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Unit III Case Study Read the call-of-the-question carefully, and follow the instructions for each subject. Prepare four briefing papers using the APA format for research papers, and upload them as one document for your response.

1. Critical Legal Thinking Instructions:

· Read Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corporation found in the Cheeseman textbook, pages 187-188.

· Respond to the three Case Questions found in Cheeseman textbook, page 188.

· Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions as noted in the Critical Legal Thinking, Ethics, and Contemporary Business questions. Argue both sides of all issues.

2. Law Case with Answers Instructions:

· Read California and Hawaiian Sugar Company v. Sun Ship, Inc. found in the Cheeseman textbook, pages 222- 223.

· Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions on whether the use of liquidated damage clauses in contracts is good or bad for your business by giving examples of when the clause should and should not be used.

· Provide convincing arguments for both sides of this issue.

3. Critical Legal Thinking Cases Instructions:

· Read Sections 11.1 Cybersquatting (pp. 240-241); 9.2 Agreement (p. 202); 10.3 Force Majeure Clause (p. 224); and 11.8 E-License (p. 242).
· Check the decisions of the highest appellate courts, if a case is cited, for each fact pattern.
· Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions on whether each of the four subjects affect business in the United States and if so, provide the worst and best case scenario

Over the last year your boss has noticed that it would be useful for your firm to understand how consumers behave when variables in the market change and how these changes affect the total revenue for your product. You have been asked to do an analysis for your product, Good A, by addressing the following questions and reporting the results to your boss in a formal paper.

Questions:

Define the price elasticity of demand? What information does it provide? How is it calculated?

Define the income elasticity of demand? What information does it provide? How is it calculated?

Define the cross-price elasticity of demand? What information does it provide? How is it calculated?

What is total revenue? How is it calculated?

Define elastic, inelastic, and unitary elasticity means. How are these related to total revenue? Explain your answers.

With respect to the price elasticity of demand, construct a graph using the data in Figure1. Illustrate the ranges on the demand curve that indicate elastic, inelastic, and unitary elasticity. Explain your answers. Enter non-numerical responses in the same worksheet using textboxes.

Calculate the total revenue for each level of demand and post into the table, Figure 1. (Copy and paste this table into the Microsoft Word document that will form part of your submission.)

Using the midpoints formula presented in the textbook, calculate the price elasticity coefficient for each price level, starting with the coefficient for the $4 to $6 level. For each coefficient, indicate each type of elasticity: elastic demand, inelastic demand, or unitary demand. Post your answers into the table, Figure 1.

Assume that the income of consumers changes by 10%, and as a result the quantity demanded for Good A changes by 8%. What is the income elasticity of demand for Good A? What does this mean for your company?

Assume that the price of competing Good B decreases by 5% and as a result, the quantity demand for Good A decreases by 8%. What is the cross-price elasticity for your product? What type of goods are Good A and Good B?

Figure 1: The Demand Schedule for Barbeque Dinner

Original Work, Cite Reference, References

Select a health care organization for which to create a QI plan.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you do the following:

· Select two to three areas of potential improvement for the organization you chose. Describe the data needed to monitor improvement. Identify and describe at least three data collection tools you can use to collect performance information.

o What types of information does each tool collect?

o What are the strengths and weaknesses of each tool for each area?

o How are the data collection tools similar? How are they different?

· Research at least two tools that measure and display the QI data that can be gathered with the data collection tools.

o What types of information does each tool measure and display?

o What are each tool’s strengths and weaknesses?

o How are the tools similar? How are they different? How are these tools helpful for health care organizations?

Cite at least three sources to support your information

Introduction

The assignments have been designed to help you integrate and apply the concepts you have learned up to this point. These concepts provide a foundation on which other course concepts are built. Assessing your comprehension will help ensure that you are on track to successfully complete the course. Refer to the Course Guide for general guidelines on preparing and submitting assignments. Also, be sure to read your instructor’s introductory postings pertinent to the assignments in the Discussions area of the course.

The activities in this module have introduced key features of the strategic model. This assignment will test your understanding of these features and what you have learned in Module 2. All of the activities done for this module are the foundation for this assignment; a review the readings and the activities should reveal the appropriate answers to the questions posed.

