Leadership Interview Report

 

Conduct an interview with a top-level administrator and complete a 3-5 page double-spaced report and analysis of the interview. Select the person you will interview early in the course. (Instructor approval of your interviewee is not required.) Upload your report as a doc, docx, or pdf file by the due date in the syllabus. Your report should include the following sections, using headings:

  1. Introduction of the leader you interviewed including title, organization, qualifications, etc. (Avoid a selecting a relative for this assignment.)
  2. Interview questions — a minimum of 5 using topics from our text, e.g. leadership style, teamwork, motivation, conflict resolution, ethics, change, communication.
  3. Interview answers — these can be summarized and do not need to be verbatim.
  4. Description and analysis of interviewee’s leadership style and skills. Refer to at least one theory of leadership from our text.
  5. Statement of what you learned to enhance your development as a leader.

Below is a list of interview questions used by students in previous classes. These are examples only. You are not required to use them.

  • Please describe your leadership style. What is your strongest trait?
  • What do you think is the key to effectively managing others?
  • What do you think is the most challenging thing about transferring to a leadership role?
  • How do you share your vision and enlist others in a common vision?
  • As a leader, how do you motivate employees?
  • How do advances in technology affect your goals?
  • What do you feel is the most important thing to remember when handling conflict with employees?
  • Throughout your career, what do think has changed most about leadership?
  • What is one of the things you do to open up communications with your employees?
  • What advice would you give a new leader?

Leadership Interview Report Rubric

Criteria

Examine the impact of ethical decision making social responsibility stakeholder analysis and corporate governance on organizations and society

 I have provided Chapter 3 to 9 that you will need to use and cite from.  You may use internet sites but most of it must me from the chapters and  especially for the analysis.

BMGT 495 – Project 4: Strategy Selection, Implementation and Evaluation (Week 8)

NOTE:  All  submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work  from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse.  You are  expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy,  and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and  general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources  as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held  accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list  only). 

Project 4 is due Saturday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time of week 8 unless otherwise changed by the instructor.

Purpose:

This  project is the last of four projects.  You will generate a pool of  alternative strategies, evaluate these alternative strategies, and  select the best strategy using the tools and concepts learned throughout  the course.  You will develop implementation plans, evaluative plans to  control the implementation process, and plan for post-evaluation  measures. You will also draw from previous business courses to develop  an understanding of how organizations develop and manage strategies to  establish, safeguard and sustain its position in a competitive market.

Skill Building:

In  this project, you are building many different skills including  research, critical thinking, writing and developing analytical skills  related to various financial analysis tools and strategy tools used in  business.   You will select optimal strategies, design how to implement  and evaluate the implementation process of the optimal strategies.

Outcomes Met With This Project:

  • Examine  the impact of ethical decision making, social responsibility,  stakeholder analysis, and corporate governance on organizations and  society
  • Utilize a set of useful analytical skills, tools, and techniques for analyzing a company strategically;
  • Integrate  ideas, concepts, and theories from previously taken functional courses  including, accounting, finance, market, business and human resource  management;
  • Analyze  and synthesize strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)  to generate, prioritize, and implement alternative strategies in order  to revise a current plan or write a new plan and present a strategic  plan;
  • Evaluate the outcomes of identified strategies to determine their success and impact on short-term and long-term objectives.

Instructions: 

Step 1:  Course Material and Research

 I have provided Chapter 3 to 9 that you will need to use and cite from.  You may use internet sites but most of it must me from the chapters and  especially for the analysis.

BMGT 495 – Project 4: Strategy Selection, Implementation and Evaluation (Week 8)

NOTE:  All  submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work  from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse.  You are  expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy,  and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and  general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources  as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held  accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list  only). 

Project 4 is due Saturday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time of week 8 unless otherwise changed by the instructor.

Purpose:

This  project is the last of four projects.  You will generate a pool of  alternative strategies, evaluate these alternative strategies, and  select the best strategy using the tools and concepts learned throughout  the course.  You will develop implementation plans, evaluative plans to  control the implementation process, and plan for post-evaluation  measures. You will also draw from previous business courses to develop  an understanding of how organizations develop and manage strategies to  establish, safeguard and sustain its position in a competitive market.

Skill Building:

In  this project, you are building many different skills including  research, critical thinking, writing and developing analytical skills  related to various financial analysis tools and strategy tools used in  business.   You will select optimal strategies, design how to implement  and evaluate the implementation process of the optimal strategies.

