Discuss the company’s general environment by developing a PESTEL analysis.

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In this project, you will complete a Company Overview, an Evaluation of the General Environment, and a conclusion.

  • Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:  MTN)
  • You should not be using indefinite articles, GlassDoor, or Chron or similar types of articles. 
  • The document has to be written in Word or RTF.  No other format is acceptable.  Pdf files will not be graded.  Use a 12-point font for a double-spaced report.  The final product cannot be longer than 8 pages in length, which includes all tables and matrices but excludes the title page and reference page.  Do no use an Appendix.
  • Provide a company overview, which is an essential component to the strategic management process.  The company overview includes the purpose(s) for the founding of the company, i.e, what problems was it formed to solve and/or opportunities it was formed to exploit, who are the founders, home country or state, current management, employee headcount, last year’s revenue, etc.).
  • Identify the global industry in which the company operates.  This will come from Mergent Online. Discuss the company’s general environment by developing a PESTEL analysis.  First, use the course material to identify the elements of the PESTEL and what components make up each element.  Then, complete the analysis using research on the industry and the focal company. Be sure to thoroughly present and support the reasoning for what is presented.  You may not use a PESTEL analysis that is already completed and available on the Internet.   A zero will result if used as the analysis has to be the result of your research and your own development.  NOTE:   A PESTEL analysis is not a table and it is not a bulleted assessment. Identify and discuss one key trend for each letter of the PESTEL for the industry.  Key trends are separate from the PESTEL analysis. Select one of the six trends identified in the previous requirement and discuss how the focal company could be affected by the selected trends. Discuss key areas of uncertainty related to the identified trend for the focal company that could potentially impact the company’s strategy. Perform a strategic analysis of the company’s mission, vision and objectives.

SOURCES:http://www.maxi-pedia.com/EFE+matrix+external
https://www.business-to-you.com/porters-five-forces/
https://csimarket.com/Industry/Industry_Financial_strength.php

Explain why communication is essential in an organization.

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For this assignment, compare and contrast two communication techniques that can be used to improve employee trust and engagement. Feel free to use the channels or techniques discussed in “Communication Provides Foundation for Being a Best Place to Work” by Kathleen Skidmore-Williams—an article that is located in the Unit IV Required Reading section—or feel free to research your own.

Your assignment should include the components below:

  • Explain why communication is essential in an      organization.
  • Explain the ways that effective communication improves      employee trust and engagement. Focus on comparing/contrasting two types of      channels or techniques (e.g., on-site meetings, employee surveys,      workshops).
  • Explain the types of situations where each channel or      technique would be most effective. Provide examples and facts for your      audience. Avoid simply offering an opinion; rely on valid, academic      research.

APA format should be used. The assignment should be a minimum of three pages in length. Content, organization, and grammar/mechanics will be evaluated.

References

Skidmore-Williams, K. (2013). Communication provides foundation for being a best place to

work. Public Manager, 42(2), 52-56. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.libraryresources.c olumbiasouthern.edu/docview/1406222044?accountid=33337

What are some of the key difficulties in successfully implementing portfolio management practices?

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PLEASE WRITE IN APA FORMAT, NEED 2 ASSIGNMENTS. PLEASE, GIVE IT IN 2 SEPARATE DOCUMENTS.

ASSIGNMENT 1

PLEASE WRITE 500 WORDS IN APA FORMAT

provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. What are some of the key difficulties in successfully implementing portfolio management practices?
  2. Discuss the concept of emotional intelligence as it relates to the duties of project managers.  Why are the five elements of emotional intelligence so critical to successful project management?
  3. Consider the profile examples on project leaders Sir John Armitt and Jim Watzin from the chapter. If you were to summarize the leadership keys to their success in running projects, what actions or characteristics would you identify as being critical? Why? What are the implications for you when you are given the responsibility to run your own projects?

ASSIGNMENT 2,

PLEASE WRITE 2 PAGES IN APA FORMAT.

