Choose one aspect of your chosen organisation that you belive could benefit from placing more ephasis on ethics, equality of opportunity and diversity within its operation

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Choose one aspect of your chosen organisation that you belive could benefit from placing more ephasis on ethics, equality of opportunity and diversity within its operation

What are the key relationships within the supply chain and how does the dominant organisation use these relationships to achieve its goals?

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You are to write an individual 1500 word analysis in which you consider a supply chain of your choice from the 4 angles – inline with the first 4 lectures of the module. (lectures at attachments)

Your chosen supply chains will need to be cleared for suitability by the teaching team.

There are four questions you must answer on your selected supply chain. It is recommended that each question is answered separately within your report and that you give approximately 300 words to each asnwer, leaving 300 to be split between the introduction and conclusion.

Questions to answer:

Which particular structural and/or infrastructural aspects of the supply chain contribute significantly to the good (or bad) business performance of the supply chain and why?
Where is value added within the supply chain and how is the surplas shared among the supply chain partners?
Which is the dominant order fulfillment strategy and are there any current or emerging market, product or production factors that could cause the strategy to change?
What are the key relationships within the supply chain and how does the dominant organisation use these relationships to achieve its goals?

Explain the significance and magnitude of the statistical relationships or differences.

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Instructions

Use the Quantitative Study Example Project in Resources to complete this assignment.

Complete the following:

    • Business Problem: Formulate a current business problem using examples and descriptions drawn from scholarly literature (attached)
    • State and briefly explain it.
    • Explain the problem’s relationship to the research question.
  2. Research Question: Refine the business problem into one or more research questions that require the use of inferential statistics and allow for an exploratory investigation.
    • From the business problem, explain a research question that will require use of inferential statistics.
    • With each question, address the relationships among variables and/or the difference among groups or conditions.
  2. Variables: Refine the research question into variables that are operational and measurable.
    • Identify the variables that are involved in that research question.
    • Explain the significance and magnitude of the statistical relationships or differences.
  2. Data Collection Instruments: Explain how to evaluate the ability of the instruments or other data collection methods to quantify the variables.
    • Identify the instruments or other data collection methods that will be used to gather the data needed to measure your variables.
    • Explain how these instruments and/or methods will be evaluated to assure their validity and reliability.
  2. Statistical Analysis Technique: Explain how a selected statistical analysis technique is appropriate for a specific research question and the data to be analyzed.
    • Review Table 1: Decision Matrix for Inferential Statistics Selection in Choosing a Statistical Technique (linked in Resources).
    • Using the four-box inferential statistical technique, determine which technique family your statistical analysis technique will come from (Box 1, 2, 3, or 4) using the Decision Matrix for Inferential Statistics Selection.
    • Assume for this assignment that the technique you will use corresponds to the box you chose in Table 2: Decision Matrix Sample Statistics Choice. For example, if applying the logic you learned in this unit, you conclude that the appropriate box is Box 1, assume that your appropriate statistical analysis technique is the Multiple Linear Regression choice.
    • List this choice and briefly explain the logic that led to its selection. If you chose Box 1 or Box 2, also provide a brief statement explaining what you will do if the data you collect do not meet the requirements for the use of parametric statistics.
  2. Minimum Sample Size: Identify the minimum sample size necessary and appropriate input parameters for the previously selected statistical technique and associated test family.
    • Review Table 2: Decision Matrix Sample Statistics Choice in Choosing a Statistical Technique (linked in Resources).
    • Use the G*Power tool downloaded in Unit 3 to estimate the minimum sample size that you will need.
    • Use the “A priori Compute Required Sample Size” setting.
    • Justify the input parameters.

Quantitative Study Example Project

What follows is a hypothetical quantitative study that you can use to set up your U05a1 assignment. The variable data from this example are from an actual study, but the names of participants and variables have been changed. In all other respects, the description is accurate. For this example, imagine that you are researcher who often consults with small to medium size manufacturing companies in Northwest Ohio who make auto parts for the large auto manufacturing companies. You have noticed concern among your clients about the turnover of their line factory workers. In the last year for which data were available (2017) it was determined that the average annual population of motor vehicles manufacturing employees in the State of Ohio during calendar 2017 was 19,600 employees (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018), of which about 30% were estimated to be factory line workers or 5,880 workers. A list can be obtained of these employees through a provider of data lists.

You decide to conduct a study to investigate what independent variables might be valuable in predicting employees’ likelihood of leaving their jobs. Suppose that you have reviewed the research literature on the subject and identified a construct called “turnover intention” and found a scale called the Turnover Intention scale that might be used to measure and predict how likely employees are to terminate their employment. Constructs are often explanatory variables that cannot be directly observed. For example, one cannot “see” a turnover intention, but these intentions can be quantified using a survey instrument. This literature review also identified two other constructs that might have value in predicting what employees’ turnover intentions might be. One of these variables is job mastery, a survey instrument scale that measures how well employees believe that they have mastered the skills involved in their jobs. A scale called the Job Mastery scale exists that would allow you to measure this construct. Another variable you identify is a survey instrument used to measure a person’s control of her state, called the Impulse Control scale.

