Amazon and Walmart follow somewhat different strategies. Suggest reasons for these differences in operating profitability.

Please read the question carefully before making a bid. I would need 200-250 words for each of the four points. Please break the answers in four separate sections, as required below.

Question:

Amazon.com is the largest retailer on the planet, with Walmart not far behind.  The third-largest retailer on the planet is Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Required:

  1. Amazon and Walmart follow somewhat different strategies. Suggest reasons for these differences in operating profitability.
  2. Amazon and Alibaba follow somewhat similar strategies.  Suggest reasons for the differences in operating profitability.
  3. Rank-order these firms in terms of their short-term liquidity risk. Do any of these firms appear unduly risky as of the end of fiscal 2018? Explain.
  4. Rank-order these firms in terms of their long-term liquidity risk. Do any of these firms appear unduly risky as of the end of fiscal 2018? Explain.

evaluate the Resource Based View theory in terms of their usefulness in explaining firms’ strategies.

1. Essay Requirement

Write an essay addressing the key issues relevant to one of the four questions below and draw a suitable conclusion. The essay should be approximately 2,000 words excluding all appendix and references. Your work should appear professionally produced in terms of the quality and currency of the data, analysis and conclusions drawn.

2. Topic Selection

You are required to select and write about ONE of the four essay questions given below:

1) Critically evaluate the Resource Based View theory in terms of their usefulness in explaining firms’ strategies. Illustrate your answer with reference to at least one case company of your own choice.

2) Critically evaluate the importance of the Porter’s Five Forces framework. To what extent are his ideas still relevant to modern day strategy making? Illustrate your answer with reference to at least one case company of your own choice.

3) Critically evaluate the relevance of strategic planning in today’s environments. Illustrate your answer with reference to at least one case company of your own choice.

4) Critically evaluate Porter’s ‘generic strategies.’ To what extent are his ideas still relevant to modern day strategy making. Illustrate your answer with reference to at least one case

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company of your own choice.

ABC and Master Budgeting Discussion

ABC and Master Budgeting Discussion

Discussion: Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and Master Budgeting

Read at least 2 academically reviewed articles on ABC and 2 articles on Master Budgeting and complete the following:

A. Write an annotated bibliography of each article.

B. Based on the articles you reviewed, discuss what you learned

C. In addition, discuss how a manager would use the concepts in the articles you reviewed in managerial decisions.

Use APA throughout. Please organize your discussion as listed above.

2 pages

conduct the following descriptive statistics analyses with Excel®

conduct the following descriptive statistics analyses with Excel®

In preparation for writing your report to senior management next week, conduct the following descriptive statistics analyses with Excel®. Answer the questions below in your Excel sheet or in a separate Word document:

  • Insert a new column in the database that corresponds to “Annual Sales.” Annual Sales is the result of multiplying a restaurant’s “SqFt.” by “Sales/SqFt.”
  • Calculate the mean, standard deviation, skew, 5-number summary, and interquartile range (IQR) for each of the variables.
  • Create a box-plot for the “Annual Sales” variable. Does it look symmetric? Would you prefer the IQR instead of the standard deviation to describe this variable’s dispersion? Why?
  • Create a histogram for the “Sales/SqFt” variable. Is the distribution symmetric? If not, what is the skew? Are there any outliers? If so, which one(s)? What is the “SqFt” area of the outlier(s)? Is the outlier(s) smaller or larger than the average restaurant in the database? What can you conclude from this observation?
  • What measure of central tendency is more appropriate to describe “Sales/SqFt”? Why?

explain the role that analytics plays in the modern business environment.

explain the role that analytics plays in the modern business environment.

This week’s required readings explain the role that analytics plays in the modern business environment. Consider the following questions and respond in a minimum of 175 words with 3 different opinions.

  • How is data analytics different from statistics?
  • Analytics tools fall into 3 categories:descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. What are the main differences among these categories?
  • Explain how businesses use analytics to convert raw operational data into actionable information. Provide at least 1 example.
  • Consider the organization you work for (or another organization you’re familiar with). Does this organization use data analytics?If so, how is it used? If not, how could the organization use data analytics to improve its performance?

bounded rationality perspective

Pick one of the following terms for your research: bounded rationality perspective, cognitive biases, decision learning, devil’s advocate, groupthink, incremental decision model, management science approach, nonprogrammed decisions, rational approach, or satisficing.

