Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix

The case study must include these components:

  • A total of 10–12 pages of text plus the exhibits (Part 1 and Part 2)
  • Cover page (must include the company name, your group name, the date of submission, and a references page; the document must follow current APA guidelines)
  • Matrices, which must be exhibits/attachments in the appendix and not part of the body of the analysis.

Case study deliverables (text must follow this order with current APA level headings for each component):

  1. Existing mission, objectives, and strategies
  2. A new mission statement (include the number of the component in parenthesis before addressing that component)
    Great mission statements address these 9 components:
  • Customers: Who are the firm’s customers?
  • Products or services: What are the firm’s major products or services?
  • Markets: Geographically, where does the firm compete?
  • Technology: Is the firm technologically current?
  • Concern for survival, growth, and profitability: Is the firm committed to growth and financial soundness?
  • Philosophy: What are the basic beliefs, values, aspirations, and ethical priorities of the firm?
  • Self-concept: What is the firm’s distinctive competence or major competitive advantage?
  • Concern for public image: Is the firm responsive to social, community, and environmental concerns?
  • Concern for employees: Are employees a valuable asset of the firm?
  1. Analysis of the firm’s existing business model.
  2. SWOT Analysis (comes from researching the firm, industry, and competitors). It is important to know the difference between causes and effects in the SWOT analysis. Causes are important, not effects. Once the SWOT Analysis is created, each group needs to construct the SWOT Bivariate Strategy Matrix. Deliverables for this section include:
  • a. SWOT Analysis
  • b. Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix
  • c. External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix
  • d. SWOT Bivariate Strategy Matrix
  1. Historical Financial Statements (Income Statement (I/S), Balance Sheet (B/S) and Statement of Cash Flows) from the 3 most current years for the firm. The financial statements must include horizontal and vertical analysis between years.
  2. Ratios from the most current and available 3 years with analysis.

Discuss Cultural diversity

 

The video below provides a first-person narrative of a young couple’s passion for the arts as they transform their community from an ‘arts’ desert to an ‘arts’ showcase providing a venue for activist musicians to find audiences they might never otherwise connect with.     Please watch the video called Building Community through the arts which demonstrates how important every single individual can be in building a deep sense of community.

 

In your initial post, please address the following:

  • Why might musicians use their music to raise awareness and consciousness about different social issues? In your response please use at least one example (from the video, from your own community or from a different resource) in order to illustrate your points.
  • Artists and musicians often choose to utilize public spaces.  Why might a song, focused on a social justice issue, be more effective in public spaces rather than in a private home turned music venue?  Do you think there would be fewer or more restrictions on the types of messages when presented in the public forum?  Defend your position.
  • Benoit and Elaine are powerful examples of community building.  In a separate paragraph describe a venue you would create if given the chance.  What form of the arts would you focus on (dance, music, reading poetry, etc.) and what themes, social justice issues, or community issues would you present at the grand opening?  Explain your choice.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

A Perspective In Mission And Vision

Instructions: In 750-1,000 words, create an analysis of how a Christian worldview could impact your company’s Mission and Vision statements and its business practices. Include the following:

  1. Review the company’s Mission and Vision statements.
  2. Describe elements of your company’s Mission and Vision statements that reflect the organization’s commitment to the greater social good
  3. Explain how the company’s commitment to the greater social good relates to elements of a Christian worldview.
  4. Are the company’s practices consistent with a Christian worldview? Explain.

Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the GCU Library or those provided in Topic Materials.

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 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 LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Instructions: In 750-1,000 words, create an analysis of how a Christian worldview could impact your company’s Mission and Vision statements and its business practices. Include the following:

  1. Review the company’s Mission and Vision statements.
  2. Describe elements of your company’s Mission and Vision statements that reflect the organization’s commitment to the greater social good
  3. Explain how the company’s commitment to the greater social good relates to elements of a Christian worldview.
  4. Are the company’s practices consistent with a Christian worldview? Explain.

Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the GCU Library or those provided in Topic Materials.

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 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 LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

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.