If Blue Wood Chocolate and Kilgore Custom Milling are to develop a risk management framework, who should lead the process at each company?

Chapter 18 presented special risk management issues with Blue Wood Chocolates, and chapter 19 presented various financial risks at Kilgore Custom Milling. If Blue Wood Chocolate and Kilgore Custom Milling are to develop a risk management framework, who should lead the process at each company? Should a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) be appointed? If so, to whom should he/she report and have access to? How could smaller companies without the resources for a dedicated CRO deal with ERM? What is the role for the board in such a process?

Describe the ways in which the Northern Renaissance differed from that of Italy, making comparisons between the landmarks that characterized each.

Describe the ways in which the Northern Renaissance differed from that of Italy, making comparisons between the landmarks that characterized each. Provide at least three examples from each the Northern Renaissance and the Italian Renaissance.

Identify the cause your advocating for: a. Share about the cause b. Identify at least 4 pieces of evidence supporting your argument

Advocacy is one of the most important things an educator and professional does. They give a voice to those that may not have a voice or don’t know where to go with regarding their concerns. As an educator, speaking on behalf of others is part of being a professional. The purpose of this assignment is to advocate on the behalf of families and the concerns, situations, and challenges they face. Your letter is to be directed at a local, country, or state representative in the area you live or where the families you serve live. This letter should share accurate information, be respectful and thoughtful throughout, and argue for the cause you’re sharing.

Before you begin, make sure Your letter should contain the following information: 1. Introduce yourself to the local, county, or state representative you’ve chosen

2. Identify the cause your advocating for: a. Share about the cause b. Identify at least 4 pieces of evidence supporting your argument

3. Identify how addressing this issue will support families a. What positives things will happen to families (be specific)

Assume you heard rumors of organizing efforts in the break room. As an HR manager, what union prevention strategies would you recommend to management? Why?

1) what are the common reasons why employees join unions?
2) assume you heard rumors of organizing efforts in the break room. As an HR manager, what union prevention strategies would you recommend to management? Why?
3) how could an employee assistance program provide value in a diverse, unionized workplace?

What factors need to be considered when integrating financial risk management into an enterprise risk management framework?

1) What are the main financial risk management issues that Cathy and the rest of the management team at Kilgore need to focus on? What kind of a financial risk management strategy would you create to solve those issues? What are the major opportunities and downside risks with the hedging framework that you suggest?

2) What factors need to be considered when integrating financial risk management into an enterprise risk management framework?

Discuss and list the risks, hazards and accidents, which can be threats to security of a company.

1. Imagine that some administrative staff in a pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis decided to start a formal security program. However, some members of the Board of Directors opposed a formal security program based on cost. They failed to understand what security was and could benefit for an organization. How would you explain to these individuals what “security” is and what it can do for the company? (Think about the key components of various aspects of security including physical security, individual security, information security, environmental security, critical infrastructure security, supply chain security etc.). You can define the concept of security and discuss the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary aspects of security field and relation to companies’ short and long term benefits, and try to convince them the importance of security.
2. Check the crime statistics (seven index crime) from the UCR survey and/ or Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for Indianapolis. Please review and discuss the nature and extent of crime in Indianapolis, IN. Please explain why crime is high or low, based on criminological theories described in Chapter-2. Which crimes do you think can be threat to that company, its products and employees including workplace violence. Please discuss and list the risks, hazards and accidents, which can be threats to security of the company.

 

Identify the market structure your chosen firm operates in, analyze your chosen firm’s current market share, and identify the firm’s local/global competitors.

The purpose of this assignment is the creation of a research analysis. Every day, consumers make millions of decisions that impact the marketplace and influence firms’ decisions. Firms use economic concepts, models, and other “tools” of economics to help determine pricing, output, and profit maximization. As an MBA student of economics, you can apply the “tools” of economics to microeconomic and macroeconomic data to create recommendations for how firms can maximize revenue, profit and market share.

  • Identify the market structure your chosen firm operates in, analyze  your chosen firm’s current market share, and identify the firm’s  local/global competitors. Analyze the barriers to entry in this market  to illustrate the potential for new competition and its impact on your  firm’s future in the market. Hints: Be sure you review the barriers to entry discussed in the course text.  You might consider presenting the data graphically.
  • Identify and explain trends in current macroeconomic indicators for last three years including:
    • Current stage of the business cycle.
    • Real gross domestic product (GDP).
    • Inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI).
    • Unemployment rate.
    • Federal funds rate.
    • Current rate for borrowing funds such as the so-called “prime rate.”  Note:  A requirement of the Week 1 Influence of Economics on Household  Decision Making report was to gather data on the CPI, GDP, and interest  rates, so you should consider reviewing the feedback you received on the  Week 1 report.
  • Evaluate trends in demand over last three years and explain their  impact on the industry and the firm. Include quarterly (last two  quarters) and annual sales (last three years) figures for the product  your firm sells. Create business strategies by analyzing information and  data related to the demand for and supply of your firm’s product(s) to  support your recommendation for the firm’s actions. Remember to include a  graphical representation of the data and information used in your  analysis.
  • Examine available, current data and information, such as pricing and  the availability of substitutes, and explain how you could determine  the price elasticity of demand for your firm’s product. Assess how the  price elasticity of demand impacts the firm’s pricing decisions and  revenue growth.
  • Apply the concepts of variable and fixed costs to your firm for  informing its output decisions. For instance, analyze how different  kinds of costs (labor, research and development, raw materials) affect  the firm’s level of output.
  • Based on the data gathered and analysis performed for this report write a conclusion in which you:
    • Create business strategies, including price and non-price  strategies, based on your market structure to ensure the market share  and potential market expansions and explore global opportunities for  your business in a dynamic business environment and provide  recommendations.
    • Develop a recommendation for how the firm can manage its future  production by synthesizing the macroeconomic and microeconomic data  presented.
    • Propose how the firm’s position within the market and among its competitors will allow it to take your recommended action.
    • Recommend strategies for the firm to sustain its success going  forward by evaluating the findings from demand trends, price elasticity,  current stage of the business cycle, and government policies.

Post a self-introduction and describe your particular field or discipline. Explain how quantitative data in general are used in your field.

Every field and discipline of study is different in some way. It also means that every field/discipline of study has a different approach to research and data collection reflecting the nuances of the subject matter. Each method can be daunting to understand, especially to the uninitiated in that area of research. What has been your experience with research, either in school or in your professional career? How prepared do you feel to learn about how to conduct research? Does the idea of conducting experiments, collecting data, interviewing other professionals, or examining data in the literature cause you anxiety? Maybe you love to conduct research and find that it energizes you.

For this Discussion, you will reflect on your personal and professional experience with research and whether or not the idea or act of research brings you a level of anxiety.

Post a self-introduction and describe your particular field or discipline. Explain how quantitative data in general are used in your field. Describe how numbers (i.e., quantitative data) are used to interpret a phenomenon in your field or discipline.

Next, based on the Levels of Anxiety survey, explain why you scored yourself at the level of anxiety you selected. Also, discuss your anxiety, fears, and one challenge you might have with research and how you might address this challenge.