Identify how the company has positioned itself in its sector and to support your assessment prepare a SWOT for the firm and show how its strategies have been defined by its strengths and weaknesses.

Perform an analysis of Yahoo Inc.

Part A:

Perform an analysis of Yahoo Inc. Your analysis will draw on the latest Form 10K (as of December 2012). Your analysis can include information prior to December 2012 but should not draw on any information that you might come across that is post-December 2012. Bear in mind that as a strategic manager you do not have the benefit of foresight and hence your analysis must be confined to the period defined in the Form 10K as of the financial year ending December 2012 for this assignment.

Address the following in your analysis:

What is Yahoo’s current strategic thrust? Explain how its strategy has changed over the last few years. Identify how the company has positioned itself in its sector and to support your assessment prepare a SWOT for the firm and show how its strategies have been defined by its strengths and weaknesses.
As Yahoo operates a broad range of properties/businesses, assess and evaluate the firm’s structure and control system and discuss the rationale and appropriateness of these mechanisms to sustain profitability.
Prepare an industry analysis and discuss how industry forces have shaped the firm’s strategies as well as its structure and control mechanisms.
Evaluate and discuss Yahoo’s organizational/corporate culture. Based on your awareness of how the company operates, discuss whether the corporate structure fits the corporate culture.
In conclusion, assess whether the company’s structure supports its business model and strategies.1-Porter 5 forces analysis2-SWOT analysis (make table)3-Vertical and horizontal analysis of income statement4-Competitive advantage5-Product differentiation6-Social and ethical responsibility7- Vertical and horizontal integration8- Abell’s Model
Part A should not exceed 10 pages in length, double spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right. Write a brief report that demonstrates your active participation in the discussions and contributions to your personal journal. It should include examples of your postings on the activities, your thoughts and personal musings on the problems and issues introduced in the activities, and a summary of what you learned in this module.
“Please use “document B” and write a 2 page summary and learning experience using that file as a reference. “
Part B:
PLEASE INCLUDE:

Is the public policy issue one that is faced by both the federal government and state governments?

Final Policy Paper

A Final Policy Paper is due the last class session. The Final Policy Paper will contribute 25% to your final grade.

Focus of the Final Paper

Prepare a ten- to fifteen-page paper that includes at least five different scholarly references. Your final paper must identify a current public policy issue/controversy in the news today that would benefit from a policy change and include the following components:

Describe and analyze the scope of the public policy concern. Be sure to address the following in your analysis.
- Who are the stakeholders and affected constituencies?
- What political institutions are relevant to the policy discussion about this issue?
- Is the public policy issue one that is faced by both the federal government and state governments?
- How much does the public policy issue cost Americans? How much would it cost to address the issue? If the costs are unknown, why are they unknown?
Discuss at least three proposed policies to address this issue.
Recommend a solution to the policy concern from those proposed. Be sure to address the following in your recommendation:
- Assess the administrative feasibility of the solution.
- Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the solution.
- Relate your recommendation back to the issues raised in the scope of the policy concern.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

Must be ten- to fifteen double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Note that title/abstract pages, references, and any exhibits/appendices are not counted in the total page length.
Must include a cover page that includes:
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Title of paper
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford Online Library.
Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Why does Tecumseh say the Native Americans must unite for war?

three questions

Part A (minimum of 150 words)

Question 1: Why does Tecumseh say the Native Americans must unite for war?

How does Tecumseh use both praise and insults to encourage the southern tribes into action? How does race figure into his argument?

!!! USE THE ATTACHED FILE AS REFERENCE

Part B (minimum of 150 words for EACH QUESTION)

Question 1: What was the central problem with the British prior to the War of 1812? What were the three economic sanctions issued by the United States in response to the problems with England? Define what each did and explain why they did or did not work.

Question 2: What were the various Native American philosophies on how they should approach American incursion onto their land? What events led to the outbreak of hostilities?

Question 3: What were the most significant battles of the War of 1812? Be sure to discuss at least one battle from each of the three theaters (Great Lakes, South, and Chesapeake).

Attachments:

appeal_to_the_choctaws_and_chickasaws-1.doc

Answer

Why would people want to engage and conduct business with you?

