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Use your approved research questions and hypotheses to develop research variables and a literature review for submission during Week Two.

During Week Three, Four and Five, conduct research and write a research paper that is between eight pages in length (excluding the title and reference page) and includes the following basic structure.

Identify a key issue and explain the supporting research question in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. (1 page)
State one research hypothesis that may answer the research question. You may use one that you formulated for Week One assignment, “Research Project Prep.” (1 page)
Establish research variables for analysis and subsequent confirmation or refute of the research hypothesis. (roughly 1-2 pages)
Present results of research informing the proposed research variables. This research must be supported by at least eight legitimate academic resources, five of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library. The course textbook will not be considered for the resource requirement. (2 to 3 pages)
Analyze the research question and supporting hypothesis. (1-2 pages)
Construct a conclusion of research (results and answer of the research). (1-2 pages)
Include a reference page, which does not count towards the summative assignment’s page total. The reference page should be as long as needed to accurately account for all utilized research materials. Each item of the reference page should be in APA format and include where the reference was located (i.e., Ashford Online Library, Internet, etc.).

The Capstone Research Project must be at least eight pages in length. You must use at least eight scholarly resources, other than the course textbook, to support your thesis. At least five of these resources must come from the Ashford Online Library. All sources must be properly cited in text as well as on the reference page. The Capstone Research Project must be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style. If you would like to refer to APA samples and tutorials, review the APA Checklist within the Ashford Writing Center, located in the Learning Resources tab in the left navigation bar.
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Assignment 2: Harley-Davidson: External and Internal Analysis

Instructions for this assignment: Perform all of the elements listed below.

This assignment has you complete two parts of a strategic business plan. To see how those parts fit into a full business plan, click here for a strategic business plan outline.

Part I – Analysis of the External Environment

As part of the Strategic Business Plan, you have been asked to:

Identify and analyze the major driving forces for change in the external environment of the motorcycle industry.
Analyze the dynamics of competition using Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition. Correctly assess the dynamics of competition.
Provide at least three statistics about the size of the motorcycle industry such as revenue, growth rate, number of units sold by manufacturer/country, etc.
Summarize the strategic issues firms in this industry face and identify their biggest threats.

This section should be titled “The Analysis of H-D’s External Environment.”

Part II – Internal Environment Analysis

Financial

Gather the financial information necessary to do a complete ratio analysis and the Balance Score Card (BSC) key metrics information.

If you were going to create a BSC, what would be the key metrics you would measure in each of the four BSC areas:

Financial
Customer
Internal Business Process
Learning and Growth

Perform a ratio analysis using H-D’s five-year financial performance. Interpret the meaning of the ratios and financial performance.

This section should be titled “The Analysis of H-D’s Current Strategy: Two Views.” Be sure to include the ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.

Competitors

Based on your analysis, you must decide which two competitors present the biggest competitive threat to H-D.

Perform a financial ratio analysis for the competitors after looking at trends in financial performance over five years, and compare the trends to industry averages.

Be sure you have a clear ranking of the industries’ competitors.

This section should be titled “Competitor Analysis.” Be sure to include the financial ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.

BUYU must decide whether it should manufacture all 200,000 PC boards now, or if it should manufacture 100,000 now and the other 100,000 boards only if SAEL decides to buy them. If BUYU manufactures 200,000 now and SAEL does not exercise its option, then BUYU will lose the manufacturing cost of the extra 100,000 boards. BUYU believes that there is a 50% chance that SAEL will exercise its option to buy the additional 100,000 PC boards.

Discuss the potential profit of manufacturing all 200,000 boards now.
Draw a decision tree for the decision that BUYU faces.
If BUYU uses its expected profit as the basis for its decision, determine the preferred course of action.
Determine the range of values of the probability that SAEL will exercise its option, making the decision found in part c as optimal, and determine the expected value of perfect information about whether SAEL will exercise its option.
Assume now that BUYU is constantly risk averse with a risk tolerance of $100,000, and answer parts 3 and 4 again.

Instructions:

If you were teaching a learning strategy to students with intermediate English proficiency, what specific guidelines would be critical for you to consider when planning the lesson?

Discussion 2:

If you were teaching a learning strategy to students with intermediate English proficiency, what specific guidelines would be critical for you to consider when planning the lesson?

Discussion 3:

Identify two examples of instructional differentiation for students with emerging English skills or expanding or advanced English skills.

Discussion 4:

What can a teacher do if the textbook is not comprehensible to the students in his or her classroom? List and describe at least two strategies.

If you were teaching a learning strategy to students with intermediate English proficiency, what specific guidelines would be critical for you to consider when planning the lesson?

Discussion 2:

If you were teaching a learning strategy to students with intermediate English proficiency, what specific guidelines would be critical for you to consider when planning the lesson?

Discussion 3:

Identify two examples of instructional differentiation for students with emerging English skills or expanding or advanced English skills.

Discussion 4:

What can a teacher do if the textbook is not comprehensible to the students in his or her classroom? List and describe at least two strategies.

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What does social justice mean to you and what is necessary for a society to be considered just or fair. Does such a society come close to your understanding of social justice? Requirements: 5-7 paragraphs

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What does social justice mean to you and what is necessary for a society to be considered just or fair. Does such a society come close to your understanding of social justice? Requirements: 5-7 paragraphs

Prompt: Refer to the Nissan case study and the course materials to answer the following items. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Theories and Techniques

A. Summarize the following theories: just in time (JIT), Toyota Production System (TPS), and Lean. How are these concepts related? Describe the

advantages and disadvantages for using each of these concepts at the company presented in the case study.

II. Sustainability

Describe how the emerging concept of the triple bottom line can be used to enhance operations management at the company. Be sure to

address each component of the triple bottom line.

Explain how the company integrates ISO 14000 standards in its manufacturing plants. Support your explanation with citations from your textbook

or outside sources.

Describe ways by which the company can integrate corporate responsibility principles into their operations. Which of these do you believe to be

the most effective? Why? Support your opinions with citations from your textbook or outside sources.

Guidelines for Submission: The format of this assignment is a Word document using a business writing format of your choice. There is no minimum page length requirement, but the submission should be no more than four pages in total. Please copy and paste any data analysis from Excel into your Word document for submission. You may include your original Excel documents as supplementary material if you believe that this will strengthen your contribution.

 

 

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“Flawless Consulting and a Sensible Oxymoron” Please discuss the following:

Describe the benefits of flawless consultation then explain the basic value of the term, “flawless consultation.”
After reading the Sensible Oxymoron listed in the “Readings” section, replace the word, “oxymoron” with a word that is as descriptive of the consulting relationship, and indicate why you selected that word and how it relates to the consulting role.

“Trust and Accountability” Please discuss the following:

Trust has been identified as a major consideration when choosing a consultant to improve business processes. Create a persuasive argument to convince a potential client that you are trustworthy and can deliver results.
Accountability is also important in the consulting relationship. Recommend a strategy that you could employ in a consulting relationship that demonstrates you are accountable for your outcomes.