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Importance of Business Document
$3.00Some say we worry far too much about business documents and the correctness of those documents. Argue for or against the importance of making sure all business writings [presentations, memos, emails, letters, reports, etc] are error-free and do not contain slang, misspellings, text abbreviations, or informal formatting? In addition to your argument, include three things you can recommend to your fellow students regarding proper grammar and the formatting of business communications
Technological breakthrough has made electric vehicles
$3.00Assume, for the sake of argument that a technological breakthrough has made electric vehicles both highly efficient and low in cost. In a short time, 50% of consumers suddenly switched to electric vehicles.
- What would happen to crude price differentials?
- Will any refiner be disadvantaged relative to any other refiner?
- How would refiner investment decisions be affected?
Executive Summary : Quality Leader and transform health care Initiative at XYZ Medical Institute
$7.50In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include:
- The purpose of the program or project.
- The target population or audience.
- The benefits of the program or project
- The cost or budget justification.
- The basis upon which the program or project will be evaluated.
Case Study 1: Examining Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction (Trader Joe)
$17.50Emotional Intelligence (EI) focuses on understanding the emotions and attitudes of others. To manage relationships effectively, we need to not only understand ourselves, but also increase what we know about others. EI emphasizes four key competencies for leadership success:
- Self-awareness–the ability to understand our own emotions and how they impact others
- Social awareness–the ability to understand the emotions of others
- Self-management–the ability to think before acting
- Relationship management–the ability to build rapport with others
Grasping the realities of organizational behavior begins with an understanding of personality and behavioral tendencies. Case Study 1 is designed to address issues pertaining to the emotions, attitudes, and job satisfaction of others. Read the “Trader Joe’s” case study on page W-99 in the back of your textbook to examine how emotions, attitudes, and job satisfaction influence decision-making.
Write a four (4) page paper in which you:
- Examine the approach Trader Joe’s uses to promote a positive work environment for its employees. Determine at least three (3) ways in which Trader Joe’s is able to increase job satisfaction and performance.
- Determine how Trader Joe’s uses the management process (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) to develop its employees.
- Suggest two (2) ways that leaders can effectively manage relationships in general by using the four (4) EI competencies.
- Recommend at least three (3) leadership practices that Trader Joe’s could implement in order to increase the competitive edge of the organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- 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 and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze the relationship between the basic organizational behavior models of individual, group, and organizational processes and the productivity of an organization.
- Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives impact the productivity of an organization.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational behavior.
- Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.
Advice to Zara for the Damage to Walter’s Furniture
$2.00Zara placed an advertisement in the local newspaper: “Four ‘Burmese’ kittensfor sale. £300 each, lovely pets.” Xavier went to see the kittens and askedZara to reserve the smallest one for him and said that he would return in threeweeks to collect the kitten. Later that day, Zara told her husband that Xavierwas to have the smallest kitten in the litter. Xavier never returned.Vic telephoned Zara about the kittens. After enquiring about the breed, hesaid, ‘I’ll think about it’.
The next day, Vic wrote Zara, ‘I’ve decided that I’llhave the oldest one from the litter.’ Before the letter was delivered, Vic sentan email to Zara stating that he was not interested after all. Because of aproblem with Zara’s server, she did not receive the email until after the letterhad arrived.Yvonne sent an email to Zara stating ‘£300 is very expensive for a youngBurmese. Will you accept £200?’ When Zara replied by email that she wouldnot, Yvonne posted a letter which read ‘I accept your offer to sell a Burmesekitten at £300.’Walter paid Zara £300 and took one of the kittens.
Two weeks later he complained to Zara that the kitten was in the habit of chewing the furniture. Zara said ’Never mind, he will grow out of it.’ When Walter took the kitten to the vet to see if the habit could be broken, the vet informed him that the kitten was not a purebred Burmese but a much less valuable cross-breed. Walter demands the return of his money from Zara and compensation for the damage to his furniture.
