...QRT 2 E-Business Task 2 Online Business Expansion Proposal for The Children’s Hour Western Governors University Introduction The Children’s Hour is an upscale fashion boutique specializing in unique women and children’s clothing, accessories, shoes and gifts. It has been in business for 30 years and in 2008, growth prompted a move to a larger location. The store has been very successful without a strong online presence, making online expansion an attractive and low-cost way to increase sales of its already popular merchandise. This online expansion proposal outlines a viable storefront solution, strategies for search engine optimization, international considerations, and customer relationship management in the online environment. Storefront Solution A dynamic, easy-to-use storefront is critical for online expansion because it provides the portal through which internet customers will browse and shop at The Children’s Hour. We have selected Quick Shopping Cart by Go Daddy as our e-commerce vendor. They offer a premium plan at an annual cost of $299.88. This plan is beneficial for The Children’s Hour because it allows for an unlimited number of products with up to 10 images per product, and also provides a free domain for hosting the store website with a guaranteed 99.9% uptime (GoDaddy, 2014). This benefits customers by avoiding frustrating technical problems that could cause them to abort a transaction. It also benefits The Children’s Hour because technical problems on...
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...Business Proposal for online expansion – Food Corps Jermaine Ross Western Governors University Business Proposal for online expansion – Food Corps In a small town in North Carolina, the United States Marine Corps combat force is training for an upcoming combat mission to Iraq. With the Marine Corps standard of not allowing service members to shop outside of the military base while in uniform, several service members are faced with a dilemma. The options of finding a nutritious meal are limited to local takeout or the not so nutritious military meals ready to eat (Survival Acres, 2014). As a solution to the problem, a young Marine Sergeant pulls out the business flyer he received in the mail from a local business. The flyer provided a solution to many of the Marine’s meal problems. The business was offering to pick up meals from any local dining establishment while only charging a small fee that was close to what a tip would be at many of those establishments. The service member placed the call, Food Corps arrived within the hour delivering over twenty meals and the rest was history. Developed in 2008, Food Corps has proudly served the needs of America’s heroes in their time of need. Food Corps helps feed the United States Military and emergency response personnel by helping the hero find the food they want and delivering it to them when they need it most. Food Corps has partnered with restaurant...
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...For any business, engaging in e-commerce would be a smart move. Especially in the technological age we live in, engaging in e-commerce is practically necessary for a business to thrive. In the field of life insurance, e-commerce can come in the form of something like a small company gift shop; offering souvenir products of their company logo. For example, the company may sell calendars, pens, t-shirts, and more to their policyholders and the general public. Or it can also come in the form of allowing policyholders the option to make payments on their policy/policies online. In either forms of how Pacific Guardian Life Insurance can engage in e-commerce mentioned above, it can definitely improve business for the company. Company souvenirs like T-shirts, and other logo items, are great for advertising, whether they are received as gifts or purchased. By having this selection available, it could possibly increase the company’s awareness with the general public. Accepting online payments for the company will give customers more options and will meet current market demands of allowing exchange of business to be more convenient and in control of the consumer. A1. Customer Payments Now that online businesses are at an all-time high, there are several options available to businesses to help aid in the transition to accept online payments. There are numerous companies offering merchant services; now in a sense even bundle up products and services needed to begin accepting online...
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...QRT 2 E-Business Task 1 Online Business Expansion Proposal Western Governors University This paper received passing marks with no revisions Introduction The Children’s Hour is an upscale fashion boutique specializing in unique women and children’s clothing, accessories, shoes and gifts. It has been in business for 30 years and in 2008, growth prompted a move to a larger location. The store has been very successful without a strong online presence, making online expansion an attractive and low-cost way to increase sales of its already popular merchandise. This online expansion proposal outlines the viability of the boutique market, online competition, marketing strategies, and social media integration. Viability of Product or Service Fashion boutiques, which are typically single store enterprises, have much to gain from online expansion, particularly now, as the following statistics indicate. In the United States in 2013, apparel (not including items such as jewelry and handbags) accounted for 18% of all online retail sales, and that number is expected to grow. Also, the compound annual growth rate for global online retail sales since 2007 is 17% (Ben-Shabat, Moriarty, & Nilforoushan, 2014). The market for luxury items, such as designer clothing and handbags, is directly correlated with the financial stability and confidence of the consumer. With unemployment reaching a 5-year low at the end of 2013, it is expected that consumers in 2014 will increase online spending in...
