What is meant by competitive advantage.

1. Describe the positioning of Best Buy relative to its main competitors.

2. Apply the VRIO framework to determine whether Best Buy has a competitive advantage. If so, is its competitive advantage sustainable? Why or why not?

3. What is Best Buy’s business-level strategy? What are its main value and/or cost drivers?

4. How should Best Buy adjust its business-level strategy in light of recent changes in its external environment?

5. Consumer electronics is considered a mature industry. Where can future growth come from? How would you go about realizing it?

6. Is Best Buy’s strategy transferable to international markets? Why or why not?

1. Describe the positioning of Best Buy relative to its main competitors.

2. Apply the VRIO framework to determine whether Best Buy has a competitive advantage. If so, is its competitive advantage sustainable? Why or why not?

3. What is Best Buy’s business-level strategy? What are its main value and/or cost drivers?

4. How should Best Buy adjust its business-level strategy in light of recent changes in its external environment?

5. Consumer electronics is considered a mature industry. Where can future growth come from? How would you go about realizing it?

6. Is Best Buy’s strategy transferable to international markets? Why or why not?

Individual Type Styles At The Parks Departmen

Read the parks department case study and consider the following questions:

  1. What was the purpose of this individual assessment for this team? What should be the purpose of an individual instrument?
  2. How did Lori explain the instrument and its meaning? What do you think she did well, and what could have been improved in her explanation of the instrument?
  3. What activities did Lori do to use the results of the instrument? Do you think these were effective? Why or why not? What would you have done differently, if anything?
  4. How would you respond to Tai’s question at the end?
  5. What were the results of this intervention for this team? What did the team learn from this activity? Were the client’s goals met?

Case is on page 332.

Read the parks department case study and consider the following questions:

  1. What was the purpose of this individual assessment for this team? What should be the purpose of an individual instrument?
  2. How did Lori explain the instrument and its meaning? What do you think she did well, and what could have been improved in her explanation of the instrument?
  3. What activities did Lori do to use the results of the instrument? Do you think these were effective? Why or why not? What would you have done differently, if anything?
  4. How would you respond to Tai’s question at the end?
  5. What were the results of this intervention for this team? What did the team learn from this activity? Were the client’s goals met?

Case is on page 332.

What are Natural Rights and Why are they Unique to the United States

Please respond to the following:

Based on the scenario and the knowledge gained from this section, address the following:

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  • What are rights? Please do not give examples, but       think about what a “right” actually is.
  • What are the three fundamental rights of human beings?       Why are they considered fundamental?
  • Explain whether or not the government should extend       the same constitutional rights to all criminal suspects that American       citizens enjoy. Provide support for your argument with specific examples       of such rights.
  • What about bank robbers? Crimes involving children? What       about terrorism suspects? NOTE: Be sure and read Prof. Salley’s explanations of this       issue.
  • Consider how “legal protections”       handled in other countries and how effective are they?
  • Remember to check the Constitution as to whether       government even has a choice in this matter and explain your thoughts.
  • What are the differences between “civil       rights” and “civil liberties” (HINT: what does the       Constitution say)?
  • If you could rewrite one of the amendments to the       Constitution, which one would you rewrite and why? How would this affect the day-to-day lives of American citizens?
  • Respond to peer below

Jenny Gutierrez

RE: Week 1 Discussion Top of Form

Hello, class and professor nice to meet you all.

The rights are legal, ethical principles of freedom or entitlement. A right is a fundamental normative rule that allows people to according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.  The rights are often most considerer fundamental to any civilization.  The three fundamental natural rights are life, liberty, and property. are believed that the basic human law of nature is the preservation of mankind it serves the purpose. we as individuals have both a right and a duty to preserve our own lives. Back on June 8, 1776, the continental congress once voted and wrote a declaration of independence and appointed a committee to be able to draft a formal document. when the fundamental natural rights abused for over a long period. All criminal prosecutions that are accused need to be presumed innocent

analysis of the ethical concepts

Submit a “compare and contrast” analysis of the ethical concepts revealed in the society described in “1984” versus our society today. How many of the situations or conditions in Orwell’s vision have come true—wholly or in part? Are any likely to become reality soon? After your “compare/contrast” portion, express any concerns you may have about what you discern may becoming reality and describe how you would apply what you have learned about ethics to alter, inhibit, or prevent factors in Orwell’s society from becoming reality.in your future or your children’s future.

