Essays on Part 2

There is a 100 word minimum for Part 1. For Part 2, Read the abstract below. Answer the CHALLENGE questions in detail. Your final written answers for part 2 will have a minimum of 400 words (all answers combined).

Part 1

Identify a business or sports leader who you think is highly effective, and explain why you think they are effective. Answer Apple Inc. is a good example of an effective company. Apple’s achievement emanates from its customer oriented policies which seeks to provide the customer with unique products. This explains the reason why the company enjoys an unmatched level ...

At the forefront of the causes of the First World War was the growing sense of Nationalism among the European nations as they reacted to the “fallout” of imperialism abroad and social class conflicts at home (WWI and the Interwar Years, Part 1 3-4mins). In other words, each European power was keen to minimize its counterpart’s influence in the colonized territories and within its borders. Subsequently, one of the effects of World War I was the taint it placed on the presentation of the West as the “height of civilization”; in answer, colonized persons began to question the ...

Background

Part 1 Question 1. The four facts that can help in explaining the advantages of workplace diversity are a variety of viewpoints, language skills, positive reputation, and increased creativity. These facts would ensure the management understands the need to accept workplace diversity as a necessity rather than an option. Question 4. Demographic shifts that indicate American workplace is becoming more diverse are dramatic growth in the role of women in the labour force and the leadership positions, 40% of the Americans would leave the workforce by 2025, 92% of the American population growth come from the ethnic groups, and ...

Part 2- Analysis of Audience, Purpose, and Context

Technical communication is the method of passing scientific, engineering, and other technical information. Therefore, careful analysis of the audience, as well as the purpose and context, is essential since people in different contexts with varied professional identifications can engage in technical communication. Additionally, individuals that are designated as professional writers apply the research techniques during documentation and presentation of technical processes. Regarding the EGR 386w, my audience can change the tone and structure of the document by developing an effective argument. During the design for practice program, I addressed the expert audience because they are the category of people ...

Problem 1. Yowie

Part 1 The first stage was actually taking all the required physical measurements of all the group participants. They can be found in Tab.1: The only ratio we were familiar with was the one proposed by the assignment (height : arm span = 1 : 1), so we checked it. Based on our measurements we were able to make a conclusion that this ratio is actual but not precise. In our data, the ratios were: Courtney 167 : 160 = 1.04 : 1, Angela 169 : 170 = 1 : 1.01, Steev 176 : 180 = 1 : 1.02, Danielle 155 : 150 = ...

Investment Proposal for Cengage Learning, Inc.

Executive Summary

Purpose of the Paper The main purpose of the paper is to prepare an effective investment appraisal for Cengage Learning by using various financial management tools.

Overview of the Paper

The paper comprises of following material that can be seen in the overall paper. Investment appraisal techniques for introducing new product line Selection of two most common techniques Importance of techniques through literature Testing of Feasibility of new project Interpretation and conclusion on the analysis Techniques Used Results It is found from the above two analysis that the project is viable for the company and has potential to provide high return ...

Response to Antony’s Note

Part 1: Money problems remain one of the leading contributors to divorce in the modern society. When the two marriage partners have different styles of managing money, the problem can ruin their marriage. A diligent financial planner is better off unmarried than staying married to a person who is reckless with their money.

Part 2:

Divorce has a significant impact on the lives of children both in the short-term and in the long term. It is psychologically troubling and very difficult for children to deal with the loss of love between their parents or witness their parents break up their marriage ...

Lab Experiment #4: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits

Goals The main objective of this laboratory practice is to gain understanding on the basic laws that describe electric circuits and their application.

Background and Theory

Ohm’s Law. According to Alexander and Sadiku (2013), “Ohm’s Law states that the voltage v across a resistor is directly proportional to the current i flowing through the resistor” (p. 31). The constant of proportionality is the element’s resistance, R, which depends on several factors that will not be analyzed in this report. The equation for Ohm’s Law is then: v=iR (where v: voltage, i: current and R: resistance). The units for ...

Business Research Project Part 2

Business Research Project Part 2

The article (The Guardian, 2015) addresses the issue of the declining sales of iPad tablets in 2014. The sales of iPad were 26.0 million items in the last quarter of 2013, and declined to 21.4 million in the same period of 2014 (17.7% drop). However, this trend is not unique. The other researches indicated that the sales of the other tablets are also constantly declining. However, the analytics consider this is due to increase of the tablet market (more manufacturers on the market). The general trend confirms that all the manufacturers are shipping fewer ...

Introduction

“We created everything around us except trees,” claimed Dave Kelly – the engineering leader of the Department of Creativity and Innovations of IDEO Company, whose primary role is to organize the team of creators to wrap any invention into the innovative form to attract more people to use the invented things ("Inside IDEO - Part 1"). Four key elements are necessary to succeed in creativity –the creative person, the product, the process that allows creating in comfort for the creativity conditions and, last, but not least, the possibilities – the climate, surrounding people, process and product (Rhodes, 1961). This video tells ...

