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Assignment 2: Discussion—Competitive Advantage and Globalization

Competitive advantage implies the creation of a system that has a unique advantage over competitors. With the advent of globalization, the competition has become stronger and can be located anywhere in the world. The idea behind competitive advantage is to create customer value in an efficient and sustainable way. One approach to address this issue would be the use of resource-based theories of competitive advantage.

Resources are not simply raw materials but include all the inputs, such as intellectual capital, necessary to produce a good or service. Consider this as you address globalization strategies for Fortune 500 firms in this assignment. Be mindful of constraints, such as transportation costs and cultural barriers, as you complete this assignment.

Review the article Purchasing, supply chain management and sustained competitive advantage: The relevance of resource-based theory by J. B. Barney from the readings for this module.

Based on your analysis of this article and other readings for this module, respond to the following:

  • Explain how resource-based competitive advantage drives globalization strategies for Fortune 500 firms.
  • Why are application of project management principles critical to effective business operations?

Barney, J. B. (2012). Purchasing, supply chain management and sustained competitive advantage: The relevance of resource-based theory. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 48(2), 3-6. Retrieved from Proquest database .

By the due date assigned, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

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This assignment is the third step in the analysis of the company for your final project. For this milestone, you will create a presentation for a project manager based on the assigned case study that reports the project’s performance, including any current or potential deficiencies that you have identified, as well as your recommendations for improving project performance.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed. Use presentation notes (“speaker notes”) to articulate those points that are not observable in the presentation:

A. Explain the use of EVM statistics for identifying potential project performance deficiencies. B. Interpret the EVM statistics calculated for the project in the case study in terms of current or potential deficiencies. Do the statistics imply or identify any deficiencies? If so, what are they? Be sure to support your reasoning with research. C. Discuss the role of EVM principles in achieving integrated cost and schedule control. Be sure to substantiate your claims with research. D. Interpret the EVM statistics calculated for the project in the case study. Do they lend themselves to the successful integration of cost and schedule control for this project? Be sure to cite research to justify your position. E. Make appropriate recommendations for improving integrated cost and schedule control for the project in the case study. Be sure to use research to justify your recommendations.

Guidelines for Submission: Use Microsoft PowerPoint or a similar presentation software to create four to five slides (not including references slide), that will report the project’s performance to the project manager. Be sure to cite references using APA format

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Rene Descartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy

  • What two habits of mind are required to understand Descartes’s Meditations, according to the author?
  • What does Descartes doubt in the First Meditation, and what is his aim?
  • How does Descartes describe himself in the Second Meditation, and what clear and distinct idea does he arrive at?
  • What does Descartes conclude from the Wax example?
  • How are the mind and body related, according to Descartes?
  • What does Descartes mean by a “clear and distinct idea”?
  • What arguments does Descartes employ in the Third and Fifth Meditations to prove the existence of God?
  • How does Descartes affirm the existence of the external world? Explain.

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The Big Picture

The Abstract is a brief summary of the entire research article.  It helps us to get a sense of the research question, methods, and findings.  Creating an Abstract is often a very helpful exercise for the writer of a literature review, because the Abstract conveys the big picture, so to speak.  In the process of writing the Abstract, the writer must develop a big picture idea of their topic, data, and conclusions.  Readers benefit greatly from abstracts.  They use them to screen articles quickly, while gathering resources for their own projects.  They use them to evaluate the strength of the paper, the generalizability of its findings, and the overall argument of its author.

In a literature review, a strong Abstract includes the following pieces of information:

1.  Your research topic;

2.  Your research/focal question;

3.  Your hypothesis (what did you guess the answer to the research/focal question would be prior to beginning your research?);

4.  A general statement or two about the findings discussed in the articles you’ve reviewed;

5.  Your conclusions;

6.  Some implications of the findings you’ve described (What do they mean to us or to society?); and

7.  What future research needs to be done?

In the Module 4 Discussion area, post a draft of what will be your Abstract.  The post should be at least 100 words in length and should include all of the above items (#1 through #5).  Post your Abstract to the Discussion Area by Saturday, June 14, 2014.

Review and respond to at least two your classmates’ posts through Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Share your perspectives on their Abstracts and offer your interest and experience with their topics. 

Review your classmates’ feedback to you regarding your own Abstract and use that feedback to refine it to include in your literature review draft and/or final paper.

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Write a critical response, about 3 – 4 pages in length (double-spaced), discussing what you find useful or interesting about what he has to say. If you disagree with some of his points, you can discuss that as well. You may want to employ the techniques he suggests to this paper.

