In this assignment, you will design a report with two tables for your competitor analysis of your chosen company. Imagine that you meeting again with key leaders in your company, who have asked you to provide the customer analysis for the strategic plan. Include the following in your paper:
Introduce your current competitors in two to three opening paragraphs that provides a brief overview of what each company does and how they relate to your company.
Create a competitor analysis table and complete all columns for at least three current competitors.
Introduce your potential competitors in two to three paragraphs, providing a brief overview of what each company does and how they might relate to your company in the future.
Create a four-column table potential competitor analysis table and complete all columns for at least two potential competitors.
Conclude with summary that gives focus and direction to how this stage of the strategic planning process relates to the next stage of choosing the right strategy for your business.
Remember, you will not have a full and complete strategic plan until the final Signature Assignment. As you move through each weekly assignment, you will continue to research, investigate, and expand each piece of the strategic plan. Your professor will provide ongoing feedback so you can revise and edit each section as you go.
Support your paper with a minimum of three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

External Resource (S): Books and Resources for this Week
1. Tracy, B. (2015). Business strategy (The Brian Tracy success library). New York: AMACOM.
Read Chapters 17 and 18
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1964253

2. Newman, A., Prajojo, D., & Atherton, A. (2016). The influence of market orientation on innovation strategies.
https://search-proquest-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/docview/1768594316?accountid=28180

3. Zaharia, V., Musetescu, A., & Chira, R. (2015). Facing competition on a global market.
https://search-proquest-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/docview/1688279820?accountid=28180

4. Understanding your competition [Video file]. (2014). Inc.
https://search-alexanderstreet-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C2469243
Supplemental (External) Resource

NB: PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THESE RESOURCES (FIRST) ABOVE, IN ADDITION TO OTHERS YOU MAY FIND IMPORTANT

Joshua Barker, Erik Harms and Johan Lindquist, eds. Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity. Honolulu:
University of Hawai’i Press, 2013.

MUST USE THE REQUIRED TEXT.

The goal of your proposal is to effectively present and justify the figure of modernity you are
choosing to write about. You should also convey your sense of purpose in this proposal – what
will you accomplish by writing about your figure in particular? This proposal is also a
comprehensive overview of who your figure is

Your proposal should be no more than 500 words and you may present it in essay form or outline form as long as it provides a rationale for your figure. Please use a standard:
12-point font,
double-space, and upload to Titanium on or before the deadline as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf.

This proposal is worth 50 points and must include the following:
• Full name, date, and word count in the header
• Title of your figure
• Justification for your figure (why does your figure matter)
• Overview of how you will link your figure to Asian modernity and specific Asian
cultures
• Overview of any literature you will utilize to help develop your figure (please cite at least
two sources you will reference)

Lyn Mikel Brown discussed girls’ psychosocial development from girlhood into adolescence and identified different experiences that girls have, depending on their social location. Her discussion included how hegemonic (White and middle class) femininity plays informs different girls’ experiences, identities and behavior.  She described how she found that class differentiated these girls’ experiences of “becoming a young woman.”

 

For this essay, you will 1) summarize Brown’s discussion of these differences; 2) choose two of the readings we have done and 3) how her discussion helps to explain the ideas, research findings and/or issues raised about different experiences of girls “becoming girls” in each of the readings.  Your essay may include how you think the readings raise questions about Brown’s discussion.

 

Please write in the first person!  You (“I”) are the writer, reader, analyst, thinker in this essay.

 

 

Here is a suggestion for how to organize the essay.  It should flow as one piece of writing rather than having numbered paragraphs.

 

1-2 pages:

An intro paragraph in which you state what it is you are “doing” in this essay, including that you will summarize Brown’s key points, which articles you have chosen (refer to by author’s name and title), and a statement of what your main argument will be.

 

A paragraph summarizing Brown’s key points

A paragraph with a short description of the articles

 

2-4 pages:

Analysis of the readings:  Explain the main points that you want to make about the articles using Brown’s discussion as a framework.   Be sure to use appropriate quotes (no more than a sentence or two) to help you make your argument.  You can write about each reading separately or you can integrate them into an overall analysis.

 

½-1 page:

A final concluding paragraph for a short conclusion (which can include issues or questions that you raised or have from the analysis)

 

Book Review Instructions

Note: This assignment is for a book review, not simply a book report.

You will be expected to analyze and critique the book in addition to describing the content.

