How do you feel about developing the emotional qualities of yourself and other people in an organization as a way to be an effective leader? Do you agree that people have the capacity for developing their minds and hearts beyond current competency? Can you give an example?

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Leadership

  • How do you feel about developing the emotional qualities of yourself and other people in an organization as a way to be an effective leader?
  • Do you agree that people have the capacity for developing their minds and hearts beyond current competency? Can you give an example?
  • What are some specific reasons leaders need to be aware of their mental models?

Problem-solving is a daily task in any business. But what to do when significant problems keep coming back? Think about the last major problem you encountered. Did you take the time to discover the actual underlying cause or did you implement a quick fix that dealt with the symptoms? Discuss in detail the about the root cause analysis.

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Mgt 312 decisions making and problem solving

Assignment Question(s):  (Marks 15)

Part-I

Read the article titled as “What Are Your Decision-Making Strengths and Blind Spots?” by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

  1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 500-600 words)   (Marks 5)
  2. According to the author what is Problem Solver Profiles (PSPs). How the five different decision-making archetypes help you in improving decision-making and problem-solving skills?  Explain in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument. (In 400-500 words)  (Marks 5)

 Part-II- Critical Thinking Question

  1. “Problem-solving is a daily task in any business. But what to do when significant problems keep coming back? Think about the last major problem you encountered. Did you take the time to discover the actual underlying cause or did you implement a quick fix that dealt with the symptoms? Discuss in detail the about the root cause analysis. (Words 400-500)  (Marks 5)

Describe the presence of a sinking fund. Does the bond you selected to fit into this category? Explain. If it does not, find one that does and describe how this impacts the bond. Review a bond with a call provision and explain the specified call dates and call prices.

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Valuing Stocks & Bonds

Assignment:

1. Go to finance. Yahoo and search for bonds (you are free to choose the website of your choosing, Yahoo is not the only one to get a bond quote). Address the following about the bond that you select and bonds in general:

a. Describe the different types of bonds.

b. Describe the difference between stocks and bonds.

c. Select a specific bond to focus on. Describe the bond and why you selected it.

d. Explain the security of the bond, that is, whether the bond has collateral.

e. Describe how the seniority of the bond is calculated.

f. Describe the presence of a sinking fund. Does the bond you selected to fit into this category? Explain. If it does not, find one that does and describe how this impacts the bond.

g. Review a bond with a call provision and explain the specified call dates and call prices.

h. Review a bond with a deferred call accompanying the above call provision and explain what this means.

i. What are positive covenants.? Discuss several possible positive covenants the bond company might consider.

j. What are negative covenants? Also, discuss several possible negative covenants the bond company might consider.

k. What is a conversion feature?

l. A floating rate coupon?

  • M4 Assignment UMBO – 3, 4
  • M4 Assignment PLG – 1, 2, 4
  • M4 Assignment CLO – 4

Write about the logistics performance priorities of any ONE of your choice in Covid 19 restrictions. Explain why you have come to your conclusions.

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Logistics performance

The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should search and review about these companies through secondary available information. Think about how you can apply the concepts/tools that you learned in this course.

Write about the logistics performance priorities of any ONE of your choice in Covid 19 restrictions. Explain why you have come to your conclusions:

  1. A low-fare Airline FLYADEAL
  2. A fast-food chain Such as Albaik

You have noticed that your organization’s leadership isn’t all that responsible and responsive to employees and many customers. Maybe adopting more ethical standards and practices could improve business and some of the questionable leaders’ behaviors. What would you do and why?

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Chapter 5 (pg. 154): Managerial Decision Exercise

In 500 words, answer the following question.

Question #4

Your department boss wants you to select a few others in your organization to explore adopting corporate social responsibility practices. Some of your friends think that CSR isn’t effective and in fact
wastes resources and time of those who get involved. To take on this assignment would require time out of doing your own work. However, you have noticed that your organization’s leadership isn’t all that responsible and responsive to employees and many customers. Maybe adopting more ethical standards and practices could improve business and some of the questionable leaders’ behaviors. What would you do and why?

Compile/Develop a complete Project Charter utilizing components from Problem Sets #2-6 that you will have completed throughout the semester based on your selected project, as well as including a few other project charter components.

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BADM 634 – Initiating the Project

Final Project Charter

Compile/Develop a complete Project Charter utilizing components from Problem Sets #2-6 that you will have completed throughout the semester based on your selected project, as well as including a few other project charter components.