Instructions:

DEFINITION: a brief definition of the key term followed by the APA reference for the term; this does not count in the word requirement.

SUMMARY: Summarize the article in your own words- this should be in the 150-200 word range. Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the key term.

DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the most important part of the assignment.

organizational analysis discussion paper

organizational analysis discussion paper

Each student will write an 8-10-page paper on an organization of his or her choice. The submission must be typed, double-spaced, and have uniform 1-inch margins in 12-point Times New Roman font. The organizational analysis will contain the following sections:

  • Introduction of the organization, including history and background.
  • Organizational strategy.
  • Organizational design and your assessment of effectiveness.
  • Organizational culture.
  • Conclusion and what you would change about the selected organization for improvement.

Please finish it before the deadline. Thank you.

Analyze data sources and uses in the local, national, and global marketplaces.

Analyze data sources and uses in the local national and global marketplaces.

Please respond to the following questions based upon these course objectives:

  • Analyze data sources and uses in the local, national, and global marketplaces.
  • Evaluate various methods for creating customer value.
  • Compare and contrast the ways that a company can create brand identity.
  • Assess internal and external communication needs as they relate to the marketing function
  • Assess challenges for a domestic company marketing globally.
  • Analyze challenges related to the implementation of marketing efforts.
  • Develop a marketing plan.

Please answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.

  1. For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective.
  2. Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to the professional application.

Provide evidence (citations and references) to support your statements and opinions.

All references and citations should in APA format.

Creating a Culture of Innovation and Creativity and Leadership Strategies for HR.

Continue in the same role and use the same company (Toyota Motor Company) Creating a Culture of Innovation and Creativity and Leadership Strategies for HR.

It’s time to develop your team! You are planning a virtual meeting to ensure that your management team members are all on the same page. You will be presenting on diversity, team dynamics, ethics, and aligning new employees with your company’s mission.

Instructions

Create a 15–20 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

  1. Provide the company’s mission statement.
    • Be sure to integrate any relevant feedback from your Week 6 assignment.
  2. Describe two management strategies you will implement to ensure that your new team members align with your company’s mission and discuss how you plan to measure the effectiveness of each strategy. Provide a rationale for your choice of strategies.
  3. Discuss one method you will use to manage diversity and how you plan to measure its effectiveness. Explain why you chose this method.
  4. Discuss two strategies you will use to optimize team dynamics and how you plan to measure the effectiveness of each strategy. Provide a rationale for your choices.
  5. Explain the importance of ethical behavior to the organization’s culture and any ethical dilemmas created by globalization.
  6. Include presenter’s notes or record audio for each slide, as if you were actually presenting in front of your management team members.
  7. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. For support creating your PowerPoint, view the Strayer Writing Standards slideshow and Linkedin Learning’s Adding Speaker Notes. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Propose a plan for creating a team of employees that addresses diversity, team dynamics, and alignment with the company’s mission.

Career Development Activities

The purpose of this assignment is to engage in a selected activity related to career development. Complete one of the options from the “Career Development Activities” below. After completing the activity, write a paper (750-1,000 words) that includes the following:

  • The career opportunities in the discipline which has the most appeal based on research.
  • New knowledge gained through the research.
  • How the information influences your studies and future career.

The paper may be written in first person voice and must be grammatically correct. At least two external sources should be cited in the paper. The paper must be written on an activity that has been completed during this current course.

Career Development Activities:

  1. Go to a GCU Accounting Society or an on-campus club or association meeting related to your discipline. Write a paper that meets the criteria above, and explains what you learned from this meeting and how this will influence your career.
  2. Complete the GCU Career Compass. Use the link in topic materials to register for Career Compass. Write a paper that meets the criteria above, and explains what you learned by completing the Career Compass and how this will help you in determining your career path.
  3. Research a professional license, certification, advanced degree or designation related to your intended profession.
  4. Participate in other activities as directed by the instructor.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.