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Discussion Topic: You the Consumer 

How does competition amongst companies affect you in your daily life (personal and or professional)? Provide a real-world experience that might apply. For instance, consider how you recently chose between at least two products or services offered from rival companies.


Class Book:

Title: Strategic Management: Planning for Domestic & Global Competition (13th ed.) 

Author(s): John A. Pearce, II, Villanova University and Richard B. Robinson, Jr., University of South Carolina 

Physical Text ISBN: 0078029295

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Digital Book or Physical Text: Digital Book


Please also see the attached Unit 1 Assignment as well.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks.

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- Pertain to managing energy:
1. Explain how value is created by using project financing.
2. Discuss the impact of large-scale project financing on an organisation’s share price and cash flow.

* User attached references with min 3. 
* Make sure no similarity

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1.  Industry competitive analysis. An analysis of your company’s industry from the point of view of Porter’s Five Forces (if your industry operates in perfect or monopolistic competition), Game Theory (if your industry operates in oligopolistic competition) or the Resource Based View of the Firm (if your industry operates as a full monopoly), and any other strategy frameworks that provide insight to your understanding of the industry.

2.  Competitive position of your company within its industry. An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of your company from the point of view of the Resource Based View of the Firm model and any other strategy frameworks that provide insight into your company’s strategic competitiveness. Discuss your company’s strategy for competitive advantage (i.e. cost leader, differentiation, etc.) and your opinion about how they might change or improve this strategy.

3. Growth potential of your firm. Analyze the opportunities and threats of your firm, how your firm, based on its resources, can determine business opportunities as a result of the external environments. To do this please use the PESTEL model (politics, economics, society, technology, environment, legislation).

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Glaser Health Products

Complete: Case 5A (Glaser Health Products). 

In this case, management needs assistance in evaluating and classifying costs identified within Glaser Health Products in order to implement an activity-based costing system.  Please address Questions 1 through 6 at the end of the case.  Based on the case questions, you are required to provide a two to four double-spaced written report providing management with the necessary guidance in implementing an activity-based costing system.  The written report should be properly formatted according to APA guidelines and demonstrate research and critical thinking skills.  Explanations and recommendations should be supported by at least 3 scholarly sources from the Ashford Library or other external sources, excluding the textbook.
For Questions 1 through 3, create a chart to classify and identify a cost driver for each of the costs provided in the text.  The chart should be included as an appendix to the written report.  Explanations of the classifications and identifications within the chart should be included within the written report, supported by references to the appendix.
Questions 4 through 6 should be addressed in fully developed explanations/instructions as part of your written report.  The written analysis should be supported by at least three scholarly sources, excluding the textbook.
Week 3 Written Assignment should:
Demonstrate graduate level work including appropriate research and critical thinking skills.
Be presented as a written analysis (not a question/answer format).
Incorporate case questions into the overall analysis.
Follow APA formatting guidelines including title page, reference page and in-text citations.
Consists of two to four double-spaced pages

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Using the organization that your professor has preapproved, synthesize the organization’s readiness for change. Evaluate whether or not to implement your new program, policy, practice, or procedure. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper instead of the video submission.

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone, you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, click here to view the "Student Video Assignment Submission" video tutorial in the "Creating a Presentation for Your Course" playlist.

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Managing Organizational Change

Tags: HRM560, Organizational Change

Description: First Name, Last Name – HRM560 Assignment 2 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1.Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history.
2.Analyze in detail the current HR practice, policy, process, or procedure that you believe should be changed.
3.Formulate three (3) valid reasons for the proposed change based on current change management theories.
4.Appraise the diagnostic tools that you can use to determine an organization’s readiness for change. Propose two (2) diagnostic tools which you can utilize to determine if the organization is ready for change. Defend why you believe the diagnostic tools selected are the best choice for diagnosing change in the organization.
5.Using one (1) of the diagnostic tools you selected, assess the organization’s readiness for change.a.Provide results of the diagnostic analysis
b.Explain the results

6.Interpret whether or not the organization is ready for change. Substantiate your conclusion by referencing current change management theories.

Note: If you choose to submit a video presentation, please also submit a one (1) page summary of your presentation.

If you choose the written paper, 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.

