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PART 1 : DISCUSSION BOARD For this written assignment you may consult others, but the written narrative is to be your own work and not written by others or any sort of technological or machine generated text, narrative, or sources. You may use the writing center and other resources provided by the university, college, or department for completion of this assignment. The Twin Lakes Mining case file is attached to this discussion. Use the TEMPLATE used for prior discussions and cases. INITIAL POST First, and due by the date shown in the assignment title, take the position of the Mining Company and list the elements of your strategy or conclusions related to (1) Water Quality, (2) Air Quality and (3) Taxation of Company Land. Use the model for Integrative Negotiation to prepare your negotiation agenda brief or document (Lewicki et al., 77–95). Use the Template provided in Modules. Currently, a majority of registered voters that comprise the city believe that the mine should be closed, completely, however City leadership knows this is not a possibility given existing agreements and laws that cannot be overturned in the short run. A recent market study provided accurate and verifiable results. If there could be socially responsible endeavor or activity undertaken and publicized by the management of Twin Lakes Mining, the perception of the City’s constituents could become favorable for the company and its overall operations. Using the discussion board, make an initial post that lists two (2) of your elements or conclusions, and provide detailed reasons and evidence for each element or conclusion. Responses should comprise 400 to 600 words. Always write with accuracy, reliability and without error, and employ a professional, persuasive, legal style like espoused by the textbook authors. Remember to prepare your agenda using the TEMPLATE and then copy and paste the entire text into the Discussion, do not attach documents. Thank you. Conclusions must be specific and complete, measurable in a business sense, attainable based on case (problem or opportunity) case facts, resource related, and time specific. You must provide a narrative to lead your reader but do not write a book. Anyone in your target audience or parties to the negotiation must be able to understand and execute your agenda based on your business-related reasons (use prior coursework learning). Say the most with the least amount of words. Ensure your replies meet the SMART criteria expressed in paragraph one, and anytime you make a conclusion (element or strategic objective related to your party’s case), provide sound reasoning and evidence. Evidence can come from text. If you cite sources, ensure they are in the proper form. PART 2 : Case Analysis 2 - Twin Lakes Mining Responses should comprise approximately 1,000 words or three pages, single spaced with 1” margins, 12-point type, and with proper headings and subheadings including name of assignment as header, and the conclusions, reasons and evidence as major subheadings with introduction or conclusion when necessary, and a list of sources using proper APA or Turabian, Chicago-style parenthetical references. See course Syllabus for complete format information. See Expectations for Written Assignments, Discussions and Simulations for complete format information. Grading rubric elements comprise (1) format, (2) content, (3) style and (4) accuracy (proofreading) and are fully described in the rubric below. Any late submission of written assignments will receive a 50 percent grading penalty. OUTLINE OF FORMAT FOR WRITTEN CASE ASSIGNMENT DELIVERABLES Abstract Conclusions Reasons Evidence Implications (optional, but necessary for proper contingency planning) EXPLANATION OF FORMAT FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS AND SIMULATIONS The classic Case Study Method is at the heart of Strategic Collaboration or a Collaborative Strategy and is the primary method we employ to pursue any negotiation related goal. The method is described in the primary textbook for MANA 4341 as the “Integrative Negotiation Process” (Lewicki et al., 2021, 61–77) and comprises four steps to prepare for either a distributive or integrative negotiation situation: Identify and define the problem or opportunity; Analyze interests and needs pertinent to all relevant parties or stakeholders; Generate alternative solutions based on proper reasoning; and, Evaluate and select the best alternative(s) based on evidence. Every other negotiation method may be derived from Strategic Collaboration based on the classic Case Study Method. We will use this four stage Method to prepare case arguments for the cases assigned for MANA 4341. The Case Study Method originated at Harvard University’s Business School over one hundred years ago. CONCLUSIONS (what), REASONS (why), EVIDENCE (how) is the structure of your written preparation for a case or negotiation situation. CONCLUSIONS are what you wish to argue as resolution of the negotiation situation, REASONS are why your argument is best or optimal for parties involved, and EVIDENCE deals with how your Conclusions and Reasons have been used or employed in the past to solve similar situations and are the same as precedent in a civil court case. Always use proper citations for your reasons and evidence, use facts and not opinions in your arguments. This is part of best practices and creates asymmetric advantage for the party that uses generally accepted facts. This is important to remember for all written assignments, and your argument during the final exam simulation involving Eurotechnologies, Inc. (Lewicki et al., 2021, 271-272). Use the Case Study Method or the four stages of the Integrative Negotiation process to prepare each of the three cases for MANA 4341. Each Case or Simulation written assignment will use the standard outline: Abstract, Conclusions, Reasons, Evidence. Each section should comprise a separate subheading in the written assignment deliverable. The initial class participation written assignment is structured similarly to allow students practice for the regular cases. Abstract [only necessary for the two written case assignments and Simulation report; not an introduction, a 250 word or less summary of entire negotiation agenda] Conclusions (necessary for both discussions and cases) Reasons (necessary for both discussions and cases) Evidence (necessary for both discussions and cases) FORMAT, CONTENT AND STYLE Format, content, and style all have different meanings: FORMAT or form-of-contract refers to the size, spacing, font, margins, subheadings, headings, etc. CONTENT refers to the type of information presented. STYLE is the way the information is presented, which in business is an informative, persuasive, or “selling” style related to strategic or tactical objectives. FORMAT REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN WORK The format or form-of-contract for any written work assignment – Case, Discussion or Simulation – is the same as the format used for this Syllabus. Use single-spaced lines, 1” margins all-around, and Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman, 12-point type. Page numbers should appear at the top or bottom right of each page, but there should be no page number on the first page of the report. Each written assignment should be no more than three (3) pages of text, and a separate page for SOURCES. Please do not use a cover page. Subheadings are bold and underlined like shown in this “Any direct quotes or citation from the case or another text should be cited in parentheses” (author, date of publication, page number or numbers).

