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Using a hypothetical fashion company, develop a map of the company's global supply chain. Remember you...

Using a hypothetical fashion company, develop a map of the company's global supply chain. Remember you product is sourced, manufactured and sold in three countries (US, China, and India) and may require different logistics (transportation, warehouse, and material handling) for each.

Please also include your rationale for the supply chain map decision (e.g. Why did you choose truck or rail transportation? Why did you use a central warehouse or multiple warehouse?)

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1.   An _____________________ is a story or anecdote that provides an example of an idea, issue,...

1.   An _____________________ is a story or anecdote that provides an example of an idea, issue, or problem the speaker is discussing – almost ensures audience interest.

2. Every well-prepared speech has three major divisions: the 1. ______________, the ______________, and the _______________.

3.There are three general purposes for speeches: to __________, to ____________, and to _______________,

4. A clearly _____________speech helps our audience remember what you say.

         

5.____________________ is a process that involves selecting, attending, understanding, and remembering.

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REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER # 5 --- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Read the article below and answer the...

REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER # 5 --- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Read the article below and answer the following three reflection questions. The answers are to be submitted for grading.

Reflection Question#1 – What is Christina Aguilera and the other musicians asking the U.S. government to do and explain why?

Reflection Question #2 – Describe your opinion on this issue and mention if you agree or disagree with the musicians as to what they are asking?

Reflection Question #3 – Give your opinion on --- “Whose job is it to police copyright infringement?”

“The music industry is begging the US government to change its copyright laws” By Jamieson Cox on April 1, 2016
Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, deadmau5, and dozens of other musicians are asking the US government to revamp the Digital Millennium Copyright act (DMCA), the piece of law that governs access to copyrighted work on the internet. Musicians, managers, and "creators" from across the industry co-signed petitions sent to the US Copyright Office arguing that tech companies — think YouTube and Tumblr, sites with vast reserves of content that infringes on some copyright — have "grown and generated huge profits" on the backs of material that's illegally hosted.

"The growth and support of technology companies should not be at the expense of artists and songwriters," reads the letter signed by Aguilera, Perry, and their peers. "The tech companies who benefit from the DMCA today were not the intended protectorate when it was signed into law two decades ago."

Whose job is it to police copyright infringement?
This is a complicated issue, but you can boil it down to one key question: whose job is it to police the appearance of copyrighted material where it doesn't belong? When the DMCA was created in 1998, it was much easier for artists and labels to handle isolated incidents of copyright infringement using the act's "notice-and-takedown" system. (It's self-explanatory: the copyright owner files a notice of infringement, it's processed, and the offending post is taken down.)
It's a lot harder to police the internet c. 2016. It's flooded with new, potentially infringing material every second, and the industry the notice-and-takedown system isn't responsive enough to help musicians' work retain its value. It's also noting that sites like YouTube have thrived on the "copyright black market," earning millions of clicks and views from content sitting in the grey area between posting and takedown. The sites counter by arguing they've given the labels the tools they need (like YouTube's Content ID system) to make DMCA takedowns faster and more effective.
It's unclear exactly what impact the industry's coordinated response will have on the status of the DMCA. Bloomberg notes that the US Copyright Office doesn't have the power to directly change the DMCA; it can recommend a set of changes to a subcommittee tasked with reviewing contemporary copyright law, but that's about it. If you take the industry's word for it, that change needs to happen fast, because the status quo is endangering the future of music. "The existing laws — and their interpretation by judges — threaten the continued viability of songwriters and recording artists to survive from the creation of music," reads the musicians' letter. "The next generation of creators may be silenced if the economics don't justify a career in the music industry."

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Sarah and Rolfe are excited about starting a business together! They want to start manufacturing unique...

Sarah and Rolfe are excited about starting a business together! They want to start manufacturing unique pieces of furniture and selling them locally and then expand nationwide. Sarah is single and plans on working on growing the business 24/7. She currently rents an apartment, drives a used car and only has about $1,000 in her bank account. Rolfe is married and works full-time for Amazon in customer service and his partner works as an emergency room nurse. Rolfe can only devote about 10 hours a week to the business. He and his partner make about $180,000 per year combined, own a home and have about $50,000 saved in their bank account. Currently, they are planning on having children in the near future.  

Based on the above facts, if Sarah and Rolfe want to create a formal business entity, what type should it be? Explain why, based on what you've learned from your reading and the facts listed above. You can include any assumptions as some facts may be missing that you would want to know, but please state what assumptions you've made in your answer. (answer must be a minimum of 10 sentences)

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What is Publix the Super Market performance plan? What are the components of Publix performance plan?...

What is Publix the Super Market performance plan?

What are the components of Publix performance plan? Floors, Caps, Ladders, Profit sharing, ESOPS, Quotas

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Costs of retailer selling a quintal of mango Sorting and grading 200 Transportation 300 Loading and...

Costs of retailer selling a quintal of mango Sorting and grading 200 Transportation 300 Loading and unloading 100 Charges towards labor 100 Misc. charges 150 Consumer purchased 1 kilogram of mango for $4. Retailer purchased one quintal of mango for $200 Calculate absolute MARKETING margin of retailer for one kilogram of Mango

NOTE: PLEASE ANSWER ACCURATELY ONLY IF YOU KNOW. I AM GETTING LOT OF WRONG ANSWERS ON CHEGG. I AM POSTING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME. SOMEONE ANSWERED IT WRONG. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CALCULATE THEN LEAVE IT.

