Discuss Leading Global Business

Scenario: You are the CEO of MegaGlobe Business Solutions, a financial consulting corporation based in Chicago that has just recently opened new offices in São Paulo, Brazil and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. As part of this transition, your employees will now be working collaboratively with employees at these locations to provide financial consulting services in these new markets. To assist with the transition, you will develop an internal leadership blog for your employees that addresses the implications of leading within a culturally-diverse and changing global business environment. This blog should focus on the need to positively adapt to a variety of leadership styles and individual differences within these cultures.

View the videos listed in this week’s classroom materials for ideas about how to effectively lead, motivate, and communicate with your employees about the need to adapt within this changing business environment.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word internal leadership blog using the Leadership Blog template, and include the following:

  • Explain the implications of leading within a changing global business environment.
  • Describe the Team Leadership Model and how this relates to your current business practices.
  • Outline positive aspects of gender, diversity, culture, and teamwork that can improve overall business performance.
  • Apply principles of motivational leadership within a variety of diverse cultures.
  • Use at least one image, photo, chart, or graph to deliver a key concept within your blog.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Discuss Gender Performance

Note:  For this assignment, you must answer questions A through G.  Please scroll through the entire document before submitting your response.

After studying the assigned reading, Sociology: The Social Construction of Gender, considering the concept of “gender as socially constructed,” answer the following questions and prompts.   As in some other assignments, you might consider  the current U.S. Presidential elections as  an example to discuss as well as the recent debates regarding transgender issues (North Carolina transgender bathroom bill).  , A) How does media create meanings about gender? B) Provide examples of how this is manifested in our everyday lives. C) Provide a link to a commercial/ad that stereotypes gender. Even though it is natural to find humor in some of these portrayals, in what ways is this problematic.  D)  (See below) 

Also, consider that sex is a system of classification based on biology and physiology, while gender reflects the cultural meaning that is ascribed to a person’s sex, thus resulting in labels of “masculinity and femininity.” Furthermore, our biology is not distinctively male or female and a significant number of people are born “intersex” with variations in chromosomes or sexual organs (i.e., the current debates regarding transgender bathrooms). Most biological researchers agree on the estimation that intersex people are about as common as encountering someone with green eyes. It is important to understand that masculinity and femininity are not oppositional, although it seems to be portrayed so in media. In Western society (such as in the U.S. and Western Europe) we typically adhere to certain ideas and values that define masculinity and femininity as we perform the roles. What if the list was different? All of us, in honesty, could reveal that we interchange among the qualities. Take a look at the list and answer the following questions:

Masculinity Femininity
  • strength
  • dominance
  • aggression
  • independence
  • empowerment
  • active
  • rational thought
  • production
  • breadwinner
  • subject
  • outdoors
  • technology
  • weakness
  • submission
  • compliance/vulnerability
  • dependence
  • disempowerment
  • passive
  • emotion
  • consumption
  • nurturer
  • object
  • indoors
  • nature

 

Provide answers to the following questions or prompts in your assignment submission. D) How is the list being currently challenged? E) What traits do you have that are typically considered “on the list” of the other sex? F) What examples do you see in your daily life of people challenging the historic list? G) What about examples in media of characters or people challenging the list?

Finally, do you agree or disagree that gender is socially constructed? Provide evidence that backs your opinion.  Make in text citations where necessary, and cite any outside sources that you use.

Submit your response in the file submission area for this assignment. If you choose to “add a file” by attaching a MSWord or PDF document, please also copy and paste your response into the comments area.

Discuss an example of a Type 1 Error in business.

  1. Why does business seek to hire people with critical thinking skills?
  2. Give one example of a Type 1 Error in business.
  3. Give one example of a Type 2 Error in business.
  4. Describe what it means when someone says “the probability of knowing” equals 0/1 or zero.
  5. Charles Darwin is the father of modern biology. Explain briefly his discovery of error prevention in evolution.
  6. Sigmund Freud is the father of modern psychology. Explain briefly his diagnosis of human social errors.
  7. Heisenberg is one of the fathers of modern quantum mechanics in Physics. Explain how his discovery affects our ability to determine the future of something.
  8. Briefly outline the contradiction between Determinism and Free-will.
  9. How would you explain Critical Thinking to a friend? (Do not say, “think outside the box.”  <–that is a metaphor and the style guide says avoid metaphors.  Only complete sentences will count as an answer.  No fragments.  This goes for all homework questions. )
  10. Explain what Rhetoric is.
  11. Explain what Dialectic is.
  12. Explain what Reason is.
  13. Why is nonsense such a problem in Business?
  14. Describe why it is not possible to know something in the future?
  15. What are the benefits of being calm and dispassionate in seeking the truth?
  16. Who was Parmenides of Elea, and what was his dream poem about? This question can be answered without doing any reading other than this reading.  You do not need to look up the poem online.
  17. If you were Parmenides, describe your feelings about whether or not you have the courage to open the doors to the temple of reality.  Do you?  This question can be answered without doing any reading other than this reading.  You do not need to look up the poem online.

Compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture and their impact on the organisation.

Business Management assignment containing 3 tasks with total 3000 words.

Attached and also below are the tasks and requirements.

* Kindly take note that the key topics listed on the right side of attachments 1-3 NEED to be covered or else marks will be deducted.

Work must be 100% original and no plagiarism.

 

People and Organisations: LO 2; Human Resource Management: LO 3

 

Task 1: 

 Compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture, and their impact on the organisation. 

 Explain the factors which influence individual behaviour at work. 

 Explain how HRM contributes to an organisation’s objectives. 

 Analyse the impact of legislation on HRM in the UK today. 

 

 

   Types of organisation: Approaches to structuring organisations; issues of centralisation versus decentralisation; span of control and the relationship between the organisation and its key stakeholders.

An introduction to culture: The development of organisational culture through the assimilation of shared norms, values and beliefs. Use of cultural typologies to classify the culture of organisations.

Role of personality: Types and traits.

HRM tasks: recruitment, payroll administration; employee motivation; reward management; employment termination; training and development; performance management (planning, monitoring, recording, implementing); employee relations; working in partnership with functional areas to achieve organizational objectives.

Identifying human resource requirements to meet functional area objectives: recruitment; motivation; performance management and appraisal; development; discipline and grievance handling.

Impact of UK and EU legislation related to employment: employment law; contract and tort; equalities legislation (Equalities Act 2010; 9 protected characteristics); data protection and privacy legislation; copyright legislation; employment disputes and tribunals.
Task 2: 

 Describe the stages in recruitment and selection of staff in the selected organisation. Construct a new strategy for the organisation. 

 Explain the ways organisations motivate workers. 

 Analyse the link between motivational theories, job evaluation and rewards. 

 

 

 

 

     Approaches to management and leadership: Brief overview of the historical development of management and leadership, scientific management, bureaucracy, human relations and approaches, systems approach, contingency approach, managerial roles and functions, power, authority, responsibility and delegation.

Motivational theory: Process and content led theories and their application to organisational settings: Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor, expectancy and personality theories.

Recruitment policies and procedures: Job analysis, job descriptions; person specification; recruitment methods; interviews; assessment centres; tests (psychological, psychometric, aptitude, practical); CVs; letters of application; references.

 

Motivation: Theories of motivation (e.g. F Taylor, E Mayo, A Maslow, F Herzberg, D McGregor, D McClelland, V Vroom); relationship between motivation theories and reward; employee involvement techniques.

Reward management: Job evaluation; factors determining pay; reward systems; pay; performance-related pay; pension schemes; profit sharing, etc.

Discuss Corporate Financing Decisions

Read the Chapter 11 Case: “T-Mobile and Metropcs Complete a Multibillion Dollar Merger” and the Chapter 12 Case: “Softbank Places a Big Bet on the U.S. Telecom Market” from the textbook.

In a minimum of 500 words, reference the cases and the findings in the assigned article, “Corporate Financing Decisions When Investors Take The Path of Least Resistance,” with regards to stock-for-stock mergers. Provide an explanation of how their data compare with concepts presented in the textbook reading. Provide specific examples to support your statement.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Read the Chapter 11 Case: “T-Mobile and Metropcs Complete a Multibillion Dollar Merger” and the Chapter 12 Case: “Softbank Places a Big Bet on the U.S. Telecom Market” from the textbook.

In a minimum of 500 words, reference the cases and the findings in the assigned article, “Corporate Financing Decisions When Investors Take The Path of Least Resistance,” with regards to stock-for-stock mergers. Provide an explanation of how their data compare with concepts presented in the textbook reading. Provide specific examples to support your statement.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Accounting For Managers

Question-1

In a special sales order decision, incremental fixed costs that will be incurred if the special order is accepted are considered to be:

    

A. opportunity costs. 

B. irrelevant to the decision. 

C. relevant to the decision. 

D. sunk costs.

Question-2

Blue Technologies manufactures and sells DVD players. Great Products Company has offered Blue Technologies $22 per DVD player for 10,000 DVD players. Blue Technologies’ normal selling price is $30 per DVD player. The total manufacturing cost per DVD player is $18 and consists of variable costs of $14 per DVD player and fixed overhead costs of $4 per DVD player. (NOTE: Assume excess capacity and no effect on regular sales.)

How much are the expected increase (decrease) in revenues and expenses from the special sales order?

