Review Case 27 “3M – The Second Century,” located in the textbook to complete this assignment.

Write five to six (5-7 pages) paper in which you:

1.  Analyze Federal Express’s value creation frontier, and determine which of the four building blocks of competitive advantage the company needs in order to continue to maintain above- average profitability. Provide a rationale to support the response.
2.  Determine the main aspect of product differentiation and capacity control that Federal Express could use in order to maintain an edge over its rivals. Justify the response.

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Review Case 28 “The rise and fall of Eastman Kodak: Will it survive beyond 2012?” located in the textbook. Assume that you have been hired by Kodak as a business consultant to recommend a new corporate-level strategy for the company to improve declining sales, increase profitability, and expand the company to the Cloud service industry.

Write five to seven (5-7) Words paper in which you:

1.  Establish five (5) key objectives for Eastman Kodak that encompasses the operational, financial, human resource aspects of the business. Next, argue that each of the established objectives is essential to the success of the company within the Cloud service industry.

2. Analyze Kodak’s horizontal and vertical integration strategy and determine the corporate level strategy that is more appropriate for the company to establish a competitive advantage in the Cloud service industry. Provide a rationale for the determination.

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Use the Internet to research articles on strategic management of Apple Inc. and Samsung Group.

Write a ten to twelve (10-12) pages paper in which you:

1. Analyze the existing business strategies, domestic and global environments, industry, and internal capabilities for both Apple andSamsung. Assess the significant manner in which each company’s mission and vision align with the long-terms goals and strategic direction of the organization.

2.  Analyze the business-level strategy of each company by conducting a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. Next, determine the fundamental way in which each sector influences its competitive position within the industry. Provide rationale to support the response.
3.  Analyze the central manner in which the strategies of each company’s business leaders have adapted to cultural differences in order to both facilitate effective operations within global markets and drive new strategic initiatives with improved innovation excellence. Provide one (1) example of such strategies in use from each company to support the response.

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Assignment 1: Social Media

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

As the prevalence of social media continues to rise, consumers are recognizing ways in which social media can direct them to better sources for purchasing.

As a result, businesses are now jumping on the social media bandwagon at a rapid pace, embracing social networks to achieve their marketing and business goals.

Identify one (1) of the major social media outlets and write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss the four (4) components of a legally astute social media marketing manager who utilizes social media outlets for consumer transactions and how each component can mitigate the risk involved in doing business in cyberspace.

2.  List and analyze methods of alternative dispute resolution and determine which would be most effective in resolving genuine disputes that arise with consumers who may make purchases from businesses that provide links via social media.

  3. Since consumer transactions on social media can occur across state lines, determine how the federal government can best control these transactions.

 4. Examine the three (3) branches of government and discuss which can effectuate the most significant impact on regulating consumer transactions via social media outlets. Support your decision.

 5. Explain the agency relationship that exists on social media sites between the social media provider and businesses that utilize the site for advertising.

   6. Use at least three (3) quality references.

Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Describe the legal environment of business, the sources of American law, and the basis of authority for government to regulate business.

· Explain basic court procedures, types of courts, and alternative dispute resolution methods.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in business law.

· Write clearly and concisely about business law using proper writing mechanics.

In the summer of 2012, JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank, announced trading losses from investment decisions made by its Chief Investment Office (CIO) of $5.8 billion. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was provided falsified first quarter reports that concealed this massive loss.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1.  Discuss how administrative agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) take action in order to be effective in preventing high-risk gambles in securities / banking, a foundation of the economy.

2.  Determine the elements of a valid contract, and discuss how consumers and banks each have a duty of good faith and fair dealing in the banking relationship.

3.  Compare and contrast the differences between intentional and negligent tort actions

4.  Discuss the tort action of “Interference with Contractual Relations and Participating in a Breach of Fiduciary duty” and, if the bank you’ve chosen were to behave as JP Morgan did, would you be able to prevail in such a tort action.

5.  With the advent of mobile banking, discuss how banks have protected the software that allows for online transaction to occur through automation.

6.  Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

1. Describe the legal environment of business, the sources of American law, and the basis of authority for government to regulate business.
2. Describe the elements of a contract and explain the basic provisions of contract law relative to offer, acceptance, capacity, legality, fraud, third-party rights, performance, and breach of contract.
3. Explain the components of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) relative to sales and lease contracts and the basic provisions of the UCC addressing sales / lease contracts, title, risk, insurable interests, and the performance and breach of contracts.
4. Use technology and information resources to research issues in business law.
5. Write clearly and concisely about business law using proper writing mechanics.

