Day: September 5, 2019

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

 

In addition to knowing how to measure the effectiveness of a needed change, you must prepare for all the reasons that a project can fail.

 

Discuss change management validity tools for a chosen organization. How could you apply analytical frameworks to illustrate possible project outcomes, assess risks, and develop contingency plans?

 

Please include 1 reference.

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1, 2, and 3.

Consider the corporation you have selected to use in your first three assignments (NIKE, INC). Identify one of the firm’s major competitors that you would consider working for.
Research the corporation 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.
You will do a 15 minutes presentation to the Board of Directors of the corporation. Develop an eight to twelve slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes or record a video based upon Assignments 1 through 4. You may choose to compare your chosen corporation to a major competitor with whom you would like to work. You will make recommendations to the Board of Directors based upon your analysis and decision on why the corporation remains or is not a good fit for you.
Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as a competitive employer in the industry.

Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.

Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.

Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.

Develop an executive level Power Point presentation with 8 -12 slides with speaker notes and appropriate graphics or professional video.

Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.

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

References must be submitted on a Works Cited page using SWS format. 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. 

 

            

 

1. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
   • Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
   • Identify how the six segments of the general environment affect an industry and its firms.
   • Identify the five forces of competition.
   • Analyze the external environment for opportunities and threats that impact the firm.
   • Analyze the internal environment of a company for strengths and weaknesses that impact the firm’s competitiveness.
   • Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.
   • Assess the ethical implications related to strategic decisions.
   • Predict ways in which corporate governance will affect strategic decisions.
   • Assess the relationship between strategy and organizational structure.
   • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
   • Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

Describe in 500 words discuss the scope of a cloud computing audit for your business.Cite your sources. Do not copy. Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. 

 

Reply to two classmates’ posting in a paragraph of at least five sentences by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions.

Explain each of the different stages of a fire? what are some examples of protective measures that can be taken to protect assets from fire damage? 

Doors are the most obvious method to secure assets and there are a variety of different types of doors. Explain some of the variations and their intended purpose. 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

 

Recall the readings and activities you have completed this week and research a TED Talk or other academic video that applies to one or more of your weekly objectives.  

 

Answer the following questions and include a link to the video: 

 

• What do you find interesting or surprising about the information in the video?   
• How does it relate back to your weekly objectives?

Develop problem-solving skills that generate idea creation, and apply them to everyday personal and professional experience.

 

Instructions

 

A syllogism is a type of logical argument that uses deductive reasoning to come to a conclusion. There are many types, but for this task, you will use a categorical syllogism.

 

Categorical syllogisms: This type of syllogism assumes if A is a part of C, then B is a part of C (A and B are members of C).

 

You can organize the syllogism in three sentences:

 

• Major premise: All dogs are animals.
• Minor premise: Luna is a dog.
• Conclusion: Luna is an animal.

 

1. Your employer wants to promote a productive and logical work environment. To organize your thoughts and ideas in a coherent manner, you must practice your cognitive skills on a daily basis. To practice the process of creative problem solving, your boss has asked you to create two categorical syllogisms about a hypothetical everyday problem. For example, you are regularly late for work.

 

2. For your third and final syllogism, your boss wants you to introduce a new minor premise that would provide a logical solution to the problem. By engaging in this process, you will become more accustomed to attacking issues in a cogent manner, making you an even more valuable member of your company.

 

3. Your boss is looking to fill a new manager position and will use the best presentation as a tutorial for the rest of the staff. Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another visual medium that will communicate your ideas most effectively. Using innovative visuals or more advanced storytelling media might get you the promotion!

 

4. Finally, provide a short reflection on the collective process using whatever media best suits your idea to your boss. For example, use a brief email, word document, or another multi-media piece.

Various wide-ranging discussions have taken place about what performance management is and what it is not. Heathfield (2018) stated that “performance management is the process of creating a work environment or setting in which people are enabled to perform to the best of these abilities” (para. 3).

 

For this week’s discussion forum, please answer the following questions:

 

1. What do you believe a performance management system is? Why?
2. What have your experiences been with performance management systems?
3. Why are performance management systems important to organizations?

 

Reference: Healthfield, S. (2018, October 31). Performance management. The Balance Careers. Retrieved from https://www.thebalancecareers.com/performance-management-1918226