Business Continuity and Risk Management
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Discuss the risks that oil companies face in daily operations using the business continuity and risk management theories and fundamentals.
*The paper should be 1800 words single spaced.
*Provide references either from internet, research or books.
*It should have some anasis.
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Essay for English
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This assignment is for my 17 year old nephew’s English class.
Assignment: consist of two questions both need to be written in an 500 word count essay format.
LESSON 6:ESSAY WRITING ASSIGNMENT
write an extended (500-word, multi-paragraph) essay that expands on the topic. Please use all of the steps in the writing process (pre-writing, proof-reading, revising and editing, etc.). IN THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR ESSAY, DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES IN LISTENING TO OR WATCHING FICTION AND DRAMA.
Your grade on this lesson is one sixth (1/6) of your grade for this course. If your grade on this lesson is “D” or “F”, you must repeat it until you earn at least a “C”.
Discuss what happens to Mathilde in “The Diamond Necklace”. Why did it happen? How could it have been different? What would you have done in this situation?
An odyssey has two crucial elements to it. It is a journey, but also a process of self-discovery. For some, their high school years are an odyssey, for others their marriage, career or military service. Identify a odyssey in your life (or in the life of someone close to you). What series of events constitute the journey, and what did you learn about yourself?
Assignment 2: Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution is a necessary skill for any manager or leader. In this assignment, you will examine the difference between conflict and competition. You will also explore ways of determining when conflict resolution is necessary and explain ways to resolve conflict.
Research the role of conflict and competition using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Select two resources for use in this assignment. Reflect on your experiences with conflict. If you have no business related experiences with conflict, apply your personal experiences to a common workplace situation.
Review the following video:
Ury W. (2010, October). The walk from “no” to “yes” [Video File]. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/william_ury.html
Using the selected resources and examples from your experiences respond to the following:
Explain the difference between conflict and competition.
Describe a situation where competition is healthy. How does that relate to a business environment?
Describe a situation where competition could lead to conflict and might not be healthy.
What methods could you use to resolve the conflict?
What leadership techniques would you use to resolve a conflict?
In resolving conflict, use an example to describe a “best case” scenario.
Give reasons in support of your assertions. Be sure to reference your selected resources and examples from your experiences.
Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.
Assess Global Challenges for Union and Management Consideration
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NO PLAGARISM!!! THIS IS DUE TUESDAY!! PRICE IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!! THANKS! 🙂
You have been tasked to develop a presentation for the organization’s senior management on the future of unions and collective bargaining in a global environment, as your company is considering overseas expansion. Based on your readings and additional research, create a PowerPoint presentation aimed at informing managers of the potential for unions (such as the UAW) to organize manufacturing workers in foreign countries. Address the following in your presentation:
Discuss the implications of the wide range of conditions that may apply to an industry such as the auto industry, where workers with similar skills experience disparate treatment in different countries.
Analyze the working conditions in foreign manufacturing plants or other work environments which may open the door for union organizing.
Analyze the challenges for multi-national companies based in the United States to ensure that the global workplace will provide fair wages and a working environment that promotes employee health and safety.
Articulate how global events may influence more opportunities for unions to organize these workers.
Throughout your presentation, provide specific examples to illustrate your analysis. For instance, identify specific industries and countries used to complete your presentation.
Conclude your presentation by recommending whether or not to consider union representation in the foreign marketplace. You may discover that in some countries, you would consider it and in others you would not.
Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as “speaker notes” for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs presentation or bulleted lists.
Support your presentation with at least 3 scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.
Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide
DUE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2015
Supply chain management is the integration of activities that procure materials and services, transform them into intermediate goods and final products, and deliver them to customers. The production, distribution, and sale of both goods and services are bound by constraints in demand, supply, capacity, capability, and a myriad of other parameters.
In this assignment, consider the strategic implications of how an organization produces and interacts with its partners, customers, and suppliers.
Research supply chain management processes. Based on your research, complete the following:
Describe the overall goal of a supply chain.
Describe the difference between a supply that is responsive (service) and a supply chain that is efficient. Can a supply chain be both?
How can an organization optimize supply chain management to improve results and remove obstacles? Support your answer with two current examples.
Based on your learning from your research, what additional recommendations might add to what was accomplished?
Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
See Decription
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1. What is appreciative inquiry (AI)?
2. What are the implications of AI on defining project scope?
Create a two-to three-page word document in APA format to answer these questions. Include a title page and a reference page (not included in the total number count of pages)
Use source listed below:
Kloppenborg, T.J. (2015). Contemporary project management (3rd Ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
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Assignment: The Key Concepts in Economics
Due Week 4 and worth 175 points
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Identify at least four (4) key points of a relevant economic article from either the Strayer Library or a newspaper. The article must deal with any course concepts covered in Weeks 1-8.
Apply one (1) of the following economic concepts (supply, demand, market structures, elasticity, costs of production, GDP, Unemployment, inflation, aggregate demand, and aggregate supply) to the key points that you highlighted in Question 1.
Explain how the concept that you identified in Question 2 could affect the U.S. economy.
In your concluding paragraph, state whether you agree or disagree with the economic article identified in Question 1. Provide a rationale for the response.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment with one (1) being your article.
lasa three original work only
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Assignment 3: LASA 1: Whole Foods Market, Inc. and MyAccountingLab
Review Whole Foods Market, Inc’s 2010 Annual report, company information and investor information(see the link: Whole Foods Market, Inc. Investor Relations in the webilography) and write a 5-7 page paper following APA guidelines which addresses the following:
Summarize the company’s financial performance for 2010. Do you think they satisfied stockholder expectations? Why or why not?
Explain three business risks or threats that might threaten Whole Foods ability to accomplish their financial goals for the next 3 years. Use examples and references to support your response.
Describe three examples of control activities Whole Foods Market, Inc. could use to minimize these risks.
What is your overall impression of Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s annual report? Is it a financial accounting document or a managerial accounting document? Who is the target audience? Did the annual report present a positive or negative image of the company? Provide support for your responses.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M3_A3.doc.
By Wednesday, October 21, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 3 Dropbox.
Part II: MyAccountingLab:
In each module of this course, you will complete textbook exercises and problems using MyAccountingLab. The exercises and problems in this assignment provide real-world examples that give you an opportunity to apply your knowledge of the concepts covered in prior modules.
In this assignment, you will complete the following My Accounting Lab Post Tests:
Chapter 14-B Post Test
Chapter 16-B Post Test
Click here to access MyAccountingLab
You will be given the opportunity to take the post-tests a maximum of three times. You will have until Wednesday, October 21, 2015 to complete you final submission. Due to the ability to attempt this assignment multiple times, it is recommended that you complete your first attempt early in the module in order to provide yourself additional time to complete your second or third attempt if needed. Since this assignment reviews items covered in prior modules, it is also recommended that you review your prior MyAccountingLab assignments, as well as, any feedback provided by your instructor prior to completing Part II of this assignment.
Project description
Explain why weight loss might be recommended for one overweight individual, but not for another of the same BMI.
SOC121 Writing Assignment 1 Instructions 1
The goal of field observation is to obtain “thick descriptions” (as described by Clifford Geertz in The Interpretation of Cultures) of a setting or group from the perspective of the participants, and to explain what you observe using insights from the sociological perspective.
Observe the activities at a public place for two hours. Choose a place where you do not need to ask permission to stay and will not get in trouble for observing what is going on. This can be a coffee shop, a farmer’s market, a mall, a religious service, a train station, a courtroom, etc. Avoid schools, hospitals, anything on a military base, or any other restricted place. Make sure to go at a time when there will be a lot of activity. Take some notes about what is happening: What does this place look like? How is it organized spatially? Who comes here? What do they do? How do people interact with each other? What kind of conversations go on? Are there any subgroups? How do people handle unexpected or upsetting situations?
Write a narrative summary of your notes describing what you experienced. Then, explain how each of the three sociological perspectives (structural-functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and social conflict) would analyze what you say.
Your description of your observation should represent about 50% of your paper and your analysis another 50%, divided evenly between the three perspectives. At the end of your paper, discuss which perspective you think is the best suited to analyze your observation and why you think so. Whenever appropriate, link the information you present to concepts, theories, facts, and core values of “community and social justice” from the course.
You may use additional resources, provided they are appropriately cited. You are required to use the American Sociological Association (ASA) formatting style to format your paper and sources. Information on ASA is available in the course under Resources.
For additional information on plagiarism, click here to view a 15-minute video lesson by Dr. Patricia Campion. You will be prompted to enter your SLU Portal username and password to gain access to the video.
Once the video starts playing (may take a few minutes to load), forward it to Slide 28 titled, “Am I Plagiarizing? Why, or why not?” and view through Slide 195.