Content should be around 7 to 8 pages with no more than eight pages–double-spaced). Please include a cover/title page and—as the last page–a research sources citations’ page (both of these pages do not count in the required page total). “Style” is “business efficient”, i.e., prose is acceptable, along with bullet points, checklists, tables or whatever structure clearly, efficiently communicates to the reader.)

Submit a “compare and contrast” analysis of the ethical concepts revealed in the society described in “1984” versus our society today. How many of the situations or conditions in Orwell’s vision have come true—wholly or in part? Are any likely to become reality soon? After your “compare/contrast” portion, express any concerns you may have about what you discern may becoming reality and describe how you would apply what you have learned about ethics to alter, inhibit, or prevent factors in Orwell’s society from becoming reality.in your future or your children’s future.

Content should be around 7 to 8 pages with no more than eight pages–double-spaced). Please include a cover/title page and—as the last page–a research sources citations’ page (both of these pages do not count in the required page total). “Style” is “business efficient”, i.e., prose is acceptable, along with bullet points, checklists, tables or whatever structure clearly, efficiently communicates to the reader.)

Economic And Political Environments Comparison

There are many factors that should be examined when considering a new international market. In this assignment, you will explore how a company can qualify or quantify economic factors of markets and how it can influence the process of selecting a new market for a product. As you complete this assignment, consider how the lessons learned and resources used can be applied to your course project.

Prompt

You are an international trade consultant ranking the overall quality of various international markets for a product of your choosing. Select a product you would be interested in introducing to a new market, then complete the Module Three Assignment Template (located in the Guidelines for Submission section of this document). Then rank your recommendations for a new market and justify your rankings using key economic and political data points. Examples of products include digital cameras, activity trackers, curtains, coffeemakers, and so forth.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

  • Application of Data: Describe your initial thoughts on how insights from the required data to be collected could help to inform business decisions. For example, consider what information each data point provides, whether you think some data points should be weighted more or less heavily than others in making a business decision, what ideal data points might look like for expansion into a new market for your product, the ways that different political systems may impact a decision, and so forth.
  • Political and Economic Data Collection: Complete the table in the provided template by finding the appropriate information and data points for each identified category using course and external resources.
  • Ranking and Rationale: Rank the appropriateness of introducing your selected product into the three markets from “most appropriate” to “least appropriate” using the gathered political and economic data you collected, then provide a rationale for why you ranked the markets the way you did on the basis of the data you gathered.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit the completed Module Three Assignment Template. In Sections One and Three, complete sentences should be used. In Section Two, numbers are appropropriate. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Examine principles related to human resource management.

Examine principles related to human resource management.

This reflection activity is comprised of two sections collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.

HRM Competencies

Select 3 of the 9 HRM competencies, and apply them to a business or organization you know.

Describe the business or organization that outlines the market it’s in, as well as its size and mission.

Explain how this business or organization executes the 3 competencies you chose. Provide enough details for someone outside the company to understand your analysis.

Compensation Approach

Imagine that the HR department of your chosen organization from above is going to design a compensation approach for the job that is aligned with reinforcement, expectancy, and agency theories. Briefly describe the job, then describe a compensation approach for that job that aligns with all 3 theories.

Consider the following questions when writing your response:

  • What are the potential advantages of this plan?
  • What are the potential negatives of this plan?
  • What might be difficult in administering this plan?

Submit your reflection.

Examine principles related to human resource management.

This reflection activity is comprised of two sections collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.

