Assignment

Topic 1

Please review two articles from the Kaplan Library on Operations and briefly explain some key areas in your organization needed to ensure efficient operations and optimum performance. Please include in-text citations and references in APA 6th edition formatting.

Topic 2

Go to the Small Business Administration website, and locate information on determining a target market for the product or service offered by your company. You can do a search on the SBA site for "target market."

Describe your product or service, selected target market, and demographic characteristics associated with your target market

Topic 3

Product or Service Offered and Global Consumption

Describe the product or service including brand/logo and packaging. In addition, use the following link, and visit the globalEdge website and describe how you would determine the prices to export your product/service for global consumption based on current economics and target market.

Topic 4

Promotion of Products or Services in a Foreign Country

In this discussion, read one of the two assigned readings on promotion and take the tutorials on target market and segmentation and promotional tools.

Then discuss how you would promote your product or service in a foreign country of your choice and who the target market would be.

Please include APA 6th edition formatting, in-text citations and references for resources used.

Topic 5

Read, Improving the Efficiency, Accuracy, And Cost Effectiveness of Core Business Activities and distinguish how advances in information technology have changed the way businesses are conducted. Briefly discuss how information management systems can increase levels of effectiveness and efficiency in organizations.

Topic 6

Finance

Please reflect on your comprehension of financial management and knowledge gained from financial real world activities and events occurring in the US.

What actions and behaviors of leaders and managers in corporations could influence the market value and price of stocks?

In reflecting on the creation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to increase accountability through new mandatory standards, what are some possible explanations as to why unethical conduct occurs in financial management?

What are some activities corporations can do to decrease overall unethical practices and promote good business ethics in the organization?