What Internet business model would be appropriate for the company to follow in creating a Web site and why? In what ways can the business benefit from a Web site? 

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Select 1 business that does not already have a Web site, and develop an Internet strategy for it. Most large corporations already have Web sites, so you may have to think of something on a smaller scale such as a local bike store. Sole proprietorship businesses that provide services like car repair, house cleaning, tax preparation, and that use the Internet and similar services are also good options. Consider and describe how the business that you select can use social media to achieve its objectives. Use the Internet and the library to research and analyze markets and competitors.
After selecting a business, answer the following questions:
What Internet business model would be appropriate for the company to follow in creating a Web site and why? In what ways can the business benefit from a Web site? What functions should it perform for the company (e.g., marketing, sales, customer support, internal communications, etc.)? In what other ways might the company use the Internet for its own benefit? Prepare functional specifications for the company’s use of the Web and the Internet. Include links to and from other sites in your design. Prepare a list of technological specifications for implementation (e.g., what hardware and software are necessary to support your design)

Our values (ethical and moral) are influenced by genes inherited from our parents, by our culture (religion, family, peers, etc.), and by interaction with the environment (epigenetics). Identify an example of each.

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This is BUSINESS ETHICAL’s class for discussion board. 1. Read the article by Walter Williams Our broken moral compass. Comment on areas for agreement and disagreement with the editorial. The article is also located in the Week 2 Assignment folder. 2. Our values (ethical and moral) are influenced by genes inherited from our parents, by our culture (religion, family, peers, etc.), and by interaction with the environment (epigenetics). Identify an example of each.

Organizational data and master data are tightly controlled so that only a few, key individuals are allowed to create and/or modify these data. Why would organizations have such tight controls on these data?

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There are three types of data in an ERP system – organizational data, master data, and transaction data. Organizational data and master data are tightly controlled so that only a few, key individuals are allowed to create and/or modify these data. Why would organizations have such tight controls on these data? To receive credit, your posting must be at least 75 words, in clear, well-written English, and must effectively address the question asked.

Explain the significance of the silo effect in the running of a business. In your answer, suggest ways that a senior management team might reduce the silo effect and its impacts.

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Explain the significance of the silo effect in the running of a business. In your answer, suggest ways that a senior management team might reduce the silo effect and its impacts. To receive credit, your posting must be at least 75 words, in clear, well-written English, and must effectively address the question asked.

What is the best way to attract college students to Campus Sponsorship? What are the top three national brands you would suggest that Campus Sponsorship should sign up? Why?

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What is the best way to attract college students to Campus Sponsorship?

What are the top three national brands you would suggest that Campus Sponsorship should sign up? Why?

What would you tell the national brand managers at the companies you just suggested in order to interest them in participating in this effort?

How would you allocate the team’s time and finances?  Would you use them to attract college student groups or national brands first?  Why?

What are the key points that Dan and the team should highlight in a presentation to the investor?

 

How would “Overhead charges” (review the Budgeting chapter if you do not remember learning about this term) impact the two estimates that you have calculated?

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You are going to be the project manager for the construction of a large warehouse for a major international company. Of course, there are many elements involved in constructing such a large facility, but this assignment will consider only one, the laying of the facility’s foundation (which is obviously preceded by site preparation and followed by the actual construction of the building).

In preparation for completing of this element of the project—laying the facility foundation—complete the following:

Locate a source of data for the hourly wages that will need to be paid to those who will pour and finish the concrete foundation (the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States government is a good source for such information). Be sure to document the source of your hourly wage data for such concrete workers.
Locate a source of data for the cost of a cubic yard of reinforced concrete. Be sure to document the source of your reinforced concrete cost data.
Assuming that eight workers will be needed for the completion of the project, that they will work five days per week for 10 hours per day, and that it will take them three full weeks to complete the pouring of the foundation, what is your estimate (based on the hourly wage data that you located) of the labor expense of pouring the foundation?
Assuming that the foundation will require 400 cubic yards of concrete, what is your estimate (based on the hourly wage data that you located) of the cost of the materials needed for pouring the foundation?
How would “Overhead charges” (review the Budgeting chapter if you do not remember learning about this term) impact the two estimates that you have calculated?
How would an increase in the cost of steel (one of the components of reinforced concrete) impact the budget that you had developed?
If the construction site was impacted by a hurricane during the preparation of the foundation (meaning that work had to be temporarily stopped), how would the overall schedule of the construction project be.

