...Reputation in Jeopardy Chapter 15 – Conflict and Negotiation Conflict can be defined as a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected or is about to negatively affect, something that the first party cares about. Chapter 15 of our textbook, Organizational Behavior, discusses the concept of conflict in great deal, as well as identifies the process of negotiation as means to resolve conflict. Many of the topics covered in the chapter have a direct implication to the case study, Reputation in Jeopardy, and can be used to both analyze and provide insight into the possible future behavior of the characters in the study. The case can be broken down into three main questions: 1. What are the main conflicts between the characters? 2. How do the concepts of conflict relate to this case? 3. What course of action should the characters take to resolve their conflicts? The intention of this paper is to answer these questions. What are the main conflicts between the characters? In this case the main conflict occurs between the main character Amber Borden, and her co-worker Lydia Ulmass, but another conflict is also seen between Amber and her boss Sarah Davis. To describe these conflicts a brief summary of the events leading towards the conflict is necessary. Amber is a special events planner for Home Savings of America. The company is about to be taken over by Washington Mutual, so Lydia asks Amber’s department if she can borrow some...
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...Table of Contents Summary 3 Introduction 4 Facts 4 Café Latte 4 Cynthia Chan 5 Stuart Chan 7 Rob Chan 8 Jeff Burns 8 The Chan Family 9 Inferences 9 Cynthia Chan 9 Stuart Chan 10 Rob Chan 10 Jeff Burns 11 The Chan Family 11 Problems 12 Decision –Additional Options 14 Behavior Assessment 15 Cynthia Chan 16 Stuart Chan 16 Rob Chan 17 Decision Assessment 17 Lessons Learned 19 Case Study: Café Latte, LLC Summary Café Latte, a new espresso bar, is about to open in Pocatello, Idaho. The business was formed as a limited partnership between three siblings and a friend, Cynthia, Stuart, and Rob Chan, along with Jeff Burns, respectively. The Chans are somewhat knowledgeable about running a business since their parents have operated a restaurant for years, and Stuart Chan continues to manage the restaurant. The three siblings are the principals in the business, while Jeff Burns is primarily a partner for financial purposes only. Cynthia, having the most free time, has spent the most time working on the business opening. Stuart has procured the equipment for the bar, with Rob’s help. Stuart has become angry at Cynthia for not spending enough time in preparations, and feels that she and Rob are not doing their fair share of work. Stuart wants to buy out Cynthia’s share, but later just apologizes for his outburst. In order to avoid further conflicts, a work schedule was devised...
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...Theory : The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit (chip) used in a variety of timer, pulse generation, and oscillator applications. The 555 can be used to provide time delays, as an oscillator, and as a flip-flop element. Derivatives provide up to four timing circuits in one package. The 4017 is an integrated circuit which has been designed to count pulses. It has 16 pins and looks like any other 16 pin integrated circuit. They can be used in timing circuits and are often used to switch on and off LEDs or motors or other circuits. They are versatile and relatively simple to put together. Counters such as the 4017B are cheap and yet surprisingly useful. The 4017 is most useful when combined with a timer such as a 555 based circuit. The pulse from the 555 timer can be used to activate the 4017B circuit. A 555 a stable circuit is used to pulse the 4017B at regular intervals. The pulse from the 555 IC is generated from pin 3. In the circuit seen below, pin 3 of the 555 IC feeds into pin 14 of the 4017B (called ‘clock in’). When this occurs pin ‘A’ of the 4017B emits current, lighting its LED. The next pulse from the 555 IC results in pin ‘B’ of the 4018B IC emitting current and lighting its LED. Description of Design: In our project we aimed to display a simple design to clear the Idea of our circuit . We made a white and rectangular shape box, and put the LEDs with the push and switch at its flat. That will make it easy to turn On and off without seeing the...
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...How IC 555 timer works? Fundamentals of IC 555 timer & its basic applications VSagar • December 16, 2011 This article was first written on 16 Dec. 2011 and now it is rewritten in simple language with more practical approach, due to huge demand from visitors. Pin-wise functioning of IC555 timer Pin-1, GROUND: It is the GROUND PIN of the IC. The negative terminal of DC power supply or battery is connected to this pin. Here note that IC555 works always on single rail power supply and NEVER on dual power supply, unlike operational amplifiers. Also note that this pin should be connected directly to ground and NOT through any resistor or capacitor. If done so, the IC will not function properly and may heat up and get damaged. This happens because all the semiconductor blocks inside the IC will be raised by certain amount of stray voltage and will damage the IC. Refer the block diagram of the IC for more details. For more details read elaborate collection of FAQ on this IC. Pin-2, TRIGGER It is known as TRIGGER PIN. As the name suggests in triggers i.e. starts the timing cycle of the IC. It is connected to the inverting input terminal of trigger comparator inside the IC. As this pin is connected to inverting input terminal, it accepts negative voltage pulse to trigger the timing cycle. So it triggers when the voltage at this pin LESS THAN 1/3 of the supply voltage (Vcc). In number of applications, the IC must be triggered by a pulse. The amplitude and minimum pulse width...
