How would you reword them? Please post your response to at least 'one' of the following discussion questions by clicking on 'Reply.' What is the difference between a rating and a ranking scale? Which one is better at measuring customer satisfaction, and why? RES 320 Week 5 Team Research Paper and Presentation Find and summarize 8 to 10 articles that are pertinent to the research topic selected.
Under the term Groupings Filter, change the term All Forms to Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow and press Search. You should then scroll down and select the 10k dated 3/29/2011 and choose to download in Word format. http://ir.jcpenney.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=70528&p=irol-sec A sample Project template is available for download in Doc Sharing. The sample project compares the ratio performance of Tootsie Roll and Hershey using the 2009 financial statements of Tootsie Roll and Hershey provided in Appendix A and Appendix B of your textbook. Description This course contains a course project where you will be required to submit one draft of the Project at the end of Week 5 and the final completed Project at the end of Week 7.
Culture Shock The stresses of moving to another country, acclimating to different social customs, language barriers combined with the lack of familiar comforts can often be a shock to the system. In the case of the Canadian Advisor he employs a Self-Serving Bias as a defence mechanism for culture shock. In order to cope with “Culture Shock”, he to some degree, imagines that he has integrated well with the host society and its’ culture despite putting in minimal effort to do so. Keith Campbell (2008), Attributions, deception, and event related potentials: An investigation of the self-serving bias. Psychophysiology notes that “Self-serving attributions occur when negative personal outcomes are ascribed to external circumstances and when positive outcomes are ascribed to internal factors.
Tylenol is a widely renown drug used for headaches, fever, and pains. The product’s active ingredient is Acetaminophen, which is not patented and thus is used in many other medications. Tylenol is considered a normal good. People would much rather prefer the brand name that is more commonly seen, rather than the CVS-brand Acetaminophen which is essentially the same. However, income is the main factor that will decide the average consumer’s decision.
5) Week 4 Dq 1: Review the Standard costs: wake up and smell the coffee.article. When evaluating performance, many organizations compare current results with the actual results of previous accounting periods. Is an organization that follows this approach likely to encounter any problems? Explain. http://www.cimaglobal.com/Thought-leadership/Newsletters/Insight-e-magazine/Insight-2010/Insight-March-2010/Standard-costing/ Week 4 Dq2: Flexible budgets provide different information than static budgets.
For an article, material, or supply to be considered domestic it must be an unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; or the end product is manufactured in the United States. The purpose of this Act is to discourage businesses to sell to the government foreign products. When the government is only buying American made products it is encouraging the American business to produce a product that meets the government needs with pricing and quality. Some of the problems also with purchasing material from overseas vendors is that the required items might contain chemicals that do not meet American standards such as we have seen in some of China’s material containing lead. Now there are some exceptions to the Buy American Act which include if the items are being used outside the United States; domestic items that are unreasonably priced; information technology that is a commercial item; when compliance to the Act would not be in the best interest of the government; and item purchased only for the commissary resale.
‘HHMM’, Hollywood, Harvard, McDonald’s, and Microsoft, were selling not only their products but also America's culture and values, the secrets of its success, to the rest of the world.' However, employing only hard power or only soft power in a given situation will usually prove inadequate. Nye utilizes the example of terrorism, arguing simply utilizing soft power resources to change the hearts and minds of the Taliban government would be ineffective and requires a hard power component. Nevertheless, in the Middle East, in the eyes of Islamic fundamentalists, the openness of Western culture is repulsive, which we have a term for it ‘anti-Americanism’. As a result, Joseph Nye, suggests that the most effective strategies in foreign policy today require a mix of hard and soft power resources, the ‘smart power’.
Both will experience extreme consequences from unethical behavior and affects to the validity of service. Research has revealed that organizations administrators can jeopardize an organizations commitment and service value due to non-coercive influence. Franchisors and retail companies must be cognizant of the significant factors of negative influence of coercive power and the positive of noncoercive sources in creating ethical values, as the attempt to implement strategy for deviating unethical behaviors (Biong, Nygaard, & Silkoset,
Similarities (mention briefly) k. Differences (illustrate thoroughly) C. Discuss concept of succession planning 4. Present broad reasons for succession planning 5. Discuss narrow implications and uses of succession planning 6. Illustrate a succession planning process l. Provide a graphic with source cited (research online) m. Explain each step of succession planning process from graphic Task 3 Continued D. Present summary of presentation 7. Extract 6 – 9 key points to restate that you most want reader to remember n. 2 – 3 points from individual performance appraisal o.
The main issue for and against the restriction of the sale of gin during the 18th century in England were economical issues, rather moral and health issues because the peoples nature to make profits. In 18th century England, there was numerous economics concerns against the restriction of the sale of gin, but there were also very few for the restriction of gin. Some would have a non bias view and both views on the restriction of gin. The graph portrays the change in Beer and Gin production in the 18th century, with the sale of beer steady in history while the sales of gin increased dramatically. (Doc.1) If gin were to be restricted, the sale, production, and profit of beer would greatly increase.