Define brand authenticity and the two orientations (corporate and social), and assess Levi Strauss. Is their response one of Atone, Allure, Acknowledge, or Advocate? Or are they a combination of the four responses?
Read "When a Brand Stands Up for Racial Justice, Do People Buy It?" located in the Topic 8 Resources. The authors wrote the article in response to the recent media attention around social justice initiatives triggered by the killing of Black people by police officers. The authors use the idea of "brand authenticity" as a way to gauge the sincerity of the brand as it relates to social issues. The authors assert that brand authenticity has two orientations, corporate (as defined by issues of continuity and credibility) and social (as defined by integrity and symbolism).
Read "The Price of Being Political" located in the Topic 8 Resources for an additional perspective on this topic.
Finally, read "We Stand With the Black Community" located in the Topic 8 Resources. Levi Strauss is an iconic American brand. The president of Levi Strauss & Company posted a letter on the company website about the same time this article was written.
Refer back to "When a Brand Stands Up for Racial Justice, Do People Buy It?" Using the four-windowpane matrix in the article titled, "Consumer Perceptions of Authenticity of Racial Justice Brand Actions," evaluate Levi Strauss's response.
In 300-350 words, briefly address the following:
Define brand authenticity and the two orientations (corporate and social), and assess Levi Strauss. Is their response one of Atone, Allure, Acknowledge, or Advocate? Or are they a combination of the four responses? Defend your choice(s).
What does this lead you to conclude about Levi Strauss as a brand? Does the brand's stand make you more or less positive toward the brand, whether you purchase Levi's or not?
APA style
Resource: https://hbr.org/2020/07/when-a-brand-stands-up-for-racial-justice-do-people-buy-it?PostID=17880244&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io
What challenges to completion do you anticipate you will encounter in your doctoral program? What strategies for successful completion do you anticipate will be the most useful for you, and how will you work toward implementing these strategies to meet your goals?
To prepare:
Review the Marshall et. al. (2017) Reading Excerpt attached.
Prompt: What challenges to completion do you anticipate you will encounter in your doctoral program? What strategies for successful completion do you anticipate will be the most useful for you, and how will you work toward implementing these strategies to meet your goals?
The Assignment:
Write a 1-2-page, APA format, double-spaced assingment in response to the prompt above. To present your strongest writing skills, submit an assingment that:
Provides a focused and clear central idea that responds to all questions in the assignment prompt with developed ideas;
Integrates relevant and accurate paraphrased and/or quoted and cited evidence from the Marshall et al. (2017) reading excerpt in support of the argument, accompanied by appropriate analysis – you may use your preferred citation style;
Organizes ideas with logical structure, clear paragraphs, and transitional words/phrases;
Uses grammar and mechanics to effectively communicate meaning to readers;
Maintains academic integrity by demonstrating your original work and appropriately paraphrasing and citing relevant information from the Marshall et al. (2017) reading excerpt. Including more than 3 outside sources beyond the Marshall et al. (2017) reading excerpt provided above is not required for this assingment; if you use them, however, then you must cite any information you summarize, paraphrase, or quote in your preferred citation style.
Describe and give examples of how the challenges managers face in todays world are characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, and sudden changes or threats from the environment.
One of the most difficult components of effective management and leadership is uncertainty. Uncertainty exists everywhere in an organization. Each of the four functions of
management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) is affected by uncertainties that lie within an organization and its operations. However, many uncertainties that affect an
organization are external to the organization itself. These cannot always be controlled, but they must be planned for when possible, and adapted to when planning is not possible.
This final week contains a culmination of the concepts introduced throughout the course and is designed to help you think about future challenges involved in management.
Review previous resources as needed to prepare for your Signature Assignment.
Activity Resources:
No Activity Resource available.
Activity Description:
In a paper, discuss the following points:
1. Present an overall description of what management entails and how it is properly implemented in todays fast paced business environment.
2. Describe and give examples of how the challenges managers face in todays world are characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, and sudden changes or
threats from the environment.
