Write an essay of 1000+ words on the topic ‘The Analysis of Market Competition – The Five Forces Model.’

Write an essay of 1000+ words on the topic ‘The Strategic Management of Knowledge, Technology and Innovation.’

Please if you can't write 500 words do not answer i need 500 words for this assignment.

Step 1 Consider a time when you wanted to buy a certain product but could not find it.

What was your reaction? Why? How did the lack of availability affect your perception of the company and of the product? Did it make you want it more or did it make you frustrated so that you lost interest. Speculate on the supply chain and distribution channel strategy that the company was trying to achieve.
Step 2 Now consider a product that is widely available.What is your perception of the product and the company? How is your perception influenced by the ubiquity of the product? Speculate on the distribution strategy and goals for the company.

Step 3 Compare and contrast your findings in the first two steps.How did the availability of the products influence your thoughts and attitude toward the product and the company? Speculate as to whether the companies' distribution strategies have proved effective and served them well.

Step 4 Write your paper.

In addition to discussing each of the questions in Steps 1 and 2, be sure to include the comparison between the two companies and products.

What are the most important preparations needed by yourself before attending a job interview and how could you enhance the chance of you being selected as the ideal candidate during the said interview

Step 1 Consider a time when you wanted to buy a certain product but could not find it.

What was your reaction? Why? How did the lack of availability affect your perception of the company and of the product? Did it make you want it more or did it make you frustrated so that you lost interest. Speculate on the supply chain and distribution channel strategy that the company was trying to achieve.

Step 2 Now consider a product that is widely available.

What is your perception of the product and the company? How is your perception influenced by the ubiquity of the product? Speculate on the distribution strategy and goals for the company.

Step 3 Compare and contrast your findings in the first two steps.

How did the availability of the products influence your thoughts and attitude toward the product and the company? Speculate as to whether the companies' distribution strategies have proved effective and served them well.

Step 4 Write your paper.

In addition to discussing each of the questions in Steps 1 and 2, be sure to include the comparison between the two companies and products.

Deliverable: no less than 500 words.

As part of his effort in promoting innovation and healthy relationship among all the employees working in different locations (branches), Andrus started an annual activity where groups of employees (based on location) compete to pitch their most extreme ideas to one another. Each group would present their ideas, then the branches vote one by one. (They are not allowed to vote for their own branch) Each branch awards 8 votes to their favorite, 4 to the second, 2 to the third and 1 to the fourth. Clearly, tactical voting is important, so the order of voting is changed every year. This year, the branches vote in order from most northerly to most southerly. The results before the last two branches have voted are shown below (in voting order). Who still stands a chance of winning? Walk me through your entire thought process! (30 points)

Branch	Total Score
Fartown	6
Greenport	5
Longwood	6
Watertown	24
Giggles Town	12
Black Stones	9
Martinsville	24
South Peak	4
Riverton	13
Runcastle	17

Marketing

Many companies use celebrity spokespersons (actors, athletes, etc.) because it is believed to influence sales.

The pros of this approach is that the endorser can boost both sales and awareness. However, the downside is that it can be a problem if the person’s image is inconsistent with the firm’s or brand’s image.

Discuss your view of the use of celebrity endorsements and depending on where you stand, give an example of a good or bad endorser. 250 words please! :)

locate an online article about marketing and write a short synopsis of the article, why it pertains to our studies, and how you think it impacts business. Be sure to cite your source. An example would be like this ( ALDI plans to open a distribution center in Alabama.)

1. Don't use the above example but provide another two online articles related to marketing and write two short summaries ( at least two paragraphs)  of those articles and be sure to cite those articles.

• Identify any ethical and/or social issues in Target Corporation's use of information systems to manage its business.

Suggest how Target Corporation has used the information system(s) or any technology to achieve a competitive advantage.

Jamil Hassan heads a newly formed project management team for a major international corporation. The team is composed of 20 professionals who live and work in Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Australia, Kuwait & Africa. All members of the team report to Jamil. The team is a virtual team now since March of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all are connected primarily via videoconference, group-decision support software, email and telephone. The team has met twice in a face-to-face setting before the pandemic to set goals and plan. All of the team members are quite competent in their respective technical areas. Some team members have a long and valued history with the company: others have recently joined the company through a corporate merger. The team members have never worked together on any projects. The task of the team is to develop and implement technological innovations for all global business units. The team members are excited about the importance and innovative nature of their assignment. They respect each other and enjoy being part of the team.
However, the team is having difficulty getting off the ground, and the members report being extremely overloaded. Most team members travel to business sites with their countries mostly, and sometimes internationally, at least 2 or 3 times each month. The travel is important, but it causes team members to get farther behind.
The team has a secretary-cum-coordinator (Rasha) located in Dubai. Her primary responsibility is to organize travel and meetings of team members. Team members are working on several projects at once and have great difficulty finishing any of the projects. One team member has 500 unread email messages because each team member sends copies of all messages to everyone on the team. Jamil is under constant pressure to prove that his team can work and provide a valuable function to the organization.
Kindly answer the two questions that follow:

The 8 hallmarks are : 1- clear,elevating goal. 2- Result driven structure. 3- Competent team members. 4- Unified commitment. 5- Collaborative climate. 6- High standards of excellence. 7-External support & recognition. 8- Principled leadership

1. Which among the 8 hallmarks of effective team is/are lacking in the team presented in the case? Substantiate your answer(s) with brief reasons connected to the case.

2. Given the situation in the case, what can Jamil do make the team finish their team and organizational objective? Provide at least 4 ways with very brief description of each point. Each point must be written in two to three sentences.

outline how the perceptions of diversity has evolved within the last half century and the implication of these changes to our countrys work force.  