Outcomes Met With This Project:

  • Examine  the impact of ethical decision making, social responsibility,  stakeholder analysis, and corporate governance on organizations and  society
  • Utilize a set of useful analytical skills, tools, and techniques for analyzing a company strategically;
  • Integrate  ideas, concepts, and theories from previously taken functional courses  including, accounting, finance, market, business and human resource  management;
  • Analyze  and synthesize strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)  to generate, prioritize, and implement alternative strategies in order  to revise a current plan or write a new plan and present a strategic  plan;
  • Evaluate the outcomes of identified strategies to determine their success and impact on short-term and long-term objectives.

Instructions: 

Step 1:  Course Material and Research

Define what competitive advantage is

  1. Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 20year  bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 5.4 percent. The bonds   make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 85 percent of par value, what is the YTM?
  2. Microhard has issued a bond with the following characteristics:

Par: $1,000

Time to maturity: 20 years

Coupon rate: 8 percent

Semiannual payments

Calculate the price of this bond if the YTM is

  1. Yan Yan Corp. has a $2,000 par value bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 5.5 percent paid  semiannually and 18 years to maturity. The yield to maturity of the bond is 6.2 percent. What is the dollar price of the bond?
  2. The next dividend payment by ECY, Inc., will be $1.56 per share. The dividends are anticipated to maintain  a growth rate of 4 percent, forever. The stock currently sells for $29 per share.  What is the required return?
  3. Schiller Corporation will pay a $3.14 per share dividend next year. The company pledges to increase its   dividend by 5 percent per year, indefinitely. If you require a return of 12 percent on your investment, how much will you pay for the company’s stock today?
  4. The Starr Co. just paid a dividend of $1.90 per share on its stock. The dividends are expected to grow at a  constant rate of 6 percent per year, indefinitely. Investors require a return of 10 percent on the stock.

What is the current price?

What will the price be in three years?

What will the price be in 5 years?

7.         Zoom stock has a beta of 1.46. The risk-free rate of return is 3.07 percent and the market rate of return  is 11.81 percent. What is the amount of the risk premium on Zoom stock?

  1. The risk premium for an individual security is computed by:

9.         The risk-free rate of return is 3.68 percent and the market risk premium is 7.84 percent. What is the  expected rate of return on a stock with a beta of 1.32?

  1. Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 70 percent common stock and 30 percent debt. Its  cost of equity is 18 percent, and the cost of debt is 6 percent. The relevant tax rate is 30 percent.   What is the company’s WACC?

How would you assess P2P’s effort at introducing Scrum

After reading case study 15.1(Pdf page-608/text book page586) answer Part A and Part B questions. The answers should be strictly in own words, strictly no plagiarism and APA format must.

 

PART A

  1. How well is Scrum working?
  2. What are the issues confronting the Big Foot project?
  3. Assume you are Kendra. What would you want to say at the retrospective? How would you say it?
  4. What improvements or changes need to be made?

PART B

  1. How would you assess P2P’s effort at introducing Scrum
  2. What challenges does an organization face when adopting an Agile approach like Scrum?
  3. What could P2P have done to enhance success?After reading case study 15.1(Pdf page-608/text book page586) answer Part A and Part B questions. The answers should be strictly in own words, strictly no plagiarism and APA format must.

     

    PART A

    1. How well is Scrum working?
    2. What are the issues confronting the Big Foot project?
    3. Assume you are Kendra. What would you want to say at the retrospective? How would you say it?
    4. What improvements or changes need to be made?

    PART B

    1. How would you assess P2P’s effort at introducing Scrum
    2. What challenges does an organization face when adopting an Agile approach like Scrum?
    3. What could P2P have done to enhance success?

Challenging Cases

Choose 1 scenario from the attached document. Based on your knowledge of Scrum along with the Scrum Guide and any other material used during this semester answer the questions associated with the scenario. If you use any references make sure to use APA style (Links to an external site.) to cite the reference.

The total number of words (not including the scenario or questions if you include them) needs to be no less than 500 words.

Choose 1 scenario from the attached document. Based on your knowledge of Scrum along with the Scrum Guide and any other material used during this semester answer the questions associated with the scenario. If you use any references make sure to use APA style (Links to an external site.) to cite the reference.

The total number of words (not including the scenario or questions if you include them) needs to be no less than 500 words.

Define and explain Project Management

This is your Homework #1, which calls for 1-2 page write up summarizing article titled “Why Project Management?”. Make sure that you list all the reasons / benefits enjoyed by corporations when using Project Management approach, as listed by Carl Pritchard in his article.

 

Article attached.

