Read one of the three early modern theatre texts (on the document), or you may watch the film version of the modern Broadway musical The Producers. Write a 1-2 page paper explaining how the play you chose to read or watch helped you better understand the assigned texts and themes for this course.

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Modern theater texts

Weeks 2-6: Theatrical Representations of Early Modern Markets

  • – The Roaring Girl by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker
    This is a city comedy, like Jonson’s most famous plays. It features the criminal and matchmaking exploits of the cross-dressing Moll Cutpurse.
    How to find it:
    Check it out from the Marriott Library. The call number is: PR2714 .R6 1987 Order a copy (ISBN-13: 978-0393932775).
    – The Producers (2005) starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick Watch the film of the musical comedy for a twenty-first century take on the kind of swindling theatrics found in Jonson plays like Bartholomew Fair and
    The Alchemist.
    How to find it:
    Check it out from the Marriott Library. The call number is: PN1997.2 .P763 2006
    Order a copy (ASIN: B000EWBKMG).

Weeks 6-12: Early Modern Markets as Theatrical Metaphors

  • – Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
    As in The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare uses this play to stage a theological conflict between justice and mercy in terms of material exchange. Shakespeare’s depiction of the Duke as a disguised authority figure also resonates with Jonson’s depiction of Justice Overdo in Bartholomew Fair, not to mention with Shakespeare’s own disguised Henry V.
    How to find it:
    Read it online at internetshakespeare.uvic.ca
    Check it out from the Marriott Library. The call number is: PR2824.A2 B39 1991
    Order a copy (ISBN-13: 9780140714791).

Weeks 13-16: Marketing an Early Modern Play

  • Tamburlaine the Great, Part I by Christopher Marlowe Shakespeare’s Henry V might (uncharitably) be described as a charismatic showman who turns his talents to statecraft. Marlowe’s Tamburlaine unequivocally fits that bill. Watch him try to take over the world. How to find it: It’s in your Marlowe book for this class (Doctor Faustus and Other Plays) on pages 1-68.
Read one of the three early modern theatre texts (on the document), or you may watch the film version of the modern Broadway musical The Producers. Write a 1-2 page paper explaining how the play you chose to read or watch helped you better understand the assigned texts and themes for this course.

What did you do differently this round? How did that work for you? Was your performance improved? How did what you learned in class this semester impacted your performance on the simulation for the second round?

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Business Question

Using a critical approach to reflection, reflect upon your experience running the Platform Wars simulation for the second round. Your reflection should be in an essay format and cover the following points

Reflect upon your experience:

  • What did you do differently this round?
  • How did that work for you? Was your performance improved?
  • How did what you learned in class this semester impacted your performance on the simulation for the second round?

First be sure you are writing a reflection paper…a reflection paper focuses on thinking about the situation and discussing what you learned. A reflection paper should discuss what worked…and why? …and what didn’t work…and why? …what you have learned from this experience and what you will do differently next time. Making connections to concepts in the course is also important.

Describe the two types of conflicting competitive pressures (localization/standardization) that a company will confront as it formulates its international/global strategy for entering a country of your choice.

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Business Question

Using the case company you studied this term:

(a) Describe the two types of conflicting competitive pressures (localization/standardization) that a company will confront as it formulates its international/global strategy for entering a country of your choice.
(b) What recommendations (and strategy) would you offer to address these conflicting demands? Provide the rationale for your recommendations.

What exactly made you feel this way? What could the employee/firm have done to make you happier with this encounter? From 1 to 7, how likely would you revisit this service firm?

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Service Encounter Journal 10

DIRECTIONS

We all have a number of such encounters each week, including (but not limited to) restaurants, banks, airlines, dry cleaners, doctors, dentists, libraries, photographers, tutors, travel agencies, theaters, pest control agencies, phone companies, automotive mechanics, insurance companies, attorneys, accountants, and copy centers. You are to keep a “journal” of service encounter experiences. The purpose is to make you more aware of your and other students’ sources of customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction with services.

REQUIREMENTS
You are to complete a post describing a recent service encounter (i.e., those occurring during this semester). The questions to be answered and included below. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY EMPLOYEE NAMES IN YOUR RESPONSES but be sure to otherwise completely and thoroughly answer the questions. It is recommended to write and save your responses on a separate document then paste them into your post below.

Throughout the semester you are expected to record an assortment of types of encounters from a wide variety of service industries (i.e., do not do all restaurants); about half of the journal entries should describe satisfying encounters and the other half very dissatisfying ones. The best way to complete your journal is to answer the questions immediately following a particular incident. If you try to do your entries from memory, the quality of the entries will suffer. Your inclusion of the important details of the service encounter will help you in writing your Service Encounter Paper at the end of the semester.