Discussion topics (both topics are required): Discussion Topic 1: Drivers of Change What are the major external and internal drivers of change in your organization? Discussion Topic 2: Strategic Leadership What is, or should be, the role of the strategic leadership in your organization to meet its performance objectives, develop a resilient organization and respond to the challenges of environment and sustainability? For the choice of your organization, you can choose your current employer, past employer, a supplier or customer that you are very familiar with, or an organization where you volunteer. In your discussions, cite examples when you describe theories from your reading and research, and support your work with scholarly and reliable-non-scholarly sources. Review the MBA Discussion Guidelines for instructions on participation in discussions. Also, abide by the following guidelines: The titles of your main postings should indicate the discussion topic number (e.g., #1, #2) and your name. Respond to at least one main topic by Saturday midnight; respond to the second main topic and respond to a minimum of two posts from your classmates (at least one in each topic) by Tuesday midnight of Week 1.

This summative assessment is the start of inputting information into the Strategic Marketing Plan Template. You will complete portions of this template in Weeks 2, 4, and 6, and prepare for sections of it throughout this course.  The first part of developing a strategic marketing plan is analyzing the forces that affect the business’s marketing efforts.  Access the Strategic Marketing Plan Template and complete Wk 2 - Part A: Environmental Analysis and SWOT Analysis in it. You will complete the rest of this document later in this course.

You work for a company that is losing its market share following 30 years of consistent growth. Well-funded and better-branded competitors are quickly pivoting to embrace new technologies, and customers are leaving and going elsewhere. You are one of several concerned employees who recognize that the environmental and technological changes could mean your company might eventually go out of business within five years. Something must change! The problem is that your company has experienced multiple change initiative failures, it is not agile and, instead, uses waterfall planning processes and outdated change models. You and your colleagues have decided to work together to present a proposal for how your company can become a disruptor rather than allow the digital disruption to take you under. You want to create an agile organization and culture of innovation where talented people work together and perform at their peak. You and your concerned colleagues know that your company cannot afford to simply hire a change management consultant, so, instead, you have decided to propose a solution to this problem. Look Ahead If you have not already done so, carefully review the expectations for the deliverable in Step 5. Incorporate as many of those elements into this step to save time and effort. The Research Plan Your team is ready to lay out a plan from all you have gathered on this problem and potential solutions so far. Your plan should essentially be a working draft of your proposal and clearly answer each of these questions. First, you must determine your goals based on organizational capacity and priorities for change. Use the lists from Step Three. What needs to be changed? Which parameters can you target? Second, create a hybrid, customized change model. To do this, consider each parameter and determine how your hybrid model will help you change each parameter. How do you know this is the right thing to propose? Provide a rationale for your hybrid model. What results do you expect from implementing a highly customized model? The Test There are several ways your team can test your potential solutions in this scenario. The following tests should generate significant insight into your plan and help you refine your proposal in Step Five. How does your proposal align with the Virtuous Business Model? Are there any gaps in alignment that should be addressed? See the aspects of change-agile organizations on page 81 of the Gibbons text. Does it fit with a growth mindset? Does it enable dynamic flow of ideas? Does it nurture a culture that is operationally adaptable and strategically nimble? Does it create structures, processes, and systems that are “two-speed”? Does it utilize the dimensions of change leadership or is it project-based? Apply a critical thinking test. Use this Critical Thinking Map.(new tab) Consider your audience: How is it perceived by various stakeholders or participants? How will this be received by the CEO? Does it come across as being critical or demeaning? Is it culturally sensitive? Would this really get the ball rolling on becoming an agile organization (attitude and culture)? The Results Testing the solutions will yield results. In this course, the results of your tests will help you refine your customized and blended model of change leadership. Show evidence of the changes your draft proposal has gone through in this step. Instructions for Deliverable Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade. You can learn more about the specific skills being assessed by reviewing the links in Problem-Based Learning Resources(new tab). As a team, determine how you will present your plan and test results. Each team member must participate in the testing of the plan. Clearly indicate team members' contributions.

