Category: Business and Management

Professional Application of Interdisciplinary Studies
For each identified challenge and each identified IDS strategy explain which solution you will apply. How would you select one solution over the other? Why is the solution you selected better than the alternative? What are the potential cause-and-effect results to resolving work-related issues with this IDS-based strategy?
Submit a three-page paper that includes:
An introduction and conclusion
A description of one workplace-related challenge
An explanation of an IDS-based solution for the challenge
An explanation of why you chose this challenge-solution
An explanation of why you think this IDS-based solution is the best alternative
An analysis of the potential cause-and-effect results of the chosen IDS-based solution
Include at least two peer reviewed references from the CSU Global LibraryLinks to an external site.. The paper should follow APA guidelines and conform to the CSU Global Writing CenterLinks to an external site.. https://csuglobal.libguides.com/library
THiS IS PART 4 OF THE CONTINUOUS BIG THESIS PROJECT. THIS IS THE TOPIC OF THIS THESIS :
In this Portfolio Project, you will write an write an Application of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Workplace. The Portfolio will serve as a foundation and “blueprint” for application of your college learning in your career. Each Portfolio Project Milestone, listed below, will build a step in your blueprint:
Module 1 – Identify the organization, department, and role you will use as a bases for the remainder of this project and name two work-related challenges that are part of managing your career in this workplace environment or role.
Module 2 – Define and summarize the interdisciplinary theories that you will use to address work-related challenges and identify a clear path for applying IDS in a real-world application.
Module 3 – Identify two work-related challenges and multiple potential IDS-based solutions for resolving the challenges.
Module 4 – Analyze the potential cause-and-effect of the IDS-based solutions you have and identify one IDS solution or strategy that has the greatest potential for resolving one work-related challenge.
Module 5 – Create a communication plan to support distributing information about the work-related challenges and the proposed IDS solution or strategy for solving it.
Module 6 – Identify the type of team you will need to support the application of the IDS solution or strategy and define each team member’s role.
Module 7 – Identify the type of assessment and evaluation you will need to gauge the outcome of the application of the IDS solution or strategy.
Module 8 – Assemble your Portfolio Project Milestones into one document and conclude with your unique understanding of the work-related challenge you chose, your knowledge of applying IDS skills, your direction of the team you picked to use your IDS-based solution to the challenge, and the action steps you would take after your assessment and evaluation of the results.
The attached file includes all class materials info just in case if you need any further info about class.

Part A ) Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Business Plan: 3000 words
The Business Plan should display a critical analytical and evaluative understanding
of the 
following. ( each of the below should have at least 350 or more as long as providing the right context)
• Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Innovation Management
• Opportunity Spotting 
• Opportunity Evaluation 
• Industry and Market Research 
• Strategy and Business Models
• Financial Awareness 
• Exit Strategy
Part B) The Presentation: ( Summarizing PART A in 10 to 15 slide presentation) 
• This should be a series of 10-15 PowerPoint Slides that presents the Plan to
potential 
investors and/or a senior management team. 
• This must be accompanied by notes embedded under the PowerPoint slides
and be no 
more than 100 – 150 words per slide. Total Notes words ( 1000 – 15000)
• This must be aligned with your Business Plan.
(10-15 Slides & Notes)  

Using the theories and concepts of consumer behavior covered in AMB200 course, explain why consumers tend to apply more rational approach in making consumption decisions involving expensive products or services. Your essay should be approximately 300 words (+/- 10%). You must demonstrate adequate understanding of the theories covered in class and integrate relevant literature resources. Use 2 to 3 literature sources. Your essay should be brief and precise.

Overview:
MBA programs around the country are starting to require their students to become more effective
writers. This is in response to industry’s urging for grad schools to improve the writing skills of
graduate students. Writing at the MBA level should be informative, colorful, and nuanced, and
the writing should include simple words vs. complicated (especially if used out of context). This
assignment requires the integration of a directly quoted Bible verse with the selected marketing
management topic. Be sure this applies specifically to marketing management, not management
or business in general.
Instructions:
Aristotle defined character as “the decisions a person makes when the choice is not obvious.”
Another well-known definition of character is the way people act when no one is looking. Firms
that have “character” tend to perform better over time.
1. Find at least 1 Scripture verse that is related to character and to a firm that has character.
2.  In 500 words ( 12 POINT,  double spaced) document that is in  APA7 format, discussced) document that is in current APA format, discuss
your Scripture verse within the context of marketing management.
3. relate this to a specific for profit brand or business organization of your choosing
Relate this to a specific for-profit brand or business organization of your choosing.
4.use two scholarly sources (ex. Journal of marketing) or practitioner sources (ex. wall street joulrnal) in addition to the course textbook
5. submit document as a microsoft word document
Discuss how Christian faith impacts marketing management decisions in the selected
organization, including how faith was the source of its marketing management decisions, and
how many company founders have demonstrated such faith
Submit the assignment as a Microsoft Word document