As a manager and supervisor of an accounting department, discuss the following issues related to the employment-at-will doctrine and liability of an employer based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. Jennifer, a recent graduate, has recently been hired by your accounting firm out of college. Upon being hired, she engages in a number of different behaviors that need your attention.
For each category of behavior, describe what steps you would take to address the situation.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving skills, competence, and abilities:

• The employee seems to be unable to learn the computer applications that are basic to her job responsibilities, but, consistently “tells” her boss that she is “a good worker and a genius” and that he does not “appreciate her”.  Even after a few months of training and support, she is unable to use the computer tools to be productive and efficient in completing the required tasks.

2- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving management, behavior, and performance:

• The employee tends to burst into a rage when criticized and is frequently late to work as noticed by her boss and other staff members. When her boss attempts to address her behavioral issues and the company late policy, the employee’s response is that she “knows her rights and what to do” if she is wrongfully discharged. She also says she took a business law class in undergrad that taught her “everything she needs to know about exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine and wrongful discharge in violation of public policy”.

3- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving labor and laws:

• The employee takes a day off from work, without management consent, for her religious holiday observance that falls on a day that is during “tax season”. The day off occurred during an incredibly busy period for the company during which the employer had notified all employees they were not allowed to take off without prior management approval. Also, there is no labor union for accountants. However, she begins talking to her co-workers during lunch breaks and sometimes during regular work hours, encouraging them to organize and form a union to “protect ourselves”.

4- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving policies and procedures:

• The employee’s supervisor consistently asks her out on dates; the employee initially refuses to go out on a date with her supervisor. The employee later discusses the issue with her girlfriend who encourages her to accept his offers. During her new employee orientation, the employee was informed of the company policy which prevented employees from dating their supervisor and was given an employee handbook with the written policy. The employee and her supervisor later begin having a consensual relationship.

Use at least three (3) quality legal references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Assess how employment-at-will and Sarbanes-Oxley impact corporate whistleblowing.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

Research Websites and other technologies that provide private information on U.S. citizens.

Write a 3-4 page paper in which you:

1. List and describe at least three (3) technologies that allow an individual to research citizens’ private data.
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public access to this information, both for the researchers and those who are being “investigated”.
3. Determine what measures citizens can take to protect private information or information they do not want to be disclosed.
4. Discuss a federal law that grants the federal government the legal right to make private information on U.S. citizens available to the public, and whether or not you agree with this law.
5. Determine whether there are “electronic privacy laws” that can prevent others from having access to “private information” as well as how effective they are.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze employee and consumer privacy under the law.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

Dr. DoRight has recently been hired as the President of the “Universal Human Care Hospital”, where he oversees all departments with over 5,000 employees and over 20,000 patients at the medical facility. He has been provided with a broad set of duties and oversight of numerous departments, including business development, customer services, human resources, legal, patient advocacy, to name a few. He has managers in each department that he supervises and who work with him to address the needs of the various internal and external stakeholders of the hospital. Dr. DoRight discovers that some patients within the hospital have been dying as a result of a variety of illegal procedures by doctors and nurses, and negligent supervision and oversight on their part. This was brought to his attention in a few meetings and he told his Regional Director Compliance Manager and Executive Committee in January 2009. He was told by them that the matter would be investigated and they would report any findings to him as soon as possible. After two (2) years, there have been no results from the investigation and some patients are still passing away due to the negligent activities. He also answers to a board of trustees and interfaces with numerous community organizations and corporations who have various reasons for doing business with the hospital. Dr. DoRight continues to win awards for his leadership of the hospital and meeting business goals. He was recently named “Medical Business Executive of the Year” in 2011.

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

1. Determine at least three (3) different internal and external stakeholders that Dr. DoRight might have to deal with on a daily basis at the hospital.
2. Compare and contrast potential conflicts of interest that may exist between the internal and external stakeholders.
3. Discuss whether Dr. DoRight has fulfilled his ethical duty by reporting the illegal procedures.
4. Describe the deontology principle and apply it to the ethical dilemma that Dr. DoRight faces in this case.
5. Describe the utilitarianism principle and apply it to the ethical dilemma Dr. Do Right faces in this case.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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.
• The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze employee rights to health and safety in the workplace.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.

Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

Select a company that has been the subject of a product liability lawsuit in the last ten (10) years. Research the lawsuit using legal data.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

• Describe the company and the product safety issue that led to the lawsuit.
• Discuss the legal theories used by the plaintiff to recover in this lawsuit, how the lawsuit was resolved, and why you agree with the decision in the case.
• Describe the changes that have taken place in the company to ensure greater safety of this product or its products.
• Discuss which regulatory agency oversees the particular industry the company is in.
• Make recommendations to the company about avoiding future lawsuits.
• Use at least three (3) quality legal references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze laws relative to product safety and liability.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

LEG 500 Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine

As a manager and supervisor of an accounting department, discuss the following issues related to the employment-at-will doctrine and liability of an employer based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. Jennifer, a recent graduate, has recently been hired by your accounting firm out of college. Upon being hired, she engages in a number of different behaviors that need your attention.
For each category of behavior, describe what steps you would take to address the situation.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving skills, competence, and abilities:

• The employee seems to be unable to learn the computer applications that are basic to her job responsibilities, but, consistently “tells” her boss that she is “a good worker and a genius” and that he does not “appreciate her”.  Even after a few months of training and support, she is unable to use the computer tools to be productive and efficient in completing the required tasks.

2- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving management, behavior, and performance:

• The employee tends to burst into a rage when criticized and is frequently late to work as noticed by her boss and other staff members. When her boss attempts to address her behavioral issues and the company late policy, the employee’s response is that she “knows her rights and what to do” if she is wrongfully discharged. She also says she took a business law class in undergrad that taught her “everything she needs to know about exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine and wrongful discharge in violation of public policy”.

3- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving labor and laws:

• The employee takes a day off from work, without management consent, for her religious holiday observance that falls on a day that is during “tax season”. The day off occurred during an incredibly busy period for the company during which the employer had notified all employees they were not allowed to take off without prior management approval. Also, there is no labor union for accountants. However, she begins talking to her co-workers during lunch breaks and sometimes during regular work hours, encouraging them to organize and form a union to “protect ourselves”.

4- Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving policies and procedures:

• The employee’s supervisor consistently asks her out on dates; the employee initially refuses to go out on a date with her supervisor. The employee later discusses the issue with her girlfriend who encourages her to accept his offers. During her new employee orientation, the employee was informed of the company policy which prevented employees from dating their supervisor and was given an employee handbook with the written policy. The employee and her supervisor later begin having a consensual relationship.

Use at least three (3) quality legal references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Assess how employment-at-will and Sarbanes-Oxley impact corporate whistleblowing.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

LEG 500 Assignment 2: The Value of Digital Privacy in an Information Age

Research Websites and other technologies that provide private information on U.S. citizens.

Write a 3-4 page paper in which you:

1. List and describe at least three (3) technologies that allow an individual to research citizens’ private data.
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public access to this information, both for the researchers and those who are being “investigated”.
3. Determine what measures citizens can take to protect private information or information they do not want to be disclosed.
4. Discuss a federal law that grants the federal government the legal right to make private information on U.S. citizens available to the public, and whether or not you agree with this law.
5. Determine whether there are “electronic privacy laws” that can prevent others from having access to “private information” as well as how effective they are.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze employee and consumer privacy under the law.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

LEG 500 Assignment 3: Corporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility Research Paper

Dr. DoRight has recently been hired as the President of the “Universal Human Care Hospital”, where he oversees all departments with over 5,000 employees and over 20,000 patients at the medical facility. He has been provided with a broad set of duties and oversight of numerous departments, including business development, customer services, human resources, legal, patient advocacy, to name a few. He has managers in each department that he supervises and who work with him to address the needs of the various internal and external stakeholders of the hospital. Dr. DoRight discovers that some patients within the hospital have been dying as a result of a variety of illegal procedures by doctors and nurses, and negligent supervision and oversight on their part. This was brought to his attention in a few meetings and he told his Regional Director Compliance Manager and Executive Committee in January 2009. He was told by them that the matter would be investigated and they would report any findings to him as soon as possible. After two (2) years, there have been no results from the investigation and some patients are still passing away due to the negligent activities. He also answers to a board of trustees and interfaces with numerous community organizations and corporations who have various reasons for doing business with the hospital. Dr. DoRight continues to win awards for his leadership of the hospital and meeting business goals. He was recently named “Medical Business Executive of the Year” in 2011.

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

1. Determine at least three (3) different internal and external stakeholders that Dr. DoRight might have to deal with on a daily basis at the hospital.
2. Compare and contrast potential conflicts of interest that may exist between the internal and external stakeholders.
3. Discuss whether Dr. DoRight has fulfilled his ethical duty by reporting the illegal procedures.
4. Describe the deontology principle and apply it to the ethical dilemma that Dr. DoRight faces in this case.
5. Describe the utilitarianism principle and apply it to the ethical dilemma Dr. Do Right faces in this case.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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.
• The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze employee rights to health and safety in the workplace.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.

Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

LEG 500 Assignment 4: Products Liability Research Paper

Select a company that has been the subject of a product liability lawsuit in the last ten (10) years. Research the lawsuit using legal data.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

• Describe the company and the product safety issue that led to the lawsuit.
• Discuss the legal theories used by the plaintiff to recover in this lawsuit, how the lawsuit was resolved, and why you agree with the decision in the case.
• Describe the changes that have taken place in the company to ensure greater safety of this product or its products.
• Discuss which regulatory agency oversees the particular industry the company is in.
• Make recommendations to the company about avoiding future lawsuits.
• Use at least three (3) quality legal references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze laws relative to product safety and liability.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.