Category: Business and Management

Instructions
Closing the Real Estate Transaction
Choose four terms or concepts that might be used during a Real Estate closing. Write a formal, 6 – 10 page APA formatted research paper explaining the meaning of each term, why it is important, to whom it is important (buyer, seller, real estate agent, closing agent, or lender). List any important issues and concerns or advantages and disadvantages. The Real Estate terms used should illustrate the field’s current terminology.
Some examples of such terms include HUD-1, escrow closing, deed, note, mortgage, marketable title, title search, binder, deed of trust, warranty or other deeds, closing costs, prorated prepaid expenses, transfer tax, etc.
Within the paper, the student should include a discussion around career opportunities that exist in the real estate industry and the personal, educational, experiential and licensing requirements that pertain to each. 
Three references are required. Two must be from the APUS Library (See Course Guide for help).
Style Guidelines for the paper (See Hints for help):
Use a header on every page, including the title page. The header should be formatted according to APA guidelines.
A title page with the title, author, class, class section, professor, and date should be on the title page, centered on the page. This title page does NOT count toward your 6 to 10 page requirement.
Margins are one inch on all sides.
All content is double-spaced and left-justified.
Indent the first line of every paragraph five spaces or use the TAB key. Do not leave extra space between paragraphs.
Use Times New Roman 12 point font.
An Executive Summary is required.
References page must be a separate page at the end of the paper.
Use APA style guidelines for the paper, including all references and other writing.

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Instructions
In a business environment that stresses not only increased revenue, profit, and shareholders’ wealth, companies are now more fully cognizant of the importance of operating within an ethical framework. This can only be accomplished if there is an organizational culture that promotes ethical behavior and decision-making.
There have been reported cases of prominent companies that engaged in unethical practices, which have abused customer trust and damaged the company’s reputation. For this assignment, you will focus on unethical activities by Wells Fargo, Foxconn, Volkswagen, or Ferrero USA. If you prefer to investigate a different company, you can contact your professor for approval.  Then, write a white paper addressing the following:
analyze the company decision-makers
examine the leader’s values
determine if a process is present
critique the organization based on your analysis
recommend a better approach to reduce ethical violations
Length: 3 to 4-page white paper. For guidance on writing a white paper, visit the “Writing a White Paper” libguide in the Weekly Resources.
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly references.

For this Performance Task Assessment, you will act as a consultant to your chosen organization to provide recommendations on whether big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and cloud technology can help the organization increase its competitiveness in the marketplace.
Assessment Submission Length: 8- to 14-slide PowerPoint presentation, with accompanying script
Big Data Analytics and Management Strategy Recommendation Plan
As a first step, you will need to select an organization to research and use as your own case study. The organization must be a real organization that is publicly traded. Review the following options to make your selection:
Large retail chain (e.g., Gap Inc.)
Online e-commerce business (e.g., Netflix)
As a part of Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, you will also need to research other companies in the industry of the organization you select to get some insights on how they use IT/IS as part of their business strategy.
The Scenario:
For this Performance Task Assessment, you will act as a consultant hired by an organization that is similar to Gap, Inc. (large retail chain) or Netflix (online e-commerce business). The CEO of your selected organization explains that they would like to know if information technology can help the company to increase its competitiveness in their industry, as well as how their competitors leverage big data analytics, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence for strategic advantage and to drive business value.
Utilizing the above scenario, prepare an 8- to 14-slide presentation (excluding title slide and references slide). You must also provide an accompanying document that contains detailed speaker notes or a script for each slide so that the reader can follow along better. Your speaker notes should include your rationale and assumptions that pertain to each slide. You also need to have a minimum of 6–8 citations and references to support your direction. Note: You may elect to include additional slides as part of an appendix if you have information you might reasonably assume that a CEO or upper management might want. It is not required that you do so.

