Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for assignments in Weeks 3, 6, and 8.

Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings & Forms page, the Strayer University’s online databases, the Lexis Advance database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

You will do a 15-minute presentation to the Board of Directors of the corporation. Use the Capstone Template [PPTX] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.

Requirements

Develop an 8–12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes based upon assignments in Weeks 3, 6, and 8, and the following:

  • Develop an executive-level PowerPoint presentation with 8–12 slides with speaker notes and appropriate graphics.
  • Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
  • Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.
  • Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.
  • Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.
  • Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.
  • Go to the Strayer University Online Library and locate at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
  • References must be submitted on a Works Cited page using SWS format.

strategies affect a firm’s strategic competitiveness

strategies that affect a firm’s strategic competitiveness

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.

  • 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?

File encryption via Encrypting File System (EFS)

  • File encryption via Encrypting File System (EFS)

A human resources manager stores a spreadsheet with sensitive personal information on her local workstation. The spreadsheet is the only file with sensitive data, and the name of the spreadsheet does not change.

As a security specialist, you must choose the best form of encryption to protect the spreadsheet. Your choices are:

  • BitLocker
  • BitLocker To Go
  • File encryption via Encrypting File System (EFS)
  • Folder encryption via EFS

Answer the following question(s):

  1. Which form of encryption would ensure the spreadsheet is always stored on the disk in encrypted format? More than one form may be correct.

Fully address the question(s) in this discussion; provide valid rationale for your choices, where applicable, be sure to include three questions in your thread, and respond to at least three other students’ questions.

Think of three questions you’d like to ask other students and add these to the end of your thread.

Requirements:

  • Sources: 2 References to Support your answer
  • Citation Style: APA format
  • Length: 2 – 3 paragraphs

Why do you think the U.S. government does not typically use the Sensitive category?

Why do you think the U.S. government does not typically use the Sensitive category?

The U.S. government classifies sensitive information into four main categories based on the degree of damage that would occur to national security if the information were disclosed in an unauthorized manner: Unclassified, Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret.A typical classification scheme used by the private sector includes these categories: Public, Internal, Sensitive, and Highly Sensitive.Answer the following question(s):

  1. Why do you think the U.S. government does not typically use the Sensitive category?
  2. What classification levels would a private company that works on government contracts use? Why?

Fully address the questions in this discussion; provide valid rationale or a citation for your choices; and respond to at least two other students’ views.Initial post should be at least 350 words in length. Each reply post should be at least 150 words in length.

Discuss the differences between an internal analysis and an external analysis with respect to strategic planning.

In response to your Mercedes and , you may either furnish answers to questions posed by other students (referring to the textbook as needed) or compose supportive reflections on the reflections posted by other students (e.g., “That’s a good point . . . I had to interpret a pie chart just last week . . . it was in . . . etc.”). By the end of the discussion, you will have gained additional knowledge about hypothesis testing.

Mercedes post

I was able to refresh my basic statistical concepts that I learned in the introduction to statistics class. I do not have a question about the hypothesis, but I wanted to point out that when working with the hypothesis is important to understand the difference between the if-then and the null. Also, when coming up with a hypothesis is important to ask questions, make observations, and do research when considering variables.

Statistics can be very useful in everyday life, school, and at the workplace in general. I am working towards a degree in psychology and statistics is vital to the psychology field to interpret a great deal of information. Statistics knowledge helps us interpret how the changes in one variable can impact other variables. It also helps us to measure relationships. Statistics are needed to organize data, describe data, and make inferences based on data.

Statistical data can be misinterpreted if the quality indicator is used in the wrong way. We can insert a correct interpretation by explaining every key point and its message to the audience without manipulating data to our advantage. Data should always be unbiased to accurately represent any population.

Oneka post

This class has been challenging but I can also say that I actually learned statistics a bit better this time around vs. last term in my Mat-133 class. I liked how the book actually broke down the formulas to use in Excel and the explanations made more since on how stats work. Does this mean that I want to become a statistical genius now? ABSOLUTELY NOT! (ha-ha) but I can appreciate how researchers come up with their findings for their reports. Even though I plan to be on the clinical side vs. research side of psychology, I can definitely use what I have learned these past 8 weeks to help me understand the process it takes to do different studies. I can also use what I have learned at my job now since I use Excel often and definitely as I continue through school. Even though I am not a part of the management team, I often look over reports for the hospital and I am sure at some point I could actually catch incorrect calculations and possibly be able to give some input as to what could be better used to gather data.

