Choose a social issue affecting the workplace and working environment, and develop a paper that thoroughly discusses the issue from both the workplace and societal viewpoints. Be sure to include the positive and negative aspects of the issue in relation to the workplace, society, and workers, especially the unique worker groups who may be most affected (e.g., women, immigrants, LGBTQ citizens, the working or middle classes, and racial, ethnic or cultural groups). Analyze how the issue could be positively supported using various social controls (e.g., laws, organizational policies/practices, training/education, government or corporate involvement, or social change) and recommend interventions in these areas. In addition, discuss the potential social or economic benefits which may result if your recommendations were implemented.
Choose one of the following social issues:
The role of women in leadership
Faith-based decision making in business (hir
With all of the recent frauds and corporate scandals similar to Merck, AIG, Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and ImClone you have heard. Your supervisor has asked you to research news sites and read articles on the potential legal and ethical issues related to data analysis organizations have gone through in the recent past. After reading these sites, you have become interested on researching additional resources on the data analysis by using the Library, the Internet, and all other resources that are linked to this case and you want to research and prepare a report that summarizes the following questions relevant to data analysis on a specific organization of your choice. 1. How did the company you have researched use or misuse data to support their decisions? 2. What were the results? 3. What are the limitations and significance of the data? 4. What are ethical implications of data misuses in this case?
"Define Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) and explain the goal of IMC. Also list and describe the seven (7) different components of the communication process. Lastly, discuss at least three (3) factors firms should use as marketing metrics to plan for and measure IMC success"
1. Explain what would happen to equilibrium price and quantity in the market for Pepsi if the following occurred (be sure to indicate WHY it happens as well):
a. The price of Coke decreases.
b. Average household income falls from $50,000 to $43,000
c. There are improvements in soft-drink bottling technology.
d. The price of sugar increases and the Pepsi launches an extremely successful advertising campaign.
2. Use the following equations for demand and supply to solve for market equilibrium price and quantity:
Demand: Qd = 100 4P
Supply: Qs = 10 + 6P
3. . Using the diagram below, answer the following questions:
a. How much is the per-unit tax on cigarettes?
b. What price do consumers pay after the tax?
c. How much tax revenue is collected?
d. What is the amount of deadweight loss?
Downhill Boards (DB), a producer of snow boards, is evaluating a new process for applying the finish to its snow boards. Downhill Boards currently incurs a fixed annual cost of $125,000 and has a variable cost of $0.90 per unit. Annual demand for the snow boards is 160,000. Fast Finish, Inc. (FFI) has made a technological breakthrough in snow board finish application. FFI will apply the finish for $0.23 per unit in variable costs plus a fixed annual cost of $230,000.
a) What will it cost Downhill Boards to outsource the finishing process?
Total Cost from FFI = $ .
$ than insourcing.
b) At what demand level does it make sense economically to outsource the finishing process?
Better to outsource when demand is or more.
ii) Visit Claritas using this link: http://www.claritas.com/MyBestSegments/Default.jsp?ID=0&SubID=&pageName=Home
iii) Select Free Report from the right hand toolbar. Enter your zip code (or a zip code of your choice). What do you learn about the area you live in?
iv) Then, go to http://www.census.gov and perform the same exercise. Select American FactFinder from the toolbar on the left. Type the zip code in the box provided and select Go.
v) Write a 750-1,000 word paper in APA format about what you found from these two web sites.
(1) What did you find that surprised you?
(2) How are they different?
(3) How are they the same?
(4) How might these two market research sources help a company develop a marketing mix?
1. Companies use information systems to support their various business processes and activities for internal operations, which does NOT include:
A. manufacturing.
B. interaction with suppliers.
C. human resource management.
D. order processing.
2, __________ refers to systems for providing effective and efficient communication with the customer from the entire organization.
A. Operational CRM
B. Analytical CRM
C. Collaborative CRM
D. Executional CRM
3. The emergence of the Internet and Web has resulted in __________, opening up new opportunities and methods for conducting business.
A. the globalization of customer and supplier networks
B. the integration of customer and supplier networks
C. delineating the customer and supplier networks
D. the integration of all business processes within an organization
Control theory originated with the goal of managing small, mechanical operations (such as the thermostat example in your lecture) but it has since been applied in broader contexts. For this assignment, select a service operation (a bank, hospital, auditing company, financial consulting, etc.) and apply control theory to a particular process within the business. Explain how the concepts found in control theory can be used to ensure the smooth operation of the process. In a bank, a process to which we could apply control theory could be managing the length of the lines. In financial consulting, control theory could be applied to maintaining the balance between risk and return.
For this assignment, begin by choosing and describing a specific process within a service operation. Describe what the goals would be (maintain risk levels, manage queue lengths, maintain medicine inventory, etc.) and then explain, using relevant vocabulary, how control theory can be use
Write a comprehensive analysis of the case study method and the issues you analyzed. How did you address the managerial communication issues you learned over the past 5 weeks? What do you think are the most difficult communication situations that managers face, and how will your skills be useful in handling them? What skills do you need to develop to improve your managerial communication skills? How do you plan on acquiring these skills?
BUS 250 WEEK 5 RESEARCH PAPER - Final Case Analysis Paper
The Final Case Analysis Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The eight-page paper should integrate readings and class discussions into work and life experiences. It may include explanation and examples from previous experiences as well as implications for future applications.
The purpose of the Final Case Analysis Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field.
Focus of the Final Case Analysis Paper:
The Final Case Analysis Paper should focus on real life, real time application of topics covered in this course; the uses you have seen and the uses you can envision. The paper must be submitted to your instructor no later than 11:59 pm of the time zone in whi
