Which of the environmental factors do you feel is the most critical, and why?

Deliverable Length: 400-600 wordsMichelle, Elena, and the Mobile Manufacturing, Inc. (MM) board of directors know how important it is to understand the environment in which it is operating. They hired you—a highly-regarded marketing consultant—to bring a fresh perspective to the marketing plan. You are scheduled to meet with Michelle and Elena next week to discuss the environmental conditions that are relevant to introducing the new product.As you prepare for the meeting, you consider all of the possible environmental issues. You recognize that Elena brings an interesting perspective to the process because she has experience designing mobile phones for the Eastern European market, and she is pushing for a new product that can be marketed worldwide. On the other hand, Michelle is more concerned with the domestic marketplace and is worried that trying to market a new product anywhere outside the United States—much less worldwide—could be very risky.You sit down to start your work on the marketing plan, and you begin by drafting some goals that the marketing plan needs to address.Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.Walking through the halls at MM, you ponder the job that lies ahead. Coming out of her office, Michelle spots you and heads in your direction.“I’m so glad you’re here,” she says. “Have you settled into your office?”“Yes,” you say. “I’m eager to get started.”Michelle enters your office and takes a seat in a chair. “I’m scheduled to make a presentation to the board at the quarterly meeting next week. I know it’s short notice, but I was wondering if you could pull together a 30-minute presentation for them?” she asks.“What would you like me to present?” you ask.“As you know, you and Elena have been brought on to revitalize the product line for the company. Your role is to create a winning marketing plan that will allow us to capitalize on the new product that Elena is designing. The board would like you to discuss some of the issues that you will be considering as you develop the marketing plan for the new product. I know they’re especially interested in your thoughts on the global market.”“That sounds like a great idea,” you say.Consider the environmental variables (i.e., technological, demographic, economic, political, and cultural variables) that you must include in your marketing plan, and answer the following:Which of the environmental factors do you feel is the most critical, and why?What might someone with an opposing viewpoint think is the most important?Given this opposing argument, how would you argue your opinion?What solutions should be considered as you seek to develop a sense of ownership of your plan?What solutions would you recommend to the board, and why?Is a compromise feasible?

On how many continents and in how many countries does GE do business? Does GE offer different product lines in different countries? If so, why, and if not, why not?

This week, we learned about different types of leadership directives and leadership styles. As a reflection of these principles, visit the website ofGeneral Electric, a powerful MNC in energy and power systems, health care, finance, and appliances.Discover GE’s international operations, learn about its product lines, review its new and existing members on the board of directors, and review its latest annual report. Then answer these questions with a focus on GE’s leadership:On how many continents and in how many countries does GE do business? Does GE offer different product lines in different countries? If so, why, and if not, why not?Using the Managerial Grid (Fig.13-2), in which country or countries could GE apply each of the 5 management styles? Give examples of each of the 5 styles.Using the Managerial Grid (Fig. 13-2), which leadership style do you think the GE corporate CEO could implement on a global basis, and why?Reflect on this Module and this course and explain whether the leadership style you chose in # 3 above matches your skills, abilities, and personality. Why or why not?

Describe how, if in any way, India is different from other countries?  In your opinion, what would be a close second country?

