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What are the considerations that you need to be aware of to remain competitive?

Key Assignment Draft

You, Mike, and Tiffany meet in a conference room to begin to assemble your final presentation.

This presentation will be the project deliverable, so you want to make sure you have provided all of the requirements.

Mike begins, “I think we’ve done some pretty good analysis on our strategy. We just have to put the pieces together before the final presentation.”

“We do have some solid information, but we have to look at all the parts to see if we can remain competitive,” Tiffany adds.

Complete the following:

  • What are the considerations that you need to be aware of to remain competitive?
  • Based on the research that you have done, can you compete in the market that you have chosen? Why or why not?
  • What primary factors led you to this decision?
  • What would you say to someone who would dispute your position?
  • How do you plan on evaluating the global marketpla

Discussed how TEOCO has strategically responded to its competitive environment and internal capabilities.

Read the case study located on page 361 of the section titled Case Studies in your textbook and prepare a 5- to 6-page report in a Microsoft Word document, based on the following situation:

The CEO, Atul Jain, has made some very radical decisions recently that he believes will help to move TEOCO forward in ways that were previously unavailable to the company. He has asked you to serve as a consultant over the next 12-24 months as TEOCO navigates working with their new investor group, TA, and as they seek to incorporate the new acquisition, TTI, into their corporate culture.

To familiarize yourself with the client; your first task is to prepare a background report which analyzes TEOCO’s business environment and strategy. Your report should include the following:

  • • Analyse and discuss the external forces and industry conditions that have impacted TEOCO’s performance over the years?
  • • Analyze and discuss how the internal organization and culture at TEOCO influence its performance?
  • • Discuss how TEOCO has strategically responded to its competitive environment and internal capabilities?

What strengths and weaknesses do you perceive Jain’s management style lends to TEOCO’s overall effectiveness?

What issues do you expect to arise given TA’s recent investment in TEOCO? What recommendations do you have to assist with these issues?What issues do you expect to occur while incorporating TTI into the TEOCO culture? What recommendations do you have to assist with these issues?What challenges to you foresee in maintaining TEOCO’s strong corporate culture given the need for continued organizational change?In your report, you should be able to demonstrate an insightful look at TEOCO’s situation, make recommendations for incorporating TA’s requirements into TEOCO’s unique management style, and recommendations for incorporating the employee’s of TTI into TEOCO’s organizational culture.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_MGT4070_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the W5 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, October 20, 2015.

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Analyzed and discussed the external forces and industry conditions that have impacted TEOCO’s performance over the years. 30
Analyzed and discussed how the internal organization and culture at TEOCO influenced its performance. 30
Discussed how TEOCO has strategically responded to its competitive environment and internal capabilities. 30
Discussed strengths and weaknesses perceived in how Jain’s management style lends itself to TEOCO’s overall effectiveness. 30
Discussed the issues that might arise given TA’s recent investment in TEOCO. Made recommendations to assist with these issues. 30
Discussed the issues that might occur while incorporating TTI into the TEOCO culture. Made recommendations to assist with these issues. 30
Discussed the potential challenges in maintaining TEOCO’s strong corporate culture given the need for continued organizational change. 30
Written components:  
      Introduced the essay in a way that gets attention, providing compelling and appropriate background, and stating the topic clearly. Organized the essay well, making thoughtful transitions that show how ideas relate, and concluded the essay in a way that provides closure and concluding insights. 20
      Writing followed the conventions of spelling and grammar throughout and followed APA format when appropriate and called for. 20

Do you believe that this lecture would enable women to fight against the ridicule and “horror” that she anticipates?

In the last page, Stanton brings up many examples of women; which one of these examples are

the most persuasive to you, and explain why? Do you believe that this lecture would enable women

to fight against the ridicule and “horror” that she anticipates? What is inspiring about her argument?

What parts of her arguments are the most relevant today? Cite specific lines and passages.

. Explain two key differences between traditional RDBMs and NoSQL / other novel data stores.

1. List and explain four challenges commonly encountered by businesses when trying to use big data and analytics to add value to their operations.

