Category: Business and Management

The requirment and basic outline is on： 
SMO401essay.docx
plz select a chinese company (tiktok is a good one) 
this is the class slides, plz take a look 
SMO401 class slides.zip

Touchstone 2: Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car?
SCENARIO: Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and forth to work and school. Before going to the dealership, Jim and Laura decide that they can only afford $400.00 a month in car payments.
Once at the car dealership, Jim and Laura meet Stan Salesman. Stan shows them several vehicles and Jim and Laura test-drive several of the cars. Jim and Laura particularly like the blue 4-door sedan. Therefore, they agree to give Stan Salesman a $100.00 deposit to hold the car for a day. Stan Salesman does not give them the receipt but guarantees that the $100.00 is refundable. No documents were signed.
The next day, Stan Salesman calls Jim and Laura to ask them when they would like to take delivery of the car. Jim and Laura, on the way home from the dealership, decided that they were not going to buy the car because they did not want to spend that money each month. Therefore, Jim and Laura tell Stan Salesman that they have decided not to buy the car and request their $100.00 deposit back.
Stan insists that the $100.00 was a deposit on the car and was meant to be part of the contract to buy the car. Stan is very persistent and insistent that Jim and Laura have contracted to buy the car; therefore, the $100.00 will be applied to the purchase price of the car. Jim and Laura are shocked and angry as not only do they not want to spend the money, but now feel as though they are being duped by Stan Salesman.
Jim and Laura have an appointment to see a lawyer in a few days, but know you are a student taking a business law class and come to you for advice. They are very frazzled, and understandably upset that they may have just purchased a car. Since you have been taking business law, you have read and understand the elements of a contract and the defenses to a contract. Therefore, although you are not a lawyer, you provide some basic advice from what you’ve learned in your business law class.
ASSIGNMENT: Advise Jim and Laura based on the above facts as presented and the material covered in the lessons by answering each section in the template below. In this touchstone, be sure to address the following:
Identify the elements that must be present for a legal contract to exist. Define each element using examples.
Determine the facts from the scenario that you will use to support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.
Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.
Include two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
Touchstone 2 Template
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI.
A. Directions
Step 1: Answer Questions
Follow the directions for each part of the Touchstone 2 Template. Include your response and all relevant elements under the Requirement section. Prompts in the Inspiration section are not required; however, they may help you to fully think through your response.
Part 1: Contract Definition
Identify the elements that must be present for a legal contract to exist. Define each element using examples.
Part 2: Case Support
Determine the facts from the scenario that you will use to support your decision on whether or not Jim and Laura entered a contract with Stan Salesman for the purchase of the automobile.
Part 3: Case Judgment
Based on the facts in Part 2, decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.
Part 4: Sources & Conventions
Include two academic references to support your judgment and review your document for standard English writing conventions.
Step 2: Review Rubric
Review the rubric to ensure that you understand how you will be evaluated. Contact a Sophia learning coach with any questions.
Step 3: Review Checklist and Requirements
Review the checklist and requirements to ensure that your Touchstone is complete.
Step 4: Submit
Submit your completed Touchstone 2 Template using the blue button at the top of this page.
Refer to the checklist below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.
1. Contract Definition
❒ Have you identified the elements of a legal contract?
❒ Have you defined each element?
❒ Have you provided an example for each element?
❒ Have you included reference citations as appropriate?
2. Case Support
❒ Have you identified relevant facts from the scenario?
❒ Have you written a clear explanation of how these facts support your decision?
❒ Have you included reference citations as appropriate?
3. Case Judgment
❒ Have you clearly stated your decision on the existence of a contract for purchase of the automobile?
❒ Have you defended your decision with relevant facts from Part 2 about the scenario that support your choice?
4. Sources & Conventions
❒ Have you provided two high quality academic references?
❒ Have you explained how each source relates to and supports your judgment on the case?
❒ Have you reviewed the touchstone for proper academic and/or professional writing conventions?
B. Rubric
Advanced (100%) Proficient (85%) Acceptable (75%) Needs Improvement (50%) Non-Performance (0%)
Contract Definition (25 points)
Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
Thoroughly defined the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable. Satisfactorily defined the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable. Partially defined the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable. Insufficiently defined the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable. Did not submit or incompletely defined the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
Case Support (25 points)
Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.
Thoroughly identified the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile. Satisfactorily identified the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile. Partially identified the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile. Insufficiently identified the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile. Did not submit or incompletely identified the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.
Case Judgment (25 points)
Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.
Thoroughly decided whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile. Satisfactorily decided whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile. Partially decided whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile. Insufficiently decided whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile. Did not submit or incompletely decided whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.
Sources (15 points)
Include two academic references to support your judgment.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Meets number of required references; most references high quality choices. Meets the required number of references; most references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; most references poor quality choices. No references provided; or, does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.
Conventions (10 points)
Follow conventions for standard written English.
There are only a few, if any, negligible errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. There are occasional minor errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. There are some significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. There are frequent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. There are consistent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.
C. Requirements
The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:
Written responses must be 750-1000 words combined for all prompts.
Use a readable 11- or 12-point font.
All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
Composition must be original and written for this assignment and all writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Submission must include your name, the name of the course, and the date.
Include all of the assignment components in a single (.doc and .docx) file.
D. Additional Resources
The following resources will be helpful to you as you work on this assignment:
Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style Guide
This site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
This page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
APA Style: Quick Answers—References
This page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source types.

