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You are the international manager for an American MNC that specializes in high-end winter sports gear. You have been asked to profile a country in the European Union and make a recommendation for entry. Using the readings, Lecture, and your own research, complete a report, as an international manager, to submit to your CEO. This writing assignment should be completed in the standard APA format. Upload the assignment to the proper assignment folder. You need to include the following elements for your chosen EU country:

The economic, political, legal, and technological environment (as it relates to your company and industry)
A plan for social responsibility and sustainability
A country profile (using either Hofstede of Trompenaars) and its similarities and differences to the United States
Recommendations for cross-cultural communication and negotiations
An entry strategy
Political risk and government relations
A plan for motivating and leading workers in the EU country (incorporate motivational theory)
A plan for selecting an expatriate in the position of VP, Operations.

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In Assignment 2, using the same company from Assignment 1, you will focus on the company’s mission, introduction, and branding.

1. Develop a branding strategy for your product that covers the brand name, logo, slogan, and at least one (1) brand extension.
2. Assemble a marketing strategy for your product, and determine an appropriate time table to implement your plan). Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Prepare a positioning statement. Include a perceptual map that shows your company's position against its competitors. From this map, create a statement that depicts your position. For example, “Our product is the fastest in its class for half the price.” Note: See pp. 54 - 55 in the textbook for examples of perceptual maps. You may use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other equivalent software to create your perceptual map.
4. Examine the relevant consumer behavior for your target market. Explain the main reasons why the brand name, logo, slogan, brand extension, as well as the positioning statement and marketing strategy are right for the identified target market.
5. Develop your company's mission statement and company introduction.
6. Use at least three (3) academic resources as quantitative marketing research to determine the feasibility of your product / service. 

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Finance 

In this discussion, please reflect on your comprehension of financial management and knowledge gained from the media concerning financial real world activities and events occurring in the US.

•What actions and behaviors of leaders and managers in corporations could influence the market value and price of stocks? 
•In reflecting on the creation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to increase accountability through new mandatory standards, what are some possible explanations as to why unethical conduct occurs in financial management? 
•What are some activities corporations can do to decrease overall unethical practices and promote good business ethics in the organization? 

I will post the 2 class responses on Wednesday or Thursday..can you please try to get the main post by wed/thurs?  thanks

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You are the international manager for an American MNC that specializes in high-end winter sports gear. You have been asked to profile a country in the European Union and make a recommendation for entry. Using the readings, Lecture, and your own research, complete a report, as an international manager, to submit to your CEO. This writing assignment should be completed in the standard APA format. Upload the assignment to the proper assignment folder. You need to include the following elements for your chosen EU country:

The economic, political, legal, and technological environment (as it relates to your company and industry)
A plan for social responsibility and sustainability
A country profile (using either Hofstede of Trompenaars) and its similarities and differences to the United States
Recommendations for cross-cultural communication and negotiations
An entry strategy
Political risk and government relations
A plan for motivating and leading workers in the EU country (incorporate motivational theory)
A plan for selecting an expatriate in the position of VP, Operations.

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Leadership at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of queuing theory for an organization in the service industry.
What benefits are provided by the constant service time model?

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Original Discussion you already completed:
•What actions and behaviors of leaders and managers in corporations could influence the market value and price of stocks? 


•In reflecting on the creation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to increase accountability through new mandatory standards, what are some possible explanations as to why unethical conduct occurs in financial management? 


•What are some activities corporations can do to decrease overall unethical practices and promote good business ethics in the organization? 

I will upload the 2 class responses so you can respond to as I have 1 for now.

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The organization's strategic plan calls for an aggressive growth plan, requiring investment in facilities and equipment, growth in productivity, and labor over the next five years. It is your team's task to determine where, outside the United States, your organization should locate its new manufacturing plant.

Company: Apple Inc.
Country: Mauritania

THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER 

•    Macroeconomics in (Country MAURITANIA):
o    Financial System
•    How does it benefit Apple?
•    How does it influence growth?
•    How does it affect macroeconomic variables?
•    …in the country?
•    …globally?

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The recession still seems to be hanging around.

The culprits seem to be deregulation, irresponsibility and greed, from the homeowners who used refinancing to live beyond their means to corporate executives who oversaw the financing of risky mortgages in pursuit of returns. Homeowners who overextended themselves may face financial ruin. On the other hand, the corporate executives who led their firms to financial disaster lose their jobs, but they walk away with severance packages of $10 million, $20 million and up. Kerry Killinger, in charge of our own Washington Mutual, walked away with $23 million while hundreds (if not thousands) of employees faced unemployment with the sale of WaMu to JPMorgan. More recently in the news was the demise of the Hostess bakeries - no more Twinkies! :>o But Hostess executives made millions while workers were asked to take pay cuts.

Following are a couple of articles on CEO compensation:
James Sinegal, progressive CEO of Costco (Links to an external site.)
http://www.zdnet.com/article/costcos-ceo-becomes-a-progressive-hero-internet-meme/

Excessive CEO Pay (Links to an external site.)http://fortune.com/2011/04/13/how-can-we-address-excessive-ceo-pay/

Our discussion topic for this week is: 
What's your view on the multi-million dollar severance packages extended to top-level CEO's who lead their firms to disaster? Should executives walk away empty-handed if their firms fail? Should they be penalized? Or is a hefty severance package a requirement for attracting top-level talent?

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An examination of Motivation elements that can influence the performance of project teamwork

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Write a one page overview of your plan for the startup funds and working capital strategy for your business plan. Remember, you will take feedback from all submitted portions of your plan, revise, and then submit
Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

Describe what startup funds and working capital are.
Propose a method for obtaining the necessary funds for your business.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
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 is not included in the required page length.

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Read the article “Hamburgers Come to Africa” posted in the Course Documents section of Blackboard.  Answer the following questions in 3-4 paragraphs:


A) What were the main factors behind these companies’ strategic decisions to enter Africa?

B)  In your opinion, were these factors strong enough to justify the decisions? 

C)  What factors do you think these companies may have ignored or not given enough weight to when defining their new strategies?

D)  Do you predict these new strategies will be successful/unsuccessful?  Why?