Dick Sarkies

Questions to considerInstructions: This case study assignment is an interesting and thought-provoking look into workplace culture and group dynamics that highlights challenges in management.  The present course “Management Strategy” of course involves the discussion of strategy, which can be thought of as a “thousand-foot view” of management processes. Specifically, management strategy discusses management plans and operations on a macro-level and at times can neg...

Portfolio 1 - Financial AnalysisThe assignment consists of two portfolios – Portfolio 1 consists of 70 marks and Portfolio 2 consists of 30 marks. You work as a finance supervisor in the head office of a retail company. Finance executive of the company is interested in buying shares in one of two companies, B&M and Morrison. You have been asked to assist the finance executive in making such decision. B&M (also known as B&M Bargains and the larger B&M Home store) is...

Stage 1: Briefing NoteBriefing Note/ Policy Memo Instructions   • A two stage assignment process (same topic for both) Stage 1: Briefing Note   • 10% • I will return these with extensive comments, make sure to use the comments to improve for the Policy Memo   Stage 2: Policy Memo   • 15% What is a Briefing Note?    â...

Changes Made by McDonald'sCase study: Repositioning McDonald's McDonald's is ubiquitous part of life on both America and global culture. Traditionally, McDonald's restaurants were largely standardised, and consumers knew what to expect when they entered any one of its restaurants. This was fine for decades, but now the environment has changed with competitors entering the marketspace. Not all of the scene is changing, but quite a bit is. McDonald's is gradually re-imagining its stores in an...

IntroductionsIntroductions: Find a recent newspaper or magazine article that illustrates an event or situation relating to social stratification that has occurred in the U.S. within the last couple of years (2016-2019).  The article must be from a major source, such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, among others.  The article can be found online or in print.  Choose an article that focuses on groups of people in conflict w...

1. Introduction PROPOSED STRUCTURE   1. Introduction Define the research/health questionBriefly describe which is the scientific topic of the proposed project. Explain why it is importantDescribe what is the reason of conducting this research, e.g. what is not yet known, what is the gap that should be filled by this project in the specific topic.   2. BackgroundBriefly describe the relative previous studies, their findings and what were the conclusions b...

Task: Formulate an informed position based upon previous reading and study Develop an argument using logic and other appeals Synthesize sources to defend own position Paraphrase, summarize, quote, and document sources Instructions: Read the article Craig Desson "My Creepy Instagram Map Knows Where I Live". After reading, write an Argument Synthesis Essay about that article and another online source (Ajaeb, Edward J. “Snapchat’s Snap Map Is a Gold Mine for Online Researchers and Inve...

Review of Literature1.   Title of the Paper 2.    Introduction a.    Why do you think the economic problem or issue you are planning to examine is so important? b.    Review of literature: Review the past work on this or related issues by other researchers/economists. Library is an excellent source for scholarly journals and articles. You must cite at least two journal articles in your paper.  You can also search internet. 3.    ...

Background InformationMarie is a 17 year old Latino female. She is the second to oldest child of a family of 6 children – Juan (21), Mary (12), Myria (10), Hosea (5) and Antonio (3). She currently lives with her mother, Louisa (36) and her grandmother, Rosa (53). She has not had any contact with her father, Carlos (38) since she was 2. Louisa recently lost her job, and the family received an eviction notice earlier this week. Her oldest brother Juan is currently in prison f...

Task• Identify the relevant legal issues• State the applicable principles of law (supported by authority)• Apply the law to the facts provided to arrive at a conclusion. Mike runs a small bicycle repair business as a sole trader. He does everything himself; he fixes customers’ bikes and does all the bookkeeping, etc, for the business.Simon recently brought his bike to Mike’s workshop to have two punctures fixed in the front tyre. Mike fixed the punctures carefu...