Author: chris

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss an ethical dilemma from a current story in the news. Address the following in your paper:

• The nature of the dilemma
• The ethical decision made
• Alternative courses of action and why
• The outcome of the situation

 

Consider the eras, life histories, and personalities of Freud and Rogers.

Identify two research articles published in the last 5 years: one that investigates a psychoanalytic or Freudian construct and one that investigates a client-centered, humanistic, or Rogerian construct.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper about Freud and Rogers that addresses the following:

• Provide a summary of each article, highlighting the processes that contemporary psychologists use to develop the theories of Freud and Rogers.
• Explain their views of human nature and their worldviews as expressed in their respective theories.
• Which aspect of their theory do you think would be different if they were alive and working today?
• Explain how social and cultural factors influenced the development of Freud’s and Rogers’ respective theories of personality.

Learning Organization Paper

 

Instructions:

 

Prepare a 1,200-word paper analyzing the characteristics of a learning organization and its applications in a global environment.

Outline Senge’s five disciplines and their applications.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Include at least 3 References

QUESTION 1

Explain the value proposition of a cooperative strategy. What was the value proposition of the proposed CIBC and BNY Mellon joint venture in 1996? What were the potential risks? What benefits were realized? And what expected benefits never materialized?

 

QUESTION 2

(a) Analyze the relationship among invention, innovation, and imitation; b) Define strategic entrepreneurship. What are entrepreneurial opportunities that existed in this case? How did strategic entrepreneur’s take advantage of these opportunities in this case?

 

QUESTION 3

(a) Explain the strategic management process; b) Explain how firms analyze their value chain for the purpose of determining where they are able to create value when using their resources, capabilities and core competencies. Compare and contrast Dr. Pepper’s financial with its rivals? What does that say about their performance?

 

QUESTION 4

What corporate governance mechanism does the joint venture use?

 

QUESTION 5

Explain the value proposition of a cooperative strategy. Joint venture’s often fail. Thomas MacMillian addresses his reasons that this is the case. Do you agree or disagree with his assessment? Why or why not?

 

QUESTION 6

Define business, corporate, and international – level strategy. What percentage of Dr. Pepper’s revenues are generated domestically? Should Dr. Pepper focus more effort on international expansion?

 

QUESTION 7

Analyze the relationship among corporate structure, corporate governance and corporate strategy. What steps should have been taken to protect shareholders’ investment in the joint venture in September of 2008?

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 8

1. a) Discuss the value of strategic leaders in managing the firm’s resources; and b) Analyze what makes strategic leaders effective): Financial joint ventures are fairly rare. Analyze the role that Thomas MacMillian played in stewarding this joint venture? What made his efforts effective?

 

QUESTION 9

Criticize effective and ineffective corporate strategies. What are the elements of Dr. Pepper’s current strategy? What is your assessment of this strategy given your analysis of Dr. Pepper’s current position above?

 

QUESTION 10

Using the generic types of business level-strategies, what business Strategy is Dr. Pepper using?

 

QUESTION 11

Explain merger and acquisition strategies and how they relate to strategic competitiveness. What mergers and acquisitions has Dr. Pepper made recently? How have these enhanced strategic effectiveness?

 

QUESTION 12

What are Dr. Pepper’s Core Competencies?

 

QUESTION 13

What cooperative strategies could Dr. Pepper use to boost returns?

 

QUESTION 14

Criticize effective and ineffective corporate strategies. How should joint ventures be assessed? Apply those criteria to this joint venture.

 

QUESTION 15

Analyze the relationship among corporate structure, corporate governance and corporate strategy. How was the joint venture structured? How did this structure address the concerns the various stakeholders had?

 

QUESTION 16

 

 

Define and describe the general environment and the industry environment and how competitive forces influence the firm. What is the external environment affecting Dr. Pepper?

 

 

QUESTION 17

What risks in forming a joint venture are present here? How were these risks mitigated?

 

QUESTION 18

Define business, corporate, and international – level strategy. Did Dr. Pepper increase or decrease its marketing efforts in the face of a weak economy? Criticize that decision.

 

QUESTION 19

Criticize effective and ineffective corporate strategies. Dr. Pepper sells a large majority of its product to distributors who are owned (or affiliated) with its competitors? Is this a wise decision? Why or why not?

