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Discussion 1

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the article A Case Method Approach of Teaching How Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis is connected to the Flexible Budgeting Process and Variance Analysis (Links to an external site.).

The authors, Machuga and Smith (2013), present in the article a multidisciplinary case-method approach to help students who want to start a successful business understand the steps necessary to achieve their desired profits using cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis. The case-method emphasizes on the importance of CVP analysis and how it ties directly into the planning and control processes any management must take to start a potentially successful business.

After reading the aforementioned Machuga and Smith article, in an initial post of at least 200 words, discuss how cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis and flexible budgeting can enable students to understand the different stages involved in starting up a business, projecting out results, and monitoring business performance (Machuga & Smith. 2013).

Guided Response: Review several of your peers’ posts. In a minimum post of at least 100 words, respond to at least two of your peers’ posts in a substantive manner. Provide information that they may have missed or may not have considered in regard to how CVP analysis directly ties into the planning and control processes management must take to start a potentially successful business. Do you agree with your peers’ findings? Why or why not?

Discussion 2

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the Investing Newsletter of Forbes Operating Leverage (Links to an external site.). The Finnish company Rovio Entertainment Corporation (Links to an external site.) that produces and sells the game Angry Birds, following years of falling earnings, job cuts and divestments announced that its revenue increased 34% in 2016 to 190 million euros ($201 million dollars). According to Rosendahl, the operating result improved to a profit of 17.5 million euros from a loss of 21 million in 2015, increasing earnings by 83% (Rosendahl, 2017). In 2015, Rovio Entertainment Corporation announced that its revenues for 2014 decreased nine percent compared to those of 2013; even worse, its earnings had decreased by 73% (Read the article, Investors Take Flight After Angry Birds Maker Warns on Profit (Links to an external site.)).

After reading Forbes’ Investing Newsletter, in an initial post of at least 200 words, explain why relatively small changes in companies’ revenues can result in relatively large changes in their earnings or losses. In other words, if a company’s sales increase 12%, why do its earnings not also increase 12%?

Guided Response: Review several of your peers’ posts. In a post of at least 100 words, respond to at least two of your peers’ posts in a substantive manner. Provide information that they may have missed or may not have considered in regard to operating leverage. A company’s earnings can rise faster, as a percentage, than its revenue due to operating leverage, and operating leverage is due entirely to the fixed costs. Do you agree with your peers’ findings? Why or why not?

Based on your discussions with Michelle, you have developed a clear picture of the environmental issues that will affect the initial release of the new product. As you compile your notes, the phone rings.

“Hello?”
“Hi. This is Michelle. I want to touch base with you about your presentation to the board next week. Do you have any questions about the upcoming meeting?”
“Thanks for calling,” you say. “You have good timing. I was just reviewing my notes and working on my PowerPoint presentation. I think I’ve covered the areas we discussed at our last meeting. Do you have something else that you want me to include?”
“Oh, good,” says Michelle. “Yes, I’d like you to share 3 or 4 goals for the marketing project, too. Make sure these goals are specific as possible. You might want to lead with the goals, but I’ll leave that up to you. Naturally you’ll need to do some research to determine the types of goals that are relevant for a new product project like this. Be as specific as you can when outlining realistic expectations.
“Okay,” you say as you jot down more notes. “Anything else?”
“Just be sure to include your thoughts about whether we should develop a product that can be marketed world-wide. You know that is one of their main concerns. You’ll have about 30 minutes for your presentation. ”
“Will do. Thanks for the information. I think about 10–15 slides should be about right for a 30-minute presentation.”

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

The students should list and explain 3–4 goals that a company in this situation should set for itself. The explanations should be 2–3 sentences each, and they should include citations from the text and other sources. Each goal should be as specific as possible; for example, the goals might include—among other things—the following items:

• Sales in dollars or units
• Market share
• Customer awareness
• Profit
• Return on investment
• Customer satisfaction

10 to 15 slide powerpoint 200 words each.  4 references.

 identifies two theories of how to view health care. Neither of these theories are presented by the authors as an either/or choice, but will help you see the fundamental debate about health care is present even within the field of economics. Look at the Issue, Theory X, and Theory Y, and discuss the theory you support, or if you support neither theory, or if you support some combination of both theories. 

i Task 1: Knowledge Questions

Question 1

Read the document “7 HR best practices” provided on Canvas under additional information. What roles Human Resources can play in the formulation and implementation of an organisation’s strategic plan?

