David Perkins left a successful career in the NFL after two head injuries. For his safety, his doctors recommended he leave the sport if he wanted to live past the age of 30. David, not one who sits around without anything to do, decided to open a sports bar, The Wing Shack. After five years, the restaurant concept gained momentum and he was opening his fifth restaurant in the Michigan area. David is proud to be socially responsible while creating jobs in the community and feeding the homeless. If David is doing so well, he says in response to an unwarranted lawsuit, he shouldn’t be sitting in his attorney’s office spending money he could be using to help his community. David is being sued for discrimination by two waitresses from Roseville, Michigan: Mindy Simpson and Laura Walker. Simpson received positive performance evaluations and was promoted to shift supervisor within six months of being hired. In her last evaluation, Simpson, who is 5’8″, says she was advised by her manager to lose weight and join a gym. She was given 30 days to lose weight despite losing 13 pounds on her own after working on the job for two months. After the 30-day period expired and she did not lose the required weight, she was fired.

Walker, by contrast, is 4’10” and weighs 120 pounds, and she says she was put on weight probation and then fired even though she lost 20 pounds.

David gives his attorney his side of the story, “I run a successful business and pride myself on hiring women who fit the image of a sports bar. I give guidelines on my website about hair, eyes, skin, makeup, and exercise. All of my female wait staff have to attend image classes and pass the exam. Employees are hired based on the image they have when they are hired.”

Please respond to the following questions and give your reason for each position you share:

• The women are suing because they are being fired for being too heavy. Is that illegal under state and federal law?
• David’s claim is that the woman was fired because the image of Wing Shack, which is central to his business, allows him to discipline and fire waitresses for not maintaining the image he wants to uphold. Is that claim accurate?
• Mindy further claims that since giving birth to her son, she has had problems maintaining her weight. In other words, having children changes a woman’s physique, making it more difficult to return to one’s pre-baby weight. Could she have a legal case on the basis of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

The Art of the Deal

Read The Art of The Deal by Donald Trump.

https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Art-Deal-Donald-J-ebook/dp/B000SEGE6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542162445&sr=8-1&keywords=the+art+of+the+deal+by+donald+trump+paperback

Explain how what we learned about contracts relates to the business and negotiation tactics used by Donald Trump.

Discuss what ethical issues do are raised by Donald Trump’s methods as described in the book.

– This is what the professor has as the question to be answered for the 5 pages. It has to be double spaced and has to be size 12 times new roman. Below is tips given to us by the professor on how to write a book report. Also, if the report is done before the due date I will tip extra. Thanks 

“Tips on writing a Book Report

How to Write a Nonfiction Book Report

Jordyn McMahon Updated April 17, 2017

It generally seems easier to write a book report on a fictional book since the plot is often more imaginative with more precise conflicts than that of a nonfiction book. So what if you are assigned a nonfiction book for your book report? There are some simple techniques to keep in mind while writing a report on a nonfiction book, and you may even find the process more enjoyable and edifying than writing a report on fiction.

Carefully read the book you have chosen or been assigned. It is a good idea to mark pieces of information in the book that you may be able to use in your report with a pencil or Post-It notes. It is nearly impossible to write an intelligent essay without reading and understanding the book first.

Structure your essay using an outline. The introduction to your report should include the author’s name, year of publication and reason for writing the nonfiction novel, if applicable. Hook the reader in the first sentence with an interesting opening, and summarize in a line or two the main theme of the novel to set up the rest of your report.

Write a couple of body paragraphs describing the importance of the book and the events in the book in a bit more detail. Do not summarize every chapter or simply rehash the entire plot. Instead, try and bring up moments in the book that show the author’s overall theme or which emphasize the main events of the book.

Conclude with your own thoughts and feelings about the book you read if you are able to bring your own opinion into the report. Would you recommend this book to others? What is the most interesting thing you learned?

Some questions to answer in your Book Report

Did you enjoy the book?

Was it well written?

Can you identify the writer’s thesis?

Did you notice a tone?

Was there an obvious slant or bias?”

Hello,

I would like some help with my BLT for my Capstone Portfolio Business class. The thesis is about “How a Soccer Club Work Inside and Outside of the Field” (Management/Leadership, Finance, Marketing and Diversity). In the thesis I must talk about 4 leadership characteristics in the industry of soccer aligned with the four core categories mentioned previously. The characteristics are: Communication Skills, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Management.

Below are the requirements. Also, I have attached previous paper that are my ARTIFACTS from previous classes as references if possible

Your BLT will be evaluated on its depth, breadth, persuasiveness, consistency of thought and tone, connections to your ARTIFACTS and research, and its application of the learning goals for your program. Although this isn’t an autobiography, it is a forum for sharing your understandings and beliefs about various business and leadership practices. The key is to state your beliefs clearly, then support those beliefs with your artifacts and scholarly research results. Use your chosen topic to focus your argument around which your artifacts and research can serve in a supporting role. How will the things you learned in this program contribute to your success as a practitioner in the workplace? What do experts and researchers on the topic have to say in support of your beliefs?

Whatever your opinion, it is necessary to build an argument to convince your reader. If you say, for instance, that most successful leaders rule through a “top-down” bureaucracy, you should be ready to back that claim by examining evidence in your artifacts and sharing qualified research statements found in scholarly articles of high quality. By the same token, do not expect to be rewarded for writing a “safe” essay full of clichés and platitudes. A shallow, unreflective paper simply will not do. In short, you should expect to be challenged.

