To Build or Buy

Select a small business that you visit often (e.g., coffee shop, bookstore, sporting goods store, etc.). Write a 6-8 page paper in which you: Craft a brief (1-2 pages) strategy for a business concept that would directly compete with the small business you selected. Explain the rationale for the strategy in detail. Determine if it would make more sense to open the new business you describe or to purchase the existing business you selected. Explain your reasoning. Discuss the most appropriate form of ownership for your new business (assuming your current financial situation).

Border security architecture

In 2-3 pages, and using APA style formatting, discuss the "technocrats" as described in chapter 4. Was Canada the appropriate starting point for their new approach on border security architecture? Abstract Page (150-250 words) Not part of the 2-3 Pages.

Individual Assignment: Simulation Analysis

• Write a 700- to 1,050- word paper where you explain the following in the context of the simulation: Create a solution using strategic variables available to you to sustain the economic profits the firm can earn. What are some of the pricing strategies that you would recommend? What are some of the non-pricing strategies that you would recommend? What kind of innovations would you propose to sustain the organization’s uniqueness?

Inflation and Government Economic Policies

What is inflation? What are the causes of inflation? Is inflation desirable and what can be done to control inflation in a market economy? What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)? How has the CPI behaved since the year 2000? What have been the causes of these changes? In your response, include a graph of the CPI for this period and cite your source. What is the Producer Price Index (PPI)? How has the PPI behaved since the year 2000? What have been the causes of these changes? In your response, include a graph of the PPI for this period and cite your source. What is the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)? How has the Survey behaved since the year 2000? What have been the causes of these changes? In your response, include a graph of the CE for this period and cite your source.

Legal and ethical issues surrounding Solyndra

You will need to research the company through the University library. Incorporate two to three specific laws that apply to the situation. Discuss how the philosophy of economist Milton Friedman may have influenced the executives of the company. In addition, identify an ethical framework other than Free Market Ethics that applies to this situation and discuss how it may have influenced the executives of the company.

Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse

Resource: “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” article. Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper using this and other articles as a resource. Because communications must be designed with the audience in mind, answer the following questions: What are some considerations to remember given the different roles and people in the audience? What would be the potential needs of the miners’ families in receiving a message about this incident? What would be the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident? What actions must you take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?

Policing practices and operations

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper discussing policing practices and operations. Include an assessment of the following: • The relationship between traditional organizational structures of policing agencies • Communication patterns both within and outside the policing agency • Current trends in the approach to the policing function Identify any existing issues with the partnership between law enforcement and community. Recommend any necessary changes to improve partnerships between law enforcement and community. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Social Media in a Business

Write a 3-4 page paper on the issue of using social media in a business environment. You may choose to address the issue from either the pro or con perspective. You may also include references to how your current organization (or an organization you are familiar with) uses or refuses to use social media. Keep in mind this is not about personal social media, but rather the use of social media for business purposes. In your analysis include a section on the ethical dimensions of using social media from a business perspective and specifically address one of the Jesuit Values in your ethical discussion.

Stories of Change

Read the “Stories of Change” section in Chapter 1 of the textbook that describes how companies such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Kodak, and McDonald’s have addressed significant changes within their organizations. Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you: Using Kotter’s model, identify the three (3) most significant errors made out of all of the change stories presented and describe the ramifications of those mistakes. Make at least one (1) recommendation for each change story that would have improved the effectiveness of the change process and explain why that recommendation would have altered the outcome of the change process.

Total Rewards System Proposal

This research-based assignment focuses on the latest available information about creating, organizing, and managing a total rewards program. Envision a service-based (insurance, telemarketing, or other) profit organization that employs 20,000 employees in 17 different countries. There are 2,000 management-level individuals who speak a variety of languages. The company employs diverse individuals who are governed by multiple regulatory environments. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: 1. Create a brief overview of the company requirements for a total rewards system. 2. Formulate a total rewards strategy to encompass the fundamentals of compensation and the regulatory environments. 3. Explain the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees’ needs.