Category: Business and Management

Topic: Evaluate 3M’s approach to innovation using relevant theories and frameworks we
discussed in this module. How could these be applied to an organisation of your choice?
You will need to choose two or three topics from this module that you think are relevant to
the innovation strategies used by 3M. You are expected to discuss if these approaches would
be suitable to apply to an organisation of your choice (can be the same organisation as in
your first report).
Possible Report Structure (3,500 words +- 10%)
1 Introduction to report and the shifts in innovation (possibly 300 words)
2 Introduction to 3M (possibly 300 – 400 words) To include:
• Overview of 3M
• Scale and nature of market in which they operate (e.g. sales, volumes, demographics)
• How new products and services are developed
3 Description and analysis of 3M’s approach to innovation (possibly 1300 – 1400 words) To
include:
• Overview of 3M’s apprpach to innovation (pick only two or three topic areas to focus on)
• How it has impacted on 3M’s operations – discuss specifics of operations, activities,
structure etc.
• Detailed analysis of this form of innovation using relevant theoretical frameworks and
concepts
4 Critical exploration of the relevance of 3M’s approach to other organisation (possibly
1000 – 1100 words) To
include:
• Scale and nature of the other firm being cited
• Comparisons between the innovation approaches of 3M and the chosen company
• How 3M’s experience may be relevant (or not). Provide references to theory and practice to
support your argument.
5 Conclusions (possibly 300 words)   

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Read the article by Symmes and Mensik to gain familiarity with the topic of providing restroom facilities for transgender employees.
Analyze the workplace restroom conflict by applying John Dewey’s sequence for problem solving. Your analysis should be between 1050 and 1400 words (4 to 6 pages) in length. Be sure to infuse conflict management theory, concepts, and vocabulary. The report should demonstrate mastery of the concepts introduced in Modules 1 through 4, be written in the third person, and be presented without editorializing. Maintain scope; that is, the report should be a discussion about resolution of conflict in a business setting and should not expand to become a social commentary on transgender bathroom use. Before you post, ensure that your entry is an analysis and not simply a summary of findings.
The paper must be written in conformance with the citation formatting requirements of APA style, and all sources, whether directly quoted or paraphrased, must be cited in the text of your assignment as well as included on a References page. Applying APA style can be easily accomplished by using Word’s “References” tab or by following the formatting requirements of APA Style.

