Nike is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” slogan. Kaepernick will be one of several faces for a campaign marking that 30th anniversary. Below you will find an article speaking to the issue that this has caused. There is some concern this may backfire on Nike. Please read and comment.

The focus that I would like you to have is on Nike’s use of not just Kaepernick but others in the new campaign as well. Should Nike step back to protect the brand or are they sharing a view, thought that needs to be done? Is it a good strategy for a well know brand to make statements like this? Are they thinking beyond the brand and thinking of their contribution to a discourse that has/should happen?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nike-shares-dip-as-kaepernick-ad-spurs-boycott/ar-BBMR85G?li=BBnb7Kz

Other articles that are out there now. Do you see a pattern?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/heres-how-much-colin-kaepernick-will-make-in-his-controversial-new-ad-deal-with-nike-according-to-sports-experts/ar-BBMSwlT?li=BBnb7Kz

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/serena-williams-on-colin-kaepernick-ad-especially-proud-to-be-a-part-of-the-nike-family/ar-BBMSWM6?li=BBnb7Kz

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2018/09/04/colin-kaepernick-earns-support-from-strange-bedfellows-over-nike-ad.html

The effects of politics are prominent throughout all organizations. To address substantive improvement, an effective leader must develop a solid understanding regarding the effects of politics operating within the organization. Make use of the assigned readings for the course, as well as additional applicable scholarly sources, describe, in sufficient detail, supportive references that cite the perceptual role of politics within organizational functioning that involve the following:

1. How decisions are made in the context of political forces from various employees, stakeholders, and interest groups, particularly when allocating scarce resources.
2. How bargaining, negotiating, and collaboration are involved within the decision-making process.
3. How the concepts of organizational power and conflict can be controlled among organizational employees, stakeholders, and interest groups.
4. How organizational politics have affected an educational setting of interest (e.g., school or school district) and how you could minimize existing negative outcomes.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

References: Minimum of five scholarly resources

Part 2:

For the next aspect of this assignment, create a PowerPoint presentation based on your paper. Assume that you are giving the presentation to students, like yourself, who have yet to take this course.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Length: 5-7 slides (with a separate reference slide, if needed)
Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide

Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information. Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

• compose a critical analysis of a journal article related to Saudi Vision 2030, which you locate in the Saudi Digital Library. Your essay must include the following:
  • Title page;
  • Introductory paragraph (a brief paragraph that simply and succinctly introduces the topic);
  • Body (a series of cohesive paragraphs that include in-text citations and further discuss the topic (this is where your critical analysis comes in with support by the in-text citations);
  • Concluding paragraph (a brief paragraph that summarizes the information, refers back to the introductory paragraph, or offers a future outcome of the information presented in the essay body); and
  • Reference page(s) formatted according to Saudi Electronic University and APA standards.

Learning Outcomes

1. Locate appropriate, credible source information.
2. Evaluate source information from a variety of credible sources.
3. Identify basic APA style documentation and formatting rules.
4. Use information responsibly by giving credit where it is due and citing sources accurately and in the proper format.
5. Compose a critical analysis essay.

Upload only one MS Excel file with your work using the attached answer form. No other file formats accepted.

Organize your work in a neat presentation.

I am providing you with two files (below). One has the assignment material. The other file, an Excel file, is the form for you to write your answers. You must use the Excel file for your answers. No other files will be read or considered.

On the Excel worksheet form:

1. Write your name at the top.
2. For each industry sector, write your company choice by entering only a company letter.
3. For each industry sector, write your evidence supporting your answer.

You must complete the assignment. Partial work is not accepted and no partial credit will be given for partial work. Put simply, you must show five company choices and write about your evidence for each of your five choices. Anything less than this will receive a zero grade.