develop a business proposal persuading the senior management of your organization to initiate a change in processes, procedures, products, people, or structure based on events that are currently happening in your business environment
Focus of the Business ProposalYou will develop a business proposal persuading the senior management of your organization to initiate a change in processes, procedures, products, people, or structure based on events that are currently happening in your business environment (you may use a past experience). The paper must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, and at least one from the Ashford University Library.You will include an executive summary of your proposal for your CEO. Think of this as the coversheet of the proposal.Writing the Business ProposalThe Final Paper:1. Must be six to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), and formattedaccording to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.2. Must include a title page with the following:1. Title of paper2. Student name3. Course name and number4. Instructors name5. Date submitted3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.6. Must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.7. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Compare and contrast anticipatory and responsive business models. Why has responsiveness become popular in supply chain strategy and collaboration?
Compare and contrast anticipatory and responsive business models.Why has responsiveness become popular in supply chain strategy and collaboration? Provide an example of a company that uses one of these models and discuss how it plays a vital role in their transportation decisions.
With your industry in mind, identify and discuss these concerns and address how this can be effectively handled.
Your readings in Chapter 9 this week, as well as the handout discussing the risk companies face over unstructured data raises concerns that need to be addressed when a company uses social media.With your industry in mind, identify and discuss these concerns and address how this can be effectively handled.Support with references and do your usual critical review of at least 2 other students posts.
Define and describe cloud-based collaboration.
Select from the following list four (4) topics and discuss. Use only 70-words max per topic to discuss and present your answer. The discussion questions this week are from Chapter7 (Jamsa, 2013).Chapter 7 topics:Define collaboration.Define and describe cloud-based collaboration.The CIO of Ace Accounting Services suggests that the company can save considerable money using VoIP for phone calls. Define and describe VoIP. Then present three companies that provide VoIP offerings. Compare and contrast each companys offering. Also, discuss whether or not you agree with the CIO and justify why.List the questions one should consider when evaluating a cloud-based collaborative solution.NOTE: You are required to use at least two-peer reviewed sources (besides your textbook) to answer the above questions.
Discuss what you would do in this situation. Would you talk to your boss?
Please review the readings this week as they relate to some theories as to why management is not a profession. Much of this is tied to the issue of ethics in business and the idea that those in non-professional designated positions have more opportunity or more leeway to be less ethical. One of the most common ethical situations that often arises is the issue of employees taking credit for each others work. Consider a situation where you completed a major project for your boss that is intended to benefit the entire company. Your boss, however, presents your work to the executive committee as their own and takes all the credit for the project.Discuss what you would do in this situation. Would you talk to your boss? What would you say? Would you talk to anyone else? Would you consider quitting your job? Why or why not?
Evaluate economic conditions that influence company performance.
Continue your work with the company you selected in Wk 2. (APPLE) Research your companys financial reports for 2017.Complete a 2- to 3-page FAQ/Shareholder Analysis.Evaluate economic conditions that influence company performance. Consider political, environmental, currency (money), global economics, and government influences on economic conditions.Compare market conditions with the companys performance for 2017. Conclude how the market conditions that year influenced the companys performance, such as interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank monetary policy changes, or other market conditions relevant to the company you selected.Analyze year-over-year performance from 2016 and 2017. Consider key metrics or ratios such as trailing PE ratio, forward PE ratio, price to book, return on assets, and return on equity in your conclusions.Cite references to support your assignment.Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Analyze why a business may wish to get involved in community relations. What benefits accrue to businesses that actively participate in their communities?
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:Walmart, Monster Beverage, and Patagonia are presented as three examples of firms capturing the extraordinary complexity of the business-supplier relationship. Identify the major components of these examples as a model for other firms to follow in managing its supplier stakeholder relationship.In your opinion, what are the most pressing and significant concerns facing communities today? Why do you think so? How would a businesss community relations department address that concern?Analyze why a business may wish to get involved in community relations. What benefits accrue to businesses that actively participate in their communities?[Your post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].[Your post should be at least500+ wordsand in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced).][Your initial posting should be completed byThursday at 11:59 p.m. EST.]Assigned Readings:Chapter 17:Business and Its SuppliersLearning Objectives:Understand what suppliers are, the nature of suppliers interests and power, and the scope of the global supply chain.Examine the social, ethical, and environmental issues that arise in global supply chains and how they can affect a companys reputation and bottom line.Describe contemporary trends in the private regulation of supply chain practices and analyze the reasons for the emergence of company and industrywide codes of conduct.Understand the various methods businesses and nonprofit organizations use to audit global supply chains for compliance with codes of conduct and other standards.Analyze the reasons for and benefits of engaging collaboratively with suppliers to build capability and create shared value and the conditions under which such initiatives are likely to succeed.Chapter 18:The Community and the CorporationLearning Objectives:Defining a community, and understanding the interdependencies between companies and the communities in which they operate.Analyzing why it is in the interest of business to respond to community problems and needs.Knowing the major responsibilities of community relations managers.Examining how different forms of corporate giving contribute to building strong relationships between businesses and communities.Evaluating how companies can direct their giving strategically, to further their own business objectives.Analyzing how collaborative partnerships between businesses and communities can address todays pressing social problems.Chapter 19:The Public and Corporate ReputationLearning Objectives:Recognizing why the general public is an important organizational stakeholder.Understanding what constitutes a good corporate reputation and why it is important.Knowing the basic elements and activities of a firms public relations department.Assessing how brand management can best manage a firms reputation.Evaluating a firms crisis management plan as an effective tool for handling an unexpected situation.Recognizing tactics that enable businesses to engage with the general public and other stakeholders to enhance the firms reputation.