Read the case study located in the section titled Case Studies in your textbook and prepare a 7- to 10-page report in a Microsoft Word document concerning the following situation:The IKEA case provides an excellent opportunity to apply strategic management concepts to a large privately-held company that is expanding into India. IKEA is a Netherlands-based Swedish company with a presence in 44 countries around the world, including the US, the UK, Russia, the EU region, Japan, China, and Australia. It is the largest furniture retailer in the world but did not enter India until 2013, despite the fact that it has been sourcing from India since the 1980s.The purpose of this case study is to examine the factors that are crucial to IKEA’s continued success and to propose strategic actions to sustain its competitive advantage. The case opens with a review of the company’s humble beginning. IKEA was founded by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden in 1943. By the 2000s, IKEA has become the world’s largest furniture retailer. The corporate structure was constructed to prevent any takeover and to protect the family from taxes. Thus, the structure is a complicated arrangement of not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. The IKEA stores provide customers with a unique shopping experience with low prices, solid quality, modern designs, and most importantly, the concept of do-it-yourself (DIY) products.The extensive discussion is followed by a description of the furniture industry in India and what IKEA had to overcome in order to enter the Indian market. IKEA first met with regulatory and political roadblocks, and then had to work with suppliers in order to meet the Indian government’s requirement for sourcing. Finally, there are several challenges that IKEA faces.This case is ideal for demonstrating the importance of the general environment, international corporate-level strategy, and type of entry. The following points are to guide a review and discussion of these important concepts.Review IKEA’s general environment segments and elements in India and describe in detail all the elements associated with this segment. Include three to four perspectives of the general environment.What are the segments in the general environment that relate to IKEA’s situation? Be specific? Provide examples and details.Analyze IKEA’s intended international corporate-level strategy in India. How was it strategized and what led to this country of interest?Describe how, if in any way, India is different from other countries? In your opinion, what would be a close second country?What is IKEA’s choice of international entry mode? Provide research and examples.What are the advantages and disadvantages compared to other international entry modes?Identify IKEA’s current challenges in India. Based on your analysis, what additional recommendations would you make to help IKEA achieve its goals?Discuss the uncertainties and risks of doing business in different regions throughout the world.Discuss whether IKEA would be wise to pursue a cooperative strategy. Also identify the type of cooperative strategy that would be best, explained why would it be best, and suggested with whom IKEA should pursue this strategy? If a cooperative strategy was not a good idea for IKEA, explained why not.IKEA’s product demand is difficult to manage. Recently overseas competition has refocused their product lines from the low end of the market to the more median price range. As they did this, they also broadened their product lines. How should IKEA manage their products? Should IKEA have a product line to meet the needs of the entire market or should they focus on one area of the market? If they follow a market focus strategy, what should their new target market be?Support your responses with examples.Site all sources in APA format.

Describe one internal and one external method for the dissemination of your evidence-based change proposal.

Describe one internal and one external method for the dissemination of your evidence-based change proposal. For example, an internal method may be the hospital board, and an external method may be a professional nursing organization. Discuss why it is important to report your change proposal to both of these groups. How will your communication strategies change for each group?Topic: Adverse Drug reaction in elderly

Is the agreement a breach of the antitrust laws? Explain briefly the reason behind your answer.

Plaintiffs, soft drinks retailers, brought suit alleging that their wholesalers had engaged in an unlawful conspiracy to restrain trade by refusing to sell soft drinks unless plaintiffs paid cash in advance or at the time of the delivery. The wholesalers had an agreement that none of them would grant short-term credit although such credit had been extended in the past. Question: Is the agreement a breach of the antitrust laws? Explain briefly the reason behind your answer.

Apply the Timmons entrepreneurship framework (entrepreneur-opportunity-resources) to analyze this case

75-150 words please.Jim Poss Case, pages 107-120 in the textHis company, Seahorse Power Company, is an engineering startup specializing in environmentally friendly methods of power generation.Poss had designed and done initial test marketing of a trash compactor, designed to reduce the frequency and energy expense of trash collection. The case discusses the opportunity and the technology and poses the following questions:1. Apply the Timmons entrepreneurship framework (entrepreneur-opportunity-resources) to analyze this case2. Discuss Jim Poss’ fundraising strategies. What other options might be considered for raising the funds SPC needs? Is this a good investment?3. Discuss the growth strategy. What additional market(s) should Poss pursue?

What business-level strategy are you pursuing? Explain why.

Reflection #1What business-level strategy are you pursuing? Explain why. Provide at least three examples of how that strategy influenced decisions you made.Reflection #2Tell me about the most important thing that you spent money on in this round. Why is that investment so important? How do you expect it to pay off by Year 15 (three years from now)?Did you have to give up spending on something else in order to accommodate this? If so, what? Are you concerned about the implications of that?Final Presentation InstructionsFinal Presentation: This assignment requires a minimum of 5 slides plus your script. Your presentation should be posted as a PPT or PDF. Your script should be separate – either an MS Word or PDF file. You need to post both attachments at the same time using the same submission link.All presentations must feature:Identification and explanation of your strategy and if/how that strategy evolved throughout the simulation.A visual depiction of results/progress over the course of the simulation. You select the metric. Explain the decisions that contributed to this result.Description of one or more key decisions that did NOT work out for you.Description of one or more key decisions that DID work out for you.Ideas for remaining slide(s):How did your treat your employees? Explain those decisions.Describe your image ratings and the activities that contributed to those ratings.Describe a key element of your marketing strategy – this could include product (branded v. private label, number of models, enhanced features), price, distribution (wholesale, internet, private label) or promotion (celebrity endorsements, internet marketing) decisions.Describe your approach to international markets. How important was this to your success?Identify an special awards achieved during the simulation. Was this a strategic target? Which decisions contributed to those awards?

