Think of a time when you were involved in strategic decision making. This could be a business situation or a personal situation.  It could be anything from purchasing inputs for a manufacturing firm to trying to divide up household chores.  Strategy is huge in sports – Should we punt or go for it on 4th? Discuss your dominant strategy for the situation. What was the other person’s dominant strategy? What was your unique solution? Were you happy with the outcome? …

This week you read about a variety of different programs designed to make a cultural shift to help Americans become healthier and reduce body weight.  For your initial post you should consider the following questions: 1- What factors make a successful program?  Provide examples from at least one of the programs in the reading to support your answer. 2-What areas might need to be improved upon?  Provide examples from at least one of the programs in the reading to support …

Review the Valenti, Vandenberg, and Lehman articles in this week’s Readings and Resources and answer the following prompts: Compare and contrast plant-based and animal-based protein sources.  What are the similarities? What are the differences? Describe two meals, one should include a combination of plant-based proteins and the second should include an animal-based protein. …

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:  A computer database system or program can be very complicated; however, the central elements of a database are composed of tables, records, and fields. Tables are also called datasheets and each table in a database holds data about a different, but associated, subject. The impact of high-performance interconnects on relational database systems is an important process. Discuss details of database records and fields. Discuss the role of remote direct memory …

Please make sure that it is your own work. Please watch out for spelling errors and grammar errors. Please read the study guide. Please use the APA 7th edition 4pages length including the tables, figures format Book reference:Fox, J. (2017). Using the R Commander: A point-and-click interface for R. CRC Press. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781498741934 Report Descriptive Statistics and Normality A unique data set for this course has been provided to each student by the instructor. Refer to the data set for these …

Create a promotion analysis, the final component for your chosen company’s marketing analysis. Introduction A company can promote its products and services in a variety of ways, such as traditional media like TV, radio, and newspaper. But today’s age of social media and smartphones has opened up the ability to connect with the target market via apps, texting, online coupons, and “e-bates.” The goal is to get the consumer to buy and form a loyalty to a company and brand. Competencies …

Continue your exploration of your chosen product by completing a product and price analysis. Introduction Companies need to decide how will they distribute their products, which distribution channels they will use, and which pricing approaches and strategies they will apply in order to both make a profit and make the price attractive to the final consumer . . . you. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 1: …

Choose a company’s product or service and submit a detailed analysis of the product. Introduction All of us have a perspective of marketing from the role of a consumer, but have you ever thought about the media and messages behind the products and services you use every day? Many people think marketing means personal selling. Others think it means advertising. Still others believe marketing has to do with making products available in stores, arranging displays, and maintaining inventories of products for …

Create a sales plan for your chosen product and company, including goals and the means to motivate your team. Introduction Sales activities and processes vary by organization and individual but generally include prospecting, using a pre-approach, using an approach, making the sales presentation, overcoming objections, closing the sale, and having postsales follow-up. Much of the process is information gathering to allow a salesperson to make the right pitch to the consumer that will match the consumer needs with the product or …

Assignment Content In an interview published by The New York Times in February 1976, former Lockheed President A. Carl Kotchian defended the payment of bribes by the company as follows: “Some call it gratuities. Some call them questionable payments. Some call it extortion. Some call it grease. Some call it bribery. I look at these payments as necessary to sell a product. I never felt I was doing anything wrong.” More than 30 years later, Reinhard Siekaczek, an accountant employed …