Watch the short video in the following link. Can you think of times when you have used morally disengaged thinking? Discuss.

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How to Prevent Poor Ethical Decision Making

Watch the short video in the following link and answer the questions that follows:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2011/12/19/how-to-prevent-poor-ethical-decision-making/

4.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  1. Can you think of times when you have used morally disengaged thinking? Discuss
  2. Relativism/Idealism Scale (Forsyth, 1980)

The statements below are about your general philosophies. Please circle the number that indicates how much you agree or disagree with each item, IN GENERAL.

 

How are negotiations and business different from the US? What is the protocol for greetings and etiquette? Should you take gifts to social occasions? Which gifts are acceptable and which are not?

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Culture Paper- contrast between Singapore and the US

In order to begin to move from “awareness” to “knowledge” of how cultural differences affect business you will complete research to obtain a brief overview of the assigned country. You should put together an Executive Summary (no more than 2 pages, double-spaced, #10 font).

Draw contrast between it and the US and give the reader a feel for the differences. Your individual country assignment appears at the bottom of these instructions.

Scenario: Imagine you are with a friend when they get a call from their boss telling them they are to handle a major sales call (or other project) in ___(country) ____ tomorrow and should head to the airport immediately to be on the next flight. Luckily you are there when they receive the call to give them some quick pointers before they hit the road.

The executive summary should cover the important aspects of doing business in your assigned countries potentially including:

Any background or governmental information that may be pertinent (don’t just spit out facts, explain why each is important. We all have access to Google, add some value here)

  • What language(s) is spoken? (main language(s), not every dialect)
  • How are negotiations and business different from the US?
  • What is the protocol for greetings and etiquette?
  • Should you take gifts to social occasions? Which gifts are acceptable and which are not?
  • Are there any gestures we need to watch out for?
  • Are there political or personal safety issues?

The book Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands might be useful in your research but need not be your only source of information. You will have to discern what is important information and what is not.

Your paper should conclude with 3 main takeaways for your assigned country that are important. This could be a gesture to avoid, an important point on negotiations, etc.

 

Do you think using the Organizational Behavior (OB) concept versus the research process model would result in the same outcome and why? Can you identify what is/are IV and DV on page 34?

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RE: B600 Week # 4 Discussion Questions: Research Methods

Question 1:

In today’s discussion, we will focus on the model of the research process Figure D-1 on Page D-2 on the handout attached “Learning Module D Research Methods in Organizational Behavior (OB)” and the Organizational Behavior (OB) concept process in our textbook. Reading the case problem-solving application on page 33-34.

  1. a) Do you think using the Organizational Behavior (OB) concept versus the research process model would result in the same outcome and why?
  2. b) Can you identify what is/are IV and DV on page 34?

Question 2:

Which research method would you choose as a manager if tasked with commissioning a report on employee satisfaction regarding these policies, and more specifically, documenting the things that employees would like to see change?

 

What are some of the most common forms of unethical behavior in our workforce today? How could leadership in organizations help to minimize this ethical misconduct? Explain and support your positions with relevant course content and outside sources.

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1. What are some of the most common forms of unethical behavior in our workforce today? How could leadership in organizations help to minimize this ethical misconduct? Explain and support your positions with relevant course content and outside sources.

2. As our businesses have developed over the last 100 plus years, have our modern day businesses evolved to be more ethical today? What are some of the factors that helped you come to your conclusion? Take a position and support your thoughts.

3. Would you describe the financial meltdown in our 2007-2008 financial markets as a failure of “people” or of our “capital market processes”? Why? Support your thoughts with ethical theory and examples. Use our library for added research if needed.

4. Tell me about why diversity and discrimination are two important ethical factors that leaders should focus on while attempting to manage their workforce? Provide one example of how mismanaging these issues have had an impact on an organization. How would you explain the importance of these to your employees?

5. Are corporate outreach and company sponsored volunteer programs a good idea for organizations to implement? Why? From an ethical leadership perspective, why would you choose OR not choose to implement these programs? Use course theory and specific examples to support your conclusion.

Select one trend or product in the Trendhunter article for each of the eight categories identified in the Cube framework of new product innovation. Explain why each product should be in each category.

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Trendhunter article

Link: https://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/2022-eco-trends (Links to an external site.)

Review the assigned materials before answering the questions below.

Questions

  1. Select one trend or product in the Trendhunter article for each of the eight categories identified in the Cube framework of new product innovation. Explain why each product should be in each category.
  2. Explain how supplier or customer collaboration could help develop new product innovations for each of the eight products you listed in the previous questions.
  3. What would likely be collaboration challenges for each product you identified in the first question?
  4. Provide an insightful question about green product innovation. Why is this an important question for managers?

 

Regarding the “Writ of Right”, explain how it overcame the Coase Theorem’s transaction costs? Why don’t we use this institution today?

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Historical case studies

1) Consider some of our historical case studies.

  • (a) Regarding “Hammurabi’s Code”, what was the economic problem? How did it address this problem?
  • (b) Regarding the “Writ of Right”, explain how it overcame the Coase Theorem’s transaction costs? Why don’t we use this institution today?
  • (c) Regarding feud law, in the Icelandic system it was up to the victim to identify and prosecute the tortfeasor. That could be a problem for a victim with insufficient resources (defined mostly in terms of the ability to use force) to enforce the verdict. How did Icelanders solve this problem?

