Top executives and members of a corporation’s board of directors have different roles and responsibilities. Traditionally, executives have been responsible for determining the firm’s strategic direction and implementing strategies to achieve it, whereas the board of directors has been responsible for monitoring and controlling managerial decisions and actions. Some argue that boards should become more involved with the formulation of a firm’s strategies.
Respond to the following:
How would the board’s increased involvement in the selection of strategies affect a firm’s strategic competitiveness?
What evidence would you offer to support their position?
Category: Business
Board’s increased involvement in the selection of strategies
Top executives and members of a corporation’s board of directors have different roles and responsibilities. Traditionally, executives have been responsible for determining the firm’s strategic direction and implementing strategies to achieve it, whereas the board of directors has been responsible for monitoring and controlling managerial decisions and actions. Some argue that boards should become more involved with the formulation of a firm’s strategies.
Respond to the following:
How would the board’s increased involvement in the selection of strategies affect a firm’s strategic competitiveness?
What evidence would you offer to support their position?
Sustainable initiatives for a start up company
Advisory report on sustainable initiatives for a start up company in the Automotive Industry
Sustainable initiatives for a start up company
Advisory report on sustainable initiatives for a start up company in the Automotive Industry
Economic Risk and Foreign Investment
Economic Risk and Foreign Investment
The following Course Outcomes are assessed in this assignment:
MT220-3: Describe the economic risk factors for a global business decision.
GEL-6.06: Apply research to create original insights and/or solve real-world problems.
Assignment Details
Assessing the political, legal, and economic risks inherent to doing business in another country is a critical first step in establishing a potential foreign market’s viability. Moreover, assessing market challenges and opportunities present in another country is also important as the accurate evaluation of these factors can impact business decisions and resulting outcomes. In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to apply research to recommend a course of action for a given business scenario.
Scenario: As the owner of a U.S. based coffee distributor, you have the opportunity to acquire a competing coffee processing facility based in another country (use the country you chose for your Unit 3 and 5 Journals). The acquisition price is below book value. After completing some marketing research, you must make a recommendation to your management team in favor of or against the acquisition. Your assessment is based on the political, legal, and economic climate as well as the market challenges and opportunities present in your chosen country.
For this assignment, use your research from your Unit 3 and 5 Journals to develop an informative essay addressing the checklist items below.
Assignment Checklist:
Identify two political risks associated with this offer.
Specify two economic risks associated with this offer.
Explain two legal risks associated with this offer.
Describe how the known market opportunities and challenges in this country would factor into your recommendation.
Summarize your final acquisition recommendation to your management team.
Utilize at least three external sources as part of your research. Sources might include your textbook, a website recommended in a past journal, discussion, or assignment, or any other academically credible resource found in the university library. Only sources cited within the body of the paper should be included in the reference list.
Your informative essay should be a minimum of 500 words and include a title page, introduction, main body, conclusion, and APA-formatted reference list. For assistance writing a paper or formatting a reference list in APA format, please see the “Academic Writer” link under “Academic Tools.”
Economic Risk and Foreign Investment
Economic Risk and Foreign Investment
The following Course Outcomes are assessed in this assignment:
MT220-3: Describe the economic risk factors for a global business decision.
GEL-6.06: Apply research to create original insights and/or solve real-world problems.
Assignment Details
Assessing the political, legal, and economic risks inherent to doing business in another country is a critical first step in establishing a potential foreign market’s viability. Moreover, assessing market challenges and opportunities present in another country is also important as the accurate evaluation of these factors can impact business decisions and resulting outcomes. In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to apply research to recommend a course of action for a given business scenario.
Scenario: As the owner of a U.S. based coffee distributor, you have the opportunity to acquire a competing coffee processing facility based in another country (use the country you chose for your Unit 3 and 5 Journals). The acquisition price is below book value. After completing some marketing research, you must make a recommendation to your management team in favor of or against the acquisition. Your assessment is based on the political, legal, and economic climate as well as the market challenges and opportunities present in your chosen country.
For this assignment, use your research from your Unit 3 and 5 Journals to develop an informative essay addressing the checklist items below.
Assignment Checklist:
Identify two political risks associated with this offer.
Specify two economic risks associated with this offer.
Explain two legal risks associated with this offer.
Describe how the known market opportunities and challenges in this country would factor into your recommendation.
Summarize your final acquisition recommendation to your management team.
Utilize at least three external sources as part of your research. Sources might include your textbook, a website recommended in a past journal, discussion, or assignment, or any other academically credible resource found in the university library. Only sources cited within the body of the paper should be included in the reference list.
Your informative essay should be a minimum of 500 words and include a title page, introduction, main body, conclusion, and APA-formatted reference list. For assistance writing a paper or formatting a reference list in APA format, please see the “Academic Writer” link under “Academic Tools.”
COMPARING PROCESSORS AMD and Intel
Compare and contrast the differences between AMD and Intel processors for business computing. Why would you chose one over the other? Does it matter?…if so why
COMPARING PROCESSORS AMD and Intel
Compare and contrast the differences between AMD and Intel processors for business computing. Why would you chose one over the other? Does it matter?…if so why
Business Model Canvas
The elevator pitch was a success! Senior management believes they made the right choice in giving you the title of CIO and putting you in charge of seizing new opportunities in the marketplace.
Scenario
While the pitch conveyed your good idea, it was just that: an idea. You now have to test the feasibility of your idea. However, before you create a complete business model canvas (BMC), you want to quickly identify key elements needed to take your product or service idea to market.
In doing so, you will assume that all components of the BMC are at the fingertips of your project team. For example, you will have to work with the marketing and sales departments, and perhaps outside vendors and suppliers, to promote, advertise, and sell the product or service.
The Business Model Canvas Template you complete in this assignment will serve as the groundwork for the more detailed PowerPoint slide deck you will create in Milestone Two. As with any well-executed project, a former project manager experienced in such product-to-market initiatives has agreed to assess your complete BMC slide deck, which you will submit in Module Five.
Prompt
For this assignment, consider the company you have selected and the work you have completed so far to further your business idea. Then, complete the Business Model Canvas Template linked in the Guidelines for Submission section with your assumptions about the key activities for your business idea, product, or service. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Value proposition: Complete the Value Proposition building block by describing the value of your business idea, such as the customer need you are satisfying or the problem you are solving.
Front-stage considerations: Outline the segments related to your potential customers, which include the Customer Segments, Channels, and Customer Relationship building blocks.
Back-stage considerations: Make initial assumptions about how your business will work. This includes completing the Key Activities, Key Resources, and Key Partnership building blocks.
Financial considerations: Make reasonable assumptions about the segments that will inform your profit projections. These include the Cost Structure and Revenue Stream building blocks.
HR Director for an organization that is planning to do business
Imagine you are the HR Director for an organization that is planning to do business in one of the countries listed Germany or the United States..
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Which of those countries fascinates you the most, and why?
According to the information in that table, what are the key cultural differences between the United States and the country you chose? In that other country, how effective do you think each of the following practices will be, and why?
Extensive assessment of individual abilities for selection
Individually based appraisal systems
Suggestion systems
Self-managing work teams