Advise Zara.
Justification Report part 3: Performance appraisal method
$25.00Assignment 2.3: Justification Report – Part 3 (Final)
Due Week 7 and worth 200 points
In Assignments 2.1 (Part 1) and 2.2 (Part 2) of the Justification Report, you built up the major parts of your formal, researched justification report (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Methods, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References). You will begin Part 3 by inserting your revisions of Parts 1 and 2 based on your instructor’s suggestions. Then, you will include a few new additions:
Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:- Introduction (for Question 1)
- Problem Statement (for Question 1a)
- Terminology (for Question 1b)
- Major Sections of the Report (for Question 1c)
- Scope and Limitations of the Research (for Question 1d)
- Preliminary Parts (for Question 2)
- Recommendation (for Question 3)
- References (for Question 4)
Write a four (4) page, single-spaced report in which you:
- Create an introduction that tells what your report is about.
- Include the Problem Statement that you already created and revised in Part 1.
- Include terms that readers will need to know in order to understand the report.
- Briefly summarize the major sections and findings of the report that you’ve developed in Parts 1 and 2.
- Discuss what your report will cover and what it will not.
- Create the preliminary parts of the report that precede the Introduction (after reading Chapter 12 in your Professional Communications textbook), which includes:
- Title Page
- Transmittal
- Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
Note: Use small Roman numerals to number the pages of the preliminary parts of the report.
- Create the Recommendation section of the Report.
- Provide a one to two (1-2) sentence recommendation based on what your Evaluation of Alternatives and Findings and Analysis sections have determined is the most feasible alternative (i.e. solution) to the problem in the Problem Statement.
- Create the References sections, which goes at the end of the Report, by pasting in your revised References page.
Note: Remember to organize the report by the section headings. The report should reflect a style and format appropriate for business; single spacing and bullet points are acceptable for formal business reports.
Your assignment must:
- Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
- Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
- Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
- Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
- Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanic
Assignment: ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
$30.00Assignment: ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
This is a business ethics case study. One case entitiled “JUSTIFIED?” is attached along with its teaching notes to assist you.
Discuss the case relying on the classical business aapproaches such as:
- Deontology (norms). Ethics of rights, of justice.
- Axiology (values). Ethics of values, care.
- Teleology (results): Utilitarianism etc.
Dis whether this case could be analyzed using any of the following Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approaches:
- Normative CSR: Critical theory, Corporate Governance, Controls
- Value based CSR: Stakeholder theory, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Performance
- Results CSR: Shareholder Value Theory.
Please rely heavily on the attached reading materials and the videos plus knowledge from the previous reading materials. They will help us tremendously.
Pages: 8, double spaced
Additional Materials:
877440_2_DKS-WK10-DA5-Cost-Justified-Ethics-mgmt09-notes.pdf
877440_3_DKS-WK10-DA5-Cost-Justified-b-Ethics-mgmt09-case.pdf
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting: Jeffersonian Corporation
$5.00Jeffersonian Corporation has been in business for over 50 years. The company is looking to expand operations into the Pacific Rim and would like an analysis of its financial statements to be prepared. Review the financial statements below:
Jeffersonian Corporation
Comparative Income Statement
For years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
2011
2010
Sales
