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For the final paper, you will examine key concepts of leadership in your place of work, or in a social organization to which you may belong that has leadership concepts (Rotary club, athletic team, scout leader, etc). Include the following in your paper:Transformational Leadership.Leader-Member Exchange Theory.Adaptive Leadership.Strengths-Based LeadershipServant Leadership.Apply one of the leadership theories from the course text to the organization. Explain how the theory works and include an example.Explain the effect of power and influence that leaders have on followers in the organization. Are the followers receptive? Would you recommend another strategy? Explain your reasoning. If not, why not?Evaluate the role and effectiveness of transformational and transactional leadership in the organization. Support your (claims, points?) with examples (from?).Assess the traits and characteristics of an effective team leader within the organization.Explain how the leadership supports vision, mission, and strategy in the organization.If you were the leader in the organization, what would you change and why?Writing the Final PaperThe Final Paper:Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center.Must include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.Must use at least three scholarly sources (other than the text), including a minimum of one from the University of Arizona Global Campus Online Library.

There are a range of incentive plans for individuals and groups or teams. Think like an HR director who is responding to a work situation with a pay solution. Consider different types of pay plans along with their advantages and disadvantages.Complete the following:Select one individual plan, one team plan, and one long-term incentive plan.Describe a situation in which each of these plans would be most appropriate, and justify why it is appropriate. In your descriptions, include the type of company and type of work as well as the position orpositions that would be affected by your plan.For example, if you selected a team-based plan, you might describe a department in a retail store that has a history of employees not covering for each other during the holiday rush period. You may use actual examples and reference a company as you have witnessed it, or you may describe a generic situation. In your descriptions, include how you think your chosen incentive plan will affect behavior and achieve intended results.Your assessment should be no longer than two pages. Drafting a table that compares and contrasts the scenarios as a summary is appropriate but also requires a narrative describing the situations. Be sure to use proper APA (6th edition) style and formatting.

In order to be profitable, the business will need to either increase revenue or decrease expenses. Make three recommendations on changes to the Product, Price, Promotion and/or Place that would be likely to increase revenue, decrease expenses, or both. Be creative and have fun with your ideas!Here are some examples of questions you could ask to help with your analysis:What changes could be made to the product to reduce variable costs?What changes could be made to prices to increase revenue, and how would you justify those price changes?Is increasing price the only viable pricing strategy, or could lower prices lead to increased orders beyond the bistro’s BEP?What changes could be made to promotions (e.g., advertising, discounts, sales, loyalty programs) to increase the number of orders per month, remembering that promotions are expenses?After you calculate BEP, make three recommendations and be sure to explain why you believe your recommended changes could achieve the business objectives of reaching profitability by either increasing revenue or decreasing expenses, and recalculate the BEP based upon your recommendations to ensure that your recommendations result in profitability.

Wedding cost estimation: Given the following information, calculate the estimated costs for a wedding with 250 guests and a bridal party of six, using the methods indicated. Show your work. Note that members of the bridal party are already counted as guests, you don’t need to add them twice.1. Parametric estimate2. Bottom-up estimate3. Analogous cost estimate4. You will probably notice some differences in the estimated values. Are these differences significant? What might cause the differences? If you were estimating a significant project in the future, which method(s) would you use and why?

Questions for Discussion:The textbook talks about values (CH 5) which represent the basic convictions that we all have. They contain a judgmental element because they carry an individual’s ideas about what is right, good, or desirable. Many of our values are established in our early years by our parents, and other values come later from teachers, coaches, friends, and/or colleagues. There has been a lot of research about Generational Values. Based on your Generation, answer the following:1. What is your generation? (Baby Boomers approximately 1946-1964, Gen Xers approximately 1965-1979, Millennials approximately 1980-1995, or Gen Z approximately 1996-2012)2. What do you like most about it?3. What strategies can we use when communicating with different generations?Answer the following questions by referencing Exhibit 5.3: Holland’s Typology of Personality and Congruent Occupations:1. Which personality type fits you the best, and what occupation(s) would be a good fit based on this information?2. The concept of person-organization fit tells us that people are attracted to organizations that match their values. When searching for an internship or full-time position, how will you find organizations that match your values? (company website, reviews, news stories, etc.) Provide examples of what you will be looking for (ethical company, innovative company, supportive/learning culture, etc.).

