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Bus411 Unit 1 Assignment Latest 2017 April
This week’s materials focus on Strategic
Thinking. This type of thinking employs the principles of Vision, Values and
Mission. Your assignment this week is to develop a classroom lecture that
details each of these principles, and notes how each affects a person’s
leadership style. You are to use, and cite, no less than 4 outside sources.
This will be in APA format and a minimum of 2 pages. That is, the BODY of your
paper is to be a minimum of 2 pages. Title pages, Abstract and resource pages
do not count to the total.
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Bus411 Unit 2 Assignment Latest 2017 April
Assignment: Examining Business Strategy and
the Five Forces Model: The Challenges Facing eBay; Time for Changes in
Strategy? This week we look at strategic thinking in the business environment.
Your assignment this week is to:
1. First, research, and create, a Porter’s
Five Forces Model of eBay in either Visio, Excel, of PowerPoint format. Use
external sources to assist in populating your model.
Next, report and analyze your findings,
touching on the following questions;
1. What does your five forces analysis reveal
about the nature and strength of the various competitive pressures eBay faces?
Are the competitive pressures facing eBay and other online auction company’s
conducive to earning good profits? Why or why not?
2. Based on your analysis of the industry and
eBay’s situation, what problems and issues does eBay’s top management need to
address? Which ones are top priorities?
3. What do you see as the key success factors
for firms in the online auction industry?
You are to use, and cite, no less than 3
outside sources for your report portion. This will be in APA format and a
minimum of 2 pages. That is, the BODY of your paper is to be a minimum of 2
pages. Title pages, Abstract and resource pages do not count to the total.
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Bus411 Unit 4 Assignment Latest 2017 April
Assignment: Finance and Operations: This week
we look at finance and operations, and apply a bit of quantitative analysis to
the effort.
Your assignment this week is to analyze
current financial ratios for a given business.
1. Think of a specific business you find
interesting.
2. Find the financial statement for that
business on the internet.
3. Now, define the following ratios, note the
ratio for your business, and explain the financial health of the company when
looking where the company is financially compared to its competitors.
a) Return on Capital
b) Gross Margin
c) SG&A Margin
d) Total Debt/Equity
e) Total Revenue
f) Gross Profit
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Bus411 Unit 5 Assignment Latest 2017 April
Assignment: Your business strategy in the
Global Environment This week’s materials focus on your innovations and
creativity in a global environment.
Congratulations! You have just started a new
business!
Your assignment this week is to:
1. First tell me what your new business is. Do
you provide a service, or a product? Define this business you’ve spent so much
time dreaming of starting.
2. Next develop a PEST Analysis as the first
part of the paper.
3. Finally, describe how you’re going to grow
this business in the global environment.
Parts 1 and 2 will be a Word Doc. APA
formatting is NOT required. You are to use, and cite, no less than 2 outside
sources. Minimum of 2 pages. That is, the BODY of your paper is to be a minimum
of 2 pages. Title pages, Abstract and resource pages do not count to the total.
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Bus411 Unit 6 Assignment Latest 2017 April
Assignment: Case Analysis: The Decision Making Process
You are to write a minimum, 2 page essay, on this week’s subject
matter per below. Using a personal example from you life or organization:
1. Discuss the main phases or activities of the decision making
process, including for example: the background leading up to the problem
situation; problem recognition; development and evaluation of alternatives;
selection of alternative; and outcome of the decision. Where possible, analyze
the information seeking and information use behaviors in the decision making
process.
2. Incorporate the terminology from this week to show the
instructor that you have read and can apply the material effectively.
3. Discuss what could have made the process better.
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Bus411 Unit 7 Assignment Latest 2017 April
Assignment: The “issue” of Stakeholder
Management and Corporate Performance.
You are to write a minimum, 2 page essay (text
not including the reference page and title page), on this week’s subject matter
per below.
When looking at stakeholders in a for profit
institution (i.e. Walmart), how would you rank the stakeholders importance and
input to the fiscal health of the organization? Do some stakeholders have more
of a preference than others? Is the environment a stakeholder in the company?
How do we make sure the environment has a voice?
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Bus411 Unit 8 Assignment Latest 2017 April
One of the main purposes of this course is to
allow students who are about to complete their programs of study at the Malcolm
Baldrige School of Business to demonstrate their familiarity with the Baldrige
Core Values that have been reinforced throughout the program.
For this assignment you are required to write
a reflective paper summarizing your experience of the BUS 411 course. You are
expected to refer to the Baldrige Core Values in this reflective exercise and
to discuss how those Core Values were exhibited in your work in this course and
throughout your program of studies in the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business.
Paper requirements: Your paper will be a
minimum of 4 pages, APA format. That is, the BODY of your work will be 4 pages
minimum. Title page, Abstract and reference pages do NOT count to this total.
All papers will be submitted through SafeAssign to reduce the potential of
plagiarism. Be sure to read the grading criteria (below) by which your paper
will be evaluated before you write the paper and again after you write your
paper.