The paper must be at least 1400 words and contain at least 3 but no more than 5 quotations. Please include your Works Cited page at the end of your paper. The title page and Works Cited page do NOT count toward the 1400 word minimum.You may use MLA, APA or Chicago style formatting.

Be sure to look at the rubric accompanying these instructions before you start writing and be certain that you have met all the requirements of the rubric before submitting your paper.The rubric is listed below, however, grammar and spelling errors will be deducted from the grade.

The following are the general requirements for the review:

First, you must read the book.

The paper will be worth a total of 100 points.

The paper must be at least 1400 words.

The paper must be proofread !! Over 30% plagiarism will result in an F IN THE COURSE The following are general ideas for organizing your paper:

1. Introduction (10 pts.) First identify the name and author of the book, identify the type of book, and describe the overall theme of the book. The first sentence should grab the reader’s attention.Last sentence of the Introduction should explain goal/purpose of the paper.

2. Overview (30 pts.) Summarize the book, explaining the main points.

3. Review of the book (50 pts.) This is the major section of the paper. Be sure to describe how the book affected you. Tell the reader if you liked the book or not. Be specific: Does the book leave out something it should have included? Would you recommend this book to someone else? What did you learn from the book? These are some of the questions you should consider. Remember – this is your opinion – I do not want you to research what anyone else has to say about the book. You may use quotes from the book, but I do not want to read about what anyone else thought of the book. You do not need to go to outside sources to develop your own views. Include an explanation of how the book relates to this course, identifying specific course themes that relate to your reading.

4. Conclusion (10 pts.) Present a summary of your paper and add any final thoughts.

AFTER READING YOUR PAPER, THE READER SHOULD BE ABLE TO: —Know the author’s name and book name. —be able to identify your thesis sentence at the end of the first paragraph. —Have a general overview of the story. —Know your thoughts on the questions listed in the review. —understand your conclusion as a brief restatement of the thesis as well as concluding and supporting information.

IF YOUR PAPER IS LESS THAN 1400 WORDS, IT WILL EARN A ZERO. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER NUMEROUS TIMES. IF YOUR PAPER CANNOT BE READ OR UNDERSTOOD, IT WILL EARN A ZERO.

Grammar Hints

1. PROOFREAD AND REVISE YOUR PAPER OUT LOUD NUMEROUS TIMES…HAVE ANOTHER PERSON PROOFREAD YOUR WORK…UTILIZE THE WRITING CENTER TO HELP REVISE YOUR PAPER.

2. YOU MUST TURN YOUR PAPER INTO The Link within the course!!!!!!!! Failure to submit your paper into The Link within the course will result in a ZERO. DO NOT EMAIL ME YOUR PAPER.

3. If your paper is over 30% plagiarized (ACCORDING TO YOUR ORIGINALITY REPORT – SUBMIT EARLY TO ENSURE THERE IS NO PLAGIARISM), you will receive a ZERO. You are allowed to submit your paper more than one time until the due date.

4. ABSOLUTELY NO LATE PAPERS! Papers can be submitted at any time before the due date.

5. Students are encouraged to submit papers early in order to avoid unexpected emergencies and unexpected problems. DO NOT OFFER EXCUSES! Computer problems are not an acceptable excuse! DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT OFFERING AN EXCUSE FOR FAILURE TO TURN IN THE PAPER ON TIME AS IT WILL BE COMPLETELY IGNORED AND DISREGARDED.

6. Avoid using informal language. This is a college paper and should be written for a college audience. Do not write this paper as if you were speaking to a classmate.

7. ABSOLUTELY NO misspelled words.

8. Begin sentences with capitals and end with proper punctuation.

9. Use punctuation correctly.

10. Use capitalization correctly.

11. Indent paragraphs.

12. Use proper noun-verb agreement.

13. Make sure sentences are complete and make sense.

14. Do not use run-on sentences nor sentence fragments/incomplete sentences.

15. Review rules on commas and semi-colons.

16. Vary the wording…avoid using words repetitiously.

17. Vary the beginning of sentences…avoid “The author said…The author did…The theme was…”

18. Do not begin sentences with: But, So, And, Because

19. Do not use contractions.

20. Avoid using quotes from any source.

21. Minimum 1400 words

22. Put a Header on the paper with your name, course #, page number.

23. Put a Title on the paper.

24. Make sure that your paper includes an Introductory Paragraph and a Concluding Paragraph.

25. The first sentence of the Introductory Paragraph should grab the reader’s attention.

26. The last sentence of the Introductory Paragraph should explain the goal or purpose of the paper.

27. The concluding paragraph should sum up the paper and add any final thoughts.

28. Avoid writing in first and second person as much as possible. I realize this is an opinion paper, so get creative and vary your wording. The review section is the only area that first person is acceptable.