Use what he says as a basis to assess your own ability to construct a good argument. What are your strengths and weaknesses in this area? What changes are you willing to make after reading Graff? Also, how can you use his ideas to help you analyze a scholarly article? What should you be looking for when you assess an author’s argument for its strengths and weaknesses?

The goal of this assignment is to help you better understand the nature of scholarly argument, which is how knowledge is created in academic circles. I am hoping that you will then be able to apply that understanding to the next two assignments, in which you will systematically analyze the structure of selected articles.

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What role did Texas play in the Civil War? What unique circumstances did Texas endures during the conflict? Then discuss the historical impact and residual impacts, if any, of these events that are currently felt in Texas culture.

  • Be specific in your details. Give examples.
  • Use your own words. You can paraphrase briefly, but give credit where credit is due.
  • Summarize your reading briefly and be sure to cite the source.
  • Write any reflection you might have on what you learned.
  • You will be required to write a minimum of 200 words for your discussion answer

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Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to develop students’ abilities to combine the knowledge of descriptive statistics covered in Weeks 1 and 2 and one-sample hypothesis testing to make managerial decisions. In this assignment, students will learn how statistical analysis is used in predicting an election winner in the first case. In the second case, students will conduct a hypothesis test to decide whether or not a shipping plan will be profitable.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Microsoft Excel®, Case Study Scenarios, SpeedX Payment Times

Develop a 700- to 1,050-word statistical analysis based on the Case Study Scenarios and SpeedX Payment Times.

Include answers to the following:

Case 1: Election Results

  • Use 0.10 as the significance level (α).
  • Conduct a one-sample hypothesis test to determine if the networks should announce at 8:01 P.M. the Republican candidate George W. Bush will win the state.

Case 2: SpeedX

  • Use 0.10 and the significance level (α).
  • Conduct a one-sample hypothesis test and determine if you can convince the CFO to conclude the plan will be profitable.

Format your assignment consistent with

a managerial report.

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In your response be sure to make a personal connection with something your peers shared. 150 words.



My name is Amanda Bowman, and I am from a small town in Central New York called Newark, and I am currently working as a daycare teacher at a local Head Start program. I work with a class of 2 year olds, and there is never a dull moment! I am the mother to a brilliant, loving, 7 year old boy named Gavin. He is the light of my life! When I am done with my degree (which is January!), I plan on staying a teacher with my toddlers until a position opens up in a preschool classroom. I would love to work with 3-5 year olds. This cartoon definitely fits my philosophy of working with children. I see examples of assimilation every single day in my classroom. The children at the toddler age use assimilation all the time. They assume that something is for instance is a cat, because it has fur, so everything with fur is a cat. I hope everyone has a great five and I look forward to reading your posts!

International Business Global Economics, business and finance homework help

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Answer each the following questions with a short essay of one or two paragraphs each.

1. We had 5 presentations on the different international organizations; IMF, WB, WTO, USAID, and OECD. Talk about three of these organizations using the following format:

International Organization:

Purpose:

Who Benefits:

How important is the organization to the global scene:

Something you took away from the presentation:

2.

We had 5 presentations on the different trade blocs namely; EU & EFTA; NAFTA; Regional Economic integration in the Americas; ASEAN; and FTAA? Talk about three of these trade blocs using the following format:

TRADE BLOC:

Objective/purpose:

Demographics:

Interesting fact:

3.

What is considered normal practice in one country may be considered unethical in others. Discuss.

Week 4 Assignment Midterm

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Midterm Assessment – Literary Analysis (Points: 200; Due: Thursday noon) ** APA format

Please use third person point of view on this assignment. This means you can only use he/she/it/they pronouns.

Select any assigned reading from the Week 4 Required Reading List (reading list is attached) and create a 2-3 page (500 word minimum) literary analysis essay.

PLEASE Explore how the writer used specific literary elements to allow readers to engage the concept of ‘coming to terms’ in a deep and meaningful way.

In this type of essay, you will need to directly engage the text by providing short direct quotes from the reading in each supporting paragraph that highlights or emphasizes the literary element you are discussing. Remember to cite those passages using APA format. Do not quote large blocks of text. Limit yourself to one cited sentence for every 5 sentences of paragraph.

You may focus the entire paper on one literary element or select a different literary element for each supporting paragraph. One example of organization:

Introduction that ends with a thesis statement.

Supporting paragraph 1: Focused on symbolism.

Supporting paragraph 2: Focused on irony.

Supporting paragraph 3: Focused on setting.

Conclusion