In a progressively competitive business setting, companies inescapably shift towards identifying and maximizing their fundamental and characteristic competencies to stay competitive.  To do this, companies must participate in strategic management (Odiyo, Chepkilot & Ochieng, 2013).   “A transnational strategy is when a business is simultaneously attempting to achieve low costs through location, economies of scale, and learning effects; differentiate their products or services across a variety […]

 Write a two- to three-page analysis using the Case Study on pages 325-327 of your textbook, “Expatriate Management at AstraZeneca.” Your analysis should address the following questions: 1. Critically analyze AstraZeneca’s expatriate management practices. 2. According to the 2007 Expatriate Work/Life Balance Survey, 65% of expats report feeling the strain of managing the demands of work and home, leading to more anxieties at home and […]

 Write a two- to three-page analysis using the Case Study on pages 295-297 in your textbook, “Kelly’s Assignment in Japan.” BBA 2551, Intercultural Management 3 Your analysis should address the following questions: 1. Explain the clashes in culture, customs, and expectations that occurred in this situation. 2. What stage of culture shock is Kelly’s family experiencing? 3. Turn back the clock to when Kelly was […]

Samaritan Ministries is a Christian organization that has an alternative to insurance. Go to SamaritanMinistries. Read through the “How it Works” section, and look at the “Frequently Asked Questions.” Do you think that this system would work? Do you think that this is the biblical way of handling health expenses? Your replies should not be used as an opportunity to simply complement the writer; rather, you should […]

1:  This was an insightful  video, the speaker Simon Sinek went into detail about how the Golden circle works. The Golden Circle is “why, how and what” makes someone inspirational. I very much enjoyed how Mr. Sinek explained that people do not buy what you do they buy why you do it. If you do something because you love it, believe in yourself  people can […]

Within organizations, the human resources department is considered an ally by some managers and a barrier by others. The legal requirements of managing HR require you to be the dispenser of policies, procedures, and rules at times and a trusted counselor and guide at other times. There are varying perspectives on the value HR policies bring to an organization. In other words, the policies, procedures, […]

For the SLP this session, you will be taking a close look at a company of your choice. You are free to choose any company you want as long as it is publicly traded on one of the major stock market exchanges such as NYSE or NASDAQ. This could be a company that you personally are interested in investing in, or a company whose product […]

 A good synopsis encompasses an overview and synthesis of the key concepts, themes and/or issues in the readings and explication of those key concepts and/or issues. Logical presentation of the concepts and/or issues is expected. Each synopsis should end with some implications/applications for policy and practice at a local, state or national context. Basically, the structure should consist of an overview paragraph that embraces all […]

Minimum 4 Pages Utilizing the readings from the text and your research, provide an in-depth analysis into the best practices that businesses use in the creation of a social media presence.  For example, a company can establish a blog as a method for disseminating information to its customers and the public domain in general. Sometimes, negative posts from customers concerning a company’s products are posted. […]

Coogly Company is attempting to identify its weighted average cost of capital for the coming year and has hired you to answer some questions they have about the process. They have asked you to present this information in a PowerPoint presentation to the company’s management team.  The company would like for you to keep your presentation to approximately 10 slides and use the notes section […]