JOURNAL ENTRY QUESTIONS (Be sure to answer all 10 prompts)

  1. Date and Time of Encounter:
  2. Name of Firm:
  3. Type of Service (industry):
  4. What specific circumstances led to this encounter?
  5. What exactly did the firm/employee say or do?
  6. From 1 to 7, how would you rate your level of satisfaction with this encounter? (1: Extremely dissatisfied, 7: Extremely satisfied)
  7. What exactly made you feel this way?
  8. What could the employee/firm have done to make you happier with this encounter?
  9. From 1 to 7, how likely would you revisit this service firm? (1: Extremely unlikely, 7: Extremely likely)
  10. Why?

Using a three-week moving average, what is your forecast for week six? What is the exponentially smoothed forecast for week 2? (Use F1 = 25 and alpha = .2).

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Excel answer sheet

1. Which of the following is not an assumption of the EOQ model?

a) demand is known and constant
b) no shortages allowed.
c) lead time is determined by quantity ordered.
d) order quantity is received all at once.

2. A service level of 95% means there is a 0.95 probability.
a) Of meeting all demand
b) Of a stock-out
c) That supply will exceed demand
d) That demand will be met during the lead time

3. A company produces a product which is designed to weigh 10 oz., with a tolerance of + 0.5 oz. The process produces products with an average weight of 9.95 oz. and a standard deviation of 0.10 oz. The process capability ratio for this process is with z = 3.
a) 1.67
b) 0
c) 0.8333
d) -1.67

Given the following weekly demand figures below, answer the next 2 questions below:

4. Using a three-week moving average, what is your forecast for week six?
a) 30
b) 35
c) 32.5
d) 25

5. What is the exponentially smoothed forecast for week 2? (Use F1 = 25 and alpha = .2)
a) 21.0
b) 24.0
c) 32.0
d) 53.0

6. Companies often outsource to
a) Focus on core competencies.
b) Achieve greater flexibility.
c) Reduce costs.
d) All of the aboveWeek Demand
1 20
2 60
3 30
4 20
5 40

Select one of your peer’s trips. Consider the unique activities and experiences included in the trip agenda. If this trip were planned for tourists in general instead of for business leaders, identify and justify the segment of consumers you would focus your marketing efforts upon (besides people with sufficient income).

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Discussion trip review

Post A

Your coworkers planned the recreational part of a trade mission to a country. They have proposed some unique options that should give the business leaders going on the trip an authentic experience with that country’s people/culture.

You have been randomly assigned to review two of these trips. The coworkers you are assigned to review are indicated under the “Peer Reviews” weblink associated with the M2 – Class Discussion (Trip to YOUR COUNTRY) HERE.

1. Review the proposed options for the first assigned trip. Communicate your six preferences (i.e., your most preferred option for (A) see, (B) experience, (C) eat, (D) make, (E) meet, and (F) transport) to that peer in the “Assignment Comments” box of their M2 – Class Discussion (Trip to YOUR COUNTRY). For clarity, use the letters. Your reviews should be submitted in a text format, not in a file.

2. Review the proposed options for the second assigned trip and communicate your six preferences to that peer.

3. Review the proposed options for the third assigned trip and communicate your six preferences to that peer.

4. Once you have completed all three reviews and communicated your preferences to each peer, submit Post A with the phrase, “Review completed.” That one phrase – that’s all. I will then know that I can go and look at your preferences under the Assignment Comments of each peer’s trip.

If you were not assigned any trips to review OR one of the trips you were assigned to review was not completed, please let me know by Monday so I can make adjustments. That will allow you to fully complete this post.

Post B

1. Give the name of YOUR COUNTRY. Provide a map that shows where it is located in the world.

2. Based on the preferences indicated by your coworkers, create a trip agenda for a seven-day trip to YOUR COUNTRY (i.e., arrival is Day Zero and departure is Day Eight). Plan your multi-city trip so it includes a national festival of some kind. Your trip should be filled with unique activities and experiences that make it a true representation of the people and culture of YOUR COUNTRY. Each of these unique activities and experiences should be accompanied by both an image and a description to introduce it to your peers. (Remember only a couple of coworkers have seen your earlier trip plan.) Presume Covid 19 is not a consideration.

Note: To earn credit for your images, the images for your trip should be visible in your post, NOT in a file. Your peers should be able to see the entire trip agenda and images without opening anything.

3. In addition to your coworker’s preferences, include a tour of a port or a trade venue as a part of the trip agenda.

4. In a second Post B, include a weblink to one video (Youtube or another source) for something interesting you have planned on your trip’s agenda.