(2) The economic theory of tort law is based on the idea that liability for accidental injuries should be assigned so as to minimize the expected costs of accidents, including the harm suffered by victims, the cost of precautions by injurers and victims, and the administrative costs of assigning liability.

  • (a) Considering only the unilateral care model, what are the effects on strict liability and negligence rules regarding the investment in precaution if (1) there are errors in determining the due standard of care, or (2) there are errors in determining victim damages?
  • (b) Summarize the types of liability assignments, and describe whether they are efficient with respect to the bilateral care model.
  • (c) In the bilateral care model, both simple negligence and contributory negligence achieved the efficient investment of care by both parties. If contributory negligence is more expensive to implement, why, until recently, was contributory negligence the predominant tort rule in the United States?

 

(3) Every year a certain number of consumers are hurt using lawn mowers. Installation of a safety lever reduces the risk of an accident from .002 to .001 but costs $50 per mower. Suppose the damages from an accident are $45,000 on average.

  • (a) Should the manufacturer be held liable for failure to install the lever according to the Hand rule?
  • (b) Would the manufacturer install the lever under strict liability?

(4) The case of New York Cent. R. Co. v. Thompson concerned a woman who accidentally caught her foot in some railroad tracks and was injured when a train failed to brake in time and struck her. Suppose the liability rule is negligence with a defense of contributory negligence.

  • (a) Will the woman be able to recover her damages if the court determines that she was negligent for walking on the tracks?
  • (b) Under what doctrine will the woman be able to recover, despite her negligence, if the court determines that the train saw her predicament and had time to brake but did not? Explain the economic rationale for this doctrine.

(5) In cases where the injurer’s actions are

 

 

What are the key strategic insights/opportunities? Would you advice our client to invest in this sector?If no, why? If yes, why? What will be your strategic choices? Why?

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Plan to invest in establishing a water-bottling factory

A brief assessment of the Saudi Bottled Water sector landscape. What are the key strategic insights/opportunities? RTE 15%

Would you advice our client to invest in this sector?If no, why? If yes, why?

What will be your strategic choices (e.g. which geographic areas, target customer segments, product category, stages of value chain, distribution channels, geographic areas will you play in)? Why? RTE 10%  Assuming the strategic choices you made above:

How do you plan to win (e.g. differentiation vs cost leadership/focus, operational excellence-customer intimacy-product innovation/leadership, etc.)? Why? RTE 10%

What will be your marketing strategy (target segments understanding, 7Ps, communication plan & budget, etc.)? Why? What communication platform would you recommend (e.g. health platform? Vitality platform? Etc.). Why? RTE 35%

What will be the implementation plan & what will be the required budget? RTE 10%

What will be the expected revenue pursuing the above strategy? RTE 5%

If the client does not approve your above strategy because he does not want to pursue the strategic choices you made, & if he wants to hear from you an alternative route, how would you change your strategic choices in question 3? How would your marketing strategy change? Just highlight the key areas of differences with solid examples, NO NEED to develop full, alternative marketing strategy. RTE 10%

 

 

If a business does not agree with the decision of a hearing officer, may that business appeal the decision directly to the judicial court system? What steps must the business take to get the case within the judicial system?

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Business Law Question

Question I – If a business does not agree with the decision of a hearing officer, may that business appeal the decision directly to the judicial court system? What steps must the business take to get the case within the judicial system?

Question II -Peter Plaintiff’s son is killed while working overseas for a United States corporation that deals in proprietary petroleum extraction and production. Peter Plaintiff brings a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of his son’s estate against this corporation and requests a wide scope of business documents related to the corporation and its overseas operations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). What defenses, if any, does the corporation have against revealing the requested information under the FOIA?

 

Determine each leader’s core characteristics and identify each one’s leadership style. How did each leader make decisions? How did he or she communicate? Provide specific scenarios and explain.

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Slideshow Presentation with Verbal Presentation: Leadership Succession

For this assignment, you will research and analyze the succession of leadership in an organization of your choice. By studying the organization’s leaders – past and present – you will be able to evaluate the impact these leaders have had over the years. This will allow you to develop your own insights on the importance of leadership and leadership styles in the context of real-world situations.

After the research information is gathered, students should:

Organize how to present each of the leaders analyzed for the assignment. (worth 5 points)

Determine each leader’s core characteristics and identify each one’s leadership style. (worth 10 points)

How did each leader make decisions? Give specific examples. (worth 10 points)

How did he or she communicate? Provide specific scenarios and explain. (worth 10 points)

Did you note any changes in any of the leaders during his or her tenure with the organization? Explain how each leadership style matured and evolved. (worth 5 points)

How did each leader impact the organization? Provide specific examples of each leaders’ impact. (worth 20 points).

Using the information found in your textbook and in course materials, identify the theory or model that best describes the way the leaders motivate their teams. These may be different for each (worth 20 points).

Your analysis of all three leaders will become the basis for the final deliverable, which will be a slideshow presentation supported by verbal recording over the slides about the organization’s leaders. The length of the recording should be 5-7 minutes.

 

Write a report on a trend in business that you’ve observed, and highlight at least the main finding.

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 Trend in Business

Business Research Report Overview Business Communications

Write a report on a trend in business that you’ve observed, and highlight at least the main finding. For example, from the rising cost of textbooks to the online approach to course content, textbooks are a significant issue for students. Draw from your experience as you bring together sources of information to illustrate a trend.

The report will be five pages double-spaced, not including the Title page, and a list of references.