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  1. What does it take to be successful in business?
  2. Explain how entrepreneurs differ from business managers.  What characteristics do they share?
  3. Discuss an example of a successful entrepreneur.
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comment and reply on the two following sources.
1. From a company standpoint, Zuzu cannot simply retract the +8% yield differential in “seconds”, as these are perishable items being sold that more than likely have already been consumed by the end-user at the grocery stores. It makes no sense to alert the general public of the overstated % of leaked products, as long as those products have exceeded the industry standard requirements, as well as legal production requirements. Just because Zuzu traditionally promotes above average production standards, does not necessarily mean they are breaking the law by lowering their bar a bit. Zuzu’s traditionally high standards are aimed at marketing, which strategically lures in consumers from competitors due to standards exceeding their competition. Circling back to Zuzu, instead of correcting the PR if the company is in compliance with industry regulations, they should treat the overinflated grocery products as a sunk cost, and reallocate the profits attained from the +10% profits to a liquidity reserve, aimed at fortifying their marketability and hedging their risks associated with consumer complaints/legal & PR backlash. Spaulding has a duty to report his findings to Zuzu upper management, along with the aforementioned recommendation.
2. The center’s manager has changed the standards of quality and appearance so that he will have a bigger bonus. Spalding must communicate this to his management. Now that he knows of the discrepancy between what is supposed to happen and what has actually happened, he cannot report the numbers without explaining the difference. As the IMA states, he should provide all relevant info so that the reports can be understood properly.
Zuzu is emphasizing the boundary system. They should change the way the managers are evaluated for bonuses so that they are not compromising standards in order to reach profit numbers.

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Business Law I

Stare Decisis

In a dispute between Cloud Computing Corporation and Digital Enterprises, Inc., the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis.  What is this doctrine?  What does this doctrine have to do with the American legal system? Can this doctrine ever be overruled or overturned? If so, how? Lastly, do you believe most businesses in the United States agree with stare decisis or disagree with the concept? Why?
Your paper should be 700 words and should have at least two external resources, cited appropriately.
Must be in APA format. Don’t use another student’s work.

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case study
due sunday
Attached is the instructions for the 3 case studys that need to be read with the questions answered. Please follow the instructions and rubric. This is due sunday at 10am EST. Each of the three reports should be three to six pages in length. The documents should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations must be given in APA format.
 

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Leadership
business
Dealing with Change
Keki Dadiseth, retired Unilever business executive, followed some basic rules that can trigger change (Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee, 2002). They are described below:
Focus people’s attention of the underlying issues and solutions to create a common ground and understanding about what needs to be changed and why.
Focus on the ideal, combining resonance-building leadership styles to get people talking about their hopes for the future and tap into the dedication people feel for the organization.
Move from talk to action.
Helping people realize the reason or need for change is one of the strategies that leaders should use to overcome resistance to change. A related concept in organizational literature is readiness for change.
Dadiseth’s rules, as stated above can be understood within the context of creating readiness for change. Based on these rules, what steps can leaders take to prepare followers for change? How exactly does readiness for change impacts resistance for change and the likely success of change initiatives?
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, said, “We’ve long believed that when the rate of change inside an institution becomes slower than the rate of change outside, the end is in sight. The only question is when” (GE Annual Report, 2000).
What did Mr. Welch mean by this statement?
What are some ways in which leaders can overcome change?
Have you ever as a leader demonstrated this kind of leadership? What happened? What did you do? How did your actions affect the followers? What lessons did you learn?
References:
Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R., & McKee, A. (2002). Primal leadership: Learning to lead with emotional intelligence. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.
GE Annual Report (2000). Letter to share owners. Retrieved from http://www.ge.com/annual00/letter/page2.html
 

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Leadership
business
Analyzing the Team
This week, you will conclude your team assignment by evaluating your team’s effectiveness and assessing your leadership skills. You should bring together all of the insights that you have gained while studying in the course and while completing the weekly final assignments. On the basis of your readings and lectures, answer the following questions:
How effective have change initiatives been in the team? Is the change resisted?
How effectively does the team learn together?
Use at least three other concepts from your study in the course to describe the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of the team, its leader, and its members.
What specific contributions did you make toward your team’s goal?
What could you have done to improve the success of your team and what action steps should be implemented to enhance the future effectiveness of the team? Discuss your strengths and weaknesses.
Did you experience any change in your thinking regarding what leadership means in today’s organizations or in your understanding, of how it is effectively applied in day-to-day experiences?
What parts of your emotional intelligence (EI) needs the most work to improve your leadership skills?
Identify three specific leadership concepts from your assigned readings for this course that you will use to improve your leadership skills. Be sure to explain the concept briefly and the benefit it will bring to you as a leader.
Evaluate your team’s effectiveness and provide your leadership assessment. The most important thing here is your analysis of the experience, not whether the team was indeed effective.
Submission Details:
Submit your report as a 4 to 5 page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.
Support your responses with examples and research.
Name your document SU_MGT3102_W5_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze an annual SEC report in order to evaluate the financial strength, efficiency, and effectiveness of an organization. Visit the “EDGAR Company Filings” search page of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR database website (SEC.gov), provided in the study materials. Search publicly traded companies and choose one to use for this project. Submit your selected company to the instructor for approval. Locate the company’s most recent annual report (10K) and download it.
Read and analyze the “Management Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” sections of your selected company’s annual report.
Based on the information found, calculate one relevant ratio from each of the following five categories (covered in Chapter 14), and write a 500-750 word analysis providing an assessment of the following with a determination of whether your company of choice is favorable or unfavorable:
Liquidity
Asset Management
Financial Leverage
Profitability
Market Value
Conclude with an evaluation of the overall financial strength, efficiency, and effectiveness of the organization based on your findings.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turninit.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
3.1: Use financial statements in order to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization.
5.3: Evaluate budgeting and accounting reports to determine the financial strength of an organization or financial proposal.
 