29. Avoid using questions in the paper. Phrase them as statements.

30. Write the paper in past tense.

Council for Standards in Human Service Education
Standard 10: The curriculum shall include knowledge and theory of the interaction of human
systems including: individual, interpersonal, group, family, organizational, community, and
societal.
Standard 16: The curriculum shall provide knowledge, theory, and skills in the administrative
aspects of the services delivery system.
Utilize 8 research articles and/or scholarly books (5 must be within the last 5 years). A maximum of 2 sources may be web based.  6 pages minimum–10-page maximum  Submit to Grammarly prior to final submission for grading  Adhere to APA formatting  All citations must have a corresponding reference  All references must have corresponding citations  Title page  Abstract  Reference page Content: Introduction  Provide a thorough analysis of the long-term care trend.
o Historical information should be included to provide a solid framework  Client characteristics (age, income, physical health issues, etc.)  Organizational considerations: financial, legal, public policy  Client psychosocial considerations 
Theoretical framework (module 1)  Administrator responsibilities o Connect three NOHS ethical standards and both SLU core values to support ethical management o Is there a licensure requirement ,Please include abstract page

PUBLIC HEALTH
There will be 2 components towards your grade when you directly participate in your debate:
(1) Group presentation (100 points): For this part of the assignment, you and your team will be graded on your knowledge and presentation. The structure and points to cover will be explained in more detail for each panel. The presentation will be in a PowerPoint format and uploaded for the class to see. Each group will upload one joint PowerPoint presentation file. You will be graded as a group; however, each student will be given the opportunity to evaluate the performance of each member of the group using an evaluation tool provided by the instructor. Hence, these within-group peer evaluations can be used to help determine an individual student’s group presentation grade.
(2) Written assignment (100 Points): For this part of the assignment, each student in the group will independently prepare and submit approximately a 5-6 page, 11 font double-spaced word essay describing support for their assigned stance ‘pro’ or ‘con’ with at least 5 reputable sources (see format below), such as data gathered from PubMed, Web of Science, or governmental agencies. You cannot support your claim with public discussion sources or material that is opinion based. You can present situations regarding public opinion with reliable sources or describe events (protesting etc.), but these stories will not count as your 5 major sources. You can work with your group to gather information but the paper is to be independently written by each student and reflect all the information researched to support your stance. The last paragraph will be an opportunity to describe whether you personally agree or disagree with the stance that you defended and why. This assignment will be due on the day of your presentation.
Citation format;
Sabo-Attwood T, Ramos-Nino ME, Eugenia-Ariza M, et al. Osteopontin modulates inflammation, mucin production, and gene expression signatures after inhalation of asbestos in a murine model of fibrosis. Am J Pathol 2011;178:1975-85.
TOPIC: CONS OF CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) specifically the mental health of the workers in the facilities, mental health of society because of these facilities (PETA)
GENERAL CONS, PLUS MENTAL/HEATH OF CAFO WORKERS

the Glass Menagerie

For your discussion forum this week, answer the following questions. Remember to earn full credit for the forum, you must answer all 3 questions listed.

1. How does Frost make the buzz-saw appear sinister? How does he make it seem, in another way, like a friend?

2. What do you make of the people who surround the boy–the “they” of the poem? Who might they be? Do they seem to you concerned and compassionate, cruel, indifferent, or what?

3. What does Frost’s reference to Macbeth contribute to your understanding of “Out, Out–“? How would you state the theme of Frost’s poem?

Part I

1. What do we mean by the property of location or central tendency?
2. Describe the differences among various measures of central tendency such as the mean, median and mode. What does each measure in a data set?
3. What are the advantages of using each measure of central tendency such as the mean, median and mode, and what are the limitations of each measure of central tendency?
4. What is the difference between each measure of central tendency and noncentral tendency?
5. What do we mean by the property of variation?
6. Conduct some research and respond to the question in relation to what are some of the ethical issues to be concerned with when distinguishing between the use of appropriate and inappropriate descriptive summary measures reported in newspapers and magazines?

