Is Wal-Mart Plasco’s competitor or its customer?
Case Scenario 2: Plasco. Plasco is a $3 billion U.S.-based manufacturer of flexible plastic products like trash cans, reheatable and freezable food containers, and a broad range of other plastic storage containers designed for home and office use. Historically, Plasco has been the category killer for most of its products and has devoted tremendous resources to new product development on an ongoing basisthis research intensity has allowed the company to release, on average, a new product every day over the past five years. Despite its past strength and high brand awareness, Plasco’s profitability has been eroded by dramatic increases in the cost of plastic resin, the primary input into its plastic products. Moreover, the retail channel has experienced rapid consolidation resulting in a shift in the balance of power from branded manufacturers like Plasco, to strong retailers like Wal-Mart, who in turn have been unwilling to help Plasco absorb the higher resin costs. Enhancing Wal-Mart’s power is the fact that it can always turn to alternative high-volume sources of consumer plastic products like Sterlite. Further hampering Plasco’s recovery is the emergence of feisty little foreign competitors like Zig Industries, a $250 million Israeli firm that has begun to take part of Plasco’s market share in plastic toolboxes. Ironically, Plasco was the first company to offer plastic toolboxes some 20 years ago. This innovation changed the market dramatically and Plasco’s first mover strategy rewarded it with a rapidly growing new segment and a dominant market position. Today, Plasco’s toolboxes are viewed as rather boring, while Zig’s products are ingeniously designed to catch the customer’s eye in the aisle (better merchandising the product) and capture their interest (and pocketbook) with many new and novel features. Zig is also able to provide this new line of toolboxes at between 10% and 15% less than Plasco.
Questions 4-6 pertain to Case Scenario 2: Plasco
4. (Refer to Case Scenario 2) Is Wal-Mart Plasco’s competitor or its customer?
5. (Refer to Case Scenario 2) Is the toolbox business a slow-, standard-, or fast-cycle business?
6. (Refer to Case Scenario 2) How can a small player like Zig be such a successful competitor against a large, established firm like Plasco?
Compare the rates of serious violent crimes on campus to the rates in neighboring jurisdictions. How safe does your university appear to be?
Compare the rates of serious violent crimes on campus to the rates in neighboring jurisdictions. How safe does your university appear to be?
Why did the Articles of Confederation Fail? How did the Constitution help remedy the problems created by the Articles of Confederation?
Answer five of the following medium-length questions (300 word limit per answer). Each answer is 20 points each.
1) Why did the Articles of Confederation Fail? How did the Constitution help remedy the problems created by the Articles of Confederation?
2) What were the main points of contention between the framers in designing the Constitution and how were they resolved?
3) Most of the framers felt that the Constitution adequately protected the states against encroachment by the national government. Why, then, has the power of the national government expanded throughout US history?
4) Why have civil rights and racial issues been a major point of contention in U.S. federalism between the federal government and the states? What are some of these in that have pitted the federal government against the states in U.S. civil rights history?
5) How did the civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s change the political calculations of politicians like President Kennedy and President Johnson? How were the demonstrations planned strategically to increase pressure on politicians?
6) What are the main factors the Supreme Court takes into consideration when deciding whether or not it hears a case?
7) How are federal judges are selected for their positions? How and why have the appointment of Supreme Court judges provoked political battles in recent decades?
Examine principles related to human resource management.
Reflection
Competency 1 Reflection: Examine principles related to human resource management.
This reflection activity is comprised of two sections collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.
HRM Competencies
Select 3 of the 9 HRM competencies, and apply them to a business or organization you know.
Describe the business or organization that outlines the market it’s in, as well as its size and mission.
Explain how this business or organization executes the 3 competencies you chose. Provide enough details for someone outside the company to understand your analysis.
Compensation Approach
Imagine that the HR department of your chosen organization from above is going to design a compensation approach for the job that is aligned with reinforcement, expectancy, and agency theories. Briefly describe the job, then describe a compensation approach for that job that aligns with all 3 theories.
Consider the following questions when writing your response:
What are the potential advantages of this plan?
What are the potential negatives of this plan?
What might be difficult in administering this plan?
Submit your reflection.
Would a supported or unsupported model best describe your current approach to ethical decision-making? Explain your reasoning.
Discuss the eight-step ethical decision-making model proposed by the authors. List the steps with a brief summary of each step.
Comment on the value or lack of value you perceive in this model. Explain your understanding of supported and unsupported models used in making important decisions in ethics and life. (For example, The eight-step model is a supported model because it incorporates the APA Code of Ethics design. The restorative justice model may be considered an alternative ethical decision-making model for bringing peace to opposing parties in a conflict. Forms of dogmatic or authoritarian parenting approaches may be considered an unsupported form of resolving conflicts in a family.)
Would a supported or unsupported model best describe your current approach to ethical decision-making? Explain your reasoning.
To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric PDF document.
Textbook: Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions: Standards and Cases, Chapter 17
This chapter discusses the eight-step ethical decision-making model proposed by the authors.
Discuss in detail, the three (3) management skills that managers need to be able to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively.
Each chapter covered should be at least one page in length with a separate reference page at the end of the document.
They need to be broad enough in scope to show some thorough thought and not just a couple of wimpy textbook paragraphs blabber. They need to show some college level scholarly depth. Likely will need some Internet research to make them awesome! Hint- Hint…!
