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Biographical information

The Project Paper focuses on a suggested topic related to art, architecture, history, music, or literature. The project will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your mind and your abilities to be the creative, innovative, and critical thinker you already are!
Read the topic carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that responds to each of the items described in the topic.
TOPIC:
Women’s Roles Then & Now.Script. Script a conversation between two (2) notable women from the 18th and / or 19th century on the roles women should play in society. Within the dialogue, include: 
1-Biographical information for each woman.
2-The historical status for women in general during the time period in which each woman lived.
3-What opinions each of the women might have on the role the women should play in society during their lifetimes.
4-What each of the women might think about women’s current roles.
For the topic you choose:
1-Support your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions or points associated with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of the listed questions and address all of the items in that topic. If your topic asks you to do several things related to the topic, be sure to do each of the things listed.
2-The listed topics each have a certain writing genre with it (written speech, memo, poem with essay, scripted dialogue, etc). From this you can see that there is a fun, creative writing aspect to this assignment. In most cases students should stick with the genre as listed. However, your instructor might suggest some alternative genre on one of the topics. As a student, you also can propose to your instructor some alternative genre for the topic you choose—something different from what is listed. Since not all such proposals can work, be aware that your proposal will get consideration, but may or may not be approved. Also, if you make such a proposal, please do so before the end of Week 5.
3-Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources, with one (1) source being the class text. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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trolley case and Dudley and Stephens case

Answer the following 4 questions. Around 4 pages. Do not do it as Essay format. Just answer the questions one by one, each question should be at least more than half pages, also answer with evidence that  provided relevant information from personal experience, powerpoint slide or other outside sources with appropriate interpretation.
The 4 question you need to answer are:
 
•Describe the trolley case and Dudley and Stephens case.
-To answer this question, you need to watch the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY). The trolley case introduction is start at the beginning to 11 mins.  The Dudley and Stephens case should start around 26 mins to the end. But it is required to watch the whole video. 
•What ethical issues were raised in these cases?
-My class is called Management ethics. So, please read to ppt that I attached to answer this question. Answer the ethical issues for each case separate.
•Discuss which moral theory (theories) can be applied to these cases. You may refer to theories addressed in Ch. 5.
-To answer this question, please use the information in the ppt, especially for slide 28-36. Those slide are about moral theories, you need them to answer this question.
•What would you do if you were the driver of the trolley car? Why? What would you do if you were the captain of the boat in Stephens case? Why?
-answer this question by your own opinion, and should base on your “ethics”