INTRODUCTION
As an organizational leader, one of your primary roles is establishing programs and policies that ensure the organization operates under ethical considerations and legal mandates. This responsibility includes informing employees of the organization’s code of ethics, communicating the code of ethics, providing training, and ensuring that operational aspects are administered in a legal and ethical manner.
You will assume the role of a leader and decide what strategies you will use to develop a strong organizational ethical climate. In your position as a leader, you will need to identify primary and secondary stakeholders and satisfy their concerns, understand the organization’s ethical standing, and develop an ethics training program.
SCENARIO
You are a business manager of Paradigm Toys, a publicly held company that is a retailer and manufacturer of children’s toys. The board of directors has asked you to conduct an ethics audit of the company and report to the board if you find the need for ethics training.
A.  Discuss the purpose of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in an organization.
1.  Identify one primary and one secondary stakeholder that influence Paradigm Toys.
2.  Analyze how Paradigm Toys can meet their CSR for the primary and secondary stakeholders identified in part A1.
B.  Reflect on the importance of ethical leadership by doing the following:
1.  Explain why it is important for an organization to develop an ethical culture.
a.  Discuss the role that Paradigm Toys’ leadership can play in fostering an ethical culture.
2.  Explain the purpose of an ethics audit.
a.  Discuss the value that an ethics audit could bring to Paradigm Toys.
C.  Develop the ethical framework that you would use if you were faced with an ethical dilemma by doing the following:
1.  Identify and analyze an ethical dilemma in a business setting. (An example of an ethical dilemma can be found in Task 1. The example in Task 1 cannot be submitted as the specific ethical dilemma response for this aspect.)
2.  Evaluate two potential solutions to the ethical dilemma identified in part C1.
3.  Explain which solution from part C2 you believe is the more ethical choice.
D.  Create a proposal for implementing an ethics training program at Paradigm Toys by doing the following:
1.  Identify three key topics that you would cover in your ethics training program.
a.  Explain why you would include the three topics from part D1 in your training program.
2.  Recommend a delivery method and justify why you believe it would be the most effective for the training program.
E.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
F.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Course objectives:
All COs are relevant and apply to this Assignment in the choice and analysis of your selected case study. Keep in mind the following COs in particular in the preparation of the project:
CO-1 Assess the legal environment of business.
CO-2 Explain how ethical frameworks shape business decisions.
CO-10 Assess laws applying to antitrust and consumer protection.
Assignment Prompt:
Review the following case studies involving companies’ decision making (hyperlinked to source information).
Choose ONE of these case studies* as the subject of your presentation.
Bayer Medicaid and Medicare Fraud (2003)
M F Global (2013)
Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corporation and its Successors — Love Canal Disaster (1953)
*Start with the research source provided. You must conduct more research about the company, its decision, the law, ethics, and issues in the case study for your presentation. Initial material is provided to you to get you started. Focus on the specific pivotal decision the company made.
When you have selected your case study, research and cover the points listed in the instructions below in a well-developed PowerPoint presentation. These instructions provide guidance about how to organize the slides and the minimum number of slides for the required content. Key points are to be presented on slides with explanation and analysis expanded in your Speaker’s Notes narrative.
INSTRUCTIONS: (Also see Grading Rubric.)
This 12-slide outline is the minimum; you might wish to use additional slides for some segments of the presentation for a complete presentation.
The outline identifies how to organize the content areas of your presentation. You will see that the Grading Rubric follows this outline.
Each slide should display key bullet points supplemented with Speaker’s Notes in the speaker’s note space below the slide or as an audio or video narrative.
Slide 1 – Title Slide (title of topic/presentation, your name, course, prof., date)
Slide 2 – Agenda slide – Simple outline of the presentation so your audience knows the topic scope and where you are going.
Slide 3 – at least one slide – (An introduction of the company) Introduce and briefly describe the company, the nature of its business and corporate business environment. Do not spend a lot of time on the history of the company as a business, but do describe necessary history sufficiently to create meaningful context. For some of these case studies, history will have significance.
Slides 4 & 5 –  at least 2 slides: explain facts of the case study; identify the decisional dilemma and succinctly state the 2 choices the company had at the critical point in time; the choice the company made and why; the choice the company should and could have made instead (and why). Tip: There is always a choice. Refer to definition of dilemma:
A problem in the decision-making process between two possible but undesirable options from an ethical perspective.
Slides 6 & 7 –  at least 2 slides: Identify and explain the statutes and regulations implicated and violated  – or potentially violated – by the company’s conduct. Be specific, and explain:
•    the purpose of the law; and 
•    how the company’s conduct violated or might have violated the law, and the consequences of violation
Slides 8 & 9 –  at least 2 slides:  Explain the ethical question/failure of the company’s decision, apart from violation of law. Present an analysis and explanation of an ethical course of conduct and reasoning that the company leadership could have followed  to reach the better decision you  identified above, to both follow the law and meet the higher goals of the company. Include in your explanation the definition and application of at least one specific ethical framework we have studied  that would have led to the better decision. (Examples: ethics of care, deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, etc.)  It is NOT sufficient to simply say “exercise CSR” or “do the right thing.”) Analytically apply a specific framework.
Slide 10 – at least 1 slide: Recommend a take-away lesson for the business management of ANY company (not just this company in this situation) that is a lesson to be learned from this case study. What is a recommended business practice? Do not overly generalize.  Be specific. 
Slide 11 – at least 1 slide: Conclusion – your wrap-up—3 bullet points summation of case study relevancy; law/ethics; recommendation. As with other slides, expand narrative in Speaker’s Notes.
Slide 12 – at least 1 slide: References slide – References are listed on the Slide, not only in the Speaker’s Notes  
Minimum five (5) credible sources that support your material in the PPT. These should also be cited in the PPT Speaker’s Notes to support your narrative, in APA short form. If you are giving an audio presentation, you can include a source by saying something like, “An article by ___________ in ____________ explains how the ethic of care supports successful management decisions.” Also include where necessary on your slides.
AVOID THESE SOURCES: Dictionaries, encyclopedias — including Investopedia in general. Wikis, and the like, and Internet generic quick-answer websites are not acceptable to populate your Reference list. AI-generated material as source and narrative is not acceptable.  Use your text, required readings, peer-reviewed articles, statutory and case law, and other credible sources for your research authority.
If you were giving this presentation to your CEO, s/he might well say, “You know, I can read a dictionary. I can chat with a robot myself. I need to hear what the experts and the law are saying about this. And I want to hear your own original analysis. It’s what I’m paying you for.” If you were the CEO what would be your expectation?
APA 7th Edition formatting required for References citations, but a “hanging indent” is not required and citations can be single spaced. Refer to the help sources provided.

