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Assignment 2: Discussion—Competitive Advantage and Globalization

Competitive advantage implies the creation of a system that has a unique advantage over competitors. With the advent of globalization, the competition has become stronger and can be located anywhere in the world. The idea behind competitive advantage is to create customer value in an efficient and sustainable way. One approach to address this issue would be the use of resource-based theories of competitive advantage.

Resources are not simply raw materials but include all the inputs, such as intellectual capital, necessary to produce a good or service. Consider this as you address globalization strategies for Fortune 500 firms in this assignment. Be mindful of constraints, such as transportation costs and cultural barriers, as you complete this assignment.

Review the article “Resource-Based Theories of Competitive Advantage: A Ten-Year Retrospective on the Resource-Based View” by J. B. Barney from the readings for this module.

Based on your analysis of this article and other readings for this module, respond to the following:

  • Explain how resource-based competitive advantage drives globalization strategies for Fortune 500 firms.

  • Why are application of project management principles critical to effective business operations?

Barney, J. B. (1991). Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Journal of Management, 17(1), 99–120. (ProQuest Document ID: 215258436)http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/215258436?accountid=34899

Barney, J. B. (2001). Resource-based theories of competitive advantage: A ten-year retrospective on the resource-based view. Journal of Management, 27(6), 643–650. Retrieved fromhttp://jom.sagepub.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/content/27/6/643.full.pdf+html

By Saturday, December 6, 2014, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, December 10, 2014, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

 

 

Essay Hum 1

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Choose one (1) of the three (3) reading selections from the list of topic choices below. The focus is on brief but important primary source material written by major authors. Read the selections  as identified with each topic below. Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (250 words minimum) which analyzes the “surprise ending” of the reading selection. 

Topic Choices

  • Reading selection from Descartes’ Discourse on the Method (Part IV). Descartes begins with a  proof of one basic conclusion and ends with a proof of something much grander. Remember to focus on the surprise and point of realization, not the details of the philosophical argument. Read Part IV of the Discourse on the Method located athttp://www.earlymoderntexts.com/authors/descartes.html. This is only four or five (4 or 5) pages of the larger work.
  • Reading selection of Swift’s A Modest Proposal. It is essential to recognize the genre of this work, as discussed in our class text, which you should consult and cite. Swift promotes a radical solution, but subtle options are mentioned. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. Read and focus on A Modest Proposal located athttp://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/modest.html. 
  • Two (2) reading selections from Voltaire’s Candide. Consider how these readings start and end in terms of the action and the beliefs. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. These selections can be found on pp. 834-835 in the textbook. In addition, consult the class text at pp. 815-817.

For the reading selection you choose:

  1. Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you. Not all of the surprises come at the end.
  2. Evaluate how successful the author was in convincing you to accept the validity of the “surprise ending” that was different from what you expected.

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MHF Module: Recognizing Stress, Distress, and Disorder

 

 

Recognizing Stress, Distress, and Disorder Worksheet

 

 

Read the the following case studies and determine if they are a form of stress, distress, or disorder. In the spaces provided below, indicate which type of disorder is portrayed in each scenario. Justify each response in 100- 200 words.

 

Case Study

Stress, Distress, or Disorder

John, a recent college graduate, has been struggeling to find a job for the last 6 months. He was fired from the job he had originally acquired immediately after college due to his inappropriate and negative interactions with his other coworkers. His interviews have also been unsuccessful as he has been exhibiting strange social behavior.

 

Paula has recently given birth to a beautiful baby girl. Her husband has noticed she is having a hard time remembering where she put things and tends to forget what she was just planning on doing. Paula and her husbands relationship has also been strained as they are both overwhelmed with having an infant in the house.

 

Nancy, a formerly successful realtor, has recently quit her job and remains unemployed. She has been feeling down in the dumps and has not been looking for other employment. Nancy also has stopped hanging out with her friends and doing activities she normally enjoys.

 

 

Deer Valley Lodge

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Consider the following scenario:

Deer Valley Lodge, a ski resort in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, has plans to eventually add five new chairlifts. Suppose that one lift costs $2 million, and preparing the slope and installing the lift costs another $1.3 million. The lift will allow 300 additional skiers on the slopes, but there are only 40 days a year when the extra capacity will be needed. (Assume that Deer Valley Lodge will sell all 300 lift tickets on those 40 days.) Running the new lift will cost $500 a day for the entire 200 days the lodge is open. Assume that the lift tickets at Deer Valley cost $55 a day. The new lift has an economic life of 20 years.

  1. Assume that the before-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 14%. Compute the before-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment. Show calculations to support your answer.
  2. Assume that the after-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 8%, the income tax rate is 40%, and the MACRS recovery period is 10 years. Compute the after-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment. Show calculations to support your answer.
  3. What subjective factors would affect the investment decision?

