Review “Title IX” in the topic materials and respond to the following: What is Title IX and how does it impact you as a student?

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Discussion 1

Review “Title IX” in the topic materials and respond to the following: What is Title IX and how does it impact you as a student?

Discussion 2

Find a scholarly article in the GCU library. Copy an excerpt from the article. The excerpt should be the length of a paragraph (approximately four to five sentences long). Post the excerpt as your initial paragraph with your paraphrase of this excerpt directly underneath using appropriate APA in-text citation format. Use the link below to assist you.

Review your Case papers from Modules 1-3  so that you are familiar with the mission, vision, SWOT, strategy, and  strategic choices you have identified over the course of the class.

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This final case involves an analysis of strategy implementation at Pepsico. You will use the resources you identified in the SLP to gather information about the company and relate that information to your work in the previous cases.

Refer to the required and optional readings related to strategy implementation and strategic controls, the themes for this module.

We will conclude the case study process by researching Pepsico’s strategic controls and their fit with the company’s chosen strategy.

Keys to the Assignment

  • Step One: Review your Case papers from Modules 1-3  so that you are familiar with the mission, vision, SWOT, strategy, and  strategic choices you have identified over the course of the class.
  • Step Two: Research the structure, systems, people, and culture at Pepsico.  You will not be able to get answers to every single question, but you  will need to answer at least one or two for each component.
  • Step Three: Describe Pepsico’s  organizational design, key strategic control systems (e.g., budgeting  and variance analysis systems), primary human resources concerns, and  cultural factors, and the effect that these have had on the  implementation of Pepsico’s strategy.
  • Step Four: In a 6- to 8-page paper, critically  evaluate the fit—or the lack of fit—between the company’s mission,  strategy, and organizational components crucial to implementation. Do  these components complement the strategy? Why or why not?
  • Step Five: Choose three of the 13 ethical “prescriptions” included in the following article: https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/incorporating-ethics-into-the-organization/ .  Next, discuss the extent which the company’s sense of business ethics  has been embedded within its strategic management process, as evidenced  by your chosen three indicators.
  • Step Six: What changes would you—as the CEO—make to  better assure the success of the company’s strategy? This is the most important section.
  • Step Seven: Consider the Case as a formal business report that you are developing for the Board of Directors and CEO as Pepsico’s consultant. This is a professional document. Follow the format below:
    • Executive summary: This is a synopsis of the main  points, conclusions, and recommendations made in the longer report. If  you would like a refresher on writing an executive summary, check this  website: http://www.csun.edu/~vcecn006/summary.html
    • Introduction: State the main purpose of the paper (thesis statement), what you hope to accomplish, and how you will go about doing it.
    • Main Body: The “meat” of the paper. Emphasize analysis, not just description. Delineate separate topics or sections with headings.
    • Conclusion: Summarize your paper in the light of your thesis statement.

How does government regulation affect the entry or exit of firms into the competitive market?

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Part A: How does government regulation affect the entry or exit of firms into the
competitive market?
There has been much discussion that government regulations hinder the entry of firms
in to the competitive market. Discuss the pros and cons of government regulation.
Support your discussion with appropriate references. No Wikipedia
Part B: What makes a competitive market?
In the section entitled Low Barriers to Entry, this chapter lists six characteristics for a
competitive market that can help an economy achieve the virtues of competition. The
six characteristics are:
a) Many firms
b) Identical products
c) MC = p
d) Low barriers to entry
e) Zero economic profit
f) Perfect information
However, these characteristics don’t always occur. Pick a market for a good or service
with which you are familiar (for example, college textbooks or car insurance—but don’t
use these examples). Be sure you select a good or service produced by firms operating
to make a profit. Don’t pick something produced by the government or a non-profit firm.
1) In the market you selected, which characteristics are present?
2) Which characteristics are absent?
3) Pick one of the absent characteristics. Provide evidence to support your
judgment that it is missing.
4) For one of the absent characteristics you identified in (2), describe a government
policy to remedy the shortcoming, so that more of the virtues of competition could
be achieved. Explain why production would be more efficient and why there
would be a more optimal mix of output.
Support your discussion with appropriate references. No Wikipedia
Part C: How does tax policy affect business decisions?
This chapter discusses the effects that tax policy has on business decisions. How do
these taxes affect business decisions regarding investment and/or production
decisions?
a) Property taxes
b) Payroll taxes
c) Profit taxes
Support your discussion with appropriate references. No Wikipedia
Part D: Is Antitrust Lynchpin or folly?
Economists generally agree that US antitrust policy is complex, changing over time,
divided among several US federal government agencies, and subject to frequent court
reversals. The underlying question remains whether the US needs more or less
regulation of market structures.
Key questions are:
• Are US markets becoming less competitive because of mergers and
acquisitions?
• Are US markets becoming more competitive because of new technology?
• Are US markets becoming more or less competitive because of globalization?
• Is enough information available for wise antitrust enforcement?
Support your discussion with appropriate references. No Wikipedia

Scenario Continuation:

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You will continue with the CVP analysis you completed in the Module 3 SLP.

Scenario Continuation:

It is still January 2, 2013. You have just completed your revised  SLP3 strategy using CVP analysis, and you are eager to implement your  decisions for 2013 through 2016.

Using the CVP analysis from SLP3, run the simulation for a final  time. Again, be sure to take notes about your analysis and document the  reasoning behind your decisions.

Finalize your report showing the strategy you have used.

 

Using the strategy that you developed in SLP3, run the simulation. Document your results as you did previously. Review and analyze these results, and develop a final strategy.

Please turn in a 6- to 8-page paper, not including cover and reference pages.

Keys to the Assignment

The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered and taken into account in preparing your paper include:

  • The revised strategy consists of the Prices, R&D Allocation %,  and any product discontinuations for the W1, W2, and W3 tablets for each  of the four years: 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
  • You must present a rational justification for this strategy. In  other words, you must provide support for your proposed strategy using  financial analysis and relevant theories.
  • Use the CVP Calculator and review the PowerPoint that explains CVP and provides some examples.
  • You will need to crunch some numbers (CVP Analysis) to help you determine your prices and R&D allocations.
  • Make sure your proposed changes in strategy are firmly based in this  analysis of financial and market data and sound business principles.  Your goal is to practice using CVP and get better at it.
  • Present your analysis professionally, making strategic use of tables, charts, and graphs.

Time Line Summary:

SLP1

  • 2016: Hired on December 31, 2016.
  • Turned in first report to CEO Smothers.

SLP2

  • You are returned – via Time Warp – to January 1, 2013.
  • You make decisions for 2013 – 2016.
  • December 31, 2016 – You have revised all four years, and you write up your summary report.

SLP3

  • Apparently, your SLP2 decisions were not “good enough,” as you have again been returned to January 1, 2013.
  • It is once again January 1, 2013: You decide to use CVP analysis to  develop a revised four-year plan for your strategy. You analyze the  results of your first decisions from SLP2, taking notes, and documenting  your decision-making process. You use the CVP Calculator to help you  develop your strategy. Your notes explaining the logic behind your  decisions.

SLP4

  • It is still January 1, 2013. Using your CVP analysis from SLP3, you  run the simulation, implementing your revised four-year plan. You keep  track of your financial and marketing results year over year.
  • You submit your final 6- to 8-page report, which includes your Final Total Score.
  • You compare – and report – your results with previous results.