The paper will be a minimum of seven (7) pages in length and include a title page and a reference page, using a standard 12-point font. You may use additional resources, provided they are appropriately cited. You are required to use the American Sociological Association (ASA) formatting style to format your paper and sources. Information on ASA is available in the course under Resources.
This assignment is due no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 4. This assignment will be automatically submitted to Turnitin via the Dropbox to verify its originality.
How to choose a setting or group: For this project, choose a group or setting that you have some knowledge of. Don’t be too ambitious. Avoid putting yourself and others at risk at all cost. Do not choose a setting or group that you are not comfortable with.
Before you start your project, think about potential risks (physical, emotional, legal). Most public settings are suitable and safe. Places to avoid include bathrooms, any places where illegal activity is likely to take place, or your own work setting (the potential for conflict, discomfort, and legal issues is too high). For groups, some groups you are involved in, such as sports teams, may work, but you have to think about how to balance your involvement with the group and your role as a researcher.
Put together a plan for your observations: How often are you going to observe? How long will the observation sessions last? You want to capture as much interesting behavior as possible, so take that into account. For some groups/settings, there will be a fixed duration (church service, sports game, etc.). For others (malls, parking lots, etc.), you will have to make a determination of what would be feasible and useful. Some observations may last only a few minutes, and others over an hour.
SOC121 Writing Assignment 1 Instructions 2
How to behave in the field: If you need permission, make sure you obtain it from the appropriate person (director of the organization, head of the group) before you start your observation. Be upfront about the goal of your project: you are conducting an observation for a college class, and you will use your findings in a class paper. You are guaranteeing everybody anonymity.
When you start your observation, it is possible that people will react to your presence. Be as inconspicuous as possible. Think about how you dress: you should blend in. Be casual and discreet. Do not stare. Be respectful. People may indicate that they want privacy, even in a public setting. Give them that privacy. If they indicate that you make them uncomfortable, leave them alone.
If you talk to people, do not impose your views, do not take a stand. Let people talk rather than try to give your opinion. Remember that you are in the field to learn about them. Be as neutral as possible in your statements, but remain open and friendly to encourage them to speak.
Strive to become invisible. Match your mood to that of the group or setting so your reactions are read as appropriate.
Adopt a neutral position to what you observe: appreciate situations rather than try to correct it. Do not judge.
Should you feel threatened in any way by a person or situation, leave the setting. Should a conflict occur, do not get involved. Should anybody be in need of immediate assistance, step out of your research role, and respond to the situation as best you can.
How to record your observations: Good notes are key to an observation project because they are the basis upon which you are going to build your findings.
Note-taking takes place in two stages:
1) In the field: take cryptic notes. Jot down brief accounts of what is going on so that you do not forget it. Write a few key words or phrases, not complete sentences. Be a sponge: write down what you see, hear, smell, without trying to analyze it.
2) At home: transcribe your notes. Type them up in a word processor, elaborating on your cryptic notes to include everything you remember. The notes should be very descriptive. Reserve any judgment for a separate section of comments of your own, where you relate your reaction to the events, and start analyzing what you have observed using what you are learning in class. Also write down any questions that come to mind about things you did not understand and want to probe into in your next observation.
Reminder: You have to guarantee people anonymity, so you cannot write down any names, in your notes or paper. Use pseudonyms or codes. Think about what you are going to take your notes on. You have to be discreet in most settings, so think about something that fits well in your purse or pocket. Bring several pens!
In most groups or settings, you will be too conspicuous if you take notes in the open. So if you conduct a lengthy observation, plan to take a break to go to a private place (your car, a bathroom, etc.) where you can write down some notes.
Take in the physical setting; draw a map of the location, including how the main participants are positioned. You may do this only once during your first observation, or every time, if the participants or the organization of the setting change.
Write down bits of conversations between participants, verbatim as much as possible. Eavesdropping is against our social norms, but it is essential to good observation, so do not be bashful. Just be discreet. Note the sequence of events. This is easily forgotten.
SOC121 Writing Assignment 1 Instructions 3
Write about the relationships between participants (how they are connected to each other). Are there prominent individuals? Leaders? Popular people?
If you cannot write your cryptic notes as you observe, or find a quiet place to go and write them at regular intervals, limit your observation time to about 20 minutes.
Transcribe your notes as soon as possible after you have completed your observation session, and in all cases, within 72 hours.
If you concentrate on remembering, aided by your cryptic notes, you will see that you will remember a lot. Write down everything you remember. Your transcribed notes have to be as detailed as possible.