Unit Three Learning Activity-personal branding

There are two Learning Activities in the unit.

Career Competency: Personal Branding

In Unit 2, you have already started the process of branding yourself through the Personal SWOT analysis and Outcome List. Take another look at your Strengths and Opportunities. Pull out the two to three words that resonate with you most that describe you. Remember, when you are out there in business, you are the product and how you position this product, depends upon you.

For example, you might be an Artistic Engineer or an Articulate Organizer.

By using your two to three word statements that are your tagline and brand, create a 30-second elevator speech (pitch) where you will sell your most valuable product, you. As a result of your pitch, why would people want to engage and conduct business with you? Why would people want to hire you? Always be ready with your branding statement and elevator pitch as one never knows when opportunity will knock. Oh yes, do not forget to close the deal too i.e., follow up with a scheduled meeting to talk further.

Learning Activity Checklist:

Create your own branding statement with one to two adjectives and a noun i.e., your own tag line.
Create your 30-second elevator speech (product pitch).
Why would people want to engage and conduct business with you?
Why would people want to hire you?

Complete this Learning Activity by submitting your 30 second branding statement (elevator pitch) to the Unit Three Learning Activity DropBox so the Professor can learn more about you too.

In this Assignment on creating a 30 second elevator speech (pitch) you will engage in developing the following professional competencies:

Personal Presentation and Professionalism by managing one’s own brand, career and advancement strategy; and delivering an effective elevator speech.
Hence, I want to be Certified Public Acccount (Thats self is my brand for this assigment).

ATTACHED IS UNIT 2 PAPER TO ASSIST WITH THIS PAPER AS GUIDELINE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THIS “LEARNING ACTIVITY” (HEN

Explain the importance of an emerging market from a domestic viewpoint.

Emerging markets M1

Assignment 3: Explaining the Importance of Emerging Markets

Emerging markets affect the domestic market in America and its interaction with the global markets. Businesses from emerging markets are traded vigorously on the American stock market; hence it is important to understand emerging markets and their impact from domestic and global perspectives.

In this assignment you will explain the importance of emerging markets to both domestic and global markets. Do the following to complete this assignment:

Define what an emerging market is from a domestic perspective.
Define what an emerging market is from a global perspective.
Explain the importance of an emerging market from a domestic viewpoint.
Explain the importance of an emerging market from a global viewpoint.

Utilize at least two scholarly sources.

Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to the citation of sources.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Click here to download the APA guidelines document. Use these guidelines to format your assignment.

How credible is the author on his/her subject and what are some potential biases the author may have had?

US History paper

Answer off of first paper written

Source Investigator Worksheet

An important part of being an historian is acting as a detective and investigating your sources before using them in a paper. In this activity, you are the detective! To use a source effectively, you will need to understand everything you can about it, including author, the relation of the author to the subject he or she is writing about, what the source says, and so on.

Answering these questions below is an important first step in writing your final paper!

Part I: Primary Source Investigation!

Instructions: Choose one of your primary sources and answer the questions below in your own words. With the exception of Question 1, all answers should be at least 100 words.

What is the name of your source and when was it produced?

Who was the author/creator of this document and how is the author related to the event he/she is writing about?

How credible is the author on his/her subject and what are some potential biases the author may have had?

List three things in the document that are important to your topic’s focus.

Why do you think the document was written?

How will this source contribute to your paper’s focus?

Part II: Secondary Source Investigation!

Instructions: Choose one of your secondary sources and answer the questions below in your own words. All answers should be at least 100 words.

What is the name of your chosen document?

Who was the author of this document and why is the author qualified to write about this topic?

What historical event/topic is the author writing about and what is his/her main argument?

List three things in the document that are important to your topic’s focus.

How will this source contribute to your paper?

How did different groups of people around the world apply Enlightenment ideas to their situation?

Need by three hours history –

Compare and contrast the motives and goals of China, Portugal and Spain in expansion in the fifteenth century.

