Category: Business and Management

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SC200-2: Compare and contrast discipline-specific scientific concepts.
GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
The Future of Energy: Guiding Decisions with Evidence
To reduce the negative environmental impacts of an ever-growing human population and increasing demands for energy as technological advances continue, individual countries, states, cities and even households could shift their energy sources to those that are renewable. However, not all locations are equally amenable to any form of renewable energy. For this Assignment, you will assess your own location, existing energy use, the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources, and ways to reduce energy demand through conservation.
Be sure to explore the following resources to begin your research and to support your ideas with accurate facts.
Your Assignment should be a compare and contrast essay written using APA formatting. The assignment should include a title page, introduction, and conclusion. The paper will require you to include details from research including the course materials and sources you locate on your own. Use APA format to cite your sources of information, both within parenthetical citations and also within a reference page at the end of the Assignment.
Your paper should address the following:
Assess your own energy use. Think about how you rely on different types of energy throughout your day. Identify the energy source you use to do the following tasks and indicate if the energy source is renewable or nonrenewable.
The main energy source you use to heat your home, if applicable
The main energy source used to cool your home, if applicable
The main energy source you use to run your household appliances
The main energy source you use for transportation
NOTE: if you use electricity for any of these tasks, you will need to do some research to determine what energy source is used to generate your electricity. You may need to connect with such as connecting with your local utility company.
Identify the renewable source of energy that would be the most appropriate for use in your location to generate electricity.
Discuss at least one economic advantage & one disadvantage for the current primary energy source used in your location to generate electricity.
Discuss at least one ecological advantage & one disadvantage for the current primary energy source used in your location to generate electricity.
Discuss at least one economic advantage & one disadvantage for the most appropriate renewable energy source you identified.
Discuss at least one ecological advantage & one disadvantage for the most appropriate renewable energy source you identified.
In your opinion:
Should the U.S. pursue the use of more renewable energy sources going forward? Should any policies be put in place to encourage people to use more renewable energy sources? Support your position.
Would you be willing to switch to renewable energy? Why or why not?
At least 500 words not counting the title or reference pages
Include a title page and reference page
Include an introduction and conclusion
Double spaced, font size 10 or 12
Use a minimum of two sources
Include a highly developed viewpoint/thesis, purpose, and exceptional content
Demonstrate superior organization: use logic to present a unified argument
Free of grammar and spelling errors
No evidence of plagiarism
Note: No more than 10% of your assignment should be taken verbatim from any outside sources.
Use the APA style for all citations
ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES
Society of Petroleum Engineers. (n.d.) Energy sources. Energy4me. 
https://www.energy4me.org/learn-about-energy/energy-sources
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (n.d.). U.S. States. 
https://www.eia.gov/beta/states/overview
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2021). Use of energy explained: Energy use in homes. 
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/homes.php
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (n.d.). Renewable energy explained. 
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/renewable-sources

How does the need for control, importance of flexibility, attitude towards risk, and cost influence the choice of your entry mode?
Focus on CONTROL, FLEXIBILITY, RISK and COST
Factors that influence the Non-Equity Collaborative Venture
Provide one example of a company that used Non-Equity Collaborative Venture to enter a foreign country.
Please cite everything as the teacher has devices to check for plagiarism. Use APA 7th edition for formatting. “Use own words and cite sources correctly” -says our Instructor!
Listed Below are some of the links that we have looked up:
Havard Business Review:
https://hbr.org/1994/07/collaborative-advantage-the-art-of-alliances
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (Kenya):
https://www.researchpublish.com/upload/book/INFLUENCE%20OF%20NON-EQUITY-
25052022-8.pdf
Ivey Business Journal:
https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/the-five-factors-of-a-strategic-alliance/
Alliance Contracting Electronic Law Journal:
http://alliancecontractingelectroniclawjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Das-T.-and-Teng-B.-2001-%E2%80%98Trust-Control-and-Risk-in-Strategic-Alliances-An-Integrated-Framework%E2%80%99.pdf
Images below are from my groupmates (they provide the Introduction, Advantages and Disadvantages of Non-Equity Collaborative Venture.

