Category: Business

COMPETENCIES
3081.1.1 : The Impact of Innovation
The graduate identifies the imp

COMPETENCIES
3081.1.1 : The Impact of Innovation
The graduate identifies the impact of innovation in personal and professional settings.
3081.1.2 : Techniques of Strategic Management
The graduate utilizes evidence-based techniques to make strategic decisions.
3081.1.3 : Business Strategy and Analysis
The graduate applies appropriate business practices to formulate recommendations that impact organizational effectiveness.
INTRODUCTION
Today’s business environment is characterized by a competitive intensity that requires innovative thinking and strategic decision-making competencies. As a business professional, it is essential that you apply the principles of strategic decision-making and design thinking to positively influence the effectiveness of a business in its markets.
In this task, you will act as a consultant for the company in the given scenario. As you complete the task, think about the materials you encountered in the course or past projects you have worked on that required innovative thinking and effective, strategic decision-making. You will be required to provide a market entry overview for the hypothetical company in the following scenario. As part of this market entry overview, you will
• assess the internal factors and aspects of the company,
• explain how elements of the emerging market influence the design of the company’s product, and
• apply the results of your analysis to the market entry strategy.
SCENARIO
A U.S. fishing boat manufacturer is known throughout the United States for its innovative approach to product design, lean manufacturing, and responsive customer service since its start three years ago. The mission statement of the company is “We will provide the most innovative customer-driven design and growth in the industry.” The founders’ ideals for the company are described in the vision statement: “We will be the most sustainable company in the industry.” The company’s ethical statement that guides all conduct and decision-making is “We will make decisions that are sustainable for customers and the environment.”
The company’s founders have created an organizational culture of innovation in which employees and founders are considered equal partners. The founders have provided incentives for employees’ creative ideas and created testing laboratories where customers use the products and provide design feedback. The founders have also invited innovators in other industries, such as gaming and information technology, to improve on the designs.
The company’s organizational structure is decentralized and provides all employees with decision-making responsibilities. All company decisions are evaluated by all employees to ensure that everyone is committed to the decisions. Additionally, all employees can access the company founders at any time for collaboration, shared decision-making, or relationship building.
The company has identified an emerging global market opportunity in India for its products. Successful sales in India could represent a critical moment for the company if the company establishes strategic partnerships that will increase the likelihood of product success. The founders hope to capture profits and market share and expand into other parts of Asia within the first year of selling products in India.
Research indicates market potential for the company’s sales in India because of the importance of the fishing industry in the country. Fishing and aquaculture are primary industries in the coastal regions of India. Economic zones have been established to support the over 14 million people who are an important part of the fishing industry. This industry makes up 1% of the nation’s gross domestic product and 6.56% of global fish exports (Department of Fisheries, 2019).
The company’s goal of the market expansion is to be the first foldable fishing boat manufacturer in India. An origami-inspired foldable fishing boat is the company’s most popular product. This boat comes designed as a plastic carrying case that unfolds into the water like an origami paper boat. This boat is suitable for use in calm water, and the boat can be recycled. The product retails for USD$200.
Traditional fishers in India use nonmechanized boats, which would be ideal for the foldable boat’s entry into the market. Laws and regulations surrounding the use of nonmechanized boats favor importing foldable boats, which would be easy for fishers to carry from home to the water. The business climate in India is open to new partnerships to improve the fishing experience for those who preserve the natural ecosystem with nonmotorized boats. The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) promotes the use of natural fishing equipment to reduce disruption to the fishing ecosystem in India (National Fisheries Development Board, n.d.).
The U.S. boat manufacturer’s founders met with the NFDB to request an endorsement for their foldable boats because of the product’s sustainable design and net-zero environmental impact. The founders discovered that the NFDB would only endorse the boat if it was made of plastics used in India in order to reduce the waste products in the nation’s landfills.
This endeavor would require the U.S. company to make a significant investment in India. The company would need to purchase or build a manufacturing facility, or it would need to contract with a facility owner to secure a manufacturing location. It would need to employ Indian workers. Lastly, the company would need to manufacture a new foldable boat made from used plastics in India with an environmentally friendly waterproof coating.
The new foldable boat could be designed in several ways, and the company would need to test a series of plastic products and waterproof coatings to determine which would be suitable for fishers in India. The fishers range in age from 13 to 70, so the design would need to be comfortable and portable enough for all fishers in this target group.
The company decides to hire Indian fishers to help design the product to reach this market. These fishers will provide qualitative, open-ended conversations and data that will be valuable in communicating the product’s features and benefits to other fishers. The product will be tested by a variety of fishers who represent different sectors of the fishing industry, different regions, and different cultural segments. Testing will provide generalizable qualitative data about the product’s use and effectiveness.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Analyze the internal organizational aspects of the company from the scenario by doing the following:
1. Discuss in detail whether the organizational culture is an advantage or disadvantage to the company and explain why.
2. Discuss in detail whether the organizational structure is an advantage or disadvantage to the company and explain why.
3. Describe in detail how each of the following organizational aspects in the scenario influences how the company makes strategic decisions:
a. organizational culture
b. organizational structure
c. mission and vision statements
d. ethical statement
B. Discuss innovations to the company’s product from the scenario by doing the following:
1. Describe two specific characteristics of the emerging market in the scenario.
2. Discuss two product redesign ideas, one unique redesign idea for each of the characteristics you identified in part B1.
a. For each of your two redesign ideas, explain how each redesign idea addresses the related characteristic described in part B1, using supporting details from the scenario.
3. Discuss in detail each of the six stages of the design thinking process the company would undergo to implement at least one of your redesign ideas discussed in part B2.
Note: The six stages of the design thinking process are empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test, and implement.
a. Choose three of the following aspects from the scenario and discuss in detail how each selected aspect would influence at least one of the six stages of the design thinking process discussed in part B3.
• organizational culture
• organizational structure
• company ethics
• emerging market culture
• emerging market ethics
• global legal systems
C. Explain how the company’s organizational culture and ethical statement described in part A3 influence the company’s market entry strategy in the scenario.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

