Category: Business and Management : Business

QUESTION 1
In your own words, describe why investing in alternative energy can help avoid large reductions in the net energy supply. Explain the difference between early and late investment. Be as detailed as possible.
QUESTION 2
In your own words, list five (5) types of renewable energy sources that were discussed in class and/or are outlined in your book. Then choose ONE to explain in more detail. Include the pros and cons.  Be as detailed as possible in your essay.
QUESTION 3
In your own words, answer the following essay question: List the three areas in which people have the biggest impact on the environment according to the Union of Concerned Scientists that we discussed in class (review the slides for chapter 24). Then choose one to explain in more detail.
Answer these three questions

Forest farming is the cultivation of high-value crops under the protection of a managed tree canopy. In some parts of the world, this is called multi-story cropping and when used on a small scale in the tropics it is sometimes called home gardening. It is not just recreational harvesting or wild harvesting wild harvesting of native understory wood land plants without management; management is an essential part of forest farming. This approach to crop production intentionally uses both vertical space and the interactions of the plants and microclimate.
The intensity of forest farming production can vary depending on the producer’s goals, available markets, processing equipment and the site. Some examples of management activities include harvesting and scattering local seed; thinning out competing plants; additional site preparation for planting seeds, bulbs or plant starts; soil amendments for pH or fertility; constructed raised planting beds; pest control; and even fencing to keep out animals and poachers.

Prepare a 7 to 10 page business report that combines your research efforts throughout the course and outlines a global strategy for your selected business. Your report should include:
Overview of the business and their products
Entrance strategy for a new global market
Local responsiveness strategy
Staffing policy
Communication barriers and strategies for communication
Cultural concerns for the new global market
Complete strategy to take the business global
Global environmental issues
In addition, create a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation to summarize your research and outline your plan for taking the company global.
When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy using the Assignment submission page by the end of the workshop.

Forest farming is most often used on private lands to supplement family income. Because of the demand and high value of some of these plants they can no longer be found in many places within their historic native range. Wild harvesting of these plants is not allowed on public land in many areas, making forest farming an important option for meeting demand for these plants. Even if the plants of interest are not present in a woodland, the careful inspection of the understory woodland plants may identify other non-economic plants that are often found with these more desirable NTFPs. If so, this may indicate a good location to reintroduce and grow the desired NTFP. Additional benefits of this intensified production is the regular attention in the woods may help to spot and control invasive plants and pests as well as the reduced harvest pressure on wild plant populations that allows them to be reestablished in other woodlands in the region.