Learning Project: Company Analysis and Evaluation Assignment Instructions In this  Learning  Project 1, you will select an organization (Duke Energy, North Carolina), or a segment of an organization, and interview key employees in order to gather information concerning the organization’s critical success factors (CSFs). NOTE: YOU MUST use this SAME company for your Learning Project 2. You MAY NOT use The Balanced Scorecard for Learning Project 2. Be sure to inform your interviewees that any proprietary information included in this project will be kept confidential. You will then develop a SWOT analysis to clarify and aid in the identification of the organization’s/segment’s CSFs. The written project requires you to prepare and submit the following in order: 1.Brief description of the organization/segment (1 paragraph) 2.SWOT analysis in chart form containing the following 4 categories: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Each item must be clearly and concisely stated. Balanced Scorecard in chart form. Clearly and concisely list CSFs in each of the 4 categories identified in the text. For each CSF, explain in a separate column how the 4.A discussion of the CSFs chosen for the organization/segment – Why were these particular factors selected? Why are they important in accessing the success of the company? (2–3 pages) 5.An evaluation of the organization/segment to determine if it is achieving each of the CSFs. Analyze each CSF and use data from the measures indicated in the Balanced Scorecard as support for the conclusions. (2–3 pages) measurement of the CSF will transpire. (Example found on youtube link: https://youtu.be/McK4PjbUOF8?si=jIbZbODqs-pfbnSu ) Additional guidelines: The project must be at      least 7 pages, excluding the 2 charts. The project must be      written in current APA format. Avoid using first and      second person (e.g., “I,” “we,” “you,” etc.). You must reference a      minimum of your textbooks and 2 additional scholarly sources.      Wikipedia, Investopedia, and the like are not considered scholarly sources      and should not be used. “Popular sources are not considered scholarly      sources and should NOT be used”. Any use of these sources will be grounds      for a 100-point deduction. Please be sure to review the Writing Centers webpage “Choosing Appropriate Resources for Academic Papers” as it specifically outlines Liberty University’s acceptable resources.  Any personal communication      must be cited appropriately within the text; however, citations of      personal communication are not needed for the reference section. You must explicitly      identify the person or persons interviewed, their job title, and position      in the company. This is critical in assessing if that person can make      decisions in the company. The project must include a      properly formatted cover page. An abstract and table of contents      are not needed.

Review the Week 5 Merger Financial Analysis Report final project and rubric for this course, and review the five important qualities reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for financial managers on the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Financial ManagersLinks to an external site. webpage’s How to Become One tab. The finance function within a company incorporates many tasks related to financial reporting, asset management, tax reporting, strategic financial planning, and communication with investors. This discussion provides an opportunity to investigate how these task responsibilities are managed as well as the qualities of successful financial managers. In your post Compare the roles and responsibilities of controller and treasurer as described in the text. Explain how the five important qualities are relevant for each role and which quality is the most important to each role. Determine how many of the five Important Qualities you will use to complete the final project in this course. Provide a current job posting for a controller or treasurer Hint: consider using Indeed.comLinks to an external site. or Monster.comLinks to an external site. in your search. Identify whether the job posting indicates any of the five important qualities as a qualification for the position.