Your individual Final Project Charter will include:

  • Project Title – You will provide the title you best think fits the project. This should be descriptive of your project. Some project charter titles could be full sentences.
  • Background – provide a narrative explanation of the need for this project, how it came to be considered, and general overview of the project
  • Business Case – provide your working business case
  • Stakeholder Register – Use Exhibit 6.4 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Communication Matrix – Use Exhibit 6.9 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Project Scope Statement – a specific identification of what will be completed with this project. This will focus on scope requirements and narrow the business case to provide more specific scope information (combined with #7 Deliverables and Acceptance3 Criteria per Exhibit 7.12)
  • Deliverables with Acceptance Criteria – Use Exhibit 7.4 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • WBS with Activities List – Use Exhibit 7.12 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • RACI Chart – Use Exhibit 9.5 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Risk Register – Use Exhibit 11.9 and Instructions/Instructor Feedback from Problem Set
  • Create a Glossary that defines the following concepts (or terms) as well as any and all other terms that may need to be explained or defined within the Project Charter. This is a professional document so citing is not necessary, but you must utilize your own words to define/describe the concepts or terms. This section should look like a dictionary with terms defined and alphabetized.
  • Create a professional signature page for your six (6) key and internal stakeholders to sign
  • title
  • scope
  • business case
  • background
  • project vision,
  • enterprise environmental factors,
  • organizational process assets,
  • objectives,
  • stakeholder list,
  • team operating principals,
  • milestones,
  • communication plan
  • project risk planning,
  • assumptions,
  • constraints
  • organization and implementation plan.
  • Any and all terms that may need to be defined that appear in the Project Charter

Overall Form & Function of Charter – This will be a graded section that will review the overall look, usability, and professionalism of the project charter as well as the inclusion of any other elements deemed necessary to be included to ensure a superior project charter. This is not a section that needs to be completed but will be a grading aspect of the overall project charter as submitted.

Make corrections to your Problem Sets as provided in grading feedback from the instructor. Do not include components of Problem Sets that are not project charter related (essays, etc.). This should be completed as the semester continues and not left until the last week of the semester. Ensure all inserted charts are legible. Covert pages with charts from portrait layout to landscape layout.

You will design this as an official document to be submitted to the Project Sponsor; so, ensure that it looks professional. You may add any additional sections, besides those listed, that you think would be beneficial to your overall product and are relevant to the project.

Prepare a project audit report. Include project classification, analysis of information gathered, recommendations, and lessons learned. Include an appendix of appropriate documentation.

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Weeks 15 & 16 – Simulation Experiential Exercise

Purpose
To prepare a project audit report. {Using the Simulation Project Team}

Instructions
Use the project team in the simulation to complete this exercise. Using the guidelines in the document attached, you can prepare a project audit report. Be sure to include project classification, analysis of information gathered, recommendations, and lessons learned. You can also include an appendix of appropriate documentation.

  • https://www.studypool.com/questions/download?id=2807746&path=uploads/questions/2827926/20230413195035topic_project_audit.pdf&fileDownloadName=attachment_1

Deliverable
Final project report discussing all phases of the project.

NOTE: The “Project Audit Report” should be submitted as a MS Word document in APA 7 Format

Why does the project team require a project scope statement prior to planning procurements? What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? Give an example of something that is one but not the other.

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Discussion Forum Week 7

Assigned Readings:

  • Chapter 13: Project Supply Chain Management
  • Chapter 14: Determining Project Progress and Results
  • Chapter 15: Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. Why does the project team require a project scope statement prior to planning procurements?
  2. What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? Give an example of something that is one but not the other.
  3. Give specific examples of risks on a project that are within the team’s control, partially within the team’s control, and outside the team’s control. Tell how you would deal with each.

Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!

Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (written in full essay, using proper paragraph structure, sources cited within the body of the main text and Times New Roman with font size 12).

Write a summary of Chapter 9 with 1 page (times new roman, 12 pt font, and single-spaced). Define classification methods for data mining. Apply classification methods for data mining.

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Management Question

Read chapter 9 of the textbook.

Write a summary of Chapter 9 with 1 page (times new roman, 12 pt font, and single-spaced).

Grading Criteria:

You must appropriately explain the main points in chapter 9 in order to receive full credit.

Submit your homework file in Microsoft Word file format

Learning Outcomes:

  • Define classification methods for data mining.
  • Apply classification methods for data mining.

Explain in detail all the steps from the time user enters the website until the final user buys a product. (What can be improved in the process?)

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ECOM101 – E-commerce

E-commerce Project

(Part A)

3rd Semester 2022-2023

Submission: Thursday 13th April = 15 Marks

 

Requirement:

In this project, you are required to evaluate Rate the site selected below based on what you learn from this course and your perspective. The evaluation will cover the different aspects of E-commerce such as business idea, website design, marketing, security … etc.

You will need to analyze the business and provide suggestions to improve the current business situation.

Current e-commerce businesses: 

  1. https://almatar.com

 

Explain the business e-commerce process (2 marks)

Explain in detail all the steps from the time user enters the website until the final user buys a product.  (What can be improved in the process?)