    

A. Expected increase in revenues $220,000; expected increase in expenses $140,000 

B. Expected increase in revenues $220,000; expected increase in expenses $40,000 

C. Expected increase in revenues $300,000; expected increase in expenses $140,000 

D. Expected increase in revenues $220,000; expected increase in expenses $120,000

Question-3

The horizontal line intersecting the vertical y-axis at the level of total cost on a CVP graph represents:

    

A. total costs. 

B. total variable costs. 

C. total fixed costs. 

D. breakeven point.

Question-4

A product is sold at $60.00 per unit, the variable expense per unit is $30, and total fixed expenses are $200,000, what are the breakeven sales in dollars?

    

A. $3,333 

B. $100,000 

C. $133,333 

D. $400,000

Question-5

To find the number of units that need to be sold in order to breakeven or generate a target profit, the formula used is:

    

A. (fixed expenses + operating income) ÷ contribution margin per unit. 

B. (fixed expenses + operating income) ÷ contribution margin ratio. 

C. (fixed expenses – operating income) ÷ contribution margin ratio. 

D. (fixed expenses – operating income) ÷ contribution margin per unit.

Question-6

Sky High Seats manufactures seats for airplanes. The company has the capacity to produce 100,000 seats per year, but is currently producing and selling 75,000 seats per year. The following information relates to current production: 

  

Sale price per unit

$400

 

 

Variable costs per unit:

$220

 

    Manufacturing

$50

 

    Marketing and   administrative

 

 

Total fixed costs:

 

    Manufacturing

$750,000

 

    Marketing and   administrative

$200,000

 If a special sales order is accepted for 3,000 seats at a price of $300 per unit, and fixed costs increase by $10,000, how would operating income be affected? (NOTE: Assume regular sales are not affected by the special order.)

    

A. Decrease by $80,000 

B. Increase by $230,000 

C. Increase by $90,000 

D. Increase by $80,000

Question-7

Samson Incorporated provided the following information regarding its only product: 

  

Sale price per unit

$50.00

 

Direct materials used

$160,000

 

Direct labor incurred

$185,000

 

Variable manufacturing overhead

$120,000

 

Variable selling and   administrative expenses

$70,000

 

Fixed manufacturing overhead

$65,000

 

Fixed selling and administrative   expenses

$12,000

 

Units produced and sold

20,000

 

Evaluate on Code of Ethics

Begin by preparing of Code of Ethics for a fictional company which should include at minimum ten elements. Once you have compiled the Code of Ethics, respond to the following questions: 1. Why did you include each of the ten elements? 2. Why is a Code of Ethics an important part of every business from an employer standpoint? 3. Why is a Code of Ethics an important part of every business from an employee standpoint? 4. Once you have written the Code of Ethics, how would you implement to ensure compliance? Your completed assignment should be a minimum of two double-spaced pages (one page for the Code of Ethics and two pages for question responses). Please use a minimum of two credible sources from the CSU Online Library to support your reasoning. Referenced sources must have accompanying citations complying with APA guidelines. Begin by preparing of Code of Ethics for a fictional company which should include at minimum ten elements. Once you have compiled the Code of Ethics, respond to the following questions: 1. Why did you include each of the ten elements? 2. Why is a Code of Ethics an important part of every business from an employer standpoint? 3. Why is a Code of Ethics an important part of every business from an employee standpoint? 4. Once you have written the Code of Ethics, how would you implement to ensure compliance? Your completed assignment should be a minimum of two double-spaced pages (one page for the Code of Ethics and two pages for question responses). Please use a minimum of two credible sources from the CSU Online Library to support your reasoning. Referenced sources must have accompanying citations complying with APA guidelines.

Capstone Discussion

-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Reflecting on your learning in the MBA program, section 4.2 of the CapSim Team Member   Guide, and Pettus, Chapters 5 and 6, identify and explain the value of a marketing strategy that could lead to market dominance for your product and/or company.  What decisions are you considering in Practice Round 1 to maximize your market share? Discuss your approach in terms of the marketing mix variables.

Include in your assessment:

  • Your approach to each of the marketing mix variables (product (R&D), price, place, and promotion)
  • Approach to growth in terms of market penetration, development and product development as discussed by Pettus in Chapter 6.
  • How your strategy can be achieved through CapSim decisions

https://class.ctuonline.edu/_layouts/MUSEViewer/MUSE.aspx?mid=10231732

A vision for American industrial excellence.

