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Packer Stoves Inc. is designing a commercial style stove for residential use. The team developing the specifications, cost, and pricing decisions includes: production, accounting, engineering and marketing.

The stove includes a warming drawer, broiler unit, and high BTU burner. With these special features, Packer Stoves Inc. believes it can sell the stoves for $4,700. Packer Stoves Inc. desires to earn a 25% profit on each stove. Variable costs are $2,900 per stove and fixed costs are $1,800,000.

Download this Excel spreadsheetand use it to present your calculations and answers to the questions below:

Using cost+ pricing calculate the price, given the cost and profit information.
Calculate the Target cost per stove. How many stoves must Packer Inc. sell to meet the target cost?
If Packer decides only 2000 stoves can be sold at $4,700 and, therefore, decides to eliminate the broiler unit thereby saving $650 per stove. With this feature dropped it is estimated that 2,600 units can be sold for $4,000. Will Packer be able to produce the stove at the new target cost

Assignment 2: Organization Project – 4: Leadership, Communications, and Teams

Research your chosen company APPLE. Find a minimum of one library source, which will support your thesis in this assignment. Review your assigned weekly lecture and text reading. Select from this reading 3-5 key concepts, which will also support your thesis. In a two to three page paper, address the questions below. Your paper should follow APA format including a title and reference page. The two to three page paper length requirement does NOT include the title page and reference page. Refer to your classroom area titled South University Policies and Guideline: Using APA Standards in Your Coursework to ensure you are following the correct format.

Describe both the formal and informal communication methods within the organization. Address whether or not the organization uses effective communication techniques. Evaluate the role culture plays in both the formal and informal methods of communication. Make recommendations for improvement for both informal and formal communications. Describe how the organization uses teams. Evaluate the effectiveness of the use of teams based on the model of team effectiveness described by Daft.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Submitted a two to three page research paper that included one library source and provided 3-5 key course concepts to support work.
5
Described both the formal and informal communication methods within the organization.
5
Addressed whether or not the organization uses effective communication techniques.
5
Evaluated the role culture plays in both the formal and informal methods of communication, and made recommendations for improvement.
5
Described how the organization uses teams.
10
Evaluated the effectiveness of the use of teams based on the model of team effectiveness described by Daft.
10
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner: demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Ethical Decision Making

After reading about Bill Daniels and the story about the insurance company in Chapter 5 of Gonzalez-Padron (2015), answer the following questions in essay form:

• Which ethical tradition best describes Bill’s decision to pay the client from his own funds?

• Did he approach the decision using a rules-based, virtue or relationship-based, or outcome-based approach, or a combination of approaches?

• Bill credits sports coaches for progression to higher stages of moral development. What other factors could motivate someone to develop higher levels of moral reasoning?

• Can you think of a person who demonstrates principle-based ethics? How do this person’s actions reflect a highly developed moral reasoning?

Incorporate key words and phrases from Chapter 5 of the text and at least two additional sources into your responses. Use your own words to define the key words and phrases you incorporate. Be sure to cite all sources in the body of your paper and on the references page.

The paper

• Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the FSB APA guidance located in the classroom.

• Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the FSB APA guidance located in the classroom.

• Must end with a conclusion that clearly summarizes what was presented in the paper.

• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the FSB APA guidance located in the classroom

Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital” Please respond to the following:

Watch the video titled “Full interview: Matt Lauer and Dallas nurse Briana Aguirre” (17 min 25 s). Next, respond to the following questions.

Texas Presbyterian nurse Briana Aguirre who treated Ebola stricken colleagues announced publicly that her protective outfit had rips, as well as gaps in it – exposing body parts to the potentially deadly Ebola virus. She claimed that hospital administration ignored her concerns when she brought it to their attention, and she was given no Ebola training. Briana Aguirre has received praise from colleagues and the media for going public with this information, as well as harsh criticism for being a “whistleblower” from other colleagues and the media. In your opinion, did Briana Aguirre act ethically or unethically in going public with this information? Should she be fired from the Texas Presbyterian hospital? Support or challenge Briana Aguirre’s decision to go public with this information.

A world view is a fundamental or basic orientation of thinking – like a mindset – which guides a culture and / or a person’s life. Like a point of view, it can be built of concepts, ideas, values, emotions, and ethics. Weltanschauung is the German word for this idea. Your goal for this course is to understand the world views of these various religions. In order to prepare you for your final assignment, you will outline the world views of various religions in the journal sections below.

Review the weekly lectures and supplemental materials provided, then complete the essays by elaborating on each section related to the weekly content.

Identify key details and examples from the weekly resources to serve as a basis for the content being recorded in your essays.

Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Here is an example of what the essay should look like. Please be sure to use section headers & references (Your references are not limited to the book, please explore the Web/Internet). Word count should be a mininum of 500 words. Minimum of 4 sentences per paragraph/or section)

Please note, I will be using the Grammarly.edu (located under the Tutoring Tab) to grade your papers for the grammar portion of the paper. If you decide to use grammarly.edu please attach your report as part of your submission. 1 Extra point each week- a total of 9 for the quarter.

World View Essay Guide:

(Weekly Religion) Mormon Church

· Origin of all things

· Nature of God

· View of Human Nature

· View of Good and Evil

· View of Salvation

· View of After Life

· Practices and Rituals

· Celebrations and Festival

In this course, you will assume the role of a Marketing Consultant hired to perform market research for the owners of the (hypothetical) DiVito Italian Bakery. Ultimately, you will create a Marketing Strategy Plan that will include a Marketing Research Report, and a Performance Tracking Proposal for the family-run bakery.

Antonio and Mario are anxious to get started on the proposal that will allow them to explain why the marketing strategy of the bakery needs to be changed. They would also like to start advertising immediately. Because they do not have a marketing background, they are unsure as to how the process should begin.

As a marketing consultant hired to perform market research, consider and respond to the following facts:
A target audience has yet to be determined
How will determining a target audience effect the research process?
What are the repercussions of starting an advertising campaign without knowledge of the specific target group?

Using the marketing research process listed below, outline the steps you would take to identify the target audience. Make sure your steps focus on conducting target market identification research.
Identify the problem.
Create the research design.
Choose the method of research.
Select the sampling procedure(s).
Collect the data.
Analyze the data.
Prepare the report.
Follow up

Write at least 5 full pages that analyze the internal and external environments for your organization. This paper must be in essay form. Make sure you use grammar and spell check.

INTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your internal analysis must include factors within your organization that might be considered a strength or weakness and could be leveraged to take advantage of opportunities or reduce threats.

Specifically, you must analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each of the functions found in your organization (i.e. Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Management (including HR), Research & Development, Production, and Information Systems (or whatever departments are found in your Internship company). You are to assess how well these functions are performing, providing an in-depth discussion and analysis of resource levels and capabilities (how well these functions are using the resources to achieve organizational objectives). Do not simply describe how your organizational units perform their work.

EXTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your external analysis must include factors outside your organization that may pose opportunities or threats to your organization.

Specifically, you must analyze factors in the societal environment (demographics, economic, socio-cultural, political-legal, and technology) as well as factors in the industry environment (customers, competitors, and suppliers). Do not simply describe the external factors that you believe affect your business. You are required to provide the reader a clear understanding of how the factors are related to the creation of opportunities or threats for your organization.

ACTION STEPS

Once you have completed your SWOT analysis, the next step is to develop recommendations for your organization which could be implemented to take advantage of the opportunities or reduce the threats. Please be specific. Also, you must explain why you believe these actions would work and how you would go about implementing these recommendations

Write at least 5 full pages that analyze the internal and external environments for your organization. This paper must be in essay form. Make sure you use grammar and spell check.

INTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your internal analysis must include factors within your organization that might be considered a strength or weakness and could be leveraged to take advantage of opportunities or reduce threats.

Specifically, you must analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each of the functions found in your organization (i.e. Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Management (including HR), Research & Development, Production, and Information Systems (or whatever departments are found in your Internship company). You are to assess how well these functions are performing, providing an in-depth discussion and analysis of resource levels and capabilities (how well these functions are using the resources to achieve organizational objectives). Do not simply describe how your organizational units perform their work.

EXTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your external analysis must include factors outside your organization that may pose opportunities or threats to your organization.

Specifically, you must analyze factors in the societal environment (demographics, economic, socio-cultural, political-legal, and technology) as well as factors in the industry environment (customers, competitors, and suppliers). Do not simply describe the external factors that you believe affect your business. You are required to provide the reader a clear understanding of how the factors are related to the creation of opportunities or threats for your organization.

ACTION STEPS

Once you have completed your SWOT analysis, the next step is to develop recommendations for your organization which could be implemented to take advantage of the opportunities or reduce the threats. Please be specific. Also, you must explain why you believe these actions would work and how you would go about implementing these recommendations.

Please answer the questions below. Use question and answer (Q&A) format for your response; in other words, include the original question along with your answer in the reply. Within your post, support your response with information from at least two reputable sources (library and/or web-based) and provide the full citation at the end. Use APA format for your references. Bring in your own personal experiences, if applicable.

When a large employer has locations in countries outside of the U.S., a standardized benefits program for all employees across the globe may be impractical and unsuccessful in achieving HR objectives. Discuss how culture and local practices affect the motivational aspects an employer is trying to achieve with a total rewards system.