Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. An American technology company has been readying its new product for global distribution. Its global headquarters is located in Denver, Colorado. […]

  This week, our discussion thread is centered on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and clarifying capabilities. Select a Saudi Arabian company with which you are familiar and reinforce the approach to resource and capability analysis by appraising the strategic worth of key resources and capabilities using Barney’s VRIO (Valuable, Rare, Imitable, Organization) Framework (See Strategy Capsule 5.6). Identify three key resources and/or […]

   The Sage Hill Inn Above Onion Creek: Focusing on Service Process and Quality case on pages 420 – 423.  Answer questions 1, 2 and 5.  Your paper must be in APA format.  Your references should be in APA format.  Page length is decided on the length of your answers.  You can use the questions as section headings.  Your paper should have: Title page (APA […]

What is likely the single most effective step that a company can take to set ethical standards? Choose one answer. a. Suggest that employees take ethics training. b. Demonstrate support from top management. c. Post ethical rules on bulletin boards. d. Offer large cash awards for whistle-blowing. e. State that the workplace values diversity.

  Business Law Quiz       1) Which of the following is NOT true?   a. A minor can still disaffirm a contract for a reasonable time after reaching majority.   b. An adult cannot disaffirm a contract made with a minor.   c. A minor must pay the agreed price on a contract for necessaries.   d. What constitutes a necessary varies over […]

Exercise 5-5Bruno Company has decided to expand its operations. The bookkeeper recently completed the balance sheet presented below in order to obtain additional funds for expansion. BRUNO COMPANYBALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31, 2012Current assets Cash $264,970Accounts receivable (net) 344,970Inventories (lower-of-average-cost-or-market) 405,970Equity investments (trading)—at cost (fair value $123,050) 143,050Property, plant, and equipment Buildings (net) 573,050Equipment (net) 163,050Land held for future use 178,050Intangible assets Goodwill 84,970Cash surrender value of […]

  How healthy is your workplace? You may think your current organization operates seamlessly, or you may feel it has many issues. You may experience or even observe things that give you pause. Yet, much as you wouldn’t try to determine the health of a patient through mere observation, you should not attempt to gauge the health of your work environment based on observation and […]

Terwilliger Corporation owns a number of cruise ships and a chain of hotels. The hotels, which have not been profitable, were discontinued on September 1, 2014. The 2014 operating results for the company were as follows. Operating revenues $12,824,600  Operating expenses 8,657,800 Operating income $ 4,166,800 Analysis discloses that these data include the operating results of the hotel chain, which were operating revenues $1,953,900 and […]

After tedious negotiation, ExtremeNet and Allen Lopez have agree to have their case resolved by Arbitration. 1. Would firing Allen Lopez violate his civil rights?   2.How could ExtremeNet’s executives best respect Allen Lopez’s moral dignity?    3. What principles and procedures should ExtremeNet’s executives follow when deciding whether to discipline or discharge Allen Lopez? 

The following transcript comes from the monumental 2008 case of Heller vs. District of Columbia. The result of this Supreme Court case determined the Second Amendment protects the right of an individual to keep and bear arms. Read the statement and then answer the question that follows: Okay. I’d like to respond—certainly, Justice Scalia. I’d like to respond to the point about the—the District of […]