3. Describe the skills that are important for managers to have to be successful under these existing conditions.
4. Illustrate the qualities that are important to managers today to function under these conditions.
5. Relate the issues above to a scenario and assessment of yourself as a manager in 5 years. Include a vision of the organization you will be in and the role
you would like to play. Also include a discussion of steps you need to take to strengthen your skills to be successful in your desired managerial role.
Support your paper with minimum of five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older
What are some of the factors affecting student performance identified in the Dweck presentation? and identify 4 connections from Dweck’s presentation to concepts noted in the ASP chapter on education.
answer one of the following questions 1 through 4, and then everyone answer 5. When answering 1-4, please state the question first so that we all know which one you are answering.
1. What are some of the factors affecting student performance identified in the Dweck presentation? and identify 4 connections from Dweck’s presentation to concepts noted in the ASP chapter on education.
2. Discuss the role that the stereotype threat might play in the development of a social identity. What are some suggestions from Dr. Steele on how the stereotype threat might be combated?
3. In the article by Simoni and Drentea, why do you think that higher SES parents were more likely to medicate their child with ADHD? What explanation was given by the article? Also compare the concept of “academic self concept” from ASP to the concept “academic ethic.”
4. What are some occupations not sex segregated? (that is close to 50% male/50% female). Does it hold true when you look into sub-specialties or specific jobs? Is there an earnings difference?
5. Reflecting on your personal academic experience from grade school through high school, which material spoke to you/resonated the most and why? Please use discretion if you choose to discuss personal problems (e.g. failing in school etc).
Video 1: https://ed.stanford.edu/spotlight/live-webcast-feb-18-panel-identity-motivation-and-stereotype-threat
Video 2: https://youtu.be/ATCqh-OjSuw
Video 3: https://youtu.be/failylROnrY
Child obesity is a medical condition that affects both teenagers and children, resulting in having too much fat stored within the body and negatively affecting the child. There are many factors that contribute to childhood obesity in America. One of the key things is that only 2% of children in America get healthy foods. That means that 2% or less consume a well-balanced diet while 98% or more children do not receive proper nutrition. Obesity in children contributes to reduced life expectancy, and there is a need to develop better eating habits among the children to rescue cases of the chronic trend. To address this problem, I went to the CINAHL database under the nursing database options. I then conducted a search for “childhood obesity” and “prevention” to obtain evidence-based results for this topic. There were thousands of articles to choose from so I randomly browsed the options until I found one that would pique my interest. The most consistently mentioned intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity was nutrition and exercise. More specifically, the nutritional patterns of the parents were more likely to indicate the risk of childhood obesity. For this problem, my intervention will be a nutritional training program that is family based coupled with structured family exercise. Eating behaviors include poor diets where the child might be eating foods rich in fats and sugar such as fast foods, particularly snacks (Suarez, 2020). Calories should be limited for sugary foods and those rich in fats (Filgueiras et al., 2019). All instructions in attachment PICOT: Does parental nutritional and exercise behavior have a greater effect at preventing childhood obesity when compared to behaviors that kids are exposed to outside of the home?
Child obesity is a medical condition that affects both teenagers and children, resulting in having too much fat stored within the body and negatively affecting the child. There are many factors that contribute to childhood obesity in America. One of the key things is that only 2% of children in America get healthy foods. That means that 2% or less consume a well-balanced diet while 98% or more children do not receive proper nutrition. Obesity in children contributes to reduced life expectancy, and there is a need to develop better eating habits among the children to rescue cases of the chronic trend. To address this problem, I went to the CINAHL database under the nursing database options. I then conducted a search for “childhood obesity” and “prevention” to obtain evidence-based results for this topic. There were thousands of articles to choose from so I randomly browsed the options until I found one that would pique my interest. The most consistently mentioned intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity was nutrition and exercise. More specifically, the nutritional patterns of the parents were more likely to indicate the risk of childhood obesity. For this problem, my intervention will be a nutritional training program that is family based coupled with structured family exercise. Eating behaviors include poor diets where the child might be eating foods rich in fats and sugar such as fast foods, particularly snacks (Suarez, 2020). Calories should be limited for sugary foods and those rich in fats (Filgueiras et al., 2019).
