For each objective, provide at least four policies to achieve the objective.
Long-Term objective:
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CEOs are hired to maximize the present value of the firm. To date, we have explored some of the challenges associated with this conflicting endeavor. The emphasis on short-term gains at the expense of long-term vitality is real. The President of the US stated that he wanted to open the country back up for business by Easter Sunday. What is more, Liberty University President just announed on 3/25/20 that he is opening the school back up to some 5,000 students. Your assignment is to evaluate our current economic model and capital market structure to determine if CEOs have the proper incentives to do the right thing for their shareholders. Are compensation models encouraging CEOs to take more risks than warranted?
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What are the special features of "The nurse’s handing over
process" and also the "Grand rounds" at your facility that make
them creators of supportive EBP environment?
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Discuss fundamental components of transformational leadership (refer to Ch. 15 in your textbook) and provide
examples (either imagined or from research or your own work experience) . Is transformational leadership
possible or even desirable in all organizations and industries? If so, why? If not, share examples of organizations or
industries that you feel are not compatible with transformational leadership principles.
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Identify 3 important systems associated with boiling water reactors and named the primary purpose of each.
Name the systems that removes impurities from the reactor water
Name the purposes of the off gas system
Identify the plant system designed to maintain or restore core submersion in the event of loss of coolant accident
Identify the source of high radiation levels in the RHR system during system shut down
Name the purposes of the automatic depressurization system
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Self-check-in and self-check-out saves guests time and can be very appealing to them, however, some hotels believe that guests prefer to interact with hotel staff during their registration and departure. Discuss your position on this matter and how your perspective may change depending on the type of hotel or type of guest involved.
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You and three of your friends have entered negotiations with Toyota Motor Sales USA to acquire a Lexus, automobile dealership. You plan to operate the dealership as a corporation, to be named Community Lexus, Inc. You and your three friends have not yet formed the corporation. You will be the president and CEO of the corporation. Among the many agreements that will be signed are a contract to purchase automobiles from Toyota, joint advertising agreements with Toyota, and loan contracts with Genesee National Bank. What should you do before you sign any of these contracts on behalf of Community Lexus, Inc.?
what sort of pre-incorporation contracts or other documents there should be before you, as president of Community Lexus, Inc., commits the not yet set up corporation to anything. How do these documents protect you from personal liability? What types of documents should there be? Be very specific and explain each document, and the purpose of each.
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What did you think of the programs at Walmart? How do these responsible practices create competitive advantage for Walmart (think beyond the PR aspects -- for example, how does this change their relationship with employees? Why is that important for Walmart? Does it save them money in any ways? Can it enhance their connection to customers and/or increase their business with certain customers?).
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1. Preparing effective reports requires you to understand report classifications and the problem-solving process, to collect valid and reliable secondary or primary data, and to sort and analyze the data appropriately. These problems review the report-writing process.
Read the scenario, and then answer the question.CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
Zach handles the Petterson account for his firm. Dana Owens, his boss, wants him to update her on the current state of this account.
What should Zach do? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
A. Prepare a vertical, informational report.
B. Logically organize his report, so his boss can easily access the information.
C. Be as subjective as possible in his report.
2. Internet resources may be ___________.
A. Always used with confidence
B. either credible or not credible
3. Which of the following statements best defines a pilot study?
A. A pilot study is a study with a small, representative group used to correct problems in a questionnaire.
B. A pilot study would involve a small group of random individuals.
C. A pilot study is a review of secondary research prior to conducting primary research.
4. Read the scenario about gathering data, and then answer the question. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
Karissa is researching her first report and is overwhelmed with the amount of information she has gathered. She wants to do well, so she asks her coworker Jorge how he summarizes his research so that it can all fit in a written report.
What advice should Jorge give Karissa for condensing research for use in her report? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
A. Combine information in charts, tables, graphs, and summaries.
B. Include longer quotations to impress the reader.
C. Analyze the data to choose only the most relevant information to include.
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Give explanations of all these given topic with example for each: Trade restrictions, Currencies, customs, VAT, Local wars and insecurity of traveling, (Negative) attitude toward FDI, Local political and economical instability, Nationalization of ownership, Expropriation, Profit transfer restrictions, Safety of expatriates, epidemics, Intellectual property rights problems.
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A finishing process packages assemblies into boxes. You have noticed variability in the boxes and desire to improve the process to fix the problem because some products fit too tightly into the boxes and others fit too closely. Following are width measurements of the box. Using x and R charts, plot and interpret the process.
| MEAN | CI x-bar (Grand Mean) |
LCL x-bar (CI-A2*R-bar) |
UCL x-bar (CI+A2*R-bar) |
Sample Range (Max-Min) |
R-bar (Mean) |
UCL R (R-bar*D4) |
Spring 2020 | |||||||||
| 1 | 68.51 | 68.46 | 68.54 | 68.34 | 68.46 | 68.46 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 68.94 | 68.2 | 68.54 | 68.56 | 68.7 | 68.7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 68.66 | 68.44 | 68.55 | 68.77 | 68.7 | 68.64 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 68.49 | 68.94 | 68.56 | 68.62 | 68.69 | 68.56 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 68.64 | 68.63 | 68.62 | 68.32 | 68.34 | 68.24 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 68.34 | 68.42 | 68.99 | 68.02 | 68.03 | 68.47 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 68.99 | 68.94 | 68.95 | 68.95 | 68.94 | 68.97 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 68.92 | 68.91 | 68.97 | 68.93 | 68.96 | 68.95 | ||||||||||
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| info from chart | ||||||||||||||||
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Recommended Strategy selection for FedEx with
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Choose 2 approaches to formulating and implementing Strategy. Economic and Political and choose two nations where you can illustrate real world examples
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Pick 1 country, analyze and contrast the communication style including non-verbal.
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If Target’s online stores conflict with the physical stores too much, what recommendations would you offer to Target Management for reducing this channel conflict?
Please answer in paragraph form.
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