Category: Essays

Subsidiary Purchase

When a parent company looks to purchase a subsidiary, there are many ways to fund the purchase. The two most popular ways to pay for the new acquisition are: (1) To give the subsidiary cash for its acquisition, and (2) To give the subsidiary ownership percentage within the parent. Based on these facts, answer the following questions:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of the purchase methods?
Under which circumstance would you use each of these methods?
Under what set of circumstances is each method most beneficial to the subsidiary?
Under what set of circumstances is each method most beneficial to the parent?
Which method costs the parent more

Question Background (For Informational Purpose)

Evaluate Riordan’s sourcing strategy and its effect on Riordan’s supply chain. As part of this analysis, include the following aspects:

ü Type of relationship

ü Supplier location, size of company, and financial stability

ü Metrics used to measure supplier performance (on-time delivery, defects, and so on)

ü Strategic advantage of rationalizing the existing supplier base and its effect on supplier alliances

ü Supplier improvement strategies

Analyze and explain how Riordan’s electric fan supply chain may take advantage of global opportunities that align with its strategic positioning. As part of this analysis, include the following aspects:

ü What parts of the electric fan production line(s) should be insourced and outsourced?

ü What are Riordan’s advantages and disadvantages of global sourcing?

Analyze and explain the effect of global sourcing on Riordan’s distribution channels and supply chain logistic strategies.

Evaluate and describe how supply chain logistic strategies affect customer relationship management.

Describe how technology may affect Riordan’s supply chain, such as e-Procurement, e-Marketplace, and reverse actions.

Prepare an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® deck covering Riordan Part 1 and Part 2. Include speaker notes on each slide. Be prepared to present your findings to the class

By Saturday, December 19, 2015, respond to the assigned discussion question. Submit your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area. Use the sameDiscussion Area to comment on at least two of your classmates’ submissions by the end of the week. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

To respond to an existing posting use the Respond link beneath it.

Discussion Question

Kesha has invited her friend Carrie to go home with her over the school’s short holiday break. Kesha, like many African Americans, has a rich spiritual tradition that permeates most areas of her life. In addition, Kesha is close to her immediate and extended family. Carrie, on the other hand, comes from a predominantly Caucasian Presbyterian background, is an only child, and rarely sees any of her extended family.

During her visit, Carrie is noticeably uncomfortable with the vastly different dynamics of Kesha’s family. Carrie is rethinking her friendship with Kesha and wants to withdraw from her.

How will you help Carrie understand the cultural values inherent in the African American culture and how these might be affecting her?

Suggest ways in which Kesha could build a bridge to help Carrie understand the African American culture

Write a plan for your company to become global while maintaining profitability and growth potential in no more than 500 words.

In your paper, summarize your findings based on your research from Weeks 3 through 5 and apply foreign capital budgeting principles to Russia in Brazil for international expansion. Include the following:

Create your spreadsheet portion of this assignment based on the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Corporate Expansion Proposal.
Identify which of the two countries you will select for expansion based on your capital budgeting analysis.
Explain what asset management methods will be most cost effective while investing in your selected country.
Determine the strategies you will use for short-term foreign finance management.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Write a 3 page paper in APA format. Research the gender trends in incarceration. Compare and contrast the gender trends in incarceration in the United States. What kind of crimes are women incarcerated for? What type of crimes are men incarcerated for? Should women be treated differently than men while incarcerated? Why or why not?

In your paper include a title sheet and 3 references.

Answers to questions must be at least 4 sentences.

Due 5:30 PM EST Today!

1) Diversity is a major topic these days. Do we agree?

-Do you believe diversity matters and why?

– Should we treat all employees the same?

– Diversity creates the possibility of discrimination— can companies and management deal with it effectively or is the government required to regulate and why?

2) List the 4 behavioral sciences that contribute to the OB field.

Which one do you believe is the most significant and WHY!

3) f you are a manager and you need to decide on a person to hire……. which of the BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS would you deem most important and why?

Agreeableness

Conscientiousness

Emotional Stabiliy

Extroversion

Openness to Experience

4)Job satisfaction is critical in all companies.

– In your opinion who is most responsible in an employee’s job satisfaction and why …. the employee, the manager, the company, the government, someone/something else?

5) Do you believe emotional intelligence is important and can be helpful in improving good organizational issues and why?

6)After reading about many motivational theories!

Which one do you think is most relevant in helping understand what goes on in an organization today?

Do you believe any are totally irrelevant in our business world today? Why?

7) Why are motivation and rewards important?

8)Describe the conditions that foster the growth of a grapevine in an organization.

Do you think a grapevine is a good or bad communication channel?

9) How can you as a manager help individuals become teams players?

10)Who do you believe is the most influential leader in history?

Why?

11)List the factors that maintain an organization’s culture.

Which do you believe is the most important?

Why?

12) Contrast mechanistic and organic structural models.

Which do you think is the best to work in?

13) 1. Which is more important in a leader: Intuition, Judgment or Creativity? Why?

2. Why is feedback important?

3. Name 3 non-verbal communications and explain their importance.

4. What are the stages of conflict?

Please tell us what you found to be the most interesting/surprising topic. Will this new knowledge help you in the future and why!

5. Name a common negotiation pitfall and how to overcome it.

Please describe in your own words why the statement �It is true because I have always believed it� is a logically inadequate answer for one�s beliefs.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 2

Why are dogmatic absolutism and subjective relativism traps to the beginning thinker?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 3

Describe the first four stages of critical thinking development. Present an example from your own experience that illustrates one of the stages of development.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 4

Identify what you think are the two most important options for devising a game plan to become a critical thinker, and explain how you will try to implement them in your own life.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length

Assess what it means to develop good habits of thought through hard work.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 2

Describe why you think that Paul and Elder include the examples of Einstein and Darwin. How do these examples differ from what we are normally taught about the best thinkers?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 3

List two attributes of a well-cultivated critical thinker and provide your interpretation of each attribute using examples from your personal experience.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 4

Please identify at least two of the intellectual virtues, and describe the differences between the virtues and their corresponding vices. From your own experience, present an example of the virtue or vice from each of the pairs you explain.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 5

Define critical thinking and contrast this definition with the ways that humans naturally think. Explain at least two ways that you could become a better critic of your own thinking.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length

Some politicians are talking about Balance Budget Amendment.Please give reason for your answer based on your Economic knowledge and not your political view. Thanks. Needs to be at a minimum 2 paragraphs.

hat are the opportunities and challenges for Louis Vuitton in Japan vs. The United States (outside research required)?

What are the specifics of the Japanese fashion luxury market (outside research required)?

. What has been the annual revenues of Louis Vuitton over the past 2 years (2013 & 2014)? How have they measured up to the competition