Post to Emily and be constructive and professional. Please include a 100 word or more to be eligible for credit. Consider asking a question to find out more information.

Emily post

The role a Multinational corporation is known as large firms that are incorporated in one country but owns and manages the production and distribution of the facilities in a few countries. This is an important source for foreign investment.

2) The multinational corporation that I would like to discuss is Blockbuster and CEO John Antioco. Blockbuster failed due to bad leadership by CEO John Antioco and his team. When they were approached with a partnership with Reed Hastings founder of Netflix they laughed at the idea and refused the partnership. Netflix is now worth $28 billion which is about 10 times more than Blockbuster was worth. Due to not partnering with Netflix when given the opportunity and the fast-growing competition like Redbox Blockbuster went bankrupt. It began to lose revenue in late 2000s and they filed in 2010.

3) Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010 they were valued at $3 Billion with just one year they earned $800 million in late fees alone. Blockbuster has 9,094 stores and employed around 84,300 people within the United States and in other countries.

4) The things that I would have recommended for Blockbuster to stay on top of the competition is that agreeing with the partnership offered by Netflix. They should have realized that this was a great opportunity and helped promote Netflix in the stores across the country. By partnering with Netflix this would heled keep them relevant and helped not lose business.

5) It has been great to learn so many aspects of business that I was unaware of. There are so many important aspects of business that is important to understand and practice. I am happy that I have had this opportunity to learn of discuss these valued lessons of business.

Kristopher post

  1. The role of a multinational corporation is to be successful and make a profit. The ripple effect of working towards success can lead to helping economies in poorer countries such as creating jobs in developing countries.
  2. The multinational corporation I would like to discuss is the Canadian multinational company BlackBerry, originally known as Research in Motion. From 1999 to 2007 the BlackBerry phone was the most innovative phone available and had great success in the phone development industry. Ultimately BlackBerry failed due to the rise of more successful and innovative competition. The development of the iPhone and Android, prominently the touchscreen, led to the downfall of the BlackBerry phone. BlackBerry failed to innovate where others did and could not keep up in quality as BlackBerry’s phone began to suffer in performance. As a result sales declined and the stock declined.
  3. BlackBerry is down but not out. Blackberry has been successful in software and cyber security in particular. I think BlackBerry should stick with the product of security and market to businesses that provide phones to their employees for business use only. Companies that value security of information could benefit from a BlackBerry phone as long as it is a quality product. BlackBerry should also consider apps that could be used by anyone to store private information as added security such as passwords, photos and documents.
  4. I never consider myself a businessman, but this class has shown me that I can and will likely pursue or participate in running a business. This class is one of many steps towards being my own boss.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

  • Discuss the differences between an internal analysis and an external analysis with respect to strategic planning. What do organizations typically analyze as part of an internal analysis, and why? What do organizations typically analyze as part of an external analysis, and why? How do the results of each of these analyses inform an organization’s strategic plan?

Your leadership has decided that it is time to  either upgrade the current OS or adopt a new one

Overview

For the purposes of this assignment, imagine that you are a systems  architect at a medium-sized publishing company with 103 employees. The  company primarily publishes books, both in print and online. It also  produces other kinds of content, such as audiobooks, interactive reading  material, and magazines. Your leadership has decided that it is time to  either upgrade the current OS or adopt a new one (e.g., Windows, Linux,  macOS).

As the systems architect, you have the responsibility to determine  which OS the company should implement for each department. There are  many aspects to consider when making this decision, including what  existing applications are used by employees on a frequent basis, cost,  functionality provided, performance, vendor support, and so on. To  determine which OS should be implemented, you need to complete a site  survey first. Later, the site survey can be used to help you make a  decision as to which operating systems to implement based on what is  currently used in the department. For this activity, you will conduct a  site survey. This is also a step that you will need to take when you  submit Project One in Module Four. The feedback that you receive after  submitting this activity should be implemented as you craft your Project  One submission.