watch How to Interpret the Beta of a StockLinks to an external site.. Finally, review Search for Betas by Sector InstructionsLinks to an external site.. Beta is a measure of a stock’s volatility as compared to the overall equity market. Many investors use beta as a quick estimate of a stock’s risk. In this discussion forum, you will evaluate whether beta is a reliable estimate of risk for purposes of calculating a company’s cost of equity. In your post : Choose a single industry and then three publicly traded companies from within that industry. For suggestions, review the list of Industries and Publicly Traded Companies Download Industries and Publicly Traded Companies. Note: Be sure to choose an industry that no other classmate has selected. Determine each company’s beta from a published source. Hint: Use Yahoo!FinanceLinks to an external site. or NASDAQLinks to an external site. to find each company’s beta. Find the company’s financial information by putting the company’s name in the search bar. Compare each company’s beta to the industry average as provided on Aswath Damodaran’s website, Damodaran OnlineLinks to an external site.. Search under Betas by Sector (US). From this page, go to Data, and within Data Breakdown select Industry, then under Discount Rate Estimation, select Levered and Unlevered Betas by Industry. You may want to review the Search for BetasLinks to an external site. handout for detailed instructions. Explain, in your own words, what beta is and how it is calculated. Explain whether beta is a reliable estimate of risk for purposes of evaluating an investment decision in one of the three companies in your selected industry. Identify a scholarly article or source to support your opinion. Include a link to this scholarly article or source in your post.

Part 1  Please schedule an interview with an IT contact of choice at your current place of employment. Discuss 3 things that work... Discuss 3 things that could be improved... Discuss and share the strategic IT plan. part 2  How is iOS unique from Android?   2. What is the function of AirDrop?