Team Building Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Competency Name: Team Building Competency Statement: Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of team dynamics to organizational effectiveness, productivity, and communication within an organization. Final Assessment Title: Team Building Reflection Paper Competency Objectives: 1. Identify and explain the stages of team development. 2. Compare and contrast the elements in teams and in workgroups, including virtual teams. 3. Identify and discuss which is the better choice, teams or workgroups, within an organization (i.e., benefits and challenges of each). 4. Identify and develop strategies that a team can use to improve communication, trust, and collaboration. 5. Identify and employ appropriate methods for conflict resolution in an organization. 6. Identify and initiate effective methods of evaluating and rewarding team success. Program Learning Outcome(s): N/A Institutional Learning Outcome(s): N/A Purpose of this Assessment The purpose of this Summative Assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of team building by analyzing one of the given team-building activities (from Appendix A) for a group of your choosing. You may select a group where you work or volunteer, or another type of group of which you are a member. After you lead the activity, you will write a reflection paper that details and describes the dynamics present during that session. Examples of groups you might consider using for this assignment include the following: • Church groups • Sports teams • Special projects for school • Neighborhood groups or organizations • Ad-hoc committees • Board memberships • Clubs Items Required for Submission The item required for submission is an 8-12 page paper. Step ONE: Preparation Choose a team or group for conducting a team building activity with five to seven people. For this assignment you will be discussing your roles as BOTH participant and observer in this situation, so be 1 Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Team Building Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric sure to review the suggested criteria for completing this assignment and take a few notes during the meeting to help you reflect back on the dynamics. • Choose the team building • Choose the team building activity you would like to use. • Research at least five scholarly references on team building and include them as in-text citations and as a separate reference page. Step TWO: Write Your Paper Your paper must include the following: 1. Introduction • Team/Group Background (include some background about the team and team demographic information) • Type of Team/Group – Describe and explain why these people are more like a team or a group • Formal/Informal roles in the team/group • Description of team building activity (include where and when it occurred and any special circumstances) 2. Stages of Team Development – Using the five stages of team building, describe how your team progressed through the various stages using your references to support your observations. • What stages did the team go through? • What stage did the team get stuck in? Why? • How did the team move through the different stages? 3. Characteristics of the team – Using the five key characteristics of a team, give examples from your team building activity to show the degree to which the characteristics appeared, using your references to support your observations 4. Barriers – Identify barriers that emerged during the team building activity and how the group managed those barriers, using your references to support your observations. What was the effect of the barriers on the end result? 5. Strengths and Weakness of the team – explain the levels of commitment, cohesion, and performance and the interaction between them as it related to your team. 6. Conclusion and Recommendations – Evaluate the activity overall, including an explanation of what worked well and what would you have done differently for this particular activity. What did you learn about team building from doing this particular activity? Make at least three recommendations for this group for ways to improve their teamwork in general, not just for this particular activity. Step THREE: Complete Checklist for Submission Before you submit your work, check to see if you have met the criteria noted below. Did you:  Thoroughly describe all aspects of the team and team building activity? 2 Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric Team Building Final Assessment: Outline and Rubric  Demonstrate sophisticated understanding of the major team building theories and concepts related to the stages of team development, and apply them to your chosen team building activity?  Comprehensively discuss significant connections between aspects of the team building activity and commitment, cohesion, and performance?  Comprehensively discuss significant barriers of the teamwork building activity, using relevant research and data to offer a comprehensive application of team building theories?  Make thoughtful and reflective conclusions that summarize the essential team building activity details?  Accurately and thoroughly use highly relevant and well-chosen research and data to offer a meaningful application of team building theories?  Present detailed, realistic and appropriate recommendations, clearly supported by the major theories and concepts?  Make sure that your paper is logical, well-written, and of the required length?  Check to see that spelling, grammar, and punctuation are accurate?  Follow APA formatting

Please follow the asignment brief step by step based on the company from the presentation and email provided. Harvard style references and arial 12. 

