Category: Business

What methods would you want to make sure are in place to help with the safeguarding of information? What role do you see firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus systems playing in promoting security?

Information system

You are the new IT Manager for the Cougar Corporation, a firm of 500 employees, with 5 buildings located in three different states. Much of the information is critical to the operation of the business and contains key customer information.

As the new IT Manager, one of your employees comes to you concerned with the safeguarding of the firm’s information.

As you investigate this issue further, you too are concerned as it does not appear many methods of safeguarding the firm’s information are in place.

What methods would you want to make sure are in place to help with the safeguarding of information? What role do you see firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus systems playing in promoting security?

Write up a memo to your supervisor detailing methods you would like to see implemented across the firm and the role of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus systems in promoting better safeguarding of the firm’s information.

What is meant by appreciation and depreciation of a currency? What are some reasons that a currency such as the Philippine peso depreciates?

Philippine Peso Currency

Article Review and Analysis #2: Philippine Peso Currency

Link:

Read the article provided at the link. It covers the changes in the value of the Philippine peso from its independence from the United States in1946 through recent times.

You will summarize the article and analyze its content in terms of our Week 4 study of international financial markets.

Answer the following questions:

What is meant by appreciation and depreciation of a currency? What are some reasons that a currency such as the Philippine peso depreciates?

What are the effects of currency depreciation for Philippine exporters, importers and consumers?

The article review should contain a minimum of two citations to at least two distinct authoritative references used.

(Wikipedia is NOT an authoritative source!) You must provide a reference list at the end of the article review in addition to including in-text citations in the body of the article review to identify where resources are used.

The article review and further analysis should contain a minimum of 500 words, excluding cover page/references section, and should follow the most current edition of APA formatting.

Examine the strategies that the management team uses for developing the staffing and recruitment policies.

Conduct research and select a Fortune 500 company. With 750 to 1000 words, compose an Essay to evaluate their human resource management strategies to include the following:

1. Discuss their strategic planning process to get the most talented employees

2. Examine the strategies that the management team uses for developing the staffing and recruitment policies.

3. Explain how the organization develops their training programs

4. Explain how the organization develops their appraisal and reward systems

5. Evaluate the challenges and recommendations to retain the best talents in the organization

You need to have at least three academic references and use APA style. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources must be presented using APA formatting guidelines.

Write a report on a trend in business that you’ve observed, and highlight at least the main finding. For example, from the rising cost of textbooks to the online approach to course content, textbooks are a significant issue for students.

Trends and Effects of “Cancel Culture” in Business

Instructor Guidelines:

Write a report on a trend in business that you’ve observed, and highlight at least the main finding. For example, from the rising cost of textbooks to the online approach to course content, textbooks are a significant issue for students.

Bring together sources of information to illustrate a trend.

(1) The report will be five pages double-spaced, not including the cover page, and list of references.

(2) You need to use at least four outside sources published within the last five years.

(3) The report will include at least one visual aid, which does not take up more than one-half page of the report.

(4) You will use APA Style to document/credit sources.

Describe management careers, employment outlook, and HR staffing practices of the lodging and food and beverage industries.

Careers in Food and Beverage

• Describe the various types of management careers that can be offered within each industry (lodging, and food & beverage).

• Compare and contrast the differences between the General Management (GM) positions within the two industries.

• Analyze and describe the growth in overall employment within these two industries and how this overall growth is forecasted within the next 10 years.

• Recommend at least three human resource practices in which each industry can better recruit and retain management talent for their respective industry.

• Use the Basic Search: Library to find at least three academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites are not considered quality references.

This course requires the use of  Writing Standards. For assistance and information,  refer to the  Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Describe management careers, employment outlook, and HR staffing practices of the lodging and food and beverage industries.

Evaluating how the organization has used digital technology to respond to changes in its industry environment over time, and discuss the potential ethical, social or behavioural implications of its decisions, and

Digital Transformation

The individual assignment is designed to encourage students to critically reflect on digital transformation strategy in a practical context through experiences in an organisation with which they are familiar.

Assessment Brief:
Select an organization from the list below, critically appraise their digital transformation by:

1. Evaluating how the organization has used digital technology to respond to changes in its industry environment over time, and discuss the potential ethical, social or behavioural implications of its decisions, and

2. Identifying and discussing what you consider to be the top 3 future digital challenges/opportunities for the company.

Discuss/reflect on the entrepreneurial journey; highlighting, using entrepreneurship literature, entrepreneurial orientation (be reflective).

Entrepreneurship as a mechanism for recovery in crisis- COVID-19

Describe the proposed or existing business idea; provide details justifying the idea/existing business and any details on the business one needs to know including ownership, legal form; age of the business, location, market share (if information available) and much more.

Analyze the current context of the business- the macro and the micro environment;

Critically appreciate the theory of entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation and demonstrate an ability to relate this to practice.

Discuss/reflect on the entrepreneurial journey; highlighting, using entrepreneurship literature, entrepreneurial orientation (be reflective).

Use secondary and/or market based data to generate a viable business plan and or responses to the current crisis for an existing start-up giving details and justifications relevant to the current or future business.

Organize your research findings in an professional presentation format (coherent structure, effective use of graphics, effective referencing, and clear English are essential)

What determining factors would be most important to consider? What recommendations would you make to the CEO?

Unit IV Journal

Imagine you are working for a company that has $1 million to spend on a new strategy and is considering market development versus product development.

In this case, what determining factors would be most important to consider? What recommendations would you make to the CEO?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

What are the main contributors (causes) of the crisis at ChassisCo’s Athens plant in late 2004 (14 months after SOP)?

Case Study – Toyota Supplier Relations: Fixing the Suprima Chassis
In this assignment, you will read a case study and answer the following questions:

1. What are the main contributors (causes) of the crisis at Chassis Co’s Athens plant in late 2004 (14 months after SOP)?

• Chassis Co’s responsibility?

• Toyota’s responsibility?

2. Considering these causes:

• What are Chassis Co’s options for resolving the crisis?

• What would you do if you were in charge?

3. Considering these causes:

• What are Toyota’s options for resolving the crisis?

• What would you do if you were in charge?

Follow the instructions below:

1. Download the case study here download.

2. You will submit a MINIMUM 2 page paper that answers the questions above.

3. You will have two weeks to work on this assignment.

4. This is an individual assignment. Collaboration between students is prohibited and is treated as a violation of academic integrity.

Notes for grading:

• All questions’ available grades are equally distributed.

• An answer without detailed explanation will get no more than 1 point out of 100.

• Turnitin will be used to detect any plagiarism for this assignment.