What product market did you choose for this data to represent? Explain why.

For thisassignment, you will produce a marginal cost analysis graph and create a scenario that explains where the firm should set price and quantity levels.Step One:Launch the data file to get started. Print or copy the data table before continuing to step two.Step Two:Determine a product market (a specific good or service) appropriate to the prices listed. Make this the title of your graph and data table.Step Three:Calculate the marginal revenue, marginal cost, and profit for each quantity level. Fill in the data table. If you need help with this step, review thiscase study.Step Four:Create a graph of the data. Quantity is along the x-axis and price is along the y-axis. Graph the marginal revenue curve and the marginal cost curve.Correctly label the x axis as quantity and y axis as price.Based on the data from your table, graph the marginal revenue curve. Label the curve MR.Based on the data from your table, graph the marginal cost curve. Label the curve MC.Step Five:Answer the following reflection questions. You will submit your responses with your data table and graph to your instructor.What product market did you choose for this data to represent? Explain why.At which price and quantity does marginal cost nearly equal marginal revenue without exceeding it? Highlight this point on your graph.If you were in business for this product, at which price and quantity level would you sell? Explain why.

What number of visits is required to break even?

You are considering starting a walk-in clinic. Your financial projections for the first year of operations are as follows:Revenues: $400,000Wages & Benefits: $220,000Rent: $5,000Depreciation: $30,000Utilities: $2,500Medical Supplies: $50,000Administrative Supplies: $10,000Assume that all costs are fixed, except supply costs, which are variable. Furthermore, assume that the clinic must pay taxes at a 20 percent rate.a. Construct the clinic’s projected P&L statement.b. What number of visits is required to break even?c. What number of visits is required to provide you with an after-tax profit of $100,000?

From an ethical perspective, describe the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of Nortel.

MGMT314: Week #8 Paper:INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT5-6 page PaperFor this assignment, you should focus on the reading material for weeks 1-7 and YOU MUST READ the NORTEL CASE STUDY that is in the resources section of your classroom – It is also on page 535 of your text and in the resources tab in our classroom. If you choose, you may also research the library for additional background about Nortel (If you choose to do some additional research).The breakdown of your paper should be as follows:Introduction of Your Paper:Provide an introduction of the topics that you will discuss below (Base your introduction on our reading material from weeks 1-7-It is basically all of the reading material from our class)Body of your paper: (5-6 Pages total in length)-Your thoughts should be supported with key words from our text. You must answer all five questions below and include AT LEAST THREE key words from our text when responding to EACH QUESTION. That means that you would use 15 of the key words in our text for this paper. This will show me that you are attempting to support your thoughts with key material from our text and that you are able to apply the material from our class. The five required questions are as follows:1. From an ethical perspective, describe the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of Nortel.2. What mechanisms should be put in place to better align managers with the interests of shareholders?3. Would you describe the meltdown of Nortel more as a failure of “people” or of “capital market processes”?4. What happened to Nortel is similar to what happened to WorldCom and Enron in the early 2000s, and to Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, and many other banks during the 2008 financial crisis. Why do businesspeople keep making the same mistake?5. Discuss how to prioritize the following remedies to stop such recurrences: business education, regulation of accounting/financial markets, regulation of incentives, or regulation of punishment. Also, tell me your thought process about your decision about priorities.Save your review as Last Name-Week #8 Paper.docPaper Format:A. Title Page – Include a title page with your name, student number, title of your review, course number, course name, session, section, semester and date.B. Introductory Paragraph – Include an introductory paragraph.C. Font and Spacing – Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 pitch font with double spaced lines.D. Length – Write a 5-6 page review not including the title page and citation page.E. Reference Page – Include all sources on a Reference pageF. Utilize the APA Style for the review and to documenting sources.G. Punctuation, essay format (thesis, supporting paragraphs with transition and topic sentences, and summary) grammar and documentation count toward your grade.Reference for the text book the case study is in.Collins, Denis.Business Ethics: How to Design and Manage Ethical Organizations. Wiley, 09/2011. VitalBook file.

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