Instruction: Choose something that YOU would like to discuss associated with these three subjects- empathy, emotions at work, self-management. Write at least 150 words for each subject.

identify the 5 stages in venture capital financing and describe to the understanding of a layman any three of the 5 stages.

What is the purpose of an executive summary? What items need to be included in an executive summary?

((Subject : Marketing ))

Assignment Question(s):                                              

Learning Outcomes:

1.   Analyze marketing opportunities using environmental scanning market data, measurement, and analysis.

2.   Explain issues pertaining to marketing environment both internally and externally.

3.   Demonstrate an understanding of the global competitive environment and the changing marketing practices.

4.   Ability to formulate marketing strategies that incorporate psychological and sociological factors that influence consumers.

5.   Ability to carry out objective and scientific analysis of consumers' needs and wants.

Assignment-1

CRITICAL WRITING

From the real national market,( select any company )of your choice, wishing to go global. Critically analyze the chosen company based on the following questions.

Questions:

1.   What variables need to be considered while developing a list of potential countries?   

2.   Describe the four steps a firm should take when it is considering going global.                  

3.   Discuss at least three challenges that a company may face in the early period of expansion.

4.   Describe the three main categories of market entry strategies.

·     ***(( Referencing is necessary and student must apply APA Referencing Style.))***

A report outlining the risks of closing a chain of retail stores and moving the entire business online.

The exercise asks you to identify the report type which is appropriate, and to write a brief paragraph about each explaining who the audience is likely to be, what type of data would be used, and whether conclusions and recommendations would be appropriate.

-explain very clearly and to the point the reasons why angel financing carry extremely high risk.

-what is initial public offerings(ipos)

How is the choice of an organization’s structure related to the environment in which it operates?

Note: Not sure what subject this should be under. It's from a business law class.

The Happy Times Bar and Restaurant was located on a busy downtown street. The front part of the premises consisted of the bar and a few small tables where patrons were served drinks. The rear part of the building housed the restaurant, and a patron who wished to obtain a meal at the restaurant was required to pass through the bar room to reach the restaurant. On the wall of the short passageway separating the two rooms the owner had installed a number of coat hooks where employees could place their coats or jackets.

Jacobs, a stranger to the community, entered the establishment for the purpose of obtaining lunch, and as he passed through the passageway connecting the bar to the restaurant, noticed the coat hooks. He removed his overcoat, hung it on one of the hooks, and proceeded into the restaurant where he was escorted to a table for his lunch.

After lunch, Jacobs proceeded to the passageway to retrieve his overcoat, only to find that it was missing. He immediately spoke with the owner, who denied responsibility for the loss.

Jacobs had just purchased the overcoat the previous day at a cost of $2,200. Since the overcoat was expensive, Jacobs contemplates legal action against the establishment to recover his loss.

Question: Advise Jacobs. How should he proceed to recover his loss? What arguments are likely to be raised by the restaurant owner?

Group Case Study Assignment on IKEA

For your group assignment, I'd like you to engage in a strategic investigation of one of the companies listed or your own selection—with instructor’s approval. First, you will define the larger strategic context, specifically focusing on the industry and generic strategy. Then you will identify your company’s core competencey.

Finally, you will comment on four potential strategic initiatives that you suggest your company take to grow their business. In all instances, you will need to USE FRAMEWORKS (the models we have studied) TO JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS. As you're doing the analysis, please answer the following questions in a clear, concise and logical approach. Remember, how you support your answer is more important than the answer itself. Please keep in mind that grammar and spelling are as important as your analysis.

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AND CITE SOURCES USED BASED ON THE COMPANY IKEA

3. Next, what is your company’s Core Competence? To get to the core competence: Begin with your company’s generic strategy, which will influence its Value Chain. Create a value chain for your company that reflects its generic strategy. For a model of this, take a look at the text P71, fig 6.2, Reed’s Value Chain. Technological Development is the third horizontal item in the Reed’s VC and it reflects Reed’s core competence. Each item in the VC supports the generic strategy of the company and its core competence. Keep in mind your company may more than one core competence or like Best Buy have many with a likely GS being SITM (in a good way in Best Buy’s case). Once you have completed the VC, DRAW A CORE COMPETENCE TREE that covers their End Products, the Business Units, the Core Products, and then the Core Competence. Work from the top down to hone in on the core competence. Make sure your tree is clean, compact, and flowing -if something doesn't align or fit, justify for me why it doesn't. Lastly, administer the three-part core competence test and comment in detail on whether your company passes it. Explain why or why not?