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business
Finance
(hw 6)Please answer questions based on articles & videos I provided.
To answer the first 3 questions, watch the video about Blockbuster and Netflix titled Blockbuster vs Netflix Video and read the PDFs titled Netflix-Blockbuster link video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vU7nH_ggG4&ab_channel=Valuetainment
Questions:
1. Explain Netflix’s first mover advantage.
2. What were the disruptive innovations created/leveraged by Netflix and Blockbuster prior to the 2010 bankruptcy of Blockbuster (basically, name one disruptive innovation by Netflix and one by Blockbuster when they first emerged)?
3. Use the Awareness Motivation Capability framework to explain Blockbuster’s decisions to engage or not to engage in competitive actions aimed towards Netflix. What changed over time (this could be answered in terms of which components of the AMC and how)?
a. Awareness (how aware of Netflix was Blockbuster)-
b. Motivation (How motivated was Blockbuster to engage in competitive actions aimed to attack or respond to Netflix)-
c. Capability (How capable was Blockbuster to successfully attack or defend Netflix)-
Now read the PDFs Netflix Articles & Netflix and HBO Go.
4. Do you think Netflix is in danger of losing their competitive advantage?
5. What advice would you give Netflix about how to maintain their competitive advantage during the streaming wars?
Now Read the PDF Dan Loeb’s Letter to Disney CEO. This letter has caused a lot of discussion regarding Disney’s future plans (e.g., https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-07/disney-activist-loeb-wants-dividend-halt-to-fund-streaming-hits, https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-stock-dan-loeb-stop-paying-dividend-plus-streaming-content-2020-10). Now read the PDF Dan Loeb’s Disney Activist Stance Gets Mixed Reviews.
6. Which two arguments supporting the proposed change in strategy do you think are the most persuasive/effective in Dan Loeb’s letter? Why?
7. Which proposal (e.g., collapsing all of Disney’s DTC services into the Disney + app) do you most disagree with (or think might be neutral/unnecessary)? Why?
 

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business
Finance
(hw 6)Please answer questions based on articles & videos I provided. Do not use outside sources
To answer the first 3 questions, watch the video about Blockbuster and Netflix titled Blockbuster vs Netflix Video and read the PDFs titled Netflix-Blockbuster link video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vU7nH_ggG4&ab_channel=Valuetainment
Questions:
1. Explain Netflix’s first mover advantage.
2. What were the disruptive innovations created/leveraged by Netflix and Blockbuster prior to the 2010 bankruptcy of Blockbuster (basically, name one disruptive innovation by Netflix and one by Blockbuster when they first emerged)?
3. Use the Awareness Motivation Capability framework to explain Blockbuster’s decisions to engage or not to engage in competitive actions aimed towards Netflix. What changed over time (this could be answered in terms of which components of the AMC and how)?
a. Awareness (how aware of Netflix was Blockbuster)-
b. Motivation (How motivated was Blockbuster to engage in competitive actions aimed to attack or respond to Netflix)-
c. Capability (How capable was Blockbuster to successfully attack or defend Netflix)-
Now read the PDFs Netflix Articles & Netflix and HBO Go.
4. Do you think Netflix is in danger of losing their competitive advantage?
5. What advice would you give Netflix about how to maintain their competitive advantage during the streaming wars?
Now Read the PDF Dan Loeb’s Letter to Disney CEO. This letter has caused a lot of discussion regarding Disney’s future plans (e.g., https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-07/disney-activist-loeb-wants-dividend-halt-to-fund-streaming-hits, https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-stock-dan-loeb-stop-paying-dividend-plus-streaming-content-2020-10). Now read the PDF Dan Loeb’s Disney Activist Stance Gets Mixed Reviews.
6. Which two arguments supporting the proposed change in strategy do you think are the most persuasive/effective in Dan Loeb’s letter? Why?
7. Which proposal (e.g., collapsing all of Disney’s DTC services into the Disney + app) do you most disagree with (or think might be neutral/unnecessary)? Why?