Ricardo Semler Leadership

Topic Ricardo Semler Leadership Instructions Drawing on the concepts you have studied on this module, identify and assess Ricardo Semler’s key leadership strengths, weaknesses and challenges, and make recommendations for the current leaders at Semco. Context: The sources on Ricardo Semler, his organisation (SEMCO) and his country (Brazil), provide the opportunity to discuss the notion … Read more

Electronic Marketing

Topic Electronic Marketing Instructions What is the difference between advertising on social media and marketing using social media? What are the benefits to each, and what are the challenges? Pretend you are launching your new blog on your recently updated website. Here’s your big chance to speak directly to your customers and hopefully start the dialogs … Read more

Cash and Liquidity Management

Topic Short-Term Financial Planning and Cash and Liquidity Management Instructions Which of the following terms is defined as the length of time between the purchase of inventory and the date of receipt of cash from the sale of that inventory is called the: A. Inventory period. B. Accounts Receivable period. C. Accounts Payable period. Operating cycle. E. Cash cycle. … Read more

Business Law

Topic Business law Instructions Often, a company wants to get an outside opinion on a tricky legal question or sensitive legal matter, and will hire outside counsel at a law firm to assist.  Each of you now has the opportunity to act as outside counsel and revisit whatever legal case study you think could use … Read more

Variation in Your Investments

Topic Variation in Your Investments Instructions Risk can be defined as variation and thus in your 401K or 403B, how much variation can you live handle in your portfolio? Your Comfort Level and Your Choices? Some people want to invest in a bank account since there is no variation in value but the interest rate … Read more

Operational Management

Topic Operational Management Instructions Identify and select 1 key OM issues where there are weaknesses, which require change(s) and/or improvement based on your analysis. NOTE: The analysis of the 1 key company’s operation management issues and company’s weaknesses must be thorough and detailed. Company: Arnott’s  (http://www.arnotts.com.au/) Company’s operational management issues: lack risk management for logistics … Read more

Project Management Phases- The Initiation Phase

Topic Project Management Phases- The Initiation Phase Instructions Discuss the Initiation Phase in Project Management. Answer preview Project management involves activities that start and end within a predefined timeline after delivering the intended change. In general terms, the purpose of a project is to solve an existing problem or take advantage of existing opportunities. The … Read more

Business Model and Strategic Plan

Topic Business Model and Strategic Plan Instructions Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the importance of innovation in your selected business’s vision, mission, and values, and determine your business model for this new division. Include the following: Propose a new product or service for the new company division. The division should be … Read more

The Purpose of SWOT Analysis

Topic The Purpose of SWOT Analysis Instructions Review the SWOT Analysis information located in Chs. 2 and 3 of the Strategic Management textbook, and additional University Library sources found on the Week 2 Electronic Reserve Readings page to see the types of information that companies or industries include. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you address the following: Discuss … Read more

Supply Chain Management

Topic Supply Chain Management Instructions Write a 200-word post on Supply Chain Management. Answer preview Supply chain management entails the active streamlining of an organization’s supply-side activities in order to gain competitive advantage and maximize customer value in the marketplace. Notably, supply chain management represents an endeavor by suppliers to create and put into use … Read more