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Which part of the sales cycle is the most daunting for you? Why? How will you overcome your resistance to do this step?

Expanding international business to Great Britain: pros and cons.

Instructions For this assignment, consider that you are the manager of an organization of your choice and you want to know how the organization’s capacity is prepared for a likely change in marketing conditions. You plan to research the means to measure the organization’s capacity to provide goods and services.  If you notice that capacity appears low in the advent of rising orders, what will you do? Will you attempt to raise the quality and time performance of individuals in the department, increase the supply of materials, or introduce other measures to improve capacity? For this assignment, write a paper that addresses the following: Indicate the measurements organizations use to measure capacity. Discuss what you could do as a manager to improve the level of quality and timely service to improve capacity. Determine how these improvements contribute to improvements in the quality of goods and services provided to customers. Consider increasing customer follow-ups after purchases regarding satisfaction of goods and service, as an indicator of the quality of capacity. Develop a brief survey 2 weeks after purchase to inquire about suggested improvements that could be made in products and services. In your paper, utilize the theory of constraints, the theory of capacity utilization, or another theory directly pertinent to development or use of capacity.

Prior to entering this discussion, review section 4 of the Environmental-Trend Analysis in the Abraham’s textbook. As you have learned in this week’s readings, many businesses exist in dynamic markets that pose unique economic, political, and technological challenges. Select a medium- to large-sized, publicly traded corporation that currently exists in a challenging business environment. Refer to the seven common categories of trend analysis as laid out in your textbook: Economic, regulatory/legislative, political, demographic, sociocultural, attitude/lifestyle, and technological. Research the company online by accessing the Mergent Ashford University Library online database which offers company financials, descriptions, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors. Also, access the Business  Insights: Global Ashford University Library online database which offers information on global companies and industries. It includes environment analysis, market share data, financial reports, case studies, business news, and company comparison charts. (View the Getting Started With Mergent and Business Insights: Global documents for suggested methods of searching Ashford University Library databases generally, as well as specific advice for searching these two databases). You can always conduct research using credible online sources of corporate financial information, just be sure that wherever you obtain financial information that you cite your source. Use this Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) document for guidance. Choose one of the seven categories to use as a basis of analysis for this discussion. Ensure that the time frame is now and that the challenges are continuing. In your initial post of at least 200 words, ·         Provide a general description of the publicly traded company you chose. ·         Describe the challenges facing the company in the chosen category of analysis. ·         Assess its current performance in your chosen category of analysis. ·         Forecast its projected performance in your chosen category of analysis. ·         Evaluate impending opportunities or challenges that result from your environmental scan.

The Director of Human Resources at Green Branch Coffee was impressed with the first part of your executive report on ethics in the HR profession. She would like you to create a policy for employee use of technology because new sources of social media and more advanced electronic devices are regularly being introduced into the market. The newly designed policy will be part of a revision of the Employee Policy Manual. Green Branch Coffee wants to prevent another leak of customer data, and all locations will be closed for an entire day to train team members on the policy in an attempt to demonstrate Green Branch’s commitment to fairness and justice. Revise Part 1 of the Key Assignment based on your instructor’s feedback, and add an additional 500 words to the executive report creating an Employee Use of Technology Policy that addresses the following: Refraining from workplace commentary on social media Maintaining a professional image What can be shared and what cannot be shared on social media Harassment Customer privacy and IT security

Select a foodservice / restaurant Company that has recently been in the news (within the past 2 years) for a Foodborne Illness Outbreak. Discuss: What is the name of the company(ies) involved in the Foodborne Illness? What went wrong or what contributed to the Foodborne Illness? How did the company manage the crisis? How has the company rebound after the crisis? In the future what should they do differently? The paper should be two (2) pages in length and the font should be no larger than twelve (12) and must comply with APA format. Do not cut and paste information from the internet. The paper must be in your own words and you must cite all your sources with both an in-text citation and on a reference page.

Your assignment is to rent a video documentary (e.g., VH1 Behind the Music or another feature length document) and to read articles or books about two different bands (one successful and one unsuccessful).  For the purposes of this assignment: Unsuccessful bands are those that have had commercial success and then broken up; successful bands are those that have had commercial success and been together for more than 10 years.  In selecting your bands, please keep in mind that you must be able to gather enough information from multiple sources (not just websites) to complete this project. Your assignment is to analyze and compare the bands’ experiences with conflict, defining roles, team management strategies, and the role of the team leader (a.k.a. the band promoters or managers). gather enough information from multiple sources (not just websites) to complete this project.  Your assignment is to analyze and compare The Back Street Boys and the NSYNC experiences with conflict, defining roles, team management strategies, and the role of the team leader (a.k.a. the band promoters or managers).  Remember to use appropriate course terminology, theories, and concepts in your analysis. -Backstreet boys: success (years active: 1993-present) -NSYNC: unsuccessful (years active: 1995-2002) Band composition and membership.  (13 points) How was each band formed?   How did they select their members?   Using course concepts, what are the important differences (if any) between the two bands you are analyzing in terms of how they were formed?   Band roles and division of workload.  (16 points) What role does each member of the band play (beyond just playing their instrument)?   Are the roles they play complementary or competing?   How is the job of finding or writing new music divided up?   Using course concepts, what are the important differences between your two bands in terms of the roles and workload division among members?  Band goals.  (13 points) What goals did the bands set for themselves?   How did the members set goals?   Did their goals overlap or diverge over time?   What impact did this have?   Using course concepts, what are the important differences (if any) between your bands in terms of the goals they set?  Team dynamics.  (18 points) How do the personalities of each member contribute to the success or failure of each band?   Was the band able to retain all of its original members?  Why or why not? How did the group dynamics influence the band’s ability to retain or integrate members?    To keep members motivated?   How did the band resolve conflicts?   What are the important differences between your two bands in terms of managing team dynamics? Team leadership.  (12 points) What role did the band manager or handlers play in managing the teams—and leading them to their successes/failures.   What types of leadership roles did different members play?   Based on course concepts, what are the important differences between the bands? What have you learned?  (18 points) Based on your analysis of the two bands, how might failure have been prevented?   What advice do you have for newly forming bands based on your analysis? What did you learn about team dynamics in rock bands that can be applied to organizational teams?  Professionalism.  (10 points) The final 10 points will be allocated for style, grammar, and professionalism of your paper.

Each question must contain at least one citation from a source in support of your assertions, assumptions, opinions, or conclusions.  1. List seven requirements for maintaining medical records as recommended by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).  This is a hunt or cut-and-paste assignment.  Just be sure to cite your source(s). 2. Describe ways to protect patient confidentiality that relate to the use of fax, copiers, email, and computers. 3. Identify the problems associated with patient confidentiality. 4. Describe the information to which the privacy rule refers. 5. List and discuss at least 10 bioethical issues the modern physician and healthcare professional faces.

The financial booms and busts over recent years cause some people to call for a return to the gold standard. They point out that the gold standard reduced exchange-rate risk imposed strict monetary policies on nations, and helped correct national trade imbalances Question: Do you think a new gold standard could be successful today? Explain.