Covid pandemic | Management homework help

  
The companies that developed the vaccines and treatments in the covid pandemic provide very real-life, real-time examples of the questions of protecting patents as business assets while answering social responsibility concerns.
As the CEO of one of these companies, how would you respond to calls to share your company’s IP and under what circumstances? How would a Biblical worldview influence your decisions?

Str581 week 6 final exam capstone course

Final Exam in STR581 Capstone Course
Power prices use price as a key strategic tool. These power prices have discovered the highly ________ effect of price on the bottom line.
A. direct 
B. dramatic 
C. soothing
D. Leveraged 
E. abrasive
Some intermediaries use the following: strategic planning, advanced information systems, sophisticated marketing tools, measure performance on a return-on-investment basis, segment their markets, improve their target marketing and positioning, and ________.
A. dominant the manufacturers they do business with 
B. contend with dwindling customer bases 
C. aggressively pursue market expansion and diversification strategies
D. aggressively pursue take over strategies
E. aggressively “squeeze” manufacturer margins
Price has operated as the major determinant of buyer choice among poorer nations, among poorer groups, and with ________ products.
A.  similar
B. identical 
C. commodity-type 
D. over the Internet
Major retailer types include the following EXCEPT ________.
A.           the Internet
B.           specialty store
C.           superstore
D.           catalog showroom
E.            discountstore
Following the ________ approach to target market selection encompasses a strong knowledge of the segment’s needs, a strong market presence, and operating economies through specializing in production, distribution, and promotion.
selective specialization
market specialization
full market coverage
product specialization
single-segment concentration
To reach Generation Y, rock band Foo Fighters created a digital street team that sends targeted e-mail messages to members who “get the latest news, exclusive audio/video sneak previews, tons of chances to win great Foo Fighters prizes, and become part of the Foo Fighters Family.” Which of the following techniques for reaching Generation Y are the Foo Fighters using?
Unconventional sports
Computer games
Online buzz
Cool events
Student ambassadors
A company can add new products through acquisition or development. The acquisition route can take three forms. The company can buy other companies, it can acquire patents from other companies, or it can buy a ________ or _________ from another company.
license/receive permission
franchise/co-brand
franchise/acquire rights
license/franchise
New-to-the- world products are ________.
new products that allow a company to enter an established market for the first time
new products that provide improved performance or greater perceived value and replace existing products
existing products that are targeted to new markets or market segments
new products that supplement established product lines (package sizes, flavors, and so on)
new products that create an entirely new market
The chief disadvantage to a firm that decides to follow a product specialization strategy in selecting target markets is ________.
1.logistics can become a nightmare
2.competitors can easily copy any new product introductions
3.e-commerce becomes difficult for the company
4.the product may be supplanted by an entirely new technology
5.no synergy exists
Which of the following statements best defines a work group?
A work group interacts primarily to share information, rather than to engage in work that requires joint effort.
A work group consists of 3 or more people from across departmental or functional lines.
A work group is a group comprised of 10 or more people
A work group consists of 3 or more people who take on self-supervising responsibilities.
The performance of a work group is generally greater than the sum of its inputs from individual members.
The traditional view of conflict is the belief that conflict is _____.
 