HRM Competencies

Select 3 of the 9 HRM competencies, and apply them to a business or organization you know.

Describe the business or organization that outlines the market it’s in, as well as its size and mission.

Explain how this business or organization executes the 3 competencies you chose. Provide enough details for someone outside the company to understand your analysis.

Compensation Approach

Imagine that the HR department of your chosen organization from above is going to design a compensation approach for the job that is aligned with reinforcement, expectancy, and agency theories. Briefly describe the job, then describe a compensation approach for that job that aligns with all 3 theories.

Consider the following questions when writing your response:

  • What are the potential advantages of this plan?
  • What are the potential negatives of this plan?
  • What might be difficult in administering this plan?

Submit your reflection.

Examine principles related to human resource management.

This reflection activity is comprised of two sections collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.

HRM Competencies

Select 3 of the 9 HRM competencies, and apply them to a business or organization you know.

Describe the business or organization that outlines the market it’s in, as well as its size and mission.

Explain how this business or organization executes the 3 competencies you chose. Provide enough details for someone outside the company to understand your analysis.

Compensation Approach

Imagine that the HR department of your chosen organization from above is going to design a compensation approach for the job that is aligned with reinforcement, expectancy, and agency theories. Briefly describe the job, then describe a compensation approach for that job that aligns with all 3 theories.

Consider the following questions when writing your response:

  • What are the potential advantages of this plan?
  • What are the potential negatives of this plan?
  • What might be difficult in administering this plan?

Submit your reflection.

This reflection activity is comprised of two sections collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.

HRM Competencies

Select 3 of the 9 HRM competencies, and apply them to a business or organization you know.

Describe the business or organization that outlines the market it’s in, as well as its size and mission.

Explain how this business or organization executes the 3 competencies you chose. Provide enough details for someone outside the company to understand your analysis.

Compensation Approach

Imagine that the HR department of your chosen organization from above is going to design a compensation approach for the job that is aligned with reinforcement, expectancy, and agency theories. Briefly describe the job, then describe a compensation approach for that job that aligns with all 3 theories.

Consider the following questions when writing your response:

  • What are the potential advantages of this plan?
  • What are the potential negatives of this plan?
  • What might be difficult in administering this plan?

Submit your reflection.

What is the role of Partial Certificate of Occupancy (PCO)

 

Question I

The scenario in the Unit I Lesson references the use of a foreign-made fire pump to obtain a Partial Certificate of Occupancy (PCO). Reflect on the scenario, and respond to the questions below.

Some may disagree that rationalization encourages you to think critically and to organize your thoughts in a clear, cohesive, and convincing manner. As a professional in fire protection, rationalize using the foreign-made fire pump or not using the fire pump. Does the decision involve ethical behavior? Does using the foreign-made fire pump qualify as right versus right action, or does it qualify as right versus wrong action? Is it unprofessional conduct to use the pump? What are the fundamental values?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Question II

Instructions

Part 1: Scenario-Based Case Study

The course project is a scenario-based case study, which will be due in Unit VIII. There are eight assignments for the scenario-based case study (one per unit). You will complete and submit Part 1, Sections I and II of the course project in this unit.

For the course project, you will utilize what you learn throughout the course to solve a real-world problem of what fire protection is needed to create plausible actions, concepts, or inventions to solve fire protection deficiencies that resulted in a large-scale fire in a warehouse distribution center.

From Unit I through Unit VII, you will complete one part of your recommendation in each unit, and in Unit VIII, you will write an executive summary and conclusion. You will then compile all parts into one document as your final project. You can arrange each part in any order you would like before submitting the final project. For instance, this assignment about fire pumps is covered in Chapter 6 of the textbook; however, you may choose to cover fire protection, detection, and suppression systems (completed in Unit II) as the first part of your final project and to place fire pumps after another topic of your choice. You are able to organize the final report sections in any order that makes logical sense to you.

