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“An Ounce of Prevention” Employment Law

An Ounce of Prevention
The class began with a discussion of at-will employment being the foundation principle of the employment relationship. The rest of the course complicated this principle by providing numerous exceptions. Based on your reading throughout the course, provide some best practices information about the ways that employers can protect themselves from lawsuits. Please go beyond stating that the employer should follow the law.
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Statistics Chapter 6 help

1. The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data to conclude that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a mean equal to 8.21 minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. The manager has decided to have a signal system attached to the phone so that after a certain period of time, a sound will occur on his employees’ phone if he exceeds the time limit. The manager wants to set the time limit at a level such that it will sound on only 8 percent of all calls. What is the time limit should be?

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VALUE CAPTURE AND VALUE DELIVERY

1. A firm’s product line breadth is its
A. number of product lines.
B. number of categories that are mutually exclusive. C. number of SKUs per product line.
D. depth divided by its profitabilit
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2. Successful first movers create a market or a product category and benefit from being readily recognizable to consumers and
A. not needing to do test marketing.
B. using prototypes to dominate the market. C. not having to pay advertising expenses.
D. establishing an early market share lead.
3. The basic benefit of a brand is that it
A. creates a basis for effective packaging.
B. provides a way for a firm to differentiate its product offerings from those of its competitors. C. offers consumers promotional parity.
D. allows manufacturers to ignore promotional expenditures.
4. Between concept testing and market testing, a firm should engage in which stage of the product development process?
A. Product development
B. Brainstorming
C. Securing financial backing D. Marketing research
5. George wants to create brand awareness for his new line of automotive tools. George needs to
A. conduct market research to determine existing brand loyalty.
B. examine customer segmentation models to assess consumers’ positioning attitudes.
C. repeatedly expose his target audience to the various brand elements associated with his product line. D. offer discounts to distributors.
6. Brand extension is a popular marketing strategy because it allows the firm to
A. separate out the cost of brand extension from brand intention. B. discontinue complementary products.
C. avoid the problem of brand dilution.
D. spend less on creating brand awareness and associations.
7. When the management or owners of a service establishment have a different idea than the customers do about the expectations and service standards, the firm most likely has a _______ gap.
A. delivery
B. perspective C. knowledge
D. standards
8. A major limitation in the use of internal R&D departments for new-idea generation is that
A. the departments tend to create too many blockbusters.
B. few scientists have practical ideas.
C. the departments tend to be dissolved once sufficient ideas have been generated. D. the costs tend to be quite high.
9. Colgate-Palmolive’s _______ includes Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Care, Fabric Care, and Pet Nutrition product lines.
A. primary packaging parts
B. product personality
C. product assortment
D. perceived generic cobrands
10. The process by which the use of a new product or service spreads throughout a market group is referred to as
A. lead-user dispersion.
B. test-marketing effectiveness. C. new-product introduction.
D. diffusion of innovation.
11. For new-product marketers, early adopters are important because they tend to be
A. opinion leaders.
B. specialists in reverse engineering.
C. few in number.
D. fond of prototypes.
12. Through research, firms can close the _______ gap by matching customer expectations with actual service.
A. seniority
B. standards
C. delivery
D. knowledge
13. For a brand to be effective, it needs to be
A. a visual image containing human characters.
B. easy for consumers to recognize and remember. C. generic.
D. a catchy, tongue-twisting phrase.
14. Private-label brands like Gap and Victoria’s Secret have increased in importance along with the increased power of _______ in the supply chain.
A. manufacturers
B. retailers
C. supply chain specialists D. wholesalers
15. Many hotels use _______ to overcome the problem of inseparability of services.
A. promotional discounts
B. satisfaction guarantees
C. point-of-purchase displays D. perishability gap analysis
16. When confronted with an angry and emotional customer, the best first step toward service recovery is to
A. match the person’s voice in intensity and volume to gain control of the confrontation.
B. listen carefully and with empathy until the customer feels he or she has been heard.
C. gently but firms tell the person you won’t tolerate being addressed in that tone of voice and turn away until he or she calms down. D. call security in case it’s necessary to escort the person from the building.
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17. The _______ diffusion-of-innovation group is crucial because few new products can be profitable until this large group buys them.
A. late majority
B. innovator
C. early majority
D. early adopter
18. _______ is the set of assets and liabilities linked to a brand that add to or subtract from the value provided by the product or service.
A. National branding
B. Brand positioning
C. Brand licensing
D. Brand equity
19. Marketers study _______ to see how new products are being customized or adapted and to discover new trends in the marketplace.
A. market testers
B. laggards
C. reverse engineers
D. lead users
20. Choosing a name for a brand
A. is serious business, and humorous names have been shown to detract from the brand.
B. is easy once a company does the research.
C. may depend on the usage and performance of the product.
D. may be complicated by the legal restrictions in several states that require the corporate name to be included.
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21. By the time BMW and Mercedes Benz entered the mini-SUV market, there were many competitors, sales had peaked, and profits were declining. These firms entered the market during the _______ stage of the product life cycle.
A. decline
B. maturity
C. leveling
D. growth
22. During the _______ stage of the product life cycle, sales are low and profits are small or negative.
A. leveling
B. maturity
C. growth
D. introduction
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23. When marketers need to address changing market conditions or when strategies evolve or refocus, one option they should consider is
A. adding new sources to capitalize on the existing marketing mix.
B. controlling the market conditions.
C. deleting product lines or categories.
D. investing in a completely different product until the market stabilizes.
24. During the _______ stage of the product life cycle, sales rise, profits rise rapidly, and there are a few but increasing number of competitors.
A. growth
B. maturity
C. decline
D. introduction
25. Because services like airline flights and hotel beds are _______, many marketers attempt to match demand with supply using pricing strategies.
A. perishable
B. inseparable
C. variable
D. intangible

