•As the world is getting more and more connected, will the world become uni-cultural in the near future? Which are the homogenizing and which the hydrogenizing forces in general? And in your home country Finland? How do you see the relation of culture and globalization in light of the recent pandemic (incl. how countries are (re)acting)?
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Why would UnderArmour want to be sure that consumers can clearly see different. models as well as its mission and guarantee on the brand’s website? Justify your answer with relevant theories and concepts. about 600 words
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Describe three major concepts in each of the TranscationalLeadership Style. (Major Concepts) Include an application section for the leadership style. In this section describe how you would apply these major concepts in your practice. Address issues of diversity and include other stakeholders, if applicable, in your discussion. (From Theory to Practice)
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Discuss the global challenge facing U.S. firms. Provide several examples.
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Think about the last time you experienced very ineffective communication with another person—someone you work with, a classmate, a friend, a member of your family. Describe the incident. Then answer the following questions:
1. Why was your communication ineffective in this incident? 2. What stages of the communication process were particularly problematic and why? 3. Describe any filtering or information distortion that occurred. 4. How could you have handled this situation differently so communication would have been effective?
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design a full-page magazine advertisement for a new brand of soft drink. The name of the new drink, as well as package design, is at the discretion of the student. On a separate sheet, specify the benefits stressed or appeals* made in the advertisement.
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James was discharged by MegaCorp. He received a letter from MegaCorp offering to pay him
double the usual severance pay if he signed a document releasing MegaCorp from all claims he
might have had. James signed and dated the release and put it in a mailbox outside the post
office. When he returned home, he found he had received a check from MegaCorp in the same
amount as offered in the letter. He then returned to the post office, persuaded a postal employee
to open the mailbox and retrieved the release. He cashed the check and then filed an age
discrimination suit against MegaCorp. Was a contract formed when James put the release in the
mailbox?
answer using pertinent contractual concepts
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Southwest Airlines case analysis identify a major problem and sub problem
I need to know what is a major and sub problems affecting southwest airlines and give a short paragraph as to why.
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Describe how cost, demand, competition, legal considerations are taken into account when Loblaws sets prices.
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Pinker (Words Don’t Mean What They Mean) and Kakutani (The Word Police) both discuss the way we use language to not quite say what we mean. They discuss ways of cloaking our language through political correctness, innuendo, ambiguity, veiled threats and others.
1) Discuss an example of one of these that you have experienced or heard. What was the effect?
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1) Identify a global online retail firm and describe how it
(B)targets specific countries and
(A)engages the consumer in an interactive manner.
2) Identify five social networking sites and prepare a profile of the sites’ users in terms of demographic characteristics (for example, gender, age, geographic location). How can an international marketer use this type of information?
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Define selective screening.
Define a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Define negative reinforcement.
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Scenario 2: You are the project manager of a project to install stone fireplaces at an new condo development. A total of 24 fireplaces are planned to be installed over a 4-month period. The total budget for the project is $144,000. The project is at the end of the 1st month and 5 fireplaces have been installed and $28,000 has been spent.
What is the project’s PV?
What is the project’s EV?
What is the project’s AC?
What is Cost Variance??
What is the Schedule Variance?
What is the project’s CPI?
What is the project’s SPI?
Based on your answers in questions 3-6, is the project on budget, under budget or over budget?
Based on your answers in questions 3-6, is the project on schedule, behind schedule or ahead of schedule?
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discuss the two basic categories of forecasting, outlining the importance of each in the supply chain process
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How do FMLA, PDA and ADA work together regarding leave policies?
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