Scenario
Amazon Go supermarkets in the UK. (Data from 2016)
The cashier-less supermarkets use technology to allow customers to pick up items and walk out with them instead of charging their Amazon account, so they don’t have to stand in a checkout queue.
According to The Sunday Times, the retailer is looking for “a significant number” of sites between 4,000 square feet and 5,000 square feet across the UK.
Amazon initially launched the concept in 2016, allowing Amazon staff to trial the new technology. Since then, it has opened five stores in the US across Seattle and Chicago.
Customers download an Amazon Go app before entering the store. They have to use the app to enter the store, which registers their Amazon account, and then they can put their phone away and start shopping.
Amazon’s “Just Walk Out Technology” uses computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning to detect when products are taken off a shelf or later returned.
The technology keeps track of all the items in a virtual cart, so no scanning is involved. Once customers are done shopping, they can leave the store, and Amazon will charge your account. Amazon now has five Amazon Go locations across the US.
There is a difference between having the no checkout stores strictly for Amazon customers and allowing the general public in to try them out. In 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported that the technology faced problems when there were more than 20 people in the store, something Amazon has been working to correct and, as a result, has delayed the expected rollout of further locations.
It’s unlikely that Amazon Go will arrive to compete with your local Tesco or Sainsbury’s. The stores stock ready-to-eat items for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with some grocery essential ranges too. However, stock varies depending on which store you are in.
But, when it arrives in the UK, busy Londoners will no doubt celebrate it. The idea of being able to pick up some lunch and walk out of the door without queueing is a dreamy one, we admit.
Source: www.standard.co.uk/tech/amazon-go-uk-locations-scouting
Task 1 of 2 – Business Presentation and Briefing Report 
Instructions:
Your local small business association has read about Amazon Go and is concerned about the potential competition. They wish to offer strategic marketing advice to local businesses and have asked you to prepare a presentation in which you should analyse and evaluate key marketing concepts as well as the marketing planning process by using Amazon Go as an example.
Prepare a presentation with speaker notes and a briefing report in which you should include the following:
An introduction evaluating the purpose of strategic marketing
A diagram of the marketing planning process.
A critical review of at least three marketing concepts/models/theories and how they relate to the marketing planning process.
A critical discussion of the significance of branding using Amazon as an example.
Illustrate the concepts of “brand pyramid”, “brand positioning” and “brand management”, and how and why these concepts should be integrated into marketing planning.
Delivery and Submission:
• 1x Presentation file with speaker Notes (500 words)
• 1x Briefing Report (1000 words)
Task 2 of 2 – Marketing Plan 
Instructions:
Coincidentally, a representative of Amazon attended your business association presentation and was impressed.
The Amazon manager responsible for the introduction of Amazon Go to the UK has asked you to prepare a strategic marketing plan addressing the following:
A section in which you perform a PESTLE analysis and review Porter’s five forces relevant to your organisation.
A section with a SWOT analysis and a stakeholder analysis of your organisation
A section in which you should develop SMART strategic objectives for the organisation
A section concerning the market segment. This section should
Discuss how market segments could be used for the organisation
Select one or more market segment(s), justifying your decision.
Propose and justify a brand positioning for the targeted market segment
A section concerning the marketing mix. This section should:
Analyse the significance of the marketing mix for the organisation, which contains a pricing, promotional and distribution strategy for one of its product ranges or categories.
Submission and Delivery:
• 1x Marketing Plan (3000 words)
References:
You should use and cite a range of academic and reliable sources. (at least 18 – 20 latest sources)
A comprehensive Harvard-style reference list must be included at the end of the work that represents the in-text citations used in reference to the published work. (both in-text citations and a Reference list are required)
Evidence to be submitted:
• Business Presentation – 500 words
• Briefing Report – 1000 words