Part II

The operation manager of a plant that manufactures tires wishes to compare the actual inner diameter of two grades of tires, each of which is expected to be 575 millimeters. Assume that tire quality is measure in relation to consistency(minimal variation) in the production process. A sample of five tries of each grade was selected, and the results representing the inner diameters of the tires, ordered from smallest to largest, were as follows:

 

Grade X                                 Grade Y

568   570   575   578   584                 573   574   575   577   588

 

Based on this information, which grade of tire is providing better quality based on consistency?

You will need to calculate the Std. Deviation in both cases and fully explain your logic in relation to which grade of tire is providing better quality based on consistency.

 

Part III

The ages (in years) of three groups of workers are shown below:

 

Group A:	17	22	20	18	23
Group B:	30	28	35	40	25
Group C:	44	39	54	21	52

 

 

The standard deviation for Group A is and Group C are what values respectively?

Which of these two groups displays more dispersion?

 

Part IV

The waiting times for customers(in minutes) at Bank of America (where all customers enter a single waiting line) and Wells Fargo Bank (where all customers wait in three different lines at three different teller windows), is defined below:

Bank of America	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.3	7.4	7.7	7.7	7.7
Wells Fargo	4.2	5.4	5.8	6.2	6.7	7.7	7.7	8.5	9.3	10

 

Based on the above presented data, calculate the range, mean and standard deviation of the waiting time data for both banks. Clearly present your answers to your range, mean and standard deviation calculations.

Compare the two sets of results and write a statement that confirms your opinion as to which bank has a better waiting line configuration. Clearly state which calculation you are basing your opinion on and why.

 

Milestone Four of the business plan consists of you demonstrating that your business can be viable and profitable. Existing businesses can use historical data, whereas start-ups will use projections based on your “best estimates.”

Your financial plan should include the following information:

sources and uses of capital (where your money is coming from and how you are going to spend it).
cash flow projection.
balance sheet (assets owned and liabilities owed).
profit-and-loss statement (sales revenues and expenses, either actual or estimated).
break-even analysis (how much product you need to sell to cover your expenses).
You can submit your financial plan either in paragraph format or in chart format.

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

USANA Health Sciences
How its Mission Statement Functions as a Strategic Planning Guide
By connecting its purpose and aspirations with their strategy for development and a business model in which to measure their achievement (University of Minnesota, 2018), USANA Health Sciences mission statement was developed with a meaningful strategic plan that guides and set the fundamental layout of the foundation for its future success and decision-making.
“At USANA, our mission is to develop and provide the highest quality, science-based health products, distributed internationally through network marketing, creating a rewarding financial opportunity for our independent Associates, shareholders and employees (USANA Health Sciences, 2018).”
USANA Health Science states its desires, abilities and span of how the organization will make their customers happy and how they will attain their goals; as well as a structured guide by producing outstanding health products that are supported by scientific studies, which is specify through “develop and provide the highest quality, science-based health products (USANA Health Sciences, 2018).” Additionally, based on the lack of high caliber in nutritional products, the statement shows the challenges and opportunities, as well as the impact the organization has made in people lives. The mission statement also gives a break-down of the international distribution of market operations and how this growth will globally successfully execute the organization objectives. To support the organization employees, independent business owners, and stakeholders they profile the business representation of operation through network marketing and how it will measure their value and financial success (USANA Health Sciences, 2018). USANA’s mission statement encapsulate the company and gives a snapshot of their purpose that strategically guides their planning process. It is revealing a need to develop the “highest quality, science-based health products (USANA Health Sciences, 2018)” and addresses the current market environment. USANA is not as crystal clear in stating its future objectives; nevertheless, the progress of finding factual science addressing technological concerns and health products, which unfortunately and unavoidable is time consuming. Its aim to meet its objective for operation, and the impingement it will have to its stakeholders comes through comprehensible with an international operation, and naming those who are and may be involved as stakeholders.

How USANA Health Sciences mission statement incorporates the company’s philosophy of social responsibility and ethical standards
USANA cares deeply about its social responsibility and has analyze external warnings and contingency in the standard of the company’s nutritional health products. Speculating other products poor quality due to the lack of scientific support, as well as presenting their technical strengths and ability to provide the highest-quality science-based products. As they flourish and promote above average nutritional products, their ethical standards and value of doing the right thing depicted all through their mission statement as stepping into their social responsibilities and creating a higher standard for the health industry by dominating the way and developing science-based quality health products for their stakeholders. A considerable amount of substantiation proof that USANA’s mission statement is acknowledged by the “Direct Selling Association (DSA) Code of Ethics Communication initiative by adhering to high ethical business practices within direct sales… for the seventh consecutive year” (CISION PR Newswire, 2016, August).
Everything considered, the mission statement is distinct to its motivation, focal point and easily remembered with their intention and how they will perform and successfully complete business on behalf of their stakeholders, customers, associates, and employees.

