Category: Business

Please see below instructions and note I am a manager at Citco (hedge fund admin

Please see below instructions and note I am a manager at Citco (hedge fund administration)
The Baldrige Framework requires organizations to describe their Strategic Challenges and Strategic Advantages based on the following definitions:
STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES. Those marketplace benefits that exert a decisive influence on your organization’s likelihood of future success. These advantages are frequently sources of current and future competitive success relative to other providers of similar products. Strategic advantages generally arise from either or both of two sources: (1) core competencies, which focus on building and expanding on your organization’s internal capabilities, and (2) strategically important external resources, which your organization shapes and leverages through key external relationships and partnerships.
STRATEGIC CHALLENGES. Those pressures that exert a decisive influence on your organization’s likelihood of future success. These challenges are frequently driven by your organization’s anticipated competitive position in the future relative to other providers of similar products. While not exclusively so, strategic challenges are generally externally driven. However, in responding to externally driven strategic challenges, your organization may face internal strategic challenges.
Discussion Questions
Question 1
Briefly describe your organization’s primary strategic challenges and strategic advantages?
Question 2
How does your organization respond to those strategic challenges and strategic advantages?
How does it incorporate strategies or tactics to respond to the challenges and leverage the advantages?

For this assignment, you need to watch the video case study “I have a great busi

For this assignment, you need to watch the video case study “I have a great business idea! Now WHAT?” and prepare a list of recommendations on the primary business law questions an entrepreneur needs to address when deciding to open a business. Your proposal should (1) outline the most urgent decisions the entrepreneur has to make, (2) describe the available options for each decision, and (3) provide a recommendation for each decision. Your proposal should be written as a paper that strictly follows the APA rules for formatting and citations. You need to start with a cover page and include a reference list. You need to use a minimum of 8 different references to support your arguments and recommendations, of which a minimum 4 references are academic and a minimum 4 references are to established professional organizations. Please refer to the grading rubric for a full review of all requirements for this assignment.
Step-by-Step Directions
Introduction (1 paragraph)Describe briefly the business case and your goals for the proposal.
How to organize the business? (minimum 1 page)Define the four options for organizing a business.
Explain the pros and cons of each option in terms of formation and liability.
Make a recommendation on how to organize the business and explain your reasoning.
What ethical considerations should be included?
How to arrange employment? (minimum 1.5 pages)Describe the three options for arranging employment.
Explain the duties and liabilities of employers in employee-employer arrangements, and compare them to the principal’s duties to agents and third parties in agency arrangements.
Make a recommendation for arranging employment and explain your reasoning.
Emphasize the importance of adopting non-discriminatory practices and list three strategies for avoiding employment discrimination.
What ethical considerations should be included?
How to decide on real business property? (minimum 0.5 pages)Describe the two options for the real business property (office space or location).
Provide the key legal steps for each option.
Make a recommendation. Which one is more appropriate in this case, and why?
How to deal with personal property? (minimum 0.5 pages)Describe the term “creation of property.”
Recommend an action step to protect the created product.
How to plan the sales activity? (minimum 1 page)Describe the difference between “sales of goods” and “contract for services.”
Explain which fits the business idea
Emphasize the key legal and ethical considerations regarding consumer protection.
How to create an ethical business? (minimum 0.5 pages)Define what an ethical organization is.
Discuss two ethical issues the business should be cognizant about.
Recommend one strategy related to business ethics and explain its importance.
Conclusion (1 paragraph)Conclude your proposal with a reminder of your goals, a summary of what you have achieved, and a suggestion to the entrepreneur for the next steps.

Complete the Budget in a Service Company (Cash Budget) assignment. Please use t

Complete the Budget in a Service Company (Cash Budget) assignment. Please use the attached template provided below.
The document must have the complete budget and show the entire process along with an explanation.
Add a brief explanation of the budget just like what you should do if you were in a meeting with senior management and you were the accountant who was tasked with presenting the budget. Put that explanation on the page below the budget that you have prepared.
Hint: The budget should start with the January beginning balance and the February ending balance should also be the ending balance for the two months combined column.
Budget in Service Company (Cash Budget)
Edge Soccer Program (Edge) began the year with a cash balance of $10,500. The budget forecasts that collections from customers owed to the company will be $11,000 in January and $15,200 in February. The soccer program is also supposed to receive $8,500 in January on a note receivable from a soccer club that owes Edge for training.
Edge plans to purchase soccer equipment in January and February with cash. The budgeted amounts of the purchases are $15,600 in January and $14,800 in February. Operating costs for the business are $2900 per month.
Edge must maintain a minimum cash balance of $10,000 in their bank account at all times. If the amount in the bank account falls below $10,000, then bank extends credit to Edge immediately in multiples of $1000. Edge pays back any amounts borrowed each quarter in payments of $2000 plus 4% interest. The first payment occurs three (3) months after the bank has extended edge credit.
Requirement
Prepare a cash budget for January and February.