please follow direction answer questions in the week three section please be very specific anand  clear the  lecture hasnt been uplooaded yet im not sure if you need it

research what retailers have done to take advantage of you the consumer. Between COVID supply chain disruption and inflation, things may have gotten unfair. Take a look at consumer shopping patterns and retailers’ prices in the last few years. Write at least five sentences with APA Standards. Include at least four references 

This assignment is for the person to create a research proposal for a business and management project,
The project described in your research proposal must respond to the scenario detailed below in the following attachments, the first attachement will be the assessment brief while the second will show you a report guide explaining what requirements are needed for the best marks. I personally advise reading through the first attachment extensively and briefly looking at the second for the general idea of whats wanted. 

This is the requirment for this assignemnt 
30006.pdf
We have list the outline for this paper: 
outline for each part.docx
This is a group assignemnt, we just need to write 3 part ( Risk of management + Marketing strategy +Team Profile ) in “outline for each part.docx” 
Total 900 words 

Reading Assignment
As you read through the resources and watch the videos consider the following:
Is it normal for a team to argue? 
Have you ever wondered why individuals and groups act the way they do within an organization?  
What do you think would happen if you called a team meeting and there were no chairs or places to sit?  
What happens to a team when one person tries to dominate the meeting with their personal agenda? 
Do an individual’s culture and ethical practices impact the team? 
Read
Read the following from your textbook, Organizational behavior. 
Chapter 9
Chapter 9.1: Teamwork Takes to the Sky: The Case of General Electric 
Chapter 9.2: Group Dynamics 
Chapter 9.3: Understanding Team Design Characteristics 
Chapter 9.4: Management of Teams 
Chapter 9.5: Barriers to Effective Teams 
Chapter 9.6: The Role of Ethics and National Culture 
Chapter 9.7: Green Teams at Work: The Case of New Seasons Market 
Chapter 9.8: Conclusion 
Chapter 9.9: Exercises 
Watch
Teamwork on the Fly (https://hbr.org/video/2226849431001/teamwork-on-the-fly)
Resources
1. Edmondson, A. (2012, April 26). Teamwork on the fly [Video]. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/video/2226849431001/teamwork-on-the-fly
2. Organizational behavior. (2017). University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/organizational-behaviorlicensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Discussion Assignment
In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse. You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum by Sunday evening and then respond to at least 3 of your classmates’ initial posts. You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you. 
Team norms are shared expectations about how things operate within a group or team. Many times, the teams implement team contracts. This is where the team can articulate and agree on established ground rules, goals, and roles. The contract does not mean everything will be successful but leads the team on the path to a successful start.  
For this discussion assignment, respond to the following questions: 
If you had the opportunity to lead a team in developing a team contract, what questions would you ask the group? Explain?  
How would you determine the team members’ ground rules, goals, and roles? 
Your Discussion should be a minimum of 200 words in length and not more than 500 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources. 
Part 2 will be uploaded once Part 1 is complete. Part 2 is only to comment on the 3 student’s discussions.

Hofstede’s Model of National Culture, which covers Geert Hofstede’s research on power distance 
(low vs. high), individualism (vs. collectivism), masculinity (vs. femininity) or assertiveness (vs. nurturing), uncertainty avoidance (high vs. low), and long-term orientation (vs. short-term orientation).
You (a citizen of the United States) have been given an assignment to travel to a foreign country 
(not Canada) and deliver a training program for citizens of that foreign country. You need to choose a 
specific country for this assignment. The internet has country comparison tools (such as the one from 
Hofstede Insights) that provide information on the culture of each country. Find a tool and determine how you will design and deliver training for foreign employees of the country you select keeping in mind 
Geert Hofstede’s research about cultural differences, and your plans to assess its success.
Hofstede’s model has five dimensions so in your paper you will need to have a section to to compare the 
five dimensions and a comparison between the U.S. and your country. It would be helpful to research 
employment and training laws for whatever country you choose to feature for this assignment. For 
example, if you choose Japan as your country you could do a “Google” search with the keywords 
“Employment Laws Japan”. 
Your response must be at least 500 words in length, have clear paragraph separations and headers for 
each main section, APA formatting to include a title and references page with all sources cited in APA, and a separate page for all the references used for this paper. You will need no less than two peer-reviewed 
sources (the “Google Search for employment laws”) is the one exception when a non-peer-reviewed 
source can be used. 

I upload a brief in here. You have to use one of it and write a prodcution plan. Would be good if you can use any charts etc
Harvard reference style with in-text citation.
References doesn’t count as words.

Kindly help with this assignment. In the Zimbabwean context, the corporate graveyards are so rich owing to the agency problem. Discuss. I need 20 pages with Harvard intent referencing style. Also include end text referencing style at the end for and only use sources that are not older than five years please. Include a lot of examples in the essay. Include a detailed introduction, topic sentence for each paragraph, definition of key terms too. thank you