Marjorie Benton

Hybrid business model

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An integral part of the business plan is to develop a business model. Simply put, a business model describes how a company plans to make money. It is not what you do, but how you will make money doing what you do. A solid business model is the link between venture strategy and financial plans. Projecting the financial performance and requirements can be classified as financial goals of the venture. A venture capitalist will want to know not only the numbers, but how those were derived.

*This is about a report you just helped me with last week about an innovative pair of shoes called SwapSoles that has interchangeable soles. That previous report is attached as reference for this report.

Develop both a business model and financial goals for your new venture. Provide the following in a report that contains introduction, body (with headers) and conclusion.

  1. Define a business model for SwapSoles, explaining why it is you have selected this business model as the ideal model for your venture.
  2. Create a five-year revenue projection and illustrate how you have come up with the projected numbers.
  3. Develop a five-year pro forma P&L statement and justify your assumptions within the statement.
  4. Devise a five-year pro forma cash flow statement and justify your assumptions within the statement.
  5. Design a five-year pro forma balance sheet and specify how the balance sheet relates to the other two financial statements in parts (2) and (3).

Instructions:

– 4 pages minimum

– Double spacing

-Font: Times New Roman, Size 12

-At least six (6) peer-reviewed sources (include DOI in reference page) (Use some of the existing references but add at least 3 new references)

-In-text citations

-No plagiarism (IMPORTANT)

Requirements: 4 pages minimum double spacing

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It will customers will have a positive experience while shopping from the established stores. It will allow the customers to ask questions about the products that the company provides. For instance, physical stores allow the company to visit the stores and ask questions pertaining to the shores the company is offering. It will allow the company to build relationships with customers through in-person contact. It offers greater opportunities for sales through in-store displays, enticing ambiance, and persuasive sales tactics. On the other, online advertising offers numerous benefits to the company. It allows offers an opportunity for the company to grow (Rajamma et al., 2007). Selling on the internet means traditional constraints to retain growth. With the digital marketing strategy, the company has a high opportunity to scale up order fulfillment systems, and it can respond and boost growing sales (Chung et al., 2022). With the online market strategy, SwapSole will be able to access a larger market. The company will be able to access numerous customers at one time.

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Hybrid business model

Marjorie Benton

Rollup Pricing Models

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Read our work and try to understand as much of it and come up with as many questions/ideas as possible. https://hackmd.io/on-_5ef6Sze3EJP4-CXyPQ (there is also a slide inside the link)

Please answer the following in a docx.
1) Teach me what you have learned.
2) Let me know where you are confused / stuck (the more specific, the better).
3) List all the sources you used. (With the link and what you learned from each link)

Requirements: 2 pages, single line, 12 font

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Some project areas are confusing and require further exploration to achieve the desired outcomes. First, it was explained that the basic principle that informs the design of the roll-up price models is the incentives for the operator and the user to operate and use the L2. However, the basic price model function F(X)= G(X) *K*(fb+ft) explains the paradigm to include a premium in an account of the variance of the base fee.

What factors or conditions influence the input of the premium in the price model? Even though an operator can include various services, and hence the user could pay an extra charge to utilize these services, what conditions identify an overcharge? Even though users are motivated to scale the transactions from a cost perspective, the premium charge could be an incentive to explore more needed transactions.

Moreover, the operator intends to make money, and the inclusion of the premium could make up for significant variances (Off-chain Labs Dev Center, n.d.). How does this affect how the operator intends the user to explore multiple transactions without compromising on the income? The price model functions show that in most instances, the premium value seeks to approach 1, prompting the need to increase the fee.

Finally, on the roll-up price models, the criteria used to select the developed models over the alternative practical models in the market is unclear. This is despite the clarification on the exposition of the compensation’s dimensions for all the 3 protocols that come from user payments. Moreover, the functions demonstrate that the price models for Arbitrum, optimism, and ZkSync are similar to the basic price models. Hence the unique aspects of the current models are unclear in terms of the model.

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Rollup Pricing Models

Marjorie Benton

HR Staffing Functions

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  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, two references must be from EBSCOhost.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style

    Capstone Element #2

    Write a paper focusing on your organizations HR staffing elements such as planning, forecasting, recruiting, and selection.

    • How have shifting workforce demographics impacted the human resource function?
    • What methods are used for human resource planning and forecasting for the organization?
    • Does the organization focus primarily upon short-term or long-term human resource needs, or both?
    • Once staffing needs are established, what procedures are utilized for filling job vacancies?
    • What methods are used to recruit new employees?
    • How do you utilize social network sites and the Internet for recruiting, selection, etc.? How effective are these?
    • What methods and criteria are used for evaluating, interviewing, and selecting job applicants?
    • To what degree does the organization seek to fill existing job vacancies from among present employees or by recruiting new employees, and why? Do you have established policies?