pleasa write all the answers in the file , avoid plagiarism , the work should be

pleasa write all the answers in the file , avoid plagiarism , the work should be in your own woeds , writie references. ” and long answer of 200-300 words or more . for every question , The plagiarism rate does not exceed 30%.

After you have selected your key topic, use the Internet to search for at least

After you have selected your key topic, use the Internet to search for at least 5 scholarly resources that relate to the topic and have been published within the last 5 years. Academic articles and journals must be reputable and obtained from professional websites that address the content of this course. Popular magazines and online sources such as Wikipedia are not permissible.

Your Executive Summary should be a “teaser” for the reader. Entice the reader to

Your Executive Summary should be a “teaser” for the reader. Entice the reader to want to read more about you and your experiences. A well developed, easy to read and interesting portfolio is just one more way to separate yourself from your job-seeking competitors. In this section of your portfolio, tell the reader how you have organized your portfolio and how they can navigate the various sections. In the introduction, explain why you chose the program and concentration. Include a brief descriiption of your courses, the program objectives that you achieved, as well as an overview of the important concepts learned in class. Conclude with your assessment of how the overall program met your professional and personal goals and how your degree will enhance your career path.

Your Personal Guidebook
Throughout the business program, you have the opportunit

Your Personal Guidebook
Throughout the business program, you have the opportunity to add one assignment or activity to your personal guidebook, which is a personalized career plan to help you grow and develop throughout your business journey. These assignments will feature leadership and career skills you can use to guide you in your career. Your personal guidebook evolves with you, transforming as you grow, to help you keep track of where you are on the path to success.
This will be your personal guidebook assignment for this course.
Activity Overview and Instructions [PDF] Download Activity Overview and Instructions [PDF].
Open the linked Instructions and read them carefully. Review the rubric below before beginning the activity.
Personal Guidebook Activity Template [DOCX].Download Personal Guidebook Activity Template [DOCX].
Click the link and download the template, then open it to complete the activity. Save your work as a Word document (.doc or .docx) and submit it using the link in your course.

