Assignments

Workflow analysis aims to determine workflow patterns that maximize the effective use of resources and minimize activities that do not add value. There are a variety of tools that can be used to analyze the workflow of processes and clarify potential avenues for eliminating waste. Flowcharts are a basic and commonly used workflow analysis method…

During this course you will be developing a Career Development Plan. This will give you the opportunity to compose an integrated narrative that describes your reflections, assessments, and actions in more detail. Students are expected to incorporate feedback on the career plan step submissions from peers and faculty into the each career development plan submission….

Select one of the following tools: the nine steps in Ackerman and Anderson’s roadmap for change, Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change, or the three components of organizational change. Explain how a leader could use this tool in guiding an organizational change. Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to two…

Prepare a two- to three-page summary of your business concept for your Final Paper. The summary should address the following elements: Opportunity/Potential: Explain the validity of the opportunity. Explain the market trends over the past five years. Explain the size of the market. Product/Service: Describe the product or service for your new business.      What is…

From Chapter 10, prepare a two- to three-page paper that addresses the following points: Identify at least three alternative exit strategies and      analyze how each strategy impacts the potential resources required to      initiate a new venture. Analyze how you can structure your venture to avoid      potential exit strategy problems and suggest alternative strategies for      the…

Please watch the Forbes video entitled Top Five Startup Tips from Spanx Billionaire Sara Blakely (2010). Sara Blakely is the youngest self-made female billionaire. She is creator of the ubiquitous women’s shape ware brand, “Spanx.” In this video she shares useful tips for new business owners who are strategizing how to successfully grow their business….

Family Home Health is a small community-based provider of in-home nursing and therapy. It is a division of the local community hospital. The service employs the equivalent of 15 full-time staff members and currently has about 100 patients. Its vision and mission statements are: Vision: With a focus on aging adults and rural health care,…

Referring to Chapter 8, discuss the key conditions of the commitment letter with the venture capital firm. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

Using sources from the Ashford University Library, prepare a four- to six-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), researching innovation efforts in at least one country other than the United States. Explain if and how governments specifically encourage or sponsor innovation and commercial activities. Provide recommendations as a course of action for the…

The Final Paper is a discussion of the relationships between the contemporary human, religious belief, and nature. The following question should guide your paper: “Is the contemporary human fundamentally alienated from nature?” Defend your answer to this question, and propose a course of action in response.  If you believe most people today are alienated from…

Research articles related to how drug abuse affects families when one or more members are addicted to illicit and/or prescription drugs. Write an 800- to 1,050-word review of the articles. Include the following: Analyze the issues related to the affects of drug abuse on families. Describe the ramifications experienced by the family members who are not abusing…

Watch the video of President Obama’s March 18, 2008, speech at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia regarding the role race played in the 2008 presidential campaign. This speech, sometimes dubbed the “More Perfect Union” speech, can be found in several locations on the Web. Two suggested locations are provided below. After viewing and reading the…