 

You can view a present value table here.

Grading Criteria

Percentage

Compute the before-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment.

45%

Compute the after-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment.

45%

What subjective factors would affect the investment decision?Supporting research/arguments made

10%

Please submit your assignment.

FIN53 MNC Venturing Into New Country India

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You are the manager of an MNC considering an expansion into a new geographic market. Your management training tells you that foreign investments are risky and cost intensive in terms of coordination and management of a foreign workforce. You will present a proposal stating why you think an expansion into this country has the potential to make the firms’ owners/shareholders richer (or explain why it would not). You can choose the industry and firm-specific characteristics of your company.


PROJECT COUNTRY RISK PROJECT
You are the manager of an MNC considering an expansion into a new geographic market. Your
management training tells you that foreign investments are risky and cost intensive in terms of
coordination and management of a foreign workforce. You will present a proposal stating why you
think an expansion into this country has the potential to make the firms’ owners/shareholders richer
(or explain why it would not). You can choose the industry and firm-specific characteristics of your
company.
Where to get information
Information can be obtained from websites provided throughout your text as well as any official
website for your country or any other reliable source of information for international data.
Structure of paper
The paper is meant to be a concise summary of key risk factors. The suggested format is a 2-4 page
introduction, a 3-5 page summary regarding financial factors, a 3-5 page management section, and
then a 2-3 page conclusion section. It is easy to minimize the amount of writing by summarizing
key financial, economic, and risk characteristics data into a table and referring to it in the paper.
All tables, exhibits, and supporting documents should appear in the appendix and should be
referred to in the paper itself. In total, the paper should be 10-20 pages maximum. You should
provide citations and references when appropriate.
I. Introduction
a. Brief Introduction. Identify your country and its characteristics – form of government,
population, per capita income, economic characteristics (inflation, GDP growth, debt
service, trade balance, etc), language, religion, major cities, climate, and trade block
membership.
b. Recent news events related to your country
c. What is the economic outlook? Are there wage and price controls? What are the laws
concerning hiring or firing? Is there a black market?
d. What is the physical infrastructure like? How extensive is the local distribution
network?
e. How stable is the government? Are there insurrections, war, or civil unrest?
f. What is the level of political corruption?
g. What are the characteristics of this market that would make it attractive and/or
unattractive to a US firm?
h. How developed is the legal system? Is there reasonable protection of property,
including intellectual property?
i. Are there human rights issues related to entering this market?
j. How is the country liberalizing? How is the liberalization effort taking form?
k. What US multinationals, if any, operate in this country?
l. What industries are most lucrative for market entry? What type of company do you
recommend for this market?
II. Financial Factors Affecting Expansion Decision
a. What are the characteristics of the exchange rate regime in your country? Is the
currency convertible? How high would you assess the likelihood of an exchange rate
crisis?
b. Exchange rate forecast and correlation analysis

c. Does your country have a stock market? How many firms are on the exchange? Do
firms list on outside exchanges (eg. an ADR on the NYSE)?
d. Obtain stock market data for your country if it has an equity market. What is the
correlation of returns between your country and the U.S. market? What does this tell
you, if anything?
e. What is the rating on the country’s debt? Has it changed in the past five years? Are
there any World Bank loans?
f. What is the default risk spread (difference between your country’s Treasury bill rate and
the U.S. Treasury bill rate)? Make sure you use the same maturity. Has the spread
changed over the last five years? What does this tell you?
g. Evaluate the level of country risk present in your country, both political and financial,
based on the information. Have there been any expropriations of foreign assets in the
last 5 years? Are there restrictions on the repatriation of profits? What is the degree of
financial repression? Would you purchase political risk insurance? Is it available from
MIGA?
h. How “sophisticated” is the local banking system?
i. Would you raise capital locally or in the U.S. for the venture? How would you raise
capital in this market?
j. If you entered this foreign market, what kind of concessions would you require on
behalf of the local government? Would you ask for tax breaks, require that the local
government allow you to hire workers from your own country, and/or demand that
profits be repatriated at some favorable exchange rate?
ΙΙΙ III. Management Factors to Consider
Ις a. How would you enter the market? Acquisition, subsidiary, branch, or joint venture?
ς
What kind of restrictions does the government place on FDI?
ςΙ b. Would you choose to have a local partner when entering this country?
ςΙΙ c. If you were a manager considering operations in this country, would cultural
ςΙΙΙ
factors play a role in your ability to manage the foreign workforce, and if so, how?
d. Complaints by expatriate managers are one of the leading reasons that US overseas
ventures fail. How much additional compensation would you have to pay a US manager
to move to and manage in this environment? How would you “sell the job?” How much
training would be required in own country? Is there a demand that salary be repatriated
at some favorable exchange rate?
IV. Summary and Decision
a. Do the benefits of expanding into this market offset the potential risks/costs? Explain.
V. Sources Cited
VI. Appendix

MHA690: Health Care Capstone – week 6 Research project

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Ashford 7: – Week 6 – Research Project

Research Project

Carefully read through all components (listed below) required for completion of the Research Project. In selecting your project topic, ensure that you will be able to ascertain the appropriate data/information needed to complete the project in terms of the deliverables.

