1)​ ​Masaru Ibuka, founder and chairman of Japan's Sony Corp, was asked in an interview, "What is the secret of your success?" He said he had a ritual.
Preceding a business decision, he would drink herbal tea. Before he drank, he asked himself, "Should I make this deal or not?" If the tea gave him indigestion, he wouldn't make the deal. "I trust my gut, and I know how it works," he said.
"My mind is not that smart, but my body is."
"My mind is not that smart, but my body is"​,​ which way of thinking does this quote reflects? Explain your answer. .
Is it always right to do so? If not, what is the other way of thinking to be followed? .

2) When German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) was discovered in 2015 to have cheated on emissions test, the company’s reputation was very badly affected. The company’s employees reported a drop in trust for their company. It was the first time this happens. ​VW
Employees’ feelings have changed as VW won
back the respect of its personnel
What is the type of problem Volkswagen was facing? Why? ​And ​how this problem was solved?
made sure that everyone knew what happened and also what would happen next. The company
also publicly admitted guilt. VW encouraged employees to express their feelings and concerns.
Volkswagen’s efforts seem to have paid off. ​
​and its image among the public also ​seems to have recovered.

Identify the four sides of sustainable development and provide one example of each.

1) Fun Colors Inc. is a firm selling supplies for home improvement and decorating projects. At their founding in 1920, they chose to compete in the market by ensuring high product availability and variety. To support this strategy, they decided to keep 1-gallon cans of 75 different colors in the store with sufficient inventory that they would be able to meet customer demand for any color 98% of the time. A marketing study had shown that the demand for each color was more or less the same and independent of each other. The weekly demand forecast per color followed a normal distribution with a mean of 100 cans/week and a standard deviation of 40. The store ordered each colors from the factory located in Cincinnati, and the delivery time was around 2 weeks. Fun Colors paid $3.50/can.

a) How much safety stock of each color was required to support Fun Colors planned availability? (10 points)

b) Cost of capital for Fun Colors is 20% per year. What was Fun Colors’ annual holding cost for safety stock across all colors?

c) Shortly after Fun Colors entered the market, the industry’s technology changed tremendously. The competition was now implementing a new technology that enabled instant in-store customization of a color from one base-tone paint. To match the competition, Fun Colors examined switching to this new method of customization. To implement it, they would need to lease the mixing equipment. They would then stock a single base tone. (The dyes for coloring the base were produced locally and would only require a trivially small amount of in-store inventory.) The base paint would cost $3.50/gallon. Since the delivery for the base color would again be from Cincinnati, the lead-time would be 2 weeks.

There is a single vendor leasing the mixing equipment. What is the maximum Fun Colors should be willing to pay per month to lease the new machine?

^{Explain the Starving Time at Jamestown in the winter of 1609-1610}

What is collective bargaining?

What is an exception to the WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act)?

Choose Amazon to analyze

High level risk management assessment, Identify 3 Traditional hazard risks, Identify 3 ERM type risks, and discuss the risks and evaluate potential costs of these risks

16. Explain the concept of Globalization Strategy and provide real examples.

17. Explain the concept of Service Technology and provide examples.

18. Explain the concept of Virtual Network Structure and provide examples.

19. Explain the difference between the concepts of Business Management and Technology Management. Provide examples.

20. Concepts such as ‘civic responsibility,’ ‘social responsibility;’ what do they have in common? Provide examples.

5. Explain similarities and differences between assurance and security in a Supply Chain.

6. Explain the distinction between accounting principles and auditing standards.

7. Explain the distinction between the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the International Financial Reporting Standards.

8. Explain the Commerce Clause of the U.S.A. Constitution and the importance to business activities.

why it is important to understand the legal and regulatory implications associated with the health care system (health care delivery and health insurance)?