What is the “ethical ad blocker” described in the video? Why are algorithmic advertising technologies increasingly important to advertisers? Where do you stand on the use of ad blockers?

Ethical ad blocker

What is the “ethical ad blocker” described in the video?

Why are algorithmic advertising technologies increasingly important to advertisers?

Where do you stand on the use of ad blockers?

 

What types of business models does eBay use? What distinguishes an e-commerce business plan from a traditional business plan?

Types of business models

Q1: What types of business models does eBay use?

  1. B2B only
  2. B2C only
  3. B2B and B2C
  4. None of the above

 

Q2: Facebook is an example of:

A: Community provider

B: Market creator

D: Service provider

C: Content provider

 

Q3: What distinguishes an e-commerce business plan from a traditional business plan? (Essay question)

Answer the essay question in the discussion board, your answer needs not to exceed 100 words

 

What are the three classes of cyberattacks and their efects, according to Zertag? What metaphor does Zertag use to describe the idea that online, there are “no safe’neighbourhoods?” What does she mean?

Three classes of cyber attacks

  1. What are the three classes of cyber attacks and their efects, according to Zertag?
  2. What metaphor does Zertag use to describe the idea that online, there are “no safe’neighbourhoods?” What does she mean?
  3. What does Zertag mean when she says that the Internet has a “huge attack surface”?
  4. What are the five differences between cyberwarfare and traditional warfare, accordingto Zertag?

 

In the systems ___of the SDLC, you try to answer the question, “What do we want this e-commerce site to do for our business?”

Q1: In the systems ______________ of the SDLC, you try to answer the question, “What do we want this e-commerce site to do for our business?”

  1. Design step
  2. Analysis/planning step
  3. Testing step
  4. Implementation step

 

Q2: A good e-commerce website design should avoid:

A: Annoying graphics or sounds that you cannot turn off

B: Pages that work, load quickly, and point the customer toward your product offerings

D: One or two clicks to purchase

C: Multi-browser functionality

Q3: ________________ verify that links on pages are still valid and identify orphan files, or files on the site that are not linked to any pages.

A: Dynamic Page Generation Tools

B: Web Content Management Tools

C: Merchant Server Tools

D: Site Management Tools

 

Why did PetSmart switch to Salesforce Commerce Cloud? PetSmart implemented Salesforce Commerce Cloud just prior to “Black Friday.” Why was this of concern to PetSmart?

Video Case Questions

Watch the video:

Think & Discuss

In 2016, Salesforce.com, a cloud-based software company originally focused on customer relationship management, acquired Demandware, an e-commerce platform provider, for $2.8 billion and rebranded it as Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Salesforce Commerce Cloud is a highly scalable, hosted SaaS (software as a service) omni-channel e-commerce platform. Some of Salesforce Commerce Cloud’s strengths include its scalability, omni-channel capabilities (enabling merchants to unify e-commerce, order management and offline store operations), advanced merchandising functionality, including the ability to manage multiple product catalogs and complex product data, 1:1 level personalization functionality via its Einstein personalization engine, built in A/B testing capabilities, localization capabilities (including multi-language, multi-currency, and multi-store capabilities), and machine learning abilities. As a SaaS solution, technology issues such as server maintenance, software updates, and other associated services are handled by Salesforce, rather than the merchant itself. Companies using Salesforce Commerce Cloud, in addition to PetSmart and Rituals, include Adidas, the GAP, Brooks Brothers, GoPro, Converse, Godiva, New Balance, L’Oreal, among others. Competitors include Magento Commerce (owned by Adobe), SAP Hybris, Oracle Commerce, Sitecore, Intershop, and Elastic Path, among others.

  • Why did PetSmart switch to Salesforce Commerce Cloud?
  • PetSmart implemented Salesforce Commerce Cloud just prior to “Black Friday.” Why was this of concern to PetSmart?
  • What are the challenges that Rituals faces in translating its brand to the online channel?
  • How does Salesforce help Rituals meet these challenges?

 

E-commerce is centred on three major trends, which are?