What kinds of operating systems are used in the devices that you own? On your personal computer? Your mobile phone? The set-top box on top of your television? Are there other operating systems that you come into contact with? If you can't tell which operating system is in each of these devices, see if you can search the Internet to find out. For each of these devices (to the extent that you can), diagram the hardware/software "layer cake” (Please see Section 1.1 and Figure 13.1 for explanation). You should have as many layer cakes as you have devices. Please make sure you answer all the parts.

Discuss in detail the following;
a. Cycle counting and Importance of implementing cycle counts?

b. Inventory Valuation Process and methods of inventory valuation adapted by the firms?

How much do you agree with the following: Leaders are born not made. Your position must be supported by specific Trait or Situational Leadership theories.  

answerr must be more than 400 words

WRITE ON A UAE COMPANY

COMPANY: ETISALAT TELECOMMUNICAITON

1. INTRODUCTION

2. PRODUCT

3. MARKETS

4. FINANCIAL REPORT OF 2015 AND 2016 ETISALAT

5. ANY THREE TYPE OF RISK RELATED TO THE ETISALAT

6. Liquidity Ratio: 2015, 2016

7) Efficiency Ratios 2015,2016

8) Solvency Ratios . 2015,2016

9) Profitability Ratios 2015,2016

Arrange an interview with a senior executive/partner/principal of a firm, preferably a business you are interested in. The manager must have EMPLOYEE supervision responsibilities.  Your task in this interview is to identify the interviewee’s orientation and business philosophy toward key human resource management functions. A face-to-face interview is highly recommended, however, a phone interview is acceptable.   

PRIOR TO THE INTERVIEW

Develop a list of approx. 10 human resource related questions you will ask that cover recruitment, staffing, staff motivation, employee development, and employee appraisal. (In your priority order). One question must cover the Supervisors viewpoint on the “competitive advantage through people”.

DELIVERABLE                                                                  

Prepare the responses and your analysis of the interview including:

What you learned about supervising/managing others? Did you learn anything new? Did the interview clear up any misconceptions you had about HR and HR management?

What did you agree with and disagree with?

What was (were) the most memorable part(s) of the interview? Why?

How did the responses of your interviewee compare to class readings and class discussions this far?

What was the interviewee's thoughts on the “competitive advantage through people"?

Summarize the interview and include your thoughts and feelings towards the professional you interviewed. Did you walk away with an overall view of this person's philosophy and values as they relate to HR management?

Critically reflect on your own perceptions of HR management. What beliefs did you have going into the interview about HR management? Has anything changed for you?

ASRS Examples

Everyone in the aviation community has the ability to affect safety. The examples below are taken from the ASRS and show that there are many players in the safety value chain. These examples are provided throughout the book to illustrate issues in the actual words of those commercial aviation professionals who experienced a safety event. The italicized portions that follow are the actual by aviation professionals to report the situation that they faced and 1 they experienced. Following each narrative, there is a question posed reader connect the report with the content of the chapter.

Maintenance

Title: Hydraulic System: crossed pressure lines

While troubleshooting the cause of two previous replacements of hydraulic system reservoir pressurization manifold, a Maintenance found that "crisscrossed" pneumatic pressure lines were preventing pressurization of the Blue hydraulic system.
After discovering that we were going to install [an A-319's] hydraulic pressure manifold for the third time, I decided to figure out why the folds were not pressurizing the Blue hydraulic reservoir to 50 PS I. hours of troubleshooting the problem, I found that the left engine . supply line in the left wheel well . . . was connected to a "tee" [fitting that sup plies all three hydraulic reservoirs thereby bypassing the [pre manifold completely and probably over-pressurizing the reservoirs.

The Blue system pneumatic supply line (going to the hydraulic reservoir) was connected to a "union" [fitting], which is the manifold supply connection from the left engine thereby never supplying pneumatic pressure to the Blue reservoir. So, the lines were crisscrossed.
Both “B" nuts will fit on either connection and there is plenty of room for the lines to cross and not chafe on anything. It appeared that neither line had been replaced . . . . When an Airbus comes into the hangar, a low-pressure check of each Green, Yellow and Blue hydraulic reservoir’s head pressure is per formed using ground service air. Although the Blue reservoir's head pressure was above the 22 PSI that sets off warnings in the cockpit, it was not possible to increase the head pressure by applying service air to see if the reservoir pressurization manifold was functioning.
When the Blue head pressure did not respond, the thought was that the mani¬fold was again at fault. The aircraft had been flying for some time with the lines crossed, but since the Blue hydraulic reservoir head pressure never went below 22 PSI, no discrepancies were noted. Maintenance history showed the aircraft did have hydraulic issues with the Green and Yellow systems oozing hydraulic fluid, but those discrepancies were probably caused by high reservoir head pressures from the crossed pneumatic supply lines.

Question for the reader: what are the ethical implications of not looking for the root issues behind recurring maintenance problems?