Stacy’s detailed financial statements show that her company has excellent financial prospects, but still no bank will lend to her. You would consider lending to her, but you don’t have the money to spare right now. What could Stacy do to persuade a bank to lend the money?

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DEBTOR/CREDITOR RELATIONS, AGENCY, AND EMPLOYMENT

Using references from the background materials, write 2 full pages (excluding title and reference pages) discussing the following legal issues involved in the effort to increase the supply of blueberries for Stacy’s business. Be sure to include 2 scholarly sources in your paper.

Scenario:

1. In the area Stacy lives, there are several “U-Pick” organic blueberry farms where customers are allowed to pick their own blueberries and pay for them by weight. Stacy is thinking of supplementing her supply by hiring employees to pick blueberries from such farms. She is also considering resourcing blueberries from another local farmer, even though these blueberries probably will be a little more expensive than the “U-Pick” blueberries and not quite as fresh. From an employment law perspective, which approach would be preferable?

2. Stacy also wants to get a small loan to purchase a large batch of blueberries from Woody (for potential freezing) and to hire one or two more employees for the bakery. Unfortunately, loan officers from several banks say there is no way a bank will lend to a start-up, mail-order, gluten-free, organic blueberry muffin business, at least not right now. Stacy’s detailed financial statements show that her company has excellent financial prospects, but still no bank will lend to her. You would consider lending to her, but you don’t have the money to spare right now. What could Stacy do to persuade a bank to lend the money?

Produce a report that compares, contrasts and evaluates approaches to recruiting and selecting graduates in two organisations.

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Summative Assessment

The summative assessment for this module consists of two components, submitted as one document.

Part 1: Produce a report that compares, contrasts and evaluates approaches to recruiting and selecting graduates in two organisations (Amazon and Aldi) – 1500 words.

Part 2: Reflective account that addresses the question ‘How Business Ready Are You Currently?’ – 1000 words.

Choose an area of current interest that is worthy of study, i.e. a real-life issue that a company might face involving the use of technology. Provide a synopsis to the chosen area providing background and academic underpinning outlining why findings from this research would be potentially useful. Choose and clarify an appropriate method of measuring the chosen phenomena.

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Digital Business: Cyber Security

Coursework Title/ Brief

• Choose an area of current interest that is worthy of study, i.e. a real-life issue that a company might face involving the use of technology.
• Provide a synopsis to the chosen area providing background and academic underpinning outlining why findings from this research would be potentially useful.
• Choose and clarify an appropriate method of measuring the chosen phenomena.

This will be presented in the form of a poster (digital) with a word count of 1000–1500, including text and graphics as appropriate. This is presented in the form of a research proposal outlining a workable piece of research and how this would be achieved. An approach to the primary research is to be outlined but not undertaken. All references can be on a second separate page, giving you a total of 2 pages – the word count only includes what is on the first page. Please save on either PowerPoint or as a Pdf before uploading to Moodle.

Coursework Aim
The aim of this coursework is to allow students to look in depth at a chosen area of study and analyse the issues in terms of the impact of digital business

On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:

3. Critically appraise appropriate business or organisational situations where digital business can be applied.

4. Critically assess the benefits of digital business research in business or organisational contexts.

 

Review, summarize, analyze, and evaluate a scholarly article based on the concepts and principles covered in this course to compose a Synthesis Paper.

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Synthesis Paper

Make sure you follow the template document attached to this assignment to ensure you are correctly using APA requirements in your document.

Assignment Description:
Review, summarize, analyze, and evaluate a scholarly article based on the concepts and principles covered in this course to compose a Synthesis Paper.
You are highly encouraged to work with the Writing Lab to refine your work. If you choose to use their services and receive feedback, take the time to incorporate it into your paper and then submit your final draft for grading to your instructor using the link provided for the Week 7 Assignment.

Assignment Instructions:
Write a 500-600 word critical review of the attached article: TLSL Article – Stone Russell Patterson 00-292 Revised.pdf.
The first portion of your review should consist of a summary of the authors’ main point, or thesis? Look at the author’s points of evidence, organization, and overall method for presenting this information.
The second portion of the review should consist of your analysis and evaluation of their argument (Do not begin to analyze and evaluate until you have first summarized their argument and noted their methodology). Did the authors effectively communicate their thesis? Why or why not? You will not be required to include outside sources for this portion of the paper, but you can if you wish.

 

Discuss the differences between ‘Public’, ‘Private’ and ‘Third Sector’ organisations. How could these ‘differences’ affect the management task? Do you consider that Public and Private sectors have converged since 1979? Identify and discuss the role of performance management within a public sector organisation of your choice in response to the recent .

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Intermediate Microeconomics

Assessment Questions:
Read the following section carefully in conjunction with associated grade descriptors for level H5.
For each piece of assessment, you must submit one copy through the module site on the module Assessment 1 – (30%) weighting – Electronic hand-in 05.11.21

In weeks 1-4 we explore how the similarities and differences of public and private sectors impact on the role and task of management and finance. Using varied contemporary theories of public management and finance within lectures, discussions, and seminars we will apply these ideas and practices and relate them to both policy and practice within contemporary macro and microenvironments.

