Explain how characteristics of technological forces affect a company’s retail operations

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Description Paper is missing two areas as noted below. Please revise the paper to include the two missing sections with 2 additional pages: Explain how characteristics of the legal and regulatory environment affect a company’s retail operations. This section is missing. How do the changing regulations and laws impact REI’s operations and what specific marketing changes could REI make to minimize their impact? As a secondary source of information in addition to our course resources, please access Moreno (2014) article as well to gain a foundational understanding of how the regulatory environment could impact US businesses in general, then tailor your content to analyze REI specifically in your section.

Explain how characteristics of technological forces affect a company’s retail operations. This section is missing. Satell (2013) discusses in his article how companies must adjust their strategies in this age of technology innovation. What is the impact of technological changes on REI’s operations and what specific marketing changes could REI make to minimize their impact?

Global workplace issues

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750 word research paper on any of the top six ethics-related global workplace issues (listed below). TOPICS: Forced Labor, child labor,working hours Health and safety in the workplace, working conditions Discrimination, harassment Financial malfeasance Fraud, theft Gift giving, bribes Assignment Requirements (Use as a checklist): * Topic is an Ethics-Related Global Workplace Issue * Use 10 or 12 pt Arial or Times New Roamn Font * Double-space * Minimum of 750 words. No more than 1,000 words * Minimum of two (2) cited sources * Use APA format and parenthetical citations right after cited material (See below) * Make sure your name is on the Paper * Paper should contain an Introduction, a Body, and a Conclusion

The current plan member service practices common with today’s managed care companies

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The current plan member service practices common with today’s managed care companies

Review the text and the three readings and write a five-page paper that critiques the current plan member service practices common with today’s managed care companies: Altman, D. (2018). Corporate health costs don’t look like a crisis. Axios. Buchmueller, T., & Valletta, R. (2017). Work, health, and insurance: A shifting landscape for employers and workers alike. Health Affairs, 36(2), 214-221. Evans, M. & Fleming, K. (2018). Millennial expectations are fundamentally changing the healthcare landscape. Forbes. Kongstvedt, P.R. (2020). Health insurance and managed care: What they are and how they work (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning (Chapter 3: The Provider Network).

Business Source Complete EBSCO

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Business Analysis Databases Using the Library database below, obtain and review business research reports on the company examined in Unit 1. Save copies of the reports as you will need to be able to refer to them during the remainder of the course. Business Source Complete (EBSCO): Business Source Complete offers full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, nonjournal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. Media and Public Relations Databases Using the Library databases below, search for stories and articles on the company relating to strategic human resources topics (e.g., employee or labor relations, human capital management, compensation and benefits, diversity, affirmative action, outsourcing, downsizing, employment law matters, etc.) published in the last 12 months. Save copies of the articles as you will need to be able to refer to them during the remainder of the course Newsstand (ProQuest) ProQuest Newsstand offers access to full text of over 1,300 newspapers. The collection includes national newspapers. Regional Business News (EBSCO) Regional Business News provides full text for more than 80 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications. Step 2: Corporate Social Media In-Depth Review Review the selected company’s presence on at least 8 corporate social media channels, paying particular attention to human resources issues or topics. Consider a diverse range of social media channels, including video sites, blogging sites, photograph-sharing sites, and more. Step 3: Assessment of the Company’s Human Resources Posture Based on analysis of information obtained in Steps 1–3, prepare a professionally written report assessing the company’s current human resources posture, suitable for presentation to the senior executives of the company. Your report should present your assessment of the human resources areas listed below. The body of the report should be 8–10 pages excluding title, references page(s), and any appendices. Benefits and Compensation Business Leadership and Strategy Diversity Employee Relations Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Organizational and Employee Development Talent Management Technology

Typical Unethical or Illegal Behaviors in Organizations

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Choose a topic below. (Topic list in the uploaded files) Taken from the assigned reading in Butts chapter 12, page 401, “Ethical Reflection: Typical Unethical or Illegal Behaviors in Organizations” Create a presentation of 10-15 slides or screens excluding the title and references. Your slides/screen should include titles, main ideas, bullet points, and relevant images, charts, graphs, etc. In your presentation: Describe an ethical situation, based on the chosen topic, that can get in the nurse’s way of practicing ethically. Describe the situation clearly and concisely. Identify how this situation relates to one provision within the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Identify two ethical principles that may arise when facing this situation. Discuss how a nurse might lessen the impact of the situation on the nurse’s practice. In addition to the course texts, cite and reference a minimum of two (2) additional scholarly sources to support your work. Close with a summary of your topic, and APA formatted reference slide(s).

