Imagine you are working with a partner to plan and host a workshop on leadership. There will be 100 people attending. Within this assignment you will be creating a document that discusses the main components of leadership and corporate culture.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

Address a key leadership trait that can assist in managing conflict.
Discuss a tool or strategy a leader can adopt for improving communication within the organization.
Describe some methods for motivating employees and improving behaviors within the workplace.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organ

Industry Selection

Use this resource to select an industry and learn about the products and services it provides:

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)

Select the number next to the industry to see its subsectors, e.g., select 52 to see Finance and Insurance.
Select that same number again to read about the industry as a whole or select a sub-category. For example, Mining is 21, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sub-category, is 211.
Instructions

Review your previous chapter readings and use the resource above to develop an economic brief that is two to three (2-3) pages long in which you:

Select an industry and describe the goods and/or services this industry produces. Use the NAICS resource above to help you select an industry (and/or subsector) for your brief.
Identify this industrys market structure and at least two or more market characteristics that support this market structure. (Market structures are covered in Weeks 3 and

For this assignment, visit your local grocery store to observe and record behaviors in the various aisles. Your visit should be long enough to observe several behaviors and situations. Read the assignment thoroughly before your observational visit in order to watch for specific behaviors.

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

Identify the store and the day and time you made your observation.
Analyze the behaviors you observed to determine how consumers progressed through the consumer behavior process while in different aisles.
Assess how consumers determine value for their various purchases. This can be addressed with at least two (2) specific consumer examples or by combining all the consumers you observed.
Pick two specific consumers that seemed to be very different from each other. Contrast how these two (2) consumers progressed through the consumer perception process.
Analyze how different manufacturers motivated consumers to pick their spe

Imagine you are creating a new and innovative technology company. In this assignment, consider the culture, management, and leadership of your organization. Remember that your company should be a place that people want to work.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

Describe the characteristics of the people you would want working at your company, in relation to the culture you are trying to cultivate.
Identify two (2) leadership qualities you would look for in employees. What does their background and previous experience look like?
Discuss your companys organizational culture. What are the ways you can help ensure that the companys culture fosters creativity and innovation among employees?

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Assignment 2: Motivation and Performance Management
Due Week 6 and worth 100 points

For this assignment, use the same company you researched in Assignment 1.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Compare the difference between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Determine which is more strongly related to performance for your selected company.
Apply motivational theory and performance management principles to evaluate the company as a potential employer.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your selected company may not be Google, Facebook, or Verizon.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignment 1.
Using the corporation you chose from Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness, examine the industry in which the entity
operates. Use any or all of the following resources to conduct research on the company:
Company website.
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https://atlas.capella.edu/app#offering/8621270/course/8622749/preview/courseguide 10/16 Public filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database.
Strayer University's online databases.
The Nexis Uni database, Other miscellaneous sources. Note: the company's annual report will often provide insights that other resources may not include.

Requirements

Write a five- to seven-page paper in which you do the following:
1.    Choose the two segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these

Write a five to seven - page paper in which you do the following:
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1.    Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
2.    Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
3.    Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
4.    Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
5.    Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library and locate at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Use the Assignment 1 Template [DOCX] to ensure that your assignment meets the above requirements.
Your assignment

When faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it? This assignment asks you to apply a six-step to problem solving process to a specific problem scenario. You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach. As Voltaire said, "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."

Choose one (1) of the problem scenarios as a topic choice for your paper (Note: Your professor must approve your topic choice before you begin work on the assignment.)

Scenario 1: You have worked at your company for eleven (11) years. You have returned to college to earn a Bachelor's degree in order to increase your chances for a promotion. You are nearly finished with your degree, when a supervisor's position in a competing company becomes available in another state. The start date is in two (2) weeks, during your final exam period for your courses. The position offers a $15,000 per year salary increase, a car allowan

Imagine your small business produces very small remote control aircraft capable of long sustained flights.
You are ready to expand your business by competing for Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. You wish to bid on a contract that will be worth over $600,000 to your expanding company.
Write a four (4) page paper in which you:
1. Select the simplified acquisition method that fits your company the most, and then provide a rationale for your selection. Note: Remember you are a small business that will have a massive expansion if you win this contract.
2. Analyze all parts and sections of the uniform contract format that could present a problem in this scenario. Suggest how you will adjust your approach to turn the problems you have identified into strengths for your small company.
3. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requi

Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay - Part II
Synthesizing and Writing
Due Week 5 and worth 100 points
When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.
The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
For Part I of the assignment (due Week 3), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.
In Part II of the assignment (due Week 5), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.
Part II - Writing
Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1.    State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.
2.    Identify (3) three