natural
situationally-dependent
neutral
necessary
harmful
Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of conflict?
disruption of tasks
negative effects
incompatibility
something that is cared about
perceptio
Which of the following statements about leadership is true?
Formal rights enable managers to lead effectively.
leaders are hierarchically superior to followers.
Nonsanctioned leadership is as important as or more important than formal influence.
managers are leaders.
leaders are managers
bargaining is negotiation that seeks to divide a fixed pie.
Integrative
Affective
Conjunctive
Reflective
Distributive
Danielle wants to become a surgeon, not only because achieving this goal will give her self-respect and autonomy, but also because she wants a job with high status and recognition from others. Which of Maslow’s needs is Danielle trying to fill?
social
psychological
safety
esteem
self-actualization
Which of the following qualities is NOT found in work groups?
security
energy
objectives
enthusiasm
synergy
A ________ is a set of procedures and sources managers use to obtain everyday information about developments in the marketing environment.
marketing research system
marketing intelligence system
vertical system
product management system
marketing information system
Is the difference between the prospective customer’s evaluation of all the benefits and all the costs of an offering and the perceived alternatives.
Perceived usefulness
Customer perceived value
Competitors market share rate
Report rating
Failure avoidance rate
is any good, service, or idea that is perceived by someone as new.
product
creative product
new idea
innovation
A company can take several steps to improve the quality of its marketing intelligence. If the company purchases competitive products for study, attends open houses and trade shows, and reads competitors’ published reports and stockholder information, the company is using ________ to improve the quality of its marketing intelligence.
sales force surrogates
advisory panels
customer feedback systems
external networks
intermediaries
Most established companies focus on ________ when it comes to innovation.
incremental innovation
demand innovation
competitive innovation
everyday innovation
continuous innovatio
consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and accurate information to marketing decision makers.
A marketing information system
A promotional campaign
A marketing database
A marketing intelligence system
A marketing research system
The value proposition consists of a cluster of benefits the company promises to deliver; it is
customer expectations
Customer loyalty to the company
business processes
total customer satisfaction
customer experience with the company
Purchase decisions are based on how consumers perceive prices and what they consider to be the ________ price—not the marketer’s stated price.
current sale price
current actual
referent price
last purchased price
consists of a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants.
market segment
market target
market level
market slice
market group
Marketers usually identify niches by ________.
examining the demographics section of The Handbook of Marketing
dividing a segment into sub-segments
producing products that can be used in a variety of ways
allowing consumers to gravitate toward product brands
conducting VALS test
Which of the following is generally considered to be the last step in the marketing research process?
Make the decision.
Present the findings.
Draft the report
Control the environment.
Analyze the information.
is the systematic design, collection, analysis, and reporting of data and findings relevant to a specific marketing situation facing the company.
Demographics
Marketing intelligence
Marketing management
Marketing research
MIS (marketing information system)
With respect to the sampling plan, three decisions must be made. The decisions are: the sampling unit—who is to be surveyed? Sample size—how many people should be surveyed? And ________.
sampling procedure—how should the respondents be chosen?
sample cost—how much does sampling cost?
sample supervisor—who will lead the sampling effort?
sample security—how to protect the sample data?
surveyor skill—who will do the surveying?
communicates a company’s intended value positioning of its product or brand to the market.
Promotion
Packaging
Physical evidence
Place
Price
A company has total fixed costs of $120,000 and a contribution margin ratio of 20%. The total sales necessary to break even are
$150,000.
$600,000.
$144,000.
$480,000.
A company requires $1,020,000 in sales to meet its net income target. Its contribution margin is 30%, and fixed costs are $180,000. What is the target net income?
$420,000.
$234,000.
$126,000.
$306,000
At the break-even point of 2,000 units, variable costs are $55,000, and fixed costs are $32,000. How much is the selling price per unit?
$16.00.
$11.50.
Not enough information
$43.50.
The last step in activity-based costing is to
identify and classify the major activities involved in the manufacture of specific products.
compute the activity-based overhead rate per cost driver.
identify the cost driver that has a strong correlation to the activity cost pool.
assign manufacturing overhead costs for each activity cost pool to products.
A well-designed activity-based costing system starts with
assigning manufacturing overhead costs for each activity cost pool to products.
computing the activity-based overhead rate.
analyzing the activities performed to manufacture a product.
identifying the activity-cost pools.
Identify which of the following statements about perfection standards is true.
They usually result in unfavorable variances.
They are expressions of the most efficient performance possible.
It is generally believed that they have a negative influence on employee morale.
All of these answers are correct
In a process cost system
a Work in Process account is maintained for each process.
a materials requisition must identify the job on which the materials will be used.
one Work in Process account is maintained for all the processes, similar to a job order cost system.
a Work in Process account is maintained for each product.
 