You decide to conduct a study of employees who work as line factory employees of the auto industry in Ohio. You want your study to look at how well the two variables, Job Mastery and Impulse Control, will predict Turnover Intentions. In doing so, you are aware that it is also important to pay attention to the direction of the effects. That is, whether there is a direct effect (an increase in the independent variable leads to an increase in the dependent variable) or an inverse effect (an increase in the independent variable leads to an increase in the dependent variable).

 

 

 

Explain the differences between a “think local, act local”, “think global, act global” and a “think global, act local” strategy.

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Assignments

The following Assignment Questions should be completed and submit your responses to these questions in one WORD document. List the question first, and then your response. Your response must adequately cover the question without being wordy or relying on “yes” or “no” responses. USE STYLE APA FORMAT 7TH EDITION

  1. Explain the differences between a “think local, act local”, “think global, act global” and a “think global, act local” strategy.
  2. Discuss why a company desirous of competing in foreign country markets needs to pay close attention to the advantages of cross-border transfer of competencies and capabilities. Is such transfer often a key to competitive advantage? Why or why not?
  3. Identify and briefly describe a local company’s strategic options in competing against global challengers.

 

  1. Explain how exchange rate fluctuations pose a risk to manufacturing companies who rely upon an export strategy to compete in foreign markets.
  2. Explain why a company desirous of competing in foreign markets needs to pay careful attention to where it locates it value chain activities.
  3. Using the internet, identify and discuss three key strategies that Volkswagen is using to compete in China.
  4. Illustration Capsule 7.1 – Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.: Entering Foreign Markets via Alliance Followed by Merger on page 192 provides the example of an alliance between Walgreens and Alliance Boots. What was this partnership designed to achieve and why did the alliance make sense for a company like Walgreens?
  5. How strong are the competitive forces in the movie rental marketplace? Do a five- forces analysis to support your answer.

 

Define each element and apply facts from your situation to the law or elements.

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You are a manager of a highly successful local business. The small business society in your community asksyou to write a paper for their monthly publication. In the featured article, you will be discussing, “How Important Tort Liability is to Business.”Remember that, for most torts, injured persons can bring actions against businesses as well as against individuals.

Using your professional or personal experience in the business world, discuss the following in your article:

Discuss the extent of business negligence liability by identifying and clearly defining the relevant law(s), either defining a legal doctrine, provisions of a law, or elements of a specific cause of action. 

Apply facts from your experience to the applicable law, doctrine, or cause of action studied. 

Clearly summarize lessons learned from the week as they apply to your fact pattern and make links to the readings and/or module.

Then make a list of suggestions for minimizing business tort liability, in which you include new thoughtsor ideasbased on the module information. This is your reflection/insight, which logically would flow from each information point presented.

Ensure your experience actually relates back to the material for the week.

Sometimes students have difficulty identifying a personal or professional torts case. You may also research a torts case to discuss if you do not have a personal professional experience to discuss. Be sure to complete all bulleted points above.

In the area of torts, many causes of action are comprised of “elements.”Define each element and apply facts from your situation to the law or elements. For instance, if you write about a situation involving negligence, you would define negligence stating, “Negligence occurs where a person’s conduct falls below the standard of care, resulting in a breach of duty, which is the direct and proximate cause of injury to another person or thing.The elements of negligence are: 1) duty; 2) breach; 3) causation; and 4) damages.”

Write an analysis for each ratio. describing the company’s financial health and improvements or deficiencies from the prior year.

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Calculate financial ratios such as liquidity, asset management, leverage, profitability and market performance.  use 8 ratios.  write an analysis for each ratio. describing the company’s financial health and improvements or deficiencies from the prior year. calculate net present value, weighted average cost of capital and break-even point.  apply these financial techniques to a capital budgeting scenario. develop a numerical example and define the assumptions used and explain how my scenario can help the company increase profit.  Identify the industry of your chosen company and research trends in the industry; identify the top two or three major competitors of your company and research their current financial ratios using a website like . Benchmark your calculated ratios to industry averages and a top competitor; explain how your company’s financial performance compares to the industry; identify opportunities and threats for your company in the context of the industry. Lastly, discuss suggestions to management for improving the company’s future financial performance based upon the financial / industry analysis completed for this project and your own creative ideas; identify three key issues management should address and discuss long term growth strategies for your company.

Write a brief summary and analysis of a case study regarding Apple and it’s social responsibilities given a possible negative PR situation

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You will be writing a brief summary and analysis of a case study regarding Apple and it’s social responsibilities given a possible negative PR situation

