Category: Business and Management

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Read chapters 3 (Understanding the Court System) and 4 (Litigation) in Part One. 
Then, answer the following 2 questions (complete instructions and rubric are uploaded as a file): 
1. Jurisdiction (Chapter 3)
Nancy is a citizen of New Hampshire. She left a business meeting in a building in Nashua, State of New Hampshire, and walked across a street. She was struck by a limousine driven by Donald, a citizen of New York. The car was owned by Donald’s employer, a Delaware corporation that has its principal place of business in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Nancy sues both Donald and the corporation in the federal district court located in New Hampshire alleging damages in the amount of $500,000. Does this court have jurisdiction? Why or why not? 
2. Lawsuits (Chapter 4)
How do you help prevent lawsuits in your business? Answer generally
and you can add any industry specific considerations, if you wish.

Respond to each posts in a substantive manner, and provide recommendations. Support your position by using information from examples from current events, and/or other scholarly or credible resources. Cite references, if needed.
You are encouraged to  promote a more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Each response should be a minimum of 150 words.
First post:
In project management, handling risks is crucial for success. During the planning phase, I’d take a proactive approach to identify and assess risks. This means involving stakeholders, using techniques like SWOT analysis, and creating risk registers. By tapping into different viewpoints, we can better pinpoint potential risks.
Once identified, it’s important to assess the impact and likelihood of risks. I’d prioritize them based on severity using methods like risk probability and impact matrices. This helps in focusing efforts on mitigating the most significant threats.
My preferred risk management strategies include avoidance, mitigation, transfer, and acceptance. Avoidance involves taking steps to minimize the chances of high-risk events. Mitigation focuses on reducing risk impact through proactive measures. Transferring risk to third parties or accepting certain risks as unavoidable are also part of the plan.
Scope creep, a common challenge, is managed through clear scope documentation, regular communication with stakeholders, and robust change control processes. This ensures project objectives remain intact despite potential scope expansion.
When unexpected risks arise, swift action is key. I’d reassess the situation, communicate with stakeholders, and implement appropriate response strategies. Flexibility and adaptability are essential in navigating unforeseen challenges.
Looking ahead to my next project, I aim to embed risk management at every stage. By fostering risk awareness and proactive mitigation strategies, I hope to enhance project resilience and outcomes. Regular monitoring and review will ensure risks are managed effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
Second Post:
Discuss how you would identify and assess risks in the project planning phase.
Identify: The identification of risks in project planning is crucial for the success of any project and involves systematically identifying, analyzing, and responding tp potential project risks. I would first begin identifying risks using techniques such as brainstorming, subject matter experts, WBS, or interview of stakeholders. Additionally, more detailed approaches such as a SWOT analysis or the Delphi technique to gather information anonymously.  
Assess: Once risks are identified, they need to be assessed in terms of their probability and impact to the project. To do this I would perform quantitative risk analysis to evaluate each risk to categorize and then prioritize risks. There are a few types of techniques such as cause-and-Effect Relationships, Cause-and-Effect Diagram,
Describe some of your preferred strategies to manage project risks.
Risk Avoidance: This strategy involves altering the project plan to eliminate the risk or its impact. For example, if a particular activity is deemed too risky, it can be removed or replaced with a safer alternative.
Risk Mitigation: This approach aims to reduce the probability or impact of the risk. Implementing robust project controls, improving communication, and ensuring adequate training are common mitigation strategies.
Risk Transfer: Shifting the risk to a third party, such as through insurance or outsourcing certain project activities, can also be an effective risk management strategy.
Risk Acceptance: In some cases, risks cannot be avoided or mitigated effectively. These risks are accepted, and a contingency plan is developed to deal with them if they occur.
Examine the concept of scope creep and suggest ways to manage potential and actual changes to the project scope.
Scope creep refers to the uncontrolled expansion of project scope without corresponding adjustments to time, cost, and resources. It often occurs due to changing client requirements, poor planning, lack of clarity in project scope, or inadequate stakeholder engagement.
Strategies to Manage Scope Creep:
Clear Scope Definition: Clearly define and document the project scope during the planning phase. Ensure all stakeholders understand and agree to this scope.
Change Control Process: Establish a formal change control process that requires all scope changes to be documented, reviewed, and approved before implementation.
Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain regular communication with stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure alignment on project goals and scope.
Scope Verification: Continuously verify project deliverables against the project scope to identify and address any deviations promptly.
Identify and tell how you handled unexpected risk during a project.
Contingency Planning: Always have a contingency reserve (time, budget, resources) to address unforeseen issues.
Rapid Response Teams: Establish a team that can quickly assess and respond to unexpected risks.
Adaptive Management: Be prepared to adapt project plans and strategies in response to new risks as they emerge.
Discuss how you will approach risk management in your next project.
In my next project, I will adopt a comprehensive and proactive approach to risk management:
Early and Continuous Risk Identification: Begin identifying risks early and continue to monitor for new risks throughout the project lifecycle.
Enhanced Stakeholder Involvement: Involve a wide range of stakeholders in the risk identification process to gain diverse insights.
Integrated Risk Management: Integrate risk management into all project processes and ensure that risk considerations are part of all decision-making processes.
Use of Advanced Tools: Leverage advanced risk management tools and software for better risk tracking and analysis.
By following these strategies and principles, I aim to manage project risks more effectively, ensuring that projects are completed successfully and within their defined scope, time, and budget constraints.
References
Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V. S., & Wells, K. N. (2023). Contemporary Project Management: Plan-driven and Agile approaches (5th ed.). https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/131440/modules/items/6691863