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...number and title | |BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma In Business |Unit 16: Human Resource Management in Business | |Learner name | Assessor name | | | C Graham, F Mooney, J Robinson, E Smith | |Date issued | Hand in deadline |Submitted on | |1 W/E 26/01/2015 |W/E 27/02/15 | | |2 W/E 26/01/2015 |W/E 27/03/15 | | |3 W/E 26/01/2015 |W/E 17/04/15 | | |4 W/E 26/01/2015 |W/E 15/05/15 | | | | | |Assignment title |Business Advisory Service NI ...
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...Title: e-Commerce | Specialist | Internally Assessed Assignment: | Credit Value:10 | Assessor:Trevor HumphreysDate Issued: 11/5/15Hand In Deadline: 05/06/15Duration: 3 weeks | Learning Outcomes covered in this assignment: | 4. Research and develop an e-commerce strategy | Assignment title: 2: Impact of e-Commerce | Scenario: You are to create an e-commerce strategy for a small business that does not currently sell online. Any written part of this assignment should be proof-read and submitted electronically where possible. Appropriate use of maths, English and subject specific terminology is essential. | Task 1 | You need to research three existing e-commerce sites. Try and choose three sites with different business models. Present the information either as a written report or slideshow. You should aim to describe: * The nature of the business and its target audience * The key features of the site * How the products are displayed * The site’s ease of use * The registration or checkout process * What payment methods the site acceptsUse screen grabs to illustrate your points. | Evidence you must produce for this task | * Research document (Word, PDF, Powerpoint) | Criteria covered by this task: | To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: | Unit | Criterion reference | Plan an e-commerce strategy | 8 | P6 | Task 2 | Create a strategy for a real-world business which does not currently have an e-commerce...
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...Running head: E-Business (QRT2) Task 2 1 E-Business (QRT2) Task 2 Proposal for Online Business Expansion Part 2 E-BUSINESS (QRT2) TASK 2 E-Business (QRT2) Task 2 Proposal for Online Business Expansion Part 2 Gaia’s Organic Dog Treats is a small but rapidly growing business located in Atlanta, Georgia, which derives the majority of its income from the production and direct-to-consumer sale of organic, grain-free, gluten-free dog treats. Its two best-selling products are 100% organic meat jerky (no additives or other ingredients besides meat) and organic dog biscuits made of unique, non-grain ingredients and offered in distinctive shapes such as miniature cupcakes, pizzas, etc. At present the company does not have an online strategy; it has only a single extremely basic web page referring customers to an email address. All sales are local and distribution is through breeder’s clubs, dog shows, farmer’s markets, and two small boutiquestyle retail stores catering to very high-wealth individuals. Although growth in the local market remains strong, the company is aware of the potential for eventual saturation. More importantly, it is clear based on the success of their existing product line that there is a tremendous opportunity to grow their sales by expanding beyond the Atlanta metropolitan region. As the owner of a premium, very high quality and high margin brand, having limited capital due to its relatively small size (roughly $500K in annual sales), the company does not...
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...3 National Extended Diploma in IT|Unit 8: E-commerce| Assignment title|Assignment 2 Shopping and Handling Money Online| In this assignment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria.Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found | Criteria reference|To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to:||Task no.||Evidence| P5|Examine the social implications of e-commerce on society||1||Booklet| P6|Plan an e-commerce strategy||3||Magazine article or a Podcast| M3|Design an interface for an e-commerce business||5||Interface| D2|Compare different payment systems used by e-commerce systems||2||Booklet| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Learner declaration| I certify that the work submitted or this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.Learner signature: Date:| Assignment brief| Qualification |Btec Level 3 National Extended Diploma in IT| Unit number and title|Unit 8: E-commerce| Start date|| Deadline || Assessor name|SGU| | Assignment title|Shopping and Handling Money Online| Assignment BriefIn this assignment you will be looking at alternative payment methods for e-commerce and how these affect the shopper’s experience online. You will then research existing e-commerce sites to better inform your own e-commerce strategy. | Scenario: You have been...
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...that suggest that when the tasks to be performed are complex, diverse workgroups produce more creative and innovative solutions and achieve better results than workgroups that are more homogeneous; for less complicated tasks, however, the complex dynamics of a highly diverse workgroup can actually hinder the work process and lower performance. T he first and foremost task of leaders is to successfully implement organizational strategies. In today’s business environment, one of the critical elements of achieving this goal is effectively managing an increasingly diverse workforce—teams of people of different races, cultures, religions, languages, and so on. Corporate strategists are increasingly viewing workforce diversity as something that can drive organizational value by sparking innovation and increasing competitiveness in an ever more global marketplace. Often overby David L. Dinwoodie looked, however, are the leadership challenges inherent in managing people who have vastly different backgrounds, traditions, motivations, and concerns. In facing these challenges, it is essential for leaders to consider that individuals draw distinctions between themselves and others—and consequently either identify or don’t identify with others—along a vast spectrum of dimensions. Pinpointing these dimensions and understanding the related dynamics poses a management dilemma for leaders because, 3 L I A • V O L U M E 2 5 , N U M B E R 2 • M AY/J U N E 2 0 0 5 even though increasing...
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...Business Institute of Australia ABN 18 085 304 570 RTO Code: 91019 CRICOS Provider Code: 02607G Level 1 & 2, 363 - 367 Pitt St. Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T. + 61 2 9268 0809 E. info@businessinstitute.edu.au www.businessinstitute.edu.au BSBCUS501 Manage quality customer service Assessment - 2 BSBCUS501 Manage Quality Customer Service Assessment Task 2 Last Updated April 2016 V 1.0 Page 1 of 7 Business Institute of Australia ABN 18 085 304 570 RTO Code: 91019 CRICOS Provider Code: 02607G Level 1 & 2, 363 - 367 Pitt St. Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T. + 61 2 9268 0809 E. info@businessinstitute.edu.au www.businessinstitute.edu.au Task 02 (Role Play): Manage and develop team Submission details The Assessment Task is due on the date specified by your trainer. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your trainer. See procedure and task specifications below for details. You must submit both printed copy and soft copy of your answers. Submit printed copy of required evidences (your answers) to your Trainer with the "Assessment Cover Sheet" (Filled out and signed appropriately) attached on top of your answers. Upload the softcopy on the eLearning site with appropriate header and footer (Your name, student id, unit/subject name, assessment no, page no, etc.) The Trainer/Assessor may further prompt and question in order to receive answers of appropriate quality or if further clarification required and to validate...
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...Simulation Analysis 1 Due Date: 18 April 2012 4:00pm, via Turnitin through myunihub only. Instructions This Simulation Analysis consists of 7 tasks. You should complete tasks 1 to 6 before the start of the simulation. Tasks 7 can only be completed after you have made your first set of decisions. The 7 tasks are: Task 1: Market Attractiveness Task 2: Business Position Task 3: SWOT Analysis Task 4: Strategy Assignment 1 Task 5: Competitor Analysis Task 6: Strategy Assignment 2 Task 7: Decision 1 You must respond to all tasks, and referring to the simulation data and case when making your response. You must use this word document as the template for submission. Make sure you complete your details on this page. You must save the template for submission using the following convention: SA1---.doc For example, if you are firm A competing in industry 7 and your family name is Li, then the file name you will use to save this document will be: SA1-07-A-Li.doc Please complete the following information: StratSim Industry: Car StratSim Firm (A, B, C, D, E): Firm E Student Number: M00387183 Family Name: CHENG First Name: Xiabei SA1 Task 1: Market Attractiveness Select what your firm believes to be the top 3 markets in StratSim. How you choose to define the markets and what makes them attractive is up to you. Some definitions you might want to consider are segments, vehicles classes, and customers. Some measures of attractiveness...