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Career Counseling theroy case study

For this assignment, you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of career counseling theory by choosing a career counseling theory addressed in Units 1 or 2 and applying it to the case study provided below. Approach the case study from the perspective of your individual specialization (for example, mental health counseling, school counseling, et cetera). You can embellish the case scenario as needed to help you complete the assignment.
Scenario
Taneka, a 17-year-old African-American female, is a high school junior. She is the oldest of three siblings living with her single-parent mother. Her mother has worked for the past 15 years at a manufacturing plant. Her father has not been a part of Taneka’s life.
As the oldest child, Taneka has held major responsibilities throughout her life to support her working mother, such as caring for her younger siblings: Derrick, now age 14, and Kenya, age 12. These early duties reinforced development of her natural leadership skills. Taneka has been recognized from an early age for being mature, responsible, and dependable. As her siblings have grown, she has been able to have part-time jobs, most recently as a salesperson at a teen fashion store in the local mall. It was here that she first realized she had a knack for dealing with people, and they responded well to her—employers, co-workers, and customers alike. She was recently approached by her supervisor to consider participating in the company’s employee leadership training program.
This has caused Taneka to start thinking about post-secondary education possibilities. Previously she had thought college was out of her reach, due to the limited financial resources of her family and no history of anyone in her family ever attending college. As such, she had not previously given much importance to her grades. Rather than participating in extracurricular school activities, she focused on working. She is on track for graduating with her class next year and has a current grade point average of 2.05.
Taneka is now questioning her previous assumption about college or other post-secondary educational possibilities, but she does not have a clear idea of what she would like to pursue as a career. Choosing a career and a post-secondary program to prepare for it, seeking financial support, and navigating the admissions procedure all remain mysteries to her.
In your paper, address the following: •Argue for one relevant theory to be applied to the scenario. Note: Appropriate career counseling theories include, but are not limited to, Holland, Super, Krumboltz, Gottfredson, Social Cognitive Theory, and Person-Environment-Fit. •Identify the theory you chose and provide a rationale as to why you have selected this career theory. •Describe the key components of your chosen career counseling theoretical framework. •Analyze any challenges you might have applying this theory to the case. •Propose possible approaches for addressing the challenges you identified. •Be sure to include research findings that support your use of this theory (Include a minimum of one supporting reference not provided in this course).
Also help with APA style I have completed a bulk of the paper but did not discuss a correct theory