are profitability ratios.
Earnings per share and dividend yield
Dividend payout and rate of return in invested capital
Price earnings and current ratio
Gross profit rate and return on sale
The _____ is not one of the three major financial statements.
balance
income statement
statement of equity position
statement of cash flows
Financial statements are helpful to predict the future performance of a company for all of the following reasons except _____.
financial statements are required to give formal projections of management’s assessment of the next period’s financial results
the assets and liabilities of a company provide clues to a company’s future prospects
past performance is often a good indicator of future performance
the evaluation of management’s past performance gives clues to its ability to generate future return
A local retail shop has been operating as a sole proprietorship. The business is growing and now the owner wants to incorporate. Which of the following is not a reason for this owner to incorporate?
ability to raise capital for expansion
the ease in transferring shares of the corporation’s stock
the prestige of operating as a corporation
desire to limit the owner’s personal liability
Which country does the text describe as becoming the largest producer and consumer of many of the world’s goods?
Japan
Ecuador
China
Mexico
Canada
Which of the following might a company consider to help employees address work-life conflicts?
keeping work-related travel reasonable
relocation assistance
tie manager pay to customer satisfaction
offering off-site quality child-care
reducing workloads
Which of the following is not one of the Caux Round Table Principles for International Business?
Avoidance of Illicit Operations.
Responsibility of Business Beyond Shareholders Toward Stakeholders.
Respect for the Environment.
Promotion of Multiculturalism.
Support for Multilateral Trade.
One study found that manufacturing labor costs about ___ an hour in China, compared to ____ dollars in the United States
Less than $1; about 15
Less than $1; about 40
$2; about 25
Less than $1; about 25
About $2; about 15
Diversity training programs are generally intended to provide a vehicle for _____.
increasing awareness and examining stereotypes
socializing otherwise unmanageable employees
balancing work/life conflicts
eliminating group learning
focusing on individual difference
Which of the following is correct about litigating commercial disputes?
Nearly all states have specialized trial courts that hear commercial disputes.
In all states, commercial disputes must be heard in a limited-jurisdiction court.
Businesses generally dislike the concept of specialized trail courts for commercial disputes because the large numbers of consumers who sue businesses in these courts have led the judges to become generally biased against business.
A few states have established specialized trial courts for commercial disputes.
Commercial disputes, because of their specialized nature, are first heard at the appellate court level
Which article of the United States Constitution deals with the judicial power of the federal government?
Article I.
Article V.
Article IV.
Article III.
Article II.
When an economist says that the demand for a product has increased, this means that:
quantity demanded is greater at each possible price.
the demand curve becomes steeper.
consumers respond to a lower price by buying more.
firms make less of the product available for sale.
When movie ticket prices increase, families tend to spend less time watching movies and more time at home watching videos instead. This best reflects:
diminishing marginal utility.
the substitution effect.
the rationing function of markets.
the income effect.
Which of the following is NOT a function of functional area information systems?
provides information to managers in the functional areas
provides analysis capabilities to middle level managers and staff
provides data from business events to the corporate database
provides information mainly in the form of reports
supports the managerial tasks of planning, organizing, and controlling operation
The costs of delivering products in the _____ channel are much higher than delivering products in the _____ channel.
physical, financial
digital, e-commerce
physical, digital
digital, physical
e-commerce, digital
is the integration of economic, social, cultural, and ecological facets of life, enabled by
information technologies.
globalization
regionalization
business environment
nationalizatio
A _____ scale is a scale that scores an object or property without making a direct comparison to another object or property.
Sorting
Rating
Recording
Categorization
Ranking
The quartile deviation is:
In squared units of the original data.
The square root of the variance.
Appropriate only for symmetric distributions.
Based on the middle 50 percent of the observations.
Marketing research is now about a ________ billion industry globally.
$10
$21.5
$7.5
$16.5
$5
An investor’s risky portfolio is made up of individual stocks. Which of the following statements about this portfolio is true?
1.Selling any stock in this portfolio will lower the beta of the portfolio.