    Requirements:

    • Write between 1000 words using Microsoft Word in APA format (only the body of the paper counts towards the word requirement)
    • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
    • Include cover page and reference page.
    • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
    • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
    • Use at least three references from outside the course material, two references must be from EBSCOhost.

    Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style

Its two different assignments

Requirements: 1750 words

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Organization Focus on Short-Term or Long-term  Human Resource Needs  

Short-term employment is critical in the retail sector to guarantee the organization’s success. Efforts to attract, recruit and train the staff guarantee the operational and strategic needs. The objective is to find the best talent to guarantee sustainability and profitability (Yu et al., 2018). The most effective strategies used in Walmart to meet long-term needs are career development, employee relations management, and evolving compensation to guarantee retention. Short-term needs are met by recruiting skilled and determined associates to fill the vacant positions. This strategy is important, especially for the new stores in different locations.

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HR Staffing Functions

Marjorie Benton

Home-based business

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Scenario

You have decided to open a cupcake bakery and move your home-based business into a storefront. Recently, you met with SBA National, a non-profit, that focuses on helping entrepreneurs start their business with funding and guidance. The non-profit also hosts a business pitch competition to anyone who is a client. One of the requirements of the SBA business pitch competition is that each participant must create a memo about how an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to start a business.

Instructions

Create a memo outlining how you plan to use the entrepreneurial mindset for your business. Conduct research on the entrepreneurial mindset and do the following in the memo:

  • Describe what aspects of the entrepreneurial mindset can be used in a business.
  • Outline how you would use those aspects in your business.
  • Provide your recommendation from your research on how the entrepreneurial mindset can be beneficial to your business.
  • Provide attribution for credible sources.

Requirements: substantial

Not sure on the relevance, but here is the assignment I just did before this one if you need it to reference to.

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According to Baggen et al. (2022), when many people think of entrepreneurs, they often imagine them as complicated individuals with smart business plans that are destined to succeed. However, I believe this is not always the case because what majorly make successful entrepreneurs distinct are not only their good business plans but also their entrepreneurial mindset and individual characteristics. The entrepreneurial mindset will be beneficial to my cupcake bakery business in a variety of ways. One of the ways is that it will help me identify the different potentially profitable opportunities. Secondly, the mindset will enable me to generate creative and innovative solutions to challenges and problems that will face the business. Thirdly, it will help me effectively assess and minimize risks that will face the business. The fourth benefit is that the entrepreneurial mindset will enable me to gather the various critical resources for the business to grow and thrive. Lastly, the mindset will enable me to make smart decisions by smartly and innovatively analyzing opportunities and challenges. This will also enable me to create and optimize new ventures hence enhancing the success likelihood of my cupcake bakery.

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Home-based business

Marjorie Benton

Comprehensive health insurance

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  • W5 Assignment “Case Analysis: Tesla Motors: Disrupting the Auto Industry”

    Integrative Experience in Human Resource Management

    Case Analysis: The Overpaid Bank Teller

    Read Case #65 “The Overpaid Bank Tellers” on pp. 197-198 and write a paper answering questions 1 through 4.
    I. Write the Executive Summary

    • Write between 750 words using Microsoft Word in APA format (only the body of the paper counts towards the word requirement)
    • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
    • Include cover page and reference page.
    • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
    • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
    • Use at least three references from outside the course material, two references must be from EBSCOhost.
    • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style

  • Week 5: Capstone Project #5

    Capstone Element #5

    Write a paper describing your organization’s compensation, rewards, and benefit programs

    • Is it helping your organization achieve its goals?
    • How are wage and salary levels determined?
    • What methods are used for evaluating employees to determine salary increases?
    • Are salary levels adequate to enable the organization to attract and maintain an effective work force?
    • Do differentials in pay appropriately reflect differentials in skills and responsibilities? How does longevity impact pay?
    • How do salary levels compare to comparable organizations?
    • How is merit pay and incentive compensation used and in what areas? How effective are these programs in achieving high levels of employee performance?
    • Does your organization use other monetary incentives? If so, how are they determined?
    • Are bonuses or merit pay based on individual, team, and/or organizational performance?
    • What non-monetary rewards does your organization offer?
    • Describe your organization’s benefits programs. How are they determined? How do they compare with those of other organizations?
    • Do you provide for family and medical leave? If so, please describe.
    • Does the organization provide employee health insurance coverage? Explain.
    • Describe the organization’s flexible work options such as telecommuting or job sharing.
    • What retirement pension benefits are currently offered?
    • What efforts are utilized to maintain employee morale and job satisfaction?
    • What does the organization do to enhance the work and family interface?