A. Create three corporate policies that reflect the organization’s culture and

A. Create three corporate policies that reflect the organization’s culture and ethical viewpoints.
1. Explain the rationale behind the policies, including how they align with the organization’s culture.
2. Distinguish between ethical and legal issues.
3. Analyze the ethical issues at stake in the scenario (e.g., conflict of interest, misuse of resources, whistleblowing).
4. Describe the purpose of the ethics officer.
B. Describe corporate social responsibility and how it applies to the scenario.
1. Explain the ethical desirability of improving the company’s reputation in the community based on the scenario. The explanation should include three supporting examples of what the company has done or failed to do that has harmed its image in the community.
2. Describe an ethically, socially, and environmentally responsible course of action to address each example from part B1 based on the company’s culture and core values.
3. Explain how the course of action from part B2 is ethically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question numbers clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Download the African Elephants Data Set
Add a column after 2012 elephant populat

Download the African Elephants Data Set
Add a column after 2012 elephant population with the header “Average Population,” and use the AVERAGE formula to calculate the average elephant population for each country between 1979 and 2012.
Add a column with the header “Total Change” after the new “Average Population” column to calculate the total change in elephant population from 1979 to 2012.
In your new “Total Change” column, use Color Scales conditional formatting to display the largest changes in elephant populations, from red (largest decrease) to green (largest increase).
Add a column to the right of your “Total Change” column titled “Percent Change.” Use a formula to calculate the percent change since 1979 (this is equal to total change, divided by population in 1979).
Sort your entire sheet by percent change in decreasing order.
Add a line at the bottom for totals, and add a SUM formula to calculate the total elephant population in Africa for each of the columns.
Add three lines below your totals, and use formulas to calculate the (1) min, (2) max, and (3) range for each of the columns.
Create a new sheet (new tab) and name it “Summary.”In cell A1, type the name of the country that had the biggest increase in elephants.
In cell A2, type the country with the largest percent decrease in elephants, and in cell B2, type the percent decrease amount.
In cell A3, type the range you calculated in the last step.
Save your Excel sheet in .xlsx format and submit online.

How has examining your beliefs, assumptions, and/or values related to your resea

How has examining your beliefs, assumptions, and/or values related to your research question affected how you process information in your daily life? Consider advertisements that pop up in your social media feeds; claims made in magazine articles, news headlines, or tweets by celebrities; or information shared by family.
What changes, big or small, have occurred in how you apply the skills you developed in this class to other classes, your personal life, and/or your career?
Be sure to provide specific examples to support your points.
i have attach the research question

Background
There are many ethical issues for managers to handle in the workplace

Background
There are many ethical issues for managers to handle in the workplace. Common issues are a toxic workplace culture that needs to be evaluated and replaced through a strategic plan. Another issue is unrealistic goals that may be set for the workforce and specifically areas in the company that are affected by achieving bonuses or other benefits.
Technology is another area of ethical conduct that managers need to supervise and ensure the workforce is adhering to policies. The main ethical issue that remains to plague organizations is discrimination and harassment. Laws are in place to protect employees from discrimination and harassment. Organizations can be significantly affected by lawsuits and reputation if faced with discrimination and harassment issues. (Ferrell et all, 2022) (www.dol.gov)
Instructions
Review Chapter 9 specifically in your book for the final assignment. Create an ethics audit for an organization of your choice or a fictious company. You can use an event that caused a company to have a legal or reputation issue due to one of the common workplace ethical issues noted in the background for the assignment.
The audit plan can be a policy or process with detailed steps or a model that you create and explain step-by-step in directions below the visual. Create this audit plan so it is complete and can be implemented in an organization.
Title page
Introduction
Audit plan steps or visual model
Explain steps in detail with headings
Reference page
Length: This assignment must be 3-5 pages (excluding the title and reference page).
References: Include 3 scholarly resources. Please make sure they are scholarly.
Grading