Day: August 20, 2019

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected (Nike) and focused on for Assignments 1 and 2.

 

Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.

 

Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.

 

Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Justify your choice.

 

Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

 

Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

 

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

National Security” Please respond to the following Main Discussion Question:

 

The conclusion of the Cold War seemed to decrease the security problems of the world’s major powers for a while. However, unexpected threats by bombers, radicals, insurgents, including an increasing arms race, Chinese economic domination, Russian expansion, the revival of a nuclear arms race, trade wars and rivalries among superpowers have plagued the global arena. This demonstrated that all countries must always be on guard for the unexpected.

 

• Select one of the four basic national security strategies in chapter 12 used to preserve security. (See them below). Identify and describe what assumptions are made about an opponent/enemy according to the strategy you chose.
• Give an example of that strategy in current world politics and speculate on its effectiveness.

 

Students: Read chapter 12 to learn more about the four basic national security strategieswhich are:

 

Defense, Deterrence, Detente Diplomacy, and Disarmament

CLA2 Presentation

 

CLA2 Comprehensive Learning Assessment (CLA 2) Presentation 

 

In addition to your CLA2 report, please prepare a professional PowerPoint presentation summarizing your findings for CLA2. The presentation will consist of:

 

• a concise presentation of 18 slides (minimum)
• your major findings, analysis, and recommendations
• content from your CLA2 report
• learning outcomes from all your major assignments (This would include PA1, CLA1, PA2, and of course, CLA2)
• the four PPT slides from your ALA (E) Current Events assignment
• an agenda, executive summary, and references slides

 

Please keep in mind that the university is moving towards a more digital footprint for our students. This means that your final CLA2 presentation may be recorded, so that you may include it in your “e-portfolio” (graduating students should have all of their CLA2 presentations on a flash-drive, in addition to student biography, resume, interests, etc.) Students will present their PowerPoint during the last week of class in either the On-Campus Class Session or the online Virtual Class Session, as determined by the professor. Presentations should not exceed 18 minutes.

 

 *Please refer to the Grading Criteria for CLA2 Presentations on page 11-12 of the syllabus for specific guidelines and expectations.

“The globalization of markets is at hand. With that, the multinational commercial world nears its end. The multinational corporation operates in a number of countries and adjust its products and practices to each are at very high costs”. At this point, firms should focus on pursuing “global standardization” strategy, and it is unecessary to localize the business operation anymore. Do you agree with his arguments? Please use real world examples to explain.Above 300 words

Logistic Regression estimates the probability of binary outcome as a function of independent variables.

 

An example is the probability that a borrower will default as a function of his credit score,

 

income, loan size and his current debts. In other words, Logistic Regression is a statistical method

 

for analyzing dataset in which there are one or more independent variables (predictor) that determine

 

the outcome of a dichotomous dependent variable such as YES or NO. Dichotomous is an outcome variable

 

with the possibility of only two alternative outcomes such as TRUE or FALSE.

 

Binary logistic regression model is used to estimate the probability of the binary response of dependent

 

variable based on one or more independent or predictor variables. Logistic regression uses categorical

 

predictor to predict the binary dependent outcome.

 

Question:

 

In assessing the predictive power of categorical predictors of a binary outcome,

 

should logistic regression be used?

 

Requirements:

 

Another way to frame the question is:

 

Can logistic regression be used to predict

 

categorical outcome?

 

If yes, then how can logistic regression be used to predict

 

categorical outcome?

 

If no, why?

 

Start by defining Logistic regression

 

Define binary logistic regression.

 

Describe the predictive power of  categorical variable on binary outcome.

 

Explain the usefulness of logistic regression in Big Data Analytics.

 

Provide examples.

 

Useful links:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnOAdxOWXWg

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhogKJ_q7U

 

https://www.medcalc.org/manual/logistic_regression.php

Harley-Davidson has chosen to compete in various country markets in Europe and Asia using an export strategy.  Go to the Investor Relations section at www.harley-davidson.com and read the sections of its latest annual report related to its international operations.  Conduct additional outside research on the topic. 

 

Why does it seem that the company has avoided developing production facilities outside the United States?

 

Which strategic option from your reading for entering foreign markets has HD adopted? 

 

Why do you think they have adopted this strategy?

 

Be sure to post your research references in APA format.  After reviewing your classmate’s postings, respond applying the following criteria.

 

Was their posting about clearly supported?  Why or why not?  If so, what did you particularly find interesting in their posting?  If not, what would you add to enhance their posting?

 

Your posts to your classmates might consist of:  Did you find something interesting that your classmate said that you didn’t think about?  Did you have any follow up questions to your classmate’s postings?

 

To submit your post to the Discussion select “Start a New Thread“, and type or paste your posting to the question. After reading your peers post, select “Reply to Thread“.  

 

Please note: This Discussion and all the graded discussions in this course are “Must Post First”: After you have made your first post – you then get the benefit of seeing what your fellow students answered while going through the same discussion exercise. Then you can provide feedback comments

 

You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

 

Select one of the following service sector industries:  The restaurant industry, the lodging/hotel industry, or the health/fitness industry.  Research this industry.  Investopedia, Wikipedia, and other ‘pedias’ are not considered to be rigorous, academic research references.  I’d encourage you to use the NLU library for your research.  Be sure to cite your research references in APA format.

 

Visit the web sites of several representative firms in the industry you have selected.

 

· How would you categorize their similarities?

 

· How would you categorize their differences?

 

· Identify the generic strategies employed by each of the competitors you’ve looked at in this industry.  Are they similar?  Why or why not? 

 

· Are there any complementary strategies being employed by these firms? If so, what are they? If not, why not?

 

After reviewing your classmate’s postings, comment on your classmate’s postings. 

 

Was their posting about clearly supported?  Why or why not?  If so, what did you particularly find interesting in their posting?  If not, what would you add to enhance their posting?

 

Your posts to your classmates might consist of:  Did you find something interesting that your classmate said that you didn’t think about?  Did you have any follow up questions to your classmate’s postings?

 

To submit your post to the Discussion select “Start a New Thread“, and type or paste your posting to the question. After reading your peers post, select “Reply to Thread“.  

 

Please note: This Discussion and all the graded discussions in this course are “Must Post First”: After you have made your first post – you then get the benefit of seeing what your fellow students answered while going through the same discussion exercise. Then you can provide feedback comments

 

You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads