Category: Business and Management

1) READ THE VALK ET AL. ARTICLE ON “WORLDVIEWS AND LEADERSHIP.” THEN WRITE A 3/4 PAGE SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE AND A THEN 1/4 PAGE OF YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ARTICLE.

2) GOOGLE “LIST OF CHRISTIANS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY” FROM WIKIPEDIA. Go to the Current Day and read about a current day scientist. Then write 1/3 page describing this scientist and their work. This is a follow-up to the lecture on Science and the Christian Faith from our last class.

As companies expand globally, executives are increasingly being tapped for expatriate assignments. The idea is to spread talent, expertise, and knowledge from headquarters to foreign offices, and vice versa.

You were presented with an opportunity to relocate to Asia for a work assignment that would require you and your family to move there for a period of three years with a significant pay increase. After careful consideration, you realize that there are many issues to consider before you make a final decision. Construct an e-mail to your manager detailing your concerns and informing her of your decision and the rationale behind it.

On Wednesday, October 14, we will be joined by Rep. Joaquin Castro, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Please review Rep. Castro’s bio(https://castro.house.gov/about) and an op-ed (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joaquin-castro-hollywood-latinos-1234737915/) he authored, which appeared in Variety in August. Then, prepare 10 thoughtful questions for the Congressman that relate to his work. You should conduct additional research to inform your questions.

Requires calculations!. The document is attached in the attachments. Please you reliable sources.

Bob and Carol are planning for the birth of their first child exactly four years from today. They are now ready to start their savings plan for the big event. The current hospital cost for having a healthy baby at the local hospital is $6500 after all insurance payments. Pre-natal care for the immediate 12-month period prior to having the baby amounts to $2000 out-of-pocket costs. Carol’s best friend is planning a baby shower, so only a crib, a baby carrier, and other miscellaneous items will be needed, which all cost $1,200 today. However, these items will be purchased and paid for the day of the childs birth, and the items are expected to increase in costs by 10% each year over the next four years due to inflation.

Bob and Carol now have $500 in cash that they plan to put in the bank in order to cover the all the new costs. Also, Uncle Ted has promised to contribute $1000 at the end of year two, as a present to Bob and Carol for baby expenses.

Currently, Bob and Carol can earn 6% compounded annually on this money. In order to be able to pay cash for all these expenses on the day the baby is born, how much will Bob and Carol have to save, assuming the baby is born exactly four years from today

Questions:
Draw the timeline that illustrates the timing of all the events of the situation described above.
How much will Bob and Carol need to have in the bank on the day the baby is born in order to achieve all their goals?
What amount needs to be saved at the end of each year in order for Bob and Carol to reach their financial goals?

Individual Written Assignment 1
The Tennessee Titans are a Class AA baseball team and farm club for the Atlanta Braves. The Titans league consists of eight teams that are all located within a 150-mile radius of Nashville. The Titans ranked sixth of eight last year but have high hopes for the coming season in part because of the acquisition at the end of the last season of a great new pitcher, Don Johnson. Don had the second-best ERA last season.

Johnson is also a popular player, seen frequently in the community, using his humor and occasionally outrageous behavior to develop a local fan club called the DJs. None of the other players come close to Don in popularity. Head Coach Bill Belcher, a 15-year veteran of the Titans, is optimistic for the coming season, noting the teams luck has got to change. The Titans have had only two winning seasons in the last 10 years.

The Nashville baseball park is somewhat typical of AA parks, though somewhat older and a bit smaller. It serves a variety of soda, beer, and nachos to its fans on game days. Also, in a 150-mile radius of Nashville are three NASCAR venues, two outdoor concert venues, 12 colleges with competitive sports teams, one major league football team, and one major league basketball team. There is no major league baseball team.

Martin Barns, the consultant for the Tennessee Titans, has been asked to complete a value-chain analysis of the franchise with a particular focus on a comparison with a nearby competing team, the Memphis Bulls. Martin has been able to collect selected cost data as follows for each of the six steps in the value chain. Single-ticket prices range from $4.50 to $8.00, and average paying attendance is approximately 2,200 for Nashville and 3,400 for Memphis.

