NO plageirizing, CIte in APA. Please don’t make these discussions too long, maybe 1-2 paragraphs.

Discussion ONE

How did the media portray the Vietnam War during the 1970’s? How did this affect popular youth culture?

Discussion TWO

How might some of the current social events of today reflect those of the 1970’s? What can history teach us about our current state of affairs in American culture? 250 word minimum for your initial post.

 

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PART A 300–400 words

• Select a situation of conflict management observed in the movie and explain which of the five-conflict management styles (accommodating, avoiding, collaborating, competing, or compromising) applies.
• Give a brief review of the situation and people involved.
• Do you agree with that style for the situation? Why or why not? 

PART B 300–400 words

• Name someone who you feel is a good leader (personal example, work example, or historic figure), and describe the characteristics that he or she demonstrated to be considered a good leader.

 

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BA540 Managerial Economics

Skousen, M. (2013). Economic Logic. Fourth Edition. Regnery Publishing

ISBN 9781621572220

Opportunity Cost & Price Ceilings 150 Words

Hello Class! For this discussion you can choose which question you respond to.  Feel free to respond to both, however only one is required. Please respond to ONE of the following questions:

Question A

Problem 6 in the “Problems to Ponder” section at the end of chapter 7 asks you to consider two definitions of opportunity cost. Explain the meaning of both of them. Discuss.

Question B

Problem 8 in the “Problems to Ponder” section at the end of chapter 6 is an application of price ceilings on consumer goods. What would be the effect of such a policy? Discuss.

Please respond to the initial question by day 5 and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor by day 7.The initial post by day 5 should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic.If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source.Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.

Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
In your initial post, clearly present well-reasoned ideas and concepts.	25
Post to at least two additional students or the instructor reflecting on the other participants’ postings. You should actively participate in the discussion.	10
Total	35

 

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Your assignment this week is to review the IKEA Case Study below.While reviewing it, consider it as background information for your upcoming presentation to the IKEA Senior Management Team.More details on your upcoming PowerPoint presentation to the management team are provided at the end of the case study guidelines.

Deliver the Value: IKEA Case Study

IKEA is a Swedish-owned global business founded in 1943. The business generates annual revenues of 27 billion euros and employs 139,000 people in 298 stores and 26 countries. The values and design philosophy of the founder continue to underpin the brand. These values might be summed up as frugal, democratic, environmentally aware, and design oriented. IKEA has become synonymous with Swedish lifestyle. The stores are virtually identical across the globe and sell a range of globally sourced flat-packed furniture products as well as a range of related furnishings for the home—the stores offer customers a Swedish experience by incorporating restaurants and a variety of customer services intended to simplify the shopping process (e.g., childcare). What is interesting about IKEA is that customers have become a significant part of the value creating process—customers play a key role in terms of logistics and in production. By performing the assembly of the flat-packed furniture, customers complete the final stages in the production process. In terms of logistics, the customer “moves” goods from warehouse-style storage through the checkout, and then transports the goods home. The trade-off for the consumer is lower prices and immediate gratification—furniture is typically sold using just in time (JIT) inventory management, which means that once a customer has placed an order, the furniture then goes into production and is delivered to the customer’s home some 3–4 months later.

IKEA’s senior management has in the past pursued an aggressive expansion policy, but management is currently changing direction, adopting a slower rate of expansion and investing in existing stores. The company plans to increase sales by 10% a year to 2020, thereby doubling annual sales revenues. Management is concerned about how expansion in the BRIC countries, particularly India and China, is pursued. There are fears about preserving the company’s culture in these huge markets (Milne, 2013).

Sources:

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/this-is-ikea/company-…

Milne, R. (2013, September 1). Ikea signals slower expansion. Financial Times.

What do you think? What would you do? What problems do you foresee and how will this impact IKEA’s Swedish concept? Please recommend a marketing solution that will help IKEA achieve growth in either India or China based on your understanding of the place P and how delivering the value is evolving.

Please use the case study guidelines below to perform a brief analysis, identify the problem, suggest alternative solutions, and make recommendations for the implementation of the solution that you believe is the best fit.

Case Study Guidelines

1. Analysis of the Current Situation—The proper context must be established for the case analysis. Please provide a SWOT analysis in a SWOT box.

• Research: Identify the key environmental factors such as industry trends, level of competitiveness, customer perceptions, legal considerations, and evolving technology at the outset of the analysis.
• Summarize the key aspects of the internal environment of the firm in terms of strengths and weaknesses and the external environment in terms of opportunities and threats to the firm in your SWOT box.

1. The Target Market—Identify your target market: Who is your target customer? In terms of demographics and lifestyle, what aspects of consumer behavior provide insights into this group of customers?
2. The Problem—Identification of key problem(s). It is easy to identify symptoms of problems while failing to identify the real problems. For example, declining sales may be identified as a problem, when the decline is only symptomatic of more complex problems that are harder to observe. Make a clear distinction between what is identified as the problem and the symptoms of the problems.

1. Alternative Solutions—Identify and evaluate alternatives. Develop reasonable alternatives and evaluate them in terms of feasibility, projected costs advantages, disadvantages, and potential short-term and long-term consequences.
2. Recommended Course of Action—Select a course of action and provide the appropriate strategies and tactics to accomplish the chosen course. Justify your choice in terms of your analysis. As most practitioners know, charting a course of action can be a difficult job, but implementation is the true challenge. Produce a workable action plan that would have a reasonable probability of success in the implementation phase.

This assignment will be a presentation using PowerPoint. Develop a set of at least five (5) PowerPoint slides to present the findings of your analysis. Some additional research is expected. The IKEA website is highly informative. Use APA format and include an additional slide with your sources. Assume that your analysis will be presented to the IKEA senior management team and that your job depends on it!

 

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in need this letter in another form.

I am writing in response to your request concerning the effects on your 2016 adjusted gross income of selling IBM stock and using some of the proceeds to purchase an automobile to be used in your business.

If the stock was not sold and the car was not purchased, your adjusted gross income would be $198,000. If the stock was sold and the car was purchased, your adjusted gross income would be $201,840. The supporting calculations follow.

 

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