Discussion Question – CLO 6The opening statement on the website of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says its members seek “ … to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.” To achieve these goals, OPEC attempts to coordinate and unify petroleum policies by raising or lowering its members’ collective oil production. However, increased production by the United States, Russia, Oman, Mexico, Norway, and other non-OPEC countries has placed downward pressure on the price of crude oil.Please explain:To achieve these goals of stable and fair oil prices, what must OPEC do to maintain the price of oil at its desired level?How easy it is for OPEC to achieve this goal? (Chapter 9, Problem15)Activity 3 – CLO 6Please analyze the following scenario by incorporating your learning from Chapters 9 & 10 of your textbook and answer the question:Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are the leading competitors in the market for cola products. In 1960 Coca-Cola introduced Sprite, which today is among the worldwide leaders in the lemon-lime soft drink market and ranks in the top 10 among all soft drinks worldwide. Prior to 1999, PepsiCo did not have a product that competed directly against Sprite and had to decide whether to introduce such a soft drink. By not introducing a lemon-lime soft drink, PepsiCo would continue to earn a $200 million profit, and Coca-Cola would continue to earn a $300 million profit.Suppose that by introducing a new lemon-lime soft drink, one of two possible strategies could be pursued:PepsiCo could trigger a price war with Coca-Cola in both the lemon-lime and cola marketsCoca-Cola could acquiesce and each firm maintains its current 50/50 split of the cola market and split the lemon-lime market 30/70 (PepsiCo/Coca-Cola).If PepsiCo introduced a lemon-lime soft drink and a price war resulted, both companies would earn profits of $100 million. Alternatively, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo would earn $275 million and $227 million, respectively.If PepsiCo introduced a lemon-lime soft drink and Coca-Cola acquiesced, they can split the markets.Please explain, as a manager at PepsiCo,How you can convince your colleagues that introducing the new soft drink is the most profitable strategy by explaining the reasoning and theoretical analysis (Chapter 10 – Problem13).

You should prepare an Individual Entreprential Opportunity Paper. Your paper should be between one and a half and two pages in length, single-spaced, use 12 point font and 1” margins, and include the following:- Business concept: Brief description of the opportunity, including what prompted the idea. Think of this as an elevator pitch.- Relevant trends: Information regarding potential size and attractiveness of the market (e.g., rapid growth versus a niche, long-term demand versus short-run trend).- Key data: Information resources available. Include sources- Obstacles and barriers: Impediments to opportunity- Skillsets: Resources that you bring to the opportunity- Competition: Existing and potential rivals.

Assignment 2.The focus of the assignment is to evaluate the understanding level of students related to communities of Practice, learning organization, and various techniques used to capture tacit and explicit knowledge.Assignment QuestionsBesides consulting other materials, read chapter 4 and chapter 5 thoroughly and write detailed answer for following questions.Assignment QuestionsQ.1:a). Describe the major techniques used to elicit tacit knowledge.b). Write a short essay on topic titled, “Explicit Knowledge codification”. The essay must contain information about, how explicit knowledge is codified and made available in organization.Q.2:a). Describe the role of “Communities of practice” in Knowledge management.b). Provide a detailed description of major roles and responsibilities in a community of practice.Q.3: How Knowledge sharing takes place in virtual Communities of Practice.

Camp Bow Wow prides itself on giving back to the community, and that is demonstrated by its Bow Wow Buddies Foundation. “The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing urgent medical care funds to dogs who are either homeless or whose parents cannot afford to pay their veterinary bills.” (www.campbowwow.com)The last section of the report is to show how the Camp Bow Wow Dog Park will operate in an ethical manner and support its social responsibility initiatives in the community.One of the goals of the task force is to formulate a plan to be presented to the owner, Susan Bell, that includes how the Camp Bow Wow Dog Park will promote an ethical workplace, and how it will give back to the community to support its social responsibility commitment.Business ethics and social responsibility are topics that some of your team members may not have any experience or context to manage, so as the leader of the task force you want to make sure everyone has the same level of knowledge and understanding. To address this concern, your plan is to have a task force meeting dedicated to the Camp Bow Wow Dog Park ethics and social responsibility.Your task this week is to create the meeting material that you will need that informs and educates your team of the concepts of ethics and social responsibility, and how it will strengthen the Camp Bow Wow Dog Park operation, reputation, and brand. Below is the meeting agenda that you will cover.

Culture and Policy DevelopmentIs it possible for a health policy to fail due to cultural factors? How important is it for the community to get involved with the decision-making process during policy development? After reading your Learning Resources this week, you will recognize the significance in cultural awareness and health policy development. For this Assignment, you consider community engagement in policy development.To prepare for this Assignment, complete the readings and view the media