Describe Blockchain in the business world

Team projects: Case report submissions due by 2:00pm Fri Sep 13 (Royal case), Fri Oct 25 (Michelin case). All cases should be analyzed using the following Standard Case Study Method, which is also called the Harvard Case Study Method:
1. Description of situation & relevant facts For example, what are the objectives of the organization involved? Identify any restrictions. State at least four relevant or important facts. Briefly describe the current situation in which the firm is involved. This step is the shortest step in the Harvard Case Method.
2. Problem definition The problem is best explained as the gap between the actual state of affairs and the desired state affairs. In other words, the problem is not poor net profits, the problem is the gap between current net profit and the desired net profit. The problem is often best stated as a question. For example, how do I close the gap between the current 1% net profit margin and the desired 4% net profit margin? The solution you select in step 4 should answer the problem stated in step 2.
3. Alternatives For example, state three four possible alternative plans or solutions that will help the firm solve its problem(s). You may have short-range and long-range alternative courses of action. In the business world there is typically more than one way to solve a problem. Financial considerations often dictate several different possible alternatives. One or more of the alternatives listed in step 3 will become your solution in step 4.
4. Solution YOUR RECOMMENDATION. First, give your solution(s), then give factual justification and/or logical reasoning in support of your recommended solution(s). Explain how your solution is effective and/or efficient.
5. Implementation of solution & Evaluation of progress How do you plan to actually solve the problem? Give details in your explanation of your solution. For example, you may have a short-term and long-term solution. Are the desired and the actual solution now the same? How will you evaluate progress over time toward reaching the desired solution?

Detailed expectations & requirements for the case reports are found in the Rubrics posted on the Blackboard course site. Both case reports should be single spaced and 5-6 pages max, excl. listing references, endnotes & appendix. Use Word-standard top, bottom, and side margins, 11-point Arial font. You must cite references for all facts, conclusions, analysis, logic, and/or quotations that come from 3rd party/others.
4 You may either use ‘endnotes’ by listing at the end of your paper (not included in the 5-6 pages limit) the full citation incl. the name of the author and/or publication and date within the text (e.g., [Hitt et al 2013]) or formal ‘raised number’ footnotes plus a formal bibliography listing all sources. You may find it helpful to put tables, graphs, maps, etc., into an appendix, which is not part of the 5-6 pages limit either.
Please name your case report Sec00#_Team#_Case name_submission date.docx. For example, if you are in Sec002, Team 1, you submit the Royal case on Sep 13th, then name your case report as ‘Sec002_Team1_Royal case_091319.docx’. Please include page numbers in your report in the lower right hand corner.

Royal case Grading rubric & Expectations

1. (10%) Proper format, spelling (avoid typos!), grammar Case study write-ups shall not exceed 5-6 single-spaced pages. Case write-up follows the Harvard Case Study Method. See syllabus for further guidance.
2. (20%) Describe the situation & relevant facts For example, what are the objectives of the organization involved? State at least four relevant or important facts. Also, briefly describe the current situation in which the firm is involved. It will be helpful to examine the context of the assignment. While the case raises sales-related questions, the case is embedded within the organizational buyer behavior chapter. Did the students/team properly classify the buying situation(s) experienced by Mary Jones, and link the buying situations to Royals products/services? Did the students/team draw meaningful implications from these classifications?
3. (20%) Did the students/team identify the correct problem that demands a solution? Again, while the case raises sales-related questions, the case is embedded within the organizational buyer behavior chapter.
Hint: Things may not be as they appear on the surface. Think about how you deal with unwanted salespeople, and whether you are forthright with reasons for not purchasing. What are the motivations for each person given the positions they hold and roles they play?
Hint: People naturally seek to preserve their source of income i.e., defend their jobs.

4. (20% ) Did the students/team state at least 3-4 distinct possible alternative plans or solutions that will help the firm solve its problem(s)? Are the potential solutions feasible in light of the facts, situation, and problem statement? In the instances where the case does not provide enough information, did the students/teams list and support (i.e., logically rationalize) necessary assumptions? Were any key facts omitted?

5. (20%) Did the students/team identify their chosen single solution? Is it the optimal solution? Does the solution adequately address the problem? Was the analysis of alternatives appropriate and sufficiently thorough to substantiate the students’/team’s selection? What are the weaknesses & strengths of the solution? Did the students/team explain how the solution is effective and/or efficient? Did the students/team discuss the pros & cons of each alternative solution and explain how they arrived at their decision? Were any key facts omitted?

6. (10%) Did the students/team explain the implementation & evaluation of their solution? How do they plan to actually solve the problem? Were sufficient details provided about how to measure progress over time?

Expectations
Use this rubric
. All cases must be analyzed and organized using the Harvard Case Study Method. See syllabus which corresponds to sections 2-6 of the first page of this rubric.
Apply the relevant content from the textbook (chapter 2) to the case. Apply relevant content from the lecture to the case
. Each team member to read the case multiple times before meeting in teams for the first time.
Each team member contributes equally (time, content, quality). Attend team meetings. Schedule is an outcome of setting priorities. Integrate individual inputs into a coherent product. Schedule team meetings early to avoid letting important things become urgent (Eisenhower matrix).
Challenge each team member to contribute adequately & effectively, if necessary.
Start the case early so that you have time to ask questions if needed.
Write in proper grammar while using correct spelling. Avoid casual language.