Assignment 3 Leadership development plan Task The marking rubric is posted on Course Canvas. Assessment Criteria This assessment will measure your ability to: ·       diagnose leadership strengths and weaknesses as a result of self-assessment ·       create a leadership development plan based on self-assessment ·       describe how to incorporate the feedback into the plan ·      describe how the plan can make an impact on your future life and career ·       acknowledge sources of information (format, quality and quantity of references) Overview You are required to reflect on your own leadership qualities using diagnostic tools. These will measure three specific areas of leadership, and provide an indication of potential strengths and weaknesses. Alongside these, you will reflect on what you learnt about the person you chose as an effective leader in Assessment 2. Based on your self-discovery from the diagnostic tools and your leadership reflections, you will then consider how to improve your own leadership qualities.  You will capture your ideas in the form of a draft leadership development plan. You will then incorporate industry feedback on that draft plan from a chosen leader, before revising the draft into your final submission. This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) assessment task, the purpose of which is for you to build on the knowledge and skills gained from Assessment 2 and apply them in a practical situation through a real workplace context and engaging with feedback from industry. Assessment details This assessment acknowledges the critical analysis and reflection of the person you chose as an effective leader in Assessment 2. It requires you to then move ahead from that base, to reflect and plan on how you will improve your own leadership qualities and effectiveness going forwards. This will be done through two stages: 1.     Leadership development plan 2.     Industry feedback Before you start this assessment, you will need to have nominated a leader who will provide you specific feedback on your draft Plan. They must agree to be involved, commit to your timings, and may be approved by your teacher earlier in this course. This leader can be anyone you know who holds a leadership position in an organisation. This leader could be the same person as Assessment 2 or a different leader. 1. Leadership development plan For the leadership development plan, you are asked to reflect on your own leadership based on what you learnt from the person you chose as an effective leader in Assessment 2. Then, you will consider how your own leadership qualities could be improved. Your first step is to assess your current strengths and weaknesses as a leader (or potential leader).  Complete the three (3) leadership diagnostic tools listed in ‘Diagnostic tools’ (see Canvas). In this task, you will need to analyse and explain the results of the tests. Next, create a draft of your leadership development plan using the ‘Leadership development plan template’ (see Canvas). The plan must at least maintain the leadership strengths or improve on the weaknesses or further develop your leadership skills identified in your leadership self-diagnosis. Using the template as a guide, your leadership development plan must identify three leadership strengths/weaknesses/skills and outline the steps you plan to take to achieve them.  Specifically, you must address the following: Explain why you chose those particular strengths/weaknesses/skills Describe any challenges you anticipate and how you might overcome them, or provide justification if do not anticipate any Outline activities that you will undertake (or are currently undertaking). These might include trainings, readings, courses, etc. Suggest real-world situations where you can practise and apply your developing skill (internships, jobs, volunteering, etc.) Plan a date by which you want to achieve your goal Identify the measurements to evaluate whether you reach your goals. You must review the leadership concepts, models and theories covered in this course to describe how they relate to you and your leadership development plan. The plan should consist of key components such as goals, measurement indicators, specific activities, timeframes, etc. 2. Industry feedback  In this stage, you must seek feedback on your plan from the leader you have chosen. After you have completed the draft development plan, you will need to submit the plan and provide the ‘Industry feedback checklist’ (see Canvas) to your nominated leader. After receiving the Industry feedback checklist back from your nominated leader, you will first need to reflect on their words.  Then, you will incorporate relevant feedback they provided into your development plan. As you update your plan consider the following questions: ·       What did the leader have to say about your draft of leadership development plan? ·       How have you modified your draft because of the feedback? For example, if the leader you consulted said that your timeframe to achieve your leadership goals was unrealistically short, did you then extend the timeframe top achieve these? ·       Were there any feedback that you thought were not relevant?  What made them less relevant to you and your Plan? Next, you will need to answer the following prompts as part of the industry feedback task in your assessment: 1.     Describe what and how you have incorporated this leader’s feedback into your plan. 2.     Describe how the plan makes an impact on future lives and careers. Your assessment must have at minimum 10 academic references from academic sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles and books. Websites, such as Wikipedia and blogs can provide a useful starting point for general details.  However, these sites do not contain academic content, are not peer-reviewed, and are therefore not considered as strong sources.  They are not acceptable, and will not be counted in the minimum references required. Correct and thorough referencing and the quality of your sources will also be considered in the evaluation of your assignment. Please ensure that your spelling, grammar and syntax are correct before you submit your personal reflection. Assessment structure The assessment should use the following structure. A template of the structure is also provided and can be used as a guide (see ‘Suggested Assessment 3 structure template’ in the Resources section of this document): Title page Table of contents Introduction                                                                                                (~150 words) Body with headings and sub-headings:           Leadership development plan                                                              (~1,100 words);          Industry feedback                                                                                    (~1,100 words)      5.      Conclusion                                                                                            (~150 words)      6. References      7.     Appendices, which will include: ·       your leader’s feedback in the Industry feedback checklist ·       your Leadership diagnostic tests results ·       initial Leadership development plan (before feedback from chosen leader) ·       final Leadership development plan (incorporating feedback from chosen leader). For this assessment, the word count includes the body of the report. The Title Page, Table of Contents, References, Appendices and Leader Background Information are not included in the word count. Your analysis should refer to the theories covered in this Course.   Important Note: You are required to submit background information of your leader who will provide feedback on your plan via the Course Canvas (~200 words). You do not need to identify the person (e.g. by name). However, you must provide background information of your role model (e.g. position, leadership experience, organisation information etc.). A penalty of 5% out of 50% may apply if you fail to submit the background information. Resources The following resources may help you in this assessment: ·       Management, Human Resources and Entrepreneurship library guideLinks to an external site.: This library guide provides a list of useful journals and databases that hold academic articles on leadership. Referencing guidelines Use RMIT HarvardLinks to an external site. referencing style for this assessment. You must acknowledge all the courses of information you have used in your assessments. Refer to the RMIT Easy CiteLinks to an external site. referencing tool to see examples and tips on how to reference in the appropriated style. You can also refer to the library referencing page for more tools such as EndNote, referencing tutorials and referencing guides for printing. Submission Instructions You are required to submit your Assignment 3 through the online submission in Canvas by the due date. Refer to Canvas Assignment 3 link for specific details. The soft copy of your assignment (including a reference list and appendices) must be submitted online to Canvas of this course by 7.00 pm on the due date. Double-check and make sure that the documents you are submitting are correct before hitting the submit button. Your assignment will be submitted for a Turnitin check for academic integrity purpose. Multiple submissions to the Canvas are allowed. However, only the latest submission will be assessed. You need to note that the Canvas system might not be able to process your submission in the case of a large volume of submissions at the same time (for example: if many students submit their assignments just right before the due time). Therefore, you need to allow yourself enough time to submit the soft copy. Links to relevant information relating to Assessment Task Three: Leadership Development  Plan Leadership Diagnostic ToolsDownload Leadership Diagnostic Tools Leadership Development Plan TemplateDownload Leadership Development Plan Template Feedback Checklist

Prepare answers based on questions in the attached document. Required textbook (for references). Include additional sources throughout the assignment. Blanchard, Benjamin (2004). Logistics Engineering and Management (sixth edition) Publisher---some printings may show Prentice Hall, Inc., but other printings may show Pearson. ISBN-10: 0-13-142915-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-142915-4