*Case study is attached

Describe the ethical theories being applied including the pros and cons of each

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Page 1of 5General (Turnitin) Written Assignment Instructions Revised Summer 20201.Format a.Use 12 point font, single spacing. b.Use the format demonstrated in the sample paper called “Excerpts from A papers ..” that can be foundin this folder: Online Lectures, Presentations and Writing Resources.c.This format incorporates the use of headers that distinguish the different areas of thought within the memo. Additionally, for Assignments 1 you mayincorporate headers if necessary to more effectively convey your ideas. d.Where using headers in Assignments 2 through 4, you will get better results if you include these: 1.Facts: a brief restatement of the important facts, in your own words;2.Issue: what must the protagonist decide? What action should he take?3.Lens: describe the ethical theories being applied including the pros and cons of each;4.Analysis: apply each ethical theory to the facts and discuss the logical conclusion of that process for each; 5.Recommendation / Conclusion: choose the ethical theory that is superior to the other and explain your rationale, briefly. You must choose one theory onwhich to base your recommendation –no waffling between theories will be allowed. Answer the question posed in your framing of the issue. e.Suggested Paper Length –these are ranges, not absolutes1.Assignment 1 should be between 500 and 600 words; 2.Assignments 2 and 3 should be between 750 and 1000 words; 3.Assignment 4 should be between 1400 and 2000 words. f.The purpose of the guide is to help you understand whether you have thought deeply enough about the topic. Your grade does not depend on the number of words written. However, your grade will be affected by whether or not you have fully analyzed the issue and fully supported your conclusion/decision. If you find that you are significantly over this range of words, you should edit your paper so that your ideas and words are conveyed in the most concise manner. This does not mean eliminating key arguments. It just means editing your wording so that it is more concisely written. g.Inside your document –DO NOT include any personal information inside your document (such as name, CougarNet ID, etc). We will not remove this information before submitting it for assessment.

Page 2of 52.Submitting your assignment into the link in BB a.Upload your Word document into the Turnitin link provided in Blackboard. b.You will be asked to provide a name for your document. You can use any name, but it may be a good idea to use the same assignment title as your Word file name so you don’t get confused. This is not critical and no points will be deducted for using some other name here. All assignments must be submitted using the assigned link in Blackboard. We will not accept papers sent via email or delivered by hand. It is your responsibility to ensure that your paper has been submitted properly AND on time. When you properly submit your paper, you will receive an email confirmation from Turnitin confirming your submission. If you don’t get this you haven’t completed the submission process and you will not receive credit for your work. 3.Feedback and grades All grades areissued by Daniel Currie, your professor though the papers are graded with the help of TA’s. You may access your feedback via Blackboard 10-12 days after the due date. Your grade will be posted into the grade book thereafter. Your grade on your paper and in the grade book may differ. You should check both. Your paper with feedback will be returned to you in the same Weekly Folder where you submitted your paper. 4.Academic honesty (discussing the papers, cheating, and plagiarism) All assignments, including this one, are individual assignments. This means that you are prohibited from discussingany part of the assignment with other people. Your analysis and work must be original. This means that you must use proper citations (and quotations, where necessary) throughout your paper and may not submit a paper that you used in a prior class. We will analyze your papers using www.turnitin.com. This website checks your paper to determine the similarity of your paper to other students’ papers, internet or book resources, and papers found commercially on the internet. If your paper is sufficiently similar to another student’s paper or other resource, you will be reported for violating the academic honesty code. This may result in earning an F in the class or expulsion from the university. Citations MUST BE provided for any information used or relied upon that is not your original idea. There are plagiarism presentations posted on the course website. It is your responsibility to review this to be sure you fully understand what constitutes plagiarism, how to properly paraphrase and cite, and when to use quotations. If this information is not sufficient for you to understand how to provide a proper citation, you may want to visit the following website: http://www.uh.edu/writecen/Resources/GrammarAndDocumentation.php.

Page 3of 5You may use MLA or APA or any other format as long as (1) you clearly identify that the work is attributable to another source, AND (2) we can easily locate the original source. 5.Grading rubric/chart Assignments are worth either 50 (Assignment 1,2, and 3) or 100 points (Assignment 4.) Please review each assignment’s grading rubric as each assignment may be different. Written communication 50% Critical thinking and knowledge application 50%

Identify and clearly define the relevant law, either defining a legal doctrine, provisions of a law, or elements of a specific cause of action.

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You have just been promoted to the Human Resources Department of a Fortune 500 company. Your director asks each of the HR employees to research an employment law issue and draft a memo that discusses that specific issue. In addition, he wants to ensure that each employee has a clear understanding of the issue present. Therefore, you are to include in your memo either a specific case that supports this employment law or utilize your own experience. This experience can stem from professional or personal situations in the business world as an employee or employer. Lastly, your director wants you to include any ethical issue that your company may be confronting in reference to this employment law. Consider employment law with wages and hours, OSHA, age, disabilities, minors working, etc.

Be sure that your focus is twofold: first, on an area of employment law and second, on a potential ethical issue within that area of law.

If you have not personally or professionally confronted an issue, consider an issue that could arise within the realm of employment law and describe it or search for a case on the internet.

Address the following in your memo:

1) Identify and clearly define the relevant law, either defining a legal doctrine, provisions of a law, or elements of a specific cause of action.
2) Compare and contrast the applicable law to the employment law issue you identified.
3) Apply facts from your situation to the applicable law, doctrine, or cause of action studied.
4) Clearly summarize lessons learned from the week as they apply to your fact pattern and make links to the readings and/or module.
5) Include new thoughts or ideas based on the module information—this is your reflection/insight, which logically would flow from each information point presented.
6) Identify and briefly discuss any related ethical issues.