Stakeholder Short Paper
Write a 3- to 5-page (double spaced) paper about a particular U.S. stakeholder and their interests in energy policy. It can be a private firm, an NGO, or even a government agency (just note that government agencies are often the hardest to effectively profile, since they’re not officially allowed to lobby, and their orientation and activities tend to change based on who’s occupying the White House).
Who is your stakeholder? How big are they, and what do they do? What do you think they want from US Energy Policy? Have they spent any money to lobby on behalf of their energy interests (in other words, how you know what they want)? Have they made contributions to political campaigns? Do their interests surprise you?
Determining what your stakeholder wants can be tricky. The best place to start is to look at their website. Often your stakeholder will be pretty clear on what they want, but beware the dangers of greenwash! Virtually no website will say, “We want to weaken environmental laws so that we can make more money at the expense of society at large!” Looking at corporate websites, apparently EVERYONE is an environmentalist… It might be useful to look at what the company is actually doing, how large any clean investments are, etc. The comparison of what they say versus what they do, so to speak, is often interesting.
Make sure to include in-text citations as well as a bibliography to show your sources.
Day: October 6, 2020
Assignment Content
Analyze Benner’s novice to expert theory. Your analysis should include a(n):
Description of the theory’s background and influencing factors, including worldview
Explanation of the underlying assumptions
Evaluation of major strengths and weaknesses
Application strategies for clinical practice
Citation of case example from personal or professional life that describe the application in practice
Cite a minimum of three in-text sources, and include a page or slide with APA-formatted references, depending on how you format your assignment.
Select two consecutive paragraphs from the 41case study project attached and complete the following:
Post the original paragraphs
Revise the paragraphs to include appropriate paragraph breaks and transitions.
Also revise to use semicolons and colons, as appropriate.
Be sure to indicate your revisions in bold type.
Also Review the original and revised paragraphs of the classmate attached and comment on the effectiveness of the revisions.there are few thing to consider review the instruction attached.
Relevant data can be collected from reliable sources such as Financial Times, Yahoo! Finance, FAME and firms annual reports.
PART A: Company Overview
Provide a brief but comprehensive profile overview of the acquiring and target firms at the time of the acquisition announcement. Identify the firms position in their industry and their key strengths and weaknesses relative to their main competitors before the completion of the deal.
PART B: Motives and Strategic Reasons
Describe the type of the deal (related/unrelated, vertical, horizontal etc.) and the strategic reasons provided by the acquiring firm for the proposed transaction. Critically evaluate the latter in relation to the potential synergies at the time of the acquisition announcement. Can these synergies justify the deal premium paid?
PART C: Method of Payment
Discuss the way the deal was financed. Was the initial proposal accepted by the target firm or did the acquirer have to submit an improved offer? How the method of payment used in this case would affect the perception of the targets shareholders for the deal? Support your arguments with references to relevant literature findings.
For Part D and E an excel sheet should be used to show the calculations. Please also label your variables clearly (i.e., try to avoid using short-forms/symbols/signs or if short-forms/symbols/signs are used, a key table explaining the short forms/symbols/signs is provided) and carefully so that the Excel spreadsheet is easy to follow.
PART D: Announcement Returns
1. Estimate the market reaction to the acquisition announcement calculating the cumulative abnormal return (CAR) to acquiring shareholders over a 3-day announcement window [CAR(-1,+1)] using the market model. Note: -1 is the date preceding the acquisition announcement, 0 is the acquisition announcement date and +1 is the date following the acquisition announcement. The estimation period for the market model should be from 200 to 60 trading days preceding the acquisition announcement date.
2. How can the market reaction to the acquisition announcement be justified? Critically evaluate your findings in part D1 with relation to those factors that previous studies have shown that can affect the markets perception of the quality of the deal.
PART E: Long-Run Performance
1. Estimate the 2-year post-acquisition financial and operating performance of the deal. Financial performance should be based on the Abnormal Buy-and-Hold Return (ABHR) model using a matched (control) firm. The control firm should be matched by industry, size (market capitalization) and book-to-market ratio at the time of the deal. Operating performance should be measured by the industry-adjusted change in ROA.
2. Critically discuss your findings in part E1 with relation to relevant literature findings and by taking into account potential challenges in the integration process (e.g. did everything go according to plan or is there anything that should have been done differently?). Were the synergies identified in Part B realized?
Chapters 14-15 deal with information concerning leadership and organizational structure/culture. Using your text and at least three current (within 2 years) articles, answer the following:
Why are some leaders more effective than others? Be sure to include your reference page at the end.
This assignment should be four pages in length, double-spaced (not including title page and reference page).
I am apply an manager role in a financial regulatory authority. It requires an essay (300 words) to tell them about a goal that you set for yourself and how you have reached it. How does this achievement differentiate you from the others? I need a top writer to complete this essay.
Nature is an important topic in literature for many British and American writers. Chose at least
two writers and explain how they treat nature in their works. What are the similarities? What are
the differences? Offer an explanation for these similarities and differences.
Please use William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Your essay should be double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point font, and formatted according to MLA style.
NEGATIVE COMMUNICATION
Learning Outcomes
Write a well-formed business letter with a negative message.
Rejecting Opportunities Strategically
In SLP 3, you are required to write one negative message:
Your negative message should demonstrate an understanding in the application of the negative message principles from the background reading.
Please pay particular attention to the principles outlined in Chapter 17: Negative News and Crisis Communication within the Business Communication for Success ebook.
In this SLP, you are given two scenarios to choose from that require you to reject an opportunity using written communication. Select one scenario for this SLP. These scenarios are a continuation of your job search, begun in SLP 1. You are expected to apply the concepts covered in this module.
(Scenario 1) You have been approached by a head hunter who has a job for you. However, for various reasons (which you will invent for this exercise), you decided to decline the opportunity, and go for the job you really want (the one you identified in SLP 1). Write an email to the recruiter explaining your reasons for declining the opportunity. Be sure to apply the principles covered in this module.
(Scenario 2) The company you are currently working for has decided to increase your responsibilities by adding you to a newly established committee for a new project. Your manager feels that your experience and skills are suited for the position on the committee. You are currently overwhelmed by work, and given the lack of incentives (neither added compensation nor a promotion), you have decided to politely decline. Write an email to your General Manager explaining the situation. (Note: this is not a letter of resignation. You are merely declining the added responsibility while still remaining at your current job).
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your email is expected to be formally and professionally written. Please use proper English. Proper salutations are required. Citations and a bibliography are not required for this part.
SLP General Expectations
For the SLP, you are expected to assume the role of a job seeker. You are to identify a job that interests you in Module 1. The SLPs will take you through the job search and application process, presenting you in different scenarios requiring you to demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively and professionally.
Formal citations and a bibliography are required unless otherwise stated.
Christensen, G. J. (2005) Letters … We Get Stacks of Letters and Business Notes. Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://www.csun.edu/~vcecn006/lettr.html
Groopman, J., (2002). Dying words. The New Yorker. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://jeromegroopman.com/ny-articles/DyingWords-102802.pdf
Sittenfeld, C. (1999). Good Ways to Deliver Bad News. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://www.fastcompany.com/36993/good-ways-deliver-bad-news
University of Minnesota (2015). Chapter 17: Negative News and Crisis Communication. Business communication for success. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Retrieved on January 29, 2018, retrieved from: http://open.lib.umn.edu/businesscommunication/chapter/17-1-delivering-a-negative-news-message/.
Xerox (2015). Writing an Effective Business Letter. Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://www.office.xerox.com/small-business/tips/business-letter/enus.html
Yen, Y. (2008, Nov 11). Laid off? No, you’ve been ‘simplified.’ Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://archive.fortune.com/2008/11/10/technology/layoff_terms.fortune/index.htm
I provided my outline , my first paragraph FEEL free to re work it. please write this in 3rd person , the title has to be in bold text i provided the link to the ARTICLE THAT I Have to use. no long sentence straight to the point my professor said. the first and second paragraph has to have a intext citation. short quatuion used on the 2& 3 paragraph & in text citation also a intext citation in the summary paragraph.
its about dealife are being impacted by people dredge-and-fill operations that created canals waterfront development how the seawalls are not strong enough due to scructer damage then my 3rd paragraph is about the positive how people are building artificial reefs to keep sea life alive in the canlas and whats its made of.
i only did the first Paragraph because it was assignment last week,I had to turn in. but feel free to change it. its not that great. thank you!!
Case Assignment
Learning Outcomes
Explain how a negative message can be effective.
Write a well-formed business letter.
Write a well-formed negative message.