Identify and explain the effects of European expansion on Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the world.How do these compare to the consequences of Chinese expansion?
How did various societies in the early modern era view the relationship between 1) politics and religion and 2) science and religion?Be sure to use specific examples from both within AND outside Europe.
Identify and discuss the new ideas and values introduced in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment in Europe. Be sure to explain the specific ways these ideas and values were different from those that had existed before the sixteenth century.
How did different groups of people around the world apply Enlightenment ideas to their situation?Be sure to discuss the role of race and gender in shaping different interpretations.
Identify and discuss the specific ways in which the early modern world was interconnected from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.Be sure to provide relevant examples that show what parts of the world were linked with one another and explain what linked them together.

-short answers- 2 paragraphs each question

Are nations and militaries responsible for rebuilding the countries they invade or liberate?

Questions

Question 1:

Examine Ethics: Ethics of War for a full overview of Just War theory and its tenets to include in your analysis. Identify at least one strength and at least one weakness of Just War theory. Do you think Just War theory is a morally acceptable justification for war? Explain your answer.

Question 2:

Watch Michael Walzer on Just War Theory. In addition to the overview of Just War theory, Walzer discusses a new concept called jus post bellum, justice post conflict.

Describe what you believe are the moral obligations of countries and militaries after the end of conflict. Are nations and militaries responsible for rebuilding the countries they invade or liberate?

What was the level of conflict in your situation?

Conflicts

In this assignment, you will study the methods used by leaders to resolve different types of conflicts.

Question 1

Using the Online Library or the Internet, research about the following:

Types of conflicts
Levels of conflicts
Conflict handling modes

Consider the statement “conflict can be both good and bad.” Reflect on this statement and describe a time when you witnessed or experienced conflict in your personal or professional life.

Based on your research and experience, answer the following questions:

What are the four basic types of conflict? Describe them.
Which type of conflict did you witness or experience?
What are the five levels of conflict? Describe them. What was the level of conflict in your situation?
Which of the five conflict-handling modes was utilized?
What are the three conflict negotiation models? What are the goals and indicators of success of each? Were any of these models used to resolve the conflict you witnessed or experienced?
Do you agree or disagree that “conflict can be both good and bad”? Give reasons and explain whether the conflict you witnessed was good or bad.
Provide an additional example of both good and bad conflict in a healthcare setting.

Question 2

Using the Online Library or the Internet, research about the following:

Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode instrument (TKI)
Kraybill conflict style inventory (KCSI)

Now, choose one of these conflict style inventories and based on your understanding of the model, complete the following tasks:

Describe your chosen conflict style inventory.
Describe how the conflict style inventory was developed.
Explain the pros and cons of the inventory.

How will you accommodate multiple cultures when communicating these issues to employees?

Communicating Policy Even When You Do Not Agree

Assignment 2: Discussion—Communicating Policy Even When You Do Not Agree

BANKS Industries has experienced rapid expansion in the past several years. However, it appears that the HR department is just now catching up by revising policies and rapidly implementing changes. One of the new policies outlines the requirements of a new dress code, which is stricter and more formal than the previous requirements.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the concepts of communication and change management. Then, based on the above scenario, respond to the following:

As a manager, what is your role when it comes to communicating policy changes to employees, especially when the policy is not one with which you necessarily agree (for example, policies regarding personal cell-phone use in the workplace)? As a manager, how would you communicate such policies?
How will you accommodate multiple cultures when communicating these issues to employees? As you prepare to address this question, take into consideration the following communication concepts: To be a successful cross-cultural communicator you must remember the following:
- There are no universal gestures.
- You should be sensitive to verbal and nonverbal communications or behaviors.
- It is important to be open-minded to cultural views of others and their ways of communicating. For example, a frown could mean concentration in some cultures, whereas in other cultures, it is interpreted as anger or disappointment.

By Wednesday, January 13, 2016, post your response to the appropriate according to the APA Style

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, , and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
- contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
- building on the remarks or questions of others; or
- sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
- is clear, concise, and organized;
- demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
- displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Grading Criteria

Assignment Components	Max Points
Initial response was: Insightful, original, accurate, and timely. Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts. Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
Discussion Response and Participation: Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner. Offered points of view supported by research. Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion. Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.
Writing: Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner. Responses were error free. Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.