You are a battalion chief in a fire department conducting a study that explores differences in morale between the three shifts of your organization.

You are a battalion chief in a fire department conducting a study that explores differences in morale between the three shifts of your organization. You decide to use a focus group to probe the issue. During the focus group, you learn some very personal information from your participants. One firefighter relates that he has had suicidal thoughts because he does not get along with the captain and feels like the captain is out to get him. The captain is not present in the focus group, and the other participants acknowledge that the captain is harsh on the firefighter.

What ethical issues exist in this scenario? How would you minimize harm to the participants? What, if any, of the information you have learned can be used in your role as a battalion chief and not as a researcher?

Evaluate the effectiveness of different packaging designs and products (recycled, cardboard, plastic, foam, etc.

Johnnys Sporting Goods Store would like to update its packaging material because they developed a new product line.

Research Objective 1 – Determine the consumer’s requirements and expectations of the packaging material for the new product line.

Research Objective 2 – Evaluate the effectiveness of different packaging designs and products (recycled, cardboard, plastic, foam, etc.

Business/Decision Problem – Trinity Methodist Church would like to increase local traffic to the website.

Research Objective 1 – Measure website awareness/visibility by using Google Analytics

Research Objective 2 – Isolate the target population (church goers) opportunity by determining if the opportunity is largest among new visitors (reach) or existing visitors (frequency).

Research Objective 3 – Evaluate the effectiveness of the current strategies used to drive consumers to the website.

Business/Decision Problem – Sharkys Bar & Grille would like to improve employee morale.

Research Objective 1 – Measure the current level of employee morale at Sharkys.

The Martin Luther King Letter from Birmingham Jail: Identify specific quotes in the letter

The Martin Luther King Letter from Birmingham Jail: Identify specific quotes in the letter

Read King’s letter in its entirety. Then prepare your paper to directly address these areas:Identify specific quotes in the letter’s text that exemplify King’s use of seven primary sources of power (citing examples of ecological power is optional). Make clear why you have made the connection; explain how King used power to influence the behavior of others.What did you learn about leadership communication in organizations and in the public sector from King’s letter?

Brown rewrote Clotel several times with different endings: you can add to this revision history in this assignment by replacing the final chapter with a new one, or adding a postscript (a lost final chapter) instead.

Brown rewrote Clotel several times with different endings: you can add to this revision history in this assignment by replacing the final chapter with a new one, or adding a postscript (a lost final chapter) instead. You’ll want to imitate Brown’s style if you choose this option and then look through this week’s critical articles to see if Brown too rewrote his ending as you did.

Identification of a company or business to be evaluated in the Marketing Plan. (Walmart)

Identification of a company or business to be evaluated in the Marketing Plan. (Walmart)

* Description

* Complete outline of issues to be addressed

Customer: Demographics, buying behavior, loyalty program (efforts at CRM), Why dont non-buyers buy? When our buyers buy? What changes have we seen over buyers? Expect any in the future?

 

* Company: What are we good at? Known for? What do we want to become?

Future Strategy

 

* Context: Is the company a factor? Is stable? Growing? What is the consumer mood?

Are politics a Factor? Are our partners stable? Is legal a factor? Are any consumer laws looming?

Is technology a threat/opportunity? Machines? IT? Any societal concerns? Demographic shifts? Attitude shifts?

 

* Collaborators: Good relations with the supply chain providers? Good relation with the distribution channel members? Want any modifications?