Average Cost per Person at Scheduled Games
  Tennessee Titans

    Activities in the Value Chain

Memphis Bulls

$0.45

Advertising and general promotion expenses

$0.50

0.28

Ticket sales: At local sporting goods stores and the ballpark

0.25

0.65

Ballpark operations

0.80

0.23

Management compensation

0.18

0.20

Game-day operations: security, special entertainment, and game-day promotions

0.65

$1.81

Total cost

$2.38

closer-look.pngDeliverables
Provide a brief (2-3 paragraphs) background and history of baseball farm clubs, from a business perspective, and their relationship to the major leagues. (This information does not need to be from scholar sources, you may use information from web sites or other sources)
Analyze the value chain to help Martin better understand the nature of the competition between the Titans and the Bulls and to identify and recommend opportunities for adding value and/or reducing cost at each activity.
Referring to the information provided, regarding the Tennessee Titans, prepare a SWOT analysis for the Titans.
Referring to the information provided, regarding the Tennessee Titans, prepare a balanced scorecard for the Titans.

Paper Specifics
Although this is a working paper it is also a research paper; therefore, it should be developed, organized and presented using APA formatting guidelines including the use of a title page, citations, headings, tables, figures, references and appendices (if applicable); be sure to cite at least three scholarly researched sources.

Any calculations and graphs may be done in Excel, and then transferred to a Word document. All calculations should be clearly explained as to your assumptions and how you arrived at your answers.

Note: Though the names of the teams in the case may be familiar, they are purely fictional; do not use external sources that discuss teams with similar names to support your analysis or any conclusions you draw.

Neither an abstract or running head is necessary for this assignment.

The submitted assignment MUST BE a Word Document. (SLO11)

Paper Writing Requirements
Most classes have a 2 paper requirement per course. Please be sure to address the following requirements when completing your papers:

The cover page and reference page/s are not included in the above-stated page requirement. These should be in addition to page requirements.
Papers need to be formatted in proper APA style.
Each paper requires a minimum of at least three outside peer-reviewed sources for your references.
Acceptable/credible sources include: Academic journals and books, industry journals,  and the class textbook.  You could use credible business website sources in addition to these but avoid Wikipedia and Google. These are academic papers that need to include scholarly research.
Using your textbook is highly recommended to demonstrate that you have read the required material.

You will review your classmates initial postings in discussion forum 5 from module/week 6. Choose one classmate and complete the following:

Write a 250 to 300 word response to your classmate.  Your replies must make a recommendation to your classmate of a peer reviewed journal article that provides additional information on their topic. In your response, you should give a summary of the article in your own words and discuss why it is relevant to their forum topic. It must  be different than articles they reference in their forum. Include an APA formatted citation at the bottom of the reply.

Part 1: Focus on this part more ensure that it is no more than 800 words. (Third Person)

Read Hout, Porter, & Rudden’s (1982) article PLUS a minimum of 5 new peer reviewed journal articles.

Review the three examples of the companies that were successful in competing globally.  Each of the companies had a different approach to executing global strategy.

Question #1: In today’s current global environment, why should a company engage in international business? (You must include the question as a HEADING)

Question #2: Provide examples of companies who were successful in executing global strategy. Is their strategy similar to the Hout, Porter, & Rudden (1982) article? Explain.  (You must include the question as a HEADING)

Provide a 600 to 800-word summary (formatted according to APA guidelines) answering the question(s) above.

Part 2 Annotated Bibliography:  1 paragraph per source. Total of 5 paragraphs

In preparation for writing each of your discussion forums, you should submit an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic (Annotated Bibliographies, 2020).

For all sources used in your discussion forum you should:

        Provide an APA formatted Citation

        Summarize the source and discuss the research study that was conducted and what the findings were.

        Assess the source and discuss how useful it is and how it compares with other sources in your paper.

        Reflecton how the source will be useful to you in your forum. How does it help to shape your argument and how are you using it to shape your writing?

A sample APA formatted annotated bibliography can be found here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/annotated_bibliographies/annotated_bibliography_samples.html

I have uploaded the instructions for the assignment and the rubric. Please make sure that all the points are met on the rubric and the instructions are followed as outlined in the instructions attached. H

Here are 3 resource links where you can grab information from to complete the assignment. 

CIA World Factbook:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Economist Intelligence Unit: http://country.eiu.com/AllCountries.aspx

MSU GlobalEDGE: https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-insights/by/country

Defining HPI
After completing the text readings, reviewing media content, and listening to the Judith Hale audio presentation, write a 200- to 250-word description of HPI. Include the following:

1)  Your own brief definition of Human Performance Improvement  (HPI) and the Human Performance Technology  (HPT)  Model.

2)  Descriptions of key, underlying concepts, theories, and major HPI contributors.

3)  Those HPI characteristics or concepts that coincide with your knowledge of HPI when you signed up for the course.

2)  Highlight of those HPI concepts that surprised you with a brief explanation.

Please add at least 1 reference

Chapter is attached  Page 1-13