BSM 305: Principles of Managing Organizations
Module 7: Final Project Prompt (CO1-CO7)
Final Submission
Review the attached list of organizations (also available in the Handouts area of MyCC) and select one
organization from the list.
Compile all the assignments and discussions that were a contributing piece of your final project (listed
below). These assignments or discussions were in modules 3, 4, 5, and 6. Write an introduction and
summation and modify the assignment pieces, so that it becomes one cohesive research paper. You may
need to add linking paragraphs or between sections. Use section headings to reflect the contents.
Consult APA 6th edition for section headings. REMINDER: Throughout the research paper, you should
consider yourself an outside consultant who has been hired to review each aspect of the selected
organization and make recommendations for improvement.
• Introduction (mission and vision from module 3) (provide overview, key points, financial
information, if applicable)
• 3 Biggest Challenges (module 3)
• Organizational Management (from Module 3)
• Organizational Structure (from Module 4)
• Employment and Hiring Practices (from Module 5 discussion board)
• Key Issues (From Module 5)
• Diverse Workforce (from Module 6 discussion board)
• Summary (provide a 1 to 2 paragraph summation)
Your research paper should be between 5-7 papers should be formatted per APA 6th edition rules.
Be sure to integrate in-text citations and a reference list into your submission. Cite scholarly sources, in
addition to primary materials, the textbook, and any assigned readings.
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Complete the assignment and upload your responses to the file upload area of this assignment.
Submit the word document by no later than Sunday (11:59 p.m. EST).

An economics professor and her husband went out to dinner and she observed one of her students drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. The professor knew the economics final exam was scheduled for the next morning. When the professor's husband realized that the student was in his wife’s economics class, he described the student’s behavior as irrational. The professor disagreed.

Under what conditions is behavior irrational according to the properties of consumer behavior discussed in the chapter? What situations could make the student's behavior rational?

You must first post your answer(s) before you can see the other students’ posts. Submit your initial post(s) early in the module.

While at a discount shoe store, a customer asked the clerk, "I see that your shoes are ‘buy one, get one free­—limit one free pair per customer. Will you sell me one pair for half price?" The clerk answered, "I can't do that." When the customer started to leave the store, the clerk hastily offered, "However, I am authorized to give you a 40 percent discount on any pair of shoes in the store."

Assuming the consumer has $200 to spend on shoes (X) or all other goods (Y), and that all shoes cost $100 per pair, answer the following questions:

What is the consumer's opportunity set with the "buy one, get one free" deal and with a 50 percent discount?
Why was the 40 percent discount offered only after the consumer rejected the "buy one, get one free" deal and started to leave the store?
Why was the clerk willing to offer a "buy one, get one free" deal, but unwilling to sell a pair of shoes for half price?

Write each answer in no less than 200 words for a total of no less than 750 words.

The assignment is due by 11:55 p.m. EST on Sunday.

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Module 8: Discussion 8 - Social Media and Business Crises
Post a minimum 250-word response to the following questions. Be sure to use in-text citations and a reference list to support your response.

Read the Case Study Was the Firing of Curt Schilling for His Social Media Post Fair? (p. 543 of the textbook)

How should ESPN have resolved this situation? Why? What was the impact of the way it was handled? What are the “lessons learned” from this incident?

When you reply to your classmates' posts, be sure to focus on the arguments that are given. Do you agree or disagree, and why? Are there good reasons? Could the examples be clearer? Can you add your own example? Do you have a counter example?

You must first post your answer(s) before you can see the other students’ posts. Submit your initial post(s) early in the module.

Module 5: Discussion 9 - Stock Option Plan
At the recent shareholder meeting, the CEO of a small bank proposed a plan to offer each of its employees 250 incentive options for Class A common stock. The key provisions of the plan are that employees must exercise the options between January 2014 and December 2019, and if an employee terminates his or her employment with the bank (or is terminated), the options are no longer exercisable. One shareholder vehemently objected to the plan, claiming that such a move would dilute the value of the outstanding shares. As CEO, how would you defend the stock option plan to the shareholders?

Create a 250-350-word narrative to defend the stock option plan.

You must first post your answer(s) before you can see the other students’ posts. Submit your initial post(s) early in the module.

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