All instructions in attachment
PICOT: Does parental nutritional and exercise behavior have a greater effect at preventing childhood obesity when compared to behaviors that kids are exposed to outside of the home?
Define an effective reward system from your point of view and discuss its impact on the organization. Discuss the importance of performance appraisals and briefly describe the common characteristics of an effective performance appraisal system.
**NO NEED FOR LONG ANSWERS**
MGT401:
Week 11:
Question 1
How should a corporation attempt to achieve synergy among functions and business units?
Question 2
How is the cellular/modular structure different from the network structure?
Week 12:
How can corporate culture be changed?
Question 2
When should someone from outside a company be hired to manage the company or one of its business units?
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MGT403:
Click on the following link and read the article.
https://hal.science/hal-00591880/document
12.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):
Q. Write a short summary of the article.
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MGT404:
Week 10:
In your own words, define performance management system and briefly describe each of its components.
Define an effective reward system from your point of view and discuss its impact on the organization.
Discuss the importance of performance appraisals and briefly describe the common characteristics of an effective performance appraisal system.
Week 11:
Briefly explain the integrated strategic change process.
Discuss some of the common drivers of transformational change in organizations and provide examples.
Briefly discuss organization design characteristics for worldwide strategic orientations.
Discuss the main differences between mechanistic and organic organization designs from your point of view.
Discuss the logic behind the trans organizations systems.
How organization development (OD) interventions enable mergers and acquisitions.
Week 12:
Discuss how (OD) interventions help organizations to achieve their economic, social, and environmental objectives.
Public and nonprofit organizations can deliver better social outcomes by systematically engaging in OD interventions. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Crisis management and crisis communications are specialized business disciplines. In times of crisis, companies can act in a number of ways, from ignoring the situation and hoping it passes in the next news cycle to aggressively defending itself after the fact. Smart companies have plans that can be used in any crisis situation. Using the company developed in the Unit 4 Individual Project, select a crisis that negatively affects the business from a legal or image standpoint. Develop a series of scenario statements that you write ahead of time that you will present to the management and legal departments so that they may be used swiftly in a time of crisis.
Managing a Crisis
Crisis management and crisis communications are specialized business disciplines. In times of crisis, companies can act in a number of ways, from ignoring the situation and hoping it passes in the next news cycle to aggressively defending itself after the fact. Smart companies have plans that can be used in any crisis situation.
Using the company developed in the Unit 4 Individual Project, select a crisis that negatively affects the business from a legal or image standpoint. Develop a series of scenario statements that you write ahead of time that you will present to the management and legal departments so that they may be used swiftly in a time of crisis.
Presentation Script
Create a script to accompany the presentation. It should include background on the crisis, how the situation will be handled, and the rationale for the scenario statements.
This part of the Individual Project should be at least 23 pages (single-spaced).
PowerPoint Presentation
Create a professional PowerPoint presentation. You will be assessed on the design of the presentation, including colors, backgrounds, professionalism, font, and graphics. Optional content includes sound, videos, and animation.
This part of the Individual Project should be at least 15 slides. Two files that include the following will need to be uploaded:
Script: Use the attached template. The template is a .docx file and will need to be uploaded as a self-executing ZIP file. See MKTG340_U5IP Script in the ZIP File.
PowerPoint presentation
Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA format using the attached TEMPLATE. Notice that the grading criteria components match up with the headings provided in the template. Do not change the font, page breaks, or margins. Using the template without deleting the headings ensures that you cover each segment of the assignment.
Intensive Care Urology Practice (ICUP), a not-for-profit business, had revenues in 2014 of $96,000. Expenses other than depreciation were 75% of revenues and Depreciation was $10,000. All revenues were collected in cash, and all expenses, excluding depreciation, were paid in cash during the year. No other assets were purchased, and no money was borrowed.A. Construct ICUPs Income Statement. B. What was ICUPs Cash Flow for the year?
1. (10 Points) Eiffel Payne Hospital, a for profit hospital, wants to issue bonds for a major expansion. An investor, Terry Noirs, is in the 40% tax bracket and would be interested in the bonds. Tax Exempt hospital bonds of the same risk pay 6% interest. What is the minimum rate Eiffel Payne can set for Terry to invest in the bonds?
