...REI Marketing Environment WorksheetList the current characteristics of each environmental factor as they relate to REI. U.S. EconomyHow does the current U.S. economy affect REI retail operations? 1.The American jobless rate is currently at an all time low. The economy is enjoying an upsurge that is fueling the housing market and the stock market and resulting in the U.S public having more disposable income than in recent years. This turns into an up rise for most retail and recreational markets. 2. While the current economic outlook may be boosting the spending activity of most Americans, the demands of balancing work schedules and family life have resulted in a consumer that is extremely careful of how they spend their disposable income. They are demanding high quality, superb customer service and immediate attention. Those recreational retailers who can meet these demands will be the ones who will benefit most from the current economic climate. Global EconomyHow does the current global economy affect REI retail operations? 1. REI, like many U.S. firms are expanding their operations into overseas markets. As this is done, the economic climates of these markets benefit from the influx of cash resulting from the employment of their populations. Multinational corporations (MNCs) are moving operations to wherever they can find the least expensive labor pool that is able to do the work well. This action has the combined effect of increasing available markets for...
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...Dear SirMr. Kofi Kuma DIFINITION The term ‘liberal arts’ is a college or curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. In classical antiquity, the term designated the education proper to a freeman (Latin: liber, “free”) as oppose to a slave. Martianus Capella1 (5th century AD) defines the seven Liberal Arts as grammar, dialectic, rhetoric and geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, music. In the medieval Western university, the seven liberal WordprType equation here.ocessor | | experienceteacher | | 22+32=Nn | © customize | Arts were: Use mail merge to distribute the document to the address list below: Dear SirMrs. Irene Ofori DIFINITION The term ‘liberal arts’ is a college or curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. In classical antiquity, the term designated the education proper to a freeman (Latin: liber, “free”) as oppose to a slave. Martianus Capella1 (5th century AD) defines the seven Liberal Arts as grammar, dialectic, rhetoric and geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, music. In the medieval Western university, the seven liberal Wordprocessor | | experienceteacher | | 22+32=Nn | © customize | Arts were: Use mail merge to distribute the document to the address list below: Dear SirDr. Pat Amoah DIFINITION The term ‘liberal arts’...
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...When I was transitioning from US Army into then, economy that most economists described as economic malaise then in 2010, I realized I needed a tertiary institution to enroll in, I also knew I needed to horn my skills set in order to stay competitive in today increasingly, cutting edge and technology environment. So I instigated my journey looking for an institution that can address my desired, yet, tailored need and Capella University stands taller among all the institutions. Capella University recognizes the needs to provide a platform that transcend beyond traditional silos of education and tutoring, therefore, they developed a premier program that addresses a particular segment’s needs of which I have found myself among those slices. Before...
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...Capella MBA 6004 Unit 6 Discussion 2 In the article "How David Beats Goliath” uncovers the secret to victory as an underdog. An underdog is someone who is seen to be less than or having an disadvantage. The secrete to overcoming a strong opponent is to combat the opponent with a non-traditional approach. If ones opponent is strong in a specific skill set, it is wise to craft at strategy the works against their weakness. In the article Vivek Ranadive coached a basketball team of average 12 year old girls who were not passionate about basketball. Through observation he noticed that a lot of their opponents were passionate basketball players who frequently played as pastime. He also noticed that most teams did not “full court press” for the majority of the game. He therefore coached his team to full court press in each game since they were not as skilled in other things like dripping, shooting etc. Consequently this team went all the way to the national championship. They became strong where the “better” teams were weak and rendered victory. This same principle can be used in everyday life as well as business. For example is Greg had a desire to be a music artist or rapper. He can assess the strengths of the best-selling artist and then fill in a gap their they are lacking. If someone else has the territory covered Greg can simply find his territory and this is what will make him thrive. I plan to apply this David defeats Goliath principle in my fashion company. Instead...
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...elaborate on the studies of leadership within my profession. There are a few methods I plan to incorporate into the completion of the assignment for unit 4. Investing too much time in a first draft can be a mistake (Capella 2006). Before reviewing the drafting and revising resource from Capella, I had planned to spend most of my time drafting. This resource gave me clarity on why this would not be beneficial or helpful for the completion of the assignment. Next I plan to incorporate ‘the MEAL plan’ (Main Idea, Evidence or Example, Analysis, Link) (Capella 2006). This will be essential in keeping the assignment focused and consistent with the required standards of a graduate level writing assignment. One of the toughest concepts graduate students have comprehending is that their papers should be supported by evidence as opposed to anecdotes or their opinions (Green 2008). Using ‘the MEAL plan’ (Capella 2006) will keep me within the appropriate writing standards. I can also utilize ‘the MEAL plan’ in my professional setting when I have reports to submit for court. This method of writing will assist me to stay focus with providing the information requested by the courts, in a manner in which there is no information left for interpretation. References Capella University (2006). Drafting and Revising. Retrieved from http://www.capella.edu/interactivemedia/onlinewritingcenter/downloads/handoutDraftingRevising2006.pdf...
