Forces and public issues in industry

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Coca-Cola’s Water Neutrality Initiative on pages 43 and 44 of your textbook business and Society (Lawrence & Weber, 2017), Question 1: Describe the “performance-expectations gap” evident in this case – what were the stakeholders’ concerns and how did their expectations differ from the company’s performance? Question 2: If you applied the strategic radar screens model to this case, which of the eight environments would be most significant? Support your position.

Question 3: In your opinion, did TCCC respond appropriately to this public issue? Why or why not. Part B: Instructions The tobacco industry is constantly in the media. Choose one or more public issue(s) relating to the tobacco industry (banning of smoking in public places, secondary smoke health issues, controls on tobacco advertising and corporate sponsorship, youth or women as a tobacco industry target markets, etc.) Write a 2,500-word, double-spaced report containing the following:

Section 1. Context: Introduce the issue(s) you have selected and list primary and secondary stakeholders influencing or influenced by this issue(s). Be specific in naming individuals, groups, associations, and/or government bodies and describe these stakeholders’ roles.

Section 2. What does this mean to my family?: Identify your own stakeholder role(s) in relation to the tobacco industry and cigarette smoking in our society. Describe the biases, perspectives, or experiences that may influence your position on this public issue.

Note There is no right or wrong perspective, but it is important to recognize your own stakeholder positions and how they influence your perspectives. Section 3. What does this mean to my company?: Imagine yourself as a tobacco industry executive and describe management of the public issue(s) from this perspective.

Section 4. What does this mean to my country?: Discuss the role(s) of government in this issue(s) and how it is influencing both the industry and the public. Section 5. Media impact: Describe the media’s role in this issue(s) and the perspective it is presenting to the public. Discuss industry-sponsored media communications, as well as government communications and reporting in the popular press. Cite specific examples, using references.

Identify Caterpillar Inc.’s short-term versus long term goals

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Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: vertical integration, taper integration, backward vertical integration, forward vertical integration, strategic alliances, global strategy, international strategy, innovation. Create a 700 to 1,050-word entry in your Strategic Management Research Journal. You will use information from this entry in your presentation due in Week 5. Respond to the following prompts in your journal entry:

Identify Caterpillar Inc.’s short-term versus long term goals. Evaluate how mergers and acquisitions in the past 5 years have contributed to Caterpillar Inc.’s performance. Assess Caterpillar Inc.’s global strategy (international, multi-domestic, global-standardization, or transnational). 10/23/2019 Writers Hub – Freelance Writing https://www.writershub.org/writer/orders/488364#instructions 5/7 Discuss the types of innovation Caterpillar Inc.’s uses such as radical incremental, disruptive, and architectural innovation. Identify types of innovation Caterpillar Inc. has used over time.

The role of corporate culture in business ethics

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You are expected to base your essay entirely on the two assigned articles (see attached).

There is no requirement to consult any other sources. But if you do consult any other sources, you must include them in your bibliography and provide references if you cite them. Instructions: Your objective in your essay is two-fold: 1) to explain to the reader (who, you assume, has not read the articles) the main argument(s) of the articles as they relate to the questions below, and 2) to explain to the reader your opinion about these argument(s) and why you hold this opinion.

Below is the structure that your essay should follow with the questions each main paragraph/section should address.

Topic: The role of corporate culture in business ethics: defense and critique. First paragraph: short introduction briefly introducing the topic of your paper (3 to 4 lines). Second section/paragraph: What is the role that corporate culture plays in the ethics of a business, according to John Graham? You cannot discuss every point he makes about this, but be sure to discuss “the culture of character” and the role of the “leader”. This should be your longest paragraph. Third section/paragraph: What is the essence of Hewlin, Dumas, and Burnett’s critique?

That is, what are they criticizing/putting into question and, in particular, how does it apply to the arguments Graham makes in his article? There is much empirical evidence presented and discussed in this article—but your focus should be on the conclusions they draw from this evidence. Fourth paragraph (around 200 words):

What are your opinions about 1) the role of corporate culture (in particular, the culture of character and the role of the leader) in the ethics of a business, and 2) the critique presented by Hewlin, Dumas, and Burnett? (You may write in the first person, obviously).

Critically analyse the contribution of entrepreneurship and innovation to socio-economic development

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Entrepreneurship

 

Paper details:

Drawing on theories, concepts and models discussed in Entrepreneurship, critically analyse the contribution of entrepreneurship and innovation to socio-economic development in a context of your own choosing.