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...Overview of the 555 Timer 5 Integrated Circuit 5 Semiconductor material 7 Current and Resistance 9 Potentiometer 10 Calculation of the Voltages 11 Transistors 11 Light Emitting Diode (LED) 14 Capacitance 14 555 Timer Operations 15 Operation in the Astable State 17 Aim, Hypothesis, and Calculations 18 Aim 18 Hypothesis 19 Materials 20 Method 20 Variables 21 Independent variable 21 Dependant variable 22 Controlled variable 22 Results 23 Table 1: Theoretical Values of varying Resistor R1 23 Table 2: Experimental values varying resistor 1 (R1) 24 Table 3: Theoretical values varying resistor 2 (R2) 25 Table 4: Experimental values varying resistor 2 (R2) 26 Data Analysis and Discussion of Trends Using Appropriate Pot 1 27 Trend 27 Matching the Frequencies of the Chosen Songs 29 Overall Results 30 Discussion 31 Conclusion 38 References 40 Appendix 43 Error Calculations 43 The extra resistor from the wires connecting the components in the circuit 43 The effect of temperature on the resistivity of the fixed resistors in the circuit 43 Calculations of best pot 44 Choice of Resistor and Pot 44 Calculation of Frequency Ranges 44 Introduction Shaping and generation of waves is done using electronic circuits known as multivibrators. These circuits produce outputs that can be characterized as either stable or unstable in state. This project will discuss how a 555 Timer IC chip...
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...Overview of the 555 Timer 5 Integrated Circuit 5 Semiconductor material 7 Current and Resistance 9 Potentiometer 10 Calculation of the Voltages 11 Transistors 11 Light Emitting Diode (LED) 14 Capacitance 14 555 Timer Operations 15 Operation in the Astable State 17 Aim, Hypothesis, and Calculations 18 Aim 18 Hypothesis 19 Materials 20 Method 20 Variables 21 Independent variable 21 Dependant variable 22 Controlled variable 22 Results 23 Table 1: Theoretical Values of varying Resistor R1 23 Table 2: Experimental values varying resistor 1 (R1) 24 Table 3: Theoretical values varying resistor 2 (R2) 25 Table 4: Experimental values varying resistor 2 (R2) 26 Data Analysis and Discussion of Trends Using Appropriate Pot 1 27 Trend 27 Matching the Frequencies of the Chosen Songs 29 Overall Results 30 Discussion 31 Conclusion 38 References 40 Appendix 43 Error Calculations 43 The extra resistor from the wires connecting the components in the circuit 43 The effect of temperature on the resistivity of the fixed resistors in the circuit 43 Calculations of best pot 44 Choice of Resistor and Pot 44 Calculation of Frequency Ranges 44 Introduction Shaping and generation of waves is done using electronic circuits known as multivibrators. These circuits produce outputs that can be characterized as either stable or unstable in state. This project will discuss how a 555 Timer IC chip...
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...Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Program of Study: MBA Executive September 2011 Start – S11 MBA EX On-site: Fargo – Tuesday Classes All classes meet from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 1351 Page Drive in Fargo. Orientation sessions are mandatory. *Due to availability, concentration courses/program of study may be offered in an online format. Please see advisor. TERM 1 (10) COURSES 08/23/11–12/13/11 WEEKS/CREDITS (9 credits = full time) Aug. 16, 2011 Aug. 23–Sept. 27 Program Orientation & Registration 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. MGT 504 F1B Management & Organizational Behavior No Class Sept. 6 5 3 Sept. 27, 2011 Oct. 4–Nov. 1 Orientation for MGT 635 F1B 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. MGT 635 F1B Law in the Managerial Environment 5 3 Nov. 1, 2011 Nov. 8–Dec. 13 Orientation for MGT 610 F1B MGT 610 F1B Marketing 5 3 No Class No Class Nov. 22 Dec. 20, 27 TERM 2 (30) 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. COURSES 01/03/12–04/24/12 WEEKS/CREDITS (9 credits = full time) Dec. 13, 2011 Jan. 3-Jan. 31, 2012 Orientation for MGT 575 F3B 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. MGT 575 F3B Information Systems for Managers 5 3 Jan. 31, 2012 Feb. 14–April 24 Orientation for MGT 571 F3B 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. MGT 571 F3B Executive Economic Analysis 10 3 No Class No Class Feb. 7 April 3 Rev. 09/19/11 TERM 3 (40) COURSES 05/01/12-08/21/12 April 24, 2012 May 1–June 5 Orientation for MPM 500 F5B 5:30...
