Category: Management

Create a problem statement
A problem statement can be short — one or more sentences — but should give a sense of what you are trying to achieve (e.g., fix, change, stop or start something) and the broad outcomes you would like.
Professor Dyer’s example: “Repurpose abandoned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to support the transition to green energy and to provide opportunities for marine aquaculture.” Note that it has a specificity about it (it doesn’t aim to make the whole offshore oil industry sustainable), but it is also very open as to how this problem might be solved.
Your first task is to build a problem statement about a current situation Champion Energy Corporation faces relating to sustainability.
Create scenarios around the problem statement
For this step, you will develop three scenarios as part of a narrative for Champion Energy Corporation. These should be a “best case,” a “worst case” and an “in-between” scenario so that the organization understands its risks and opportunities as it makes decisions.
Best case
In-between
Worst case

craft your leadership vision statement—a concise declaration that outlines the direction you intend your leadership journey to take.
Your leadership vision statement serves as a guiding beacon, encapsulating your core leadership values, aspirations, and ultimate goals.
Elements to Consider:
Core Leadership Values: Identify the principles and beliefs that guide your leadership approach.
Interests: Consider the aspects of leadership that resonate with you and inspire you to lead.
Strengths: Recognize the leadership qualities and skills you possess and wish to develop further.
Daydreams: Envision the type of leader you aspire to be and the impact you want to make.
Skills: Acknowledge the leadership competencies you have and those you aim to acquire or enhance.
Fulfilling Aspects: Reflect on the aspects of leadership roles or experiences that bring you fulfillment and satisfaction.
Individual Purpose: Connect your leadership vision to your broader sense of purpose and contribution.

Driving forces analysis involves:
developing a comprehensive list of all the potential causes of changing industry and competitive conditions and predicting whether the intensity of competition is likely to grow stronger or weaker.
Identifying what the driving forces are and determining which one originated in the outer ring of the company’s macro-environment and which ones originated in the inner ring.
identifying what the driving forces are, determining which industry members will be positively impacted by the collective impact of the driving forces, and determining which ones will be negatively impacted.
identifying which of the five competitive forces will be the strongest driver of industry change, and determining whether the industry’s profit prospects are likely to get better or worse.
identifying what the driving forces are and assessing whether the drivers of change are, on the whole, acting to make the industry more or less attractive and determining what strategy changes are needed to prepare for the impacts of the driving forces.

In this assignment, students are required to produce aQuantitative Conceptual Paper.
The purpose of a conceptual paper before preparing a full research proposal (Assignment 2) is to help students clarify their ideas and establish the theoretical groundwork.
Operations management/ supply chain management
Outline for Quantitative Conceptual Paper
1. Introduction
To provide a clear overview of the research, establish its importance, and outline its direction.
 Introduces the research, problem statement, significance of the study, objectives of the study.
2. Literature Review
To provide an overview of existing studies related to the research topic, identifying gaps and establishing a theoretical foundation.
Literature review should justify the research gap; theory used; variables examined and measured.
3. Hypotheses Development/ Theoretical Framework
To link the findings of the literature review to the development of testable hypotheses and the research’s framework.
Formulates the hypotheses that are grounded in the findings of the literature review.

On October 29, 2018, Alex agrees to paint Georgia’s house during the Thanksgiving holiday for $8,000 in exchange for Georgia’s promise to pay him $8,000 in cash immediately upon completion of the work. Which of the following is true in this case?
Option AGeorgia could hire another painter before the Thanksgiving holiday without legal liability to Alex because until he has painted the house, Alex has not given any consideration for Georgia’s promise to hire him.
Option BAlex could back out of the deal before the Thanksgiving holiday without legal liability to Georgia, since she has not given any consideration for Alex’s promise to do the work until she pays him.
Option CBoth parties are contractually bound on October 29, 2018, since each has given consideration for the other’s promise.
Option DAlex could back out of the deal before the Thanksgiving holiday without legal liability if he can prove that $8,000 is inadequate consideration to paint Georgia’s house (for example, if the fair market value for painting a house the size of Georgia’s house is $12,000).

reate a 2-3 page paper and create a podcast in which you will cover the following:
Provide a brief description of the business that you have selected for your scenario.
Describe the main purpose and benefits of a podcast and predict how a podcast could influence the marketing strategy for your chosen business.
Determine the metrics that you would use to monitor the progress of the campaign.
Provide a rationale for your response.
Analyze the pros and cons of developing podcasts to improve the effectiveness of the business’s marketing strategy. Justify your response.
Develop a set of talking points geared toward creating the content of a podcast for your selected business.
Select an appropriate format to deliver your content. You may select to set up a podcast using a program such as Anchor, Buzzsprout, Podbean, or Spreaker.
Create your own podcast based on your talking points and using your chosen application, add a link to the podcast in the resources section of the paper.