Discussion Business Question

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Did you know over 50 % of small business fail within the first year and over 95% in five years? With that in mind, you have just been promoted to a new role as an “Entrepreneur Business Coach” and I am your first client. I am looking to start a small firm that will make an innovative new product called The Widget but don’t know a think about running my own business.

Here is some background on where I am today. I have been working off and on with The Widget for the past year, but I want to get serious about it now however I only have a few thousand dollars to invest. I currently am the only one working on the business and I run it out of my basement in the evenings and on weekends when I am not working at my full time job. I would love to work full time in my business, but in order to do this the business must be at a level that it could at least replace the income I earn at my full time job.

As you can see, I am at the very beginning of this process and need your guidance. Please provide this to me the following in an original response that is at least four paragraphs in length and addresses:

 

  • What questions I need to provide answers to when starting a new business and why?

  • What a business plan is, and what are the critical elements that it needs to address (with a focus on creating one based on my current circumstances).

  • What is the best business structure for me now and why?

  • Any other good advice you can provide so as to maximize the chance that I will still be in business a year from now.

 

  • Be sure to support your writing with references to your textbook, class readings, or at least one outside source in APA format (in-text citation and an accompanying reference list at the end of your post).

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Format Requirements

 

Use the following format requirements on all submissions.

 

Writing Style                         APA (American Psychological Association)

 

Note: To find detailed information on APA manuscript style guidelines on the Internet, go to www.apastyle.org.

 

Margins                                 1” all sides

 

Paragraphs                           The entire document should be double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″)

 

Headings                               Bold

 

Type Style and Size              Times New Roman, 12 point

 

Software                                MS Word

 

 

 

The following information should be on the first page on the top left side of the page in the format provided below.  Do not provide a cover sheet.

 

                                             Student Name

 

                                             Student Identification Number

 

                                             Course Number and Title

 

                                             Assignment Number and Title

 

                                             Date of Submission

 

 

 

Answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar.  If sources are cited they must be in APA format. Your response should be a maximum of two (2) double-spaced pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements.

 

 

 

The essay writing process:  You will write the first draft of a two-paragraph essay plus a conclusion.  You may choose one of these essay topics: The career I hope to follow; a special or unusual person; the best or worst teacher I ever had, or the most exciting event in my life. You will be graded on the following:

 

 

 

  1. A clear thesis statement (10 points)
  2. Two topic sentences (one for each paragraph) that express the  main idea (15 points each for a possible total of 30 points)

 

  1. The body of each paragraph:  Each paragraph should be comprised of a topic sentence (#2 above), supporting details in body sentences (relevant to the topic sentence), and a concluding sentence (20 points each for a possible total of 40 points)

 

  1. The conclusion (10 points)

Be sure to proofread carefully, including spell-checking. (10 points).

Mary Beth has a 15-foot strip of ribbon.She wants to cut the ribbon so that one piece is 3 feet…

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Mary Beth has a 15-foot strip of ribbon.She wants to cut the ribbon so that one piece is 3 feet longer than the other. What will be the length of the shorter piece?

Emotional Intelligence (EI) focuses on understanding the emotions and attitudes of others. To manage relationships effectively, we need to not only understand ourselves, but also increase what we know about others. EI emphasizes four key competencies for

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Case Study 1: Examining Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction

Due Week 3 and worth 100 points

Emotional Intelligence (EI) focuses on understanding the emotions and attitudes of others. To manage relationships effectively, we need to not only understand ourselves, but also increase what we know about others. EI emphasizes four key competencies for leadership success:

·         Self-awareness–the ability to understand our own emotions and how they impact others

·         Social awareness–the ability to understand the emotions of others

·         Self-management–the ability to think before acting

·         Relationship management–the ability to build rapport with others

Grasping the realities of organizational behavior begins with an understanding of personality and behavioral tendencies. Case Study 1 is designed to address issues pertaining to the emotions, attitudes, and job satisfaction of others. Read the “Trader Joe’s” case study on page W-99 in the back of your textbook to examine how emotions, attitudes, and job satisfaction influence decision-making.

Write a FOUR  page paper in which you:

1.      Examine the approach Trader Joe’s uses to promote a positive work environment for its employees. Determine at least three (3) ways in which Trader Joe’s is able to increase job satisfaction and performance.

2.      Determine how Trader Joe’s uses the management process (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) to develop its employees.

3.      Suggest two (2) ways that leaders can effectively manage relationships in general by using the four (4) EI competencies.

4.      Recommend at least three (3) leadership practices that Trader Joe’s could implement in order to increase the competitive edge of the organization. Provide a rationale for your response.

5.      Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·         Analyze the relationship between the basic organizational behavior models of individual, group, and organizational processes and the productivity of an organization.

·         Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives impact the productivity of an organization.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational behavior.

 

·         Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.

Cultural Profile

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Cultural Profile Instructions and Requirements

 

Create a region profile of Latin America. The cultural region profile should demonstrate an understanding of political and social developments, e.g., social and technology developments, revolutionary periods, and analysis of the causes and consequences of world conflicts. Provide background and context for a discussion of “cultural imperialism”.

 

The profile must include information from the following categories:

Ø  Category 1: Description of the populations, size, growth, distribution, and linkages to global issues. Be sure to use statistics, i.e., birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, life expectancy, infant mortality, etc.

 

 

Ø  Category 2 (select at least 3 characteristics from this category that most influence the identity of the assigned region.): Religion, language, economic systems, government, history, ethnic identity, physical landscape, folk culture, physical landscape, cultural ecology, etc.

 

Ø  Category 3:  Answer the following questions –

o   What is “culture”?

o   Why do you consider this region a “cultural realm”?

o   What difficulties or problems did you have in defining your cultural region?

o   Are there sub-regions in your cultural realm?

o   What role does “cultural imperialism” play in the formation of your cultural realm? Give specific examples of how your region is the legacy of European cultural imperialism.

 

Profile Requirements:

 

  • One to two pages of text
  • Typed, double spaced
  • Standard one-inch margin
  • Include a bibliography (not included as one of the one to two pages)

 

 

 

 

 

PSYC, 2005 Discussion question, references needed,

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 Recall a time when you had to form an impression about a situation so as to make a decision. For example, perhaps you applied for a job and needed to form an impression about your potential work environment to determine whether or not it was a fit for you. Or maybe you went to a party and wanted to size up the situation to decide whether to stay or move on to another evening activity.

•With respect to the situation you recalled, consider the following questions:

•What information did you use to size up or make inferences about the people and the social situation? How did you decide what information was important to use?
•What biases and past experiences influenced your impressions and decision making? Do you think aspects of your culture or views of a different culture impacted your impressions?
•How did you frame the decisions you had to make?
•How did your emotions, mood, and motives impact the inferences?
•What shortcuts (schemas, heuristics) did you use to form your inferences? How did these shortcuts help or hinder your decision-making process?
•What elements of your culture influence these schemas? Would a person from a different culture draw on a different schema?

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4a brief description of a specific social situation in which you formed an initial impression and needed to make a decision relative to that situation. Include the decision you needed to make. Then explain what information helped form your impressions and helped you to make the decision. Finally, briefly explain what schema or heuristics you used, how they facilitated or hindered your processing and decision making, and how the schema or heuristic might be founded in your culture.
 

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Scenario Consider the following scenario for your action paper this week. Be sure to reference the resources included in the Capella…

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Scenario Consider the following scenario for your action paper this week. Be sure to reference the resources included in the Capella MBA Reader and elsewhere, in your own research. Your business is a chain of retail uniform shops. Although you hope to sell to many professions, such as doctors, nurses, mechanics, food service workers, and ministers, your primary customers are police, firefighters, and other public safety agencies. Because having multiple locations benefits your cost structure (for example, you pay lower rent, buying the uniforms from wholesalers, et cetera), you plan to open 12 stores within a four-week period in August. All of the locations will be in the Los Angeles metro area. Your structure includes the 12 shops, each with a manager, assistant manager, and hourly employees, and a corporate staff that includes three district managers and a group of corporate executives and leaders. You expect each store to bring in roughly the same amount of revenue, except for the two stores in the downtown area. One of these is near police and fire headquarters and several major hospitals and provides a large number of specialized uniforms. The other higher-volume location is near the police and fire training academies and provides uniforms to all of the new recruits. The volume of these two stores is almost four times the average of the other stores, which typically have a wider range of uniforms demanded by a wider variety of customers. The average store is about 4,500 square feet, including a series of fitting rooms, a sales floor with mannequin displays, a self-service automated order station where customers can enter their previous order number and modify it to place their own order, a tailor workshop, and a storage area. You have decided to be a traditional C corporation under the name Uniforms-R-Us, Inc. You know that the police and fire customers are key, but there is strong competition that has been active in the area for about 15 years. You are also aware that the public is divided in the way it sees these public safety personnel. To some, they are heroes; to others, they are feared as oppressors. In recent incidents, the police were accused of acting in an overtly brutal way and some fire officials were indicted in a kickback scheme on fire inspections. You recognize that your new company should play a significant role in making the safety personnel and the public more comfortable with each other, and you write that into your mission statement. A key relationship for you is the relationship you have with the largest local bank. You are preparing to meet with them to finalize your initial loan and a line of credit for the business. The bank has insisted that your presentation consist primarily of how the organization will be managed—because, according to the bank, no matter how good the idea or how optimistic the financials, it all really comes down to is management. The bank representatives ask for the specific plans, as well as your systems for guiding the corporation and making decisions (with the understanding that you may not always be there). They are also concerned about the tense relationship between the community and your primary customers. Finally, they want to know when you are planning to complete your major goals and what your long-term plans are. Action Paper Components Include the following information in your paper: Leadership, organization, and management strategies: •Write a mission statement for the business and briefly describe the desired culture. •Outline the qualifications for the principals and key employees. What types of people are you seeking and why? What are their management styles and leadership competencies? How do their qualifications match the mission, management structure, culture, and other components of the business? •Outline the positions for a board of directors. •Nominate a board of advisors. •Describe an appropriate decision-making process that supports effective collaboration. •Explain the process for incorporating new members into the business (hiring, training, motivating, et cetera) and for using consultants or specialists. •Develop an organizational chart, based on the structure in the scenario, that illustrates communication flow and how it will encourage collaboration and teaming. Social responsibility, community involvement, and ethics: •Set the social-responsibility goals and analyze how they enable the company to effectively interact with multiple cultures and ethical systems. •Outline company policies regarding social responsibility. •Identify and describe the ethical and legal principles included in the policies. •Analyze how ethical behavior influences the organization and surrounding society. •Outline the company’s community activities and describe how its community involvement reflects its ability to operate in varied cultures and economic environments. Business development and exit strategies: •Outline the company’s long-term goals. •Describe an appropriate growth strategy. •List a set of appropriate general milestones. •Specify an exit plan. Be as specific as possible to inform investors and stakeholders how they will be rewarded