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...LGA ENTERTAINMENT | 12345 Paseo Claussen avePhoenix, AZ 85032Phone (623) 555-0190Fax (623) 555-0191 | Press Release Contact: Mario de la GalaPhone: (623) 555-0190 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE9 A.M. WDT, September 10, 2012 | LGA ENTErTaINMENT PHOENIX, AZ, September 10, 2012: LGA Entertainment announced the resignation of Alberto Lizarraga, Chief Financial Officer of LGA Entertainment effective September 07th of the current year in order to pursue other career opportunities. Lizarraga's departure does not result from any disagreement with LGA Entertainment on any matter relating to LGA Entertainment's operations, policies or practices. LGA Entertainment’s CEO said: “On behalf of everyone at LGA Entertainment, I thank Alberto for his contributions during his tenure as CFO during which LGA Entertainment has grown to another level. We wish Alberto well in all of his future endeavors”. Mr. Lizarraga was elected by the board of directors as LGA’s Chief Financial Officer, effective September 01, 2000. Mr Lizarraga is a financial executive with over 20 years of experience and proven record of success. He came into the company shortly after receiving his MBA from University of Phoenix. Alberto has contributed to the financial success of the company for 12 years. The appointment of the new Chief Financial Officer at LGA Entertainment is a matter for the board of directors. Before Lizarraga’s replacement is selected, the boards of directors need to have meetings to approve the motion...
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...been a valuable member of our top management team inside Booker Inc. for many years. We will regret losing Ed and wish him the best on his future endeavors.” Mr. Wirth has been Chief Financial Officer with Booker Inc. from the opening of their doors on March 22, 1983. He came into the company shortly after receiving his MBA from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Wirth has contributed to the financial success of the company for over 25 years. The appointment of Chief Officer at Booker Inc. is a matter that has to be approved by the Board of Directors before a replacement can be selected. Booker Inc stated that they have “serious concerns regarding the timeliness of Wirth’s resignation” and have put together a special committee to investigate whether there was any misconduct in regards to the financial status of the organization. The committee will also provide all details regarding its actions and any other addition information requested to the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional details, contact: Robert Shapiro Customer Relations +1 215-555-2422 @ 2010 Booker Inc. ### Phone: +1 215-555-2425 Fax: +1 215-555-2424 Website: www.bookerinc.com 2011 West...
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...JOHN SMITH 1 Global Place, Box XXXX, Glendale, AZ, 85306; 555.333.8666; student@global.thunderbird.edu October 12, 2010 Toyota Motor Sales USA 19001 S Western Ave Torrance, CA 90501 Dear Hiring Manager: “Betsy.” This is the name my mom has given her 2010 Toyota Prius. She loves this car as do I because I get to drive my mom around in it when I visit her. The time spent together has generated memories that I will always carry with me. And, that’s why I want to work for Toyota. It’s a brand that brings people together with products that deliver lasting customer satisfaction. I am a MBA candidate at Thunderbird School of Global Management and I am interested in Toyota’s Strategic Resources Track internship that’s offered this summer. Toyota is defining the category and I want to bring my education and ten years of advertising experience to expand Toyota’s leadership position. I offer Toyota a passion for growing brands. In my advertising career I directed the success of regional and global brands and learned how to translate market data into strategies that delivered results. Additional skills relevant to this internship are listed below. Strategic Analysis I directed a team that positioned the fourth largest credit union in the U.S., BECU, as a financial leader in a highly competitive marketplace. Through analyzing our target audience and the financial category I identified insights that built a differentiated strategy. The advertising campaign that subsequently launched...
