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Topic 1 Environmental Activists At a lumber mill workers were being injured when the band saw was knocked off the pulleys by metal spikes driven into the trees. Local ecological activists had driven these metal spikes into the trees to make the lumber company stop logging in a specific area. In response, the company ran the trees past a scanner to look for metal. This prevented the men from being injured. So, the activists drilled holes in the live trees and poured concrete into them. The scanners could not pick up the concrete and men began getting hurt again. Were the actions of the environmental activists ethical? Why or why not? What would you do if you were the owner and why?   Topic 2 Discussion Topic: Corporate Entrepreneurship Please refer to Exhibit 14.7, Who Is The Entrepreneur? In your text, the top right-hand quadrant defines an entrepreneur as being one who has high creativity and innovativeness but not necessarily high management skills and business...

Case Study Analysis Paper: Prepare a case study analysis of Case 2 “Ann Taylor: Survival in Specialty Retail” found in the Cases section of your digital book. The Unit Eight Assignment provides for the professional competency of leadership where you will formulate solutions for identified initiatives. These initiatives will be necessary to provide the leadership team of Ann Taylor a better view of the operation through innovative solutions such as integrated balanced scorecard software in support of the current strategic control systems implemented. You will demonstrate superior ability to integrate an innovative application of resources and knowledge in support of trends and practices for one’s self/team/profession to achieve optimum stakeholder outcomes.Closely adhere to the Case Study Analysis Template by clicking on the hyperlink. Please utilize this template format for this Assignment. Use titles and subtitles per the format for readability purposes. Focus upon the idea of the company’s balanced scorecard and control systems to guide and monitor its strategy implementation in order to help move Ann Taylor competitively forward. Be sure to include the SWOT...

Unit 7: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Case Study Analysis Paper: Prepare a case study analysis on Case 13, Lennar Corporation’s Joint Venture Investments, found in the Cases section of your digital textbook. Closely follow the Case Study Analysis Template by clicking on the hyperlink. Please utilize this template format for this Assignment. Use titles and subtitles per the format for readability purposes. Focus upon the idea of the company’s abuse and fraudulent activities with respect to Lennar’s behavior relative to CSR and business ethics. Please include the SWOT Analysis with the four quadrants in the Appendix of your paper (after the References page). You can find the SWOT Analysis template in Doc Sharing. Assignment Checklist: • Conduct a SWOT Analysis on the case study company’s CSR and business ethics practices. • Create a case study analysis focusing on the company’s abuse and fraudulent activities relative to CSR and business ethics. Unit 7: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Question 1 The community always appreciates the efforts of any company that engages in community...

Unit 7: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Case Study Analysis Paper: Prepare a case study analysis on Case 13, Lennar Corporation’s Joint Venture Investments, found in the Cases section of your digital textbook. Closely follow the Case Study Analysis Template by clicking on the hyperlink. Please utilize this template format for this Assignment. Use titles and subtitles per the format for readability purposes. Focus upon the idea of the company’s abuse and fraudulent activities with respect to Lennar’s behavior relative to CSR and business ethics. Please include the SWOT Analysis with the four quadrants in the Appendix of your paper (after the References page). You can find the SWOT Analysis template in Doc Sharing. Assignment Checklist: • Conduct a SWOT Analysis on the case study company’s CSR and business ethics practices. • Create a case study analysis focusing on the company’s abuse and fraudulent activities relative to CSR and business ethics.   Unit 7 Lennar Corporation’s Joint Venture Investments Case Study Analysis MT460 Management Policy and Strategy Lennar Corporation’s Joint Venture Investments Company Name: Lennar Corporation’s...

Ethical discussion -Capital punishment According to the laws of every country and region, punishment is compulsory to all law breakers. This debate can go on for years with those supporting the sentence stating that a normal human being is known to fear death, and thus, the inclusion of capital punishment for capital crimes such as rape and murder is likely to deter criminals from committing crimes out of fear of being executed.  Thus, this action brings happiness to a large number of people. As the Utilitarianism theory states,  the morality of an action in this case sentencing of the death penalty is determined by the adherence to the greatest happiness principle which guides individuals to cause the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Glaser). They go on to say that the cost of the death penalty is cheaper compared to the cost of putting a criminal in a prison for in a life improvement. Thus, the government saves a lot. On...

Question Topic 1 Why have outsourcing initiatives become a key element in shaping functional tactics for today’s global companies? As a team, choose a Fortune 1,000 company that has adopted the use of outsourcing and has done so successfully. Work with your assigned teammates in the Team Discussion Area to create a collaborative post in this Discussion Board addressing the outsourcing question per your team’s company of choice. Support your finding through proper citation. My team chose Google and their outsourcing to India. Outsourcing Outsourcing is one of the few new trends and patterns in the market today. To outsource or not, is a one billion question that most businesses are striving to answer with the increased competition in the market today. As the days go by, outsourcing continues to be viewed and seen as a significant and paramount in the realization of organizational goals and strategies despite the fact that not all outsourcing plans go as expected (Asher, 2007). Outsourcing comprises of practices implemented...

Unit 6 LEGO Group: An Outsourcing Journey Case Study Analysis MT460 Management Policy and Strategy   LEGO Group: An Outsourcing Journey Case Study Analysis Company Name: LEGO Group. Topic of the Week: Management policy and strategy. Synopsis of the Situation LEGO Group is a multinational toy manufacturer headquartered in Billund, Denmark. The company has established operations in other countries such as the United States, London, Shanghai, China, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. In 2004, LEGO Group experienced the worst financial crisis in its entire operational period. The crisis was largely due to reducing demand for its traditional LEGO Brick line of toys, which were its main products. Other factors contributing to the crisis include complexities in the company’s production process, inefficient supply chain, and the decision by the company to outsource a large part of its production to an outside company, known as Flextronics. With the new outsourcing strategy, LEGO Group was unable to keep track of the new expanded production network. This created inefficiencies in the production...

For this Assignment, you may choose Option A or Option B. Option A: Compose a letter to the president regarding the current war. In this letter, explain your position regarding the ethics of war and responses to terrorism. In your explanation, be sure to draw upon ethical theories, concepts, and reasoning to support your position. State what you believe should be done and why. The letter should be 1 page in length, double spaced, and free of grammatical errors. Option B: Compose a letter to your state governor regarding the death penalty. In this letter, explain your position regarding capital punishment. In your explanation, be sure to draw upon ethical theories, concepts, and reasoning to support your position. State whether or not the death penalty should be abolished and why. The letter should be 1 page in length, double spaced, and free of grammatical errors. Download the Assignment rubric through the Rubric icon below, which provides details for how this Assignment will be graded. Letter to...

Unit 4 Louis Vuitton in Japan Case Study Analysis Kaplan University School of Business MT460 Management Policy and Strategy Author: <insert your name> Professor: Dr. Jonathan Green Date: September 5, 2016   Case Study Analysis - Louis Vuitton in Japan   Company Name: Louis Vuitton Malletier Topic of the Week: strategic management Synopsis of the Situation Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s biggest luxury-goods firms was incorporated in 1854 by its founding father Louis Vuitton and it soon become a household's name after it hit the French luxury fashion houses by storm. Despite the firm being French based, it took over the Japanese markets with its craftwork leather bags and trunks which were inspired by the Japanese and oriental designs of the Victorian age making it popular among many (Socha, 2008). Despite the occurrence of the First World War between 1914 -1918 the company was not severely affected considering that it had already adopted global expansion by opening stores in new York, Bombay, Alexandria, Washington, and London. By applying the craftwork and design...