Analyze what you learned from the Voices of Diversity video regarding perspectives and experiences related to race and ethnicity.
6051 Discussion 1 Week 3 NwDiscussion 1: Voices of Diversity: Race and EthnicityHow do you even begin to talk about race and ethnicity? And, specifically in a social work context, how do you broach these topics with clients, families, and communities? In 1994, eight American men of various backgrounds (African, Asian, European, and Latino descent) sat down together in a room to talk about race. What followed was a raw, emotional, and difficult conversation that peeled back the layers of racisms impact. Although the Color of Fear film is decades old now, the need to talk about race remains.For this Discussion, you view one such conversation among faculty and then analyze what you observed, considering the various perspectives and how they may inform social work practice.To Prepare:· View the Voices of Diversity: Race and Ethnicity video showing Social Work faculty sharing perspectives and experiences related to race and ethnicity.· Reflect on the video, identifying ideas, experiences, or statements that resonate with you, as well as strategies that were described.Analyze what you learned from the Voices of Diversity video regarding perspectives and experiences related to race and ethnicity. Specifically:· What idea, experience, or statement resonated with you the most, and why?· What is one strategy described in the video that you will apply toward your self-awareness and/or cultural competence? How might this strategy help when working with a client who is racially or ethnically different from you?Follow rubricInitial Posting: Content14.85 (49.5%) 16.5 (55%) Initial posting thoroughly responds to all parts of the Discussion prompt. Posting demonstrates excellent understanding of the material presented in the Learning Resources, as well as ability to apply the material. Posting demonstrates exemplary critical thinking and reflection, as well as analysis of the weekly Learning Resources. Specific and relevant examples and evidence from at least two of the Learning Resources and other scholarly sources are used to substantiate the argument or viewpoint.Follow-Up Response Postings: Content:6.75 (22.5%) 7.5 (25%) Student thoroughly addresses all parts of the response prompt. Student responds to at least two colleagues in a meaningful, respectful manner that promotes further inquiry and extends the conversation. Response presents original ideas not already discussed, asks stimulating questions, and further supports with evidence from assigned readings. Post is substantive in both length (75100 words) and depth of ideas presented.Readability of Postings5.4 (18%) 6 (20%)Initial and response posts are clear and coherent. Few if any (less than 2) writing errors are made. Student writes with exemplary grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation to convey their message.Required ReadingsSue, D. W., Rasheed, M. N., Rasheed, J. M. (2016). Multicultural social work practice: A competency-based approach to diversity and social justice (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.Chapter 6: Racial/Cultural Minority Identity Development (pp. 151177)Chapter 7: White Racial Identity Development (pp. 179206)Chapter 12: Multicultural Organizational Change: Antiracist Practice and Social Justice (Antiracist Practice and Social Justice section, pp. 359368 only)National Association of Social Workers. (2020, June 10). Anti-racism now and forever more. https://www.socialworkers.org/News/News-Releases/ID/2187/Anti-Racism-Now-and-Forever-MoreWalden University. (2021, March 18). A message on anti-Asian racism. https://www.waldenu.edu/news-and-events/walden-news/2021/3-18-a-message-on-anti-asian-racismRequired MediaCenter for Prevention MN. (2021, January 26). What is structural racism? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZllrF9EB-lYNote: The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute.Science Animated. (2021, March 16). Navigating white privilege the key to achieving anti-racism in social work [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rstAt9da4_kNote: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.Voices of Diversity: Race and EthnicityTime Estimate: 17 minutesVoices of Diversity: Race and Ethnicity Program Transcrip included in a different document
Discuss what the differences are and if the modern solutions are more effective than historical solutions and why modern solutions replaced historical ones.
Investigate and create a list of both informal and formal deviance (things that were/are against the law as well as those against social norms).Identify a solution/technique/action that was used both historically and used in modern times, to control/react to the deviant behavior you listed.Discuss what the differences are and if the modern solutions are more effective than historical solutions and why modern solutions replaced historical ones.
Define personalized medicine, and provide 1 example.
Personalized medicine, or individualized medicine, is a growing trend in the delivery of health care that is specific to the individual patient. Healing Hands Hospital wants to make sure that all staff understand the meaning of personalized medicine. You have been asked to provide a brief summary of personalized medicine that will be shared with the staff. For this discussion, your response should include the following:Define personalized medicine, and provide 1 example. Discuss 1 pro and 1 con of personalized medicine.
