Project Plan - Project Management

Applying principles of project management, students will develop original plan for a personal or business project. The plan must include core project plan elements. The project plan should be no less than three pages of double-spaced text (Times Roman, 12-point). A complete project plan includes the following elements: · Overview · Objectives · General Approach · Contractual Aspects · Schedules · Resources · Personnel · Risk Management Plans · Evaluations Methods

Licensing, Franchising, or Joint-Venturing

If a U.S. company wanted to sell its products to other countries for the first time, which strategy should it begin with: Licensing, Franchising, or Joint-Venturing? Include the criteria you would use in your decision.

Business - When a reporter makes a mistake in a magazine article, you can run a correction; but when a health care worker makes a mistake, someone can die.

4-5 paragraphs Details: "When a reporter makes a mistake in a magazine article, you can run a correction; but when a health care worker makes a mistake, someone can die." Reflecting on this statement, should we hold people in certain professions to higher standards of legal accountability and responsibility? What are the advantages and disadvantages of your position? How is your response to these questions consistent with the moral philosophy you described in the Unit 1 discussion board assignment? Explain. If it is not consistent with that philosophy, explain why your philosophy has changed. Discuss the roles of government, business, and the consumer in environmental protection. Justify... click for more

Sources of Synergy

Identify sources of synergy or core competencies among the diversified firms. Question: First, list at least three products or services; second, indicate the possible sources of synergy, and third, give the actual company being described in your discussion. For example: Products or Services: Television station, radio station, amusement parks, movie studio, retail outlets, cable station, distribution network, cruise lines, animation school Synergy: Family entertainment Firm: Walt Disney Six forms of synergy: Shared Know-How,Coordinated Strategies, Shared Tangible Resources, Economies of Scale or Scope, Pooled Negotiating Power, and New Business Creation.

Case Method Analysis

According to Porter, what determines the level of competitive intensity in an industry? According to Porter's discussion of 'industry analysis,' is Pepsi-Cola a substitute for Coca-Cola? How does competitive intensity change in a 'fragmented industry' VERSUS A 'consolidated industry'? Discuss how a development in a corporation’s societal environment can affect the corporation though its task environment.