Factual Scenario:

On Monday, February 1, after a seven-day snow storm compiling up to 18 inches of snow, Tyson took his daughter, Tiana, age 7, to her elementary school in Baltimore City.Because of the number of days that it snowed, the only areas that were plowed were the roads, parking lots and some, but not all sidewalks.As did most parents that drove their children to school, Tyson parked in the school parking lot and walked Tiana to the school building using the sidewalk.While walking Tiana on the sidewalk, she ran away from him to play in the snow pile near the door’s entrance where other students were playing and building snowmen.Tyson chased after Tiana and slipped and fell on black ice on the sidewalk, fracturing his hip.

USE IRAC for this scenario

Please pick between one of the 2 prompts and write 2.5-3 pages using Verizon as the company.  

A.   Drawing from Porter’s Five Forces analysis, which factors seem to be affecting the profitability of the industry? Are there strong buyers that push the prices low? Are there strong suppliers that hike up the cost of production? Is threat of substitutes high? … etc. Reevaluate all the 5 factors and define the most critical forces.

OR

2.Discussion: What are some problems / challenges facing the company? For example: Are there any risky changes in the industry? Are there strong rivals challenging the company? Are there any issues regarding powerful stakeholders such as investors, shareholders, community…etc.?

This is the final project, In more than 4 pages (APA format), analyze a business situation where eCommerce methods are being applied to improve business results. Select a business sector of interest to you such as music, books, finance, consulting, etc. and summarize the business situation. This could be a business situation in the past which was improved by implementing a successful eCommerce project. Pay attention to metrics, such as sales growth or profitability or market share, and use a simple Excel spreadsheet to present the before and after results of implementing eCommerce methods. You can identify such eCommerce business projects by researching

Each of the previous week’s cases highlighted just such business situations, so you should have a feel for how to accomplish the final project. The overall format for the final eCommerce analysis should include the following:

• An Overview and Executive Summary
• Supply Chain Management & Operations
• Marketing Plan (Product Positioning Statements & Public Relations Strategies)
• Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical Strategies
• A minimum of 5 citations from the text. Additional citations from outside sources are encouraged.
• 8-10 slides of PPT presentation

According to the textbook,
from West Africa to Appomattox, the journey of the African living in America
has been fraught with disappointment and misery. However, there has always been
a glimmer of hope that America and its citizens would live up to the principles
upon which the nation was founded.

Use the Internet to
research events between 1619−1860 that relate to the legal limitations of both
enslaved and free Africans on American soil.

Write a five (5) page
paper in which you:

•  Explain the principal manner in which the survival of
African-Americans from colonial through Civil War times is inextricably rooted
in West African traditions. Support your response with at least two (2) aspects
of African culture that had survived and manifested themselves in the daily
lives of both free and enslaved African-Americans.

•  Investigate at least two (2) events between 1619‒1860 that
demonstrate the ability of enslaved and free African-Americans to overcome the
legal limitations on their claims to dignity and self-respect. Provide your
rationale for selecting the two (2) events in question.

•  Examine the manner in which your two (2) chosen events showcase
the ability of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence to live up
to their promises. Include specific examples from both documents that reinforce
your argument.

•  Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Preparation

To prepare for this assessment, complete the following:

• Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Arthur’s Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting, and Orienting New Employees e-book, linked in the Resources.
• Browse Fortune.com’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, linked in the Resources.
• Read the scenario below.

Scenario

CapraTek, a fictitious technology company, has a long history as a leader in the design and manufacture of computer server components and continues to provide innovative solutions to industry needs. They are currently leveraging this culture of innovation to expand into emerging wireless technologies. As part of that diversification, CapraTek is developing advanced smart-home technology.

Last month, CapraTek announced that it will begin developing a wireless system providing seamless integration of newer home electronics and appliances capable of being controlled electronically. Security, heating and cooling, lights, locks, telephone, home entertainment, computers, and gaming devices all controlled through a single wireless device and a simple Web-based interface—”It’s better than a butler, it’s Alfred!” Alfred! will be produced in a new manufacturing facility currently in the planning phase. Groundbreaking on the new facility is planned within the next six months with full operations to be accomplished in three phases over the next two years. Distribution of the Alfred! device and components will be through existing distributors and retail outlets.

As part of the human resources team, you have been asked to support locating and staffing this new manufacturing facility in order to meet CapraTek’s strategic growth needs. The plan is for Phase 1 to be needed in one year and Phases 2 and 3 at one-year intervals after that. Here is some data you have uncovered when looking at similar CapraTek facilities opened within the past five years:

• Phase 1 = 140 production employees.
• Phase 2 = An additional 80 production employees.
• Phase 3 = An additional 120 production employees.

CapraTek’s facilities management has informed you that the initial training will take place on-site, and staff from other CapraTek locations will conduct the training over approximately a six-week period. Past experiences suggest that only one in five employees interviewed will be both qualified and willing to accept the job, and 20 percent of those hired will not complete the training.

Requirements

Select a U.S. state to analyze as a possible location that will support CapraTek’s hiring projections for the new facility. (Normally, this duty is not an HR function.) Using the described CapraTek hiring scenario, write a 2–3 page memo to CapraTek’s VP of operations in which you include the following:

• Identify the number of production employees to recruit and hire. Note: This is to include the number of applicants needed to meet Phases 1, 2, and 3 as well as the number of hirings needed to meet production of the new product.
• Describe how employment and demographic trends for your selected state impact CapraTek’s future workforce planning.
• Assess elements of CapraTek’s workplace culture that could be developed for it to become an employer of choice. Include at least three elements, and support your answer from readings and other credible sources.