Select a health care organization (local or national, large or small, public or private) and perform a needs assessment/gap analysis. You may utilize your own organization if you are employed in a health care related company. You may approach the Research Project from a (1) Human Resources, (2) Operations, or (3) Facilities perspective. You may select an organization in your own community.

  1. Human Resources: staffing, training, recruitment, retention, job function redesign, etc.
  2. Operations: delivery of service/care, access, wait times, equipment usage, process improvements, resource optimization, regulatory compliance, etc.
  3. Facilities: space planning, construction, redesign, relocation.

The components for the Research Project include the following:

  1. Title Page         
                 
  2. Executive Summary (Needs Content Criteria)          
                  
  3. Description of the organization (history, length in service/operation, how many beds? clients served? location; rural vs. urban, satellite locations, total number of staff, client usage information/demographics, etc.)          
                   
  4. Needs Assessment/Gap Analysis: What is not currently being offered? Room for improvements? Service delivery deficits? Personnel issues/shortages? Justify with supporting data and statistics.          
                                  
  5. Propose an intervention (service or facility) based on the needs/gap analysis.           
                                        
  6. Justify your proposed intervention by providing an analysis from:
    1. Cultural
    2. Social
    3. Legal
    4. Economics
    5. Regulatory
    6. Reimbursement
    7. Managed care
    8. Health legislation
    9. Contracts perspectives     
                                       
  7. Pick a minimum of three of the elements listed above depending on the organization selected and which apply to the specific organization/situation selected.        
                                 
  8. Create a plan to implement your intervention. Identify the stakeholders involved, and their role (s) in implementing the intervention. Include finance and staffing elements required to implement the intervention.         
                           
  9. Develop a marketing communication plan on how the stakeholders will be informed, kept up-to-date, etc. prior to the intervention, during the intervention, and post intervention.           
                                   
  10. Develop a plan for measurement effectiveness of the intervention. What indicators will determine if the intervention is successful?         
                                  
  11. Reference page.

Writing the Research Project

The Research Project:

  1. Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  6. Must use at least ten scholarly and /or peer-reviewed sources, published within the last 5 years.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. 

Product Paper

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Set a price for a new to the world consumer (this means a product that is not on the market) product.  Identify a new product you think could be successful on the market and set an introductory price for it.  Use the Template provided for the New Product Paper under Week 7 (in this Content Area of the Course Site) as your guide. Use the Question and Answer Format exampled in the Course Syllabus. Use the following questions to structure your written analysis.   Total points possible = 51 pts.

1.      What is the product name?  Describe the product. – 2 pts.

2.      Identify and explain which market segmentation variable you are using. – 5 pts. 

3.      Why did you choose this method of customer segmentation?  Be specific. – 4 pts. 

4.      Who is the target market?  Be specific. Use demographics, psychographics (lifestyle), etc to identify your customer. It is important to identify the               characteristics of your  target market–whatever is appropriate. Most marketers are able to specifically   describe their target customer. For example, a 35-45 year old white collar male who lives in the suburbs with a wife and 1 child and makes $85,000 per year.   When reading the explanation of the  target market, one should be able to draw a  picture in their mind of your customer. – 10pts.

5.      What are your product’s benefits to the target market? – 2 pts.

6.      At what price will your product be introduced?  Why? – 4 pts

7.      What new product pricing strategy are you using?  Why? – 5 pts.

8.      What objectives will be accomplished by using this strategy?  Be specific. – 5 pts.

9.      Why is the product worth this price? – 2 pts.

10.  Identify and explain what prices you should charge at each stage of the PLC? – 12 pts. 

Your paper should be a minimum of 2 pages in length, single-spaced, or 4 pages, double-spaced.  Please post the assignment in the dropbox no later than midnight Sunday of Week 7.

 

 

leadership and coaching

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Part I

  1. What is meant by the statement “leadership is a process, not a position”? Give examples of how Jesus modeled this in the Bible and how you personally can model this in the workplace.
  2. What is the difference between leading and coaching?  Give examples of how Jesus led and coached in the Bible.

