Category: Business

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INTRODUCTION
Today’s business environment requires competency in managing risk and selecting business strategies based on a company’s internal and external analyses.
In this task you will act as a consultant for the company in the given scenario. As you complete the task, think about the materials you encountered in the course or past projects you may have worked on that required evaluating risks and conducting risk analyses. You will be required to apply your understanding to discuss risks and rewards of the market entry; analyze the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT); and recommend business strategies.
SCENARIO
A U.S. fishing boat manufacturer is known throughout the United States for its innovative approach to product design, lean manufacturing, and responsive customer service since its start three years ago. The mission statement of the company is “We will provide the most innovative customer-driven design and growth in the industry.” The founders’ ideals for the company are described in the vision statement: “We will be the most sustainable company in the industry.” The company’s ethical statement that guides all conduct and decision-making is “We will make decisions that are sustainable for customers and the environment.”
The company’s founders have created an organizational culture of innovation in which employees and founders are considered equal partners. The founders have provided incentives for employees’ creative ideas and created testing laboratories where customers use the products and provide design feedback. The founders have also invited innovators in other industries, such as gaming and information technology, to improve on the designs.
The company’s organizational structure is decentralized and provides all employees with decision-making responsibilities. All company decisions are evaluated by all employees to ensure that everyone is committed to the decisions. Additionally, all employees can access the company founders at any time for collaboration, shared decision-making, or relationship building.
The company has identified an emerging global market opportunity in India for its products. Successful sales in India could represent a critical moment for the company if the company establishes strategic partnerships that will increase the likelihood of product success. The founders hope to capture profits and market share and expand into other parts of Asia within the first year of selling products in India.
Research indicates market potential for the company’s sales in India because of the importance of the fishing industry in the country. Fishing and aquaculture are primary industries in the coastal regions of India. Economic zones have been established to support the over 14 million people who are an important part of the fishing industry. This industry makes up 1% of the nation’s gross domestic product and 6.56% of global fish exports (Department of Fisheries, 2019).
The company’s goal of the market expansion is to be the first foldable fishing boat manufacturer in India. An origami-inspired foldable fishing boat is the company’s most popular product. This boat comes designed as a plastic carrying case that unfolds into the water like an origami paper boat. This boat is suitable for use in calm water, and the boat can be recycled. The product retails for USD$200.
Traditional fishers in India use nonmechanized boats, which would be ideal for the foldable boat’s entry into the market. Laws and regulations surrounding the use of nonmechanized boats favor importing foldable boats, which would be easy for fishers to carry from home to the water. The business climate in India is open to new partnerships to improve the fishing experience for those who preserve the natural ecosystem with nonmotorized boats. The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) promotes the use of natural fishing equipment to reduce disruption to the fishing ecosystem in India (National Fisheries Development Board, n.d.).
The U.S. boat manufacturer’s founders met with the NFDB to request an endorsement for their foldable boats because of the product’s sustainable design and net-zero environmental impact. The founders discovered that the NFDB would only endorse the boat if it was made of plastics used in India in order to reduce the waste products in the nation’s landfills.
This endeavor would require the U.S. company to make a significant investment in India. The company would need to purchase or build a manufacturing facility, or it would need to contract with a facility owner to secure a manufacturing location. It would need to employ Indian workers. Lastly, the company would need to manufacture a new foldable boat made from used plastics in India with an environmentally friendly waterproof coating.
The new foldable boat could be designed in several ways, and the company would need to test a series of plastic products and waterproof coatings to determine which would be suitable for fishers in India. The fishers range in age from 13 to 70, so the design would need to be comfortable and portable enough for all fishers in this target group.
The company decides to hire Indian fishers to help design the product to reach this market. These fishers will provide qualitative, open-ended conversations and data that will be valuable in communicating the product’s features and benefits to other fishers. The product will be tested by a variety of fishers who represent different sectors of the fishing industry, different regions, and different cultural segments. Testing will provide generalizable qualitative data about the product’s use and effectiveness.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Describe two internal or external risks the given company encounters when entering the emerging market described in the scenario, including how each risk impacts the company.
B. Conduct a written SWOT analysis of the company in the given scenario by doing the following:
Note: Your analysis should be in written format rather than a chart or graph.
1. Describe two internal strengths of the company, including why each is considered a strength.
2. Describe two internal weaknesses of the company, including why each is considered a weakness.
3. Describe two external opportunities for the company, including why each is considered an opportunity.
4. Describe two external threats to the company, including why each is considered a threat.
C. Select two of the following business-level strategies you will recommend for the company and explain how each strategy you recommend is supported by the SWOT analysis results in parts B1–B4.
low-cost leadership
focused low-cost leadership
differentiation
focused differentiation
integrated
1. Justify one of your recommended strategies from part C by explaining in detail how the strategy will benefit the company in the new market.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary. 1. Please go over the word length requirement (maybe 220 words minimum) 2. Please submit proof of no AI/Plagiarism Thank you!