This assignment consists of two parts: Part A requires an analysis of Qualcomm Inc. (as of September 2012), and Part B requires that you submit evidence of your work on the module activities. The assignment is worth 15 per cent of your final grade in the course. Click here to see the Form 10K.

Part A: 80% of the assignment grade

Perform an analysis of Qualcomm Inc. Your analysis will draw on the Form 10K (as of September 30, 2012). Your analysis can include information prior to September 2012 but should not draw on any information that you might come across that is post-September 2012. Bear in mind that as a strategic manager you do not have the benefit of foresight and hence your analysis must be confined to the period defined in the Form 10K as of September 2012 for this assignment.

Address the following in your analysis:

1. Read the Qualcomm material carefully and note the industry forces that have shaped the firm’s direction and strategies. Support your assessment with relevant evidence drawn from the case material and strategic management theory.

2. Identify and explain the strategic levels that the firm is expressing and assess whether the company has the competencies, resources, and capabilities to achieve its goals? In addition, identify the threats and opportunities confronting the firm and explain fully how the firm is addressing these.

3. Prepare a value chain analysis for Qualcomm and identify and explain where it is creating or destroying value.

4. Identify and explain whether Qualcomm has competitive advantage and determine where and how this competitive advantage is being created.

5. Based on your awareness of the firm as revealed in questions 1–4, provide an assessment on the firm’s strategic options and alternatives.

Part A should not exceed 10 pages in length, double spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right.

Part B: 20% of the assignment grade

Write a brief report that demonstrates your active participation in the discussions and contributions to your personal journal. It should include examples of your postings on the activities, your thoughts and personal musings on the problems and issues introduced in the activities, and a summary of what you learned in this module. In addition, you can refer to questions that arose from your work on the activities. If you replied to questions posed by other class participants, indicate what your replies were and whether the interaction with other participants increased your understanding of course concepts, such as strategy formation and the strategic planning process. DO NOT copy and paste from your personal journal or discussion postings. Part B is an executive summary of the relevant issues/theory raised in the module activities.

Part B should not exceed 4 pages in length, double spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right.

When you have completed the assignment send it to your Open Learning Faculty Member using the Assignments function in Blackboard.

The assignment must be properly formatted and be professional in appearance. It must include your name, TRU student ID, Course name, assignment number, your TRU or personal email address and your current home mailing address, and other information as described in the course guidelines.

Prepare Assignment 2 in Microsoft Word format. Part A and Part B must be presented in a single document. Assignments will not be graded if both parts are not included.

BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY – BBUS 4701-

Assignment 1

Introduction

The assignments have been designed to help you integrate and apply the concepts you have learned up to this point. These concepts provide a foundation on which other course concepts are built. Assessing your comprehension will help ensure that you are on track to successfully complete the course. Refer to the Course Overview for general guidelines on preparing and submitting assignments. Also, be sure to read your instructor’s introductory postings pertinent to the assignments in the Discussions area of the course.

The activities in this module have introduced key features of the strategic model. This assignment will test your understanding of these features and what you have learned in Module 1. All of the activities done for this module are the foundation for this assignment; a review of the readings and the activities should reveal the appropriate answers to the questions posed.

This assignment consists of two parts: Part A requires an analysis of Best Buy Co. Inc. (as of February 2013), and Part B requires that you submit evidence of your work on the module activities. The assignment is worth 15 per cent of your final grade in the course. Click here to see the Form 10K.

Part A: 80% of the assignment grade

Perform an analysis of Best Buy Co. Inc. Your analysis will draw on the Form 10K (as of February 2013). Your analysis can include information prior to February 2013 but should not draw on any information that you might come across that is post-February 2013. Bear in mind that as a strategic manager you do not have the benefit of foresight and hence your analysis must be confined to the period defined in the Form 10K as of February 2013 for this assignment.