Also please remember utilizing the Test Taking Tips, the APA Guide, the Rubric, a Dictionary and all available computer tools is essential to raising scores and avoiding point deductions.
Discuss in detail, the three (3) management skills that managers need to be able to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively.
Explain in detail, how operations managers responded to the need for quality after World War II.
Describe how and why maintaining the position of full knee extension limits the ability to maximally flex the hip both actively and passively.
AS Description:
Muscles that cross the both the hip and knee can affect the mobility of either of the joints.
Describe how and why maintaining the position of full knee extension limits the ability to maximally flex the hip both actively and passively.
Does maintaining excessive hip flexion limit the ability to accomplish full knee extension?
Consequently, describe how and why maintaining the position of full knee flexion limits the ability to maximally extend the hip both actively and passively.
Does maintaining excessive hip extension limit the ability to accomplish full knee flexion?
AS Instructions:
Using approximately 400-500 words
Include at least two scholarly references (using APA formatting and style) to guide your answers
Write an essay discussing IAM in a federated cloud application.
Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing IAM in a federated cloud application.
Do not copy without providing proper attribution. This paper will be evaluated through SafeAssign.
Write in essay format not in outline, bulleted, numbered or other list format.
Use the five paragraph format. Each paragraph must have at least five sentences. Include 3 quotes with quotation marks and cited in-line and in a list of references. Include an interesting meaningful title.
Include at least one quote from each of 3 different articles, place the words you copied (do not alter or paraphrase the words) in quotation marks and cite in-line (as all work copied from another should be handled). The quotes should be full sentences (no more, less) and should be incorporated in your discussion (they do not replace your discussion) to illustrate or emphasize your ideas.
Cite your sources in a clickable reference list at the end. Do not copy without providing proper attribution (quotation marks and in-line citations). Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format.
Is this a valid contract, a voidable contract or a void contract? Explain your answer.
1. I ask you to tie my shoe. You agree to tie my shoe, however, prior to you tying my shoe you change your mind and refuse to tie my shoe. Using the elements of the contract, determine if this is a valid contract.
2. Bill agrees to sell James some cocaine for $100. James pays Bill $100 but Bill does not deliver the cocaine. Is this a valid contract, a voidable contract or a void contract? Explain your answer.
3. Marissa rent an apartment from Cabana Bay in January. The lease was for a year. In June, Marissa received a job offer in another state. She did not want to break her lease, therefore she sub-leased or assigned her lease to Olivia. Marissa did not get permission from Cabana Bay. Olivia moves in and pays rent from June to October. Cabana Bay sues Marissa for the two months of rent. Marissa believes she is not liable for the rent because she assigned her lease to Olivia. Using IRAC, determine whether Marissa correct.
4. Sarah’s house caught on fire. Through the prompt assistance of her neighbor Odessa, the fire was quickly extinguished. In gratitude, Sarah promised to pay Odessa, $1000. Using IRAC determine whether Odessa enforce this promise?
5. William E. Story agreed to pay his nephew, William E. Story II, $50,000 if he refrains from drinking liquor, using tobacco, swearing, and playing cards or billiards for money until he should come to be 21 years of age. William E. Story II refrained from all the things his uncle listed until he was 21 years of age. Shortly after his 21st birthday, William E. Story died. His executor refused to pay the money. He believed that there was no contract because there was no consideration. Using IRAC, how would you decide this case?
6. I was watching a telethon on the TV late on evening. I was so moved by the telethon; I called and pledged $10,000. In the morning when I informed my husband what I pledged, he was not pleased. I did not fulfill my responsibility. Using IRAC and determine if the telethon sued me for my pledge what would be the outcome?
7. John Smith is 16 years old; his parents purchase a red Volkswagen bug for his birthday. He does not like the car because he wanted a red Porsche. The parents take the car back to the dealership. The parents tell the dealership this contract is void because our son lacked capacity to enter into this contract. Are the parents right? Use IRAC format.
8. List the contracts that must be in writing according to the statutes of frauds.
9. Farmer John entered into a contract with Farmer Bill to purchase Farmer John’s cow Bessie. They both thought Bessie was barren so they agreed on a price below market value. The day before Farmer Bill picked up Bessie, it was determined that Bessie was pregnant. Using IRAC determine if Farmer John void the contract under mutual mistake.
10. Claudia and Jose contracted with Mercedes Homes to build a three story home on Lake Emma. Mercedes began to build the home and discovered that it would cost them more than they anticipated to build this home on the lake. Mercedes refused to continue to build the home unless Claudia and Jose agree to pay $10,000 more. The couple want the house completed so they agree to pay the additional money. Once the house is completed, they refuse to pay Mercedes Homes and Mercedes sues the couple for breach of contract.
create a timeline of low-end and high-end disruptive digital transformations over the past 20 years.
Select one of the following industries: banking, logistics, oil and gas, or manufacturing.
Using Microsoft® Word, PowerPoint®, or various digital timeline sites, such as ReadWriteThink, Timeline JS, timetoast, etc., create a timeline of low-end and high-end disruptive digital transformations over the past 20 years. The timeline should focus on at least 10 major transformations in your chosen industry and identify how the new direction provided competitive advantages for the companies that used these emerging technologies.
Pick a technologically deficient company within your chosen industry, and write a 1- to 2-page summary of what you would do to develop a digital transformation plan to help your chosen company become technologically up-to-date.
Format your summary according to APA guidelines.