How is the uncertainty in project scheduling dealt with? Why is activity-on-arrow (AOA) or activity-on-node (AON) of significant value to the project manager?

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The critical path.
How long it will take to complete the project?
How does simulation determine the probabilities of various project completion times?
What is “slack” and why is it important?
Why is activity-on-arrow (AOA) or activity-on-node (AON) of significant value to the project manager?
How is the uncertainty in project scheduling dealt with?
Should the critical path activities be managed differently from noncritical path activities? Explain.

What must ANY existing rival do in order to succeed? Supplier Power: Is there any power existing on the input side that forces firms to bend to the will of suppliers?

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Information for Written Assignment #2 – Due Week 5 Written Assignment #2 Instructions This paper relates to your approved company (from Week 1), and its industry. Research your company and its industry and perform a Porter Five Forces analysis. For this assignment you should acquire a minimum of five separate pieces of APA cited research material, which can include periodical articles, investor analysis, and trend analysis for your company’s industry. Please be sure to use Berkeley College’s Online Databases for information. A Five Forces chart should begin your analysis to serve as a quick reference point. An example chart is Five-Force Model Chart.pdf. Beneath each of the forces, you should provide a brief one or two word description (i.e., low, moderate or high) of what you will present on the pages following. The Five Industry Forces are: · Barriers to Entry: Outline what, if any, barriers exist preventing new firms from being created and competing with existing rivals. · Intensity of Rivalry: Discuss the key four or five elements that effect intensity and how hard firms must do battle with each other. What must ANY existing rival do in order to succeed? · Supplier Power: Is there any power existing on the input side that forces firms to bend to the will of suppliers? · Buyer Power: Are customers of rivals able to unduly influence rivals such that they can be forces to do things they otherwise would not choose to do? · Threat of Substitutes: Define the basic need(s) met by the goods and services sold by rivals. Can this need be easily met by purchasing the goods and services of non-rivals and who/what might those substitutes be? Each force should be discussed beneath their own headings in your paper using as much space as you deem necessary to complete your analysis. Also, please conclude your paper with a brief (1-4 paragraphs are probably good) summary of the key competitive forces that characterize your industry. IMPORTANT: Finally, please make sure that you focus on the industry and NOT your firm. Students who focus on their firm too much have a tendency to go on incorrect tangents that later have to be corrected and will thus mean more work on your part. You certainly can use your firm as an example of what a firm in general must do, but the focus of analysis must remain on the industry. APA Format Paper APA First Page Header (NO COVER PAGE) 12-point Times New Roman font Double-spaced 5 (excluding chart) Due *All papers MUST be fully cited using APA format, with a References section at the end of your paper. Plagiarism will result in a zero.

Write a 2-4-page academic paper in which you describe a business situation, apply a critical thinking framework to the situation, and recommend evidence-based solutions to the situation.

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Write a 2-4-page academic paper in which you describe a business situation, apply a critical thinking framework to the situation, and recommend evidence-based solutions to the situation. Explain how the concepts of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) could affect both the situation and the solution.

Introduction

Remember that you are writing a paper that will be evaluated by an instructor. Thus, you want to make it easy for the instructor to clearly see that you have demonstrated the outcomes of the assessment. Do not make your instructor search for information; guide them to it. How?

Read the following and think about how Panera used critical thinking and an understanding of VUCA to solve their mosh pit problem. Pay attention to Kallet’s critical thinking framework in particular.

Then, find another company with a problem they need to fix. You may use NASA, BP, or United Airlines, all of whom have had numerous high-profile problems to solve in recent years, if you wish. Or, you may choose a company that you know has an issue. If you are unsure who to use, try searching “Companies with customer service problems” online and you will get a lot of ideas, though your problem does not have to be about customer service.

