    Strategic Issues Paper: Starbucks

    Strategic Issues Paper Identify several companies that have demonstrated strategic thinking about issues. Provide an overview of the issues, identify a total of five different strategies utilized by those companies to address them, and discuss the outcomes. Based on the five strategies, explain how you would adopt them in you

    Deliverable Length: 1250-1500 words

    MATS has a new client from Chile who owns a vineyard. He is looking to MATS to help him create online advertisements that promote his company and product coupons. Your supervisor asks you to meet with the vice president of the company in Santiago to get an idea of what the client wants the advertisement to look like and accompli

    Calculating and Identifying the Critical Path

    Calculate the ES, EF, LS, and the LF times and slack for each activity in the figure below and identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in 40 weeks? See the attached file.

    Considering Diversification

    When should diversification be considered? - When a company's profits are being squeezed and it needs to increase its net profit margins and return on investment - When a company lacks sustainable competitive advantage in its present business - When a company begins to encounter diminishing growth prospects in its mainstay

    A multi-country strategy is preferable to a global strategy when?

    A multi-country strategy is preferable to a global strategy when? a. host governments enact regulations requiring that products sold locally meet strictly-defined manufacturing specifications or performance standards and/or when the trade restrictions of host governments are highly diverse b. the industry is characterized by

    Businesses competing in stagnant or declining industries

    Businesses competing in stagnant or declining industries must a. resign themselves to performance targets consistent with the available market opportunities, emphasize cash flow and return-on-investment criteria as opposed to growth-oriented performance measures, and concentrate on drawing sales and market share away from wea

    A company that is organized around functional departments

    In a company that is organized around functional departments, the critical value chain activities tend to be performed more efficiently and effectively pieces of strategically relevant activities and capabilities often end up scattered across many departments it is easier to build core competences and competitive capa

    Unreasonable option for salvaging a distressed business

    Which of the following is not a reasonable option for turning around or salvaging a distressed business? Revamping the firm's competitive approach Strategies aimed at imitating what the market leaders are doing Strategies to boost revenues Actions to cut costs Selling off assets to raise cash to save the remaini

    Research Terms and Definitions

    Match the letter of the term on the right to the definition of that term on the left. A. Interval B. Cross-sectional C. Ordinal D. Basic research E. Exploratory F. Longitudinal G. Operational definition H. Ratio I. Applied research J. Nominal K. Descriptive L. Causal 1.A research study whic

    Aggressive Financing Strategy

    What is an aggressive financing strategy? What are the components of aggressive finance strategies? What is difference between the aggressive and conservative financing model? Provide an example of when you would use an aggressive strategy in your personal or business life.

    Mission, Vision, and Values Paper

    A. Identify the organization for which you would like to complete or are considering completing a strategic plan. You may focus this study on a specific department, group, division, or function, within the organization.

    Capacity Assessment for GM's Current Operations

    How is GM's current operations equipment impacting their capacity planning, capacity flexibility, capacity requirement, and capacity utilization? How does capacity influence the marketing of GM products?

    McDonalds Strategic Management: conglomerate or concentric diversification

    Please provide a short response to the following questions: If McDonald's were to diversify would you recommend conglomerate or concentric diversification as part of its strategic plan? Why? Do you think it is better to concentrate on one source of competitive advantage (cost versus differentiation versus speed) or to n

    Regression and Variable Case Studies

    Please see the attached file for the two case studies. MBA/510 1. A study is being undertaken of companies going public. Of particular interest is the relationship between the size of the offering and the price per share. A sample of ten companies that recently went public revealed: Size Price (millions