Archive for January 17th, 2018

Deliverable : Competencies

Competencies

Distinguish the strategic actions that differentiate between successful domestic and international sourcing plans.

Instructions

You have been in the Emerging Leaders onboarding learning and development program for one quarter and have experienced a few successes. During this onboarding-program you have participated in assessments and completed a leadership development outline to help you to identify and understand your organizational leadership style. Now let us move forward in the onboarding program where you are asked to develop a strategic plan outline to help you to distinguish the strategic actions that differentiate between successful domestic and international sourcing plans as an emerging operations leader.

For this strategic plan outline, you are being asked to address and answer the following questions:

  • Create a table outline and clearly distinguish the strategic actions that differentiate between successful domestic and international sourcing plans:
    • What does a successful domestic sourcing plan entail? Explain how you as an Emerging Leader will implement a successful domestic sourcing plan.
    • What does a successful international sourcing plan entail? Explain how you as an Emerging Leader will implement a successful international sourcing plan.

Clearly distinguish and differentiate in the table outline between successful domestic and international sourcing plans.

Deliverable 4(4)

Competencies

Differentiate the key assessment metrics in achieving an operational project plan.

Instructions

Presently, your multinational organization uses steel at locations across the U.S. and globally with operations in Mexico, Russia, India, and China. Your boss is tasked with developing a global Request for Proposal (RFP) for gathering and comparing steel suppliers. In preparation for his RFP, he has tasked you with building an internal data collection tool to identify key questions to include within the RFP. The purpose of your survey is to identify all key information that is needed for the RFP, and the data collection tool will be sent to managers across the U.S. and globe. The data collection tool is a survey administered through email. Furthermore, the tool must contain a maximum of 10 questions and include the following:

  • Cost
  • Volume
  • Locations
  • Safety

Your job is to develop the project plan for the execution of the data collection tool. The project plan needs to include milestones, key events associated with creating an RFP, and corresponding dates. The time allotment from start to finish for this project by your boss is three months. Additionally, standard templates need to be built that support the project plan, including an action list, meeting minutes, and a risk management tool.

Ass1PMF

Complete Chapter 2 from  Principles of Managerial Finance 14th ed. –   Integrative Case 1: Merit Enterprise Corp. Be sure to cover/address each of the “To Do” items – a, b, and c.

Your case response should be 500-750 words; this is a formal paper and should be written in APA format. Include in-text citations and a reference page.

WACC And Corporate Investment Decisions

Purpose of Assignment 

Students should understand corporate risk and be able to use the financial models learned in the class to evaluate and calculate a company's weighted average cost of capital and use the analysis to make company investment decisions. 

About Your Signature Assignment

This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for program improvements.

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products. 

Scenario: Wilson Corporation (not real) has a targeted capital structure of 40% long term debt and 60% common stock. The debt is yielding 6% and the corporate tax rate is 35%. The common stock is trading at $50 per share and next year's dividend is $2.50 per share that is growing by 4% per year.

Prepare a minimum 700-word analysis including the following:

  • Calculate the company's weighted average cost of capital. Use the dividend discount model.  Show calculations in Microsoft® Word.
  • The company's CEO has stated if the company increases the amount of long term debt so the capital structure will be 60% debt and 40% equity, this will lower its WACC. Explain and defend why you agree or disagree. Report how would you advise the CEO. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

MGMT303

MGMT 303

  1. Discuss the reasons why small businesses are so important to the U.S. economy. Understanding that “Diversity is also desirable for innovation, flexibility, and organizational success,” how does it then play a part in small business success? Please cite your sources.

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  1. Discuss the reasons why small businesses are so important to the U.S. economy. Understanding that “Diversity is also desirable for innovation, flexibility, and organizational success,” how does it then play a part in small business success? Please cite your sources.

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1.To define globalization and international business and show how they affect each other.

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1.To understand why companies engage in international business and why international business growth has accelerated

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1.To discuss globalization’s future and the major criticisms of globalization.

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  1.        Define entrepreneur.

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  1. Define small business.

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  1. Outline three requirements for encouraging entrepreneurship in medium-size and large businesses.

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  • Data BIS245
  1. What is meant by the term entity integrity?

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  1. What is redundancy, what are the impacts of redundancy, and how can redundancy be mitigated?

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Factors And Trends That Influence Strategy Development

In this module, you will explore how businesses react to changing economic times and the influence this has on product and service positioning in the market place. You will also learn about the different approaches an organization may take such as a retrenchment approach, an investment approach, or an ambidextrous approach to provide a foundation for opportunity and risk in recessionary times.

Consumer spending habits have undergone dramatic and enduring change with the slowed economy in the United States. 

 

Respond to the following:

  • What are the factors that are key for establishing product differentiation in the new post-recession consumer environment especially as it relates to economic indicators?
  • What is a luxury good and should marketers of luxury goods abandon their efforts to establish premium pricing?
  • How do changes in societal attitudes toward companies and products affect the way marketers of consumer goods think about the customer value chain? Provide examples of companies that have changed their approach to marketing in response to a shift in consumers’ value in changing economic times.

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

DISCUSSION

What experience do you have with data thus far? 

Where do you work (if you’re employed)?

 How comfortable are you with Excel and SQL?

 What would you like to get out of this class? 

Module 03 Course Project – Popular Television Program

For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and analyze a TV program that ran between 1955 and 1965.To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions: What is the background of this show? Explain what years it was on TV, describe the channel it aired on, the main characters, setting, etc.. What social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast? Did these issues affect the television show in any way? Did the television show make an impact on popular culture? Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question: Explain the cultural relevance of the show, given the information gathered from the show's background, and cultural history. How can television act as a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events? This essay should be 2-3 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college's library resources. Please include at least one scholarly resource as a minimum in your essay.

Risk Management

Define risk management, the components of a risk management program, and how the risk management process can reduce organizational risk. Examine the roles and responsibilities of a risk manager as well as those of the clinical delivery team, including physicians.  Recognize the regulatory requirements and standards associated with federal mandates, including HIPAA, and accreditation. Examine risk management methodologies, strategies, and tools. Recognize the financial and risk correlation for organizational profit and loss. 

    Business & Finance

    Students should understand the operating and cash cycles of a company, the mechanics in preparing a cash budget, the use of exchange rates and interest rate parity in international finance and valuation of a company in a merger and acquisition.

    Assignment Steps 

    Resources:  Tutorial help on Excel® and Word® functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products. 

    Complete the following Questions and Problems from each chapter as indicated. 

    Show all work and analysis.

    Prepare in Microsoft® Excel® or Word. 

    • Ch. 18: Questions 3 & 11 (Questions and Problems section)
    • Ch. 20: Questions 8 & 14 (Questions and Problems section)
    • Ch. 21: Questions 4 & 7 (Questions and Problems section)
    • Ch. 26: Questions 1 & 2 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 2

    Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines if submitting in Microsoft® Word.

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