Write a ‘short letter’ by using the allotted space (5-6 pages max) judiciously. This will likely require several reviews of the [pre]final product in order to prioritize the content. For example, you may need to reconsider dedicating an entire page to describing the situation & relevant facts. Instead, it may be more prudent to save that space in order to elaborate on explaining the alternatives and justifying your chosen solution.

In the problem statement, explicitly mention why Jones cannot sell the CCC. These reasons should tie into content from chapter 2 (which does not cover sales). For example, you may think Jones needs additional sales training. This might be correct, however do look for systemic/underlying root causes. Identify objection(s) that reoccur across prospects (and what does not). For example, you may, as an alternative, suggest that Jones needs to update her customer contact list. However, this issue only applied to one situation and it’s a sales-centric issue (i.e., not the topic of chapter 2). It wont solve Jones real, underlying problem.

Key Informant: A person who (1) knows the community can live or work in the community; and (2) will talk to someone from outside the neighborhood.

Procedure:
1. Select a person who you think will help you begin to understand the complexities of the community. The person may be a community member or an employee of an agency. Each student must complete one key informant interview on EITHER a member or employee, not both persons (any information written in this project should be employee of the agency that I am going to provide please). The agency is the Veteran Affairs in the Bronx, NY.

Agency Personnel as Key Informant
Interview Guide:
1. What is the philosophy of the agency?
2. What are the goals of the agency?
3. What is the population served by the agency?
4. What are the criteria for using services?
5. How many clients are served daily, weekly, or monthly?
6. What are the hours of operation?
7. What specific health services and providers are available?
8. What referral sources

Community Member as Key Informant
Interview Guide:
Historical development of the neighborhood
1. How long has the area existed?
2. How has the area changed since the beginning or in the time that the person has been in the area?
3. What are the strengths of the neighborhood?
4. What are the key concerns of the neighborhood?
5. What are the major organizations in the neighborhood (note, these do not have to be health related)
6. How can a College Nursing students be of greatest use to community members?
7. Is there anyone else in the community we should talk with to learn more about the neighborhood?
Summarize your findings from the Key Informant Interview.
Analyze your findings from the Key Informant Interview: answer: in what way does this information help guide your care of the clients in this community?

Elected Official Key Informant
1.What are the positive features or strengths of this community?
2. What are some of the social problems in this community?
3. What are the health problems or risks in this community?

Plan and Intervention
Devise a hypothetical health plan for your community based on your data analysis
The Plan and Interventions must be organized around the Levels of Prevention

Discuss three relevant evidence-based practice articles from the literature that supports your Plan & Interventions

Response paper 1 prompt:

Please, read an excerpt from Robert A. Dahl. How Democratic Is the American Constitution? (New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2001). In your response, summarize R. Dahls argument about the American constitution and compare it with the content of the chapter about the constitution and the founding. Conclude with your thoughts and assessments about the democratic/undemocratic nature of the constitution.

Required length: 2 full fpages, Times New Roman, 12 font.

Develop a plan for personal leadership development and spiritual formation.

Identify and address personal challenges to human growth and development

Understand and apply principles of adult learning and personal development theory.

Relate various leadership approaches to their personal leadership competencies and challenges.

Note: The title and reference pages and any appendices are not counted in the page count guidelines.
In this assignment, you will reflect upon and discuss the role of leadership in your life through the five areas of the Discovering Leadership Framework discussed in King, Altman, and Lee (see summary on pages 10-13).

Note: Use a prose style, not a question and answer format. First person is preferred. Additional scholarly journals may be used, especially if claims or statements of fact are made.

Recommended Outline

Begin with a brief overview of the paper.

Note: Offer a succinct description for each area in the Discovering Leadership Framework. Assume you are writing for an audience who may not be familiar with the book.

This discussion should be guided by your personal reflection on the material in Chapter Two and the questions on page 48.

Leadership Vision
This discussion should be guided by your personal reflection on the material in Chapter Three and the questions on pages 67-68.

Leadership Motivation and Values
This discussion should be guided by your personal reflection on the material in Chapter Four and the questions on page 94.

Leadership Profile
This discussion should be guided by your personal reflection on the material in Chapter Five and the questions on page 119.

Personal Realities
This discussion should be guided by your personal reflection on the material in Chapter Six and the questions on page 146.

Strategies for Personal Development
Guided by the discussion in Chapter 7, discuss strategies for developing your full leader potential.

