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Assignment 2: LASA 1: Inflation and Government Economic Policies Inflation is a measure of how prices have changed over time.  If prices are changing due to inflation, each dollar spent will buy less.In order to answer the questions below, go to the following website:  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Questions:  What is inflation? What are the causes of inflation?  […]

Assignment 2: LASA 1—IKEA Analysis Report What is values-based service? How can a company create value for customers and other stakeholders? Values-based service is defined as service that is firmly based on the core company values as well as social and environmental responsibility. When the core company values and the social and environmental values are […]

Assignment 1: Your Recession Strategy Suppose that you are the chief economic advisor to the president of the United States. You are asked to propose a strategy to bring the economy out of recession. Unemployment is at 13 percent and inflation is relatively low. Your goal is to avoid an increase in inflation and bring […]

Assignment 2: What is Gross Domestic Product? Go to the following website: www.bea.gov/index.htm Based on the information contained on the website above, answer the following questions: What was Real GDP for 2009? What does GDP tell us?How did GDP change from 2008?What caused these changes? What was GNP for 2009? What is the difference between […]

Assignment 1: Law of Demand The Law of Demand states that the demand for a product is inversely related to the price of such product. Therefore, the demand for a product is considered downward sloping. This implies that quantity demanded increases when price decreases. Is this always true? In your answer, provide at least three […]

Assignment 2: Designing Value-Based Service As the rate of innovation increases, companies face expanding product/service lines, shorter product and service lifecycles, and more frequent product/service transitions. All of these can bring tremendous value but also pose enormous challenges and risks. The article “The Art of Managing New Product Transitions” by Erhun, Gonclave, and Hopman (2007) […]

This week’s first discussion forum will focus on the population of abused individuals. Abuse is a pervasive problem in our society. Although the forms of abuse, as well as the intensity and duration can vary from case to case, each abused person is tasked with dealing with the scars left from the abuse. As you […]

Discussions To participate in the following Discussion Forums, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation: The Farm Bank Read The Farm Bank case study at the end of chapter seven. What advice would you give Valerie Wyatt? What OD intervention strategy or strategies would you advise her to use and why? Make […]

Mental Mode / Mindsets Paper  Assume you work in Human Resources as a part of the management team for AAA Transportation in Waukegan, WI, which has recently been acquired. AAA Transportation is an interstate trucking company that specializes in transporting wholesale produce in refrigerated trailers throughout the Midwest. The new owners want to make some […]

As a member of ABC Consultants, you have been hired by a large organization to develop an innovated approach using current technology in health care delivery. This can be a product, a service, or an application. Choose an organization in a sector including, but not limited to, pharmaceutical, insurance, manufacturing, software development, or facility design. […]