In New York City, where both of these cases started, public officials responded by spending more than $100 million in federal education funds provided by Title I to lease vans to park on the public streets in order to establish mobile classrooms. These mobile classrooms served more than twenty thousand students a year and required parochial school students and public school teachers to leave their classrooms and meet on seemingly neutral ground (U.S. Supreme Court: Agostini v. Felton, 2009).
Historically laws in this country tend to change over time. This is a perfect example of how a way of thinking by the Supreme Court in a case in 1985 was rethought and overturned just twelve short years later. As time passes, the way that things are thought about and ruled upon changes as well. In this instance the idea of the separation of church and state had been established for….

Business Case Analysis
Suppose you are an HR manager at a company that needs to fill an important management position. In what situations would a candidate's educational background be important? In what situations would a candidate's track record as a manager or leader be important?

A candidates' educational background would be exceptionally important for advanced, highly technical positions involving the funds of the company. I'd want to verify a candidate for Chief Financial officer (CFO) for example had the correct credentials and had not lied on their resume if they were going to be managing the entire series of financial statements for the company. Educational credentials would also be critically important in engineering positions as well, as the core parts of a position in these fields would require intensive levels of expertise.

The candidate's track record as a manager or leader is also critically important when leading larger teams and also having to….

Requiring the patient to come to the Clinic or the doctor's office for regular follow-up visits is also an expensive way to ensure compliance. While some office and clinic visits are necessary and desirable, extending the it tools available to at-home diabetes monitoring can extend the expertise of the clinic at a relatively low cost, allowing the Clinic to concentrate its resources on patients who become seriously ill (Eli Lilly, 2007).
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The technology aids in effective communication among staff and members

The Clinic has made great strides, and can be regarded as a pioneer in preparing and communicating patient records. It has also made a reputation through the eClinic initiative in making records available to patients. This initiative for diabetes becomes an extension of the work done earlier, and has many of the same benefits: improved communication with the health professional, improved compliance, better understanding of the patient's conditions (for all….

Harrison Company
Executive Summary/Background- The Harrison Company, a mid-sized regional retailer with 80 stores in 7 states, is headquartered in State College, PA. At present, despite each store generating approximately $600,000 in revenue per annum, the company faces a time of crisis. Sales and profits have been declining over the past few years, the company's president has retired and broken all contacts with the company, and there is no real strategic or competitive plan. There are expansions planned for the next year, but several immediate concerns that require a more strategic approach to several cogent issues the company faces. For instance, there is a public relations issue from a former manager regarding the quality of the clothing, union issues, and the fiscal responsibility of proactive philanthropy vs. cost containment/control. Up to now, the company has been operating using a push strategy with heavy local advertising creating customer demand (1/2 in local….

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Company Overview

The Coca-Cola Company is one of the oldest and largest companies in the United States. The Coca-Cola Company had its roots in 1886 when Dr. John Pemberton began to produce Coca-Cola Syrup for fountain drink dispensers. Coca-Cola bottling has been around since 1899. From there the franchises grew into the giant that it is today. Its most recent accomplishment is its entry into the global marketplace. (CCE, 2002).

Coca-Cola's primary objective is to maintain its current position as a leader of beverage producers in the global marketplace. It is a large corporate entity, however, holds onto a philosophy of maintaining a strong local image and presence in the communities where it operates.

Coca-Cola has 463 facilities, which generate an annual revenue of $16 billion dollars. The Coca-Cola Company currently stands as the world's biggest drink company. They control over half of the world-wide marketshare. Its primary brand is Coca-Cola.….

Business Decision Analysis -- Cipla
Yusuf Hamied pioneered the Chemical, Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories, which is more popularly known as Cipla, in India. The main function of Cipla was to reverse engineer some of the most demanded medications in the market and then reconfigure or re-synthesize them in a different manner (to avoid patent law suits) and sell them to the masses at affordable rates. The problem for Dr. Hamied, though, was a recent upgrade in patent laws that were meant to be applicable from 2005 in India. This new upgrade was being implemented on a global scale by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and was officially called Trade elated Aspects of Intellectual Property ights (TIPS) and it mainly required India to accept the patent laws with regards to pharmaceuticals and other intellectual inventions that had been standardized for over 2 decades. This would mean that a majority of the produce….

Business Impact Analysis
The heart of any major business, beyond its human capital, is usually its technological resources and status. A business that relies on internet access and an arsenal of computer hardware and software must collect and harness the necessary knowledge, people and tools to manage this technology in an efficient yet effective way. Doing otherwise can expose trade secrets and customer data. Loss of productivity can also be exceedingly damaging.

Mission Critical Functions

As it relates to technology, there are three major functions that are mission critical. The first, and most important, is the network itself. If the network goes down, any networking and Internet functions will grind to a halt. Having such a happenstance drag on for a considerable amount of time can cause massive amounts of damage in terms of client deliverables not being provided and necessary administration work not getting done. It is true that not all tasks….

Business Case Analysis
Apple's Winning Strategies

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Apple's Winning Strategies:

How has Apple developed extreme loyalty among customers that has resulted in an almost cult like following?

Apple operates in the high growth and highly dynamic information and technology industry. Founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and onald Wayne on April 1, 1976, the company's primary aim was of developing and selling personal computers. Mac line of computers, the iPod media player, the iPhone smartphone and the iPad tablet are the products of the company that are the most well-known. It has been declared as the most valued brand in the world and is very cash rich.

