assess the importance of a company’s ability to understand its customers when creating its marketing strategy.

BUS508 Week 7 Discussion and Journal Week 7 Discussion“Marketing Strategy” Please respond to the following:• From the e-Activity and the “Hit & Miss: Kodak Ignores the Digital Picture” reading in Chapter 12 of the text, examine the main reasons behind Kodak reinventing itself in order to stay in business. Evaluate the level of success of Kodak’s reinvention attempts. Support your position with two (2) examples of Kodak’s success or failure in its efforts.• From the scenario, assess the importance of a company’s ability to understand its customers when creating its marketing strategy. Determine the degree to which this understanding factors into distribution strategies for its products and services. Provide a rationale for your response. • Journal Entry 6: Prepare a one to two (1-2) paragraph journal entry that examines your learning experiences with ORION in Week 2 of this course, that addresses the following:5. 1. Determine the primary manner in which ORION has increased your business knowledge in the related subject area.2. Discuss specific challenges that you may have experienced with any of the subject matter presented, and point out the areas for which you would like more information.3. Suggest at least two (2) possible applications of this week’s material to the company that you currently work for or hope to work for in the future. * Note: To access ORION please see instructions in the Week 1 area.

Which is the better software tool: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome?

There are multiple Internet browsers available today, and many people choose which to use without giving it consideration. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to each for your Discussion Board consider:Which is the better software tool: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome?Supplement your argument with evidence, and indicate whether or not you changed your position based upon the discussion. Why or why not?

What 2 legal elements must be present for the employer to be considered liable for an employee’s wrongful act(s)?

Respondeat superior is a legal concept that deals with the liability of a health care organization. It states that an employer may be liable for the actions of its employee and, in some cases, for the wrongful acts the employee performed.Discuss the following:What 2 legal elements must be present for the employer to be considered liable for an employee’s wrongful act(s)?Give an example of a situation in which an assisted-living facility might be liable for the actions of one of its employees for a wrongful act he or she committed.Note: Your example must exemplify both components of liability previously identified.4 paragraphs, references, no plagiarism

Evaluate the key practices and improvement activities from the people capability maturity model and recommend the practices you would use to address the software failure.

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: an improvement plan and a PowerPoint presentation. You must submit the two (2) sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Section 1: Improvement Plan Suppose you are working as a senior software development manager in a software house. The company develops custom software for clients. In one of the development projects, a postmortem analysis reveals that a particular developer out of a team of five (5) was responsible for the major failure of the developed software product. This has caused the project to run 20% behind schedule and exceed its monetary budget by 30%. Initial estimates point to an additional twelve (12) weeks from the original 36-week effort to correct the failures. You have been asked by your supervisor to create an improvement plan to address these issues using the People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM). Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: 1. Evaluate the key practices and improvement activities from the people capability maturity model and recommend the practices you would use to address the software failure. 2. Describe an appropriate strategy for implementing the recommended improvement activities that you have identified. 3. Explain how to measure the return on the company investment after applying the key practices and improvement activities. 4. Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Section 1 of this assignment must follow these formatting requirements: · Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. · Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. Section 2: PowerPoint Presentation You have also been asked to develop a presentation to be shown to your CEO to explain why you have chosen to implement the specific strategy outlined in your improvement plan. Prepare a seven to ten (7-10) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you: 7. Summarize the main points in the improvement plan. 8. Create bulleted speaking notes for the presentation to the executive board in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. Note: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or scenarios that have not been established in this assignment for a realistic flow of communication. 9. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: · Develop practices to evaluate products, processes, and system resources. · Develop a software engineering plan to address and solve a proposed business problem. · Use technology and information resources to research issues in software engineering. · Write clearly and concisely about advanced software engineering topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

identify and discuss how the challenges related to differences in culture may be addressed by a teacher in a way that increases the child’s cognitive advancement and academic success.

Developmentally Appropriate Teaching StrategiesRead the articles “10 Effective DAP Teaching Strategies” and “Culturally Responsive Classroom Strategies.” In addition, view the Culture in the Classroom website and the Keynote by Lisa Delpit (Teaching Tolerance)video. After reviewing the required resources, identify and discuss three challenges involved with ensuring that teaching strategies are appropriate for culturally diverse children. Then, discuss these cultural challenges in the classroom using one sociological perspective (i.e., functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, etc.) and another relevant perspective, such as Piaget’s preoperational stage of development. Finally, identify and discuss how the challenges related to differences in culture may be addressed by a teacher in a way that increases the child’s cognitive advancement and academic success. You must use at least two scholarly sources other than the textbook and required resources for this assignment. The paper must include a summary of each of the challenges identified and each of the remedies to those challenges. In addition, you must include an explanation of the cultural challenges in the classroom using one of the sociological perspectives and Piaget’s theory of the preoperational stage of cognitive development. Criteria: Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length, not including title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and required resources.Must include, on the final page, a reference list that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must be well organized and reflect college-level writing.Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Discuss the type of training you would prefer and why.