E-commerce

Q1: E-commerce is centred on three major trends, which are …..

A: Business, Technology, and Society

B: Business, Technology, and Security

C: Business, Telecommunications, and Society

D: Brands, Technology, and Society

 

Q2: The worldwide network that communicates data by packet switching over the ______ Internet Protocol is referred as Internet.

A: Private

B: Separate

D: Joined

C: Public

 

Q3: One of the following is a unique feature of E-commerce technology …..

A: Information asymmetry

B: Information poorness

C: Information density

D: Information scattering

 

 

Why does Facebook’s data center specialist argue that “The Internet is not a cloud?” What are some of the techniques Facebook uses to cool its data centers?

Facebook’s Data Centers

Businesses today run on the Internet, and the Internet runs on data centers. Today, data centers might be more accurately called business centers. Data centers drive nearly every aspect of many businesses, especially ones with a significant online presence like Facebook. But data centers are significant users of expensive electricity to cool their servers, and they make a significant contribution to pollution and global warming. Cloud data center operators are using a variety of new techniques to become more efficient in their use of electricity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r97qdyQtIk

Think & Discuss

After watching the video think about these questions and write your thoughts about them on the discussion board:

  1. Why does Facebook’s data center specialist argue that “The Internet is not a cloud?”
  2. What are some of the techniques Facebook uses to cool its data centers?
  3. Facebook had over 2.3 billion users as of December 31, 2018. If Facebook continues to employ engineers at the same rate as stated in the video, how many engineers does Facebook have?

 

 

Describe the needs for achievement, power, and affiliation, and how these needs affect work behaviour. Review the hygiene and motivators in the two-factor theory. Are there any hygiene factors that you would consider to be motivators and vice versa?

Motivating Employees

For Part I of the Assignment, read the case “What Motivated Workers in the Face of a Pandemic?” given on Page number 558, Chapter 12 – “Motivating Employees” available in your textbook/e-textbook “Management: A Practical Introduction” 10th edition by Angelo Kinicki, & Denise B. Soignet and answer the following questions:

PART-I

QUESTIONS (Each of your answer should be around 100 -125 words)

Q1. What is the underlying problem in this case from the perspective of Hospital administration? (2 Marks)

Q2. What role did extrinsic and intrinsic motivation play in this case? (3 Marks)

Q3. What are the major motivation issues at play in the health care industry according to the major needs-based theories of motivation. (Maslow’s need Hierarchy theory, McClelland’s acquired needs and Deci & Ryan’s self-determination)? (3 Marks)

Q4. What do you think were the major equity issues faced by health care workers during the pandemic? (2 Marks)

PART-II

QUESTION (Your answer should be around 200 -300 words)

Q5. Describe the needs for achievement, power, and affiliation, and how these needs affect work behaviour. Review the hygiene and motivators in the two-factor theory. Are there any hygiene factors that you would consider to be motivators and vice versa? (05 Marks) (Min words 200-300)

 

 

Having conducted the ethics audit, identify the formal and informal systems that are in need of attention.

Action Required:

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

Organizational Ethics

Test your Knowledge (Question):

 Having conducted the ethics audit, identify the formal and informal systems that are in need of attention.

Use your own words

Word count no less than 350 words

 

 

How can the company improve the group awareness in the company? State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues. What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure?

Group awareness

You are a management consultant at Miri & Co Partners; you receive an email from one of your long-term clients stating as follows:

“Following an overhaul of the company and a shift from the conventional model to telecommuting, several challenges have emerged. First, the majority ofthe departments are not meeting their monthly targets. This follows an introduction of a policy that the most productive employees will receive a monthly bonus. Secondly, numerous conflicts are emerging from the finance departments. We need an urgent solution to increase the productivity of this department.” Answer the following questions:

  1. How can the company improve the group awareness in the company?
  2. State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues.
  3. What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure?
  4. Should the reward system be individual-based or group based?
  5. What is the role of executive leadership in transformational change?
  6. Finally, provide a workable solution to the client in not more than 200 words