Module Objectives
The purpose of this module is to expose students to knowledge and principles of conducting business research and coming up with information to aid decision-making
Objectives At the end of this module, students should be able to:
Enumerate the process of researching for business research
Discuss the various sources of sources of data in conducting research
discuss how to effectively organize research results. Module Content Assignment 8
1)in one and a half-page-spaced font size 12 essay, discuss the steps involved in conducting a business research 2)Explain the CRAAP Test and state what it is used for in research

DIAGNOSIS PAPER: The theories and concepts taught in this course will only contribute to your business success if you apply what you have learned in the classroom to your everyday experiences. The objective of the diagnosis paper, due on July 15, is to give you some practice in looking at your life through an organizational behavior lens. For this assignment, you will reflect on an organizational problem that you have experienced. I use the term “organizational” quite broadly; you can write about an experience at a summer job, on a sports team, a school workgroup, or any other situation in which you worked with other people for the purposes of completing a collective task. Once you have selected an organizational problem from your past, you should describe and diagnose the problem using concepts from the course, outline the factors that contributed to the situation, and discuss how the concepts could have helped you and/or others deal with the situation more effectively. The paper should be between 5 and 8 pages, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1” margins around. The Diagnosis Paper will be graded on the following criteria:
Organization and structure: The paper employs a logical framework and analyzes a critical issue (i.e., well defined organizational problem).
Depth of analysis: The paper demonstrates a thorough diagnosis of the organizational problem. The paper draws on, applies, and extends OB concepts covered in the class, and is well integrated with course readings, lectures, and discussions.
Creativity and insight: The material is presented in an original, engaging, and interesting manner, and is presented in a persuasive style.
Style: The paper is professionally written, using appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Evidence-Based Conclusions: Students should support their conclusions with evidence as opposed to relying solely on intuition. The best evidence is to source academic work via Google Scholar, Galileo, etc. Practitioner websites are generally considered weak and biased.
Academic honesty is expected in this course. Please be aware that plagiarism is a serious violation. There are still more powerpoints of the material but I could only upload 5 so I will send you the rest later.

Create a 4–5-page departmental plan to address the corporate initiative of doubling sales outlined in a scenario.
Choose one of the following functional areas on which to base your assessment work. Sales and marketing.
Operations and production.
Accounting and finance I choose Sales and Marketing!!!
Imagine that your application to Atha was successful and have been working as a manager for a short time in the department you chose above when the Atha CEO shares the following communications with staff:
Create your department’s response plan (4–5 pages) to the new corporate initiative of doubling sales and the information presented in the file Ceo sales goal announcement Format: Submit a professional and well-organized Word document.
Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages.
APA format: Use the current APA style and formatting guidelines
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the characteristics and behaviors of effective managers.Analyze a decision and the top consideration in addressing it.
Competency 2: Apply managerial principles to planning, organization, control, leadership, and communication.Explain how stated strategic departmental objectives or goals support corporate goals.
Explain why identified support activities are critical for achieving departmental goals.
Specify a timeline with realistic milestones that support stated objectives.
Explain how a specified reorganization is an effective response to a business challenge.
Competency 3: Communicate effectively and professionally.Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Use In citations if used!!!!!!

A Competitive Pay and Benefits Plan
For this assignment, use the organization and the specific job you selected as the subject in your Conducting a Job Analysis (Week 4), Selecting a Job Evaluation Method (Week 5), and Reviewing a Salary Structure (Week 6) assignments.
Assume you have already created a budget for your pay and benefits program.
In a 5–6 page paper:
Create a compensation philosophy statement for the organization.
Address the following questions and justify your responses using the job you selected in the Week 4 assignment:Will this position be full time or part time, and exempt or non-exempt?
What will the pay for this position be?
Will there be incentive pay as well?
Analyze the major laws with which your compensation program must comply.
Describe the legally mandated benefits you will include in your benefits package. Identify the state in which this business operates and identify any specific state-mandated benefits as well.
Describe the discretionary benefits you will include in your benefits package.
Analyze the major laws or acts with which your benefits program must comply.
Analyze the employer cost of benefits as a percentage of the total compensation package.
Analyze the trends that affect the cost of benefits.
Evaluate the effectiveness of your compensation and benefits program to attract and retain talent.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should also meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Formatting: One-inch margins, appropriate headers, and a title page.
Length: 5–6 double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
In addition to reviewing the assignment instructions, please review the A Competitive Pay and Benefits Plan rubric for this assignment to familiarize yourself with the required criteria for this assignment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Evaluate the importance of compensation and benefits plans in attracting and retaining the most qualified talent.Create a compensation philosophy statement for the organization.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a compensation and benefits program to attract and retain talent.
Competency 2: Analyze base pay programs and the major laws and acts that govern employee pay.Analyze the major laws with which the compensation program must comply.
Analyze the employer cost of benefits as a percentage of the total compensation package.
Competency 3: Analyze base benefit plans and the primary laws and acts that govern employee benefits.Describe the legally mandated benefits included in a benefits package.
Describe the discretionary benefits included in a benefits package.
Analyze the major laws or acts with which a benefits program must comply.
Competency 4: Create a base pay and a base benefit plan.Analyze the trends that affect the cost of benefits.
Competency 5: Apply the Capella Writing Standards to support professional practice.Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
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The county is Indonesia.
In
this discussion board. You are to post a minimum 5 paragraph overview of the country;
I have assigned you. You will be using the country in future discussion boards.
(25 points)
Responses
must be numbered.
You
are not limited to the following, however, include the following:
1. 
Where in the world is the country located? Include a map. (Induce maps of
all the cities) (who are the neighboring countries and what body of water is on
the coastline of the county)
2. 
What is the population? ( You can you the CIA FACTBOOK)
3. 
What are the main languages spoken within the country? What percentages?( You can you the CIA FACTBOOK)
4. 
What is the climate of the country? (1 paragraph)
5. 
Explain the ethnic mix within the country. What percentages? If any?
Start a new posting, remember to number your responses.
(Add any notes from the CIA FACTBOOK) website
Cite
sources of information using  guidelines for the postings, outlined in the
syllabus. You may not
use Wikipedia as a source.
Please
be sure  you provide your sources within the text, as well as at the end
of the post.
Be
sure that the sources are identified after each sentence or passage, even if
the info all comes from the same source.
In
other words, do not just list the sources at the end of posting.
Poorly
documented posts will result in point deductions.  Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.
Please
note the (CIA FACTBOOK) website looks different as shown in the second video.