In your paper,
Describe at least one advantage and one disadvantage with using e-learning as a training method in the workplace.
Evaluate at least two potential barriers to e-learning readiness.
Explain two strategies a trainer can implement to combat the potential barriers of e-learning.
Provide one recommendation for ensuring that e-learning aligns with an organization’s mission, values, or goals.
The E-Learning for Training and Potential Barriers paper
must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice.
See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Although we discussed Power in earlier chapters, we learned more about management theories and techniques.  As we conclude this course, it will be important for you to gauge where you stand as a manager, what your management style is, and what you value.  This assessment will help you understand your behaviors.  There are 3 parts to this assignment.  First, watch the 2 videos below to understand French and Raven’s 5 Power Dynamics prior to taking the assessment.  


Second:  For full credit, complete and submit the Power Inventory
.  Compute your scores from the 20 questions according to the following breakdown:
Add your scores from questions 1, 11, 16 and 17:  _______                          (reward)
Add your scores from questions 3, 9, 12 and 13:  _______                            (coercive)
Add your scores from questions 5, 14, 18 and 20:  _______                          (legitimate)
Add your scores from questions 2, 4, 6 and 7:  _______                                (referent)
Add your scores from questions 8, 10, 15 and 19:  _______                          (expert)
A high score (> 16) of any of the five dimensions of power implies that you prefer to influence others by employing that particular form of power. 
A low score (8 and less) implies that you prefer not to employ this particular form of power to influence others.  These scores represent your power profile.
Third:  To build management skills, think about a situation you are familiar with in which a leader was very ineffective.  In a couple of sentences, summarize the situation you’re referring to for this exercise then answer 3 of the following 6 questions and remember to use the Written Response Rubric as a guide:  
Which sources of power (according to the French and Raven videos) did the leader demonstrate?
Did the leader have enough legitimate power to influence his/her followers?
What kinds of behaviors did this leader engage in that you would classify as one of French and Raven’s power dynamics? Were they appropriate for the situation?  Why or why not?
From what you know, do you think this leader was a task-oriented or relationship-oriented leader? What steps did this leader take to motivate his/her team?
How favorable was this leader viewed in this situation? Was this person leading or managing (explain your answer)?
To what extent do you think managers and organizations have an ethical obligation to put limits on the amount of coercive power that is exercised?
Description of criterion
Students will receive full credit for completing all components of assignment. Otherwise, no credit will be given.
Complete the Power Inventory; identify which power you favor
Answering any three of the six questions. Answers must be at least 5 quality sentences for any credit.

capstone simulation ****************************************************************************************************************************** use the instruction capsim portal for doing the assignment im attaching the capstone pdf which has the presentation and also the reference friends file but kindly dont use it full just get an idea only use graphs charts etc for evidence

Based on your reading of Matthew 5:37, is it appropriate for Christians to enter into contracts?  What role does grace play in contractual disputes?  Support your answer with clear, insightful critical thinking.
Based on your readings and/or your research, describe how technology affects contractual agreements.  Support your answer with clear, insightful critical thinking.