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Prepare:  Read Module 3 of your course textbook and review the Evaluating Information—Applying the CRAAP Test  (Links to an external site.) Watch the GEN103 Determining Authority   (Links to an external site.) and GEN103 Determining Currency  (Links to an external site.) Find a non-scholarly web page that relates to your research question (you can use this web page for your annotated bibliography). Keep in mind you are to find a web page and not a website. Review the Websites versus Web Pages handout to be sure you understand the difference between the two. Examine your chosen non-scholarly web page for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. Reflect: Reflect on the elements of the CRAAP test and how each one indicates the credibility and reliability of a source. Consider how your evaluation of each of these elements affects your understanding of the strength of the source. Think about why it is important to evaluate any web page that you plan to rely on for information.   Write: Apply the CRAAP test to your source. For each of the CRAAP criteria, start a new paragraph. In each paragraph, state which criterion you are addressing and evaluate the source based on that criterion. Provide specific examples to support your evaluation. Evaluate your source’s overall strength based on the elements of the CRAAP test. Is this source appropriate to use in answering to your research question, why or why not? Explain one thing you have learned from the process of doing this CRAAP test. Provide a properly formatted APA reference to the web page at the end of your initial post. Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements. You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information that you use. Please refer to the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper  (Links to an external site.)  and Formatting Your References List  (Links to an external site.)  for help with citing and referencing your sources.

Creating a Career Development Program As the director of learning and development, you have been tasked with creating a career development program for the senior sales team of your organization, Prescott Clothing Manufacture, inc.You currently support five individuals on the senior sales team. Each team member has aspirations of becoming either a senior sales manager, sales director, or vice president of sales. None of the team members have any experience in leading a team, but they show some potential for management. Choose one of the roles above (i.e., senior sales manager, sales director, or vice president of sales), and create a PowerPoint presentation outlining a career development program for the employee. In your PowerPoint, please include the elements below. §  Describe skills needed to be successful in the desired role. §  Discuss three to four training and developmental interventions needed to gain the skills to be successful in the desired role, and provide a timeframe of completion for each intervention. For example, a job rotation program should be completed in 60 to 90 days, and an apprenticeship should be completed in 2 years. §  Explain the outcomes of each developmental intervention. For example, “Through this job rotation exercise, you will be able to effectively manage a virtual team.”

Give supporting evidence of benefits or prices and product / service options and innovation in your chosen industry. Please ensure an appendix of INDICATIVE ACTUAL PRICES for comparable services from the main competitors and new entrant small firms as at a specific date and sources is included. Guidance: See the following extracts from the EU’s website regarding their suggested benefits of LIBERALISATION: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/general/liberalisation_en.html (accessed 20.09.19) “Services such as transport, energy, postal services and telecommunications have not always been as open to competition as they are today. The European Commission has been instrumental in opening up these markets to competition (also known as liberalisation). The Essay must consider What are the advantages of liberalisation? In the EU Member States, services like these have previously been provided by national organisations with exclusive rights to provide a given service. By opening up these markets to international competition, consumers can now choose from a number of alternative service providers and products. Opening up these markets to competition has also allowed consumers to benefit from lower prices and new services which are usually more efficient and consumer-friendly than before. This helps to make our economy more competitive.” Your Critique will include : An explanation of the concept of sticky pricing as described in theory of Oligopoly, where companies have similar prices use NON PRICE activities to compete and if there is evidence of collusion (NB Collusion is illegal) Guidance question: Has the EU’s policy improved or damaged economic efficiency in those businesses participating in these markets?

If you can view the AES Presentation. please do would not upload 500-word response to the following:  What are the components of the 3-Stage Model?  What are the different types of thinking associated with AES?  What might the challenges be to reach synthesis?

Propose the factors that impact market segmentation in global markets.  Defend the main reasons causing U.S. firms to cross list aboard. Appraise the 3 levels of commitment for ADRs traded in the United States.  Construct how MNEs can diversify operations.  Examine the re-measurement and translation process.

Read Ch 10 Criminal Law and Cyber Law then Answer the following questions. 1. What is HIPAA and how this important for you? 2. Can a nurse at a hospital pull up any patient’s record, like those of an actor if the nurse is curious to know more about this patient? Next, Read Ch 11 then Answer the following question. 3. Verbal/Oral contracts are common when 2 people just state their promises as they are talking. How strong can these be and do you think it is good to make verbal contracts? 4 . When you download a new app for your cell phone or when you are required to agree to the new contractual terms and conditions for Facebook , eBay or amazon, etc., do you ever read this? Why or why not? 4b. Do you own your posted social media pics/videos that you post on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter , Snapchat, TikTok, etc.? Search online to find out. Briefly Answer the Following questions (Write your answer directly into the text box or copy and paste it from your computer) Business Law Homework Use your book or the Internet and read the posted business structure info above this posting, to briefly answer the following questions. (Please do not cut and paste from the web, because it will be flagged by a plagiarism checker, simply put it into your words) 1. (a) What is a sole proprietorship? (b) What is the benefit of a sole proprietorship? (c ) What are the disadvantages of a sole proprietorship (d) How much does it cost to form a sole proprietorship? 2. Answer the following: (a) Define corporation. (b) What is the benefit of a corporation? (c) Approximately how much does it initially cost to form a corporation? How much are the yearly costs to maintain a corporation? List the 4 parts of a Valid Contract and Provide an Example for each part that would occur in the real world. (1 Paragraph for each part of a contract 5 sentences) 1. 2. 3. 4.

