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Choose a publicly traded manufacturing or service organization to be the subject of your work for LASA 1 and LASA 2. (You should choose a different organization than you have used for previous assignments.) Select an organization about which there is an abundance of information made readily available to the public (via the corporate website, industry publications, business journals, etc.).

In preparation for your report, conduct your review of the organization using the following approach:

Evaluate the company’s business strategy and global competitiveness plan.
Conduct an internal assessment using SWOT analysis.
Assess the external environment via an external scenario evaluation.
Sketch the company’s organizational structure.
Using the tools of business process design, define the organization’s business process.
Identify any potential ethical issues that may impact the traditional management functions of the company and recommend preventative measures.

Utilize at least three sources in your research. Your document should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write an 8–10-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

Introduction (half page):

Describe the paper’s overall thesis.
Provide an overview of main points.

The Constitution (1-1.5 pages) (Week 1):

Describe one strength and one weakness of the U.S. Constitution.
Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness.

Federalism (1-1.5 pages) (Week 2):

Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of a national policy that must be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy.
Recommend one option to maintain the advantage and one to improve the disadvantage.

Branches of Government (1-1.5 pages) (Week 3):

Describe one strength and one weakness of one branch of our government: Executive, Legislative, or Judiciary.
Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness.

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections (1-1.5 pages) (Week 4):

Describe one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or federal elections.
Recommend one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.

Conclusion:

Review your main points.
Review your overall thesis.

Read the integrated case study on GBI (starting on page 15 of the text book) and follow the instructions for a complete understanding of the company profile.

2. Complete the following:

• Step 1: Identify the purpose and scope of the business (1 page, 30 points)

• Step 2: Document strategic business direction (1 page, 30 points)

• Step 3: Identify key information sources and technologies (2 pages, 30 points

• Step 4: Document the detailed IT SWOT elements (3-5 pages, 40 points)

• Step 5: Document the current IT “as-is” for the company (1-2 pages, 40 points )

3. APA Compliance (see below, 20 points)

Explain sources of value as they relate to the wants and needs of IKEA’s core customer.

Corporate strategy begins with marketing and understanding the key elements of the marketing plan. For IKEA, describe the following elements of its marketing strategy:
How do IKEA’s products, services, and related attributes satisfy the wants and needs known as its value proposition?
How does IKEA create a well-defined market position that appeals to customer wants and needs and differentiates its offering from competitive offerings in a process known as positioning and differentiation?

Assess IKEA’s strategy using the criteria listed below:
Value Chain (1 page)

Analyze the three sources of value (economic, social, and environmental) in IKEA’s value chain.
Explain sources of value as they relate to the wants and needs of IKEA’s core customer.
Explain how IKEA’s supply chain supports its value proposition.
Explain how IKEA’s focus on customer value (economic, social, and environmental) is reflected in its supply chain.
Intangible Products (1 page)

5. One forecast must be obtained by capitalizing some financial asset (e.g., total assets, fixed assets, inventory, and etc.) using a price to asset ratio for the industry for the current year. (If it is necessary to calculate your own industry ratio, use at least three companies other than the one for which you are estimating horizon value.)

(e.g., net income, operating income, sales, or cash flow) using a price to operating variable ratio for the industry for the current year. (If it is necessary to calculate your own industry ratio, use at least three companies other than the one for which you are estimating horizon value.)

4. One forecast must be obtained by capitalizing some financial asset (e.g., total assets, fixed assets, inventory, and etc.) using a price to asset ratio developed from the company’s own data for three previous years.

5. One forecast must be obtained by capitalizing some financial asset (e.g., total assets, fixed assets, inventory, and etc.) using a price to asset ratio for the industry for the current year. (If it is necessary to calculate your own industry ratio, use at least three companies other than the one for which you are estimating horizon value.)

Address each of the following thoroughly (short/skimpy answers will result in point deduction).

1. Why should functional strategies be addressed after the generic strategies? (4 points)

2. Explain the concepts of both Product and Process R&D. How does the importance of each of these differ when employing a “Low Cost focus” vs. “ Differentiation focus”? (8 points)

3. What is the difference in marketing strategy for a “Low Cost focus” vs. “ Differentiation focus”? Provide examples. (8 points)
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2. Which of the following is a correct statement about gametes?
A. Gametes are the result of the uniting of the sperm and the ovum at fertilization.
B. Gametes are created with twice the usual number of chromosomes.
C. Gametes are formed through a cell division process called mitosis.
D. Gametes are formed through a cell division process called meiosis.

3. Even tiny amounts of _______ in the paternal bloodstream cause a dramatic change in the sex ratio of offspring.
A. dioxin B. lead
C. PCBs
D. mercury

4. Characteristics that vary on a continuum among people, such as height, weight, intelligence, and personality, are due to
A. polygenic inheritance.
B. dominant–recessive relationships.
C. genomic imprinting.
D. incomplete dominance.

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.

1. Which of the following motor achievements, on average, occurs last?
A. Rolls from back to side
B. Rolls from side to back
C. Sits alone
D. Grasps cube

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Forum Topic Responses: One comprehensive forum topic is assigned weekly. Students are required to research the forum topic, using a minimum of 1 reference source in addition to text book, and then compile a 250-word response to the forum topic no later than Day 3 of the week. (APA format required. Also submit through Written Assignments for grading.)

Comprehensive, forum topic response contributions will be critically graded on the thought quality of the response, work effort, research, and analysis. The quality of the post needs to be professional in nature and content. In order to achieve this, keep in mind the importance of correct spelling and word usage. Your computer may automatically correct a misspelled word, but the word used to replace your mistake may not be the word you intended to use. The result of your work will not be professional!

Warren, C., Reeve, J., & Duchac, J. (2016). Accounting 26e. ISBN: 9781305757325

Book we are using in class: Warren, C., Reeve, J., & Duchac, J. (2016). Accounting 26e. ISBN: 9781305757325 Need 1 reference from the book
Pick one of the following listed below to use to write the forum topic. Make sure you use the attached chapters for your reference and add one additional outside reference.

1. Describe the Performance Evaluation Process Using Variances from Standard Costs along with the advantages and disadvantages for the process. Research the internet to support your discussion.

2. Describe of Capital Investment Process methods which do not use present values. What are the positive and negatives of this method? Research the internet to support your discussion.

3. Describe of Capital Investment Process methods which use present values. What are the positive and negatives of this method? Research the internet to support your discussion.