feedback given from the outline and outline is in the upload below,
Simplify the

feedback given from the outline and outline is in the upload below,
Simplify the topic and thesis statement of your paper. Clearly state what your paper intends to prove. Make sure that your position is clear and supported by valid evidence.
Reminders for preparing for your research paper:
This outline should be a preview and blueprint for your paper.
By this point in the course, you should have continued to conduct research on your topic.
Therefore, use and cite a minimum of 5 sources for this outlline.
You must have a minimum of 3 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources. Wikipedia and blogs are not acceptable sources.
Consider using websites that end in .org and .edu. You must use sources that are no more than seven years old. The research should be current and up-to-date.
The topic and research should relate to your work or future occupation, and be important to you.
Requirements: as long as needed

Examine the role of digital transformation in reshaping traditional business mod

Examine the role of digital transformation in reshaping traditional business models. Analyze how companies in various industries are adapting to the digital age and the strategies they employ to overcome the associated challenges. Provide a critical evaluation of the effectiveness of these strategies in maintaining or achieving a competitive advantage.
Length: 2k words

This Ted Talk by Nevena Stoyanova was shown in class and can be talked about in

This Ted Talk by Nevena Stoyanova was shown in class and can be talked about in the report. We also talked about the importance of being proactive.

BUSINESS REPORT- Auditing
PURPOSE
To gather and analyze data that will drive qu

BUSINESS REPORT- Auditing
PURPOSE
To gather and analyze data that will drive quality decision making and high organizational performance. This
research can enhance your credibility and demonstrate an often-rare competency in the workplace when you can
zero in on core business problems and collect and analyze data that relates to these problems. Compared to most
daily business correspondence, reports take more time and are considered more reliable, authoritative, thorough
and final.
YOUR JOB
You will write a formal report on a current business issue (within the last 6 – 12 months). Reference class
discussions and Chp’s 12 & 13 in your book.
I. Written Paper Requirements
Proofread your completed plan to make sure it’s free of spelling and grammatical errors.
 3 – 4 pages (body) not including the title page, table of contents, executive summary
 At least one graphic within the body & discussed
 APA or MLA style
 11 or 12 point font
 One inch margins, double spaced
 Proper in-text citations
 Times New Roman or Arial font
 At least 3 secondary sources and 1 primary source
 Typed in a Word doc
 You can choose to make recommendations or give an informational report

Please see attached. Feedback from instructor. Must include three appendices f

Please see attached. Feedback from instructor. Must include three appendices formatted as charts or tables on three separate pages following your references for VRiO, PESTLE and Porters Five Forces analyses. Single space , no indentions with double spaces between paragraphs. No numbered paragraphs or bullets. Use paragraphs for the content of paper. Use new heading every time change topics. Delete numbers in front of the headings in table of contents. Should include duties of strategic leaders during strategic planning and what their ethical responsibilities are during strategic planning. Recommendations must be new not a strategy the organization is already using.
5 sources

As the change management consultant, you will provide a report for the executiv

As the change management consultant, you will provide a report for the executive leadership team where you diagnose the need for change and explain how to plan for change, how to implement change, and how to sustain change. You will also explain how the company can transition to a learning organization in order to be on the forefront of change and innovation.
Requirements
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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. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that 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.
A. Discuss the need for change for the company in the scenario using either the systems contingency model or the organizational life cycle model.
B. Describe the differences between a learning organization and a traditional organization.
1. Identify which stage of Woolner’s 5-stage model the company is currently in.
a. Explain why the company is currently in the identified stage of Woolner’s 5-stage model.
2. Explain how the company from the scenario would use Senge’s 5 disciplines to become a learning organization.

C. Identify the end result and the nature of change to take the company from a traditional organization to a learning organization using Balogun and Hope-Hailey’s model.
Note: You may either identify both the end result and nature of change individually or identify the name of the quadrant in Balogun and Hope-Hailey’s model that aligns to the end result and nature of change.

1. Explain why the end result and nature of change would be appropriate for the company in the scenario using Balogun and Hope-Hailey’s model.

D. Discuss how four steps of the action research model could be applied to the change process (traditional organization to learning organization) for the company in the scenario.

E. Recommend two innovation strategies that management could use to transition the company in the scenario from a traditional organization to a learning organization.
1. Explain how one recommended innovation strategy would be used by management in the company’s change process.

F. Discuss how four steps of Kotter’s 8-step model could be applied to the change process for the company in the scenario.

G. Explain how each of the five pillars of sustainable change could be applied to sustain the learning organization environment of the company in the scenario.

H. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

I. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30%

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. Discuss options and considerations for transporting the product described in the scenario to the retail facilities by doing the following:
1. Identify two different product packaging options and explain why you chose them.
2. Identify two different potential risks to consider when storing your product and describe how you will mitigate each risk.
3. Describe two transportation modes to move your product from the manufacturer to the retail facilities. Then explain an advantage and a disadvantage of each chosen transportation mode.
4. Describe two different characteristics of the transportation management system (TMS) that will aid in transporting the product.
B. Discuss how you would address a barrier or bottleneck in transporting your product to the retail facilities by doing the following:
1. Describe how a barrier or bottleneck from the scenario can affect transporting the product.
2. Choose either the Lewin or ADKAR change management model and discuss how you would apply each step of the chosen model to address the barrier or bottleneck from part B1.
3. Discuss how you will address an ethical consideration for the barrier or bottleneck from part B1.
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.