Assume that you are the owner of a business with 1000 employees in a major metropolitan area in the United States.What factors would you use in designing health insurance for your employees?

Assume that you are the owner of a business with 1000 employees in a major metropolitan area in the United States.

  • What factors would you use in designing health insurance for your employees?
  • Would it be better to offer a Preferred Provider Organization or Health Maintenance Organization type of insurance?

What are the challenges in developing and implementing an ERM framework for Blue Wood?

Chapter 18 presented the importance of culture and enterprise risk management with Blue Wood Chocolates. What are the challenges in developing and implementing an ERM framework for Blue Wood? Are corporate objectives and strategy important when implementing a risk strategy? How does corporate culture influence it? How can a bad or good culture within an organization be detected? If bad, how can it be changed. If good, how can it be encouraged to continue?

There is also the likelihood that the incident will become known publicly. Do you think these issues play a significant part in the decision to involve law enforcement?

When law enforcement becomes involved, the need may arise to freeze systems as part of the evidence. There is also the likelihood that the incident will become known publicly. Do you think these issues play a significant part in the decision to involve law enforcement? Why or why not? Can you name some situations in which you believe that large organizations have decided not to involve law enforcement?

Discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the decision as to whether you would offer health insurance to your employees.

Discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the decision as to whether you would offer health insurance to your employees.

  • Would it be better to pay the fine for not offering insurance?
  • Would it be better to refer your employees to the individual insurance market, or refer them to government provided insurance such as Medicaid?

Evaluate the marketing channel options and describe the value channel members provide.

The case explains the importance of distribution partnerships and the complexity of marketing channel decisions. After reading the case study, address the following topics:

Answer the following topics

  • What are the potential pros and cons of Perry Ice Cream’s direct sales distribution channel?
  • What are the potential pros and cons of collaborating/partnering with this national brand?
  • Evaluate the marketing channel options and describe the value channel members provide.
  • Assuming that Perry’s leadership decides to carry the competitors’ products, evaluate the two proposals. Would you recommend they use on margin or drayage, and why?

Analyze the importance of public or private international law for both purchasers and sellers of goods and services in the international marketplace as it relates to a modern business.

  • What is international law, and what is its relevance in today’s business landscape? Analyze the importance of public or private international law for both purchasers and sellers of goods and services in the international marketplace as it relates to a modern business.
  • Does either public or private international law have more relevance to a business transaction?

Analyze Carr’s position in regards to PC vs. Mac, Open Office vs. Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Powerpoint vs. Tableau.

1. Analyze Carr’s position in regards to PC vs. Mac, Open Office vs. Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Powerpoint vs. Tableau.

2. Do some independent research on Nicholas Carr (the author of “IT Doesn’t Matter”) and explain his current position on the ability of IT to provide competitive advantage.

3. Review the WebEx website. What features of WebEx would contribute to good collaboration? Compare WebEx with other collaboration tools such as Skype or Google Hangouts?

Continue the discussion by providing your classmates with additional insights, perspectives, and critical thoughts on using data to inform SEM decisions. What other types of SEM decisions could be informed using data modeling or forecasting?

Continue the discussion by providing your classmates with additional insights, perspectives, and critical thoughts on using data to inform SEM decisions. What other types of SEM decisions could be informed using data modeling or forecasting?

Draft an essay that interprets and communicates scientific research effectively.

MO4: Draft an essay that interprets and communicates scientific research effectively. (CO6)
For this assignment please submit a  paper  focused on a genetic disorder/disease of your choice. It can be a topic explored in the textbook or one you have discovered through your own outside research.