The textbook that we are using for this class is BCOM, 11th edition, Lehman, DuFrene, Cengage Publishing. ISBN: 9780357901243. I have included Chapters 5 & 6 PowerPoint Slides & Learning Objectives and attached the video for the assignment.
Assignment:
Although the video attached is a few years old, it illustrates that a business and its employees must utilize electronic communications such as social media to interact with customers and potential customers. Examples include email, text messaging, instant messaging, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs. In at least 150 words, discuss at least two means of electronic interactions with customers. Be sure to include the pros and cons. If possible, include personal observations from your work history.
Chapters 5 & 6 PowerPoint Slides & Learning Objectives
Chapter 5:
1 Understand the importance of safeguarding information communicated electronically.
2 Ensure that a technological communication channel is appropriate for your message.
3 Discuss the effective use of email, instant messaging, and text messaging in business communication.
4 Explain the principles of writing effectively for the web.
5 The effective use of voice and wireless technologies in business communication.
6 Use virtual collaboration tools to achieve your business communication goals.
Chapter 6:
1 Describe the deductive outline for good and neutral news and its adaptations for specific situations and for international audiences
2 Prepare messages that convey good news, including thank-you and appreciation messages
3 Write messages presenting routine claims and requests, and favorable responses to them
4 Write messages acknowledging customer orders, providing credit information, and extending credit
5 Prepare procedural messages that ensure clear and consistent application

Create an 8-12-slide PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the AFI Framework and the results of the internal and external analyses. Your presentation must also include a SWOT matrix for the company and your recommendations for strategies to move the company forward that align with organizational structure and governance, and reflect ethical responsibility.
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Introduction
This portfolio work project will help you demonstrate your understanding of strategy and the factors that must be considered when formulating and implementing strategy.
This assessment will help you demonstrate your understanding of strategy and the factors that must be considered when formulating and implementing strategy.
Scenario
Organizational leadership of your company has requested that you present your analyses of the company, as well as recommend potential strategic actions that could be taken to address issues raised by your analyses.
Your Role
You are a strategic analyst for the company you have selected to use in this course.
Requirements
Develop a PowerPoint presentation of 8-12 slides that synthesize the work you did on Assessments 1 and 2. Use the speaker’s notes sections of each slide to expand your talking points. Be sure your presentation includes:
A summary of the AFI framework.
Results from your internal analysis (VRIO or Value Chain)
Results from your external analysis (PESTLE and Five Forces)
A SWOT matrix for the company.
Recommendations:Do the current strategies need to be changed?
What strategies will move the organization forward?
How do your recommendations align with organizational structure and governance?
Do your recommendations reflect ethical responsibility?
Deliverable Format
PowerPoint presentation:
8-12 content slides (in addition to the title and references slides).
Include additional details on each slide in the speaker’s notes section.
Additional requirements.
Title slide.
References slide.
APA formatted references from at least ten sources.
Be sure you consider the audience.
Evaluation
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Assess the importance of strategic management for supporting long term success and sustained competitive advantage.Summarize the strategic framework for a company.
Competency 2: Apply strategic thinking approaches to resolve business-related challenges.Develop a SWOT matrix for a company.
Competency 3: Analyze the internal and external environments of an organization in order to formulate and implement successful strategies.Summarize the findings of an internal environmental analysis.
Summarize the findings of an external environmental analysis.
Competency 4: Apply strategic concepts and models to ensure the fit between strategy, organizational structure, capabilities, and goals; and the external environment.Recommend strategic actions for a company that align with organizational structure and governance and reflect ethical responsibility.
Competency 5: Communicate business needs, opportweekies, and strategies with multiple stakeholders.Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.