Find a job opening that interests you (something you are at least partially qualified for at this stage of your career) and produce a brief (30 to 60 seconds) video profile of yourself, highlighting the skills mentioned in the job description. For tips on producing effective video.

(a) use the data n the table to construct a standardized p-chart,

(b) interpret your chart, and

(c) give reasons for out-of-control conditions

Assignment Instructions – You must answer three questions from each chapter, for a total of 6 questions. The answer to each question that you choose should be approximately ½ page in length, single-spaced.

Chapter 9 Questions --- Answer ANY 3

1. What are some of the issues you might include in a defense of strategic philanthropy to company stockholders?
2. Describe your personal experiences with philanthropy. In what types of activities have you participated? Which companies that you do business with have a philanthropic focus? How did this focus influence your decision to buy from those companies?
3. How have changes in the business environment contributed to the growing trend in strategic philanthropy?
4. Compare and contrast cause-related marketing with strategic philanthropy. What are the unique benefits of each approach?
5. Compare social entrepreneurship to cause-related marketing and strategic philanthropy.
6. What role does top management play in developing and implementing a strategic philanthropy approach?

1. MagnetoBalls are composed of 216 strong magnet beads that can be arranged into different shapes. Due to the mutual attraction between the mini magnet poles, Bucky balls small magnets cube can be combined in to any geometry freely. These are sold and marketed by MagnetoBalls, Inc. In their marketing Magneto Balls states that they are a “stress relief desktop toy” and “cool magnetic building intellectual toy”. All of the advertising and marketing materials produced by the company contain the prominent warning: “Caution: Keep Away from all Children” but does not explain that the magnet balls can cause severe injury or death to children if swallowed, despite notification from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that an explanation of the danger is needed. The television commercial for the product shows several scenes of people enjoying Magnetoballs, including an executive making different shapes while at a meeting and a group of 13 year old student in class using Magnetoballs for a physics experiment. Ginny Genius, age 13, sees the commercial and purchases Magnetballs to do her own experiment. One of the balls comes loose from the shape she has formed and she accidentally swallows it. That night she complains to her parents of severe stomach pain and she is rushed to the hospital. The hospital removes the magnet but informs her parents that she has lasting damage to her stomach lining as a result of the magnet. Ginny sues MagnetoBalls for the medical costs as well as pain and suffering currently and in the future from this incident. Please evaluate this claim against MagnetoBalls.

⦁   CASE STUDY

The Allure of Franchising

Neil Erlich knew that he wanted to be an entrepreneur when he helped start a contracting business when he was just 14 years old. During his junior year at Sonoma State University, Erlich, with help from his father, a corporate executive, began investigating franchise options that would suit his interests and skills. They honed in on the automotive service industry and reviewed the regulations of several franchises, including Total, Jiffy Lube, and Midas, before settling on Express Oil Change. Erlich was particularly impressed with the support that Express Oil Change offered its franchisees. When Erlich graduated with a business degree, his father put up $375,000 to help him purchase and set up the $1.5 million franchise operation. Erlich, who is the youngest franchisee in the Express Oil Change system, sees the franchisor’s support as one of the greatest benefits of choosing to open a franchise rather than an independent business of his own.” The franchisor is there for you," he says. "It’s very comforting. "

Like Erlich, a growing number of college graduates and twenty-something adults who are disenchanted w*+
th the prospects of a dull job in the corporate grind are looking to franchising as a promising career choice. Indeed, franchising is attracting people of all ages and backgrounds, from corporate dropouts and military veterans to retired Baby Boomers and corporate castoffs.
” People say, ’I put 20 years into a company, and because they ran into some tough times, they let me go,’” explains Ray Titus, head of the United Franchise Group.” They think, ’Do I want to put myself into a position where I may get laid off again?’ Instead, they take control of their future by running their own businesses." For many of them, franchising is the perfect fit.

Retirees who are looking for second careers also are turning to franchising as well. "They’ve got school-of-hard-knocks experience and business skills that they can apply on day one at a franchise," says Michael Shay of the International Franchise Association. Judy Divita, a retired corporate human resources manager, and her husband Charlie, a retired college professor and consultant, decided to embark on second careers as franchisees rather than stop working. After researching franchise opportunities, they opened a Subway franchise in Columbia, South Carolina, not far from where Charlie had taught at the University of South Carolina. Over the next nine years, the Divitas opened five more sandwich shops in Columbia, including one on the university campus. In addition to their built-in market of college students, they target the players on the athletic teams that come to campus to participate in more than 400 sporting events ranging from baseball and football to basketball and volleyball each year. The Divitas have won the MVP Award Winner for Innovation from Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine. Their nine outlets generate $4.5 million in annual sales, and the couple’s goal is to have 13 Subway locations within 10 years.” The franchise gives you the basic things to put you in business pretty quickly," says Charlie.” You have to take it beyond that and be creative to come up with novel ways of doing things that are particular to your company and your community.”

Franchising can be the ideal path to owning a business for people in almost any phase of professional life, whether they are retirees looking for a new direction and extra income or recent college graduates who are ready to embark on exciting careers. "Boosted by a brand name, training, advertising, and an established business plan, a franchise can ease the struggle and the risk of opening a business and still let you call some shots,” says one business writer.