$ 2,486,000.00
$ 2,075,000.00
Cost of goods sold
$ 1,523,000.00
$ 1,222,000.00
Gross Profit
$ 963,000.00
$ 853,000.00
Operating Expenses
Salaries Expense
$ 145,000.00
$ 100,000.00
Contract Labor Expense
$ 240,000.00
$ 280,000.00
Insurance Expense
$ 165,000.00
$ 200,000.00
Supplies expense
$ 100,000.00
$ 45,000.00
Depreciation Expense
$ 26,000.00
$ 35,000.00
Miscellaneous expense
$ 85,000.00
$ 75,000.00
Marketing and Promotion expense
$ 17,000.00
$ 15,000.00
Total operating expenses
$ 778,000.00
$ 750,000.00
Operating Income
$ 185,000.00
$ 103,000.00
Interest expense
$ 44,000.00
$ 46,000.00
Income before taxes
$ 141,000.00
$ 57,000.00
Income taxes
$ 47,000.00
$ 19,000.00
Net Income
$ 94,000.00
$ 38,000.00
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting
Process Costing Systems
Minicase
Jeffersonian Corporation
Comparative Balance Sheet
For years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
2011
2010
Assets
Current Assets
Cash
$ 79,000.00
$ 42,000.00
Marketable Securities
$ 65,000.00
$ 96,000.00
Accounts receivable
$ 120,000.00
$ 100,000.00
Merchandise inventory
$ 250,000.00
$ 265,000.00
Total current assets
$ 514,000.00
$ 503,000.00
Fixed Assets
Store Equipment, net
$ 400,000.00
$ 350,000.00
Office Equipment, et
$ 45,000.00
$ 50,000.00
Building, net
$ 625,000.00
$ 675,000.00
Land
$ 100,000.00
$ 100,000.00
Total fixed assets
$ 1,170,000.00
$ 1,175,000.00
Total assets
$ 1,684,000.00
$ 1,678,000.00
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 164,000.00
$ 190,000.00
Short term Liabilities
$ 75,000.00
$ 90,000.00
Taxes payable
$ 26,000.00
$ 12,000.00
Total current liabilities
$ 265,000.00
$ 292,000.00
Long-term liabilities
Mortgage payable
$ 400,000.00
$ 420,000.00
Total liabilities
$ 665,000.00
$ 712,000.00
Stockholder’s Equity
Common Stock, $5 par value
$ 475,000.00
$ 475,000.00
Retained earnings
$ 544,000.00
$ 491,000.00
Total stockholder’s equity
$ 1,019,000.00
$ 966,000.00
Total
$ 1,684,000.00
$ 1,678,000.00
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting
Process Costing Systems
Minicase
REQUIRED:
1. Prepare comparative income statements for year 2011 in comparison to year 2010.
2. Prepare common-size comparative balance sheet for years 2011 and 2010
3. Compute the following ratios for 2011.
Current ratio
Profit margin ratio
Acid-test ratio
Total asset turnover
Accounts receivable turnover
Return on total assets
Days’ sales uncollected
Earnings per share
Inventory turnover
Price earnings ratio
Debt-to-equity ratio
Dividend yield
Times interest earnedAdditional Materials:
774417_1_analysis-of-financial-statements-1.pdfMinicase 15.1 – Method of Entry –The McGrew Company
$10.00Minicase 15.1 – Method of Entry –The McGrew Company
The McGrew Company, a manufacturer of peanut com- bines, has for years sold a substantial number of machines in Brazil. However, a Brazilian firm has begun to manufacture them, and McGrew’s local distributor has told Jim Allen, the president, that if McGrew expects to maintain its share of the market, it will also have to manufacture locally. Allen is in a quandary. The market is too good to lose, but McGrew has had no experience with foreign manufacturing operations. Because Brazilian sales and repairs have been handled by the distributor, no one in McGrew has had any firsthand experience in that country.
Allen has made some rough calculations that indicate the firm can make money by manufacturing in Brazil, but the firm’s lack of marketing expertise in the country troubles him.
He calls in Joan Beal, the export manager, and asks her to prepare a list of all the options open to McGrew, with their advantages and disadvantages. Allen also asks Beal to indi- cate her preference.
Answer the following questions. This paper should be 3 pages. It should be single spaced, 12 size font, Times New Roman font style.
- Assume you are Joan Beal. Prepare a list of all the options, and give the advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Which of the options would you recommend?
- Assuming that the president’s calculations are correct and that a factory to produce locally the number of machines that McGrew now exports to Brazil will offer a satisfactory return on investment, what special information about Brazil will you want to gather?