Article readings.

The first quote as stated by Gratton & Erickson (2007) is that ‘although teams that are large, virtual, diverse, and composed of highly educated specialists are increasingly crucial with challenging projects, those same four characteristics make it hard for teams to get anything done.' This is a fundamental point that has been raised by the authors as they point out that in fact the aspects needed for the promotion of success are the same ones that would most likely undermine the intended success of any entity. This is because research has even proved that those who are found in the ...

BUSINESS PLAN PART 2

BUSINESS PLAN PART 2

Executive Summary

The "Your House, Your Design" company has the goal to compete in the North American market, where several companies offer design and manufacturing of home furniture. The offering of a platform where the client has participation in the design is a feature that gives a competitive differentiation from the rest of the competition. The possibility to offer the product in Canada, United States of America and Mexico using company representations in the three countries avoiding custom costs open the possibilities of the company to be a leader in the design and manufacturing of home furniture.

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Introduction

This project will examine the portfolio of the Virgin Group in relation to their stakeholder marketing processes which helps in targeting specific classes of clients. This will be done in two parts:

Part 1: The evaluation of communication approaches and methods used to target various stakeholders and

Part 2: An application of IT Skills and Business Software applications to produce a portfolio of stakeholder marketing communication materials used by the Virgin Group.

Part 1: Stakeholder Communication in Virgin Group

Communication is a system through which an organisation codifies a message, transmits it to a given receiver and the receiver decodes the message, internalises it and takes action. Communication is important in sharing ideas, information or emotions from one entity to another. ...

Part 1 Option 1: Video marketing campaign site (1250 word equivalent)

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Video Script

Talking Head Hello, are you looking for latest games, HD videos, music, and memorabilia or caters? That is always a daunting task to do by yourself when we are here and ready to serve you. We are a U.K based company that specializes in selling video games, both latest and all-time favourites that will always leave you wanting for more. Also, we have been dealing with all range of videos and music genres and we guarantee you will not miss your portion too. Additionally, we have a range of memorabilia and caters that you can order anytime and ...

Jean Kilbourne’s Killing Us Softly discusses the discrimination against women by the use of media when doing advertisements. For instance, she believes that the media portray women in negative ways that kill their self-esteem and ego. In her documentaries, she demonstrates that gender inequality becomes predominant by representing women conspicuously as second-class creature to men (Kilbourne 1). Moreover, there is the reality of her presentations as her support argument are the pictures that these advertisers use in their posts. One of the commonly known cases is that women are presented almost naked while men are shown well dressed ...

Reflection Paper about ACCA and CMA

The ACCA, which stands for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, is one of the international bodies for the professional accountants based in the United Kingdom. It was established in the year 1904 by eight individuals. During its initial years, ACCA was known as the London Association of Accountants. Its name changed to ACCA in 1984. The core values of this accounting body have been accountability, integrity, innovation, diversity, and opportunity. Regarding membership, ACCA supports 455,000 students and 178,000 members in 181 countries (ACCA, 2015). Consequently, this demonstrates that ACCA is popular, especially in the Commonwealth nations. ...

Question 1 – The Silk Road

The Silk Road is thought to have been pioneered by Zhang Qian who chose to open well known ancient trade roads. Between 139 BC and 119 BC, he traveled bring with him massive amounts of data about Western Asia and Central Asia. Originally thought to be termed as such by German geographer Ferninand on Richthoten during the 1870s, the Silk Road was not actually one single road but a series of routes, treks and trips throughout Central Asia, as East met North; the major players in this new intra-territorial and overseas ventures were the Mediterranean, Greece and Asia (Waugh, ...

Critique

The following is the systematic critique of the article titled, “Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK” (Hemingway et al., 2012). The nursing critique has been done in accordance with the guidelines provided in the article title, “Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research” (Ryan, Coughlan and Cronin, 2007). The research article is published in the journal of Issues in Mental Health Nursing, which is a peer reviewed journal. The research article by Hemingway et al., 2012, is a qualitative study that employs an assortment ...

Organization Analysis Part 2

Organization Analysis Part 2 The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) is a national nonprofit organization that has multiple programs to assist families from different backgrounds to improve in their lives. The organization is concerned with issues such as child adoption, child care, child support, child welfare, disabilities, food stamps and temporary assistances for poor families. The organization functions with many affiliates that include American Association of Welfare Attorney, American Association of Food Stamp Directors, among others. The study will carry out organization analysis to find out how the APHSA organization functions (APHSA, 2016). To fully incorporate the functioning ...