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Assignment 2:The Operating Budget

Scenario for Assignments 2-3
For Assignments 2 to 3, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five years.
Assignment 2: The Operating Budget  Due Week 5 and worth 200 points
Refer back to the e-Activity in Week 3. From your local city’s budget, select an agency, program, or department in your city, and that appears as a budget item in the city budget you downloaded in Week 3. Assume you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, program, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.
Write a four- to five-page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (selected Agency/program/Department) in which you separate the content into sections:
Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals, objectives, departments, and strategic plan. (Title this section Introduction.) Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following items: (Title this section Budget Overview.) Financial Summary, including Revenue and Expenditures Department Budgets Funding Capital Projects Debt Administration. Perform a Cost Analysis. (Title this section Cost Analysis.) The costs should include the following: Fixed Costs Step-fixed Costs Variable Costs Identify and explain one to two challenges you will have in managing the budget. (Title this section Budget Challenges.) Recommend two to three strategies the agency should review regarding new initiatives and budget cuts over the next five years. (Title this section Budget Recommendations.) Include the agency’s most recent budget or financial plan. Provide the agency’s Website name, URL, and any other sources used to support the assignment’s criteria. 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. 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:
Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.  Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation. Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level. Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration. Examine the process and components of preparing a viable operating budget. Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local government, or other organization. Develop various budget charts that represent segments of the budgeting process. Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance. Write clearly and concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writing mechanics. Week 3 E-activity
Research and review your local (Atlanta, Georgia or Stone Mountain Georgia) government budget (e.g., Atlanta Ga, Stone Mountain GA). To locate your agency’s budget for the 2014-2015 year or the most current budget. You can either conduct a Google search on the word (“Atlanta Georgia or Stone Mountain Georgia Financial Plan”) or you can locate the information on the local government’s Website.
 

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"Revenue Estimating

“Revenue Estimating” Please respond to the following:
Government often grows to meet the demands of the citizenry and so does the cost associated with the growth. From the e-Activity about the “The U.S. Census Population and Projections”, analyze the population growth rate from 2010 through 2016 in your home state. Provide these figures in your response for each year. Explain why expansions are needed to meet the needs of society and how they are funded. These processes sometimes bring hard criticisms? Why?
MY HOME STATE IS GEORGIA!!!
E-activity • Go to the U.S. Census Bureau Website, located at https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/. Select your home state; then go to The U.S. Census Populations Projections website, located at https://www.census.gov/population/projections/files/stateproj/stpjpop.txt. Be prepared to discuss.
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"Population and Revenue Projecting"

“Population and Revenue Projecting” Please respond to the following:
After Reading the “2017 America First – A Blueprint to Make America Great Again” and based on your predictions for the years 2017-2025, discuss the impact of your state’s population increase on the three highest discretionary spending accounts.
MY STATE IS GEORGIA
“2017 America First – A Blueprint to Make America Great Again”https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf
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Case Problem "Construction Project"

Bill Holliday is not sure what he should do. He can build a quadplex (i.e., a building with four apartments), build a duplex, gather additional information, or simply do nothing. If he gathers additional information, the results could be either favorable or unfavorable, but it would cost him $3,000 to gather the information. • Bill believes that there is a 50-50 chance that the information will be favorable. • If the rental market is favorable, Bill will earn $15,000 with the quadplex or $5,000 with the duplex. Bill doesn’t have the financial resources to do both. • With an unfavorable rental market, however, Bill could lose $20,000 with the quadplex or $10,000 with the duplex.
Without gathering additional information, Bill estimates that the probability of a favorable rental market is 0.7. A favorable report from the study would increase the probability of a favorable rental market to 0.9. Furthermore, an unfavorable report from the additional information would decrease the probability of a favorable rental market to 0.4. Of course, Bill could forget all of these numbers and do nothing. What is your advice to Bill?