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By Wednesday, May 11, 2016, submit your rough draft to the Discussion Area below. Your submission should be at least 1000 words in length. Remember that the more detail you are able to provide now, the more feedback you will receive. Focus in on creating a clear thesis statement and strong topic sentences. Then, aim for creating solid, logical connections between those main points (topic sentences) and your thesis. Your instructor will use this Discussion Area and the Gradebook to respond to your draft.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Generated text of at least 1000 words.
40
Content and structure of draft begin to address the ideas associated with the assignment.
50
Participates actively in the discussion. Reviews and responds to questions and comments submitted by at least two others.
10
Total:
100

Competitive advantage implies the creation of a system that has a unique advantage over competitors. With the advent of globalization, the competition has become stronger and can be located anywhere in the world. The idea behind competitive advantage is to create customer value in an efficient and sustainable way. One approach to address this issue would be the use of resource-based theories of competitive advantage.Resources are not simply raw materials but include all the inputs, such as intellectual capital, necessary to produce a good or service. Consider this as you address globalization strategies for Fortune 500 firms in this assignment. Be mindful of constraints, such as transportation costs and cultural barriers, as you complete this assignment. Review the article “Resource-Based Theories of Competitive Advantage: A Ten-Year Retrospective on the Resource-Based View” by J. B. Barney from the readings for this module. Based on your analysis of this article and other readings for this module, respond to the following:

Delivering on a value proposition demands constant improvement and innovation as competition changes over time along with evolving customers’ needs and wants. How an organization delivers is not only dependent on its ability to serve the market but also on how well it adapts and overcomes the challenges of its own structure, culture, incentives, and design. However, an organization may face many barriers that hinder its ability to overcome these challenges.Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research operational barriers. Based on your research, address the following:Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

ASAPRaise or Lower Tuition? You have been hired by Nobody State University (NSU) as a consultant to help the university with how to increase their total revenue. The university has been struggling in recent years, so they have hired you to help them in their last attempt to find an appropriate solution so that the university can survive. Raise or Lower Tuition? Suppose that, in an attempt to raise more revenue, Nobody State University increases its tuition. •Assess a raise in tuition and if it will necessarily result in more revenue.
•Describe the conditions under which revenue will (a) rise, (b) fall, or (c) remain the same.
•Explain the process of revenue at NSU, focusing on the relationship between the increased revenue from students enrolling at NSU despite the higher tuition and the lost revenue from possible lower enrollment.
•If the true price elasticity were (-1.2), discuss what you would suggest the university do to expand revenue.
•Using what you have learned in this course, explain how you would resolve this problem if you were the President of NSU. In a three- to five-page paper (not including title and reference pages), provide subheadings or separate paragraphs for each of the questions listed to help focus your paper for the executives that have requested it. Support your paper with at least two academic sources from the Ashford Library.

two 2-page papers:respond to two discussion questions (listed in prompt, choose from 26 questions) 3-5 page paper:choose between two options-> 1. may turn one of the previously discussed essay responses into a more fully developed/expanded paper. 2. select an additional discussion question to turn into a paper. Please use APA or MLA format. Double-spaced. Questions relate to books and poems read for class including but not limited to \”On the Pulse of Morning,\” \”Black Voices,\” \”Beloved,\” and \”Heart of a Woman.\” Please use quotes and examples in the papers to reassure the response. 

an explanation of whether you think advocacy is a vital aspect of social work. Be sure to reference this week’s readings to support your position. Then, explain what section within the NASW code of ethics requires advocacy of social workers. Finally, describe the pending law you selected and explain why its passage might be important to the population effected by the issue, the broader community, and social work practice. Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2015).  (6th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.Hoefer, R. (2012). . In R. Hoefer (Ed.), Advocacy practice for social justice (2nd ed., pp. 25–41). Chicago, IL: Lyceum. Advocacy Practice for Social Justice, 2nd Edition by Richard Hoefer.

Do a research on a company of your choice, preferably one that supports your major. Write on how technology has enhanced the productivity and development of the company. Indicate if this is a publicly traded company. Write on the development of the company over the last three years (profitability, scope, expansion nationally and or internationally, financial status). Prepare a SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities & Threats) analysis of the company.

In the Conclusion of this project if you were the CEO of this company what recommendations would you give to improve the company or what would you do differently to enhance production?
This section of the project is important because student will use information from class work to demonstrate their knowledge of contemporary business applications in organization to foster efficiency.

Format
Table of Content
Introduction/background of the company
How technology or Globalization enhanced company.
Development of company over the last three years (Financial status should be involved)
SWOT Analysis
Conclusion
Cite Sources
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Choose  community population that may be supported by social work advocacy programs (education, community agencies, elders, persons with disabilities, nonprofit organizations, et cetera). Explain how this population fits into the domain of social work, and discuss the social justice issues social workers should be aware of in these systems.