 

Part II

Efforts to implement change are more likely to be successful if a godly leader understands the reasons for resistance to change and the targets, phases and different strategies for change and its successful implementation.   The change resistance reaction pattern has four stages: denial, anger, mourning and adaptation[1],[2] . People resist change for a number of different reasons:[3]

  • Lack of trust
  • Belief that change is unnecessary
  • Belief that change is not feasible
  • Economic threats
  • Relative high cost
  • Fear of personal failure
  • Loss of status and power
  • Threat to values and ideals
  • Resentment of interference

Using the gospel of Matthew, answer the following questions and post to this week’s discussion thread. Be sure to identify your verses, explain your answer and finish by asking a thoughtful open ended question.

  • Use at least 2 of the reasons listed in the bullet points above and identify the behaviors religious and political leaders exhibited that demonstrate their resistance to change.
  • What did Jesus do to attempt to overcome their resistance?

 

 

 

LDR/531 Week 2 Quiz

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1.     Effective transformational leaders

 

 

2.     Which statement comparing transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?

 

 

3.     Most leadership theories emphasize

 

 

4.     Which statement about transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?

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5.     The leadership process that describes how a group operates in an open system with other groups is called

 

 

6.      One unique characteristic of followers in leadership theory is

 

7.      Ideological leaders will develop when the leader

 

8.      Transformational behavior can include

 

9.      A leadership contingency theory that stresses the intelligence and experience of the leader is

 

10.   A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as

 

 

 

11.   What level of leadership process is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?

 

 

 

12.   Which characteristic of negative charismatic leadership is more likely to lead to failure?

 

13.   Charismatic leaders add followers by

 

14.   A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?

 

 

 

15.   CEOs who exhibit charismatic characteristics were noted to

 

16.   Contingency theories may be difficult to implement because

 

17.   Which of the following is a characteristic of a positive charismatic?

 

18.   A contingency theory of leadership that depends on specific procedures for leader behaviors and has strong support is

 

19.   A contingency theory that contains mediating variables is

 

20.  The concept that some people are natural (born) leaders is an attribute of which leadership approach?

 

 

21.   Most of the leadership theory and research explaining the actions of leaders and why those actions occurred has described

 

 

 

22.   Distant charismatics are often described in terms of their effect on follower

BA WEEK 9 QUIZ

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In response to concerns about the lack of transparency in financial accounting, Congress passed a new law called the:

Question 2      

Which if the following is not a legal right of stockholders?

To vote on who will become chief executive officer (CEO).

Question 3      

The main reason that American executives are paid so much is:

Question 4

The Securities and Exchange Commission outlaws:

Question 5

Which of the following is not a function of board committees?

Question 6

           

A reason for institutions becoming more assertive in promoting the interests of their member investors is:

:             

.

Question 7

The activism of institutional investors in other countries has been spearheaded by:

Question 8

           

Institutional investors are sometimes referred to as:

Question 9

 

The paramount duty of the board of directors of a public corporation is to:

Question 10

 

Which of the following arguments opposes the idea of high executive pay?

Question 11

           

In 2010, median compensation for directors at the largest U.S. corporations was (rounded to the nearest $10):

Question 12

 

Which of the following is not an argument for high executive compensation?

Question 13

           

The mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to:

Question 14

           

The board committee that administers and approves salaries and benefits of high-level managers in a company is called the:

Question 15

 

Corporate governance involves the exercise of control over a company’s:

Question 16

           

Businesses can take a number of measures to respond voluntarily to consumer demands.  Which of the following is an example of such a measure?

Question 17

 

           

The act that requires lenders to inform borrowers of the annual rate of interest to be charged, plus related fees and services charges is called:

.

Question 18

           

Online shoppers have always been concerned that:

Question 19

Under proposals to establish uniform federal standards for determining liability:

Question 20

 

A prime social responsibility of business is to safeguard consumers:

Question 21

 

Which organization brings together 300 nonprofit groups to espouse the consumer viewpoint?

Answer

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Question 22

The law requiring that toys and infant products be tested before sale is called the:

Question 23

           

Which of the following limits the collection of information online from and about children under the age of 13?

Question 24

Consumers have become more dependent on businesses for product quality because:

Question 25

 

           

One alternative to product liability lawsuits is called:

.

Question 26

In the United States, which of the following agencies enforces the laws prohibiting deceptive advertising?

.

Question 27

 

           

Under what legal doctrine does a firm bear legal responsibility for injuries caused by something it made or sold, whether or not it was negligent or breached a warranty?

Question 28

 

 

Advertising that is targeted to particular customers, based on their observed online behavior, is called:

Question 29

An identifying marker placed on a user’s computer hard drive during visits in order to identify the user during each subsequent visit and to build profiles of their behavior over time is called a:

Question 30

           

In some cases, businesses have banded together to agree on how they will treat their customers.  This is called: