Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.   The CEO expects you to be providing a number of […]

Assignment 2: Bidding on a Contract with the Navy Based on the same scenario as in Assignment 1, imagine that you have received a Request for Proposal (RFP) #123456789, dated 07/14/2014. You also find out through a reliable source that a local competitor has also received an RFP for a similar type of product and […]

View the video Making it All Work. Explain the parallels of the concepts presented in the video to the five functions of management. Explain how the five functions of management can help you in your personal life. How could the concepts presented make you a better leader? This is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie_HQwQ5YZE […]

Select a research methodology discussed in class and design a study on a topic of his/her choice that will serve as a starting point for the Capstone Project.  Ethnographic studies are not permitted for this assignment.   Required elements of the research study, as well as the Capstone, include:   ·         Cover page (including student’s […]

Resources: Week Five readings and videos Choose a product or service from these examples: Fast food Class of consumer product Personal care Automobile Research the Internet to analyze how that product or service has been advertised. Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you investigate the role of advertising in a culture […]

Select two out of the three essay questions below and prepare a short business essay. Your work needs to be original work (no cut and paste) and thoughtful examples (if appropriate) provided.   Each essay is valued at 30 points for a total of 60 points. Your essay is graded as follows: 1. Revealing content […]

Reference this week’s lecture to develop a research question and a hypothesis for a hypothetical business problem of your choice. Explain the management dilemma, or the business problem that the research would attempt to solve. Your research question must relate to the business reason for the research. For example, “Why have sales of used cars […]

If you were to imagine a workplace where everyone was creative and innovation thrived, what would it look like? How would a day in the office be different from a day in any other type of office? What kind of colleagues would you work with? You might imagine colorful or eclectic decorations, or maybe the […]

Create a 4- to 5-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with detailed slide notes, on your strategic experiment to the problem below for Riodan. Incorporate the following into your presentation: Present two innovative ways to solve the problem. Frequency of strategic reviews: Set a strategic review schedule. Perspective in time: Consider the history of the organization when […]

Jeb and Josh are lifelong friends. Jeb is a wealthy wind-power tycoon, and Josh is an active outdoor enthusiast. They have decided to open a sporting goods store, Arcadia Sports, using Jeb’s considerable financial resources and Josh’s extensive knowledge of all things outdoors. In addition to selling sporting goods, the store will provide whitewater rafting, […]