 

 

1-2 pages needs to be done by Jan 31st at 3:00 p.m

This is your Homework #1, which calls for 1-2 page write up summarizing article titled “Why Project Management?”. Make sure that you list all the reasons / benefits enjoyed by corporations when using Project Management approach, as listed by Carl Pritchard in his article.

 

Article attached.

 

 

1-2 pages needs to be done by Jan 31st at 3:00 p.m

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT ANALYSIS

 

Assignment 2

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Analysis

Due Date: Week 5

 

Note: While representative of possible situations faced by SunsTruck Sunglasses, all scenarios in this assignment are fictional.

 

Real Business

Large discount retailers like Target and Walmart employ large teams of Finance and Accounting professionals to help measure and understand the financial health of the business. Financial and accounting information helps these businesses make educated financial decisions, such as whether or not to continue partnering with a retail supplier. While often smaller businesses, it is equally important for these retail suppliers to use financial and accounting data to make educated decisions, such as the best approach to gaining additional funding.

 

Your Role

This week, you’ll assume the role of Senior Accountant with SunsTruck Sunglasses.

What Is a SENIOR ACCOUNTANT?

Senior accountants take ownership of reporting costs, profitability, margins and expenditures for a given business. They use the principles of accounting to analyze sales information, create financial reports, make recommendations about the financial health of the company, and more. They are also responsible for training junior accounting staff.

 

For the last six months, SunsTruck has partnered with the discount retail store to run a pop-up sunglasses stand in their stores for a big summer promotion. Due to the high customer purchase rate, the store has requested stock for five additional stores. SunsTruck needs to increase its capacity to meet the additional demand. In order to do so, SunsTruck needs additional money.

 

In this assignment, you will need to help determine which type of financing option is best for your company and train your junior accountants on the accounting cycle and financial statements.

 

Instructions

Step 1: FINANCING

The junior accounting team has assembled a Financing Report that (a) offers three options for securing the additional funds required to meet the new order; and (b) details the criteria Shaun, the owner of SunsTruck, would like you to consider when choosing one of the three options. Based on this report:

  • Identify which financing option you think is the best option for SunsTruck to pursue given Shaun’s constraints. Underline your selection:
  • Option 1: Equity
  • Option 2: Debt

     

    Assignment 2

    FINANCE & ACCOUNTING – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Analysis

    Due Date: Week 5

     

    Note: While representative of possible situations faced by SunsTruck Sunglasses, all scenarios in this assignment are fictional.

     

    Real Business

    Large discount retailers like Target and Walmart employ large teams of Finance and Accounting professionals to help measure and understand the financial health of the business. Financial and accounting information helps these businesses make educated financial decisions, such as whether or not to continue partnering with a retail supplier. While often smaller businesses, it is equally important for these retail suppliers to use financial and accounting data to make educated decisions, such as the best approach to gaining additional funding.

     

    Your Role

    This week, you’ll assume the role of Senior Accountant with SunsTruck Sunglasses.

    What Is a SENIOR ACCOUNTANT?

    Senior accountants take ownership of reporting costs, profitability, margins and expenditures for a given business. They use the principles of accounting to analyze sales information, create financial reports, make recommendations about the financial health of the company, and more. They are also responsible for training junior accounting staff.

     

    For the last six months, SunsTruck has partnered with the discount retail store to run a pop-up sunglasses stand in their stores for a big summer promotion. Due to the high customer purchase rate, the store has requested stock for five additional stores. SunsTruck needs to increase its capacity to meet the additional demand. In order to do so, SunsTruck needs additional money.

     

    In this assignment, you will need to help determine which type of financing option is best for your company and train your junior accountants on the accounting cycle and financial statements.

     

    Instructions

    Step 1: FINANCING

    The junior accounting team has assembled a Financing Report that (a) offers three options for securing the additional funds required to meet the new order; and (b) details the criteria Shaun, the owner of SunsTruck, would like you to consider when choosing one of the three options. Based on this report:

    • Identify which financing option you think is the best option for SunsTruck to pursue given Shaun’s constraints. Underline your selection:
    • Option 1: Equity
    • Option 2: Debt

Discuss on Form Versus Function

Part-A

The “form versus function” debate applies in many arenas, including marketing. Some marketers believe that product performance is the end all and be all. Other marketers maintain that the looks, feel, and other design elements of products are what really make the difference.

Take a position: Product functionality is the key to brand success versus product design is the key to brand success.

Part B: Is the Right Price a Fair Price?

Prices are often set to satisfy demand or to reflect the premium that consumers are willing to pay for a product or service. Some critics shudder, however, at the thought of $2 bottles of water, $150 running shoes, and $500 concert tickets.