Global cities are the primary nodes in the global economic network Evaluate the business environment of New York

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individual report, you are required to produce a report (of up to 2,000 words) on the following topic: 1. Global cities are the primary nodes in the global economic network. Evaluate the business environment of one New York paying particular attention to the competitiveness indicators. You should describe and evaluate the state of advanced business services, incentives for foreign investors, issues of political stability, state of housing, infrastructures and environment. Choose the following city: – New York Assessment Criteria: a. Appropriate length (no more than 2000 words), format and structure. b. You must supply full references for all your sources; you should aim to provide at 15-20 good academic sources (journal articles or books). c. Your work should be grammatically sound d. Evidence of adequate research and the use of an appropriate range of data sources and data presentation formats (graphs, charts, figures and tables, as relevant). e. Quality and originality of analysis, which focuses on the question requirements; appropriate use of economic concepts will be rewarded. f. A brief Executive Summary and Conclusion, each of no more than 250 words. Research and logical flow: 1. Analyse your recommended readings and create clear definitions of the following terms: ‘global city’; ‘business environment’; ‘competitiveness indicators’. Establish the logical connection between these terms. 2. Your task is: a. to show that your chosen city (e.g. New York) is global b. to identify the sectors and types of businesses which represent this global status: i. Financial services ii. Health care iii. Professional and technical services iv. Retail trade v. Manufacturing vi. Educational services c. to indicate which external factors are most likely to affect the performance of the sectors and businesses, identified above, using PESTLE-type analysis; PESTLE – Political; Economic & financial; Social, Technological, Legal; Environmental (Harrison, 2014, p.15). d. To select the ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ elements of business environment of the chosen city and support this selection by data collected from reports, reliable newspapers and recent journal articles. e. Conclude, analysing whether, and if yes, how the strengths and weaknesses of business environment of the chosen city influence changes in its competitiveness. Structure 1. Summary (250 +/- 5%): summary is a ‘short version’ of your report and describes both rationale and findings; one sentence should indicate how you found your sources of information, e.g. Google Scholar search, etc. The summary is usually written when the whole report is finished (!) 2. Main sections of the report (1500 +/- 5%): you may divide this part of your report into sections according to the ‘research flow’ logic suggested above (points 1 and 2 a, b, c, d). Your sections will be of different size. The tittles of sections and subsection you create are not included into the total word count.  3. Conclusions (250 +/- 5%): conclusion is not a repetition of the previous findings; here you must discuss point e. from the ‘research flow’ indicated above. 4. Bibliography: You must include all sources – journal and newspaper articles, reports, academic papers and books – you used in the report; your citing in the text and bibliography list should correspond. Both should be in Harvard referencing style. Use the recommended literature and reports and search for new sources. You must reference original, published and reliable sources; your references should include variety of sources – referencing only websites is not acceptable. Bibliography list is not included into the total word count.

The Consumer and Marketing

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Purpose: In this project, you will assess marketing from a business perspective. Specifically, you will complete research and use the course material to discuss a product, brand or industry, discuss how the product is suited to marketing of a particular company. You will also learn about the responsibilities of marketers in relation to ethics. Outcomes met by completing this project: 1. identify ethical issues that arise in domestic and global business environments using an understanding of ethical concepts and of legal and business principles How to Set Up the Paper Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product will be between 6-8 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. Write clearly and concisely. Instructions: The five “conceptions of a consumer” presents a framework for examining and organizing the purchase decision process of consumers.

Thus, the framework presents an opportunity to examine the responsibility of the marketer to consider the ethical ramifications to its consumer base, i.e. Corporate Social Responsibility. The following 5 conceptions are defined and explained in the Business Ethics Workshop, eBook, Chapter 12. 1. The wary consumer 2. The contracting consumer 3. The protected consumer 4. The renegade consumer 5. The capable consumer Course Material and Research This project requires you to do research on the Internet. You are expected to use course material going beyond defining terms. You are expected to explain the ‘why and how’ of a situation. Avoid merely making statements but close the loop of the discussion by explaining how something happens or why something happens, which focuses on importance and impact. In closing the loop, you will demonstrate the ability to think clearly and rationally showing an understanding of the logical connections between the course material and the question(s) being asked. Using one or two in-text citations from the course material throughout the entire paper will not earn many points on the assignment. The support must be relevant and applicable to the topic being discussed. Points are not earned for mentioning a term or concept but by clearly and thoroughly explaining or discussing the question at hand. Your Role As consumers we can define our attitudes and acceptance or rejection of advertising based upon our perceptions and experience. But as students of Business Management, we are called upon to examine the topic more in depth and from a corporate perspective. Project 2 will address the following questions from the perspective of a business owner or chief marketing officer.