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For Unit 2 there are 3 different assignments for this week:

1. Discussion Question:
Discussion Topic: BB&T Vision and Mission Statements 

In preparation for your Discussion topic, please read Chapter 2 Appendix, BB&T Vision, Mission, and Purpose in the Pearce and Robinson text. Post your answer in the Discussion Board along with your source citation in APA format.  
BB&T Vision, Mission, and Purpose statement is considered an exemplary Mission Statement. Please read it, comment on the positives and negatives of this statement, and defend your answer through APA citation. 

Take time to review the responses of your classmates and provide feedback to them. 


2. Learning Activity: Please see that attached Grading Rubric along with the attached Personal SWOT Analysis Template.

3.  Main Assignment- (Case Study Analysis Paper) : The Mission Statement

Please see the attached Case Study Rubric for the assignment along with the attached Case Study Analysis Template

Reminder that the discussion respond is due by Wed/Thurs and I will upload the 2 class mates responses just like last week.  The rest is not due until Monday May 2nd so you have plenty of time.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks.

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For this discussion, select an article that is quantitative in nature from business literature. List the hypotheses found in the article. Then, analyze the hypotheses, and specify the variables employed, the level of significance required (alpha threshold), and the statistic of interest to the researchers when testing the hypotheses. Be specific.
Make sure to give the full citation for the article you chose, using APA (6th edition) style.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least two of your peers, commenting on their hypotheses. Consider the following questions:
•    Are the variables clearly identified?
•    Is a statistical parameter referenced in the hypotheses?
•    Are the hypotheses in null and alternative format?
•    Is a risk level, level of significance, stated?
•    What additional strengths and weaknesses can you identify?

Here are a list of articles to choose that are part of my research. The Problem Statement is based on cloud computing affecting health care.

1.    Calabrese, B., & Cannatoaro, M. (2015). Cloud computing in healthcare and biomedicine. Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience, 16(1) doi: 10.12694/scpe.v16i1.1057
2.    Glasberg, R., Hartmann, M., Draheim, M., Tamm, G., & Hessel, F. (2014). Risks and crises for healthcare providers: The impact of cloud computing. The Scientific World Journal, 2014, 1-7. doi:10.1155/2014/524659 
3.    Griebel, L., Prokosch, H., Köpcke, F., Toddenroth, D., Christoph, J., Leb, I.. . Sedlmayr, M. (2015). A scoping review of cloud computing in healthcare. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 15(1), 17-17. doi:10.1186/s12911-015-0145-7
4.    Kabachinski, J. (2011). What's the forecast for cloud computing in healthcare? Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 45(2), 146-50. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.library.capella.edu/docview/863271275?accountid=27965
5.    Mertens, D. M. (2014). Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating          Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods. Sage Publications.
6.    P, A., & A, A. P. (2015). Protecting healthcare database by access control method on cloud computing technique - a survey. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science, 6(1)
7.    Thakur, R, Hsu, S.H.Y., & Fontenot, G. (2012). Innovation in healthcare: Issues and future trends. Journal of Business Research, 68(4), 562-569. Doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.02.022

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In this case, you will put to use what you have learned about reading financial statements to write a 6-page analysis of the health of a company.  US Silica Holdings was ranked #1 on Forbes list of America’s best small companies in 2014.  Use the links below to view their 2014 annual report and financial statements.  Like many companies, the full financial statements are not in their summary report published on their website, but rather located in what is called a 10K – which is a more technical report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Thus you will need to review both the annual report and sections of the 10-K.

2014 Summary Annual Report. (2014). Retrieved from http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=247793&p=irol-reportsannual

2014 Form 10-K . (2014).  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. p. 67.  Retrieved from http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=247793&p=irol-reportsannual

Hint: To find the financial statements, click on the 2014 Form 10-K link.  This will take you to a table of contents.  Scroll down to Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Item 8) and click the link. There you will find links to the Balance Sheet, Income Statement (called the Consolidated Statement of Operations in this report), and Statement of Cash Flows.  There are other statements, but these are the ones you will want to review.