    Requirements

    • Write between 1000 words using Microsoft Word in APA format (only the body of the paper counts towards the word requirement)
    • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
    • Include cover page and reference page.
    • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
    • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
    • Use at least three references from outside the course material, two references must be from EBSCOhost.
    • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style

Requirements: 1750 word

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provides comprehensive health insurance for all its employees (Virtual Fair Hub, 2022). Its health insurance policy is perceived as among the best in the automotive industry due to the numerous options it provides to employees (Virtual Fair Hub, 2022). Employees’ health insurance covers basic healthcare, prescription drugs, dental, medical supplies, vision, ambulance fees, and hospital accommodation (Virtual Fair Hub, 2022). The company’s life insurance has been termed as one-of-a-kind. When an employee dies, their beneficiaries will receive a lump sum payment depending on the nature of their life insurance coverage (Virtual Fair Hub, 2022). This coverage is typically two times an employee’s annual salary, with the payment capped at a maximum of $1,000,000 (Virtual Fair Hub, 2022). Additionally, employees are also provided with accidental death and dismemberment insurance, which is also a lump sum payment equal to an employee’s two years’ salary (Virtual Fair Hub, 2022).

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Comprehensive health insurance

Marjorie Benton

Safe and healthy environment

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Requirements: 1700 words

no other information needed, please don’t repeat the question when answering the questions.

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The company has a Health and Safety Management system. This system is fully supported by its board, management, and employees (Tesla, n.d.). One of the core features of this system is the company’s health and safety policy. This policy serves as the company’s framework for compliance with AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use (Tesla, n.d.). Tesla’s sub-contractors are also covered in this policy. Under the policy, sub-contractors used by the company must undertake a health and safety prequalification, present a health and safety plan, participate in a start-up meeting, identify hazards and controls, complete induction, and submit regular health and safety reports (Tesla, n.d.). The policy also outlines the process the company uses to manage employees’ work-related injuries. Before adopting this policy, the company assigned injured

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Safe and healthy environment

Marjorie Benton

Gender inequality

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  1. Write an essay of at least 2,500 words APA style
  2. Select an example of gender inequality in the workplace. The example can be taken from a novel, a movie (for example, Norma Rae, 9 to 5, Erin Brockovich, Suffragette), a documentary, or even from your own personal experiences. Analyze your example in terms of the four explanations for the inequality of women that are discussed in the course readings. In your analysis, provide illustrations for how each of these explanations may (or may not) have some relevance to your chosen example. In your conclusion, evaluate the strengths and limitations of each of these explanations. Is each explanation relevant to your example, or are some of them irrelevant? Finally, are there any other possible explanations (not included in the course discussion) that could be used to further analyze and understand your example?

 

These are the 4 explanations discussed in the course reading

  1. occupational segregation
  2. the family gap
  3. women’s extra-pecuniary choices and values
  4. sexism—institutional and individual

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Occupational segregation, including vertical and horizontal, is depicted in the film. The film explains the work experiences of women in the laundry as contrasted to men. This directly impacted the work pay and the working conditions. Maud explains that the women work in hazardous conditions, including using old-fashioned and hazardous machines. Factors that influenced her to take up the work included a lack of education. She explains her unique experiences working in the laundry, especially for women. The poor working conditions are attributed to a short life, as confirmed by the early death of Maud’s mother.

Conversely, the men work in the delivery of clothes with better working conditions.

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Gender inequality

Marjorie Benton

Medical data and payroll information

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There are several elements related to privacy and technology that need to be considered when implementing an HRIS.

As an HR manager, how you will address potential security risks on employee data, third-party access, or organizational data for a proposed HRIS? Choose one and describe in detail; include the controls recommended to address these concerns.

In responding to your peers, compare and contrast the risks identified.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric PDF document.Overview Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions will help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts of the course. These discussions give you a chance to express your own thoughts, ask questions, and gain insight from your peers and instructor. Directions For each discussion, you must create one initial post and follow up with at least two response posts. For your initial post, do the following:  Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.  In Module One, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.  In Modules Two through Ten, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.  Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources. For your response posts, do the following:  Reply to at least two classmates outside of your own initial post thread.  In Module One, complete your two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.  In Modules Two through Ten, complete your two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.  Demonstrate more depth and thought than saying things like “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in the discussion prompt.

Requirements: 1-2 paragraphs

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Information breach is a significant threat to the use of the HRIS system in organizations. Information breaches can be committed by third parties, employees, or other authorized users (Valcik, Sabharwal, & Benavides, 2021). Third-party breach risks exposing sensitive employee information to unauthorized persons. This negatively affects the individuals involved and the organization as its customers, and other employees may lose trust in the organization. Employees or managers with a level of clearance may also breach security privacy due to leaks. To avoid information breaches among employees and managers, the organization must create security policies to provide guidelines if the employees leak confidential information (Kavanagh & Johnson, 2020). This will discourage those with clearance status from engaging in fraudulent activities in the HRIS system. In case of an information breach by third parties, the organization should develop strong passwords and conduct regular security checks by updating the system.

