analysis of the case and understanding the basic nature of disruptive technologies‚ and their impact on the general industry is that Kappmeyer should not sign the proposal. The main reason for that is USS is tying itself to an existing‚ but dying business model and technology. While this plan may make sense in the short-term‚ it does not have long-term sustainability. The market has already indicated that it is changing‚ adapting to minimills‚ and this trend would likely continue. As minimill technology
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Discussion Questions Week 1 Alejandra Duran MGT/230 What is management? Why is management necessary? How do you think management has evolved? Management is the coordination of work activities carried out so efficiently and effectively with others and through them. Management is necessary because in the work place employees need a leader to follow. I believe management has evolved because now‚ a manager performs more and more activities in order to accomplish a specific
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Identify and Mitigate Malware and Malicious Software on a Windows Server Kaplan University Professor Mathew North‚ Ph.D. IT542 – 01: Ethical Hacking and Network Defense Unit 4 Lab July 09‚ 2013 Introduction The lab consist of using the AVG scan in the virtual machine to detect the different threats that were found which were moved to the virus vault. The window defender was used to verify the different infections and spyware that were found in the virtual machine. Malware and spyware
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Discussion Questions: 1.Compare and contrast six types of incentive plans. Various types of incentive plans werepresented in the text‚ including piecework plans‚ straight and guaranteed plans‚ standardhour plans‚ plans for salespersons (commissions and combination plans)‚ and groupincentive plans. With the piecework plans‚ earnings are tied directly to what the individualworker produces‚ and are more appropriate in a manufacturing organization. Commissionsare more appropriate for salespeople in
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"The Process of Analysis ̶ Diagrams and Trees" Decision analysis offers organization and direction for thinking methodically about challenging alternatives. Complexity‚ uncertainty‚ multiple intentions and numerous perspectives can lead to different best guesses. The policy analyst has several tools she or he can use to make hard decisions easier to make. Two of these tools are decision trees and influence diagrams. As the author notes‚ these problem-structuring methods are valuable in producing
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David Rivers MKT/421 Tracy Foote Week Three Discussion Questions • Select a product with which you are familiar. What stage is this product at in the product life cycle? Provide rationale for your answer. The chose Apples IPhone and currently it is the Maturity phase of the product life cycle. The IPhone is very popular and is often copied or remanufactured to look like and perform the same as the original. Apple is creating new features‚ products‚ and apps to allow users to do a lot more than
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1. Able entered into an oral contract with Baker for the sale of Able ’s car for $5‚000. Later Baker breached that contract. Able wants to sue to enforce the contract. Under the Statute of Frauds‚ who is the "party to be charged" in this case? a. Able. b. Baker. c. Both Able and Baker. d. Neither Able nor Baker‚ because this is a contract for the sale of goods. 2. Chen‚ a retail seller of fruit‚ entered into a contract for the purchase of 10 bushels of peaches from Georgina‚ at a price
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Topic Topics 1 and 2 Introduction and Legal skills Seminar question given to students In 1998 the Federal Parliament appointed a special committee to look into the magpie problem. After months of serious investigation‚ the committee presented its report to Parliament. The following is an extract from the report We have heard a great deal of evidence and we are satisfied that there is a need for strong legislation to protect the Australian public from magpies during the breeding season ... None of
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communicate effectively with others. Why is it important to communicate effectively with others? How will effective communication help students in their academic career? Give examples. Why do you think GCU emphasizes quality discussion posts and proper etiquette in the Discussion Forums? It is always important to communicate effectively. We need to know how to communicate effectively so we can get our point across and understand what others are trying to say to us. Being that we are part of an
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References: Cooper‚ D. R.‚ & Schindler‚ P.S. (2011). Business research methods (11th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database
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