The Supreme Court unit 9 discussion

The Supreme Court consists of the chief justice of the United States and such number of associate justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of associate justices is currently fixed at eight. Power to nominate the Justices is vested in the president of the United States, and appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Constitution further provides that “the Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office” (U.S. Const., art. III, § 1).For this discussion, visit the official Web site of the Supreme Court of the United States. Choose one recent court decision from the past two years, and complete the following:

Summarize the case and the final decision in 1–3 paragraphs.

Discuss whether you think the current Supreme Court is conservative, liberal, or balanced. Use current Supreme Court decisions to argue your position.

Business Modeling

Respond to each of the following discussion topics:

Is simulation a Management Information System or a Decision Support System? Support your response with a detailed argument.

We will be using ARENA software in this course. Research one additional software product available for modeling discrete event simulations and compare that product with ARENA.

After posting your initial response, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Review the rubric for more information about expectations for this assignment. Your first post must be a minimum of 250 words with 2 references APA formatted.  One reference can be your text.

How is virtual visitation effective, if at all, and to which party is it effective?

How is virtual visitation effective, if at all, and to which party is it effective (i.e., the child, custodial parent, noncustodial parent, courts, etc.)?What are some drawbacks to the virtual visitation option? You should consider every perspective: child’s perspective, parent’s perspective, and court’s perspective.

Unit 4 discussion 2

Many fathers are deemed the biological fathers, even though they may not be the biological father via virtue of marriage or acknowledgement of paternity by the father himself. Unfortunately, everyone involved suffers, especially the child. What judicial safeguards can be implemented to prevent paternity actions?

Assessment 7 Marketing Plan Analysis

Analyze the marketing and sales portions of the Aircraft Equipment Maker Business Plan (linked in the Resources). Provide suggestions for improvement based on your analysis.Note: This sample business plan from the Bplans Web site features a fictitious organization called Stretch ‘r Wings. The Stretch ‘r Wings sales approach is described in Sections 5 and 6 of the plan.Address the following in your analysis:Describe the components of the organization’s sales approach.

Assess the effectiveness of the sales plan for a business in this market, with this marketing mix.

Describe whether or not you think there is enough detail in the business plan to effectively communicate the organization’s sales approach.

Assess the management implications of using this sales plan. Explain how this sales plan would affect the implementation of sales strategies in the company.

Suggest additions and changes to the sales plan to make it more comprehensive and to better communicate the sales approach.

Additional RequirementsWritten communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

 

 

Performance, Legal, and Ethical Issues

The selected company is APPLE INC  the product/service were iPad, watches, iPhone, televisions, and computers.

 

1 – Introduction  (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

 

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

a  – the company,

b – the product,

c – and the elements you will be addressing in your plan, 

 

2 – Incorporate Executive Summary (Week 6)

After researching the components typically included in an Executive Summary, provide such elements.  Using numbers, include:

Strategic Objectives (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

Products or Services (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

Resources Needed (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

Projected Outcomes (3 years) (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

3 – Incorporate Understanding Target Markets (Week 2)

 

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

 

a – Select a geographical area,

b – provide a customer demographic profile (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

c – provide the quantitative demographics for the geographical area (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

d – compute the area market potential for the selected target market (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

 

4 – Incorporate Promotion and the Product Life Cycle (Week 3)

 

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

 

Here you discuss how Promotion Strategies change in each one of the five stages – (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

a  -Introduction,

 

b – Growth,

 

c – Maturity, ‘

 

d – Decline,

 

e – Termination)

 

of the PLC 

 

5 – Incorporate Price and Channel Strategy (Week 4)

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

 

Here you provide your Distribution Plan for

 

a – your product/service,(Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

b – your selected channels (be specific) – (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

c – and the pricing (use ‘numbers’) schedules for the selected channels. – (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

 

6 – Incorporate Marketing Communication and Brand Strategy (Week 5)

 

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

 

Here you describe

a – the message you would use to start your brand and  (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

b – to then maintain your brand, (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

c – and describe the 6 marketing elements strategies to build and maintain your product/service brand. (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