According to Interbrand, the brand consultancy agency, Apple's brand was number one among all the brands in the world in October 2014 as Apple was announced to have a brand value of 118.9 billion dollars (Crum).

The company enjoys enormous popularity among the customers and its products create extremely loyal….

The Southwest Airlines The Southwest AirlinesBrief BackgroundThe U.S department of transport 1995 classified its passenger airlines into three categories based on the annual revenue generated. These are a \\\"major carrier\\\" airline that could generate up to $1 billion annually, a \\\"national carrier\\\" that could range between $ 100 million and $1 billion annually, and a \\\"regional and commuter airline\\\" that could generate less than $100 million annually (Pg, 480). Before this, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) board was responsible for regulating fare, routes, and company mergers, and before any change was made, CAB approval was required. However, the CAB operated on biasedness in that they awarded highly profitable and semi-exclusive routes to individual airlines and then left the remaining to the public interests. It suppressed the price competition, and some airlines increased their fare because they were the only ones operating on those routes. However, in 1978 a new airline….

Where pricing integration typically fails however are in the handling of exceptions. Columbus (2003) makes the point that the use of automated approaches to managing special pricing requests can be one of the highest OI activities of any company. The focus for LOM then is in turning the one-off loan request specifically including a differing rate or structure into a competitive advantage by quickly being able to fulfill it. The use of automated special pricing requests applications and techniques as defined by Columbus (2003) are strong competitive tools that could be used as part of FlashQuote and BFOT overall.
FlashQuote Use Case Analysis

Identifier: FlashQuote Use Case Analysis

Name: BFOT System component that includes quoting, pricing, loan interest rates and the ability to electronically upload the loan, once approved, to the LOS.

Purpose: To more accurately and completely capture the quotes given to prospects over the telephone, the Web, and in person, the….

3. SWOT Analysis

The SWOT analysis reveals the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats which are likely to affect the outcome of launching the electronic commerce at Blue Cut Fashion. The strengths and weaknesses derive from internal features and amongst others, may refer to financial highlights and previous expertise. The opportunities and threats are generated by the external environment and may refer to commercial trends and technological advancements. All these are presented in the following table:

Table 1: SWOT for e-commerce at Blue Cut Fashion

Strengths

Weaknesses

1. International recognition and favorable image on the market, facilitating as such the penetration of the online market

2. Blue Cut Fashion possesses sufficient financial resources to engage in an electronic commerce venture

3. The existent logistics system could be extended to cover the delivery of the online sold clothes and shoes

4. Blue Cut Fashion employs dedicated workers which produce high quality products with increased attention to details

5. The management and….

The analysis of the scenario involves copying by hand devoid of utilizing excel formulae. The terminology 'What if ' scenarios mainly refer to the underlying base case of the numerical figures in the tables of the financial planning business model. It is significant to undertake checking of the entire changed cells that have altered back to their corresponding original numerical values prior to processing to a new 'What if '.
In order to aid Kitchenware Product in visualizing the underlying table that pertains to figures within the scenario 3,an individual require to draw a graph utilizing Excel's chart depicting the prevailing comparison of the corresponding profits for the diverse sales volumes taking note of the profit peak within year 3 (ARLOW, 2005, pp23-56). In the underlying report that pertains to every scenario's of net profit after tax is adequate. Nevertheless, in case there is complete spreadsheet details are demanded for….

Alternative 2

Although there's some room for deception and fraud, the risk for AC is minimal, especially since it recruits mostly from colleges. Therefore, AC should not invest in new resources to resolve its problems. Instead, existing recruiters such as Carl Robins should make every effort to identify application, transcript, drug screening, training material and training schedule issues and resolves these with the help of human resources.

Alternative 3

AC cannot afford to hire new staff, not can it afford to do nothing about its current employment issues. Alternative 3 recommends a process audit to identify employees that are not currently following their job procedures along with corrective actions to make the process run more smoothly in the future. Although AC cannot afford to automate training room booking at this time, it can streamline its booking procedures through one individual to prevent conflicts.

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Proposed Solution.

Alternative 1, the hiring of a dedicated HR person….

Business Case Quality
Quality, value, and cost are elements or aspects that are inherently connected and firmly combined (Homer et al., 2004). Quality improvement programs have yet to disseminate as fast as possible all the way through medical facilities and hospitals (Swensen et al., 2013). Possibly, this is owing to the reason that there is a vague comprehension regarding the financial benefit to the healthcare organizations themselves, away from the benefit to the consumers and society. The purpose of this paper is to present a business case of quality improvement in the healthcare industry. In particular, the objective of the case will be to make the argument that optimal quality and improved patient outcomes have an efficacious impact for well-being (Swensen et al., 2013).

The program presented for quality improvement encompasses provider-covered or insured employee plans. As stated by Swensen et al. (2013), improvements in ambulatory and primary care results undoubtedly have….

Issue 11: Is Employer Monitoring of Employee Social Media Justified?

Summary of Sides

The rise of social media and the near ubiquity of its use has led to an increasing trend of employers screening potential hires and monitoring existing employees through their social media activity on sites like Facebook and Twitter. The ethicality of such monitoring has been questioned by ethical scholars Brian Elzweig and Donna K. Pepples argue that employers have a responsibility to their organizations to ensure that employees are not negligent in their actions that directly affect the company or that might negatively reflect upon the company. More to the point, these authors argue that there is no real expectation of privacy on social networking sites and that employers could not be violating any such expectation, as "a general expectation cannot be relied upon just by using the privacy settings" (p. 195). Employers are upholding their duty to the….