2. (30 Points) Intensive Care Urology Practice (ICUP), a not-for-profit business, had revenues in 2014 of $96,000. Expenses other than depreciation were 75% of revenues and Depreciation was $10,000. All revenues were collected in cash, and all expenses, excluding depreciation, were paid in cash during the year. No other assets were purchased, and no money was borrowed.A. Construct ICUPs Income Statement.
B. What was ICUPs Cash Flow for the year?
C. If (under GAAP) PU changed its depreciation method so that the Depreciation Expense doubled, what would be the new Net Income?
D. Again, if (under GAAP) ICUP changed its depreciation method so that the Depreciation Expense tripled, what would be the Cash Flow?
E. Comment on the results.
3. (20 Points) The following are account balances on December 31, 2014 for Intensive Care Urology Practice (ICUP), (in alphabetical order):
Accounts Payable $45,000Accounts Receivable, $60,000Cash $24,000Equity (January 1, 2014) $176,000Expenses (includes taxes) $82,000Inventory $91,000Long-term Debt $105,000Long-term Investments $30,000Net Property & Equipment $135,000Revenues $96,000
Read, reflect, and compare Netflixs SWOT Analysis already conducted in the two different sources provided for this assignment. Describe at least two differences between both analyses after carefully comparing both.
Part 1: For this discussion, please do the following:
Read, reflect, and compare Netflixs SWOT Analysis already conducted in the two different sources provided for this assignment.
Describe at least two differences between both analyses after carefully comparing both.
Post your reflections explaining to your classmates the reasoning behind the differences you have detected.
Be ready to engage with at least two fellow classmates. Engaging is more than saying yes or no as you must support your reasoning/opinion with at least two articles from class readings or relevant reputable sources (a combination of original posting and responses). Please follow APA Style when citing sources.
Reply to at least two fellow classmates.
Resources:The Business Models Analyst
Business Strategy Hub
Part 2:
Read about the VRIO framework from Principles of Management and additional explanations and video provided for this week in the Resources section.
Review examples of companies who have applied the VRIO framework: 3 Business Strategy Examples to Inspire Your Own and Explaining The VRIO Framework (With A Real-Life Example). Please feel free to explore more if you feel inclined.
Select from any of the readings and resources provided/selected, two companies (ideally one of those is your own or perhaps the one selected from last week) who have applied the VRIO framework. (for one of the companies please choose McDonalds)
Create an Excel with five columns comparing both companies. Columns to include are V (Value), R (Rarity), I (Imitability), O (Organization). The last column is the Note section where you explain what you see for each company (this is your reflection on what VRIO is telling you).
Submit the Excel file when done and before the deadline indicated.
Resources:Please watch the VRIO Framework explanation and read about companies who have applied it to see its applicability.
ative Americans and Alaska Natives report a higher prevalence of pain symptoms and painful conditions when compared with the general population of the United States. What is your understanding of these findings?
Your response to each question should be 1- 1½ pages per question. Your entire assignment should be 6-8 pages plus a title and reference page.
1. Studies show that people in countries such as Japan and Korea tend to evaluate themselves critically in surveys; they tend to consider self as not necessarily hard-working. Explain the reasons for such cultural response bias.
2. Native Americans and Alaska Natives report a higher prevalence of pain symptoms and painful conditions when compared with the general population of the United States. What is your understanding of these findings?
3. It is assumed that multicultural experiences foster the creative expansion of ideas. Consider expatriate artists and writers whose brilliant insights emerged when they left their homeland settled in a foreign country. Do you think that creativity can be sparked when a person is exposed to a foreign culture?
4. A study of samples in 32 countries showed that individualism was positively correlated with higher expressivity of emotions, especially happiness and surprise. Individualism was negatively correlated with expression of sadness. What is your understanding of these research findings?
5. For years, sexual orientations other than ‘heterosexual’ were considered mental illness in the United States. Is this still perceived as an illness today? Do you agree or disagree?
6. Research shows that in Buddhist and Western societies may encourage two somewhat different types of motivation, namely maximizing and satisfying. Explain both briefly.