The case study assignment for Module 7 draws on the following textbook case: Case 6: TOMS Shoes in 2016: An Ongoing Dedication to Social Responsibility, by Margaret A. Peteraf, Sean Zhand, and Meghan L. Cooney (page C-57) Read the case and then respond to the case questions given below. In addition to using the case study provided in the textbook, research the company further to find any relevant events that have transpired since the writing of the case study. Use the TOMS website, Internet search engines such as Google, online data services, or other sources to locate the latest articles about the company including press releases and current financial information. Be sure to cite all sources according to APA guidelines. Note: For assistance with analyzing any financial data in this case, Table 4-1 (Key Financial Ratios: How to Calculate Them and What They Mean) in your textbook is a useful reference. Please limit your analysis to 4 pages (1000 to 1100 words), double-spaced. Students please note: Feel free to bring in any recent news or current events concerning this company into your answer. Case Questions Consider the expression “timing is everything” in relation to the building of the TOMS brand. Besides the influence of recovering economic conditions and the increased affluence of potential customers, what forces contributed most significantly to TOMS growth and market share? In your answer, consider the following: Which cultural/social concepts and/or norms influenced a potential buyer to purchase TOMS products? Detail the impact of your identified concept/norm on TOMS growth. Do you think that most businesses can successfully leverage the same cultural/social concepts and/or norms that TOMS did? Be descriptive in your response, and, if appropriate, identify a company/business that has put such principles to work to their advantage. Review the TOMS website (especially the section on “Impact”) and access the “Code of Business Practices via the link below. Of the elements of the Code, select three and review them in terms of ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Explain how they will affect customers, suppliers, employees, or society at large.      TOMS CODE OF BUSINESS PRACTICES Explain what is meant by the term sustainability. Describe actions, principles, and practices of TOMS that are consistent with sustainability. Also describe any of the practices or actions of TOMS that might fail to qualify as sustainable. In other words, provide relevant examples of both sides of sustainability at TOMS. TOMS Founder and CEO Blake Mycoskie identified a problem, synergized an approach for resolution, and created an infrastructure for execution. Mycoskie built his company on the promise of “One for One,” donating shoes on par with shoes purchased. Evaluate how well that slogan encapsulated Mycoski’s vision and corporate commitment. Be both specific and expansive in your response, providing examples to support your perspectives. For reference, see the linked article on Mycoskie’s recent reimagining of TOMS’ mission.      https://hbr.org/2016/01/the-founder-of-toms-on-reimagining-the-companys-mission TOMS is not the only company that employs CSR thinking to avoid producing a negative impact on society. Choose one of the following companies: Ford Motor Company Merck & Co. (pharmaceuticals) Burt’s Bees, Inc. (personal care products) The Bellagio Las Vegas (hotel/resort/casino) Yum! Brands (restaurants)    Conduct an Internet search of your selected company and determine its level of commitment to CSR. Write several paragraphs explaining what you found. [MO7.1, MO7.2, MO7.3]

1. Identify and describe the differences between assignment and delegation of contracts.2. Identify and describe the different ways in which a party to a contract may be considered incompetent to enter into a contract?3. Identify and describe the elements needed to create a valid contract.4. Identify and describe the different ways in which damages to a contract case are determined.

Your written assignment will include the following: Review the National Response Framework(see link provided) what are operational goals. NIMS Review: Explain the operational goals of NIMS.(See link) What is the importance of an organized and managed response of insurance providers and their agents, what do they contribute to the recovery effort?  What is the value of Business Continuity Plans and Business Continuity Management. Explain the differences in a coordinated government, private, local response to an emergency and a singular local response to an incident. Explain Resilience and why it assists in preparing and managing continuity and recover. What is the importance of building partnership in the management and recovery of a crisis.

Assuming the role of a marketing consultant, provide a critique for each of the Phase 2 presentations (excluding your team).  Included in your evaluation: 1.        Assessment of strategic insight that led to identifying the competitive idea. 2.        Assessment of the execution of the competitive idea