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Select two Fortune 500 companies. Compare their entrepreneurial orientation (autonomy, innovativeness, proactiveness, competitive aggressiveness, and risk-taking)....

Select two Fortune 500 companies. Compare their entrepreneurial orientation (autonomy, innovativeness, proactiveness, competitive aggressiveness, and risk-taking). Based on your analysis, which one of the two companies you selected has a stronger entrepreneurial orientation?

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When qualified applicants are scarce, recruiting becomes extremely competitive, particularly when two companies go after the...

When qualified applicants are scarce, recruiting becomes extremely competitive, particularly when two companies go after the same candidate, as often happens in the case of searching for professionals.  

After interviewing three shortlisted candidates, a high-tech company, Company X, made an offer to one and advised the other two candidates that they were unsuccessful.  He successful candidate was given one week to consider the offer.  The candidate asked for a week’s extension to consider the offer but was granted only an additional 3 days.  

At the end of the time period, the candidate verbally accepted the offer and was sent a contract to sign. Rather than returning the signed contract, the candidate informed Company X that he had accepted a position at Company Y.  He had received the second offer after verbally accepting the first position at Company X.  The second company knew that the candidate had verbally accepted Company X’s offer.

Before accepting Company’s offer, the candidate had consulted a respected mentor who advised him to ignore his verbal commitment to Company X and to accept Company Y’s offer.  There were no substantial differences in the salaries being offered by each company or in the work that each would expect the candidate to perform.  The candidate simply saw Company Y as the more prestigious of the two employers.

Case Questions:

  1. Did the candidate act in an appropriate manner?
  2. What should the candidate have done?
  3. Did Company Y act ethically, knowing that the candidate had verbally accepted another offer? ( 3 marks)
  4. Does a verbal acceptance constitute a legal and binding contract?
  5. Should Company X take any action to enforce the verbal commitment? Should it take any legal action against the candidate or Company Y? Why or why not?
  6. Describe what Company X should have done to maintain the candidate’s interest in the position.  

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II. TMA Topic and requirements The global trade environment and the dynamics of competition among organizations...

II. TMA Topic and requirements

The global trade environment and the dynamics of competition among organizations are the most important topics for understanding and practicing management in today’s markets. The focus of this TMA is to select an example of a successful global organization/brand and discuss the factors that had led to its success along with the challenges that it faces in operating globally.

1. Essay Paper (50 marks out of 100) (1500 words)

Your answer should be in the form of an essay. The essay should be well organized, that is, it has an introduction (2.5 marks), body and conclusion (2.5 marks). The introduction should introduce the topic.

In the body paragraphs, the following points should be discussed:

  1. Name the global brand/organization and briefly describe its products, markets and activities.
  2. What does it mean to be a global organization? Why is your chosen organization global?
  3. Discuss the main success factors of the global brand. What is the marketing strategy, competitors and competitive advantage?
  4. Discuss the concept of globalization vs. customization and the measures taken by the global brand to recognize that offerings and communication should be adapted to local preferences and conditions. Support your answer with solid examples.
  5. Discuss the main challenges faced by the global organization in brand building such as positioning, communication, environmental change, product life cycle, brand equity, market share, consumer behavior, etc...(10 marks)
  6. Discuss the organization’s future plans, expansions and diversification.

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Explain how the four P's of marketing where implemented in the launch of the Apple Air...

Explain how the four P's of marketing where implemented in the launch of the Apple Air Pods.
Report the product's success since the launch and how the four P's can be used in the future.

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Ms. Saikley, AM at International BusinessServices, is wondering whether to vote to have a holiday office...

Ms. Saikley, AM at International BusinessServices, is wondering whether to vote to have a holiday office party this December. She has just spoken with the sales manager, who told her about an incident that happened at another company last holiday season. It seems that the other organization decided to have an “employees only” office party on Friday night from 5 to 8 p.m. at a local downtown restaurant. Two weeks later, the wife of one of the workers burst into the office area and began shouting accusations at an office worker who she thought was having an affair with her husband. It was embarrassing to everyone in the organization and most agreed it was unnecessary. The tantrum became loud and abusive on both parties parts—the wife making accusations and the office worker denying them. The situation became pretty tense at this point.

Questions:

1. If you were the AM of that organization, how would you have reacted to the situation just described? The office worker would have reported to you, and you were the first manager on the scene.

2. Should a policy be written covering office parties? If so, what would be your input on this policy? Should a policy be written concerning visitors who enter the work-place (even family members) and create a disturbance?

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1)In deciding whether to pursue a global strategy (central management of a coherent marketing message) or...

1)In deciding whether to pursue a global strategy (central management of a coherent marketing message) or multi-domestic (each country develops its own message and strategy), what are the considerations which might come to mind in making such a decision?

2)Outsourcing is a strategy extension which can cut costs and provide flexible employment for occasional business activities. What are some situations in which you would not want to outsource?

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Locate and review the 12 CFR 170 - Appendix B. Given the current environment of data...

Locate and review the 12 CFR 170 - Appendix B. Given the current environment of data protection, draft three paragraphs of key controls you feel would help protect customer information.

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How should IBM position itself to take advantage of current technology trends? Should it focus on...

How should IBM position itself to take advantage of current technology trends? Should it focus on a particular segment?

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Read the “IBM at the Crossroads” case. Answer the following question fully. Will continuing the existing...

Read the “IBM at the Crossroads” case. Answer the following question fully.

Will continuing the existing strategy enable IBM to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage? (200 words minimum)

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