Negative Communication
In Case 3, you are required to write one negative message AND one short essay.
Your negative message should demonstrate an understanding in the application of the negative message principles from the background reading.
Your short essay should define and explain the negative principles you used from the background reading, how you used them in your essays, and explain the importance and value of the negative message principles you used.
Please pay particular attention to the principles outlined in Chapter 17: Negative News and Crisis Communication within the Business Communication for Success ebook.
Overview
Most employers recoil from having to tell employees that they will be “downsized.” To make a difficult job easier, managers sometimes use euphemisms and jargon to avoid bluntly announcing that someone has been laid off. In fact, cutbacks have generated new words like “rightsizing” and “re-engineering.”
Regardless of the language, an economic tailspin forces organizations to explain to laid-off employees that whats bad for them is best for the company. At eBay, 1,500 employees lost their jobs in a program of “employee simplification.” At Yahoo, the CEO explained layoffs as a way for the company to “become more fit.”
No matter how you look at it, people are worried about losing their jobs, and those who remain are worried about whether the company will stay in business.
Experts differ on how to reveal possible workforce reductions. Should managers disclose the news indirectly and quietly? Or should they use the direct approach and announce loudly that they are taking forceful action to strengthen the organization in a dour economy? Some say that executives should use bland language to minimize the public relations fallout from mass firings. Vague explanations and even corporate jargon may be appropriate to reduce the negative effect on remaining employees and on recruiting new employees when the economy rebounds. Opaque language and euphemisms may lessen the impact of layoffs.
Scenario:
Your company has decided to lay off 10 percent of its workforce to maintain profitability. Although every department has participated in cost-cutting measures, expenses continue to mount, and sales are not where they should be. Your direct supervisor, Shirley Schmidt, has asked you to draft an email that goes to the staff whose jobs are untouched by the layoffs. The goal is to assure key employees that management is in control of the situation. You need to emphasize that your company maintains a strong strategic vision, and that management is convinced of the firm’s rosy future in the tech industry. Still, layoffs are necessary to make the company more financially stable. Ever mindful of its people, your company is taking all possible measures to assist those who have lost their jobs. These reductions will help make the firm stronger, says Schmidt.
In addressing remaining employees, your message should explain the bad news and strive to preserve employee morale. Decide whether to use the direct or indirect approach. Apply as many concepts as possible from the readings. After you’ve written the letter, write an essay describing how you used the ideas from the readings.
Submit your assignments by the module’s due date.
Assignment Expectations
Case Expectations
In the email and letter from Scenario 1, you are expected to apply the concepts on negative communication to demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively in written forms. Please use proper English. Sentences must be properly constructed and free of grammatical and typographical errors. No citations are needed in the written communication.
In your essay, you are expected to explain why and how you incorporated the principles you used in writing your email and letter. Your explanation should make use of at least two sources from the required readings. It should be analytical and sufficiently rigorous to demonstrate synthesis of the concepts as found in an academic essay. Content should be clearly presented with a logical flow. Formal citations are required, along with a formal bibliography.
Case General Expectations
In the Case Assignments, students will assume the role of a Manager in Employee Communications at a large service firm, such as a bank, or an advertising or consulting firm. Students will assume this role throughout the Case Assignments and be challenged with different scenarios, requiring written and verbal communication.
Formal citations and a bibliography are required unless otherwise stated.
Christensen, G. J. (2005) Letters … We Get Stacks of Letters and Business Notes. Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://www.csun.edu/~vcecn006/lettr.html
Groopman, J., (2002). Dying words. The New Yorker. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://jeromegroopman.com/ny-articles/DyingWords-102802.pdf
Sittenfeld, C. (1999). Good Ways to Deliver Bad News. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://www.fastcompany.com/36993/good-ways-deliver-bad-news
University of Minnesota (2015). Chapter 17: Negative News and Crisis Communication. Business communication for success. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Retrieved on January 29, 2018, retrieved from: https://open.lib.umn.edu/businesscommunication/chapter/17-1-delivering-a-negative-news-message/
Xerox (2015). Writing an Effective Business Letter. Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://www.office.xerox.com/small-business/tips/business-letter/enus.html
Yen, Y. (2008, Nov 11). Laid off? No, you’ve been ‘simplified.’ Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://archive.fortune.com/2008/11/10/technology/layoff_terms.fortune/index.htm