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business practices – Uber

Few companies these days are as controversial for their business practices as Uber. However, in spite of the negative publicity they are a very widely used and growing service company that is replacing taxi cabs and even leading some people to give up their own car in favor of using Uber to get to work. The number of drivers also keeps growing.
There are too many controversies regarding Uber to keep track of, so we will focus just on three that we will examine from a utilitarian perspective. Below are three issues to look into for the assignment, and a few articles to get you started on your research:
1. Uber uses money from investors to keep its prices very low. They lose money on many rides, but they are willing to lose money to put the competition out of business:
Wolsen, M. (2014, July 8). Uber’s brilliant strategy to make it too big to ban. Wired. Retrieved from: https://www.wired.com/2014/07/ubers-brilliant-strategy-to-make-itself-too-big-to-ban/
2. Uber classifies their drivers as contractors rather than employees, which keeps labor costs down:
Frazier, R. (2016, October 14). Sharing is caring: Are Uber, Lyft drivers independent contractors? HR Hero Line. Retrieved from: http://www.hrhero.com/hl/articles/2016/10/14/sharing-is-caring-are-uber-lyft-drivers-independent-contractors-2/
3. Uber has allegedly used technology to evade the authorities and regulations:
Isaac, M. (2017, March 3). How Uber deceives the authorities worldwide. New York Times. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/technology/uber-greyball-program-evade-authorities.html
4. Brusseau, J. (2012). Chapter 3: Theories of consequence ethics: Traditional tools for making decisions in business when the ends justify the means. Business Ethics. Lardbucket Books. Retrieved from: https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/business-ethics/s07-theories-of-consequence-ethics.html
5. Brusseau, J. (2012). Chapter 3: Theories of consequence ethics: Traditional tools for making decisions in business when the ends justify the means. Business Ethics. Lardbucket Books. Retrieved from: https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/business-ethics/s07-theories-of-consequence-ethics.html
For this assignment, you will be examining these practices of Uber through the lens of utilitarian ethics. You will need to put aside any personal feelings in favor or against Uber and instead take the cold and logical approach of weighing the good caused by their practices vs. the harm caused by their actions for each of the three issues above.
Case Assignment
Once you have finished reviewing the required background readings on utilitarian ethics and corporate social responsibility and had a chance to research the three issues on Uber mentioned above, write a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the following:
1. Who are Uber’s main stakeholders? Your answer should be based both on your research on Uber and the discussion in Brusseau (2012) about stakeholders.
2. Which stakeholders are harmed and which stakeholders benefit from Uber’s strategy of using investor money to keep prices artificially low? Does the good outweigh the bad, or vice versa? Apply the Utility Test: http://ethicsops.com/UtilityTest.php
3. Which stakeholders are harmed and what stakeholders benefit from Uber’s policy of classifying drivers as contractors rather than employees? Apply the Utility Test and explain whether the good outweighs the harm or not.
4. Finally, discuss which shareholders are harmed and which stakeholders are helped by Uber’s use of advanced software to evade authorities? Again use the Utility Test and explain whether the good outweighs the harm or not.
Assignment Expectations
· Follow the guidelines in The Student Guide to Writing a High Quality Academic Paper.
· Don’t forget to properly cite your sources—both in-text and as end references! – Using APA citation guidelines
· You are expected to demonstrate evidence of critical thinking—as defined in the background materials and the grading rubric. Don’t just summarize information. Instead demonstrate your ability to come to a conclusion and support your conclusion using logical arguments.

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teamwork skills

Instructions:  This is an assessment of your teamwork skills. First, choose a team assignment to analyze. It can be a group assignment from a previous course or workplace. If the latter, please describe briefly what your work group was doing so that I can follow along.
There are two steps to this assessment. First, evaluate your group’s communication effectiveness by rating each of the following on a scale of 1 (Not Well) to 5 (Very Well).
As a Group, How Well Did You (on a scale from 1 to 5):

  • Define or clarify the task
  • Exchange and share information
  • Encourage expression of various points of view
  • Evaluate and analyze data
  • Use the best decision-making approach (consensus, majority rule, etc)
  • Focus on tasks, not individuals
  • Demonstrate respect for all
  • Encourage feedback
  • Encourage expression of opinion
  • Build on others’ ideas
  • Ask for clarification of ideas
  • Demonstrate equality
  • Address disagreements or misunderstandings
  • Stay on task

Second, answer these questions:

  • Describe the top two strengths and two weaknesses of your team. Give examples of what your team did well and not well. Do not mention anyone by name.
  • What was an area of strength that you brought to the group? An area where you could have improved?
  • What type of decision-making method described in the textbook from last week did your group use?
  • When you are in a group and you see some of the weakness that you mentioned above, what can you as a group member do?
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Harley-Davidson's strategic planning team

As a member of Harley-Davidson’s strategic planning team, you have been asked to create a five- to six-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation titled “Harley-Davidson Today: A Brief Overview of the Business” to orient members who have been newly added to the strategic planning team.
The PowerPoint presentation should include at a minimum the following:

  • The CEO’s vision and overview of 2009 performance
  • The organizational structure and management team
  • A brief description of each of the brands/business units and the products and services offered
  • Key corporate goals and objectives such as new products, new markets, and new customers
  • Total Revenues in 2009 and Net Profit in 2009
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Zappos.com

Zappos.com is an online shoe and apparel shop currently based in Henderson, Nevada. In 2009, it was acquired by Amazon. It has been honored as a Fortune Best Companies to Work For and received other awards. Founder Tony Hsieh places great emphasis on company culture and core values. Managers are required to spend 10-20% of their working hours “goofing off” with employees outside of the office. “Delivering Happiness” is a core concept of the company as well as the name of Hsieh’s book.
Conduct academic research and prepare a 2-3 page introductory report in APA format on management style and motivation methods leading to employee satisfaction and outstanding customer service at Zappos.