Prompt

Complete a Site Survey: A site survey compares the  three different operating systems that the company is planning to  implement. To complete this task, use the Project One Site Survey  Template linked in the Supporting Materials area. Specifically, you must  address the following rubric criteria:

  • Operating Systems: Acknowledge what OSes are  already used in your site survey. The type of OS already used and how  many employees are using it can influence your decision making.
  • Server: Determine whether the desktops are on a hardware or cloud-based server.
    • Although not required in this portion of the project, you may want  to think about whether or not the server should be changed. This change  could be recommended in your proposal.
  • Standard Hardware for Operating System Types: Determine the minimum required hardware. This could include desktop and server.
  • Network Connection: Determine whether the network is wired or wireless.
    • You will want to think about whether or not the network connection  should be changed. This change could be recommended in your proposal.
  • Applications: Identify what software applications  need to be supported by the OS. Your survey of what applications desktop  users use most frequently will influence your decision making, as some  applications are not supported by certain OSes.

Pine Valley Furniture wants to use Internet systems to provide value to its customers and staff

Pine Valley Furniture wants to use Internet systems to provide value to its customers and staff

Imagine this scenario: Pine Valley Furniture wants to use Internet systems to provide value to its customers and staff. There are many software technologies available to Internet systems development teams, including SOAP, HTML, JSON, XML, CSS, ASP.NET, Objective-C, PHP, Java™, Python, Ruby, AJAX, Swift™, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, and R.

Choose 1 of the following formats for this assignment:

  • Comparison table (3–4 pages)
  • Tabbed spreadsheet with a supporting narrative

Address the following items in your assignment:

  • Compare at least 3 Internet systems developments software technologies for use at Pine Valley Furniture.
  • Analyze how the selected Internet systems developments software technologies support Pine Valley Furniture’s core business processes.
  • Justify why an Internet systems developer might choose a specific type of technology instead of another type of technology for Pine Valley Furniture.
  • Explain how these technologies can bring value to Pine Valley Furniture.
  • Incorporate additional research to support your comparison.

significance of stocking and placing timely orders

Read the following scenario:

Dr. Smith has a full morning of minor office surgeries scheduled for today. Sarah, his nurse, has set up the room and prepared the patient. Prior to starting, Dr. Smith requests anesthetic without epinephrine due to the location of the surgical site. Searching the drawers and supply closet, Sarah reports, “We don’t have any.”

Fortunately, Sarah was able to borrow a vial from the physician in an adjacent office suite. Investigation by the office manager reveals that the supply was not reordered when the previous stock was disposed of due to its expiration date. This disruption in supply chain management resulted in an inefficient use of physician time and an uncomfortable situation in the presence of a patient.

Create a 2-page executive summary explaining to your staff the significant of stocking, placing timely orders, and provide a step by step method on what to do in order to avoid this type of situation in Dr. Smith’s office.

How is physical security related to security?

1- How is physical security related to security? Are there connections to Information Security? How does it related to cybersecurity?

2-  How does information security and cybersecurity differentiate?

3- Which topic is the priority in an executive conversation, cybersecurity, physical security, information security, or the business needs. How would you steer an executive conversation?

4- How does Microsoft Azure Work? Do you recommend Azure for a medium size retail company? Please justify your recommendation.

5- Discuss how does disaster recovery relate to business continuity?

Identify a topic in your specialization

 Here are some things to consider:

  1. Identify a topic in your specialization. (For IT students, Information Technology is not a topic, however, Millennial’s perceptions of smart phone technology could be a topic.  For leadership students, leadership or leadership styles would be too broad.  You could, however, compare leader and followers perceptions of leadership styles in private four year institutions. These are examples).
  2. What is the cited problem? The problem you want to address has to come from the literature, and be cited, who are saying there are problems.
  3. What is the population you would like to address?
  4. What methodology are you planning on using? (If you are unsure, do you plan on a quantitative or qualitative study?  You will determine your methodology in 839).
  5. Locate at least one article related to your topic. What was the research question in the study? Who were the participants in the study? What findings were reported?