Assignment: Business Policy and Strategy

DISCUSSION MUST BE 250 WORDS DUE SATURDAY MORNING

Unit II Discussion Question

COLLAPSE

Select one of the "Big 3" automobile companies in the US, or another large US manufacturing firm that interests you. Identify one or more Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for that firm. Read and comment upon the choices of others in the class.

REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING BELOW A MIN OF 150 WORDSDUE SATURDAY MORNING

I tried to select one of the "big three" But they are so close in all areas that this discussion board is about that we could include all of them with almost every issue good and bad. Those three are GM, Ford and Chrysler. All three are so close in the market that even a tiny fraction of the market has a huge impact. So competition among our big three is fierce. Another threat in competition is the foreign market brands that are becoming more and more popular partly because of the rising fuel costs and I know I love a good racing action movie. Another threat to the big three are the bad decisions that are being made by the leaders of the companies not to mention the astronomic cost of health care for employees. Our big three automobile companies have some strengths and opportunities working for them like huge marketing budgets, social media, and the ability to upgrade their product design more often and make those new models available to consumers faster. Lets not forget the big winner here with all of the competition for sales going on the consumer can find some really good deals on automobiles.

HOMEWORK BELOW DUE TUESDAY MORNING

Unit II Essay

Over the course of this unit, we have discussed the importance of mission and vision statements. As a part of that discussion, we analyzed mission and vision statements for their effectiveness. For the Unit II Essay, you will expand on this topic.

Using your favorite search engine, research the mission and vision statements of different fortune 500 companies. Then, you will write an essay in which you compare and contrast the mission statements of two companies and the vision statements of two companies. You may use the same companies for both the mission and vision comparisons or separate companies.

Within your essay, include the following:

• Explain the principle value of two vision statements.

• Explain the principle value of two mission statements.

• Compare and contrast vision statements of each organization in terms of composition and importance.

• Compare and contrast mission statements of each organization in terms of composition and importance.

• Do you think organizations that have comprehensive mission statements tend to be high performers? How do mission and vision statements assist in selecting an industry-specific strategy?

• Explain why a mission statement should not include monetary amounts, numbers, percentages, ratios, goals, or objectives.

Your essay should be a minimum of three pages in length or approximately 750 words, not including the title and reference pages. You must also include an outside source from the Online Library to support your explanations.

Follow APA standards for formatting and referencing.

Course eTextbook

David, F. R., & David, F. R. (2015). Strategic management: A competitive advantage approach, concepts and cases [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (15th ed.).

Human Resource Management

Unit II Discussion Board Question MUST BE 250 WORDS DUE SATURDAY MORNING

COLLAPSE

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's stated mission is to stop and remedy unlawful employment discrimination. With a 2015 federal budget of over $365 million dollars, they will process over 88,000 cases against private and public sector firms. Since 2008, they have asked to significantly increase their budget to pursue more cases. If you were the U.S. President, would you agree with them? Why, or why not?

REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING BELOW 150 WORDS MINIMUM SATURDAY MORNING

Despite the fact that EEOC demands a lot of money from the government, the organization has been effective in its dealings. It is heartwarming to know that, the commission has been able to establish a layout for acceptable behavior in organizations, created a feeling of equal treatment and fairness in organizations, promoted a sense of worthiness among the employees in various companies. It has curtailed any form of discrimination by the employer to the employees and ensured that organizations get highly qualified employees due to fairness. Considering the above benefits of EEOC, If I were the president, I would agree to increase their budget because the impacts of this will positively improve the whole economy, as many people will work comfortably.

Unit II Case Study THIS IS DUE TUESDAY

Locate a recent court case, lawsuit, or an article addressing a court case or lawsuit involving discrimination in the selection criteria and methods used for hiring or a promotion. Write a paper of at least 500 words in length about the selected manuscript. You are required to use at least your textbook and a court case as source material for your paper.

Be sure to include the following information in your paper:

• Provide a brief description of the selected manuscript.

• Identify the selection criteria and methods, and discuss how they relate to the needs of the organization in the case.

• Include an analysis of the criteria and methods used for selecting the employee in the manuscript.

• Include a discussion of the legal and ethical issues related to equal employment opportunity as they pertain to the employment selection process in this manuscript.

• What impact will this court case, lawsuit, or article have on HR management?

• All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.

Course Textbook

Stewart, G. L., & Brown, K. G. (2015). Human resource management: Linking strategy to practice (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.