Conclusion
Restate your thesis and tie together supporting ideas you have referenced throughout the paper

TEXT
King, S. N., Altman, D. G., & Lee, R. J. (2011). Discovering the leader in you: How to realize your leadership potential. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

You have secured a meeting with a team from a venture capitalist organization. Although you have had initial discussions, serious dialogue is expected at the next meeting. In preparation, you are developing a term sheet to present in support of the entrepreneurial venture you have been exploring. In a 10 page paper (not including the title page, reference page, and appendix):

Provide a definition of a term sheet and explain its purpose.
Review sample term sheets provided in the text and through the National Venture Capital Association. Identify your position on what is being sold, stock amount, voting rights, dividends, founder rights, and exit provisions. For each element, provide a definition of the element, your rationale for your position, and any objective examples you have found to support your position.
Describe the key issues that must be addressed when preparing to successfully negotiate. Include in your description of any unique considerations.
Summarize the basic interests of the venture capitalist organization and be sure to include a discussion of objections that may occur.
Discuss the non-financial resources that are needed.
Choose and evaluate a legal and negotiation strategy that you will use; be sure to include the areas that you will emphasize.

1. Exam assignment research design
Below you find the introduction to a scientific article that reports on a study of the use of external scientists to solve R&D problems in firms. Your task is to analyze the way the authors formulate their research problem, using Van de Ven (2007). In particular, you can draw upon chapter 3 in your analysis. Also state an argument whether you approve to the way the authors formulated their research problem or not. Your discussion should be no longer than 500 words.

Article: Bradach, J. L. (1997). Using the plural form in the management of restaurant chains. Administrative Science Quarterly, 42: 276-303

2. Exam assignment qualitative methods
Based on the methods literature and your own experience with working with qualitative data and analysis, discuss the benefits and drawbacks of qualitative data analysis and coding according to the proposed Gioia method (as for instance discussed in the Gioia, Corley and Hamilton, 2013, paper). Discuss the following (Maximum 750 words total):

a) What are the main opportunities provided by the Gioia method for coding and analyzing qualitative data in the social sciences? Draw on the Gioia paper but also other methods literature to argue for this approach.

b) What are the major drawbacks of this approach to analyzing and coding qualitative data? Reference methods literature to argue for your answer.

INSTRUCTION:

Scientific methods in Business Studies
Take home exam 2019
Evaluation guide

Assignment 1: Research design and problem formulation (maximum score: 20)
Four areas have been evaluated: – Selection and explanation of appropriate framework with criteria for assessment of problem formulation (such as e.g. Van de Ven, 2007). – An analysis of Jeppesen & Lakhanis (2010) problem formulation using this framework, with explicit references to both framework and examples Jeppesen & Lakhanis (2010) text to illuminate the analysis. – Provision of a sound and valid argument for or against the problem formulation using both framework applied with backing from Jeppesen & Lakhanis (2010) text. – General composition and argumentative force of the argument in its entirety, by logic and by backing through concrete examples included.

Assignment 2: Qualitative Methods (maximum score: 40)
Three areas have been evaluated: – Reasoning about the benefits and main functions of the Gioia method, including both its benefits for working procedures and for presentation of qualitative research. The opportunities of the method to contribute to scientific advancement should be recognize. The answer should reflect a sound reasoning about these features, and the core elements of the method as it is specified by Gioia et al. – Reasoning about the major drawbacks of the Gioia method, both for the working process and for the results of the analytical process. The answer should recognize problems and limitations of the use of this particular method for the resulting analysis. – General structure of the argument, the way the answers refer correctly and adequately to methods literature, both from the course and from other sources, and the use of own reflections from the coding exercises.

Assignment ContentThroughout this course, you have learned about teamwork and effective teams. Now it is time to put it all together and design your own team! This assignment allows you to bring together what you have learned and apply it through creating a group plan.Imagine you have been asked to create a team at work to meet a specific need within your company.Create a 350- to 700-word proposal of a team to present to your manager. Include the following:A description of what type of group/team this will beA description of the goals of the group/team and how many team members will be neededAn outline of a plan for how this group/team will be effective, including the following:A proposed leadership styleThe characteristics that you are looking for in team membersThe roles that each team member will take onMethods for enhancing group cohesionStrategies for managing conflictStrategies for decision making and problem solvingA proposed team agenda for the first meeting

Analyse data from an excel file. you need powerpivot to open the file and see all datas. You have all the instructions in the joined file.

Write a (approximately) 2000 word research proposal on some topic in social or cultural psychology. This proposal will include a review of relevant empirical research (including a minimum of 8 different empirical research articles relevant to the issue), an overview of your methodology (including participant recruitment, materials, and procedure), your expected results, and a discussion of limitations and directions for future research, theory, or application. You have two general options for this proposal: 1. Basic research: An experiment (laboratory or field), quasi-experiment, or correlational study. This research will test a theory or hypothesis (e.g., the negative-state relief model), with the aim of resolving some disputed issue in the social/cultural psychology literature or to address a gap in our knowledge. 2. Applied research: This proposal will apply our basic knowledge of social/cultural psychology to a social problem (e.g., reducing alcohol problems on campus). You will still need to review relevant empirical research, design the programme, identify your participants, describe how you would evaluate the outcome, and discuss limitations and future directions.
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