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Using the corporation you chose from Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness, examine the industry in which the entity operates. Use any or all of the following resources to conduct research on the company:

• Company website.
• Public filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database.
• Strayer University’s online databases.
• The Nexis Uni database,
• Other miscellaneous sources. Note: the company’s annual report will often provide insights that other resources may not include.

Requirements

Write a four page paper in which you do the following:

• Choose the two segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.
• Considering the five forces of competition, choose two forces of competition that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company has addressed these forces in the recent past.
• With the same two forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.
• Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation. Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.
• Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses. Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.
• Determine the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
• Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to locate quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

Use the Assignment 2 Template [DOC] to ensure that your assignment meets the above requirements.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

• Analyze the effects of the general environment, competition, threats, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses relative to a corporation.

How do Natural Law concepts in the Social Contract ideas of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau change from their Classical, Medieval Christian, and Reformed Christian formulations? Be sure to include a discussion of the separation of religious and political offices, toleration of religious pluralism, statesmanship, democracy, and positive law/public policy formation.

Break paragraphs for easier reading and flow, but do not use bulleted lists unless clarifying some part of your narrative.  Avoid long paragraphs. Number 3 needs a lot of detail You must answer all questions.  If a question is highlighted in bold, provide more detail in your response to it.  1. What law created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)? What is its purpose?  2. A number of employment laws were amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991. Name two or more employment laws created under those Civil Rights laws, their purpose or how those laws apply, and why might they be important or apply to you personally? 3 EEO legislation was prompted by significant social events.  List those events and describe how they influenced the passage of various EEO laws.  Cite and describe the major federal laws and court decisions that affect the employment process of both large and small organizations.  After receiving several complaints of sexual harassment, the HR department of a city library decided to establish a sexual harassment policy.  What should be included in the policy?  How should it be implemented? 4. What are the advantages of a company having a comprehensive EEO policy? Consider the long-term repercussions. 5. What steps should the Human Resources Manager (HRM) take if one of his or her employees report that they are being sexually harassed by another employee? 6. How do job requirements affect the methods on how you would recruit?  7. What are the advantages of promoting an ergonomics program in a company?

What are the differences between cash and accrual basis accounting? Provide an example of each type. Briefly explain why a company might need to adjust entries in the general ledger.

Write a paper in which you:

1. Discuss the different strategies associated with incremental change and radical change. Provide one (1) example where incremental change is a better solution and one (1) example where radical change should be considered.
2. Describe at least two (2) attributes of push and pull innovation. Next, create a scenario where push or pull innovation would provide a competitive advantage and provide two (2) outcomes that would support your chosen strategy.
3. Discuss at least three (3) reasons why you believe that entrepreneurs should follow an innovation strategy then describe a framework or strategy for identifying the right solution.

Discuss opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging global markets, particularly those with a growing middle class, or those where harsh economic conditions dictate the need for innovation if basic human needs are to be met.

• What steps must be taken to encourage innovation in these markets?
• Will the same incentives and techniques be effective in all emerging markets?
• What can be done in instances where government does not encourage or is even hostile to entrepreneurship?

Design and present a list of talking points you might use when you meet with industry and government leaders in one of these markets as you attempt to build a creative mind-set among local civic leaders, businesses, and citizens.

Read chapter 14 and 29 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation. Read Content chapter 29 in Davis Plus Online Website. Once done answer the following questions;

1. Describe the health care beliefs of the German and French Canadian heritages and mention the influence in the delivery of evidence-based health care.

2. Discuss if there is any similarity in the health care beliefs and practices of the German and French Canadian heritage with the health care beliefs of your heritage.

3. If you have to change your health care beliefs for any of one study this week, which one will you choose and why?

1.  What is the difference between statistical randomness and unpredictability?

2.  List important design considerations for a stream cipher.

3.  Why is it not desirable to reuse a stream cipher key?

4. What primitive operations are used in RC4?

Create a PowerPoint Presentation that is set up for automatic transitions of slides with voice narration or Create Video Presentation that offers a presentation with your voice. Review the calculations for each problem (5-1 through 5-2) from last week and explain to management what these calculations mean. Discuss you conclusion for each problem and make an appropriate recommendation to management based on your calculations of the data. Explain the calculated results of the PV, EV, AC, SV, SV, SPI, and CPI for the first problem and then present a conclusion based on this analysis and provide your recommendations to management. Explain the calculated results of the CV, SV, CPI, and SPI for the second problem and also present a conclusion based on this assessment and provide your recommendations to management.