This is a group assignment, i only write parts 5+6+7 (total 950words) 
Here is the requirement for the entire assignment 
Group Report mca.pdf
there is requirement and basic outline 
“outline and explantion for each part .docx” 

Identify the technology used in businesses and describe the types of technology used to support general business functions. Discuss challenges presented to management due to managing existing technology.  How does technology impact the sales, marketing, finance, and production, human resource, and other functions within the business?

Using your outline from the “Research Design Template” covered in Unit 2, prepare a “mini” qualitative research proposal.  This proposal should essentially be an expansion of your research design focus from the last few weeks converted into a narrative format.  For this course, the research design and methodology should be qualitative in nature. (There is a separate course dedicated to quantitative research in the program).
The Unit 4 course materials include three additional documents that will help with this assignment. First, the “Dissertation Outline” contains all the sections (and subsections) required in a DBA dissertation.  The first three “chapters” in the outline form the dissertation “proposal” and serve as the foundational research document that must be approved by the committee prior to gathering data, conducting research and completing the dissertation (chapter 5). This course assignment is a foundational exercise for designing a research study that will help once you enter the dissertation phase later in the program. The second document in the Unit 4 readings is the “DBA Dissertation Template” and will help you with the correct layout and formatting for a research proposal. The DBA dissertation rubric will provide a “map” and checklist for the content that need to be included in each of the sections. 
For this assignment your “mini-proposal” should include a condensed version of the following elements from the dissertation outline document; see below (overviews only). The mini-proposal should be approximately 10-12 pages in length (not including cover page, TOC, and references).  Submit your assignment to this dropbox.  
Chapter 1: Foundation of the Study 
Problem Statement 
Purpose Statement 
Nature of the Study 
Research Question 
Interview Questions (Qualitative Only) 
Chapter 3: Research Method 
Role of the Researcher 
Participants 
Research Method and Design 
Research Method 
Research Design 
Population and Sampling 
Ethical Research 
Data Collection Instruments 
Data Collection Technique

Perform a literature review on one of the
following leadership topics:
(a)  
Charismatic Leadership
(b) 
Ethical Leadership
(c)  
Strategic Leadership
Your literature of the leadership topic needs
to include:
(a)  
Underpinning Theory
(b) 
Definition of Topic
(c)  
Historical Context of the Topic
(d) 
Recent Development of the Topic
(e)  
Measurement of the Topic
(e)  
Guidelines
for Individual Written Assignment Preparation
1. Prepare an essay (report format) around 3,500 words within an acceptable
variation of less than 1000 words above such a requirement. 2. A minimum of 10 journal
article references is
required for this assignment. Please ensure that citations for sources and
bibliography are properly given in the test of your essay. You must use the Harvard
referencing / citation style. The overall grading will take this into
consideration. 3. Do not use AI for rewording, formatting or rewriting.
Submission
Requirements for Individual Written Assignment Preparation
1. Your assignment will be anonymously marked so you must
not identify yourself other than by using your student number anywhere on,
or within, the assignment. 2. Proper page break and heading for
each question.
3. Coursework must
be submitted using point, font style (Times New Roman), font sizes (12), and
one-and-a-half (1.5) line spaced. 4. You are advice to include page number of your work for
each discussion question. Pages must be numbered consecutively throughout the
text 