2. Consider a business that generates big data from one or more sources.
a. Pick two sources, and describe the data using terms that you have learned in this class (e.g. source, volume, variety, velocity)
b. List appropriate dimensions of data quality that are relevant for this business / data.
c. Formulate a question / insight that you could gain from analyzing this set.
d. Present two cases for a proof of concept to validate the previous analysis: One from the point of view of a business evangelist, and the other from the point of view of a technical evangelist.
e. Elaborate what type of transformations or augmentation you would need to do to the data in order to obtain results for point c).

3. Explain the difference between Mean, Median and Mode. For each, come up with an example where you would use it over the others, and explain why.

4. Explain two key differences between traditional RDBMs and NoSQL / other novel data stores. Describe a business problem / application that would fit each of the two data stores better. Explain why.

Describe the analyses you did and justification of why you did what you did.

CST – 295: PRINCIPLES OF DATA ANALYSIS
STATISTICS PROJECT
The Project:
For the data analysis project, you will address some questions that interest you with the statistical methodology we are learning in class. Using available data from the weblink below, you decide the parameters of the project. Do the approvals vary by state, credit score? Is there a pattern to the rejections?

Data: https://www.lendingclub.com/info/download-data.action

The project requires you to synthesize all the materials from the course. Hence, it’s one of the best ways to solidify your understanding of statistical methods.
In 6 page paper, please create a presentation that adequately addresses and answers your statistical question(s). Include your random sampling, calculations, graphs, charts, hypothesis, conclusion, and anything pertinent to your “statistical question(s).”
NO MORE THAN 2.5 PAGES CAN BE DATA AND/OR GRAPHS
The most important aspects of any statistical analysis are stating questions and collecting data. To get the full experience of running your own study, the project requires you to analyze data that you collect.
Good projects begin with very clear and well-defined hypotheses. You should think of questions that interest you first, and then worry about how to collect and analyze data to address those questions. Generally, vague topics lead to uninteresting projects.
Practical Advice: Make every effort to get a random sample.

Guidelines for an effective project:
1. Statement of the problem: Describe the questions you address and any key issues surrounding the questions.
2. Data collection: Explain how you collect data. Include any questions you asked. Also, include response rates.
3. Analyses: Describe the analyses you did and justification of why you did what you did. Include calculations for measures of central tendency, standard deviation, measures of association, analysis: ANOVA, t-tests. Measures of central tendency alone are not enough. Use a variety!
4. Results: Present relevant descriptive statistics (e.g., number of men and women surveyed, if that is important). Include tables or graphs that support your analyses (be judicious here – too many tables and graphs hurts the clarity of your message).
5. Conclusions: Answer your question of interest.
6. Discussion: What implications do your results have for the population you sampled from? What could be done to improve the study if it was done again? What types of biases might exist?
7. Name: Name your project and include your name on the project!
Project Grading Guidelines:
1. Consistency: Did you answer your question of interest?
2. Clarity: Is it easy for your reader to understand what you did and the arguments you made?
3. Relevancy: Did you use statistical techniques wisely to address your question?
4. Interest: Did you tackle a challenging, interesting question (good), or did you just collect descriptive statistics (bad)?
5. Length: Did you use enough slides to display your project professionally?
6. Grammar: Form, bullets, complete sentences, spelling, punctuation?
7. Appearance: Did you do a professional job?
8. Works Cite: Did you cite all of your sources?
Guidelines – Points to consider:
1. Projects are due on time and submitted via email – jpursel1@slu.edu.
2. Late projects will not be accepted and will result in zero points, no exceptions.
3. Do no plagiarize. Plagiarism equals zero points. Cite all of your work. If you use a source for information, raw data, or anything you MUST cite your work at the end of your project.
4. Failure to cite your work could result in an F for the project.
5. If you conduct your own experiments and collect the data, you MUST tell me that in the project.
6. Big clip art does not constitute a slide of data. You can have it, but it will not be counted as a required slide. Graphs and charts with important data do count!
7. Ask questions EARLY and OFTEN! Do not wait until the last week of class to start the project and start asking questions.
8. Your project must have a title slide to include the name of your project and your name.
9. Failure to include statistical data, calculations, and analysis in your project will result in a failing grade. Projects with only averages as their supporting data will not pass. Use the statistical calculations that you learn in this class.

