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Do you think selling products with built-in obsolescence is an ethical way to do business?

Week 5: Interactive activity 5.1 Learning Outcomes: Monitor and manage the solution Verify the solution Use adaptive techniques Develop ethical solutions 5.2 Action Required: Read the following statement: Built-in obsolescence means designing products that will degrade over time or otherwise need to be replaced. Many products depend on built-in obsolescence to ensure sales, such as […]

Briefly describe the context. In other words, tell me what I need to know to understand your analysis.

Management Question Assignment Instructions: Good writing skills are essential for success in any academic or professional work. This is particularly true for people in a leadership position, where writing is the primary way to communicate ideas to lower-echelon managers or entry-level employees. Good writing is a skill that requires practice to become perfect. The purpose […]

Identify the main ethical issues; usually there are 1 or 2 main ethical issues, and several sub-issues stemming from the key issues; try to cover main problem(s) and then 1 sub-issue if possible.

Ethical Dilemma Case Study Instructions Your goal is to find or create an ethical dilemma, research and propose a potential solution following a step-by-step process. You need to research your issue, the ethical schools of thought (theories) you believe are applicable, the pros and cons, and then conclude with your final proposal. An ethical dilemma […]

Write a letter to your son and give him advice about how he can persevere through his difficulties. As the mother, refence specific words or phrases you used in the poem (give text evidence) and explain the life expereinces that shaped the values you hope your son will use in the difficulties he faces.

CASE STUDY Imagine that you are the speaker of the poem and that your son is facing a difficult time. Write a letter to your son and give him advice about how he can persevere through his difficulties. As the mother, refence specific words or phrases you used in the poem (give text evidence) and […]

What insights have you gleaned from this analysis? What does the company do well in regards to stakeholder relations? What could be improved?

Stakeholder Analysis In this activity, you will conduct a stakeholder analysis for an organization of your choosing, ideally the one you will analyze for your final project. For the data for your analysis, look for information in its annual report, and in other sources such as the company’s website, press releases, sustainability reports, etc. Begin […]

Write a minimum 500-word original business memo. In a concise manner, describe to executive management the data you will analyze to determine a potential market for this product. State your purpose in the opening paragraph and provide sufficient information to explain the required items.

Segmentation and the Target Market The following Course Outcome is assessed in this assignment: MT219-3: Describe market segmentation and target marketing in a case scenario. Using the information on the target market you learned from reading Chapters 6 and 8 in your text, original research on the Internet, and the various Learning Activities provided, read […]

Can you think of any specific disadvantages to T-cells’ positive and negative selection processes in the thymus? Can you think of ways in which the identified disadvantages will affect T-cell function?

Module 4 Discussion T-lymphocytes undergo thymic selection whereby they are able to recognize foreign peptides contained in MHCs. Based on this statement, answer the following questions: Can you think of any specific disadvantages to T-cells’ positive and negative selection processes in the thymus? Can you think of ways in which the identified disadvantages will affect […]

Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns. Support your response with specific evidence.

Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Use the template to write a 4 page academic research paper in which you include the following: Step 1: Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched. Support your assessment with specific evidence. Step 2: Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine […]

How useful can researchers make automated testing against requirements documents? How many users are needed to generate valid recommendations? How can we better explain the differences between users’ perceptions of a task and the objective measures?

Human computer Interaction INTRODUCTION Researchers can contribute their experience with experimentation to develop improved techniques for interface evaluation and the user experience. Guidance in conducting pilot studies, acceptance tests, surveys, interviews, and discussions would benefit large-scale development groups, but additional attention needs to be given to smaller projects and incremental-type changes. Strategies are needed to […]