Title: Internet piracy and the growth of innovative business models
Introduction
Internet Piracy or Digital Piracy is act of copying any illegal and/or unauthorized of electronic copyrighted content and/or distribution through the Internet. The word “piracy” in came from the word “pirate”, which refers to the act of attacking and robbing ships at sea, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuables.
There are many factors to why people pirate content from the internet. It is a lot easier to pirate movies and TV shows today through streaming websites and torrents completely for free. Therefore, a lot of people do pirate for the financial benefit of without having to go to the local theatre or paying for television subscriptions. With torrents, the user normally would have to download the whole content before they can view it. It is also not so difficult to download a particular song online without buying the song or the whole album. There are platforms which sells music for affordable prices legally, while some platforms forces to buy the whole album. Many of these content maybe available to some countries, while may not be available for other countries. This often leads to piracy as well. The most popular case is the world’s most pirated TV show “Game of Thrones”, where many fans had pirated the show due to technical difficulties of their streaming services, streaming service not being available in the region, or delayed streaming of the show in the region.
Problem Statement
Although some reports claims that internet piracy has decreased over the years with an increase in use of Netflix and Spotify, Internet piracy is still at large, and they are not far behind from infringing content and distributing them. The most commonly cited reasons for piracy is because it is free, convenience, and it is quick. Top factors that would encourage infringers to stop include making legal services cheaper, convenient, and having all content available without restrictions.
Both Netflix and Spotify services are legal, affordable, and convenient, making it a very easy choice for most people to use these services instead of piracy. However, both of these have some limitations due to different laws in different regions and other complications, making some content unavailable for some regions or the service not available for the region at all. Also, some of the content aren’t available on these services as the content provider have no partnered with them. This leaves some people to obtain the content through piracy and other means.
While Netflix and Spotify have covered video (movies and TV shows) and music, piracy is not only through these formats, but it exist in other formats as well, including software applications, video games, and e-books. Steam, Origin, and PlayStation Store provides a digital distribution platform for video games, Microsoft Store, App Store, and Play Store for software applications, and Amazon, Apple Books, and Play Books for e-books. Many of these platforms exists long before Netflix and Spotify. However, piracy of these content are still actively on going regardless of these platforms. Issues such as operating system exclusive platforms and the limited availability of content due region and the content being exclusive to specific platform, are contributing factors to why users would find it difficult to use these platforms.
Purpose of study
In order to fight internet piracy, businesses should understand why people pirate content, and examine the technologies involved in online piracy to create strategic, innovative and creative business models. There are reasons why some businesses are failing, while some succeed. And there are still gaps in the market for newcomers and existing businesses could still take advantage.
This study explores how popular streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify operates, what makes their business model successful, what are their limitations, and how businesses can make use of these models for their innovative and creative businesses, while also exploring into other areas such as platforms for application software, video games, and e-books.
Objectives of the study
– Study the current technologies and platforms involves in online piracy.
– Explores different distribution platforms such as Netflix, Spotify, and Steam.
– Study limitations on some of these platforms.
– Study and understand why people pirate content online, what would encourage people to stop pirating content, and determine whether online piracy would decrease if better platforms are available.
Questionnaire:
To find out how much people pirate content, and understand why. If cheap and convenient platform is available, with all the content user would need, would they still pirate?
Questions:
– Are you familiar with “online piracy”?
– Are you familiar with bitTorrent?
– Do you download songs for free instead of purchasing?
– Do you stream movies and TV shows for free online?

Dissertation Outline
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Research Purpose
1.4 Research Aims & Objectives
1.5 Deliverables
1.6 Research Outline
Chapter 2: Literature Review [2,000 words]
2.1 Current pirating technologies & platforms
2.1.1 Popular pirating platforms
2.1.2 How pirating platforms earn
2.2 Netflix
2.2.2 Limitations
2.3 Spotify
2.3.2 Limitations
2.4 Steam & Other Gaming Platforms
Chapter 3: Research Methodology [We will be doing questionnaires]
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Research Methodology
3.2 Research Approach
Chapter 4: Findings
Chapter 5: Analysis & Discussion
Chapter 6: Conclusion
6.0 Conclusion
6.1 Limitations
6.2 Future Research
7.0 References
8.0 Appendices