Is business growth a gift, a task, or a reward? Why?
  1. You identified a company or industry of interest for your degree program. Consider these questions and share your thoughts on them.
    1. What is the relationship between righteousness and success in business in that industry of interest?
    2. Are some industries more suited to righteous leadership and management? Why?
    3. What is inherently right or wrong about trying to grow a successful and therefore profitable business in your industry of interest?
    4. Is business growth a gift, a task, or a reward? Why?
Explain how knowledge work systems provide value for a firm.

Explain how knowledge work systems provide value for a firm. Why do you think knowledge work systems are important today? Discuss how CAD, virtual reality, and augmented reality are used today. What has been your experience with these three tools? Are there similar technologies to CAD, VR, and AR that you see on the horizon that will benefit firms in the future? Don’t forget to cite a related resource.

Distinguish between the four kinds of organizational change that can be promoted with information technology.

Distinguish between the four kinds of organizational change that can be promoted with information technology. Explain how you have been impacted by one of these kinds of organizational change. What were the benefits and disadvantages from your perspective? Describe how, in your personal experience, information technology was used to promote the change. If you have not experienced organizational change previously, research an example of how one of the four kinds of organizational change was promoted with information technology in a company or organization.

Explain the concept of Opportunity Cost arising from the central economic problem of scarce resources and unlimited wants.

Questions:
Explain the concept of Opportunity Cost arising from the central economic problem of scarce resources and unlimited wants.

What is the opportunity cost of seeing a movie?

What is the marginal benefit of seeing a movie (assuming that you are seeing it with a friend)?

How would the marginal benefit change if you were seeing a second movie with a different friend?

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6 Hot Digital Trends Transforming the Fashion Industry

In preparation for this discussion, review the following resources:

Many times, as we think about trends in the fashion industry, we think of how these trends relate to apparel. For example, bell-bottoms in the 1970s and Michael Jackson apparel in the 1980s were both on trend.

If we fast-forward to this decade, maxi dresses and graphic tees are both on trend as well. However, when defining and assessing trends in the fashion industry, we must not forget to expand our thinking to be more global.

Considering the articles above, identify and define some current trends in fashion. Are they transformative? How have these trends affected our global marketplace? How sustainable are these trends?

The Impact of Cause Marketing on Consumer Behavior and Brand Messaging

In preparation for this blog, review the following resources:

  1. The Impact of Cause Marketing on Consumer Behavior and Brand Messaging
  2. Blake Mycoskie

Many retailers and brands in the industry are now using cause marketing as a way to identify with their customers. Define and examine cause marketing as another trend in the marketplace.

Specifically, considering the biography of Blake Mycoskie (founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS Shoes), can you think of any other cause marketing by retailers and/or brands in the industry?

Locate a facility in your community that offers healthcare. Describe the type of regulatory oversight with which the facility must comply. What type of policies and procedures are reviewed?

Locate a facility in your community that offers healthcare. Describe the type of regulatory oversight with which the facility must comply. What type of policies and procedures are reviewed? How does the regulatory agency ensure that the facility meets quality standards?

Support your statements with logic and argument, citing minimum three sources referenced.