Category Archives: Business

How did what you learned in class this semester impacted your performance on the simulation for the second round?

Using a critical approach to reflection, reflect upon your experience running the Platform Wars simulation for the second round. Your reflection should be in an essay format and cover the following points Reflect upon your experience: What did you do differently this round? How did that work for you? Was your performance improved? How did […]

What recommendations (and strategy) would you offer to address these conflicting demands? Provide the rationale for your recommendations.

Using the case company you studied this term: (a) Describe the two types of conflicting competitive pressures (localization/standardization) that a company will confront as it formulates its international/global strategy for entering a country of your choice. (b) What recommendations (and strategy) would you offer to address these conflicting demands? Provide the rationale for your recommendations. […]

What could the employee/firm have done to make you happier with this encounter?

Service Encounter Journal 10 DIRECTIONS We all have a number of such encounters each week, including (but not limited to) restaurants, banks, airlines, dry cleaners, doctors, dentists, libraries, photographers, tutors, travel agencies, theaters, pest control agencies, phone companies, automotive mechanics, insurance companies, attorneys, accountants, and copy centers. You are to keep a “journal” of service […]

What is the exponentially smoothed forecast for week 2? (Use F1 = 25 and alpha = .2)

Excel answer sheet Which of the following is not an assumption of the EOQ model? a) demand is known and constant b) no shortages allowed. c) lead time is determined by quantity ordered. d) order quantity is received all at once. A service level of 95% means there is a 0.95 probability. a) Of meeting […]

Create a tagline/slogan that you think fits the positioning which you could use to promote the trip.

Discussion trip review Post A Your coworkers planned the recreational part of a trade mission to a country. They have proposed some unique options that should give the business leaders going on the trip an authentic experience with that country’s people/culture. You have been randomly assigned to review two of these trips. The coworkers you […]

Prepare and submit a presentation (10 slides) with a summary of Chapter 1 – 3.

Prepare and submit a presentation (10 slides) with a summary of Chapter 1 – 3. Prepare and submit a presentation (10 slides excluding name, reference, and last slide with the total of 13) with a summary of Chapters 1 – 3Proposed Topic: The effect of the various virtual moderator usage in knowledge transfer and its […]

What was the outcome? Using suggestions from the reading, what would you do differently next time, if anything?

Is That Ethical? In the Learning Activity “Identifying Ethical Issues,” choose one of the rules listed in Figure 1.1. Then, provide an example of a time at work when you followed the selected rule. What was the outcome? Was it successful? Why or why not? Now, provide an example of a time at work when […]

Describe a time when you entered into a legally binding contract and a time when you simply entered into an agreement.

Is it Good Enough? Refer to the “Which Agreements Matter” Learning Activity. According to the text, what are the two forms in which a contract is structured? What is the difference between the two conditions? Now, describe a time when you entered into a legally binding contract and a time when you simply entered into […]

How is the desired performance related to the current performance?

Instructions: VERY IMPORTANT! If you have not already read the information in the Content Section (the link is located on the left-hand side of the classroom), you should do so without delay. You will find additional information there that will help you be successful in this class. This paper will have an abstract and three […]