Instructions: THE COMPANY ASSIGNED IS GOOGLE.
Step 1  Course Material and Research
You must research information about the specific company and the environment for this project. You are accountable for using the course materials to support the ideas, reasoning, and conclusions made. Course material’s use goes beyond defining terms and explains the ‘why and how’ of a situation. Using one or two in-text citations from the course materials and then relying on Internet source material will not earn many points on the assignment. A variety of source material is expected, and what is presented must be relevant and applicable to the topic being discussed. Avoid merely making statements but close the loop of the discussion by explaining how something happens or why something happens, which focuses on importance and impact. In closing the loop, you will demonstrate the ability to think clearly and rationally, showing an understanding of the logical connections between the ideas presented from the research, the course material, and the question(s) being asked.
Note: Your report is based on the research results performed and not on any prepared documentation. What this means is that you will research and draw your own conclusions that are supported by the research and the course material rather than the use of any source material that puts together any of the tools or techniques whether from the Internet, for-pay websites, or any pre-prepared document, video or source material. A zero will be earned for not doing your own analysis.
Success: The analysis is based on research and not opinion. You are not making recommendations, and you will not attempt to position the specific company in a better or worse light than other companies within the industry merely because you are completing an analysis on this particular company. The analysis must be based on factual information. Any conclusions drawn have to be based on factual information rather than leaps of faith. To ensure success, as stated above, you are expected to use the course materials and research on the specific company’s global industry and the specific company. The opinion does not earn credit, nor does it use external sources when course materials can be used. It is necessary to provide explanations (the why and how) rather than making statements. Avoid stringing one citation after another, as doing so does not show detailed explanations.
Step 2  Research 
In completing the report, you will use the chapters in the eBook as a guide and perform research on the same company as in Projects 1 and 2. Answer the required elements below in narrative form following the steps. 
Note: Your report is based on the research results performed and not on any prepared documentation. What this means is that you will research and draw your own conclusions that are supported by the research and the course material rather than the use of any source material that puts together any of the tools or techniques whether from the Internet, for-pay websites, or any document, video or source material. A zero will be earned for not doing your own analysis. 
Step 3  Specific Company for All Four Projects 
For this project, your instructor has specifically assigned each student to write an independent report on one specific company. The assigned company must be used for all four projects in this course. You cannot write reports on any other company different from the company specifically assigned by your instructor. Students who fail to use the specifically assigned companies from the list or use an unapproved company will receive a zero for the project. 
The company that your instructor has assigned to you will be used for this project.
Step 4  Preparation for the Project
Before you begin writing the report, you will read the following requirements that will help you meet the writing and APA requirements.  
You will be analyzing the selected company. When doing analysis, you are not merely making statements that may be cited. Instead, you will be supporting the statements made. “Support” is the process of explaining, discussing, and analyzing “why” and “how,” which is a higher-level critical analytical skill that is required for this class. Support is needed to do well on this project.
 Read the grading rubric for the project. Then, use the grading rubric while writing the report to ensure all requirements are met, leading to the highest possible grade.
Step 5   How to Set Up the Project 
The document has to be written in Word or RTF. No other format is acceptable. No pdf files will be graded. Use 12-point font for a double-spaced report. The final product is expected 10-12 pages. The final project may not be more than 12 pages, excluding the title page and reference page. Those items identified in the implementation and action plans should appear under the appropriate heading in the paper. Do no use an Appendix. 
Create a title page with the title, your name, date, the course number, the instructor’s name.
Create Topic Headings that correspond to exact sections of the project requirements. 
Use the following template using the headings to separate elements. Do not use bullets in your paper as the required format is in narrative format with indented paragraphs and no extra space between paragraphs.
Introduction
(The Introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will describe to the reader the intent of the paper, explaining the main points covered in the paper.  This intent should be understood before reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper. Therefore, write the introduction last to ensure all of the main points are covered.)
Alternative Strategy Generation
To generate a pool of strategies, you will look at the organization’s business-level strategy, corporate-level strategy, and global strategy. Then, using the information and data collected from your research and the analytical outcomes from (a) external factor analysis in your Project 1 and (b) internal factor analysis in Project 2, you will generate a pool of strategies.
Generate a minimum of three possible alternative strategies for the company. 
Identify and discuss cultural and organizational factors that should be considered in analyzing and choosing among the alternative strategies.
Strategy Prioritization 
Prioritize strategies and explain using the course material to support the reasoning – Use the tools learned in the course.
Strategy Selection 
Your strategy selection will be based on the use of the Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). The QSPM produces a composite analysis. A composite analysis is one in which you will bring in a combination of relevant factors from the various analyses (EFE Matrix, IFE matrix, CPM matrix, SWOT, Grand Strategy Matrix, and QSPM). The QSPM is a tool that helps determine the relative attractiveness of feasible alternative strategies based on the external and internal key success factors.
Develop a Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) analysis.   
Discuss the value of a QSPM analysis for strategy selection. Be specific. 
Strategy Implementation 
Recommend procedures for strategy implementation. 
Discuss who, what and how to implement the selected strategy or strategies at the corporate level, business-unit level, and functional level.
Strategy Evaluation
Use frameworks and tools discussed throughout the course. Support the reasoning and conclusions made. 
Discuss procedures for strategy review and evaluation
Discuss the appropriate evaluative measures (including who, what, when, and how at the corporate level, business-unit level, and functional level)
Discuss a corrective action plan (including who, what, when, and how) at the corporate, business unit, and functional levels.
Conclusion
Create a conclusion. The Conclusion is intended to emphasize the purpose/significance of the analysis, emphasize the significance/consequence of findings, and indicate the wider applications derived from the main points of the project’s requirements. Finally, you will conclude the findings of the external environment analysis.

What are the major theories of motivation, and how do they explain the drive behind human behavior and goal attainment?

This is an essay exam. That means that answers should be outlined according to the parts of the question, they should include explicit references to the relevant texts, and they should be thorough. Each question will take about two pages of a double-spaced word document.
We’ve discussed the legal infrastructure of a commercial society, but what is the moral infrastructure? What sorts of values and habits must a commercial people embody, especially according to Weber and Hayek? What was Ferguson’s critique of Mandeville’s thoughts on the moral infrastructure of a commercial society?
How did Ferguson argue that Aristotle’s moral account was superior to Immanuel Kant’s? Many people assume that a commercial society is utilitarian, but Ferguson argued that utilitarianism is a failed ethic. Why?
What does the term ‘virtue’ mean? Choose three particular virtues of the business person that our readings discussed in detail. Describe them and how they apply to life in business. Give concrete examples. Can you practice one virtue without the others? Why or why not?
Please do not Use AI or Chat GPT, this is my final exam. Any other questions please let me know.
Week 5 Lecture Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8vgg2b6vb8vr9e0/Video%20Nov%2022%2C%2010%2000%2019%20AM.mov?dl=0
Lecture Week 6: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c71pwg2dgvau1b5/2021-11-29%2015.45.52.mov?dl=0

A profitable corporation may make distributions to stockholders in the form of bonuses.
a. True.
b. False.
DISCUSS.

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