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...The Effect of E-recruitment On the Recruitment Process: Evidence from Case Studies of Three Danish MNCs Anna B. Holm, Aarhus University, Denmark annah@asb.dk Abstract. The aim of this research is to determine whether the introduction of e-recruitment has an impact on the process and underlying tasks, subtasks and activities of recruitment. Three large organizations with wellestablished e-recruitment practices were included in the study. The case studies were conducted in Denmark in 2008-2009 using qualitative research methods. The findings indicate that e-recruitment had a noticeable effect on the overall recruitment process in the studied organizations. The investigation revealed changes in the sequence, divisibility and repetitiveness of a number of tasks and subtasks. The new process design supported by information and communications technologies was identified and is presented in the paper. This process allowed recruiters in the study to perform recruitment tasks more efficiently. However, practitioners should be aware of the increasing demands of the quality of online communication with applicants, and with it the electronic communication skills of recruitment professionals. Keywords: recruitment, e-recruitment, web-based recruitment, online recruitment, staffing, e-HRM 1 Introduction The first decade of the twenty-first century saw rapid growth in the use of online recruitment [25] and the transformation of electronic recruitment into one of...
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...com/downloads/hsm-330-health-services-information-systems-midterm-exam/ HSM-330 Health Services Information Systems Midterm Exam (TCO 1) An EHR is defined by the fact that there is collection of data from multiple sources, that provide decision support, and: (TCO 2) Which of the following is a gap in a physician office EHR environment where a document imaging system can be of value? (TCO 3) EDMS would enable which of the following change to occur in an HIM department: (TCO 4) What is the name of the model act relating to the use of electronic online communications and contracts, electronic records, and online signatures? (TCO 5) The use of what tool would provide both the monetary and qualitative benefits to help build a business case for the CEO’s support of an EHR project? (TCO 6) Which of the following is a probabilistic system: (TCO 7) EHR steering committees are largely comprised of: (TCO 1) What are the major benefits and potential barriers to achieving benefits in an EHR? What steps are important to overcome barriers? (TCO 2) Please describe Workflow Technology? What does it mean? What tasks can it perform? (TCO 3) What is the definition of an electronic signature according to the E-SIGN Act, when was it approved, and how many states have accepted this standard? (TCO 4) Describe the following abbreviations: EDMS, RFID, HL7? HSM-330 Health Services Information Systems Midterm Exam Follow Link Below To Get Tutorial https://homeworklance...
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...PROJECT IN TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (BA230) GROUP 1 BSBA-3106 Submitted By: Submitted To: Leader: Tarras, Joyce Ann Mrs. Maritess Paclita Diallo Members: Bernal, Elizabeth Francisco, Leny Generan, Geralyngen Jadulco, Anna Lizardo, Mary rose Pamutongan, Jhanisa Recaña, Edraline Rivera, Kennedy P. Togoto, Mary Jane LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS • Leadership the art or process of influencing people so that they will strive willingly and enthusiastically toward the achievement of group goals. •Leadership is a way for talented individuals to share their perspectives and knowledge by influencing others. Using their own charisma and influence, leaders should have the ability to inspire others to learn more, do more and become more. — Jeet Banerjee, • Effective leaders develop a level of self-awareness and a capacity to monitor their own learning and development because they know that leadership attributes can be defined ,learned, practiced, improved and passed on to others. • An essential part of a quality improvement effort. Organization leaders must establish a vision, communicate that vision to those in the organization and provide the tools and knowledge necessary to accomplish the vision. THE FIVE RULES...
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...Governance COMPULSORY SKILLS BUSINESS ETHICS Mode through which competence will be achieved (i.e. practical experience/ simulation Competency to be achieved BE(C) Acts ethically and in accordance with the rules of professional conduct Tasks to be performed BE(C)1 Displays honesty and integrity BE(C)2 BE(C)3 BE(C)4 BE(C)5 BE(C)6 BE(C)7 BE(C)8 Carries out work with a desire to exercise due care Maintains objectivity and independence Avoids conflict of interest Protects the confidentiality of information Maintains and enhances the profession’s reputation Adheres to the rules of professional conduct, including the ICAZ Code of Professional Conduct Identifies and adequately responds to potential ethical dilemmas Examples of activities to be performed by trainees to gain exposure to this competence E&Y Firm values – Our shared values inspire our people worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality is embedded in who we are and in everything we do. Our values define who we are · · · People who demonstrate integrity, respect and teaming People with energy, enthusiasm and the courage to lead People who build relationships based on doing the right thing Practical Experience supplemented by training interventions They are the fundamental beliefs of our organization and guide the actions and behaviors of each one of us. They influence the way we work and Page 1 BE(C)9 Applies ethical principles to business activities, business decisions and policy development...
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