 

QUESTION 20

Explain the strategic management process. How should the changing landscape of the financial sector in coming years affect the joint venture? Is there less incentive to keep the joint venture going? Formulate a strategy about what the next phase of the joint venture should be.

“The Classical Tradition reborn” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Identify two (2) classical Greek and / or Roman figures or qualities in any work by Michelangelo or by Raphael.
• Discuss the primary reasons why popes and other patrons might allow such trappings of ancient pagan culture within a Christian society, even in sacred contexts. Provide a rationale for your response.
• Describe any modern structure or sculpture or work of art where you can identify either ancient pagan images or features, or a mix of elements from different cultures and periods.

In this Discussion, you will look more closely at the case study issue you debated in Discussion 1. To prepare for this Discussion, consider everything you discovered about the case study. Conduct a search to obtain at least three scholarly articles that relate to the issue you debated. Finally, consider how the process of exploring and debating issues relates to your role as a change agent and advanced graduate degree student.

Keep in mind that the articles you obtain may support or refute the position you held in the debate, or they may introduce a different perspective altogether. Your purpose in this Discussion is to learn more about the issue you have been exploring.

Submit a post that does the following:

• Explains what you discovered about the issue from the debate and from the resources you located for this Discussion.
• Identifies answers to the questions you have raised about the issue
• Identifies new questions you have about the issue.
• Explains how you might apply the critical analysis and research skills you have practiced this week to your role as a student and as a professional.

 

If the organization that you work for is large enough, the organization will likely have a department that focuses on conducting disciplinary investigations. Other times, the organization might not be so lucky and may have only lower level supervisors. In this case, an employee’s the direct supervisor who has received a complaint about the employee might be tasked with completing employee disciplinary investigations. Regardless of who actually does the investigation, there are certain issues that will typically need to be addressed. Respond to the questions listed below regarding disciplinary investigations.

 

Assignment Guidelines

 

• Address the following in 500 words:
  • What is the primary purpose of conducting disciplinary investigations? Explain.
  • Who is responsible for conducting the investigation? Why?
    • Under what circumstances should an employee’s direct supervisor be involved in an investigation? Explain.
  • What types of complaints should be investigated? Explain.
    • When should they be investigated? Explain.
  • What are some of the standards that an employer must follow when conducting an investigatory interview that may result in the disciplining or discharge of an employee?
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

 

For your journal entry this module, reflect on the topics and concepts covered as part of the readings and your reactions to these. What is familiar and what is new? What poses a challenge to the way you have customarily thought about these concepts? What connections are you making to your family’s views on these concepts?

 

When writing your journal entry, you may use the following questions to prompt your ideas:

 

• What are your initial reactions to the topics covered in the assigned readings? Did you experience any conflict with what you read in the assigned topics?
• What is your point of view on the issues covered in the assigned readings?
  • Discuss and examine the assertion made in the article “The End of White America” that “according to an August 2008 report by the U.S. Census Bureau, those groups currently categorized as racial minorities—blacks and Hispanics, East Asians, and South Asians—will account for a majority of the U.S. population by the year 2042″ (p. 3). What are the implications of this demographic shift?
  • Looking ahead to the next twenty years or more, as the effects of modern immigration become clearer, as English ceases to become the predominant language, and as the ratio of Caucasians to people of color shifts dramatically, how will you regard yourself? Will you resist these changes or embrace diversity and become a positive agent of change in these times?
  • How has the discussion with your classmates affected your view of exclusion and inclusion when it comes to American identity?

2-3 page report in APA-format on how Zappos trains employees on their culture and weeds out employees who may not be a fit for the culture. What role do managers play in culture training and maintaining?

APA format, in text citations & references

will be checked for plagurism

due tomorrow 7 am cst

I need help with completing, analyzing on the schedule L of an 1120 tax return using the attached documents.

Explain which financial statement the tax return information came from to reconcile the financial statements to the tax return.

Explain where the information is found to complete that particular form or schedule.

Explain how you prepared the Schedule L

 

Must be 100% original and answer the question perfectly. No hanshake above my budget. I need it before or latest by  17:40.