Create an outline for the capstone project paper and presentation based on the company State Farm.
Use the following course requirements

Branding is a means of differentiating a product from its competitors. Branding is an important aspect of marketing because it provides a distinctive identity to a product or family of products that sets it apart from competitors. This assessment introduces the concept of brands and discusses the various ways marketers position their products within the brand structure. By the end of the assessment, you may look at branding and products a bit differently than you do right now! In Assessment 1 you chose a company and product to market and created a basic marketing plan. Now, you will create a brand presentation slide deck for that product.
The Vice President of Marketing at MSH Brands (or at your employer or future employer company) was impressed with your marketing plan submitted in Assessment 1. They have now asked you to develop a brand presentation based on this work.
You are a Brand Manager at MSH Brands (or at your employer or future employer company). You are being asked to develop a brand presentation for a new pet food product (or new product or line extension at your employer or future employer.)
Requirements
Develop a brand presentation including the following elements based on your research, building on your work submitted in Assessment 1. Develop a PowerPoint presentation of 8–12 slides that synthesize the work, using the speaker’s notes sections of each slide to expand your talking points. Be sure your presentation includes:
Title Slide.
Product Overview.
Market Objectives.
Marketing Mix.
References.
Your presentation should answer the following:
What is the brand name for the product?
What role does the new product play in the brand portfolio? Optional: For fun, you might create a logo or packaging for your product.
Who is the target market?
Who are the main competitors and what strengths do they have that you must compete against?
What will be the new product’s objectives (create greater customer loyalty, increase trials, expand usage among current users, support trade relations)?
What will be the new product position? How will it complement the objectives?
Describe at least 2–3 of the 8Ps that you did not mention in the previous assessment, discussing how they will complement the objectives. Refer to Marketing Basics: The 8Ps, Positioning Statements, and SMART Objectives [PDF].
Use and cite at least 3 sources, in APA format. Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing Center for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
PowerPoint presentation. For help with PowerPoint, review these resources:
PowerPoint Tips and Tutorials.
Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX].
8–12 slides (in addition to the title and references slides).
Include additional details on each slide in the speaker’s notes section.
Additional requirements:
Title slide.
References slide.
APA-formatted references from at least five sources. Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing Center for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
Be sure you consider the audience

The idea of this project is to develop a restaurant concept from the ground up.  There are several components of this very detailed assignment including a proposal, SWOT analysis,  menu items and descriptions, description of interior, decor and exterior, interior and exterior diagram flow charts, service SOP’s, organizational charts (job descriptions and uniforms), marketing campaign and a power point presentation.  See instructions attached. 
This is a very detailed project and there is a location description of what area and community type this proposed restaurant will cater to. The business must cater the needs of the standards of demographics, market analysis, business and industry and local points of interest.
You can be creative as you need to! I am from New Orleans so a Creole Style Restaurant that offers creole/cajun foods. I want to bring a taste of New Orleans to Restaurant Ville, USA (the proposed community).  We can only have 6 menu items. Please include 3 main dishes, 2 desserts, and 1 signature drink.
This project is portioned out in phases and different timelines and due dates.  The concept description and SWOT analysis is due first. But, if this needs to take longer than May 24 to complete everything, we can work on a timeline for the rest.  But, if you can finish all in 4 days great! I added more pages as a cost provision for the power point presentation. 

Understanding the use of decision-making in strategic plans is essential for an organization’s long-term success. Most of these decisions are made by top-level management and will affect the direction and success of an organization. Gopaul and Rampersad (2020) explained that while companies may define strategies differently, their strategic planning and decision-making processes should be directly interlinked for maximum efficacy. These decisions guide an organization’s mission, vision, and values, along with extended planning for the future. It is important to understand an organization’s strategic vision and goals and where that organization plans to be in the future. 
As you will find in the global companies researched in Fortune, a solid fundamental strategy is used when making decisions. Not all strategies need to be complex. In fact, a simple approach is easy and fast to apply when changes are needed for a day-to-day decision, an unexpected regulatory change, or an outside threat. An additional aspect of strategic decision-making is to consider an organization’s leaders and their possible biases or personalities. Additionally, the decision-making process may be positively influenced if a decision-maker is forward-thinking, inclusive, and collaborative. Conflict often emerges in decisions that have lasting consequences or even immediate impact. An organizational chart may also offer insight into the dynamics of strategic decision-making at the organization you choose to research.
Many organizations use strategy models. This week’s assignment is a good place to begin looking at models and determine which approach(es) best apply to your organization. Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully and any additional literature you locate.  You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.
References
Fortune. (n.d.). 25 best global companies to work for.
https://fortune.com/global-best-companies/
Gopaul, R., & Rampersad, R. (2020). An assessment of strategic decision-making processes among small and micro enterprises in South Africa. Acta Commercii, 20(1), 1-10.
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Weekly Resources and Assignments
Review the resources from the Course Resources link, located in the top navigation bar, to prepare for this week’s assignments. The resources may include textbook reading assignments, journal articles, websites, links to tools or software, videos, handouts, rubrics, etc.
Strategic planning is an important element in the decision-making process of successful organizations, and while there is no standardized methodology for making strategic decisions, companies need to ensure that there is a process in place that will help to initiate the process.
There are 30 companies listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Market Index. For this assignment, you will select one company and provide some background information, including growth plan, strategic methodology, as well as the decision-maker(s). Then, you will conduct research and determine whether the company’s current approach is effective or not.
For this assignment, you will have a choice of deliverables. You only need to submit ONE of the deliverables listed below. For information on creating an infographic, refer to “Spotlight on Skills.”