Question 2

If Bounce Fitness decided that in order to be effective it must develop high performing self-managed teams. Name common human resources practices that could be adopted to support this direction.

Question 3

Read through The Fitness Australia business Principles and Guidelines and the National Fitness industry code of practice, provided on Canvas under additional information. 

List the types of emerging practices or environmental trends that could impact on Bounce fitness staff.

Question 4

1. What types of information would Bounce Fitness needs to consider when predicting future labour needs?
2. Describe strategies that could be used to agree on human resource philosophies, values and policies with Bounce Fitness Managers
3. List options for sourcing Bounce Fitness labour supply and skill requirements.

Question 5

Describe the benefits and disadvantages of using one of the following options for the provision of human resource services.

1. External provision by a consultant or contractor or
2. Outsourcing the work to an external service provider or
3. Allocating the work to existing staff

Benefits Disadvantages

External provision by a consultant or contractor 

Outsourcing the work to an external service provider 

Allocating the work to existing staff 

Question 6

1. How could new technology be used to support human resource plans for Bounce fitness? 
2. Give examples of risks that need to be managed in relation to a strategic human resources plan.

A) The use of technology provides a positive impact in the Bounce Fitness and enhances a high productivity. The entire operations could be carried out easily using the advanced technology with the help of dedicated staff members. The entire working among the newly recruited members could be understandable and the completion of the activity becomes very less. The use of technology reduces the workforce in the Bounce Fitness and makes a better mode of practices in the working. The chance of error becomes less from the use of technology and enhances a better skill.

Question 7

Refer to the “Annual Strategic Human Resources Plan documents for Bounce Fitness” provided on Canvas under additional information. Name its key elements and requirements. 

Topic 1:

You are the HR manager for a commercial airline. You have been assigned to develop a realistic job preview for flight attendants. Your objective is to give a balanced picture of the job so that applicants will better understand what they will be asked to do. Job duties, schedules, and other facets of the job should all be well understood early in the recruiting process to avoid poor P/E fit later on.

1. How would you gather information about the job context and environment? Explain what sources you would use and why.
2. How could you use technology to show the positive and negative aspects of the job

Topic 2:

 Why is evaluating training an important part of strategic training?

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1. More than 225 words for each Topic
2. NO plagiarism
3. Always cite your sources using APA format
4. Always use in-text citations
5. 2 References must.

Activity 6: International Trade Fairs/Shows (100 points)

This Activity is comprised of three (3) parts. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 2-page response and one (1) Excel spreadsheet are required for the combination of Parts A, B, and C.) 

You are the person on your new global marketing team that is in charge of trade shows. Until now, your work has focused on exhibiting at trade shows within your home country. You have recently been informed that your company has decided to explore selling in markets outside your home country. One of the first sales strategies the company has decided to focus on is to exhibit at as many international trade fairs/shows as possible to learn about the international market and to hopefully make a few early adopter sales. (100 points)

Part A Your initial task is to research and list the major trade fairs/shows held inside your home country in your industry (or an industry of your choosing) that attract international exhibitors and attendees. Your list should cover the upcoming 12 months. In addition, you need to research the industry trade fairs/shows held outside your home country. You should find a minimum of one (1) home country trade show and two (2) trade shows held outside your home country. (55 points) 

1. Briefly summarize the industry/company for which you are researching trade shows. 

2. Create an Excel spreadsheet to organize your findings. Provide a description or “key” explaining each column heading. You will probably need to create at least 12-15 columns to fully demonstrate your trade show research findings from Parts A, B, and C. Include columns containing event dates, show names, locations, web information, contact names, and other useful information. Complete (fill in) your spreadsheet.

Part B Determine how much it would cost your company to exhibit at each of these trade fairs/shows. Place the total cost for attending each trade show in a column in the spreadsheet you created in Part A above. (Assume two people will “work in the booth” at each trade show.) Then, discuss how you arrived at the costs. (15 points) 

NOTE: You do not need to discuss this separately for each trade show; you may provide a general discussion of cost determination factors. 

Part C If the Global Marketing Director gave you a trade show budget that allowed you to exhibit at only half of the possible trade shows you have identified, how would you prioritize your international trade fair/show exhibit schedule for the next 12 months? Discuss why you made the choices you did and note what information you are lacking if you cannot complete the prioritization process. In the spreadsheet you made for Part A above, create a column labeled “priority ranking.” Place the priority ranking for each trade show in this column. (20 points) 

This Activity will also be evaluated in terms of your use of mechanics (grammar, punctuation, and spelling) and formatting. (10 points)

Compose a 10–12-page paper, in addition to the title and reference pages. It must be in APA format using 12-point font, double-spaced, indented paragraphs, citations, reference lists, etc. 

Past assignments attached plus rubric

• Using external resources to gauge compensation levels may result in more equitable compensation planning. From the discussion preparation, assess how you would integrate the data on the PayScale website or similar sites into your compensation planning.
• Specifically, indicate three measures to ensure that your compensation scale is competitive.

Individual Paper- Each student will choose three cases, each from a different chapter, from the readings in weeks 5, 6 and 7 (Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16). No students on a team will choose the same cases and there should be no duplicate cases. A Reference page should be provided. (100 points)

Use the following cases

chapter 14 case 1: O’Connor v. Ortega 480 U.S. 709 (1987) page 781

chapter 15 Case 1: Commonwealth v. Hunt page 827

Chapter 16 Case 3: Varity Corp. v. Howe page 893

Your responses should be well-rounded and analytical, and should not just provide a conclusion or an opinion without explaining the reason for the choice. For full credit, you need to use the material from the week’s lectures, text and/or discussions when responding to the questions.

Utilize the case format below:

Read and understand the case. Show your Analysis and Reasoning and make it clear you understand the material. Be sure to incorporate the concepts of the chapter we are studying to show your reasoning. Dedicate at least one sub-heading to each following outline topic:

Facts [Summarize only those facts critical to the outcome of the case]

Issue [Note the central question or questions on which the case turns]

Explain the applicable law(s). Use the textbook here. The law should come from the same chapter as the case. Be sure to use citations from the textbook including page numbers.

Holding [How did the court resolve the issue(s)? Who won?]

Reasoning [Explain the logic that supported the court’s decision]

Dedicate 1 sub-heading to each of the case questions immediately following the case. First, restate the question and then fully answer.

Conclusion. This should summarize the key aspects of the decision and also your recommendations on the court’s ruling

Include citations and a reference page with your sources. Use APA style citations and references.

Reflection.  The Week 8 submittal also include a separate reflection paper from each student.. The paper should be between 1-2 pages in length.. This should cover all of the work in this course. Students should address the three most significant cases or concepts they learned in our course with citations.  (50 points).

Rubrics:

Paper Rubric: 100 points (Each student graded separately).

Category Points Description:

• Use of Case Format: 60 Points (20 points per case). Paper is clear and fully contains the facts, issues, applicable law, holding, reasoning and conclusion. The presentation contains well rounded and analytical, and should not just provide a conclusion or an opinion without explaining the reason for the choice. The paper incorporates the concepts of the chapter from which the case was chosen.
• Case Questions: 30 Points (10 points per case). Dedicates 1 subheading to each of the case questions immediately following the case. Restates the question and then fully answers.
• APA Format: 10 Points.  Includes citations and a reference page with your sources. Use APA style citations and references.

Reflection Paper: 50 points. Each student will individually prepare a paper that reflects on their course learning and should be between 2-3 pages in length.  This should cover all of the work in this course. Students should address the 3 most significant cases or concepts learned in our course with citations. 

• Case or Concepts Presentation: 30 points (10 points each).
• Analysis: 10 points.  Presentation reflects higher level understanding and explanation of cases/concepts presented.
• APA Format: 10 Points. Includes citations and a reference page with your sources. Use APA style citations and references.

Read the following articles and use the final project case study transcripts to help you answer the discussion question.

• Summary of Major Laws of the Department of Labor
• Challenge of Contract Provisions a No-Go for Nova Scotia Engineer
• The Rise of the Workplace Ombudsman

Describe 1 to 2 benefits and 1 to 2 risks of each of the three alternative dispute resolution methods: negotiations, mediation, and arbitration between the stakeholders. Support your description with specific examples.