Use of Nudge to Change Consumer Behavior The chapter discusses ways that organizations can use “nudges” to change consumer behavior.
Use of Nudge to Change Consumer Behavior
Critics refer to them as benevolent paternalism because they argue they force people to “eat their vegetables” by restricting the freedom to choose. For example, several cities including New York and Philadelphia have tried (unsuccessfully thus far) to ban the sales of extra large portions of sugary drinks. What’s your take on these efforts – should local, state or federal governments be in the business of nudging citizens to be healthier? Behavioral economics posits that all human behaviour, including in business, is shaped by irrational and unconscious influences, such as bias, social pressure and cognitive inertia.
Supplying Fast Fashion Operations and Supply Chain Refer to the case study given “Supplying Fast Fashion”. As an Operations & Supply Chain expert, you have been requested to analyze the business of three competitors.
Supplying Fast Fashion Operations and Supply Chain
Prepare a formal report addressing the issues as depicted in the case study faced in the fashion Industry and its global supply chain. The report should address ALL the questions raised in the case study. (You are expected to present a professional report. The objective of this assignment is to enable you to situate yourself in and analyze the facts of the organization, the situation and to present your analysis and recommendations in a report which is convincing, well supported and within word constraints.
Starting a Business in a Foreign Country About Your Signature Assignment
Signature/Benchmark Assignments are designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program.
Starting a Business in a Foreign Country
Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. Signature/Benchmark Assignments are graded with a grading guide or an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for course/program improvements.
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to allow students the opportunity to present a business idea supported by strong financial information. The student will be able to identify the possible challenges of doing business in a foreign country and how to approach them.
Starting a Business in a Foreign Country Assignment Steps
Resources: Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Signature Assignment: Financial Statement Analysis and Firm Performance Template
Prepare a 16- to 20- slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation showing the details of a business you are interested in starting in a foreign country, and for which you need $300,000. The presentation should include the following information:
Business name
Executive summary
Description of the foreign country
Business description and structure
Market and company analysis
Marketing and sales operational plan
How you plan to use the $300,000
Financial statements forecast (3 years)
Business health assessment – using the following ratios:
Liquidity ratios
Solvency ratios
Asset management ratios
Profitability ratios
Market value ratios
Analyze and calculate the following scenarios in 525 words, including which one would you choose and why, and which financing option is best for your business:
Investor #1 decided to loan you the $300,000, paying all of the interest (8% per year) and principal in one lump sum at the end of 5 years.
Investor #2 offers you the $300,000, paying interest at the rate of 8% per year for 4 years and then a final payment of interest and principal at the end of the 5th year.
Discuss in 525 words the challenges and risks you may face in starting a business in a foreign country including the following:
Cultural, business, and political risks.
How you plan to avoid operational, transaction, and translation exposure.
Burger King Survival in South Africa How Burger King Is Going To Survive In South Africa?
Explain Culture
Burger King Survival in South Africa
Explain What They Like
Explain What Burger King Has To Do In Order For South African People To Be Drawn To It. Burger King is outperforming McDonald’s and Wendy’s. The fast food chain is posting US sales gains at a time when its competitors are falling or stagnant. Burger King owes its success to one thing: simplicity, according to a recent report by Citi Research. “Burger King has debuted successful new limited time offers without adding back-of-the-house complexity,” Citi analysts write. “The brand has highlighted simplicity effectively — adding sauces, cheese, or when in doubt, bacon— and continues to benefit from successful promotions (2 for $5 sandwiches).”
Business Analysis and System Recommendation As the business analyst in the CIO’s department of Chesapeake IT Consulting (CIC), your next task in developing your Business Analysis and System (BA&SR) Report is to develop a set of requirements for the hiring system.
Business Analysis and System Recommendation
Like it or not, every business analyst (and usually most project managers and developers) will have to stand up in front of a group and present. Why is this so? As a business analyst we’re not expected to be great orators or motivational speakers. We’re simply presenting information and seeking agreement or at least understanding.
What was your sampling method? Where did you obtain your data? What additional resources did you explore for information on your chosen topic? Did you ask an expert in the field? Did you reference a book or encyclopedia? Did you use the internet? How did you avoid bias? Document these sources properly.
Data Organization: Organize your data in attractive graphs/charts. Select types of graphs/charts that make your process and conclusions clear. Label your graphs appropriately. Do NOT simply use a graph provided on a website. Make your own graph.
Data Analysis: Provide the actual data in your report. Show your calculations for descriptive statistics. Perform hypothesis tests or regression analysis. Assume a level of significance of 0.05. Clearly and concisely explain your methods.
Conclusions: Did the data support or contradict your question? Do you have any unanswered questions?
Bibliography: Minimum of three references. One reference may be your text. You must provide a legitimate source for online data.
Turkish Airline Business Analysis What is the report about?
In what way have you approached the task?
Company Overview – Use this section to describe the organisation and what they do.
Turkish Airline Business Analysis Report
It may be worth describing some relevant facts linked to your chosen area
current overview
Porter’s five forces of industry
Competitive advantage – Explain what competitive advantage is and use some sub-sections to explain what the organisation is “doing” to achieve it e.g. (from the assignments brief):
[Use one (or two) analytical tools that are relevant to your assignment. Examples include Generic Strategies, Value Chain, Five Forces, SWOT, PESTLE etc.]
After that explore any aspect that may be relevant to that organisation’s competitive position:
Marketing MIX (7 P’s) OR Human Resource Management OR Financial Analysis for X Company
Recommendations – State you recommendations for what you believe the organisation could do to try and maintain their competitive advantage over the next 2 to 5 years.
The fall of Great Gatsby into Depression It’s just a review on how Gatsby fell into depression during the time he found daisy and how he gave her the world and died and she only wanted him for his money.
The fall of Great Gatsby into Depression
The decade of the nineteen-twenties has been marked as a period of social change. People in post-war America wanted to forget about the horrors of Europe and just enjoy themselves. They wanted good paying jobs and some started their own businesses and companies during this period that are still present today (Stewart 5). President Calvin Coolidge once said that “the business of America is business,” which sums up the mindset of the average American: to make money (O’Neal 58).
Socially Responsible Enterprises Finance Manager Description
In “finance speaks” we typically say that the primary role of the financial manager is to maximize the value of the firm (stock price) on behalf of the stockholders who are the owners of the firm. In recent years, however, we have seen the creation of a growing number of firms that seek to provide both economic and social value, i.e. Newman’s Own, TOMS Shoes.
Socially Responsible Enterprises Finance Manager
Economic value includes things like revenues, earnings, growth rates, market share, stock price, etc. Social value ameliorates needs such a poverty, health, hunger, education, and the environment.
Socially Responsible Enterprises Finance Manager Weekly Post
In this week’s post, I would like you to discuss a for-profit (vs. non-profit) firm that produces both economic and social value. It can be an established firm like those I have referenced above, or it can be a start-up that you are interested in. What is the firm’s product or service? Whom does it serve? How is its business model structured? How does it generate revenues? How does it measure economic value creation, i.e. stock price, revenues, profits, market share? How does it measure social value creation, i.e. number of individuals served, benefits provided such a higher graduation rates, employment, less hunger/healthier food, clean water, less pollution, lower death rates, etc. Why do you think we are seeing an increasing number of firms addressing these dual goals at the present time?
Securities and Exchange Commission for IBM In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1 and 2.
Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find.
Securities and Exchange Commission for IBM
The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.
Securities and Exchange Commission for IBM Annual Report
Write a six (6) page paper in which you:
Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.
Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.
Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term.
Securities and Exchange Commission for IBM and Choice Justification
Justify your choice.
Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
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Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length