Address the following in your analysis:

Read the Best Buy Case and identify and analyze the company’s strategies. Your answer must identify clearly the firm’s strategies and show your awareness of strategic management theory as it is being applied by the company.
Prepare a Porter analysis of the industry in which Best Buy operates. The assessment of the Porter forces must be explained fully with reference to the evidence presented in the case. As stressed in the module, the Porter analysis is of the industry/sector in which the firm operates; focus your attention on the industry as a whole and be mindful of the segment in which Best Buy operates. The assessment must be complete and show your awareness of the all the factors shaping the industry.
Prepare a SWOT analysis of the company, revealing your awareness and understanding of the firm’s competencies, capabilities, and resources and relate the same to the opportunities and threats confronting the firm. Using the SWOT as your guide, provide insight in the strategies that Best Buy selected. Is the firm’s strategic direction consistent with what you have determined from the SWOT?
Prepare a macro-environment analysis for the industry in which Best Buy operates. Explain fully if and how the company is being affected by macro forces and determine if these forces are reflected in the firm’s strategies.
Based on your awareness of the firm as revealed in questions 1–4, provide an assessment of the firm’s overall strategic options and alternatives.

Part A should not exceed 10 pages in length, double-spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right.

Part B: 20% of the Assignment Grade

Write a brief report that demonstrates your active participation in the discussions and contributions to your personal journal. Your report should include examples of your postings on the activities, your thoughts and personal musings on the problems and issues introduced in the activities, and a summary of what you learned in this module. In addition, you can refer to questions that arose from your work on the activities. If you replied to questions posed by other class participants, indicate what your replies were and whether the interaction with other participants increased your understanding of course concepts, such as strategy formation and the strategic planning process. DO NOT copy and paste from your personal journal or discussion postings. Part B is an executive summary of the relevant issues/theory raised in the module activities.

In addition, present your personal strategic plan (see the Personal Journal: Strategic Planning Process Model activity in Topic 2 of Module 1) and explain clearly what you learned about your strategic choices and decisions. Outline how you could use the strategic model in the future to map your personal progress and career.

Part B should not exceed 4 pages in length, double spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right.

When you have completed the assignment, send it to your Open Learning Faculty Member using the Assignments function in Blackboard.

The assignment must be properly formatted and be professional in appearance. It must include your name, TRU student ID, Course name, assignment number, your TRU or personal email address and your current home mailing address, and other information as described in the course guidelines.

Prepare Assignment 1 in Microsoft Word format. Part A and Part B must be presented in a single document. Assignments will not be graded if both parts are not included

sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
The evidence that you use should come from high-level researchers engaged in your field of study.
Your interpretations of the evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence clearly and fairly.
Your paper should place the various forms of evidence in relation to one another and demonstrate why one form or perspective is stronger than the other positions that one could take on the issue.
Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research.

Ethical Outcomes of the Position You Take

After you have defined the problem and created an argument about how one ought to respond to the issue, you need to explain the ethical outcomes of the position you have taken. This should again be in relation to the field of study in which you are working. There might be different ethical outcomes that result from your analysis. For example, going back to the example issue above, from an economic standpoint, illegal immigrants might contribute positively to the economy of Northern Illinois in a specific number of ways. Thus, an economist who believes that positive impact to the economy is the greatest good would say that one should promote the use of illegal immigrants. However, because these workers are often paid less than others and eliminate jobs that could be done by residents of Chicago, there could be other negative ethical outcomes that would outweigh the positive impacts to the economy. It is your goal to draw out the ethical implications of your thesis and explain the underlying rationale that is the foundation for your claim that one action is better than another.

Critical thinkers are those who can outline the positive and negative ethical impacts of their positions. In addition, they are able to provide a rationale for why they believe a specific position is the right position, even when it leads to negative outcomes.
Critical thinkers are also able to be honest and objective about the limitations and gray areas that pertain to their theses.

Respond to the following questions in your presentation

What is the role of diversity in the development of the arts during the 20th Century in America?

How did this role change throughout the 20th Century in America?

What was the role and influence of women on the various art forms?

What was the role and influence of ethnic minorities on the various art forms?

What is the relationship between art and culture?

How did this relationship develop during the 20th Century?

How did culture influence the arts?

How did the arts influence culture?

Include examples of specific artists and their work

Include the images in your presentation..

Use bullet points on slides, not complete sentences or statements.

