Responses 

In response to your classmates, consider how your response to plagiarism is different than their response. What makes your two responses alike? What makes them different? What other possible scenarios of plagiarism might come up in the workplace?

JENNIFER’S POST:

Hello everyone!  I am going to tell you Why I Would be Concerned About Plagiarism.  The First thing that concerns me is if I take what someone else has said in their work it would first make me a thief more or less. Second I could be expelled from school, along with it following me around.  Third is if I just do my own work in my own words I will learn and succeed in my schoolwork, and my career.  If I copy someone else's words, I would be taking the risk of failing at school and my career.  this would be all a waste of time if I didn't just do my own work.

  If a co-worker asked me to look over the report I took my time to complete, and poured  hard work into, I would ask him/her what exactly they needed help with.  That woud let me know if they needed help with their report, or just wanted to copy my work.  I could just hand it over to that friend and take the chance of them using my work, and me be the one that gets in trouble with plagiarism.  I say that because how could I prove he/she took my work.  I would rather put things in my own words anyways.  That to me shows that I am learning instead of not learning how to do whatever for school and work.

ALISHA’S POST:

In this type of situation i feel  pretty hurt because i had worked really hard and my coworker didnt even try to come up with something. It isnt right to steal someone elses work because they worked really hard and they should get the credit not the person who just coppied. When copy you are just taking someone else work becasue maybe you dont want to try or you just want to be done right aways but thats not right. You should always try your best every single time. 

I would got to the boss and let him know what happpened. I hope that something gets done about it. I would want the to understand and believe that i am a good worker. I would hope the boss would talk to the coworker and make him write about a different subject to see if her really wants to put in the work. 

In response to your classmates, expand upon their analysis and offer advice in two areas where you believe the business should focus its strategy in the next two years.

ANTHONY’S POST:

The business I gathered information about is Starbucks and their strategy to have a competitive advantage over there competition, such as Dunkin Donuts, 7-11, and McDonalds.

Starbucks is one of the most admired companies in the world. The business strategy behind Starbucks' success starts with social media. When you look up Starbucks.com on there webpage, they are always introducing new drinks that come out for different seasons. They are always giving promotions as part of their business strategy. Social media is very important to to Starbucks, taking there business to the next level.

Two of Starbucks' main competitors are Dunkin Donuts and McDonalds. What makes Starbucks different than their competition is the quality of their products offered at a reasonable price. They have around the clock innovation of always having new menu items. Starbucks also builds the customers loyality by providing in-store customer service.

The advantage Starbucks has over its competition is that you don't need to buy coffee to enjoy the atmosphere of their stores. As part of Starbucks' success, they take full advantage of their technology to connect with the customers. Starbucks offers a reward program through their mobile app, which helps with cutting down long lines at the store or drive-thru. Starbucks is crushing their competition by substainability taking advantage of their strategy and technology, and that's why Starbucks will continue to grow and stay in front of their competitors.

Links: 

 www.starbucks.com

LAKISHA’S POST:

Unit 3 DB: Strategy and Competitive Advantage

“Lyft is your friend with a car, whenever you need one.” That is a slogan for one of the top transportation companies that serves the United States and Canada. Their strategic plan “ Improve People’ s Lives as the World’s Best Transportation.” They offer full shift safe, affordable, reliable and enjoyable experiences with ride-sharing, bike and scooter sharing and transit services. By providing riders with a choice in how they are transported from point A to B, Lyft is giving their riders the “True Freedom to Ride.”

Lyft’s main two competitors in the United States and Canada include Uber, and Via in ride sharing and in the bike and scooter sharing market Uber (Jump), and Bird among others. The principal competitive factors include the following:

• Coverage and availability of access

• Scale of network;

• Choice of modality

• Product design

• Ease of adoption and use

• Features and platform experience

• Partnerships and integrations with other ecosystem participants

• Brand

• Trust, safety, reliability and privacy

• Customer support

• Continued innovation in new modalities;

• Driver payout

• Regulatory relations

• Prices.

The other transportation companies are similar but what is different about Lyft is what the co-founder of Lyft said. “Focusing on purpose and people isn’t just the right thing to do, it provides a lasting competitive advantage.” The driver’s are so friendly at Lyft. Those few minutes that you are being transported can mean a lot to a person that is having a bad day. Talking from experience. Uber sucks another experience.

FEEDBACK FOR RESPONSES:

Please use the rubric descriptions to guide your improvement efforts during subsequent units. There is a requirement to write formally and professionally. Write carefully, and proofread zealously. Please develop the habit of responding to instructor feedback. Best regards,

Your initial post was good. It was timely. That is where the good news ends. There is a requirement to write formally and professionally. Write carefully, and proofread zealously. There is a requirement to respond to a minimum of two of your peers. This allows the Discussion Board (DB) to function as an effective learning mechanism. Please develop the habit of responding to instructor feedback. Best regards,

Producing a Quality Post

Class,

Some of the work posted so far is less than expected. The instructions are provided to guide you toward success. Compliance is not optional.

For the Unit 2 DB (and subsequent DBs), work should be:

1. Accurate;

2. Complete;

3. Sequential.

These are the instructions for Unit 2:

For this discussion, research an organizational culture for a company like Google, or use your personal experiences working at an organization. 

1. First, concisely describe three (3) aspects of your organization’s culture making the connections between this week's reading materials and the company you've chosen. 

2. Next, is it innovative, team-oriented, collaborative, ethical, or something else?  Explain which aspect is most important in guiding employee’s behavior and which aspect is most important for managers leading a team and making decisions.

3. Finally, you MUST post the link for the company you've chosen that shows where you have researched their organizational culture.

In responses to your classmates, discuss the similarities and differences of the cultures you are researching and sharing.

The initial post should be presented in the same order and format as the question. It should be noted that number one would necessarily have three bullet responses. Number two is a two-part question; there should be two bullet statements in response. Students often neglect to include the link requested in number three.

To earn a grade of 100% will require discipline and effort. Attention to detail is paramount.

The DB comprises 40% of your grade; please make it count.

Discussion Board Criteria

Below you will find a link for the discussion board rubric used by the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business.  It is worth 100 points. 

Discussion Criteria and Rubric Active participation: 3 or more posts are submitted during the week: your initial response and responses to at least two of your peers. 

· Timely participation: The first post is submitted by 11:59p (EST) Wednesday evening. 

· Professional communication: Posts are grammatically correct with no spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors. 

· Resources are used to validate the information shared and references are provided in the post to these resources.

· Response to questions: All questions are answered in complete detail in initial post. 

· Evidence of critical thinking or extending information. 

· Posts are written using personal experiences and research so that classmates are motivated to continue the conversation and enhance and explore the topics being addressed.