The responsibility of the directors of a corporation is to provide a return to shareholders on their financial investment in the corporation . . . in other words, shareholders expect to make money on their investment.  Corporations such as Facebook, Google, and Apple are financed through the sale of billions and billions of dollars in shares purchased by investors.  Sometimes, however, the duty to maximize profits runs contrary to legal, but still questionable, business opportunities. Assume that you’re the director of one of the corporations listed below and have been presented with the business opportunity described in the scenario.  Would you advise the corporation to accept the opportunity?  Make sure to fully explain your answer, considering both the financial return expected and any related ethical concerns. ToyCo has just been informed that it’s wooden trains produced in China contain lead paint and can no longer be sold in the United States.  However, a distributor offers to negotiate a deal with a foreign company to sell the trains in a South American country that has no laws addressing the presence of lead paint in children’s toys. BabyHealth is seeing decreasing sales of its powdered infant formula in the United States due to more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies.  In an effort to offset these losses, BabyHealth chooses to sell their formula in third world countries.  However, it is widely known that the water sources in these countries is often contaminated and not boiled prior to use. After producing 10 million versions of its new smartphone, PhoneLand discovers that due to a manufacturing oversight, 5 of the phones may catch fire if left in a car on a hot day.  While the worst case financial impact from the phones catching fire is 10 million dollars in damages, recalling and repairing the phones will bankrupt the company.   

Assignment 2: Designing a Training Program Due Week 8 and worth 300 pointsCreate a written proposal in which you detail the complete design of an employee training program.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:Design a two (2) day training program for a group of twenty (20) employees.Identify two to three (2-3) training needs though a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and justify an approach for this training.Develop the training objective for this program based on an analysis of the business.Determine the training cost for the training program you are proposing. Include a detailed breakdown of time allotted for each piece, the subsequent cost analysis, and the total cost for the project as a whole.Select key training method(s) to deliver the program to employees, such as an e-Learning module or a one-day face-to-face training program.Create an agenda of activities for the training program.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Identify when to conduct a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).Analyze the various approaches to performing a Training Needs Analysis.Develop strategies for training design.Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics.

This assignment is due at the end of week 5. Business Continuity Planning is another tool used to measure and understand an organization’s supply chain risk. Review the Business Continuity Planning Assessment Questionnaire in Appendix A of the Kildow text. Consider your organization’s business continuity plan, if any, and evaluate the organization using the Kildow template in Appendix A. You may choose an organization other than the one where you are working or have worked. You may average the scores obtained from the categories to provide a 500-word overview on your assessment. If your organization is not conducive to a business continuity assessment, you may select any organization which you are either familiar with or can conduct research.I have attached the Business Continuity Planning Assessment Questionnaire in Appendix A of the Kildow text.In order to access the tool you will need to follow the steps from figure A.2 in order to complete this assignment