Choose ONE of the following four questions:
1. Discuss the differences between ‘Public’, ‘Private’ and ‘Third Sector’ organisations. How could these ‘differences’ affect the management task?

2. Do you consider that Public and Private sectors have converged since 1979? Justify your position with practical examples.

3. To what extent has creation of markets and competition within the Public Sector provided ‘Value for Money’. Illustrate your answer with practical examples.

4. Identify and discuss the role of performance management within a public sector organisation of your choice in response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

Choose an emerging market multinational enterprise that has significant international investments and operates in more than one country using foreign direct investment modes. Analyse the host country’s business environment using the PESTLE tool.

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Aramex Entering into Brazil

The task is to analyse the business environment of your chosen host country (must be a developing or emerging economy) and identify the opportunities and risks to a real-world emerging market multinational enterprise (EMNE) that is aiming to enter the host country or has recently entered.

Following your analysis, you must then provide some recommendations to the EMNE regarding entry mode, location choice, localisation of products (or services) and management of ethical and external stakeholder issues.

The following describes the brief in detail. As part of the assessment:

You should first choose an emerging market multinational enterprise (EMNE) that has significant international investments and operates in more than one country using foreign direct investment (FDI) modes (e.g. joint ventures or wholly-owned subsidiaries). You should then select any one foreign host country (emerging or developing market) where the EMNE has either (1) not yet entered or (2) has established operations recently (e.g. within the last 15 years). You should provide an introduction to the report based on this information.

You should then analyse the host country’s business environment using the PESTLE tool. The PESTLE tool must be used to highlight the key features of the political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal and ethical issues that are faced by firms in your chosen host country. Your analysis should be based on data or information that is up-to-date and comes from reliable sources.

Analyse the key differences in culture between the EMNE’s home country and your chosen host country. Also discuss other dimensions of distance that would be most applicable to the case you have chosen.

Based on the above two analyses, you must provide a clear assessment of (1) the opportunities (i.e. attractiveness aspects) and (2) the risks (especially, political and legal) in the chosen host country.

Following this, you should conduct a VRIO (VRIN) analysis of the EMNE you have chosen. Using a resource-based view analyse the internal resources of your EMNE from an internationalisation perspective [value (V), rarity (R), imitability (I) and organization (O)].  Use the VRIO to examine the competitive advantages that the EMNE may have over local rivals.

Based on your overall analysis, you need to provide some detailed recommendations to the EMNE. If your chosen EMNE has not yet entered your chosen host country, then you must provide recommendations related to the following: suitable entry mode, locations within the host country, and product- or service-related localisation needs. If your chosen EMNE has recently entered the chosen host country, then you must provide recommendations related to the following: further penetration into the market or divesting (exiting) from the market, targeting new locations, new product ideas, etc. In both of the cases, you should also provide additional recommendations such as how the firm can deal with ethical issues in the chosen host country and how they can manage external stakeholders.
Correct referencing must be used – only APA or Harvard referencing may be used.

Why do female graduates choose to start their own businesses? How does the Chinese environment present multiple challenges for newly graduated female entrepreneurs?

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Female entrepreneurship

Question 1: Why do female graduates choose to start their own businesses?

Question 2: How does the Chinese environment present multiple challenges for newly graduated female entrepreneurs?

Determine and isolate value creation and value destruction variables. Using pertinent case studies, ascertain which business processes are impacted by each of these tools in their respective industries. Assess the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the enterprise’s tangible and intangible value, determining whether they create or destroy value.

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THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING AS BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

This research examines the current state of artificial intelligence and machine learning adoption and application in business processes. The study will explore and assess the benefits and drawbacks of leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to increase operational efficiency in businesses by identifying risks and potential value destruction. The findings will enable a trade-off analysis of the value creation and destruction caused by AI and machine learning as business tools.

Objectives

1) Determine and isolate value creation and value destruction variables.
2) Using pertinent case studies, ascertain which business processes are impacted by each of these tools in their respective industries.
3) Using applicable case studies, assess the impact of each of these tools on business operations.
4) Assess the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the enterprise’s tangible and intangible value, determining whether they create or destroy value.
5) Propose a business model based on the evaluation that maximises operational efficiency through AI and machine learning while minimising value destruction trade-offs via industry-specific theoretical frameworks.

What is the current industry state? Provide specific details on market size, growth rates, industry drivers (including technology), and industry trends. Identify industry challenges and gaps in practice.

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Industry Gaps in Practice

For this assignment, you will conduct a gap analysis to determine available opportunities within a particular industry to gain competitive advantage in areas such as operational excellence, product development, and/or customer segmentation. Gaps in practice can come from multiple sources such as legal or regulatory concerns, disruptive technology, convergence of trends, entry of nontraditional competitors, customer or market shifts, and a pandemic such as Covid-19. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the scenario.