Training Preferences. Discuss the type of training you would prefer and why. Use Figure 3-6 on page 82 to help you start your discussion, but do not limit it to only those characteristics. When responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings, discuss what accounts for the differences and similarities in your training preferences.

What would you do differently if you had the opportunity? Why?

Continue working on the Organizational Structure Presentation due in Week Five. Submit an updated action plan for the final presentation that describes the steps you have completed since Week Two as well as the steps you have yet to complete. Determine which team members are responsible for which deliverables. Summarize, in approximately 350 words, the process you used. Address the following in your summery: · What worked well?· What challenges did you encounter?· How did you overcome those challenges?What would you do differently if you had the opportunity? Why?

What are the implications for HR departments in managing the employer-employee relationship in the context of the law or issue?

1. Learning Team Assignment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review Paper (Due Day 7 – Monday)· Use the following lists to complete the assignment (and read the assignment deliverables below this chart): List AEqual Employment ActsList B Employee Rights Acts and Issues Civil Rights Act of 1964Fair Credit Reporting ActExecutive Order (E.O.) 11246Privacy ActAge Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967Drug-Free Workplace ActExecutive Order 11478Employee Polygraph Protection ActEqual Employment Opportunity Act of 1972Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification ActAge Discrimination in Employment Act of 1978Whistle-blowingPregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978Employee MonitoringAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990Drug TestingCivil Rights Act of 1991Workplace SecurityFamily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 · Select one law from List A and one law or issue from List B.· Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following:o Provide a general summary describing your chosen laws or issues.o For each selected law or issue, locate a present-day court case that has challenged your selected law or issue.o What are the implications for HR departments in managing the employer-employee relationship in the context of the law or issue? · Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Describe the role of public opinion and lobbying groups.

The Affordable Care Act changed the landscape of U.S. healthcare. Many other countries already have national healthcare for its citizens. Compare and contrast the Affordable Care Act with another country’s healthcare policy. In you analysis examine:Discuss how the government were involved in its creation and analyze issues associated with their involvement. Describe the role of public opinion and lobbying groups. Discuss the balance of markets and the government. Evaluate the concepts of equity, efficiency, and effectiveness and their role in the policy and its passage. Assess the effects onExamine the effects towards the aging and poor populations.Finalize your findings by providing suggestions to U.S. policy that would decrease cost, but increase quality, and access to care. Your project should include a presentation of 15-20 slides identifying the differences/similarities of both policies. In addition you will create a written response of the suggestions you would make to U.S. policy. Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length, not including the title or references pages, and draw from at least three credible, outside sources other than your textbook. Your paper must utilize 4-5 scholarly sources

Calculate Return on Equity (ROE) using the DuPont system.

Evaluation of Corporate Performance select a publicly-traded company to utilize for the annual report analysis. Please use Walmart as the company.The Final Paper will involve applying the concepts learned in class to an analysis of a company using data from its annual report. Using the concepts from this course, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the company and write a report recommending whether or not to purchase the company stock. The completed report should include:An introduction to the company, including background information.A financial statement review.Pro Forma financial statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement) for the next two fiscal years, assuming a 10% growth rate in sales and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for each of the next two years.A ratio analysis for the last fiscal year using at least two ratios from each of the following categories: a. Liquidity b. Financial leverage c. Asset management d. Profitability e. Market valueCalculate Return on Equity (ROE) using the DuPont system.Assess management performance by calculating Economic Value Added (EVA).Evaluate the soundness of the company’s financial policies (e.g. capital structure, debt, leverage, dividend policy, etc.) based on the material covered during class.A synopsis of your findings, including your recommendations and rationale for whether or not to purchase stock from this company. This report should be 15 to 20 pages long, excluding title page and reference page(s), using APA 6th edition formatting guidelines. Support your findings and recommendations with evidence from at least five scholarly sources in addition to the annual report, such as the textbook, industry reports, and articles from the Ashford University Library. Be sure to include links to websites that were used as references or to access company information. Writing the Final PaperThe Final Paper:Must be 15 to 20 double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.Must include a cover page that includes:– Title of paper– Student’s name– Course name and number– Instructor’s name– Date submittedMust include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.Must use at least five scholarly sources.Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.thanks for your assistance,