You should select a business ethics issue that either has occurred or might occur in a veterinary practice and write an analysis of the issue and potential decisions/solutions, using the concepts introduced in your textbook. You might pick one of the following:
A situation currently in the news
An ethics dilemma witnessed in a veterinary practice either as an employee or a client
A high quality hypothetical business ethics issue in a veterinary practice (either one you’ve seen in books or film, or one you create)
Be sure to choose an example for analysis that seems interesting, difficult, or complicated.
Project Process
Step 1: Select an example for your analysis as outlined above.
Step 2: Perform your analysis. Apply the recommended high quality, ethical decisionmaking process described in your course book. You’ll want to consider the facts of the situation, the ethical lenses, legal, regulatory, and any other more specific lenses that might be applicable. Describe how the key concepts apply, and explain why the decision is difficult or complicated. Recommend the course of action you believe is ‘best’ taking all the relevant considerations into account.
Your textbook should be your primary reference. Your paper may also include independent and reliable sources (many of which you might access from your textbook’s chapter notes). You should feel free to consult sources on the Internet. However, always make sure your work is original and well-documented. Notes from a website should include the source of the site. This is done to establish that the site is authoritative and not merely idle opinion.
Use APA style for citations and the Works Cited page. For information on APA style format see the Library.

Critically analyse the way in which the project was managed using the concepts of time, cost and quality.  In your report, explain why the project may have been perceived as a success or failure.
Guidance Notes
Your assignment should have the following structure. 
Introduction 
Explain the context of the project in terms of who, where, what, when, why, how, how much and how many, and the project’s relationship to its surrounding programme and/or portfolio of projects. 
Outline the themes of the main body. 
Main body 
Identify and critically analyse THREE specific problematic issues relating to your chosen project and explore relevant concepts, tools, techniques and frameworks from the module to help you provide possible solutions. 
Conclusion
Summarise your findings from your main body exploration and evaluate the possible solutions that you have suggested. State what learning has been or can be gained from the chosen projec
Further Guidance 
When you make recommendations for the most suitable tools, techniques and frameworks that should be or should have been applied to your chosen project, remember to give reasons why others may not be or may not have been so suitable. 
Use examples from the module and from your own experience and understanding of the tools, techniques and frameworks to help you explain your reasons for choosing them. 
Support your rationales by citing relevant literature from the module and beyond. 
Write in a formal academic style, but also use ‘I’ and ‘in my opinion’ when giving your opinions and recommendations. Provide a contents page and use an appendix for any large figures or tables that provide subsidiary information. 

The Research Proposal should be descriptive and well-detailed as per the UNZABREC Research Proposal Format.
The Research Proposal should be able to give enough information to
approve your topic. Some guidelines you can follow as you write your
Research Proposal should be:
Brief Background
Statement of the problem
Aim or Purpose of the Study
General or Specific Objectives
Research Question
Research Hypothesis
Significance of the Study
Scope of the Study 
Relevance to UNZA’s body of research
Literature Review
Methodology
Budget and budget justification
These are some guidelines, you do not have to follow the outline as
a prescription, rather as a guide for you to establish a concrete
summary that can give a good insight to your reviewer and members of the
committee that will be accepting your Research Proposal. 

I have 57 pages written. Just need to continue on it. I’ll provide 100 surveys. You help me write the rest 

Overall, the title indicates a detailed study that aims to provide practical insights and recommendations for improving stock replenishment practices in warehouses within the DRC cement industry, with a particular emphasis on cost-effectiveness and optimized inventory management.