A performance appraisal is a regular review of employee job performance and contribution to organizational objectives. In many cases, performance appraisals are conducted at the end of the year to evaluate employee performance, as well as set performance for the next year. For this assignment, you will evaluate another function of HR and management and its contribution to effective performance management. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 6: Employee Appraisal: Measurement, Assessment, and Management, and the article Adapting the Performance Appraisal Process to Meet the Needs of the Modern Workplace.
In your paper,
Discuss how performance appraisals are a function of HR and management.
Analyze the basic components of an effective performance appraisal.
Explain how performance appraisals can contribute to organizational goals and objectives.
Describe the advantages of performance appraisals and how they contribute to effective training and development.
Explain potential forms of discrimination based on labor laws and regulations when conducting a performance appraisal.
For additional support with completing this assignment, please refer to the following tools:
Finding HR Journals in the UAGC Library. This tip sheet may support you in researching through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
What is CRAAPO? This may assist you in determining the reliability of an HR website.
Scholarly and Popular Resources(1).This tutorial explains the differences between scholarly and popular resources.
Human Resources Research with Library OneSearch. This tip sheet may support you in researching through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
The Performance Appraisal paper
Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.

Describe a business situation, apply a critical thinking framework to the situation, and recommend evidence-based solutions to the situation. 
Explain how the concepts of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) could affect both the situation and the solution.
Key pointers:
-Demonstrate how you use Kallet’s 3-step critical thinking framework to clarify the problem, generate conclusions, and make your recommendations. 
-How do each of the elements of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) impact the problem? 
Note: you cannot use United Airlines, Chipotle, Comcast, or WalMart.
The company below is what i would like to use– 
Walgreens To Close 60 VillageMD Clinics as It Cuts $1 Billion in Costs (costar.com)
Walgreens takes $6B hit in Q2 from VillageMD investment (fiercehealthcare.com)

THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS DISCUSSION, PLS DIVIDE ANSWER INTO 2 DIFFERENT FILES IN SUBMISSION 
Part 1: Discuss the pros and cons of outsourcing products and services. Also, discuss for products such as home appliances, toys, garments, and consumer electronics. What factors would influence selecting an onshore, near-shore, or offshore supplier?  
Part 2: As we end our term, share your thoughts on your learning experience in this course. Using at least 3 of the 6 prompts below, provide your reflections and explain how you will use your new knowledge. Please also include interesting material, videos, or articles from the current module.
I enjoyed…
This got me thinking about…
I wish…
I learned…
I was surprised that…
I can use this by (or to)…

THERE ARE 2 PARTS OF THIS DISCUSSION, SO PLEASE DIVIDE ANSWER INTO 2 DIFFERENT FILES 
PART 1: Discuss three ways in which Apple is using interdisciplinary skills every day to gain a competitive advantage. What are the skills used? How are they measured? What interdisciplinary leadership is broadly applied?
To support your discussion, you can review the following article:
Apple Employees Break Their Vow of Secrecy to Describe the Best and Worst Thing About Working for Apple https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-employees-best-worst-working-for-apple-2016-12
PART 2: Review the article: 
Committing to cultures of creativity: the significance of transdisciplinarity  (Links to an external site.).  https://eds-p-ebscohost-com.csuglobal.idm.oclc.org/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=864808b7-f010-4707-88e3-6b6dc5e21183%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=137208295&db=eih
Would you agree that interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity can be termed, additive, interactive and holistic respectively? How does this information and this article help shape your perspective of collaboration in problem solving? Do you think different forms of diverse teams are needed based on project mission and goals?