5. Select one of your peer’s trips. Consider the unique activities and experiences included in the trip agenda. If this trip were planned for tourists in general instead of for business leaders, identify and justify the segment of consumers you would focus your marketing efforts upon (besides people with sufficient income). Discuss how you would want to position this trip in consumers’ minds (i.e., what two or three words would you use to describe this trip?) so that they would think it worth the time, money, and effort. Create a tagline/slogan that you think fits the positioning which you could use to promote the trip.

Prepare and submit a presentation (10 slides excluding name, reference, and last slide with the total of 13) with a summary of Chapters 1 – 3.

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Prepare and submit a presentation (10 slides) with a summary of Chapter 1 – 3.

Prepare and submit a presentation (10 slides excluding name, reference, and last slide with the total of 13) with a summary of Chapters 1 – 3. Proposed Topic: The effect of the various virtual moderator usage in knowledge transfer and its relationship to productivity in the business by measuring the project success rate.

Problem Statement: Current organizational knowledge transfer practices have been impeded due to organizational communication channels

Methodology: The method for this study will be the qualitative approach.

Target Population and Sample Method: Employees of organizations in the construction and healthcare industries through random sampling utilizing an interview questionnaire

Write an essay on how to become a successful business man, just like Elon musk and some others.

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How to become a successful business man

Write an essay on how to become a successful business man, just like Elon musk and some others.

When a new hire is terminated or quits, the employer’s investment in acquiring that employee is lost. These costs include recruiting, screening, and training the new employee. How can an employer avoid hiring the wrong person? What factors should be considered in making a hiring decision?

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1 Discussion questions 2 responses and 15 multiple-choice

1. Discussion questions

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Poor hiring decisions can be very costly to employers. When a new hire is terminated or quits, the employer’s investment in acquiring that employee is lost. These costs include recruiting, screening, and training the new employee. How can an employer avoid hiring the wrong person? What factors should be considered in making a hiring decision? How would the employee selection process differ for a high-level, key position versus an entry-level, low-skill position?

2. Response to:

Ashley Holmes

There are several ways an employer can avoid hiring the wrong person. Keep in mind hiring the wrong person could be a dangerous situation if you’re not careful when making a good decision when hiring the candidate. Some ways would be to do a thorough back ground check on the potential employees prior to bringing them on with the team.

Another way would be to create a job score card which defines everything you’re looking for within the candidate. You’re basically creating a blueprint of what you’re looking for which will allow you to find a person who will succeed in the role you’re hiring for.

Also, job proposition is very important which can be time consuming because you are proposing something to perspective job candidates which is written in a way to attract candidates that you’re looking for and will possibly push away all if the people that are not fit for the position. Inviting the wrong people into your interview process will cause mis hires. Some factors to consider in making a hiring decision would be to think about the department’s needs and the candidates’ skills and experience. Think about what’s needed for the company, what are the positions needs right away 6 months from now and long term.

3. Response to

Brittnee Calkins

I don’t believe that there is a definitive method of ensuring that a new hire employee is not the “wrong person”. Sometimes an applicant may get overlooked for applicants with more experience; only for the more experienced employee to resign or be terminated within the first year. For example, I tried for 2-3 years to get a job with a specific employer and was turned down repeatedly until I was eventually hired. I ended up staying with the company for 3 years until I was pregnant and had to resign for medical reasons.

While a thorough background check can cause a liability to the employer if they hire someone with a criminal background, I still believe that it is important to check all applicants’ backgrounds during the selection process. I believe circumstances, age at the time of the crime, and charges should be taken into account when hiring someone with a criminal background. While I wouldn’t hire someone who was convicted of credit fraud to work in a bank, they could be hired as a grocery stocker. In the same respect, I wouldn’t flat out deny an applicant just because they were convicted of assault while still a teenager; I would consider the information found in the public record along with allowing them a chance to explain their criminal background check results should they be selected for an interview.

In the Learning Activity “Identifying Ethical Issues,” choose one of the rules listed in Figure 1.1. Then, provide an example of a time at work when you followed the selected rule. What was the outcome? Was it successful? Why or why not?

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Is That Ethical?

In the Learning Activity “Identifying Ethical Issues,” choose one of the rules listed in Figure 1.1. Then, provide an example of a time at work when you followed the selected rule. What was the outcome? Was it successful? Why or why not? Now, provide an example of a time at work when you did not follow one of the rules listed in the chart. What was the outcome? Using suggestions from the reading, what would you do differently next time, if anything? Finally, based on what you learned from the reading, what steps might you take in the future to improve your integrity at work?