Portfolio Activity
Assignment instructions
After reading the article, Elaborate on the relationship between cultural intelligence and the expatriates’ cross-cultural adaptation, provide answers to the questions below. 
Discuss the role of cultural intelligence in the cross-cultural adaptations of expatriates. Explain how cognitive, motivational, and behavioral dimensions of cultural intelligence affect the cross-cultural adaptation of individuals using examples.
According to Daher, N. (2019), Cultural awareness and adaptation lead to favorable outcomes for global professionals and their organization. Do you agree or disagree?  Justify your answer with supporting arguments and examples.
Suppose you work for a food company that supplies sauces and spices for restaurant chains like KFC and McDonald’s. Your organization, which is based in India, is planning to expand and set up a new production plant in Louisville, Kentucky, USA as it would increase the scope of the business and reduce the cost of logistics. This project requires you to select, develop and lead a team of 5 experts who would be deputed to the new location for five years. Your organization has already screened the top 20 employees who could be suitable for this task.  
What would be your strategy to do this task.  
What are the major cultural-related challenges that you anticipate for yourself and your team members during your tenure in Kentucky? After selecting the team members, how would you prepare them for expatriation?  
Provide details and examples. 
Submission Instructions 
Write the questions before your answer.   
Your submission should be a minimum of 750 words and not more than 1500 words. 
Support your arguments with sources and evidence. Use high-quality, credible, relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate for the discipline and genre of writing.  
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Overview
You are a business development manager in a life sciences organization based in the Midwest. You report to the vice president (VP) of business development. While the organization has shown constant growth and profitability since its inception in 1999, the owners have decided that it is time to sell. The VP has called on you to join the strategic planning team to assess the organization’s exit strategy and make recommendations to the board of directors.
The proposed exit strategy means that the organization will be acquired by another one, which will be a major transformation for the organization and its employees. In order to support the employees through the upcoming acquisition, the planning team wants to understand how they are likely to respond to organizational change. To that end, they decide to ask employees to complete a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of their skills as they relate to change readiness. As a member of the planning team, you are one of the first people asked to complete a SWOT analysis and evaluate your change readiness.
Prompt
First, reflect on your own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) and how they help you accept or resist change. Then, perform a personal SWOT analysis and record the results in a Word document. Describe how you think this analysis impacts your change readiness skills to manage and lead the organizational change in the course scenario.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Strengths: Identify at least two strengths that support your readiness for change.
Explain how they support your readiness for change.
Weaknesses: Identify at least two weaknesses that might get in the way of change.
Explain how they can impact your response to change.
Opportunities: Identify at least two opportunities you can use to leverage your strengths.
Explain how you can use these opportunities to develop your skills.
Threats: Identify at least two threats that you would like to minimize.
Explain how you can minimize these threats and how this will help you develop your skills.
Change Readiness: Explain what your SWOT analysis reveals regarding your change readiness for the proposed acquisition of the organization in the course scenario.
Are you ready to accept organizational change that is likely to arise from the proposed acquisition?
Are you ready to initiate and lead the change efforts for the organization in the scenario? Why or why not?

Note: This event project will be used as a basis of the project for the remainder of this class.
Staffing is a very important part of event management and crucial to the smooth running of an event. Many staffed events may have a high concentration of volunteers, as well as employees. Both the volunteers and the employees need to understand their reporting procedures and have clear job descriptions and training to prepare them for their event roles. Working together as a team is the most critical part of successful event management.
Using the information from Unit 1–3 IPs, create a complete staffing plan presentation that addresses the following:
Create an organizational chart identifying who reports to whom that ensures all activities are covered with management supervision and direction.
Create a time line showing when each staff member will be completing their job role on the event day.
Explain the service that each department will provide.
Describe the training procedures used to prepare your staff and how they will ensure quality service.
Create a generic staffing policy for volunteers for your event.
Explain how and when the volunteers will be trained.
Identify performance procedures for customer service.
Prepare a code of conduct policy.
Discuss how staff will handle safety procedures, incident reporting, or emergencies.

Pick one of the companies from this list: AT&T, Burberry, BYD, De Beers, Jaguar Land Rover, Johnson & Johnson, Maersk, Stellantis, TJX,
Wayfair
By accessing annual reports, case studies, corporate literature, and other sources of information, provide a professionally presented synthetic report
addressing the following areas: 
• Provide an overview of the company and how globalisation has impacted their supply chain design. 
• Explain the main competitive priorities the firm adopts and how their supply chain strategy (using the building blocks of supply chain strategy)
may help in realising these priorities. 
• Discuss who is the “Supply Chain Leader” (in its own supply chain and industry), the chosen company or someone else, and analyse their
adopted leadership style. 
• Identify what kind of formal relationships the organisation has to manage within its supply chain and propose a model of relationship
managemen