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Medical data and payroll information

Marjorie Benton

Employee rights and labor relations

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Write a paper focusing on discipline, employee rights, and labor relations in your organization.

  • Are there clearly spelled-out formal procedures within the organization for handling discipline cases? What are they?
  • What are the policies regarding employee violence or use of controlled substances in the workplace?
  • What restrictions does the organization impose on employee free speech, surfing the internet, and unhealthy behavior (smoking or drug use) on or off the job?
  • Describe your EEO and Affirmative Action policies.
  • What methods and procedures are available for resolving employee complaints and grievances?
  • (A labor union exists in your organization). Describe the situation and relationship between the union and management. What effect has the union had upon organizational decision making, efficiency, productivity, and the administration of HR practices and policies.
  • What has been the relationship between management and union leaders (e.g., cooperative, neutral, cold, hostile)?
  • Are all employees unionized? If not, what challenges has that presented?
  • What suggestions would you make for minimizing employee grievances and improving the labor relations climate?
  • To what degree and how does the organization support a goal of diversity in the workplace? Explain.
  • Are employee cultural differences considered?
  • What measures are in place to ensure compliance with EEO and Affirmative Action policies?

Requirements:

  • Write between 1000 words using Microsoft Word in APA format (only the body of the paper counts towards the word requirement)
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, two references must be from EBSCOhost.

Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style

Requirements: 1700 words

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Employee codes of conduct are crucial. This is because they formally outline the expected standards of behavior in the working environment, allowing organizations to regulate employee conduct and ensure the adoption of ethical behaviors and practices. Tesla has such a code. The company ensures that all employees have a copy of the code. One of the elements captured in the code relates to employees’ drug use of controlled substances at the workplace (Nagele-Piazza, 2018). The company’s code of business Conduct and ethics states, “the use of illegal drugs in the workplace will not be tolerated” (Nagele-Piazza, 2018). This indicates that employees are prohibited from reporting to work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Despite this, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, stated that Tesla’s policy allows employees to have a restricted amount of THC (marijuana) in their system during working hours,

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Employee rights and labor relations

Marjorie Benton

Insurance and retirement

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After completion of Assignment one students will be able to understand the following

LO1: To understand the role of human resources within the organization.

LO2: To differentiate between the major functions of Human Resources and their interdependency.

Read the case given and answer the questions:

Fahad and Hamza own SPORTZ, a medium-sized company that manufactures and sells sporting goods and equipment. They are watching a CROSSKATES video about cross-country roller skates in the LOUNGE. Hamza says, “I don’t know. This stuff looks dangerous! What do you think? Remember that bungee-jumping thing we tried?”

Fahad responds, “Mysha was out a long time with that knee problem. She sure is a good sport. Badar said we were lucky not to get sued for that. Do you think employees could sue us if they are hurt on product-test assignments?”

 “Let’s ask Mazen,” Hamza suggests. “That guy you hired as— what did you call him—director of human resources?”

Fahad smiles broadly, “Yep. He sure seems to be busy. He’s pulled together all that paperwork for insurance and retirement that Mysha used to handle and named her compensation and benefits manager.”

“He wants to send Saad and Ahmad to a supervisor’s school for work scheduling, job team assignments, and project management,” Hamza adds. “He started those picnics by the LAGOON for people to talk about work conditions and issues.”

Fahad asks, “Do you think we should let him hire a full-time secretary? I thought Mysha could do that, but Mazen said she has a full plate. Did you tell him to do that employee bulletin board he tacked into the Web site?”

Hamza shakes his head no. “Me neither,” Fahad muses. “Wonder why he did that? Guess we’d better talk to him.”

 

Assignment Questions:                                                                          M.M.15  

  1. Which of the functional HR processes can be identified in Mazen’s area? (4Marks)
  2. Identify the environmental influences important to SPORTZ? (4Marks)
  3. How do its HR functional areas line up with the overall HR process? (3.5Marks)
  4. Does Mazen need to do anything else to set up a strategic HR function? (3.5Marks) 

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The environmental factors influencing SPORTZ’s HR activities are not static. As such, to maximize its recruitment and retention, as well as minimize employee issues, the company should continuously monitor external and internal factors (Stone et al., 2020). Doing this will allow the company to adjust its HR strategies accordingly (Stone et al., 2020). One of these external environmental factors is the intensity of competition with SPORTZ’s industry. This factor influences the company’s ability to recruit talented employees (Stone et al., 2020). Organizations with limited branding power often struggle to actively seek qualified candidates

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    Insurance and retirement