Read Michigan Tax Incentives—Corporate Welfare? and A Primer on Certificated Credits Under the Michigan Business Tax.

(Note: When you click on the Forbes article, it may redirect you to the Forbes home page. To locate this article, you may need to search for the article title in the search box in the upper right-hand corner of the page or manually copy and paste the following hyperlink into your browser: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxanalysts/2015/03/10/michigan-tax-incentives-corporate-welfare/)

Then, in your initial post, consider the following questions:

• Is it the role of government to provide incentives to business? Why or why not?
• Do you agree with Michigan’s decision to extend tax credits in the manner it has? Why or why not?
• Is it ethical for a business to accept government incentives in all cases? Alternatively, is it the fiduciary responsibility of businesses to seek government aid in every instance? Explain and defend your responses.
• How might a business that accepts incentives effectively respond to criticism that it is accepting corporate welfare?

Assignment # 7

Research one effective non-profit marketing campaign. Explain why it interests you as a customer. Be sure to understand the difference between a “campaign” and an “organization” before doing your research.

Assignment #8

Sales is a vital part of marketing, and it technically is subset of the promotion “P” of the 4Ps. which is Price, Product, Promotion, and Place.

Tell me about a time that you had a good sales experience and about a time that you had a negative sales experience. What was the difference? Explain why one experience was positive and why one was negative. How do you want to be treated by sales people? Why?

Assignment # 5

For ONE major consumer segmentation variable, find an example of a print ad that appears to be based on that variable. For this ONE ad, identify the target market and explain why you think the advertiser is using the segmentation variable you identified. Include a link to or copy of the advertisement in the document.

In the UNCONSCIOUS BIAS FOLDER in Canvas, read the article about Hewlett Packard (HP) . They won a Silver Anvil Award through the Public Relations Society of America for their“Reinvent Mindsets” campaign.Please write a single-spaced paper (use 10 or 12 point font) that is AT LEAST one full page. In your paper, you MUST answer ALL of the following questions, and defend WHY or WHY NOT.

• Do you think a lot of companies suffer from unconscious bias in hiring? Why or why not?
• What one thing surprised you the most in this article?
• This campaign resulted in hiring increases of certain groups.Do you think this effort is sustainable in the long term? What might HP need to do to make sure they don’t go back to their old ways?

You should set up your paper with headings for each of the 3 questions above so you remember to address everything that is required. Then just write your response to that question below it.

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Assignment 1

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SEE-I Ch. 6 – Chapter 6 Lecture Slides – CLASS BOOK HERE – (Understanding Human Communication / Edition 13)

File Types pdf; and doc

“Communicating without speaking” is not an accurate definition of nonverbal communication because…

For information regarding how to write a SEE-I please see the handout – located here.

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Assignment 2

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After reading the textbook chapter, and reviewing the lecture material, answer the following prompts in your discussion posts.

1. Review the University of California website, Exploring Nonverbal Communication (http://nonverbal.ucsc.edu/ (Links to an external site.)).
2. Take the tests offered on analyzing nonverbal communication, from Personal Space through The Interpersonal Perception Task.
3. How often were you correct? Discuss whether you found it easy or difficult to determine the nonverbal behaviors in the photos.

Your response should be 1-2 paragraphs (4-8 sentences) in length.

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Chapter 6 Video Lecture (51 minutes) – Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are (21:56 minutes)

Thank You So Much!

Using the material on needs assessment and training strategies provided in this week’s lesson and the case study, in a short paper you should:

Illustrate the value of a training needs assessment in an organization in general, supporting your response. Describe the components of a needs assessment used to determine the training requirements of a Customer Service – CARE Business Partner at Maersk.

Describe the importance of creating Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-oriented (SMART) objectives for a training plan.

Explain the importance of developing learning activities for a Maersk Customer Service – CARE Business Partner training program.

Describe how you would incorporate adult learning principles and methods of experiential learning from this course into the Maersk Customer Service –CARE Business Partner training program.

Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be 2–3 pages in length and double-spaced using 12-point Times New Roman font. Be sure to list yourreferences at the end of your paper. Submit journal assignment as a Word document.