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...Workshop 4 Problems Kevin Rock MBA 465 Strategic Management BSA 555 November 1, 2011 David R. Gray, Ph.D 1. Why are acquisition strategies popular in many firms competing in the global economy? Because of globalization; deregulation of multiple industries in many different economies and favorable legislation; the number and size of domestic and cross-border acquisitions continues to increase; especially from emerging economies 2. What reasons account for firms’ decisions to use acquisition strategies as a means to achieving strategic competitiveness? To increase market power; overcome entry barriers to new markets or regions; avoid costs of developing new products and increase the speed of new market entries; reduce the risk of entering a new business; become more diversified; reshape their competitive scope with different portfolio of businesses; and enhance their learning. 3. What are the seven primary problems that affect a firm’s efforts to successfully use an acquisition strategy? Difficulty of effectively integrating the firms involved; incorrectly evaluating the target firm’s value; creating debt loads that preclude adequate long-term investment; overestimating the potential for synergy; creating a firm that is too diversified; creating an internal environment in which managers devote increasing amounts of their time and energy to analyzing and completing the acquisition; developing a combined firm that is too large (thereby necessitating extensive...
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...will become prohibitive to continued business growth. In Ventura County alone, we average more than 200 annual deliveries from you for each of our four stores, equating to over $10,000 in increased costs per store. Our profit margins will become excessively low and possibly result in store closures. I’d like to offer some possible alternative solutions we could discuss further during our meeting such as progressive rate increases or meeting halfway on fuel costs. I’m disappointed in the manner to which you have informed Surf Salsa of this new service fee, but would like the opportunity to discuss further and maintain our cohesive business partnership. I would like a meeting at your earliest convenience, please contact me at 619-555-1149. I will give you a call on Monday to follow up if I have not heard from you. Best regards, Jack Lewis, Surf Salsa CEO August 6, 2013 Surf Salsa 2201 Salsa Verde Lane San Diego, CA 92115 Dear Mr. Vito: We have been working together and utilizing Vito’s Best Food Supply as our vendor for over 10 years. It has been a wonderful relationship and I look forward to continued cooperation with...
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...ECO 555: Economics for Decision Making (MBA Microeconomics) --Essay Assignment Instructor: Frank F. Limehouse Student Name: Zhongyang (Marcus) Huang Student ID: #1261458 Finished Time: 11/05/2012 Google's Monopoly and Internet Freedom By JEFFREY KATZ Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303830204577448792246251470.html Never is the issue concerning monopoly and perfect competitive market failing to attract our eyes. And this is also a hot topic we discussed in our economics course. According to the article, Google, the most popular search engine in the world, controls nearly 82% of the global search market and 98% of the mobile search market. Its annual revenue is larger than the economies of the world's 28 poorest countries combined. And its closest competitor, Bing, is so far behind in both market share and revenue that Google has become, effectively, a monopoly. A monopoly refers to a situation wherein there is a single seller of a product or service for which there are no close substitutes. A single company dominates its area; squeezes out all its competitors thus gaining control over the entire market and inevitably can dictate the price of the product or service. While in the perfect competition market, many firms produce identical products, and competition forces them all to sell at the market price. Firms face perfectly elastic demand...
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.../ 387 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Master of Business Administration Accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business with concentrations in: Accounting Cyber Security Entrepreneurship Finance Global Business Information Systems and Technology Management Marketing Management Supply Chain Management Master of Business Administration for Executives Master of Business Administration for Professionals College of Business and Public Administration Jack Brown Hall, Room 282 (909) 537-5703 mba.csusb.edu MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Requirements (48 units) The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program provides postbaccalaureate students with a high-quality master-level education in the field of business administration. The program is designed to prepare promising students for positions of increasing responsibility and leadership through education in the broad scope of business and through in-depth knowledge in one or more specialized areas of business. The program is open to all qualified students, regardless of undergraduate major. Students who do not have a background in the area of business administration can obtain this required capability by completing designated prerequisite courses or through individual study with competency demonstrated through credit by examination or by demonstrated work experience. Admission to the M.B.A. Program In addition to the general requirements of the university, specific requirements...
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...IMC Strategy Strategic Marketing MBA 6011 Tiffany Hauser May 28, 2014 Dr. Kroeger South University ------------------------------------------------- We know how you want to get there, so get there the BEST way you know how!!! ------------------------------------------------- Airways Global………… the right choice for the right price ------------------------------------------------- Brand Repositioning Statement ------------------------------------------------- To passengers of all ages, that need to get to their perceived destinations, by way of AirWays Global will do so in a timely, comfortable, convenient, and upgraded fashion with the introduction of more destinations, better cabin appeal with modern updates, exceptional in-flight services, and exemplary recovery services by way of preventative management services, and innovative technology. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Call now to see if you made the right choice 555-123-4567 IMC STRATEGY: AirWays Global is failing financially partly due to the competitive prices of other airlines and also the loss of loyalty customers. This is because AirWays Global has not really set forth on making sure that their customers old and new understand that they have revamped their services and making lead-way in the commercial airline industry as one to the most comfortable and affordable carriers to...
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