2.An investor cannot change the risk of this portfolio by her choice about personal leverage (lending or borrowing).
3.Each stock in the portfolio will have a beta greater than one.
4.Each stock in the portfolio has its own beta.
Due to asymmetric information, the market fears that a firm issuing securities will do so when the stock is _________.
1.overvalued
2.caught up in a bear market
3.being sold by insiders
4.undervalued
Says to seek out investments that offer the greatest expected risk-adjusted real return.
1.The Signaling Principle
2.The Principle of Self-Interested Behavior
3.The Principle of Valuable Ideas
4.The Principle of Incremental Benefits
Under capital rationing, a good tool to use is the __________.
•payback method
•PI method
•NPV method
•IRR method
__________ says that if you transfer risk to another party, you must offer a return that fully compensates for the amount of risk transferred.
•The Principle of Self-Interested
•The Principle of Incremental Benefits
•The Risk-Return Trade-Off Principle
•The Behavioral Principle
A key variable covered in our text for the Black-Scholes OPM is __________.
•the riskless APR with continuous compounding
•dividends.
•EPS.
•transaction costs.
According to the Principle of Risk-Return Trade-Off, investors require a higher return to compensate for __________.
greater risk
less risk
diversification
lack of diversification
According to the Principle of Risk-Return Trade-Off, investors require a higher return to compensate for __________.
greater risk
less risk
diversification
lack of diversification
Which of these investments would you expect to have the highest rate of return for the next 20 years?
anybody’s guess 
intermediate-term U.S. government bonds
long-term corporate bonds
U.S. Treasury bills
The conversion price (for a convertible security) is usually adjusted __________.
1.for a new debt offering.
2.for stock splits.
3.for cash dividends.
4.all of these
Which (if any) statement is false?
1.The Principle of Self-Interested Behavior suggests that self-interested capital market transactions force market prices toward being fair prices.
2.The Principle of Two-Sided Transactions states that intense capital marketcompetition to get and use information to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities eliminates such opportunities.
3.The Principle of Signaling states that information in the transactions of others can be valuable, such as providing an accurate measure of currentmarket value, or information about expected future value.
4.none of these answers are correct.
Which of the following is (are) true?
1.The Principle of Capital Market Efficiency states that differences between financial assets are measured primarily in terms of risk and return. Investors choose the highest return for a given risk level.
2.The Principle of Comparative Advantage states that people apply the Principles of Self-Interested Behavior, Two-Sided Transactions, and Signaling to an environment characterized by similar financial assets, low transaction costs, and intense competition leads to capital market efficiency.
3.The Principle of Valuable Ideas states that new ideas can provide value when first introduced, even in an efficient capital market.
4.all of these answers are correct.
A transfer price exists when two segments of the same organization sell _____.
•the same service to competitors
•a product in a foreign country
•a service to each other
•a product to the same customer
Incremental analysis would be appropriate for
•acceptance of an order at a special price.
•a retain or replace equipment decision.
•a sell or process further decision.
•all of the answers are correct
Undertaker Corporation has a joint process that produces three products: P, G, and A.
Each product may be sold at split-off or processed further and then sold.  Joint processing costs for a year amount to $25,000. Other relevant data are as follows:
Processing
Sales Value         Costs after          Sales Value
Product                at Split-off           Split-off                at Completion
P                             $62,000 $5,000   $88,000
G                             12,500   6,500     19,000
A                             9,400     5,000     12,000
Product G _____.
1.an be processed further or sold at split off; there is no difference in profit.
2.should be processed further to increase profits by $19,000.
3.should be sold at split off since processing further would only reduce profits by $6,500.
4.should be processed further to increase profits by $6,500.
It costs Garner Company $12 of variable and $5 of fixed costs to produce one bathroom scale which normally sells for $35. A foreign wholesaler offers to purchase 2,000 scales at $15 each. Garner would incur special shipping costs of $1 per scale if the order were accepted. Garner has sufficient unused capacity to produce the 2,000 scales. If the special order is accepted, what will be the effect on net income?
•$30,000 increase
•$6,000 decrease
•$4,000 decrease
•$4,000 increase
Which of the following does not appear as a separate section on the cash budget?
1.Financing
2.Capital expenditures
3.Cash disbursements
4.Cash receipts
 