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...Groups Before we can define high-performing teams or work groups, we will need to define the term team first. A team can be defined as a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. "That definition lays down the discipline that teams must share to be effective (Katzenbach, 2005). Organizations utilize teams to perform operational and project based tasks. People working in teams have the capacity to solve complex problems that cannot be solved by individuals working alone. People working in teams bring more resources to a task, including a variety of perspectives, knowledge, skills, and experience (Capella University, 2008). This diversity of perspectives, knowledge, skills, and experience allows a team to outperform the sum of its parts and is a critical component of a team being labeled as a high-performing team. Teams come in many forms, they can be permanent or temporary, they can be leader-led or self-managed, and they can be co-located or virtual. Regardless of their purpose and form, all teams are made up of individuals interacting interdependently to achieve common organizational goal. Furthermore, all teams share the following: clear boundaries, common tasks, differentiated member roles, autonomy, dependence on others, and collective responsibility...
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...Strategy Recommendation Pre-Writing Lutricia Hunter Capella University ABSTRACT A strategy recommendation is a business plan that is use to make a business more profitable and efficient. A business uses strategy recommendations to create goals and strategies for the company. Strategy recommendations help a business to better understand what a customer wants. The presented assignment I will discuss the strategy recommendation for JcPenney. This assignment will identify the specific business that I will use for the recommendation, the reason why I chose that particular business, and two academic resources from the Capella University’s Library. A strategy recommendation is a business plan that is use to make a business more profitable and efficient. A business uses strategy recommendations to create goals and strategies for the company. Strategy recommendations help a business to better understand what a customer wants. The presented assignment will discuss the strategy recommendation for JC Penney. This assignment will identify the specific business that I will use for the recommendation, the reason why I chose that particular business, and two academic resources from the Capella University’s Library. Identity of the Specific Business That I Will Use For Strategy Recommendation The business that I will be using for my strategy recommendation is JC Penney. JcPenney was created in Kemmerer, WY in 1902 by James Cash Penney. Penney called his first store the “Golden...
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...Christine Levesque Capella University Psych 3500 Learning and Cognition Project Research Category The research category I have picked to do is instrumental conditioning. I think these will very important to learn because it has entails punishment and non-rewards and avoidance. I feel people learn from getting rewards or being punished. This is why I am doing this research so it can prove me wrong or prove me right. Research Topic The topic I have pick and will do research on will be the relationship between instrumental conditioning and learning. This will allow the readers to gin more information on instrumental conditioning and all the stuff that go along with it. Research Question What are the concepts that are involved in instrumental conditioning that facilitate learning, and does research support the relationship between instrumental conditioning and learning? -What is nonreward and how is it influential to learning? -What is punishment, when was it first being researched, and how is it influential to learning? -What is avoidance, and what theories and concepts are involved? -What research experiments have been conducted on instrumental conditioning? -What results have come about from the experiments being used in instrumental conditioning? Research Plan What are the concepts that are involved in instrumental conditioning that facilitate learning, and...
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...Paper received 100% grade. The Coffee Crisis “In 2004, the governments of coffee producing countries were considering how to respond to the dramatic decline in coffee prices” known as the coffee crisis (Capella University, 2011, p. 1). This coffee crisis was a result of four main factors: (1) the breakdown of the International Coffee Agreement (ICA); (2) the increased supply of coffee resulting from Vietnam’s entry into the market and Brazil’s technological advancements; (3) inelasticity of demand for coffee; and (4) movement from an oligopoly to a competitive market. The result, unfortunately, was a gap between the product market and resource market that needed—and still needs—to be addressed. Economic Implications of Operating in Different Market and Industry Structures In 1989, “roasters in the United States faced declining demand with the exception of gourmet coffees, but the ICA quotas required them to buy large quantities of relatively lower quality Brazilian beans” (Capella University, 2011, p. 3). As a result, “consuming nations, let by the United States, and high-quality producers, led by Costa Rica, demanded new quotas, and the negotiations over a new agreement deadlocked” (Capella University, 2011, p. 3) and the agreement ultimately broke down. Prior to the breakdown of the ICA, the coffee market resembled that of an oligopoly, which is defined as “a market dominated by a few large producers of homogeneous or differentiated product. Because of their...
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...Qualitative Data Collection By April Madison For Dr. Kevin Freer Capella University Qualitative Data Collection I want to thank you for taking time to participate today. My name is April Madison and I am a graduate student at Capella University steering my action research project for the requirements of a professional doctoral degree. I would like to talk about your experience as a general educator in a collaborative setting. Specifically, as one of the components of our overall program evaluation we are assessing program effectiveness in order to create lessons that can be used in a future collaborative setting. I am the researcher, specifying your participation in the action research project: General and Special Educators Combines Specialties. I will include 3 questions regarding your experiences and what might affect your satisfaction as a general education teacher in a collaborative setting. The interview should take less than an hour. I would like your permission to video this interview, so I may accurately document the information. If at any time during the interview you wish to stop the video, please feel free to let me know. All of your responses will be kept confidential. This means that your interview responses will only be shared with me and I will ensure that any information included in my report does not identify you as the respondent. Remember, you don’t have to talk about anything you don’t want to and you may end the interview...
