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In this assignment you will be asked to once again consider Dish in responding to the following two requirements: Why is it best for large organizations like Dish to use both PEST and Porter’s 5 Forces analysis in helping its leaders to understand their particular external environment?  Make sure you demonstrate understanding of both analytical processes in your discussion and give clear, Dish-related examples to support your arguments.    Second, describe how the information obtained from the organization’s macro-level external analysis might be used by an organization like Dish in performing their SWOT analysis. In short, what should an organization like Dish be doing to analyze the external environment at the macro-level and how does that overlap with the organization’s micro-level analysis efforts?  Make sure you provide well-reasoned and well supported arguments. Assignment should be a minimum of 4 pages in length. Some links that might help.Allio, R. J., & Fahey, L. (2012). Joan magretta: What executives can learn from revisiting Michael Porter. Strategy & Leadership, 40(2), 5-10. Retrieved from Trident University International library.   Dobbs, M. E. (2012). Porter\’s five forces in practice: Templates for firm and case analysis. Competition Forum, 10(1), 22-33. Retrieved from Trident University International library.  Eskildson, L. E. (2010, Apr 08). 5* Michael Porter\’s five competitive forces (4/2010). McClatchy – Tribune Business News. Retrieved from Trident University International library.  Mind tools (n.d.). PEST Analysis: Identifying \”Big Picture\” Opportunities and Threats. Retrieved from:

 What do you think William Cronon would say about Disney’s attitude toward wilderness expressed in (and other Disney films)? What features of Disney films support or undermine Cronon’s argument? Defend your claims by citing specific passages in Cronon and specific details from movies. Do you agree with Lutts that films like cultivate in us a problematic view of nature?  If so, what is that view? If not, how can we harmonize those visions with what we actually see in nature? Review your classmates’ posts. As you examine the topics that your classmates present, try to add to their arguments or point out things that they may have overlooked. If you agree, explain why you agree and fill in gaps that you see in the explanations of your classmates. If you disagree, explain why you disagree. Utilize the articles from the readings in Week One to make your arguments stronger and to supplement the claims that you make. Remember that all opinions should be backed with as much logical reasoning and factual evidence as one can gather. Attend discussion on at least four separate days, and post a total of 800 words. There is no required word count for individual posts as long as all your posts together total 800 words. Nor is there a minimum number of posts, but you must post on at least four separate days by Day 7. 

Using the Internet, locate an advertisement for either a food or beverage product. Explain, in a memo to your marketing team, the ad\’s objective and critique its effectiveness in targeting a specific market. The purpose of this memo is to provide your marketing team with examples to help in its marketing development for the company\’s new beverage. Attach a copy of the ad with your memo.In a memo of 4–6 pages to your marketing team, describe an ad’s objective and critique its effectiveness in targeting a specific market (use the Internet to locate an advertisement for either a food or beverage product). Answer the following questions in your presentation:Attach a copy of the ad with your memo.

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 Could too much time behind a screen interfere with adults’ ability to recognize emotions? I think it can. After all, social skills are like other skills in life. You have to practice them to get better. And when our faces are buried in our phones and the majority of our conversations take place behind a screen, it’s bound to have some impact on our ability to socialize in-person effectively. 

Write about frank Gehry and his new design700 words with pictures included For Frank Gehry  he has open house last September write about Write on your own. Its about that person. This person it has open house in September 2015 in Los Angeles You can find about him in Google. Give me in your words 700 words images included. Put images please.

Discussion background: This discussion focuses on communication in real-life situations.Discussion assignment: What audience(s) would you try to reach? What would your message(s) be? What steps would you take to get that message out? What specific tools and tactics would you use? What would you NOT do? How would evaluate the effectiveness of your messages? A natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flood). An industrial accident (chemical spill, fire, explosion). A school or workplace shooting. A plane crash. A major product recall for safety reasons. A security breach affecting customer or patient private information. A financial, ethical, or personal scandal involving a top company official. A major lawsuit against the company. You can probably find or think of others. Just be sure to find one for which you can recommend a strong public-relations response.  :–The Bhopal disaster (discussed in Forum #6B).–The Tylenol poisonings, the Exxon Valdex oil spill, or the Horace Mann School sex-abuse case (all discussed in previous classes that many of you have taken). –The cases in Chapter 12 of our textbook. These include Case #12-1 (BP oil spill), #12-2 ((Imperial Sugar), 12-3 (Starbucks), and 12-4 (Writers Guild of America). We\’ll be discussing these cases next week. As noted in the textbook (page 351), the ROPE method is of limited applicability in emergency communications because the situation typically requires getting information out as fast as possible. However, it\’s still worth reviewing this page to see whether any of the steps apply to the crisis you\’ve chosen to discuss (and if they don\’t, that\’s fine).As always, don\’t just list answers to the questions–write a cohesive essay that cites course materials as appropriate. Be sure to include a brief description of the crisis, and include live links to any outside sources you cite.

 Aalto\’s tuberculosis sanatorium, now a general hospital, remotely situated in thick forest about 29km (18 miles) east of Turku, is the building that first put Finland on the modern architectural map. Aalto\’s winning competition design was made in 1929 and the sanatorium was built in 1929-33. It is informally planned, each department occupying a separate wing and the wings radiating from the centre at different angles, determined by the direction of sunlight and view. The reinforced concrete frame construction is fully exposed and fully exploited aesthetically: taut and muscular yet gracefully modulated.\”—J.M. Richards. 800 Years of Finnish Architecture. Vancouver: David and Charles, 1978. p1445. 

You are a believer that new employees should practice their accounting skills before \”throwing them into the fire.\” Therefore, you have listed a series of transactions that require journal entries and updating of T-Accounts.You know that preparing nonprofit journal entries are easy, so you ask the new employee to

Symbols of culture are called artifacts. Artifacts are the most visible and accessible level of culture. These include behaviors, stories, rituals (everyday practices that are repeated frequently), and symbols (e.g., company logos, company colors). For example, the president of a company volunteering at Habitat for Humanity is an artifact of culture. An example of symbols as an artifact of culture is Ashford University’s shield that serves as our logo and is printed on transcripts, diplomas and letterhead paper. Submit a two- to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) describing the culture of either your current or past place of employment.In addition, describe how each item listed above impacts the values and culture of the organization.Your paper must use a minimum of two scholarly sources.