Case Assignment

Your analysis should address the following questions:
1.What does this information tell me about the company’s performance?
2.Has the company done well compared with other financial periods?
3.Has the company exceeded its own targets?
4.How does it compare with other companies in the same industry?
5.What are the future prospects of
a.The firm
b.The local (national) economy
c.The global economy
d.Customers and suppliers
e.Political reform
f.Social, environmental, and ethical considerations

Keys to the Assignment:
•Use evidence and data from the annual report and specified financial statements.
•Stress analysis – simply reporting the data is not sufficient.  You must interpret what it means. 
•Conduct research to assess global, economic, political, environmental, and ethical considerations impacting the company.  This should include at least three library resources.
• You may also include Internet sites such as Bloomberg, Google Finance, or Yahoo! Finance. Be sure to site any ideas or analysis you retrieve from them in your report. 
•Cite all sources and provide a reference list using APA format.
•Proofread and edit the paper.  The goal is zero errors.
•Submit your paper to TLC by the due date for this module.

For instruction on writing papers, citing sources, proper referencing, and so forth, use Trident University's: Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.

Assignment Expectations

Your papers will be evaluated using the following five criteria: 
•Assignment-Driven Criteria: Does the paper fully address all assignment requirements? Are the concepts behind the Keys to the Assignments addressed accurately and precisely, using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements? 
•Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis? 
•Business Writing: Is the paper well-written (clear, developed logically, and well-organized)? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included in all papers? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the assignment, or is justification/support conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations? 
•Effective Use of Information (Information Literacy): Does the paper demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background materials for the module?  If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by the student’s use of relevant and quality library sources? Do additional sources used in the paper provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
•Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing by inclusion of proper end references and in-text citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all end references been cited within the body of the paper?

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Don Williams, Laser Tech CEO, recently announced that Laser Tech must lay off 5 percent of its workforce. Robert Johnson, Manager of Marketing, has asked that you identify one employee to put on the potential layoff list. Using the evaluation data you have collected, write a memo (no more than two pages) to Johnson indicating your first recommendation and a backup recommendation. Justify your decision. Include supportive graphics. Johnson will forward your report to the vice presidents and CEO, who will then decide which company employees to terminate. Create a Laser Tech letterhead for your memo.

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Having completed one year of feedback reviews with Robert’s new 360-
degree feedback system, you are concerned that your employees may wrongly assume that self evaluations and peer evaluations carry the same weight (for promotions, bonuses, etc.) as manager evaluations. First, decide how the four types of ratings (clients, peers, manager, self) should be weighted. Next, write a one-page email to your employees informing them of the weightings. Use dummy data (i.e., a hypothetical employee’s ratings) as an example of how the new rating system will impact an individual employee’s overall performance evaluation. Write
your email in Word or another word processing program, formatting it like an email (include the To, From, Date, and Subject lines).

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Having completed one year of feedback reviews with Robert’s new 360-
degree feedback system, you are concerned that your employees may wrongly assume that self evaluations and peer evaluations carry the same weight (for promotions, bonuses, etc.) as manager evaluations. First, decide how the four types of ratings (clients, peers, manager, self) should be weighted. Next, write a one-page email to your employees informing them of the weightings. Use dummy data (i.e., a hypothetical employee’s ratings) as an example of how the new rating system will impact an individual employee’s overall performance evaluation. Write
your email in Word or another word processing program, formatting it like an email (include the To, From, Date, and Subject lines).

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The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct is generally recognized as a model for the accounting profession and is used by the various State Boards of Accountancy in developing their Codes to enforce ethical standards to be followed by CPAs.  

In past chapters we read about codes of professional conduct and ethics established by other professional organizations.

Discuss, contrast and compare, Part 1 of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct to the following:

Parts 2 and 3 of the AICPA Code
The Codes of the State Boards of Accountancy
The Codes of the State Societies of CPAs
The Institute of Management Accountants’ Statement of Ethical Professional Practice (page 30, Exhibit 1.6)
The Institute of Internal Auditors’ Code of Ethics (page 100, Exhibit 3.2)
The AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (page 214 and Additional Reading for Week 4)
For each Code listed above, compare and discuss:

The enforceability of each Code
Integrity and objectivity standards in each Code
The independence standard in each Code or the lack thereof
The general standards of the AICPA Code and how they compare to the general standards in the other codes
NOTE:  I am not looking for a detail listing of what each of these Codes have in them.  I am looking for the major requirements for the AICPA member in public practice compared and contrasted to Codes and Standards for CPAs not in public practice.  Do the other Codes have the same requirements?  Why or why not?  Do they have different requirements? Why or why not?