Grading Rubric – 50 points: see Project Grading Guidelines above for details.
Consistency 5 points possible
Clarity 5 points possible
Relevancy 10 points possible
Length 5 points possible
Grammar 10points possible
Appearance 10 points possible
Guidelines – did you follow them? 5 points possible

* FAILURE TO CITE YOUR WORK COULD RESULT IN AN “F”.

REMEMBER:

• Project should have a variety of statistical calculations, to include but not limited to Measures of Central Tendency. Just posting averages on data is not enough.
• This is not a research project where you report on a topic.
• Create a hypothesis! Prove or disprove it!
• If you conduct an experiment to collect the data – tell me what about your experiment.
• CITE YOUR WORK!

Explain with at least two examples to illustrate the relationship between art and American culture.

Resources: Review Ch. 1-2 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, the Week One Electronic Reserve Readings, and your Video Reflections

Write a 350- to 700-word paper on how art reflects the culture of its era that responds to the following:

  • What image of America was communicated by the innovations and buildings presented at the 1883 Chicago’s World Fair? How was this image communicated?
  • How and why was the art produced by the Ashcan School different from that of the Gilded Age? To what changes in culture were artists reacting?
  • What is the relationship between art and culture? Explain with at least two examples to illustrate the relationship between art and American culture.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above.

Explain whether the company has violated certain ethical business behaviors.

An organization’s core ethical values and standards should underpin everyday business operations. How an organization approaches the social and environmental issues impacts its business operations. Its voluntary contribution to the wellbeing of the global and local communities in which it operates is often known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); it is about “doing ethical things.”

Review the most recent annual report for any public company of interest to you. Using this material, the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, write a paper on the company’s disclosures regarding corporate ethical or social responsibility.

Be sure to address the following in the paper:

  • Evaluate both the disclosure and the actions of the company in these areas. Is the disclosure appropriate and informative?
  • Explain whether the company has violated certain ethical business behaviors.
  • What do you infer about the corporate culture of the company?
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Does the company have a statement of belief for corporate social responsibility (CSR)? If so, summarize their position. Do their business practices exemplify their position on CSR?
    • If the company does not have a statement-of-belief for CSR, then using the information disclosed (such as business practices, mission, or vision statement), summarize their social or community values based upon their initiatives. The following are some examples of initiatives:
      • Do they avoid or engage in animal testing for the products?
      • Do they offer services to underserved populations?
      • Do they support hunger task initiatives or volunteer for social programs, such as the United Way?
      • Are they engaged in social justice issues?
    • Based upon your assessment of the information you find, what are some implications of their beliefs?
  • Which ethical theories seem relevant to the company’s practices and why?
  • Present broad-level suggestions to improve decision-making processes and ethical policies in this company.

Provide adequate rationale for your answers.

Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Describe an example of a television program that you believe clearly displays social deviance, and explain why you specifically selected it.

By Wednesday, October 14, 2015, using the textbook and Argosy Online Library, write a 750-word paper using APA standards that includes discussion of the following:

  1. Describe an example of a television program that you believe clearly displays social deviance, and explain why you specifically selected it.
  2. In this television program, how are people “labeled” as socially deviating from the expected social norms, and who does this labeling?
  3. Analyze the deviance, using terms such as primary deviance, secondary deviance, retrospective labeling, and stigma.
  4. Apply Durkheim’s four functions of deviance to the deviant actions in the television program. What purpose(s) does the deviance play?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of at least 2 different sampling methods. Describe how researchers go about selecting a sampling strategy.

By Saturday, October 10, 2015 respond to the discussion question. Submit your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Use the same Discussion Area to comment on your classmates’ submissions and continue the discussion untilWednesday, October 14, 2015. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of at least 2 different sampling methods. Describe how researchers go about selecting a sampling strategy. What role does the research question play in choosing the sample? What does it mean to have a representative sample and why is this vital to the outcome of the study? You may wish to incorporate some of the scholarly sources you have been reviewing for your research project within your discussion.