Forward, G. E., Beach, D. E., Gray, D. A., & Quick, J. C. (1991). Mentofacturing: A vision for American industrial excellence. Academy of Management
Executive, 5(3), 32-44. doi:10.5465/AME.1991.4274462

Read the article thoroughly and answer the following questions:
1. How can Chaparral Steel’s commitment to both its internal and external customers be used by The Fox Island Electrical Company? (5 Points)
2. As mentioned in the case study, research and development at Chaparral are integrated into product design and development. Do you think this practice can be used by the company implementing the Fox Islands Winds Project? Please explain  with a fully developed answer and provide analysis, insights and recommendations.   (5 Points)
3. Can the Fox Islands Electrical Company (FIEC) be a low-cost and high quality manufacturer at the same time? Please explain with a fully developed answer and provide analysis, insights and recommendations.   (5 Points)

Provide adequate support for your postings and properly cite your sources
Refer to the syllabus for grading information. Discussions are graded for writing skills (clarity, style, and grammatical structure), accuracy, quality and completeness.

– Appropriate “Wrapper” (5 Points)
– Title Page
– Page Numbers (Page X of Y)
– Introduction
– Conclusion/Summary
– In-Line Citations
– Reference Page that complies with APA Standards

Submit ONE copy of your assignment to the instructor through the appropriate link.

Forward, G. E., Beach, D. E., Gray, D. A., & Quick, J. C. (1991). Mentofacturing: A vision for American industrial excellence. Academy of Management
Executive, 5(3), 32-44. doi:10.5465/AME.1991.4274462

Read the article thoroughly and answer the following questions:
1. How can Chaparral Steel’s commitment to both its internal and external customers be used by The Fox Island Electrical Company? (5 Points)
2. As mentioned in the case study, research and development at Chaparral are integrated into product design and development. Do you think this practice can be used by the company implementing the Fox Islands Winds Project? Please explain  with a fully developed answer and provide analysis, insights and recommendations.   (5 Points)
3. Can the Fox Islands Electrical Company (FIEC) be a low-cost and high quality manufacturer at the same time? Please explain with a fully developed answer and provide analysis, insights and recommendations.   (5 Points)

Provide adequate support for your postings and properly cite your sources
Refer to the syllabus for grading information. Discussions are graded for writing skills (clarity, style, and grammatical structure), accuracy, quality and completeness.

– Appropriate “Wrapper” (5 Points)
– Title Page
– Page Numbers (Page X of Y)
– Introduction
– Conclusion/Summary
– In-Line Citations
– Reference Page that complies with APA Standards

Submit ONE copy of your assignment to the instructor through the appropriate link.

Data Analysis Toolpak

You are the manager of a retail store. You want to investigate how metrics can improve the way you manage your business.

Use the Week 5 Data Set to create and calculate the following in Excel®:

  1. Conduct a goodness of fit analysis which assesses orders of a specific item by size and items you received by size.
    • Conduct a hypothesis test with the objective of determining if there is a difference between what you ordered and what you received at the .05 level of significance.
    • Identify the null and alternative hypotheses.
  2. Generate a scatter plot, the correlation coefficient, and the linear equation that evaluates whether a relationship exists between the number of times a customer visited the store in the past 6 months and the total amount of money the customer spent.
    • Set up a hypothesis test to evaluate the strength of the relationship between the two variables.
    • Use a level of significance of .05.
  3. Use the regression line formula to forecast how much a customer might spend on merchandise if that customer visited the store 13 times in a 6 month period. Consider the average monthly sales of 2014, $1310, as your base to:
    • Calculate indices for each month for the next two years.
    • Graph a time series plot.
  4. In the Data Analysis Toolpak, use Excel’s Exponential Smoothing option.
    • Apply a damping factor of .5, to your monthly sales data.
    • Create a new time series graph that compares the original and the revised monthly sales data.

Part 2

Reference your Excel® spreadsheet from Part 1.

You are the manager of a retail store. You want to investigate how metrics can improve the way you manage your business.

Use the Week 5 Data Set to create and calculate the following in Excel®:

  1. Conduct a goodness of fit analysis which assesses orders of a specific item by size and items you received by size.
    • Conduct a hypothesis test with the objective of determining if there is a difference between what you ordered and what you received at the .05 level of significance.
    • Identify the null and alternative hypotheses.
  2. Generate a scatter plot, the correlation coefficient, and the linear equation that evaluates whether a relationship exists between the number of times a customer visited the store in the past 6 months and the total amount of money the customer spent.
    • Set up a hypothesis test to evaluate the strength of the relationship between the two variables.
    • Use a level of significance of .05.
  3. Use the regression line formula to forecast how much a customer might spend on merchandise if that customer visited the store 13 times in a 6 month period. Consider the average monthly sales of 2014, $1310, as your base to:
    • Calculate indices for each month for the next two years.
    • Graph a time series plot.
  4. In the Data Analysis Toolpak, use Excel’s Exponential Smoothing option.
    • Apply a damping factor of .5, to your monthly sales data.
    • Create a new time series graph that compares the original and the revised monthly sales data.

Part 2

Reference your Excel® spreadsheet from Part 1.