Discuss the risk involved with each as well as your opinion as to which is best and your reasons for your choice, backed by information from the text and other resources.

Compose a  paper in which you compare and contrast (Common Stock and Preferred Stock). Discuss the risk involved with each as well as your opinion as to which is best and your reasons for your choice, backed by information from the text and other resources.

Write a research Paper on “Educating Public Managers and Policy Analysts in an Era of Informatics”

Write a short research paper(min of 2pages with citations and references) for a peer-reviewed research paper. This will be a detailed summary of the research paper and what you gained from the research. Each week, you will find an article/peer-reviewed research paper that pertains to the week’s assignment.

Using a Wall Street Journal article as a reference (title/author/date) please analyze a “competitive convergence” article and its highlights.

In Chapter #1 of “On Strategy”, Idea in Brief is a shout out box describing “competitive convergence“. Using a Wall Street Journal  article as a reference (title/author/date) please analyze a “competitive convergence” article and its highlights.

Write a Literary Exploration for the poem “Carry On” and additional texts.

Write a Literary Exploration for the poem “Carry On” and additional texts. What is your opinion of the significance of perseverance?

· discuss the poem “Carry On” by Robert W. Service

talking about a personal experience related to the text.

In your writing, you should:

· Select a character from the work provided.

· Select a character from the works we have studied in this course which is relevant to this assignment and interesting to you. Remember to name the character, author, and text. (see attached)

· Reflect upon your own knowledge and/or experience.

· Carefully consider your controlling idea or how you will create a strong unifying effect in your response. Organize your discussion so that your ideas are clearly and effectively presented.

· Make sure that the examples and details that you select are relevant and support your ideas about the idea that perseverance can help an individual prevail over obstacles.

Analyze your article using elements around “Competitive convergence” OR ” Strategic positioning” from Porter’s essay “What is Strategy” to frame your analysis of your selected WSJ article

Q. Please select a business article focused on Business Strategy from the Wall Street Journal.

Analyze your article using  elements around “Competitive convergence” OR ” Strategic positioning” from Porter’s essay “What is Strategy”  to frame your analysis of your selected WSJ article

Questions that ask “What is strategy? ”
1. Where do we compete?
2. What unique value do we bring?
3. What resources / capacities do we utilize?
4. How do we sustain unique value?

What does Lee mean by the term, “Triple-A Supply Chains?” Explain Lee’s use of this concept to explain how supply chains can give companies a sustainable competitive advantage.

Question 1:

 

What does Lee mean by the term, “Triple-A Supply Chains?” Explain Lee’s use of this concept to explain how supply chains can give companies a sustainable competitive advantage.

What are the forces that prompt or cause movement along the Triple-A Supply Chain?

Do you have any personal experience with these forces operating in the Triple-A arena, either with your firm or among your firm’s suppliers or customers? Please elaborate

Question 2:

Fisher essential says that based upon product types–functional or innovative—supply chains require either an efficient or responsive supply chain or risk being mismatched. Do you agree or disagree with Marshall Fisher’s viewpoint? Please explain your position.

He also implies that there is a trade-off between an efficient and a responsive supply chain. Do you agree? Explain

Explain how you might utilize this rubric to encourage self-reflection in your staff and ways in which self-reflection foster’s professional growth.

For this assignment, you will be creating a rubric that you will use to evaluate your staff based on how they are incorporating play into their classroom and how they handle transitions. Before creating your rubric, it is suggested that you read the article, ” to ensure that you understand how to develop an effective rubric. You can create your rubric using a table in a Word document or by using the rubric generator. Your rubric must contain the following:

  • Performance Level Titles : Includes four performance levels titles (emerging, progressing, partial mastery, mastery, etc.) to describe each characteristic.
  • Characteristics : Includes at least five characteristics (skills, knowledge, or behaviors) to be rated on the rubric. Three of these characteristics must be related to play (see Figure 3.1 of text for ideas), one must be related to transitions, and one must be related to disruptions.
  • Performance Level Descriptors : Creates a performance level descriptor for each characteristic.

In addition to creating your rubric, address the following:

  • 1. Defend your decision to include the characteristics you did on your rubric. Support your defense with current research.
  • 2. Explain how using this rubric will encourage the 21st-century skill of collaboration. Support your explanation with scholarly or credible sources.
  • 3. Summarize how you would use this rubric to foster the knowledge and skills of your staff regarding play in the classroom, transitions, and disruptions. Support your summary with scholarly or credible sources.
  • 4. Explain how you might utilize this rubric to encourage self-reflection in your staff and ways in which self-reflection foster’s professional growth. Support your explanation with scholarly or credible sources.

What is the importance of current data in a SWOT analysis?

This assignment has 4 parts.

  1. Review the Terminal Course Objectives, accessed by clicking on the “Course Information” tab at the top of your screen, scrolling down to the “Course Objectives” and then selecting View class objectives. How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management? What risks or challenges might a manager encounter if they have not mastered these objectives? Explain.
  2. What is the importance of current data in a SWOT analysis?
  3. How do you identify the SWOT factors in a fictitious firm?
  4. Which SWOT Factors must be specific to the firm and which can be Generic? Why?