In an APA-formatted paper:

  1. Summarize the problem you researched. Then, apply Kallet’s critical thinking framework to describe how the leadership of this company should think through the problem to create a solution. Finally, give at least one evidence-based solution—either that you came up with through your research or that you read the company is going to or did employ. Next, describe what VUCA considerations the leadership must keep in mind as they implement this solution.
  2. Work on being concise but thorough, keeping academically formatted paper to no more than four double-spaced pages.
  3. Be sure your paper includes, and is organized, as follows:
    • Introduction: Write an introduction that tells the reader what to expect of this paper (1 paragraph). It would be most effective to include a brief mention that leaders at Panera Bread effectively used an understanding of critical thinking and VUCA to solve their mosh pit problem, and that this paper applies a similar framework to solving whatever problem in the organization you chose. Choose an organization with a problem you can research.
  • Problem: Describe the problem that you will be solving for another company, describing the situation (1–3 paragraphs).
  • Thinking Critically: Apply the framework for critical thinking as outlined by Michael Kallet in the Think Smartere-book to the problem you identified to describe an evidence-based recommendation for this company to improve. You can create your own unique recommendation, or show how critical thinking applied to a solution that someone else came up with already or applied, which you read about in your research (1–3 paragraphs).
  • Applying VUCA: Explain how VUCA could affect both the situation and your recommendation, and any important considerations for management in implementing the recommended solution (1–2 paragraphs).

Write a conclusion that wraps up and summarizes your document (1 paragraph). The Capella Writing Center, linked in the MBA Program Resources under Writing Skills, has good information on how to write an effective conclusion.

Describe the problem that you will be solving for another company, describing the situation (1–3 paragraphs).

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Write a 2-4-page academic paper in which you describe a business situation, apply a critical thinking framework to the situation, and recommend evidence-based solutions to the situation. Explain how the concepts of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) could affect both the situation and the solution.

Introduction

Remember that you are writing a paper that will be evaluated by an instructor. Thus, you want to make it easy for the instructor to clearly see that you have demonstrated the outcomes of the assessment. Do not make your instructor search for information; guide them to it. How?

Read the following and think about how Panera used critical thinking and an understanding of VUCA to solve their mosh pit problem. Pay attention to Kallet’s critical thinking framework in particular.

Then, find another company with a problem they need to fix. You may use NASA, BP, or United Airlines, all of whom have had numerous high-profile problems to solve in recent years, if you wish. Or, you may choose a company that you know has an issue. If you are unsure who to use, try searching “Companies with customer service problems” online and you will get a lot of ideas, though your problem does not have to be about customer service.

In an APA-formatted paper:

  1. Summarize the problem you researched. Then, apply Kallet’s critical thinking framework to describe how the leadership of this company should think through the problem to create a solution. Finally, give at least one evidence-based solution—either that you came up with through your research or that you read the company is going to or did employ. Next, describe what VUCA considerations the leadership must keep in mind as they implement this solution.
  2. Work on being concise but thorough, keeping academically formatted paper to no more than four double-spaced pages.
  3. Be sure your paper includes, and is organized, as follows:
    • Introduction: Write an introduction that tells the reader what to expect of this paper (1 paragraph). It would be most effective to include a brief mention that leaders at Panera Bread effectively used an understanding of critical thinking and VUCA to solve their mosh pit problem, and that this paper applies a similar framework to solving whatever problem in the organization you chose. Choose an organization with a problem you can research.
  • Problem: Describe the problem that you will be solving for another company, describing the situation (1–3 paragraphs).
  • Thinking Critically: Apply the framework for critical thinking as outlined by Michael Kallet in the Think Smartere-book to the problem you identified to describe an evidence-based recommendation for this company to improve. You can create your own unique recommendation, or show how critical thinking applied to a solution that someone else came up with already or applied, which you read about in your research (1–3 paragraphs).
  • Applying VUCA: Explain how VUCA could affect both the situation and your recommendation, and any important considerations for management in implementing the recommended solution (1–2 paragraphs).

Write a conclusion that wraps up and summarizes your document (1 paragraph). The Capella Writing Center, linked in the MBA Program Resources under Writing Skills, has good information on how to write an effective conclusion.