BUS 520 Case 1 1

The role of business in an economy is involved in any type of activity that provides goods, services, or both to consumers in an attempt to earn a profit. Business drives up the standard of living of quality and quantity of goods and services available to a population and contributing to the higher quality of life in which is overall sense of well-being experienced by either an individual or a group. Business also helps raise the standard of living through taxes. However businesses do not only provide the products and services that people acquire, but they as well provide job opportunities that people

Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) examples of the concept. Next, examine the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”

Taken from, Waddell, Jones, and George (2013) 3rd Edition.  Contemporary  Management, Sydney, McGraw Hill (pages

In The Wall Street Journal, tech reporter Daisuke Wakabayashi (2014) describes how Apple is expanding its reach into the business market. “The iPhone has replaced the BlackBerry as the mobile phone of choice, as the iPad assumes tasks once reserved for PCs,” (Wakabayashi, 2014). Wakabayashi (2014) noted that “Apple is going mainstream” when it comes to the corporate world, and he profiles multiple large enterprises — including SAP, Nordstrom, and Cisco — that have rolled out iOS and other Apple devices to their

Select an existing production organization. Analyze the organization’s current vision, mission, business strategy, operation strategy, supply chain, total quality management, just-in-time philosophy, forecasting method, statistical technique, facility location, work design, project life cycle, and project management. Note: You will need this information in order to complete this and subsequent assignments.

G.G. Dess, G.T. Lumpkin, M.L. Taylor, A.A. Thompson, and A.J. Strickland III, Strategic Management (Boston, McGraw Hill, 2004) pp. 141-148.

As we know virus protection software is a code written by one of the programing languages that we know. This code works as a search engine looking for infected files in the entire system or specific locations on the system. The idea depends on two important factors which are, search engine and viruses’ data base. The following scenario explains how people get viruses and how virus protection software works.

Pearce, J. A., II, Robinson, R. B. (2011). Strategic management: Formulation, implementation, and control (12th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

When you look around at your work space, do you see a cultural difference? Many companies like Google and Facebook are ran by a very diverse group of individuals. In fact it is mandated by law for companies to encourage diversity. This branch of jurisdiction is called the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. “The EEOC has the authority to investigate acts of discrimination in every aspect of employment.”

Ronald J. Ebert & Ricky W. Griffin, (2011). Business Essentials. 8th ed. New Jersey: Pearson. Pg 116

For years, South Africa’s Afrikaner Nationalist Party was conducting all types of racial attacks that were raising ethical issues. Along with the South African government, they reshaped racial laws and regulations, continuing with violence against blacks. Nonwhites outnumbered whites by about 5 to 1. Violence consisted of the Sharpeville massacre, the Soweto Street death demonstration, and the death of black leader who was in police custody. Through such acts, South Africa’s direct investment rose dramatically.

Baye, M.R., Prince, J.T. (2014). Managerial Economics and Business Strategy. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin

Hubbard, G, Rice, J and Beamish, P 2008, Strategic Management, Pearson Education Australia, 3rd, Frenchs Forest, Australia.

This assignment is being submitted on February 1st, 2013, for Dr. Mello’s 4123 MKTG: Organizational Purchasing course.

Brown, S., Lamming, R., Bessant, J., & Jone, P. (2005). Strategic Operations Management. Burlington, MA: Elsevier.