Archive | May, 2016

market research plan:

Assignment: The Market Research Plan Scenario: Your top franchisee owns several franchises in New York, NY. Over the last three years, sales and market share have declined 5% each year in the consumer segment and business segment. As the marketing manager for the franchise, you have decided to fly to New York and develop a […]

Polaris or Arctic Cat. :Horizontal and vertical analysis of the income statements

For this assignment you will select to work on EITHER Polaris or Arctic Cat. Depending on which you choose, access the firm’s financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 31, 2014, from the firm’s website (Polaris.com & Arcticcat.com) or the SEC database (www.sec.gov). Use the most current 10K statements available on SEC or annual statements in Yahoo Finance. Complete […]

how change management can help retain or promote employee loyalty

Today’s workforce is diverse in terms of age and other aspects that influence performance and success. Leaders must both motivate and support employees so that they can continuously adapt to change while creating opportunity in their careers. Develop a 1,400-word analysis of how change management can help retain or promote employee loyalty by taking into account: […]

How could liquidity ratios be used by investors to determine whether or not to invest in a company?

 Ratios provide the users of financial statements with a great deal of information about the entity.  Do ratios tell the whole story?

 Critically Examine the view that Colonization of African Countries is a blessing in disguise.

Critically Examine the view that Colonization of African Countries is a blessing in disguise.

marketing simulation for Minnesota Micromotors, Inc. (MM)

This week you will continue to play the role of the marketing manager in a marketing simulation for Minnesota Micromotors, Inc. (MM). Minnesota Micromotors, Inc. (MM), based in Minneapolis, is a manufacturer of brushless, direct current (BLDC) 1 motors used in orthopedic medical devices. Approximately 70% of the revenues of Minnesota Micromotors, Inc. were generated […]

Air Bag Recall

Review the article “Blow Out” from this week’s reading assignment. This article pertains to the recall of air bag products. Assume you are the manager for a large automotive company that will be using air bags in your products. What risk assessment tools will you use in order to ensure that the product being installed […]

fundamentalist

Find an online example of an individual or group being labeled “fundamentalist” in a mainstream media source: in an NY Timesstory, or by a commentator on CNN, etc. Post a link to that source. Given the context in which it occurs, describe why the author/speaker of this source uses the word “fundamentalist” in their piece. Do 10 […]

Training program on diversity and inclusion for your organization’s first line supervisors.

You are an HR Manager in a company that has recently received complaints from employees about lack of inclusion. Develop a 1,050- to 1,400-word overview for a training program on diversity and inclusion for your organization’s first line supervisors. Include a plan for the types of exercises, roleplaying, or activities that will maintain participant interest and enhance the learning […]

Discuss the impact of flash and ‘the cloud’ on enterprise storage environments as a whole.

You should discuss the success factors contrasted with the pitfalls that companies experience when adopting various strategies. Describe the impact to new/existing system designs when alternative solutions are introduced into the data center (whether onsite, or in the cloud). Finally, identify key security concerns that must be addressed with any enterprise level technology. Note: Your paper […]