Use correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure in presenter notes.

Format your citations and references consistent with APA guidelines.

Prepare an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker’s notes (presenter notes) in which you examine the role of diversity in the development of the arts and how the role changed throughout the 20th Century in America and the relationship between art and culture and how this relationship developed during the 20th Century

Respond to the following questions in your presentation

What is the role of diversity in the development of the arts during the 20th Century in America?

How did this role change throughout the 20th Century in America?

What was the role and influence of women on the various art forms?

What was the role and influence of ethnic minorities on the various art forms?

What is the relationship between art and culture?

How did this relationship develop during the 20th Century?

How did culture influence the arts?

How did the arts influence culture?

Include examples of specific artists and their work

Include the images in your presentation..

Use bullet points on slides, not complete sentences or statements.

Use correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure in presenter notes.

Format your citations and references consistent with APA guidelines

Support responses with examples, the law, and/or text materials, and use APA formatting in the paper

Case Study 1

Blanche, Rose and Dorothy formed a partnership, Retirement Living, to provide temporary housing for elderly people in the Miami area. One of the temporary residents set fire to the house, which resulted in the loss of the entire building and contents. One of the residents, Sophia, sued Retirement Living and obtained a judgment of $ 50,000 against it, but the partnership could not pay the judgment.

What are Sophia’s options if the Retirement Living partnership cannot pay the $50,000?

Will Sophia win if she tries to collect the entire debt from Blanche?

What are Blanche’s options if Sophia sues her for the entire debt?

Analyze the case studies, respond to each of the three questions, and support your responses with the applicable law and/or text materials.

Case Study 2

McCoy, Spock and Kirk are interested in going into business together. McCoy inherited a great deal of money from his friend, Scotty. Spock is an award-winning salesman with a marketing degree from State University and worked for five years as a senior sales manager in a large automobile manufacturing corporation. Kirk is an engineer who has developed a vehicle that will, according to him, “allow people to boldly go where no man has gone before.” Kirk, Spock and McCoy believe a general partnership is the best form of business for the trio. Do you agree? Provide the advantages and disadvantages of their selection and then discuss two other options that might be more appropriate for the group. Conclude your paper by making a recommendation for the most appropriate choice. Support your answer with the applicable law and/or text material.

Case Study 3

The Conners family operates a small transportation service for the elderly to take them to doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping and other errands. The three (3) adult members of the Conners family, Dan, Roseanne and Jackie, would like to become a corporation and obtain limited liability; however, taxation at the corporate level would be very costly for them. If possible, Roseanne would rather be taxed as a partnership. Dan is worried about the additional paperwork and meetings that incorporation would surely bring. Jackie does not want a large board of directors to be formed. Jackie fears that the board would somehow detract from the family goals and orientation the business has always enjoyed. In light of these concerns, is there a corporate form or other type of business organization that would better suit the Conners family? Explain the options, select the best option for the Conners and justify your selection with the applicable law and/or text materials.

Support responses with examples, the law, and/or text materials, and use APA formatting in the paper

Resources: Ch. 5 & 8 of Working In Groups and the Week 3 videos, “Planning a Playground” and “Politics of Sociology”

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word summary of your responses to the following after completing the collaborative Week 3 discussion associated with the “Planning a Playground and “Politics of Sociology” videos:

Group Interaction

How clear was the intent of the discussion?
How prepared were your group members for the discussion?
Did everyone participate equally in the discussion?
Were group members open to different points of view?
How would you describe the overall climate of the discussion?
Did you feel your group was productive in the discussion? Did you use the time efficiently?
What strategies can you use in future discussions to increase productivity and outcomes?
What approach will you take next time to increase group cohesion?

Video Analysis – “Planning A Playground”

What are the issues in this meeting?
What did they do well as a group?
Can you identify constructive or deconstructive conflict occurring in this group? What are some key indicators? What conflict styles do you see?
Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this situation differently?

Video Analysis – “The Politics of Sociology”

What are the issues in this meeting?
What did they do well as a group?
What types of conflict do you see in this video? Provide examples.
There is a clear leader in this video. What can he do to be a better leader for this group?
Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this team situation differently?

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