Listed below are the general requirements for this project:

Papers must

be ten pages long at minimum and 20 pages at maximum.

follow APA format.

contain a references page for all sources used.

make meaningful use of at least seven artifacts from your graduate program.

make meaningful reference to at least 10 scholarly articles.

draw upon your own life experiences as support for your beliefs.

demonstrate a command of the written English language.

address program outcomes:

1.Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in management of the following organizational resources [1] fiscal, [2] physical, [3] human & [4] information.

2.Graduates will exhibit leadership and communication skills required to lead people,

embrace diversity, and drive change within their organizations and communities.

3.Graduates will apply effective critical thinking, strategic planning and decision-making

skills as they address current and emerging business challenges.

4.Graduates will act with integrity, ethical behavior, and social responsibility by exhibiting

behaviors that promote collaboration and inclusion.

1. Write anexecutive summary of your Comprehensive Project using theinformation in #2 . An executive summary is a 10% synopsis of a larger document that outlines the purpose, planned processes, actual processes, findings, and recommendations for the project. Chief executive officers (CEOs) often read and assess executive summaries before deciding to read entire reports. Consequently, the summary must be a high-quality narrative that demonstrates the significance of the work, addresses all the important issues being undertaken – the seven GP questions are important issues – shows, the objectivity of research and analysis underpinning the report, and establishes the credibility of the resulting conclusions.
2. ToolsCorp Corporation is a fictitious company that does not exist anywhere. For the purpose of this course, it is located in Tennessee. As members of the senior management team of ToolsCorp Corporation, your group has been asked to prepare a neat and organized report for the Strategic Officers Steering Committee (SOS-C) of ToolsCorp Corporation. The purpose of this paper is to obtain permission from them to go forward with the next step (developing a full-blown business plan) for ToolsCorp’s strategic initiative to break into the global marketplace.Your group’s paper should discuss the following (at a minimum):
   • A complete strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis (including at least 5 factors from each category and full explanations of why each factor is important and why it was placed in the category) of the environment that exists within ToolsCorp and the environment that ToolsCorp is proposing
   • An outline of the business plan to be developed for ToolsCorp’s strategic initiative
   • A full mission statement containing the nine components and presented in a well written paragraph
   • Key operating principles as you will apply them
   • A preliminary market analysis of the market(s) into which ToolsCorp expands
   • The one-year, five-year, and ten-year strategic objectives of the strategic initiatives presented as one strategic proposal for each time frame (3 strategic proposals in all), complete with implementation plans, potential ramifications, and feedback mechanisms
   • The additional material that your group considers necessary to support the case for going forward with ToolsCorp’s global strategic initiative (This is not optional, you must input additional material.)

   Background Information ToolsCorp Corporation is a fictitious company that does not exist anywhere. For the purpose of this course, it is located it in Tennessee. It builds power tools, lawn mowers, lawn furniture, microwaves, and ranges. All products are manufactured locally and sold through large retailers that place sales papers inserted in every Wednesday and Sunday paper. Although they have a thriving business in the United States and Canada, ToolsCorp is trying to break into the global marketplace.

Options for Required SCM432 Course Project: Major Research Report

Current Issues in Transportation, Logistics, Distribution, and Supply Chain Management:

Each student will develop an individual project that analyzes transportation, logistics, or distribution supply chain issues relevant to the course material by conducting independent research over the duration of the course. This project will afford students the opportunity to consider topics discussed in class in the context of the role of transportation, logistics, and distribution within a firm’s supply chain.

For the Major Research Report, you must report on 5 to 6 main topics. Each student will submit the project report at the end of the course. All project papers should include the following sections:

1. Separate Title Page
2. Abstract
3. Introduction: List the objective of the paper and scope of your analysis. This is your thesis area.
4. Body (replace this term with appropriate Section Headings as needed by your paper): This includes the main sections of your paper. Make sure your paper is analytical rather than just descriptive.
5. Conclusion: Discuss your conclusions as well as suggestions for future research.
6. References: List all the references you used in your paper (expectations are 4 to 6 references per topic).
7. Appendix sections: Tables, annual reports, statistics, and other relevant information.

Possible topics (with many more possibilities) include the following suggestions:

Key Success Factors for Managing Distribution Centers

Transportation Strategy for XYZ Company

Key Performance Metrics for Managing Transportation Firms/Distribution Centers

Location Issues in a Distribution Network

XYZ Company and their Distribution System: Successes and Concerns

“Green” / Sustainability Strategies for….

The topics are endless; choose something not only relevant to the course but a topic that interests you and you want to learn more about. Do not do a descriptive paper on a company. This report is to be an analysis of a supply chain issue.

Each student is required to perform a Current Issues in Supply Chain Management Research Paper and write a paper (10 – 14 pages double-spaced) on a topic negotiated with Dr. A. The paper must be properly referenced and cited in APA format. For assistance in writing and organizing your research paper, please consult Turabian, Kate, Guide to Thesis Writing and/or Aaron, Jane E., The Brown Essential Handbook for Writers and/ or the UNCG Writing Center.

Variant on this report: Major Internship Report

Students can use a similar format for this report. Each student will negotiate with Dr. A a series of research topics they feel is relevant to their internship.

Students must submit their topic (with five references and abstract). Do not email the information to me; submit through the appropriate link in Canvas. Do feel free to discuss your thoughts with me.