Logistics and Culture

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Many studies have examined the effect of culture on specific industries and activities; for example, Hooker (2008) analyzes the effects of culture on business communication, while Salacuse (2005) examines the way culture can affect business negotiation. Krishnan et al. (n.d.) discuss culture in the context of one specific logistical problem, which is the hiring a third-party logistics firm. (If you were Amazon, sending a book to a customer, then the “third party” would be either FedEx, UPS, or the USPS.) For this Case, you’re asked to cast the net wider. Based upon your detailed understanding of both logistics and culture, and with the support of judiciously chosen sources, write an essay answering the following question: Which cultural factors have the greatest effect upon the operations of an international logistics firm?  Why those? Why would the others factors have lesser effects? Explain in detail.

The growth of Wal-Marts in the Canada area

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Instructions: Short Argument (Persuasive) Essay Topic: Write an essay that aims to convince readers (imagine they’re members of your class) that the growth of Wal-Marts in the Canada area (or in a location you’re familiar with in CANADA) is [or is not — you choose] causing the community in general to lose part of its distinctive character. Format: submit essay by using APA format. Essay Length approx. 650-750 words, excluding cover page and References page. Planning Process: use the Short Argument Essay Planning Worksheet posted to this Assignment  Thesis: Take a clear position on the issue. Present a strong or qualified thesis in favour or opposed, but do not rant or present only a simple comparison. Arguments: Include at least three arguments in favour of your position, with appropriate supporting evidence. Acknowledge (refute or concede) at least one major argument opposed to your position. Avoid fallacies. Sources of Evidence to Use: This is not a research paper but is intended to give you practice using argumentative techniques. You can do well on this assignment using your own experience and ideas. Essay organization: Use strong essay structure, including an effective opening paragraph that announces your topic and may include your thesis a persuasively organized middle section clear transitions an effective conclusion that clearly states or restates the thesis you’ve proven and suggests some of its implications. Writing, Mechanics, Documentation: Writing and grammar count. Use clear, concise and correct words and sentences, as well as correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Benefits of Implementing 3rd Party Logistics Provider In Manufacturing Industry

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Benefits of Implementing 3rd Party Logistics Provider (In Manufacturing Industry)

This research paper will be focused on assessing the benefits of integrating a 3rd party logistics provider in the manufacturing industry. A portion of the essay will apply directly to the company I currently work for and the experience with implementing a 3rd party warehouse for logistics operations; the specific references about my company will be written by me. I plan to be in direct contact with the writer to align on how the outside research will tie in to the portion of the assignment

Strategic Thinking for Effective Human Resource Management

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Write a 12- to 15-page literature review that captures relevant theories and empirical research leading to a significant research topic, problem, and research question(s). Approach your topic as though you were arguing for funding which might support a vital new step in understanding strategic thinking for effective HRM.

While you do not have to actually design a study to the point of specifying research measures for effective HRM or specify samples, try to evolve your thinking to the point of framing a relevant research topic, problem, and question(s) for research to address. This question should be complete enough to suggest why the answers obtained further develop an important theory, or address a gap in current models of strategic thinking or demonstrate an immediate application to solving common organizational problems. Rather than attempting to include as many references as possible, try to emphasize the logical coherence of your evidence of conceptual foundations.

Build a rhetorical argument for why your research problem and question(s) are important. An obvious extension of your paper would be to consider using it as a springboard for a dissertation proposal. Your literature review should include the following elements:

Adherence to APA format (6th edition), which requires a title page, an abstract, a reference list, and appropriate sections and their headings. A thorough review of the literature that shows evidence of a potential research opportunity/gap. Presentation of a clearly defined gap in the research, with a focus on what has and has not been discussed in the academic literature.

The definition of a viable topic for dissertation research (using the aforementioned identified gap as a basis). A draft problem statement included in your conclusion section. At least one research question that is demonstrably linked to your problem statement. You do not need to address any hypotheses or design considerations and should include this question in your conclusion section.