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Cost and Price Analysis

Write a two-three (2-3) page paper in which you 
Imagine that you just created a new start-up company. You want to compete in the growing industry of drone navigation systems. VectorCal is the only major company in the field. You also want to be a leaner, faster version of a company that you view as being too slow and costly. Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Question #1-
Describe the new start-up company that you have created. Include in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele

Question #2
Criticize VectorCal’s forecasting method. Determine the appropriate forecasting approach for your company. Provide a rationale to support the determination.

Question #3
Suggest the semi-variable, allocated, and indirect costs that you should address in the start-up phase of your company. Provide a rationale to support the response
Formatting instructions: 
1. APA format. 
2. Each question should appear as a header in the paper. 
3. Include an introduction on the newly start-up company. 
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources





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Introduction
Harris Corporation is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Company specializing in a small drone navigation system that has the ability to travel in airspace without being detected by military and government radar systems. 

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Lack of trust among employees, poor effective communication and arising confidentiality issues affect work delegation

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For this assignment, you will continue to reflect on what it takes to create “innovation architecture” to support a culture of innovation within organizations. As part of the assignment, you will conduct an interview with a local business owner or leader or member of a management team to learn more about the techniques organizations utilize (or fail to utilize) to encourage and support the implementation of innovations.
Select your interview candidate and contact the person to set up an appointment.  You may conduct your interview in person or via phone.
Prepare a list of at least 5-7 questions for your interview. Your questions should focus on specific processes within organizations for encouraging and implementing innovations and challenges organizations face in when trying to innovate.
After you complete the interview, write a 800-word reflection on what you learned in the interview and how your understanding of the importance of effective innovation architecture has developed or changed. Address the following in your response:
1.What are the most valuable things you learned about effective innovation architecture?
2.Identify some of the significant challenges you believe you might face when it comes to suggesting and seeing innovations through in the organizations in which you are or may be involved?
3.How might you apply what you learned in your interview and about innovation architecture in general to help foster a culture of innovation within your own organization?
4. the list of the interview questions
Cite two additional reputable secondary sources on innovation architecture or on creating a culture of innovation in your reflection.

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Your first written assignment will be an essay, written in APA format (If you are unsure of the proper paper format, refer to the template provided in the classroom or the resources in our online library). Your essay should be no more than 3 pages of written content, along with a properly formatted title page and reference page (5 pages total at most). An abstract should not be included. The content for your essay is described below.

There are many places one could work in the hospitality industry.  Some of the segments that provide employment opportunities to hospitality graduates include lodging, food service, tourism, meeting and event planning, and the cruise line industry.  Briefly describe each segment of the industry.  Include industry resources to define the size or employment reach of the industry.  Identify at least one example of a career that a hospitality management graduate could pursue in each one of the above five segments, preferably a role you would characterize as an ideal role for you. Each segment should be at least one structured paragraph in your paper, possibly using one paragraph to describe or define the industry segment and using another paragraph to focus on employment in that segment. Use transitions.

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This is a basic discussion post pertaining to Research Methods in Emergency Management. The following basic instructions are below as well as an attached file with readings from textbook/module notes to help aid in the writing of this assignment.

•    How would you evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign?
•    What data would you collect, what measures would you consider, and how would you interpret the results so they can be applied?

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Imagine you are involved in a new start-up company. You are tasked to organize the key elements of a business plan. This first part of the plan would be to provide an overview of the business, including the mission statement and vision of the company’s products and services. Next, explain the value proposition of your company’s products and services and describe how they will satisfy the primary needs or wants of your target audience. You also need to provide a high-level overview of the business model you have selected to exploit these market opportunities. Finally, you will need to develop a feasibility analysis that supports your decision to move forward with the project. Make sure to support your strategy with research from the course textbook and other outside resources.

Part I of the business plan will describe your business vision you plan to undertake in your company.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Provide an overview of the business, including the mission statement and vision of the company’s products and services.
Explain the value proposition of your company’s products and services and describe how they will satisfy the primary needs or wants of your target audience. 
Discuss a high-level overview of the business model you have selected to exploit these market opportunities.
Develop a feasibility analysis that supports your decision to move forward with the project. Be sure to support your strategy with research from your textbook and other outside resources.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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 assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze the entrepreneurial process to determine where a company is in the process and how to implement change successfully.
Examine entrepreneurial intentions and strategies to support entrepreneurship.
Examine the creativity and business idea process, and the materialization of domestic and foreign market entry opportunities.
Analyze the financial planning process for a new venture.
Analyze the process of protecting the new venture idea and legitimizing it through a formalized business plan.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Write clearly and concisely about entrepreneurship and innovation using proper writing mechanics.

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The systems of Buddhism and the Vows of Jainism.



Please respond to the following:



Having grown up in wealth and then living a life of extreme asceticism, The Buddha found no peace. He arrived at a Middle Way and for his Dharma he proposed the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-Fold Path. (pp. 142-148). This would break the samsara cycle and produce nirvana. The challenge is putting The Buddha’s Dharma into action.



Main discussion questions for the week:

Theravada Buddhism is about mindfulness and meditation. Mahayana Buddhism is about compassion guided by wisdom.

Discuss how either Theravada or Mahayana Buddhism can apply the principles of the 8-Fold Path to daily living. 
Which system would you choose to live by? Why?

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Competency
Explore problem-solving skills for business analysis.
Scenario
You work for a taxi service in a large urban area. As the rideshare industry has continued to expand and while companies like Lyft and Uber dominate the marketplace, taxi services have struggled to compete. Rideshare service is faster and in most cases cheaper and now, with the ability of rideshare companies to gain licenses to pick up and drop off at your airport, you are really trying to find innovative ways to stay relevant. You know that there is a certain demographic that will not use companies like Uber or Lyft due to fear of technology, as well as safety concerns. You want to find out what that demographic is and develop a targeted strategy to reach those potential customers, and retain those that you still have.
As marketing manager for your company, you will work to define what your target market will be. In order to do this, you will first need to do background research to understand the competitive environment. You will also want to know what demographic your company caters to, and what their likes and dislikes are about taxi services. The same information will need to be gathered about rideshare customers. You will gather this information by developing a survey to be distributed via social media.
To accomplish this, you have decided to create a proposal to present to senior management that lays out your plan for constructing your survey and how the survey will help you develop a marketing strategy to increase your business.
Instructions
Using Microsoft Word, create a proposal that defines the problem your company is facing and how you will design your research to address the issue.
* Create an introduction that defines the problem. Include an overview of the competitive landscape using three outside sources (Rasmussen library databases, websites, annual reports).
* Present four demographic questions that address your research problem. Be sure to identify the measurement scale you are using and why. (nominal, ordinal, ratio, interval)
* Present four questions related to taxi services will help you understand customer likes and dislikes. Be sure to identify the measurement scale you are using and why. (nominal, ordinal, ratio, interval)
* Present four questions related to rideshare companies that will help you understand likes and dislikes. Be sure to identify the measurement scale you are using and why. (nominal, ordinal, ratio, interval)
* Explain why you are using social media to distribute your survey.
* Write a conclusion that explains how your research findings will be used to inform your marketing strategy.
Resources
FAQs
* Proposals
Library Resources
* Company & Industry Information page of School of Business Guide - recommended databases for researching companies and industries
* Consumers & Demographics page of School of Business Guide - recommended databases for researching consumer trends and demographics
* APA Guide

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Decision making Risk is unnecessary with so much free information available online

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A lot of our information is gleaned from facial expressions. Our first impressions are often formed based on facial expressions. This should be an interesting Forum.

1. Select a photo of two people interacting (can be from the Internet or your own collection) and upload it to the Forum. You must upload the photo to get credit for this assignment. Here is a link for photo upload directions and it is in our resources folder.  Answer the following questions:

a. Describe the person’s facial expressions. Do they match up with any of the descriptions of the emotions listed in Chapter 5 of your text? Did the other person in the picture have a similar expression?

b. Why are non-verbal communications so important to a manager?


c. How do cultural differences affect non-verbal communication?

2. You are organizing a class (at APUS) that will be going to the jungles of Costa Rica for seven days. You are looking to hire a local guide to lead your group around as you collect your research data (you are collecting information on various trees in the tropical rain forest). There are numerous options, so you decide to call the top few and interview them over the phone. Before doing this, you remember taking MGMT 100 at APUS and covering information-getting interviews. You remember that you should develop a list of questions to gain the information you require.

a. Develop at least four questions to ask each guide.

b. Post each question in your Forum for the week.
c. What information do you hope to gain from each question? Will four questions be enough for you to make a decision on which guide to select? Why or why not?

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how can strategic management contribute to the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development?

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Identify how Steve Jobs performed the functions of management.  (Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling)

How would you rate Steve Jobs’ technical skills?  His conceptual skills?  His interpersonal and communication skills?

How did Steve Jobs contribute to the competitive advantage of his company?  Do you think he was successful?

Would you be willing to work for Steve Jobs?  Why or why not? 

The essay must be 1-2 pages long (double-spaced, 12pt font).