 

Case Study 3.1 Keflavik Paper Company

Keflavik Paper is an organization that has lately been facing serious problems with the results of its projects.  Specifically, the company’s project development record has been spotty: While some projects have been delivered on time, others have been late. Budgets are routinely overrun, and product performance has been inconsistent, with the results of some projects yielding good returns and others losing money.  They have hired a consultant to investigate some of the principal causes that are underlying these problems, and he believes that the primary problem is not how project are run but how they are selected in the first place.  Specifically, there is little attention paid to the need to consider strategic fit and portfolio management in selecting new projects.  This case is intended to get students thinking of alternative screening measures that could potentially be used when deciding whether or not to invest in a new project.

Questions

  1. Keflavik Paper presents a good example of the dangers of excessive reliance on one screening technique (in this case, discounted cash flow). How might
  2. Assume that you are responsible for maintaining Keflavik’s project portfolio. Name some key criteria that should be used in evaluating all new projects before they are added to the current portfolio.
  3. What does this case demonstrate about the effect of poor project screening methods on a firm’s ability to manage its projects effectively?

Case Study 4.1—In Search of Effective Project Managers

This case involves Pureswing Golf, and illustrates the problems when organizations attempt to locate competent project managers without any systematic plan for identifying and training good potential candidates.  They are discovering that the “voluntary approach,” whereby new project managers are solicited seemingly at random from around the company, simply does not work.  Many of these individuals likely do not have the skills or a reasonable understanding of what it takes to manage projects effectively.

Questions

  1. Imagine you are a human resources professional at Pureswing who has been assigned to develop a program for recruiting new project managers.  Design a job description for the position.
  2. What qualities and personal characteristics support a higher likelihood of success as a project manager?
  3. What qualities and personal characteristics would make it difficult to be a successful project manager?

Locate a health care-related balance sheet.

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Title of video: A Balance Sheet Example

URL: http://youtu.be/U5OLe5ZpqsU

Discussion #1:

TWO (2) posts are required for each discussion forum. Try to make your first initial post (response to the discussion question) by Saturday and your next posts (response to other students’ posts) by Sunday.

Directions:

A) After reading Chapters 4: Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, Chapter 5: Revenue (Inflow) and watching the video on Balance Sheet Basics answer  the following questions below.

The minimum word count for all five initial post questions (total) to the discussion board question(s) should be 500 words or more (excluding reinstatement of the discussion board questions and references).

For this discussion you can do a google search or search some of the major articles/ balance sheets. Do not use Wikipedia.

1) Locate a health care-related balance sheet.

– The source of the balance sheet can be internal (within a health care facility, heath care organization, health care institution of some type) or external health care related  article that includes a balance sheet (from a published article or from a health care company’s annual report, for example). The balance sheet of choice can also be on a quarterly basis and or annual basis.

-Post a copy of the balance sheet as a Link (URL), JPEG, screen shot, PDF or copy and paste the balance sheet within the discussion board forum with your response.

See Example Heath care Related Quarterly and Annually Balance Sheet link below:

Molina Healthcare.pdf Preview the document

2) Write your impression and or comment about the assets, liabilities, net worth, revenues, etc. found on your balance sheet. Would you prefer more details? Yes or No?  Explain your reasoning.

3) Do you think the balance sheet you have posted/reported gives you useful information? Why or Why not? How do you think it could be improved? Explain your reasoning.

4) Refer to Chapter 5: What do you believe the proportion of revenues from different sources is for any healthcare organization?Do you believe this proportion (payer mix) will change in the future? Why?Explain your reasoning.

–Your experiences may be very helpful and interesting to all of us. However, be sure that you also back up your posts with factual information from the text (when it applies to the initial discussion board question (s) and responses to peers) or other creditable sources. A minimum of one reference is required to support your response to the discussion question and reply to a classmate. You may cite the course required textbook and or other sources. Make sure your references are in APA format. 

-Your experiences may be very helpful and interesting to all of us. However, be sure that you also back up your posts with factual information from the text (when it applies to the initial discussion board question (s) and responses to peers) or other creditable sources. A minimum of one reference to your classmates posting. You may cite the course required textbook and or other sources in which you have used content from. Make sure your references are in APA format.