To determine the gaps in practice, you will research the current state of the industry and define a desired future state for the industry. Having identified the gaps in practice, you will articulate strategic decisions to be made within the industry. Sample areas of strategic decisions include operational excellence, customer intimacy, and product leadership. Examples of strategic decision options are existing products marketed historically, products marketed in new sectors, and new product development in new markets.

This assignment will help you become a consumer of data from multiple sources such as IBISWorld, a global industry database. Each IBISWorld Industry Research Report offers actionable insights, comprehensive data, and in-depth analysis.

To present your findings, you will create an executive brief in the form of a PowerPoint presentation for C-suite executives.

Preparation
Begin this assignment by ensuring that you have completed the assigned readings and reviewing the available information.

Prepare the brief as a PowerPoint presentation using the Executive Brief Template [PPTX], including a title slide, slides as needed to accommodate Parts 1–4 of the executive brief and reflection, and a reference slide. All work should be cited and supported, including infographics. You have been provided an initial set of relevant assigned readings for each scenario; you are expected to provide additional industry research including sources from appropriate databases.

Part 1: Executive Summary. Present the key points of your findings from Parts 2 and 3 in no more than two slides.

Part 2: Industry Context. Include research you conducted on the industry presented in your chosen scenario. What is the current industry state? Provide specific details on market size, growth rates, industry drivers (including technology), and industry trends. An infographic is required for this portion.

Part 3: Industry Gaps in Practice Analysis. As you construct Part 2, identify industry challenges and gaps in practice. Some gaps in practice have already been provided in the scenarios to provide a starting point. For Part 3, address three gaps in industry practices, prepare an infographic, and include the table provided in the Executive Brief Template, completing the following for each gap:

***Current State of Practice. From the scenario and your independent research, what is the current state of practice? How does it work today? Identify the library databases you used to support your independent research. Why are these databases appropriate?

***Desired State of Practice. Based upon your independent research, what is the targeted or desired state of practice?
Industry Gap in Practice. Specifically define the gap in practice with supporting evidence. What do industry participants need to address? What is causing the gap? What is the disruption?

***Strategic Decision to Be Made. Using the categories of strategic decisions, identify and describe the types of decisions that must be made by industry leaders to address the gap, then select one strategic decision based upon two or more alternatives under consideration.

Part 4: Reflection. From a practitioner perspective, how do you see the utility, value, and application of strategic decisions relating to gaps in practices? What did you learn from this assignment?

Explain why line managers adopt the rational approach to recruitment? Describe the differences between a job description and person specification? List three ways to encourage diversity when recruiting candidates? What are the problems with using selection interviews to identify the best candidate in relation to reliability and validity as a selection tool?

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INDIVIDUAL STUDENT WORKBOOK

Introduction

This workbook provides a reflection upon the learning developed from the seminar activities and class discussions.

The workbook includes ten (weeks 2-11), each includes one or two questions with each answer in the region of 100 words per question.

WRITE 200 words in introduction

Week 2: Recruitment methods

1. Explain why line managers adopt the rational approach to recruitment?

Rational approach increases the likelihood of employing talented individuals, hence why it is based on the job’s design, description, targeting who’s going to be doing the job.
A well-organized recruitment produce boosts to the company’s output and efficiency.

2. Describe the differences between a job description and person specification?

3. List three ways to encourage diversity when recruiting candidates?

Week 3: Selection Methods

1. What are the problems with using selection interviews to identify the best candidate in relation to reliability and validity as a selection tool?

2. What are the advantages of using a competency framework to design selection interview questions?

Week 4: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

1. A friend suggests that George should implement mandatory diversity training. Based on your reading of the Dobbin and Kalev (2016) article, do you agree with George’s friend?

Provide specific examples from the article to back up your point why you agree/why you do not.

2. Recommend to George two alternative diversity management interventions, that academic research has proven to be effective.

Week 5: Skills, Training and Development

1. What are the challenges which Covid 19, has created for adult learners’ employability in the labour market?

2. Why is coaching by line managers important for the performance of their teams?
What benefits does conducting induction for new joiners have for organizations?

Week 6: Performance Management

1. Copy and paste a fully completed table assessing the performance review practices that you have experienced in your current job role.

2. Identify one area of performance review in your current job role that is weak and explain why this is a problem.

Week 7: Academic writing, referencing and plagiarism

1. What have you learnt about academic writing that will do differently as a result of your learning from today’s lecture/seminar?

2. What have you learnt about plagiarism OR referencing that will do differently as a result of your learning from today’s lecture/seminar?

Week 8: Motivation and rewards

1. Identify the main pros and cons of “Payment by Results” (PBR).

2. Identify at least three of the more significant components of financial reward other than salary. Argue the benefits and drawbacks of each of them.

Week 9: The psychological contract and employee engagement

1. Present a reliable definition of Employee Engagement.

2. Identify at least three of the benefits of Employee Engagement to organisations.

Week 10: International differences in organisations and management

1. What are the challenges of leading in global firms?

2.List the reasons for expatriate failure in global firms?

Week 11: Leadership style

1. Present definitions and give examples of these five concepts:

• Transactional Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Contingency Leadership
• Situational Leadership
• Inclusive Leadership