Rac m6a1 | Criminal homework help

What role do you think gender-specific programming can play in the criminal justice system and for at-risk people? Here are some examples of programming that target girls, LGBT people, and boys:
PACE Center for Girls:
https://www.pacecenter.org/about
Larkin Street Stories: Youth Identity
https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/larkin-street-stories-youth-identity (watch video)
Becoming a Man 
https://www.youth-guidance.org/bam-becoming-a-man/ (watch video)
Do you think programs like these are helpful? Tell me specifically why or why not and provide evidence for your thoughts. Can you find any more programs that are gender-specific? Include the link(s) in your assignment.
Assignments must be between 300-400 words, in a standard 12 pt font. APA style should be implemented for your citations.

Create a sitemap or animated media clip

Part 2
content inventory Excel template document.xls
Download the content inventory Excel template document above and fill in the necessary information as requested for each column. Two pages have been provided as an example for you to guide you in completing this exercise for your website project. Be sure to delete the example data when you have completed your specific website data entry. Include each page of your project (your project contains 5 web pages so your inventory will be for each of the five pages) and any comments that are pertinent to the future use of this document. Save your completed document as an Excel Spreadsheet.Part 3
content strategy document .doc
Download the content strategy document above and complete an outline of your website project pages. Include all headings and sub-headings for each one of your web pages and be sure to delete the sample example data that is shown in the template. Save your completed outline as a Microsoft Word file.Put ALL three documents into a zip folder andSubmit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504
Animation Students: Create an Animation Media ClipIt is your turn! Now that you have explored this week lab activity, apply the concepts to your own project.Create an animated loading GIF clip using Illustrator and Photoshop from graphics you create for your complete final project. You may NOT use the exercise files or any graphics contained within those. Your graphics must be your original work and be all within the same theme as outlined in the animation final project overview in Module 1.You will achieve an average score for following the tutorial step by step. To score above and beyond you must show a working knowledge of the techniques introduced by applying the process to your own assets reflecting your chosen topic or brand.Submit the Illustrator .ai file, Photoshop .psd file as well as all created assets.
Submitting Your ProjectWhen you have completed the assignment, place all of the media asset files along with the software native files and ZIP it into a single file folder. (NOTE: You will need to include all of the graphics and media assets along with the main save files from Adobe.) Make sure both the file names include your name, so that when they are unzipped your instructor can tell who did the particular project.Submit the ZIPPED file to the Drop Box. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

Assignment 1: nurse practitioner professional career planner | NRNP 6675 CARE ACROSS THE LIFE SPAM 2

  
As you approach the end of your Master of Science in Nursing program and prepare for a career as a nurse practitioner, you will want to create a cover letter, resume, and portfolio that best represent your knowledge, skills, and abilities as a professional in the field of nursing.
For this Assignment, you will create a Career Planner, which includes these elements, that you can use as you pursue your next professional role.
 
To Prepare

Review the Career Planner Guide. This document contains the requirements for the Assignment as well as resources to consult.
Seek out other resources on cover letters, resumes, and other professional resources, as needed. The Walden University Career Planning and Development site has information on many topics of relevance.  

The Assignment
Develop a cover letter, resume, philosophy statement, and other professional resources that meet the requirements outlined in the Career Planner Guide.

Task 1.3: midterm assessment – week 4 negotiation | negotiation

INSTRUCTIONS
Main task
Critical thinking and analysis on negotiation topics guided through questions.
Individual written report including 5 short-answers questions available on the last page under additional information. Answers will be based on the ideas and theories which have been examined in the course, but also personal research.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Question 1: Negotiation Strategy and Planning (300-400 words)What are the advantages and disadvantages of limiting a negotiators authority and what is the danger of making assumptions to predict the other partys negotiating behaviour?Identify, define, describe, explain, illustrate, discuss and justify.
Question 2: Perception, Cognition, and Emotion (300-400 words)What are the concepts of perception and stereotyping and how these concepts do impact a negotiation?Identify, define, describe, explain, illustrate, discuss and justify.
Question 3: Integrative negotiation (300-400 words)What must an experienced negotiator manage to achieve successful integrative outcomes and why might it be beneficial for parties in an integrative negotiation to know and share BATNAs?Identify, define, describe, explain, illustrate, discuss and justify.
Question 4: Interests in negotiation (300-400 words)What are the four types of interests and what is the benefit of different interests to the surface? Identify, define, describe, explain, illustrate, discuss and justify.
Question 5: Distributive negotiation (300-400 words)What are the strategies and tactics a negotiator would employ in a distributive bargaining situation and what is the importance of reciprocating (or not reciprocating) concessions?Identify, define, describe, explain, illustrate, discuss and justify.

