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Week 10
Note: While representative of possible situations faced by Target & Walmart, all scenarios in this assignment are fictional.
As you learned this week, understanding your competition and adjusting your own business accordingly is critical to a business’s success. A large discount retail store like Target competes not only with other discount retail store stores but also with those stores that offer just some of the products Target does, such as grocery stores. Keeping track of all these competitors is quite a task; that’s why large companies have a team of market researchers dedicated to managing that research.
This week, you’ll assume the role of a Market Research Manager at Target.
Market Research Managers are responsible for creating and improving processes for gathering information on various market conditions, competitors, and consumer trends in their companies’ industries. They are typically responsible for managing a team of researchers and reporting their findings to the head of the department. Teams across the company then use these findings to help improve products, guide marketing efforts, and more.
As a Market Research Manager, part of your role is to consistently analyze Target’s position relative to its competitors and report on these findings. As part of this process, you complete a SWOT analysis for each of Target’s main competitors each quarter. The quarter is coming to a close, and your boss has asked for the latest SWOT analysis for Walmart.
Search online and find 1-3 articles that discuss the competition between Target and Walmart. For each article:
Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:
Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:
Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:
Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:
Based on your SWOT analysis, do think that Target or Walmart is better positioned over the long term to come out ahead? Why?
Conduct a SWOT analysis for your company and one of its biggest competitors using the methodology outlined in Steps 1-6.
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Assignment 1: Bank of America or McDonald’s Case Study
Due Week 3 and worth 150 points
From the Goldsmith & Carter textbook, select either the Bank of America (Chapter 2) or McDonald’s (Chapter 9) case study for this assignment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Fig Technologies wants industry research on gender and work-life attitudes to present an overview of the position of project managers in two geographic areas. You will present this report in a two-page (excluding the title and reference pages) assessment of the position based on information available. In your report, be sure to address the issues below.
Analyze the demographics of gender in the workplace with regard to position, pay, and expectations.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of flexible schedules and work responsibilities.
Determine the potential human resources benefits of offering child and elder care in the organization.
Explain work-life balances regarding achieving greater results for the organization.
Support your recommendation through the use of at least two sources, one of which can be the textbook. Content should be two to three pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.
Have some fun with the assignment. Use your creative thinking along with your critical thinking to include your perspective of the findings and how to address the issues.
To understand leadership within human services organizations, it is first important to recognize four frameworks that work within human services organizations. The frameworks are structural, human resource, political, and symbolic. The structural framework promotes efficient operations and goal-oriented administration. A leader under this framework may emphasize structure, strategy, and results. The human resource framework promotes human aspects, both individual and group, within an organization. A leader under this framework supports and empowers staff. The political framework emphasizes conflict and differences among organizational members. A leader under this framework attempts to build coalitions and negotiate compromise. Finally, the symbolic framework relates to organizational culture and mission. Leaders under this framework are inspirational and visionary. When organizational issues arise, one or more of these four frameworks may come into play. Leadership styles also correspond to a given framework. For this Assignment review the “Introduction to Human Services Administration″ video. Take note of and select one issue faced by the human services administrator. Consider the cause of the issue you select. Think about which framework relates to it and the leadership style that corresponds to it.
For this Capstone assignment, you will identify 5 legal and diversity factors that impact an organization. Then, you will create and present 5 strategies HR can implement, based on these factors that will increase productivity in the workplace.
Develop a well-written paper that addresses the following.
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Continuing from the previous assignment, it is now important to consider your approach to leading and managing your HR project. Tightly structured projects tend to restrict cross-organizational communication. As such, objectives originate at the top of the project and are subdivided as they are passed down, resulting in little opportunity for creative contributions. Effective leadership and managing of the project can greatly improve communication and team contributions.
I have a written assignment due. I will attach the requirements needed to complete this assignment. Please be advised that there is a 400 word minimum for this assignment. Must use required reading for in text-citations. Must use APA formatting.
Note: Only up to 20% of content in the written assignment can be quotes from third parties.
This assignment is designed to familiarize you with the four business level strategies-low cost leadership, differentiation, best value, and focus before coming to class. Please read Chapter 5 in the textbook, review the lecture note, and do some preliminary research on these four business level strategies and analyze a hospitality business’ strategy.
Specifically, please answer the following five questions:
Your paper should be written according to APA guidelines and include an abstract and cover-page with the assignment title, your name, date, university name, school name, course number, and professor (See figure 1 below). Your paper should be no less than 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman, 12-point font, and include a reference page. There is no penalty for writing more than 5 pages. Do not plagiarize as each submitted paper will be scanned through iThenticate plagiarism software. Your cover page and reference pages do not count towards the total page count. Each section of your paper should be labeled with the corresponding question in bold.
