Scenario 1: Keep it Green LandscapingScenario:You own Keep it Green, a landscaping company that prides itself on environmentallysustainable practices.You won the contract to do the original landscaping for a newly developed commercial building owned by a local developer, Sam Smith. The contract is fixed price, meaning that you agreed to a fixed plan of work for a set cost. You hope that if this contract goes well, you will be able to get additio...
Question: A Portfolio contains a number of component parts, typically pieces of work that address different topics (some suggestions are provided below), or focus on different aspects of a single topic. Each component should be able to stand alone but you may wish to have them linked together. You should be able to demonstrate some connection running through the pieces, which could be as much about how they differ as how they...
Input (Step #2)For this Case Study, pay attention to the bolded information in each section below when writing your case analysis. Input (Step #2): INPUT: Review the facts given in the case provided and if necessary, research other facts from other sources that might be necessary for the case. Include all the facts that are needed to solve your problem. However, you need to restate the facts. If you quote facts from case or other sources mak...
Part A: Stakeholders and InterrelationshipsPart A: Stakeholders and Interrelationships1.Describe how the activities influenced your awareness and understanding of the interrelationship between business and society. Use examples from your activities in each of the modules to support this answer. 2.Using examples from your activities, describe the challenges of dealing with the conflicts and/or confluence of stakeholder needs, wants, exp...
Identifying the Causal Claim and Primary/Secondary ClaimsRead the following newspaper article and then provide a written critical analysis following the outline below:a) Identify the causal claim that is being addressed in the article and provide a drawing(i.e. a concept map) to represent the causal claim. Outline the question that this claim addresses, and describe why it is important. Then, in your own words, state the primary claim that the a...
Question: Identification of scenario actions and issues To develop the critical reviews it is necessary to focus down the scenarios developed in coursework 1 into clear actions and associated issues. The student can use a range of techniques and determine a collection of themes to narrow down. 15 marks are awarded for this.Clarification and justification of themes/issues to focus on To allow for depth of analysis the themes or issues are ...
Assignment InstructionsWRITING YOUR ASSIGNMENT: • This assignment must be completed individually. • You must use the Harvard referencing system. • Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work wh...
How do we assess investment portfolio performance?? Risk-adjusted performance measures? Sharpe, Treynor, Jensen are the most common? Information ratio? The M2 measureRisk-Adjusted Performance Measures How do we assess the performance of any given investment portfolio?There are alternative approaches depending on th purpose of the exercise.Considering return alone is inadequate; there must be a focus on risk level, and also benchmarks for comp...
Implementing a Self-Managing Team ApproachJubilee Hotels Corp. was having problems with negative worker attitudes and low productivity at its Hartwell, Alabama, hotel. To turn things around, JHC decided in 2015 to change the operation of the Hartwell hotel completely. The hotel would be run with a minimum of supervision. The employees themselves would take over such traditional management prerogatives as making job assignments, scheduling coff...
Understanding of the ROPES ProcessTask: Welcome to Module four of PA685, Strategic Management of Public Communications. This week what we’re going to do is really shift our focus from understanding the premise of communication and public communication campaigns to really how we go about developing those campaigns. Thinking back on the course content thus far, what we've done is looked at the communication framework and understanding how ...
Task DescriptionTask: For this discussion assignment, please note that you will need to post your response first before you are able to see what others have posted. 1.Use Handshake to search for Jobs and/or Internship opportunities in your area(s) of interest. If you initially struggle to locate opportunities, expand your search geographically. If you continue to struggle, seek opportunities in related areas. 2.How do you respond to wha...
Question: Discussion Questions and Answers: 1.Why is growth slowing in East Asia and the Pacific? How does growth in high income countries affect the region? What does this imply about the global economy 2.Discuss the export-oriented model that has sustained East Asia and the Pacific for so many years. Is the model still viable? Why or why not? 3.Reflect on the changes in China. What does a more prosperous Chi...
Question: Learning Outcomes The assignment is aimed at assessing students’ knowledge regarding the five learning outcomes of the module as highlighted below: 1. Critically analyse the concept of sustainability and its theoretical development. 2. Critically examine how sustainability is managed by a range of organisations and its value and appropriateness to a range of new scenarios. 3. Critically analyse and evaluate how the process ...
Assessment InformationThis assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:LO1 Reflect on their employability competencies and career management skills and plan for their future developmentLO2 Identify and assess the role, characteristics and motivations of high technology entrepreneursLO3 Research, assess and defend a commercialisation plan for a new technology-based ventureLO4 Evaluate key strategies for successful new venture creation ...
Competitive Pitch ProcessIdentify TWO which seem to be most interesting and which your team is capable of carrying out. Then “sell yourself as a consulting team” for these two projects. This is competitive and requires a fully polished and carefully rehearsed sales pitch, if you are to be successful in winning the business for one of your chosen projects. You must not contact any client at this stage. The overall aim is to per...