FORMAT
Your submission must meet the following formatting requirements:

?  Submit one file only.
?  Required file format for main submission: PDF.
?  Additional file format for additional deliverables: Not applicable.
?  Additional file requirements: NoneOther details:

?  Font size 12
?  Double-spaced
?  Number of words: 1500-2000All refencing and citations require Harvard referencing style. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Discussion : american translation in the joy luck club

  Answer the two questions below and include one quotation in your answers (from the story American Translation: Four Directions from Amy Tans the Joy Luck club. That is, integrate a quotation from Four Directions to support your ideas, and use MLA style for all citations and format (each paragraph should start with a topic sentence and include a thesis statement and include a works cited page in MLA)
1. Discuss the relationship between Waverly and her mother Lindo Jong. What problems do they have? What does Waverly worry about? What does Lindo worry about? 
2. How well does Rich do when he meets his future in-laws in Four Directions? How well did Waverly prepare him for her family and particularly to meet her mother? 

Main task task 1.3: mid-term assessment | BCO 314 – Small Business Management

Main task
This is an individual assignment in which you are required to submit a PowerPoint Presentation describing your business strategy. The presentation should include the following components of the business strategy: Positioning, Pricing Strategy, Go-To-Market Approach and the Legal Aspects.
FORMAT
Your submission must meet the following formatting requirements:

Submit one file(s) only.
Required file format for main submission: PowerPoint presentation (.pptx).
Additional file format for additional deliverables: Not applicable.

• Additional file requirements: None. Other details:

Up to 10 Slides, using EU Presentation Template
Rely on visualization of data or information and use less text on each slide
Title of each slide must summarize the content of that slide.All refencing and citations require Harvard referencing style.

Rubric for Task 1.3 (Mid-Term Assignment- Video and/or audio presentation)This is an individual assignment. Responses carry a weight of 30%, the criteria for scoring is as follows:

Criteria Accomplished Proficient (B) Partially Borderline Fail (F) (A) proficient (C) (D)
Weight on grade
Visuals
Professionally designed. Attractive, relevant and add to understanding. Support the development of the presentation.
Professionally designed but there are too many (some irrelevant) or are missing. Support the development of the presentation.
Visuals are well designed. Generally, they support the argument, but some are irrelevant or unclear.
Visuals are mundane and not always relevant to the presentation development. Fewer than five spelling mistakes.
Visuals are poorly designed, containing only words and are used as notes. More than five spelling mistakes. Relevance is not clear.
10%
Content
The content is clear, well developed and interesting. Conclusions are clearly justified. Appropriate language style and shows thorough, in- depth understanding of the subject area.
Competent development of content showing in-depth knowledge of subject area.
The content is clear showing knowledge of the area. Improvements would help to justify conclusions.
The content is generally clear but there are gaps in the development or information which is not relevant is given too much importance.
The content is a simple repetition of written work with no amendments to language or style. The development is confusing and does not justify the conclusions.
20%

Strategic analysis paper strategic use of information

Please watch the following videos on Michael Porters Five Forces model:
Please watch this video: How Does Google Make Money? This video explains how Google uses information to make money.  Google collects information from websites and adds it to its search engine. You type information into Google search and Gmail, and Google stores that information about you. Android devices send information to Google that is used to determine traffic patterns for Google Maps and to send you ads for businesses based on your location. Although Google is a technology company, it makes money from information, as this video explains. In your paper for this week, you will explore how other companies use information strategically.
Chapter 1 and the videos above describe Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Use the search term “information sharing in a supply chain” to find 2 peer-reviewed articles from academic journals about the use of information in supply chains or value chains. Write a summary of each article and explain how the use of information in each article relates to Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Discuss how information can be used strategically, based on the example(s) in the articles. Your paper should be in APA format and 3-4 pages, not counting the title page and reference pages. Make sure you have in-text citations and a reference page.  The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.