Prior to working on this final paper, review the following resources:
How Executives Can Help Sustain Value Creation for the Long TermLinks to an external site. https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-executives-can-help-sustain-value-creation-for-the-long-term 
14 Important Benefits of a More Diverse Leadership TeamLinks to an external site. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/06/24/14-important-benefits-of-a-more-diverse-leadership-team/
Diversity Wins: How Inclusion MattersLinks to an external site. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-wins-how-inclusion-matters
Executive leadership strategy is a key element of long-term corporate success. Indeed, Babcock et al.’s research indicates “when executives consistently make decisions and investments with long-term objectives in mind, their companies generate more shareholder value, create more jobs, and contribute more to economic growth than do peer companies that focus on the short term” (2021, para. 1). Throughout this course you have been identifying and analyzing the leadership strategies that correlate with value creation, assists investors, managers, employees, and future executives with their goals.
In this summative assignment, you will select, research, and evaluate the leadership strategy of the CEO of a publicly traded company. Select a CEO from one these lists:
Meet the 16 Hispanic CEOs of Top S&P 500 CompaniesLinks to an external site. https://aldianews.com/en/leadership/advocacy/hispanics-sp-500
One of the Only 4 Black Fortune 500 CEOs Just Stepped Down — Here Are the 3 That RemainLinks to an external site.
The Number of Black CEOs in the Fortune 500 Remains Very LowLinks to an external site.
The Female CEOs on This Year’s Fortune 500 Just Broke Three All-Time RecordsLinks to an external site.
Then, research your chosen CEO by reviewing the corporate website, annual reports, and news articles. Plan your research with the following criteria in mind. Use what you have learned from both textbooks and an additional four scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources to support your analysis.
In your final paper,
Explain the CEO’s leadership skills, model, and their unique strengths as a leader.
Appraise the CEOs team development and long-term value creation strategies.
Evaluate the cultural aspects in the corporation that impact its leadership strategy and value proposition.
Analyze the effectiveness of the CEO’s leadership strategy in its competitive market.
Compare the CEO’s leadership strategy to the leadership strategy of the CEO of one of its competitors.
Assess the company’s total cumulative shareholder return over the most recent 5-year period.
Analyze your chosen CEO’s leadership strategy with respect to creating shareholder value throughout 2020 and 2021.
You may want to use the Writing a Case Study AnalysisLinks to an external site. guidelines to organize your analysis.
The Leadership Case Study final paper,
Must be seven to 10 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 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 five scholarly, peer-reviewed, 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 the 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.
Please utilize my introduction in the attached word document. Attached is a reference of a similar paper on the same topic.

All sources and content of this paper MUST COME FROM AND BE SOURCED FROM Kinicki, Angelo, and Denise Breaux Soignet. Management: A Practical Introduction (10th edition). McGraw Hill, 2022. Answer the questions from the “Problem-Solving Perspective” section but the focus is incorporating the questions/statements from “Application of Chapter Content.” 
The questions for this chapter are found on page 241, and the content is found on page 240. Chapters 5-6 will help you as well. 
The questions for this assesment are: 
– Problem-Solving Perspective: 
1. What is the underlying problem in this case from CEO Nick Caporella’s perspective? 
2. What are some of the causes of this problem? 
3. What will it take for LaCroix to regain its momentum? Explain. 
– Application of Chapter Content: 
1. How can LaCroix create a “fit” among its activities? 
2. Using the steps in Figure 6.2 (found on page 213), describe how LaCroix should be transforming the way it does business. 
3. Develop a SWOT analysis for LaCroix. 
4. Do a VRIO assesment of Lacroix’s sparkling water and recommend a solution based on this assesment. 
5. Is Lacroix employing a growth, stability, or defensive strategy? Explain. 
6. Which of Michael Porter’s four competitive strategies is LaCroix trying to follow? Explain. 
7. What can LaCroix do to properly execute across the three core processes of business? 

After reviewing the article ” Data_Mining DB How investment analysts became data miners.pdf “, please answer the following questions:
How does the abundance of data (big data) is transforming the financial sector. Select two points and illustrate with concrete examples.
Based on the inspiration from the article, provide one area where data mining is important. Explain why do you think is is important. 
As a potential data scientist, how would you relate predictive analytics capabilities (from module 1) to data mining? 
While working on this assignment, follow the rubric for the expectations. The initial answer is due on Friday.
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