MANAGING PEOPLE AT WORK

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This task is designed to start students thinking about the complexity of managing people at work and the range of issues relevant within the field of employment relations. When it comes to debates about employment relations matters, there is no black and white, no right or wrong. Employment relations stakeholders often have different and sometimes competing views, and expected alliances can often shift depending on the issue. Students are encouraged to approach any employment relations matter objectively, recognise that there will be a number of perspectives on the issue, and critically evaluate all viewpoints before arriving at a conclusion. Details: Relevant Article: Campbell, I. and Burgess, J. (2018) ’Patchy progress? Two decades of research on precariousness and precarious work in Australia’, Labour & Industry: a Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 28, no.1, pp 48-67. Question: In your own words answer the following: a. According to the authors, what are some problems with casual work? b. According to the authors, what are some problems with employment precariousness? c. According to the authors, why is job quality an important concept? Instructions: Read the article outlined above by Ian Campbell & John Burgess (available on vUWS). In your own words, construct a brief report that clearly addresses all three parts of the question outlined above. Your report should include an opening statement that addresses the purpose of the task and includes a precise reference to the article utilising the Harvard WesternSydU method. Please address each part separately using headings where appropriate. A separate conclusion is not required. No other research for this assignment is required. Guidelines: Assignments should be in Arial, 11 font, 1.5 spacing with appropriate margins As the report is short, you do not need to provide an executive summary, table of contents or appendices, though these may be required in other Report style assessments at UWS All students must use Harvard WesternSydU referencing. The 500 word limit must be adhered to within the acceptable range of + or – 10 per cent This is an individual assessment task – if a submitted report is assessed as not being the work of a single author then academic misconduct rules apply. Resources: Download the journal article from the Readings and Resources page of the vUWS site. Download the Harvard WesternSydU style guide for referencing, on the Readings and Resources page of the vUWS site,or the WSU Library webpage.

IFRS and GAAP comparison: The Effect on R&D Accounting

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IFRS and GAAP comparison: The Effect on R&D Accounting

– relevant theoretical framework to develop research hypotheses, and later, to employ it in interpreting the results. – a research methodology to collect and analyze data. For example, I might adopt a quantitative research approach using a secondary data sources to collect data from companies’ reports applying panel data techniques, such as fixed-effects and GMM models, to statistically analyse the data. – relevant academic references to justify methodological choices!

Strategy Implementation Evaluation and Control Grading Guide

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Strategy Implementation, Evaluation and Control Grading Guide

Write a 1,050-word report on the company you selected in Week 3 (Ford Motors), following up on the Individual Assignment of Week 3 (Environmental Scanning), and address the following: Strategy Implementation Discuss International Strategy. Discuss Strategic Implementation. Explain the influence of Governance and Ethics. Discuss the Company Social Value. Discuss Innovation and Diversification. Discuss Legal limitations. Evaluation and Control Explain Strategic Metrics. Discuss Key Financial Ratios. Cite at least 3 scholarly references. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Organizational hierarchy

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Develop the organizational hierarchy of your company (see below) Continuing on the back-end of your business plan (PA4), organization is key for the success of your new business venture. Organizing your resources to yield maximum returns and fulfill financial obligations while providing solutions to target customer needs is the main theme. In this phase of your business plan you must outline the duties and responsibilities for getting your new business venture through fruition. This would include who will actually write the business plan and who will implement the plans to build a venture. An understanding of how to make a venture team work effectively, constructing a solid external Advisory Board, describe the roles of other stakeholders involved in the venture, and have a plan for legal organizational options for the venture and the implications for liability, protection, and taxes.

Price and Channel Strategy

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This assignment is designed to help students analyze and understand how price setting and go to market (distribution) are interrelated and affects the profitability and growth of the business.

It has been designed to be a short overview on purpose: the concepts of pricing and distribution are complex and a general understanding is what should be absorbed in one week of study. Assignment Steps (Apple iPhone) Construct a minimum 700-word plan for setting price and a distribution model (place/distribution) in Microsoft® Word.

This plan should address at least three elements (from the Price and Place/Distribution list below) of the Price and Place/Distribution section of the marketing plan. Price and Place/Distribution: Distribution Strategies Channels, Mass, Selective, Exclusive Positioning within channels Dynamic/Static Pricing Strategies Channel tactics (Pricing) Daily pricing, promotion pricing, List pricing The plan will be a continuation of your global or multi-regional business you chose in Week 1. (The company is Apple and focused on the Apple iPhone) This will be incorporated into your overall marketing plan for Week 6. Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.