⦁   QUESTIONS:
Answer the below questions based on the text above, the course material, your own experience and information search on the internet and in academic sources from the AOU e-library. (i.e. companies’ webpages, AOU e-library databases…)

⦁   These examples show people at different stages of their professional lives choosing to become business owners with the help of a franchise. What conclusions can you draw from their stories about the benefits and appeal of franchising? (300 words – 40- marks)

⦁   What are the disadvantages of investing in a franchise? (200 words – 30 marks)

⦁   Suppose that one of your friends who is about to graduate is considering purchasing a franchise. What advice would you offer him or her before signing the franchise contract? (200 words – 30 marks)

When Kim Smith graduated with a degree in civil engineering, she pictured herself designing buildings and managing construction. She never imagined herself behind a computer writing reports. However, that is exactly where Kim finds herself today. She has just finished a major project: an environmental assessment of a plot of land on which a client wants to build an office park. Emily, the senior engineer on the project has asked Kim to write the client report. When Kim asked Emily if she could give her a model to follow, Kim pointed to the file cabinet and said, "Sure, you'll find lots of reports in there." Kim found a lot of reports: long ones, short ones, letter reports, and memo reports. The diversity confused her, but she was glad that she saved her business communication textbook from Concordia University. Kim begins writing her report using the 3x3 Writing Process. Her audience, the CEO of Halvorson Properties, wants to know whether it is safe to build an office park on the property he owns. Because this decision has significant financial and environmental effects, Kim decides to write a formal letter report that clearly communicates the message that the property is safe. Kim's research indicated that the site has not been affected by hazardous waste or contaminated groundwater. In the body of the report she will provide enough details about her methodology and findings to give Mr. Halvorson confidence in the assessment. With those decisions in mind. Kim sits down and write's the following report introduction: Dear Mr. Halvorson: At your request, we have conducted an investigation of the site defined by the attached survey map for the purposes of rendering an opinion as to whether the site contains hazardous waste or is being impacted by contaminated groundwater. Our investigation consisted of making soil borings and visual observations of the ground surface, vegetation, and drainage patterns and laboratory testing of soil samples. The testing included physical properties testing and chemical testing of the water extracted from the soil. In addition, we have examined various maps and aerial photos, contacted various government agencies, and contacted the power company in our efforts to determine whether the hazardous waste is known to have impacted the site. our findings are as follows: Your task is to revise Kim's introduction and rewrite it to promote clarity and conciseness.

Facts: A vehicle driven by Michael O’Niell crashed while traveling on Louisiana Highway 30. Vanessa Savoy, a 19-year-old guest passenger in the vehicle, sustained severe injuries as a result of the collision. O’Niell, who was under the legal drinking age, had been drinking at Fred’s Bar and Grill prior to the accident. Fred’s Bar is owned by Triumvirate of Baton Rouge, Inc., a corporation. Marc Fraioli is the sole shareholder and president of Triumvirate. Savoy, through a legal representative, brought a lawsuit against O’Niell, O’Niell’s automobile insurance company, Triumvirate, and Fraioli seeking damages for her injuries. Fraioli filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asserting that as a shareholder of Triumvirate Corporation, he was not liable for the corporation’s debts.

Ethics Questions:  The law permits shareholders to avoid personal liability for the debts of the corporation they own because corporations are separate legal entities and they are liable for their own debts and obligations.  It will not be practically possible for Fraioli to check the age of each of his customers before serving them liquor. Also, on the day of the accident, Fraioli was not present in the bar when liquor was served to O’Niell. So was it ethical for Fraioli to assert the corporate shield to avoid liability in this case. Releasing Fraioli from liability will not release Triumvirate from its liability.

Should Fraioli be liable in the facts above? Why or why not? What rules make Fraioli liable or not liable and why?

1. What is Thorndike's Law of Effect? Explain its significance with reference to reinforcement theory.

Writing TWO Informational Reports - 1000 words for either

1. Pandemics in History: Throughout history, there have been a number of pandemics, diseases that killed a huge number of people and had a negative economic impact on nations. Choose three pandemics, for example smallpox, tuberculosis and Black Death (or any other three) and write an informational report about them with special reference to their aftermaths.

1. Bullying Children: Bullying tendencies can often show very early often in childhood, and the consequences for victims can last a lifetime. Write an informational report on bullying: examples, and methods of intervention to alleviate the horrific consequences.

You should include the following in either report:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. List of Illustrations/ Graphics
4. Introduction
5. At least three parts that cover the discussion
6. Conclusion /Summary

List of References

Q5. A garage requires 100 tires daily with standard deviation of 30 units. Inventories are reviewed and orders are placed daily. lead time for order is 1 day. The holding cost per day is $0.05. The garage wishes to operate with 0.9987 in-stock probability. How many tires are on order ? on hand ?

[In your opinion], are decision-makers rational (in your answer, give a quick definition of rationality, not the long one]? Give 3 supporting historical examples that align with the quick definition of rationality.

The answer should be about 4 well-written sentences.

What is a warranty? What warranties are required by the UCC?

A battery manufacturer tests its newly developed EV battery by constructing a mean chart for controlling the service life of a fully charged battery. The company knows from previous samples that when the service life is in control it is normally distributed with a mean of 500 hours and a standard deviation of 10 hours. On three recent production batches, the firm tested service life on random samples of four batteries, with these results: Sample Service Life (hours) 1 495 500 505 500 2 525 515 505 515 3 494 485 506 499 What is the mean of the sampling distribution of sample means when the service life is in control? 500 What is the sample mean service life for sample 3? 496 What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of sample means for whenever service life is in control? 5 If he uses upper and lower control limits of 505 and 495 hours, what is his risk (alpha) of concluding that service life is out of control when it is actually under control (Type I error Normal table.pdf )? 1 (Provide your answer in 0.**** format) If he uses upper and lower control limits of 505 and 495 hours, on what sample(s) (if any) does service life appear to be out of control?

How should lab samples be packaged for shipment?

Identify power/influence tactics and their managerial applications, and explain the three types of conflict (task, process, relationship), the three loci of conflict (dyadic, intragroup and intergroup) and managerial implications for organizational behavior and performance.