Week 8 Discussion
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Conflict Resolution Tactics
The article from Forbes in this week’s materials offers 14 ideas or tactics that can help in dealing with conflict at work. Pick two tactics from the article that you believe are especially relevant for HR. Then respond to the prompts below:
List the two tactics for dealing with conflict that you selected. For each tactic, explain why it is especially relevant for an HR professional.
Find an example of a workplace conflict, from your own career or from the news, which might have been managed better using ideas from the Forbes article.
Briefly describe the conflict situation and explain the actual outcome.
How could the outcome have been improved using one or more ideas from the article? Be specific about which tactics would have helped and why.
Share an example from your own professional life where you have either taken on the role of pastor-parent or have benefited from the support of a pastor-parent type.

This is the strategic decision: PVH Corp’s “PVH+”
PVH Corp recently announced a strategic plan named “PVH+” aimed at driving brand, digital, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) growth with the objective of reaching $12.5 billion in annual revenue by 2025. I believe this strategic plan offers a richer and more comprehensive topic for analysis, encompassing a broader scope of initiatives and objectives that are crucial to the company’s future success.
I also need an Excel file, please contact me if you need any extra fees.

Topic: Creating Effective New Venture Teams
Please review the Discussion Board Participation grading rubric. This is important information that will ensure that you earn maximum points. Your professionally written APA compliant postings, using appropriate sources should provide substantive depth that advances the Discussion. Please edit your posts for grammatical errors before you post. Be sure to review the requirements for each week’s Discussion topic(s). Remember that a post to the instructor is not considered a post to peers, so please be sure that you respond to at least two peers for full credit.
One of the basic tenets of Conscious Capitalism in Conscious Leadership – “Human social organizations are created and guided by leaders – people who see a path and inspire others to travel along the path” (Conscious Capitalism, 2021, p 3). Achieving a high degree of competence in Conscious Leadership, you need to form a highly effective leadership team, not always an easy task. In your first week of simulation game play, you will concentrate on starting up your company and creating your leadership team. New ventures/start-ups can have a high failure rate for many reasons, some of which can be attributed to leadership team formation issues. (Henry 2017). For this discussion question you will:
Discuss the challenges faced by new venture/start-up leadership teams covering but not limited to; team formation, role definition, and conflict management and accountability processes.
Research best practices that can overcome these challenges. Cite at least three (3) of these best practices and talk about why these were of particular interest to you. You may also cite any experiences you have had with new venture team formation
Given that you will be working in a new venture/start-up team, which of these best practices will you be applying to the team formation? How will you incorporate these best practices into your leadership team formation?
Access all required readings (articles, videos, etc.) from the Library.
References
Conscious Capitalism. (2021, June 3). Our philosophy. https://www.consciouscapitalism.org/philosophy
Henry, P. (2017, February 18). Why some startups succeed (and why most fail). Entrepreneur. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/288769
Articles
Klein, M. C. (2018). Governments should be run more like businesses. Barron’s (Online).
Maldonado, M. (2015). Conscious capitalism. Leadership Excellence, 32(6), 5–6.
Conscious Capitalism. (2021, June 3). Our philosophy.
External link.
Hagberg, R. (2020, August 13). Building startup teams: The challenge for entrepreneurs. Hagberg Consulting Group.
External link.
Henry, P. (2017, February 18). Why some startups succeed (and why most fail). Entrepreneur.
Joyce, P. (2014). The Enduring Myth That Government Should Be Run Like a Business.
External link.
Richards, R. (2020, April 24). 9 Make-or-Break startup roles (and why they are important). MassChallenge.
External link.
Samberg, J. (2018, April 27). Can government be run like a business? Yale Insights.
External link.
Shenoy, S. (2021, April 8). Here’s how you can build a winning team that will ride your startup to victory. YourStory.com.
External link.
Videos
Clifton, R. (2016). How a leader can develop their own brand [Video]. Skillsoft.
Marketplace Conscious Capitalism Simulation Demonstration.