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...As we all know writing and excel knowledge is needed for most or all classes we take, work at our daily jobs, or projects we want to dive into. In essence, not everyone has the skills to write a prefect paper or tackle a pivot chart on excel. Many students, such as me, who have decided to take on a new journey towards earning their MBA, have been given a tool by Capella to evaluate what they do and do not know about their writing skills and excel knowledge. The results will lead us to a better tomorrow, it will enhance our writing skills to think another a more critical level, and use the excel spreadsheets more knowingly. This tool was a reminder that I need to focus more on my prewriting skills, use my time management skills, and explore more into using an excel sheet. My overall composite score in writing was at a moderate level. The score was evaluated by five elements: focus and meaning, content and development, organization, language use and style, and lastly mechanics. With talking to the enrollment counselor and the coach for the course, I was advised that writing was a huge factor in the MBA courses. I knew before starting the course, my writing skills needed some refreshing. In taking the assessment it only proved my point invalid. I found that I needed to establish and control the main ideas to my audience so they have a better understanding of what I’m trying to say. The ideas in my writing were not fully developed and did not specify enough clarity to...
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...Financial Officer FROM: Bertha Simmons, Wellness Program Director RE: Capella Banking Bureau Obesity Prevention and Control Worksite Program As you may be aware, Capella Banking Bureau is planning to continue implementing a worksite obesity prevention and control program in September, 2014. The new program will involve planning, building, promoting, and assessing a variety of nutrition and physical activity program components Capella Banking Bureau employees. We are inviting you to be a part of the Planning Committee. The purpose of this committee is to develop, guide, and oversee the program, including— • Identifying the interests of company employees • Motivating employees to participate in the program • Keeping management excited about the company’s obesity prevention efforts • Discussing potential program components and deciding what activities to include “With high obesity rates in the United States, these health care costs can directly affect employer profits.4 It is estimated that employers spend $13 billion annually on the total cost of obesity.3 Approximately 9.1% of all health care costs in the United States are related to obesity and overweight” (CDC, 2011). “Workplace obesity prevention and control programs can be an effective way for employers to reduce obesity’ (CDC, 2011). Along with your participation, I am predicting the Wellness Works program at Capella Banking Bureau to become a return of investment (ROI) and to grow from further...
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...Prince of Music, primarily because of his 29 motets on the words from Canticle of Canticles. Palestrina was a great composer and had a lasting impression on the development of sacred compositions both in his time and long after his death. Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina was born in Palestrina, Italy, around the year 1525. Palestrina’s early history is virtually unknown. Some sources say he sang in the streets of Rome and offered products of his parent’s farm, others say he was a choirboy at St. Peter’s. The earliest known occupation of Palestrina was organist and choirmaster in his native city beginning in 1544. In 1551, he became maestro at the Capella Giulia. His first publication, a collection of masses, was published in 1554, the year before he went to the church of St. John Lateran to fill the position of maestro di capella. While there, he wrote many lamentations and magnificats, and also the famous “Improperia.” Their performance by the papal choir on Good Friday was ordered by Paul IV, and they have remained in its repertoire for Holy Week ever since. Palestrina left St. John Lateran in 1560 for financial reasons, and accepted a post at St. Maria Maggiore the next year, which he held until 1566. Between 1567 and 1571, he was in the employ of Cardinal Ippolito d’Este, and also taught at the Seminario Romano, where two of his sons became students. In 1571, he returned to the...
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...I am working in a disease model treatment program. This particular case will be a dual-diagnosis treatment plan. 25 Aug 2015, approx. 2200. Candace James, 28 year old single Caucasian female was admitted to Capella Hospital after being brutally attacked and sexually assaulted for allegedly prostituting for crack cocaine. Patient is in stable condition and being held for 24 hours for further observation. Per the police report, charges for possession of crack cocaine will be dropped if patient seeks treatment. Patient was referred to treatment by the hospital social worker. 26 Aug 2015 approx. 0900, I met with Candace regarding treatment options. Patient was noncompliant with further medical treatment and experiencing severe withdrawal from crack cocaine but willing to seek treatment. Patient has no previous treatment history for addictive behavior. Patient admits she was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from an unknown provider for chronic history of physical and sexual abuse by men. Patient is unemployed and currently receiving disability payments for mental health issues. No amount was disclosed. No family support in current area, parents and siblings live out of state. Main Review Applications of Disease Models Upon discharge from Capella Hospital, I scheduled Candace for an appointment the following morning to continue the treatment process....
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...Capella Coaching Assignments This document contains the same content as the online Coaching Center. We recommend using this version of the Coaching Center to complete the applicable assignments. You may copy information from this form and paste it into the online Coaching Center Web form. SWOT Analysis Directions In the appropriate section of the SWOT chart, list your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. My Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Compulsive |Strong need to get thing done | |Strong follow-through |Compulsiveness sometimes causes me to begrudge being task.(stress| |Balanced work-life perspective |of many tasks). | |Ambitious |Can be impatient | |Strong work ethic |Time pressure causes stress and can lead to emotional | |Optimism |Do not handle multiple immediately competing demands well | |Ability to work under pressure ...
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