During each part, you will prepare a well-organized narrative consisting of two sections. Only submit the assignment for that unit until the final case study is compiled from all units and submitted as a single document in Unit VIII. However, you should evaluate and revise the recommendations as needed during the process for each previous unit as you learn more during the progression of this course.

This scenario-based case study is designed to draw upon your imagination to think creatively on potential concerns with fire and explosive hazards, fire controls, and fire and emergency management. You should look at fire protection technology in a holistic way. This way of design thinking is significantly different from what was previously designed by thinking in isolation. You will evaluate and develop recommendations to resolve potential fires in the future.

Please click here to view the background information of the scenario.

Through the scenario-based case study process, you will begin developing a tool that will synchronize suggestions to improve life safety. You will accomplish this by utilizing recommendations to improve fire protection after a warehouse distribution center fire.

Section I

Section I will address the foreign-made fire pump and your recommendations after reviewing the background information.

Your narrative will consist of your evaluation of the foreign-made fire pump and your choice of fire pump that you would recommend for the rebuild of the warehouse. The background information will provide you the needed material to identify the basic components common to fire protection for the City of Washington Distribution Warehouse. As you review the material, make sure you do the following actions:

1.examine what contributed to the fire,

2.analyze building components and existing fire suppression systems, and

3.prepare and disseminate recommendations.

Fire protection design involves an integrated approach where designers need to analyze the building’s use, occupancy, footprint, and existing fire protection systems or components. This assignment is not looking for compliance with building codes nor expecting you to be a fire protection system designer. However, the purpose of this assignment is for you to apply the concepts and knowledge you learned in this unit as you begin writing your final project covering protection systems that will detect, contain, control, and extinguish a fire. In addition, this assignment provides you w

Discuss Managing Innovation

Overview

In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to the organization from the course scenario for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of this company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways the organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.

In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares the course scenario organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.

Prompt

Using the information about the company in the Organization Overview document and referring to the Skunk Works case study in this module’s resources, compare the organization from the course scenario with Skunk Works and identify differences in organizational structure and culture related to innovation. Your comparison should include the following points:

  • Organizational Structure : Compare the organization’s structure with that of the Skunk Works innovation team at Lockheed. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.
  • Shared Vision : Compare the shared vision of the organization and that of the Skunk Works innovation team. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.
  • Creative Climate : Compare the creative climate of the organization and that of the Skunk Works innovation team. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.
  • Effectiveness of Teamwork : Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in the organization and the Skunk Works innovation team. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. You are not required to use sources. However, if you choose to use sources, they should be cited in APA format. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Case Study Link:  Cases S-U | Managing Innovation (johnbessant.org)

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Discuss the role of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

1. Assignment 1: 400 words

Please address each of the following issues in a separate paragraph or two, with each response identified by the corresponding letter of the issue you are addressing. Your responses should reflect issues you have studied in the first four chapters, and must be your own work. If you do incorporate other sources, be sure to clearly identify them as such. All submissions are expected to be college level work, with appropriate spelling, grammar, formatting, etc., and must be submitted in .doc or .dox format

 

1. We examined various internal and external stakeholders. The economic concept of scarcity infers that if a company uses resources to fund local arts organizations, those funds cannot be used as dividends to stockholders (or vice versa). What balance do you should be generally be sought between the profit motive and various philanthropic efforts?

 

2. Not-for-profit organizations sometimes pay huge salaries to CEOs. Would you be in favor of limiting employee salaries as part of the requirements for being granted not-for-profit status? Explain the reasoning behind your opinion.

 

3. Visit www.federalreserve.gov . (Copy and paste if need be.)  Provide a list of the current members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

 

4.  Read both articles linked below, (Copy the addresses and paste into your browser), then tell me which insurance policies you believe you would need if you were the sole proprietor of a lawn care business. Remember, coverage is great, but it isn’t free, so you will need to keep in mind the costs of well as the benefits.

 

www.sba.gov/content/types-business-insurance

www.entrepreneur.com/article/241026