 

7 – Legal, Social and Ethical Considerations (Week 6)

 

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

 

Here you enter:

 

a – legal,  (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

b – social  (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

c – and ethical issues related to the marketing of your product and service. (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

 

8 – Develop a process to monitor and control marketing performance (Week 6)

 

Describe separately in sub-titled sections:

 

Use specific numbers or  

scribe how you would monitor your marketing implementation.  (Domestic and Foreign in separate sub-headings)

 

9 – Conclusion

Leadership strategy

Prior to creating organizational strategies, it is important to thoroughly understand the sector in which the organization operates, along with typical strategies organizations within this sector use to achieve their long-term and short-term goals and objectives. Analyzing the sector includes examining the overall industry, identifying what determines success in that industry, what stimulates growth, and what strategies other successful organizations are implementing to achieve their goals and objectives. Based on a comprehensive sector analysis, executive leaders can begin outlining a strategic plan.

 

Instructions

Analyze the sector your organization operates in and create a report for the organizational stakeholders. Respond to the following in your report:

·       Identify the sector that the organization belongs to.

·       Determine the main goal of that sector in terms of achievement and operational goals. (Examples: increase profits, serve more people, increase revenue, etc.) Identify some of the largest and most successful organizations within the sector.

·       Explain how your organization specifically fits within the sector in terms of size and success.

·       Determine the internal and external forces that influence the success or failure of the organizations within this sector.

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Organizational theory

Review the sector analysis and leadership analysis you have already conducted, and then examine the organizational theories that are most commonly used within the sector in which your organization operates.

 

Write a paper to address the following:

 

·       Explain if your organization’s sector generally relies on classical theories or current organizational theories.

 

·       Determine if the organizational theory aligns with the overall sector in terms of which organizational theory is implemented.

 

·       Explain whether the current organizational theory being applied within the organization is successful. If not, recommend which theory may be more effective for the organization and explain why.

 

·       Finally, determine if the implemented theory affects the overall strategy of the organization. 

 

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

 

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

 

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. 

Theories of Leadership

Organizational theory is an important consideration when examining the strategy of an organization. Classical organization theories include scientific management, administrative theory, and Weber’s Bureaucratic theory. However, modern viewpoints include the stakeholder viewpoint, learning organization, systems viewpoint, and adaptive theory, among others. When involved in the process of organizational strategy, it is important to understand the underlying organizational theories the strategy aligns with. Understanding the underlying theories will improve strategic alignment for more desirable outcomes.

 

Review the sector analysis and leadership analysis you have already conducted, and then examine the organizational theories that are most commonly used within the sector in which your organization operates.

Write a paper to address the following:

·       Explain if your organization’s sector generally relies on classical theories or current organizational theories.

·       Determine if the organizational theory aligns with the overall sector in terms of which organizational theory is implemented.

·       Explain whether the current organizational theory being applied within the organization is successful. If not, recommend which theory may be more effective for the organization and explain why.

·       Finally, determine if the implemented theory affects the overall strategy of the organization. 

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. 

Theories of Leadership

Organizational theory is an important consideration when examining the strategy of an organization. Classical organization theories include scientific management, administrative theory, and Weber’s Bureaucratic theory. However, modern viewpoints include the stakeholder viewpoint, learning organization, systems viewpoint, and adaptive theory, among others. When involved in the process of organizational strategy, it is important to understand the underlying organizational theories the strategy aligns with. Understanding the underlying theories will improve strategic alignment for more desirable outcomes.

 

Review the sector analysis and leadership analysis you have already conducted, and then examine the organizational theories that are most commonly used within the sector in which your organization operates.

Write a paper to address the following:

·       Explain if your organization’s sector generally relies on classical theories or current organizational theories.

·       Determine if the organizational theory aligns with the overall sector in terms of which organizational theory is implemented.

·       Explain whether the current organizational theory being applied within the organization is successful. If not, recommend which theory may be more effective for the organization and explain why.

·       Finally, determine if the implemented theory affects the overall strategy of the organization. 

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.