Take a position: Prices should reflect the value that consumers are willing to pay versus prices should primarily just reflect the cost involved in making a product or service.

Part-A

The “form versus function” debate applies in many arenas, including marketing. Some marketers believe that product performance is the end all and be all. Other marketers maintain that the looks, feel, and other design elements of products are what really make the difference.

Take a position: Product functionality is the key to brand success versus product design is the key to brand success.

Part B: Is the Right Price a Fair Price?

Prices are often set to satisfy demand or to reflect the premium that consumers are willing to pay for a product or service. Some critics shudder, however, at the thought of $2 bottles of water, $150 running shoes, and $500 concert tickets.

Take a position: Prices should reflect the value that consumers are willing to pay versus prices should primarily just reflect the cost involved in making a product or service.

Business Policy Development And Implementation

Option #1: Application of the Tuckman Model and Synthesizing/Evaluating Course Concepts

Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
Provide an overview of your paper.

Module-by-Module Analysis (3-4 pages)
Share your decision logic and what supported the decisions you made in the Capsim experience, as well as the learnings you gained from it.

Tuckman Model (3-4 pages)
The Tuckman model was developed in 1965 and is now widely acknowledged to represent the stages of team development. The model presents the well-known stages of: a) forming, b) storming, c) norming, d) performing, and e) adjourning.

  • Read the article, Team Management by Objectives: Enhancing Developing Teams’ Performance (from your Module 8 required readings).
  • Evaluate your Capsim team’s experience by applying the five stages of the model, and provide recommendations for further improvements in team performance.

Career Learnings (1-2 pages)
Discuss how you can take your Capsim and course experiences forward into your career.

Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
Provide a brief closing to your paper.

  • Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, excluding the title and references pages.
  • Include a minimum of eight references to support your Portfolio Project, including four academic sources.
  • Be sure your paper adheres to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA. The CSU-Global library is a good place to find sources. (You might find it helpful to start with the course’s recommended readings.)

Be sure to check out the CSU-Global Online Research and Writing Lab. Here you can find:

  • Writing considerations and tipsOption #1: Application of the Tuckman Model and Synthesizing/Evaluating Course Concepts

    Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
    Provide an overview of your paper.

    Module-by-Module Analysis (3-4 pages)
    Share your decision logic and what supported the decisions you made in the Capsim experience, as well as the learnings you gained from it.

    Tuckman Model (3-4 pages)
    The Tuckman model was developed in 1965 and is now widely acknowledged to represent the stages of team development. The model presents the well-known stages of: a) forming, b) storming, c) norming, d) performing, and e) adjourning.

    • Read the article, Team Management by Objectives: Enhancing Developing Teams’ Performance (from your Module 8 required readings).
    • Evaluate your Capsim team’s experience by applying the five stages of the model, and provide recommendations for further improvements in team performance.

    Career Learnings (1-2 pages)
    Discuss how you can take your Capsim and course experiences forward into your career.

    Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
    Provide a brief closing to your paper.

    • Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, excluding the title and references pages.
    • Include a minimum of eight references to support your Portfolio Project, including four academic sources.
    • Be sure your paper adheres to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA. The CSU-Global library is a good place to find sources. (You might find it helpful to start with the course’s recommended readings.)

    Be sure to check out the CSU-Global Online Research and Writing Lab. Here you can find:

    • Writing considerations and tips

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich WBS

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich WBS

Let’s make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (or YOUR favorite sandwich)!

We have all made a sandwich, but have you truly thought about the steps, the sequence of those steps, and how you would explain it to someone who might not have ever seen or made one?

Using the WBS framework defined in the lesson, break down all of the steps you go through making a sandwich.  80% of your content (steps) should be the making of the sandwich.  Your framework should include at least three levels – such as:

1.0 Preparation

1.1 Buy bread

1.1.1 Chose the type of bread

1.1.2 Select the price; etc.

1.2  xxxxxxxxxx

2.0 Sandwich Assembly

2.1  xxxxxxxxxx

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich WBS

Let’s make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (or YOUR favorite sandwich)!

We have all made a sandwich, but have you truly thought about the steps, the sequence of those steps, and how you would explain it to someone who might not have ever seen or made one?

Using the WBS framework defined in the lesson, break down all of the steps you go through making a sandwich.  80% of your content (steps) should be the making of the sandwich.  Your framework should include at least three levels – such as:

1.0 Preparation

1.1 Buy bread

1.1.1 Chose the type of bread

1.1.2 Select the price; etc.

1.2  xxxxxxxxxx

2.0 Sandwich Assembly

2.1  xxxxxxxxxx