Please answer the three (3) questions regarding the case.

1. Entrepreneurial Mind-Set

It is noted that entrepreneurs “think differently” from persons that are not entrepreneurs, as they must often make decisions in highly uncertain environments. Please describe the four basic ways that entrepreneurs think differently in their decision-making environment, and indicate where you feel Patrick O’Neill displayed entrepreneurial thinking in the olloclip case.

2. Entrepreneurial Process

Briefly define and explain the Timmons’s Model and apply it to the olloclip case.

3. Opportunity Recognition

As the case ends O’Neill is interested in future growth for olloclip. Assume he has developed some new ideas and come to you for advice on how he might screen these new opportunities. Please provide O’Neill with a comprehensive overview of how he should proceed.

Case: olloclip

Patrick O’Neill, founder and CEO of Huntington Beach, California-based Olloclip, has two great passions: photography and technology. An entrepreneur for more than two decades, he got into the mobile-accessories business in 2000. At the time, he was designing products for other companies, but his idea for an iPhone camera lens was already bubbling up. “I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to put camera lenses on the phone like we do with our big cameras? The problem was,” he recalls, “how do you elegantly mount it?”

His solution: attach lenses on either side of a small plastic sleeve that could be slipped over the iPhone’s camera lens. “I felt more strongly about this than anything I’ve ever done in my life,” O’Neill says. “I put everything into it. I put my whole house on the line.” Patrick considers his strongest characteristics to be confidence in himself, curiosity and persistence.

Using his own money, he brought on his director of design, Chong Pak, and a marketing expert. Though O’Neill “knew basically how it would work,” the team spent the next year trying to learn more and better understand the opportunity they had with this device. They also spent time creating hundreds of prototypes using a variety of methods.

“Just OK” wouldn’t do. There would be no moving ahead with production until the three-in-one olloclip--featuring fish-eye, wide-angle and macro lenses---was just right. The final lens set weighs less than an ounce and fits in a pocket. O’Neill says he never thought much about the company’s growth potential. “I knew there were other people as crazy about photography as I was, and with the iPhone 4, the camera was amazing compared to any smartphone that had come before. That combination of factors---this was the right time for this,” he says.

A Kickstarter campaign seeking $15,000 brought in more than $68,000, enabling him to ship his first product in 2011. Growth came quickly. The company, which started out of O’Neill’s house, now has about 50 employees. Revenue was $11 million in 2012 and projected at $20 million for 2013. O’Neill is always looking for growth and is considering developing new models; however, he feels it is also important to better understand his business before growing.

O’Neill notes that he tends to be a make-it-up-as-you-go type entrepreneur. “My mind is always going a hundred miles an hour. I would spin off into space without my solid team behind me.”

More recently, the biggest coup has been getting olloclip stocked in Apple stores. “When we were developing this product, we said the best place we could be is in the Apple store,” recalls O’Neill, who sent the company’s merchandising team samples, telling them to “play with them over the weekend.” O’Neill says he “believed in this product from the beginning. I knew they would love it.” And they did. Shortly before the iPhone 4s was announced, the merchandisers’ review came in: “Wow, that’s amazing.”

“In the big Apple stores, we’re on 10 pegs right now, and we’ve been there for two years,” says O’Neill, who won’t reveal what percentage of revenue comes from the retailer. “It’s hard to stay in there. Apple is the pinnacle. If you can get in there and stay in there, you’re doing a lot of things right.”

O’Neill is very pleased with his business but is aware that technology is always changing, there is the continuing miniaturization of quality lenses, and the overall competition is fierce when it comes to photographic equipment.

The real challenge is introduced when innovating quality optics in a compact and lightweight form factor. That’s why olloclip is continuously trying to create a collection of beautifully designed, easy-to-use mobile lens systems with no oversized, heavy lenses or the need for extra parts like a bulky case or mounting bracket - just the way a mobile photographer would expect it.

Like lenses used on larger professional DSLR cameras, olloclip lens systems are designed to provide similar perspectives and are sized small enough to fit in a pocket, purse or hand. And because of olloclip’s award-winning design, the lens system clips on and off your device in seconds. Simply attach the lens to your device and unleash your creativity.

Our in-house engineering and design teams spend countless hours perfecting the ultimate user experience with uncompromised quality. And with our newest lens systems, we’ve added some revolutionary upgrades. The pocket-sized, patented design now works on both the rear-facing camera and the front FaceTime™ camera – so you can let your photos and selfies run wild. Plus, with 3 wearable pendants, it’s easy to keep your lens system accessible on your keychain, backpack, handbag… or anywhere you want it within arm’s reach. Because the best camera is the one that’s always with you.

The company now has more than 30 distributors throughout the world, and its products are sold in chains such as Best Buy and Target. Late last year, it introduced an update to the original olloclip---a sleeker unit with four lenses---as well as products for the chunkier iPhones and a macro-focused lens set.

Although his original passion was for the regular mobile photographer, O’Neill recognizes that there may be other opportunities out there for clip on lenses and other add-ons. Some customers have mentioned to him that there may be interest in slightly larger devices that can be used for more sophisticated applications such as environmental research and exploration. As he searches for new opportunities and continuously plans to develop new models and look for new markets, O’Neill realizes the challenges that face him as an entrepreneur.

Write an essay of 500+ words on the topic ‘Performance Management and Excellence’. [8 Marks]

Explain the similarities between Cry the Beloved country by Paton and Sweeney Erect by Elliot?