Prepare for the negotiation by: Applying Lum’s ICON Model

The Big SheetSeven Element Preparation Tool1. Parties Involved: (all parties affected by this negotiation or the outcome of this negotiation)Interests: Theirs (your best assumption)Interests: Yours 2. Options: Possible actions to meet their interests (List possible options for each of their interests)Options: Possible actions to meet your interests (List possible options for each of your interests)Legitimacy (Identify objective standards relevant to each option) 3. Your Alternatives: (Circle your BANTA)Their Alternatives: (Circle their BANTA – your best assumption) 4. Commitment: (Action plan – Who will do what by when?) 5. Communication: (Questions you will ask to test your assumptions) (Questions you think they will ask) 6. Action Plan:  (In case things get emotional/hostile) 7. Relationship: (Current status and preferred status) 

Marketing Plans and Customer Satisfaction

Corona beer is the number one imported beer into the United States, and has developed into a global brand (General Distributors, Inc., n.d.). Corona created its competitive advantage through an innovative marketing strategy.Like Corona beer, identify a recent example of a firm that was cited as having a competitive advantage due to its innovative marketing plan. Respond to the following:

Describe the importance of a project charter to the project manager.

 Discussion 1 Describe the importance of a project charter to the project manager. How does a strong project sponsor and clear project scope apply to the overall success of a project? 200 WORDS Discussion 2 List three important items that belong within a project management plan, and the importance of breaking the project into phases. Additionally, please comment on the importance of obtaining sponsorship approval when concluding each phase of the project.

Explains how you plan to incorporate your learning from the week into your Final Project of an Organizational Structures and Processes.

This week you will continue to work on your Final Project, which is due in Week 7. By , you will submit a business memo, written to your Instructor that explains how you plan to incorporate your learning from the week into your Final Project. This will not be a \”perfect\” synopsis at this point, but it should capture the main themes and important ideas from the week. Your memo should include the following:Be sure to record good notes in your Final Project Portfolio, including a brief analysis of why your recommendations are important. Please make sure you describe the type of organizational structure(s) and processes that your organization is currently utilizing, as well as any assumptions you have made.: If you are unable to find relevant information, you may want to look for similar information at/for other similar publically traded companies. You may find relevant information that will enable you to make appropriate inferences about your organization and make reasonable assumptions so you can proceed with your project.If you have questions about how to apply what you are learning, or how to find the most relevant information for your organization\’s needs, please discuss your choice with your Instructor using the Contact the Instructor link in the classroom.: Your Week 5 Assignment will typically be 1.5–3 pages (0.75–1 pages if single spaced), excluding a title page (not required for this Assignment) and references.As a best practice for this course, as you engage and complete your weekly activities, you will capture notes on your learning for each week and add them to your whichyou will use to formulate your Final Project. By the time you turn in your  in Week 7, your working  document will contain your notes on the resources you found relevant in each week, as well as your ideas for how your organization can improve its BIS management with respect to each week\’s main themes. You should also include your analyses of the implications of your recommendations, as well as reasons why your recommendations are important. You will update your each week

Using the Ashford University Library as a resource, find two articles that discuss financial ratio analysis. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages to using ratios in financial analysis. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format as outlined in

Guided Response:  Review at least two of your classmate’s posts. Respond to at least two classmates by commenting on how the articles they found were similar or dissimilar from your own.  What can you add in regard their advantages and disadvantages?Carefully review the  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread  The video focuses on profitability, liquidity, efficiency, and stability of business. Given what you have learned about ratio analysis, choose one of the businesses from the video (Rose Chong Costumes, Anro’s Floor Maintenance, or John Osborne’s Gym and Squash Center) and identify two ratios that would be helpful for the owner of the business to monitor. Be sure to explain what the ratio would tell the owner, and how it can be improved for the business.Guided Response:  Review several of your classmates’ posts.  Respond to at least two classmates who have chosen a different business owner and explain whether you would have identified the same ratios as your classmate. What other ratios may be helpful? Do you agree or disagree with their use of the ratio? Explain.Carefully review the  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread. 

Problem Statements

Write five problem statements and identify the independent or dependent variables. Explain fully the variables that led you to this conclusion about each statement.In your work, use examples from the textbook to support your conclusions, and cite the passages using APA style guidelines. 

Leadership

Assume you are the manager of your learning team and need to develop a plan that will address the characteristics of your group and yourself as the leader. This plan can be used to determine the needs of the learning team and is a tool for members to assess their skills, strengths, areas needing improvement, and the resources needed to help them reach their career goals. each Learning Team member’s DiSC assessment results completed in Week One. a combined DiSC chart of your Learning Team members for use in developing this paper. Based on the individual assessments, what are the characteristics of your team?a professional development plan to address the characteristics of the Learning Team members both individually and as a group and your ability to lead them: Elements: