Bronner’s Christmas Store is one of the largest in America. Bronner’s currently has one store located in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Bronner’s has decided to open up a second store in Heidelberg, Germany. Reflecting on each chapter in our textbook, respond to each of the following questions as though you were hired to be a consultant to Bronner’s.

What are some of the import/export issues that Bronner's may face with the new location?

Is it Fair to Dock Employees’ Pay for Bathroom Breaks?

Consider a company whose employees include both smokers and nonsmokers. The smokers take numerous paid smoking breaks, while the nonsmokers do not. Is there an ethical issue here? Discuss.

Read the following description of a problem and solution. Problem and solution: The problem is the main one Quest has been working on: to increase sales of their tours. The solution they selected is to offer Quest’s most popular tours more often. The five most popular tours are to Italy, France, Australia, Belize, and Alaska. 3. Now you try it In the following space, list the general steps Quest should follow to monitor the solution they selected. Give specific examples about the kinds of activities they can perform.

• Compare and contrast the management of finished goods inventory in a manufacturing firm with that in a retail or wholesale firm.

The Westchester Chamber of Commerce periodically sponsors public service seminars and programs. Currently, promotional plans are under way for this year's program. Advertising alternatives include television, radio, and online. Audience estimates, costs, and maximum media usage limitations are as shown:

To ensure a balanced use of advertising media, radio advertisements must not exceed 50% of the total number of advertisements authorized. In addition, television should account for at least 10% of the total number of advertisements authorized.

Does cloud Computing Have a Nationality?

The law underlying the case against Microsoft is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which was enacted three years before the invention of the World Wide Web. Should that law still apply today? Why or Why not?

The table below contains information about five jobs waiting to be processed at work center.

a. The sequence that would result using the FCFS rule is:

1. e-b-c-d-a
2. c-a-b-e-d
3. a-b-c-d-e
4. d-e-b-a-c
5. e-d-b-a-c

b. The sequence that would result using the SPT rule is:

1. e-b-c-d-a
2. c-a-b-e-d
3. a-d-c-e-b
4. d-e-b-a-c
5. e-d-b-a-c

c. The average flow time (completion time) using the SPT rule is

A. 9.6

B. 14

C.16.6

D.18

E. None of the above

d. The average days late using the SPT rule is

A. 9.6

B. 18

C.16.6

D.31.6

E. None of the above

e. The average flow time using the EDD rule is

A. 9.6

B. 18

C.16.6

D.31.2

E. None of the above

f. The average days late using the EDD rule is

A. 9.6

B. 18

C.16.6

D.31.6

E. 13.4

How does accreditation influence quality improvement in healthcare?

Types of Interview Questions

I. Getting Acquainted

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II. Experience & Qualifications

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III. About the Company

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IV. About the Future

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Short Report and/or Proposal. Reports and proposals are a fact of life in the business world today. They are important because they convey needed information, and they help decision-makers solve problems. Organizing information into a meaningful report is an important skill you will want to acquire in your field of business.

Both managers and employees must occasionally write reports that justify or recommend something such as buying equipment, changing a procedure, hiring an employee, consolidating departments, or investing funds.

This weeks writing assignment will be a short internal proposal in Memo format for your instructor outlining a problem in business and recommending a solution.

Read the following description of an ethical dilemma. Belize is one of the most popular destinations for Quest customers because of its tropical climate, excellent fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving in the Belize Barrier Reef, and top-notch hiking trails in the rain forests. However, the more people visit Belize, the more they threaten these natural attractions. Building structures such as airports, hotels, and roads for tourists means eliminating parts of the jungle and beaches and introduces pollution. Can Quest ethically continue to offer tours in Belize? If so, how? 3. Now you try it In the following space, describe how you would make a decision in this scenario and why.

What are the implications of the globalization of markets and the globalization of production? in 1-2 pages explain and provide examples. (donot copy/paste) must be at-least 1 page.

What is your view on this student's response from the example on school lunches? Please see below.

The example involves a public school cafeteria serving lunch. Some students pay full price for their food, but others receive lunch for a reduced price or for free under the federal National School Lunch Program. For simplicity's sake, let's assume the school cafeteria meets all nutritional requirements to qualify for NSLP - all it needs to do now is serve the lunches. The grant is expenditure driven - when the school district proves the reduced price and free meals have been provided, the federal government owes it a grant payment. (Again, we'll ignore the part of the program that involves school districts receiving free food products from the USDA to use in the meals.)

Student's Response: The school and student are conducting a nonexchange transaction when the school provides a lunch valued at X for free to the student. I base this on the GASB definitions of the two types of transactions. Exchange transactions are those in which each party receives and gives up essentially equal. Nonexchange transactions are those in which a government gives or receives value without directly receiving or giving equal value in exchange. The student receives a meal, so the school (government) provided value. However, the school did not directly receive any value from the student.

Gloria Williams, a well-respected tenth-grade social studies teacher, has taught at Johnson High School for over fifteen years. Her formal evaluations were quite good under the previous administration. She was informally evaluated each year during her fifteen-year tenure. The new principal, Bob Mason, who has held his position for only two years, recommended dismissal for incompetency based on two informal assessments of Williams’s performance.

Discussion Questions

1. What are the chances that Williams may be dismissed for incompetency?
2. Is there sufficient evidence to sustain such a charge? Why or Why not?
3. Ideally, what process should be used to successfully remove a teacher for incompetence? Outline the process.
4. Based on information provided in this case, has Gloria Williams been treated fairly? Why or why not?
5. How would the court likely rule in this case? Provide a rationale for your response.
6. What are the administrative implications of this case?