Category: Essays

Browse the Internet to acquire a copy of the most recent annual report for a publicly traded company.

Analyze the information contained in the company’s balance sheet and income statement to answer the following questions:

What are the company’s total assets at the end of its most recent annual reporting period? Why is this important?
What are the total assets at the end of the previous annual reporting period?
How much cash and cash equivalents did the company have at the end of its most recent annual reporting period?
What amount of accounts payable did the company have at the end of its most recent annual reporting period?
What amount of accounts payable did the company have at the end of the previous annual reporting period?
What are the company’s net revenues for the last three annual reporting periods?
What is the change in dollars in the company’s net income from its most recent annual reporting period to the previous annual reporting period?
What are the company’s total current assets at the end of its most recent annual reporting period?
What are the total current assets at the end of the previous annual reporting period?
What in the information above would be important to a potential investor, employee, and so on?

Corporate citizenship, lean manufacturing, TQM, activity based management, benchmarking, and Goldratt’s Theory of Constrains are concepts used by many corporations to streamline operations, meet demands of stakeholders, and ultimately to improve profitability.

Required:

Use Internet to research at least one of the above concepts. How are these relevant to managerial accounting? Please be specific and provide an example or a corporate story as an illustration in your original posting.

Presence during both weeks of the module and a minimum of three postings are required, one original posting and two responses to colleagues. Minimum required participation does not guarantee a perfect score

Managerial accounting is changing rapidly as a result of technology and new types of enterprises. Below is an article that states the opposite (Talha et al, 2010).

How can we reconcile the two statements? What is a managerial accounting model? Read the article and comment on some aspect of the discussion in an attempt to shed some light on this topic. What are your thoughts at this juncture?

Talha, et al. (2010). A New Look at Management Accounting. The Journal of Applied Business Research. Volume 26, Number 4, July/August 2012.

It is not necessary to discuss every question or comment mentioned above. Choose one or two relevant aspects for further investigation and share your knowledge with the class. Try to add information not previously discussed by others. Please, provide factual information (not merely opinions) backed up by details or examples. Your comments should be in your own words and Include references in APA forma

Due Week 8 and worth 120 points

In this very competitive climate, many companies are seeking ways to connect with customers in ways that add value. Mobile and wireless computing have become key focal points to attract and retain customers.

Review this Article titled “Delta Named Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline”, located here.

Use Internet or Strayer Library to search articles on wireless and mobile technologies as well as the application in business. Select one (1) company other than Delta which uses mobile and wireless technology.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Define wireless technologies and mobile technologies. Next, determine at least three (3) ways which companies or organizations utilize such technologies to improve business efficiency.

Determine the wireless technologies and mobile technologies that Delta has implemented. Next, evaluate the level of efficiency of the technology implementation. Provide a rationale for your response.

Specify the overall manner in which the company that you selected from your research implements organizational systems, wireless technologies, and mobile technologies. Next, evaluate the level of efficiency of such implementation within the selected company. Provide rationale for your response.

Give your opinion as to which company (i.e., Delta or the selected company from your research) is using the mobile and wireless technologies more strategically. Justify your response.

Determine the operational and enterprise systems that support wireless and mobile technologies for each company. Provide a rationale for your response.

Use at least three (3) quality references. 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:

Describe the use of network management, Web, wireless, and mobility technologies.

Due Week 8 and worth 120 points

 

In this very competitive climate, many companies are seeking ways to connect with customers in ways that add value. Mobile and wireless computing have become key focal points to attract and retain customers.

 

Review this Article titled “Delta Named Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline”, located here.

 

Use Internet or Strayer Library to search articles on wireless and mobile technologies as well as the application in business. Select one (1) company other than Delta which uses mobile and wireless technology.

 

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

 

Define wireless technologies and mobile technologies. Next, determine at least three (3) ways which companies or organizations utilize such technologies to improve business efficiency.

 

Determine the wireless technologies and mobile technologies that Delta has implemented. Next, evaluate the level of efficiency of the technology implementation. Provide a rationale for your response.

 

Specify the overall manner in which the company that you selected from your research implements organizational systems, wireless technologies, and mobile technologies. Next, evaluate the level of efficiency of such implementation within the selected company. Provide rationale for your response.

 

Give your opinion as to which company (i.e., Delta or the selected company from your research) is using the mobile and wireless technologies more strategically. Justify your response.

 

Determine the operational and enterprise systems that support wireless and mobile technologies for each company. Provide a rationale for your response.

 

Use at least three (3) quality references. 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:

 

Describe the use of network management, Web, wireless, and mobility technologies.

 

Compare and contrast operational and enterprise systems.

 

Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems and technology.

 

Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information systems for decision making using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignmen

Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems and technology.

Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information systems for decision making using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignmen

apa format
3 paragraphs
Describe a situation in which you or someone you know had difficulty with oral communication in the workplace or in an interpersonal situation.
Explain why you or the other person had difficulty communicating in the situation.
Provide 3 guidelines that you recommend for effective oral communication, whether face-to-face with another person or over the phone.

Explain your reasoning for providing the 3 guidelines you offer.

What are 3 effective things you find useful when preparing to give an oral speech or presentation?

Explain why you find these usefu

The case study is attached, please review it. Based on the case study, write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that addresses the following questions:

If you were Stephen Conner, who would you hire, and why?
What problems does Stephen Conner face?
What should Peter’s replacement look like, and which of the candidates best fits this description?
Put yourself in the place of each of the five candidates (including Rina). What should each person highlight during the interview process? How could each person differentiate him or herself from the other candidates?
Analyze the selection processes being used. What are the strengths and weaknesses, and how could any weaknesses be mitigated?
How would the organizational entry and socialization process differ between Rina and one of the other candidates if chosen?

The case study is attached, please review it. Based on the case study, write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that addresses the following questions:

If you were Stephen Conner, who would you hire, and why?
What problems does Stephen Conner face?
What should Peter’s replacement look like, and which of the candidates best fits this description?
Put yourself in the place of each of the five candidates (including Rina). What should each person highlight during the interview process? How could each person differentiate him or herself from the other candidates?
Analyze the selection processes being used. What are the strengths and weaknesses, and how could any weaknesses be mitigated?
How would the organizational entry and socialization process differ between Rina and one of the other candidates if chosen?

“Low-Quality and High-Quality After-Action Review”

Create a scenario or event in an organization (i.e., safety, training, or another issue) using a low-quality after-action review. Next, speculate on the major negative effects within the organization if the same scenario or event were to reoccur. Support your response with at least two (2) examples of the identified negative effects.
Watch the video titled “AAR (After Action Review) Definition & Explanation” (2 min 43 s), located in the online course shell. You may also view the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NI_P0JkC-8. Next, using the reoccurrence of the scenario or event from part one of the discussion, change the low-quality to a high-quality after-action review. Then, suggest the most important lessons-learned using the high-quality after-action review method as an adopted business practice.

“Work Innovation Network (WIN) and Productive Learning”

Examine the impact that the Work Innovation Network (WIN) has had on the Knowledge Management (KM) initiative at Hewlett-Packard (HP). Next, give your opinion on the influence of both initiatives on the evolution of organizational learning. Support your response with at least two (2) specific examples of the organizational learning at HP.
Outline a plan to teach employees the importance of incorporating productive learning as an improvement in their department, job, process, product, or service. Provide at least two (2) examples of productive learning in your plan

Due Week 8 and worth 275 points

Overview
This assignment will give you the opportunity to choose a case study, and then write about the ethical implications and the impact of the events that are described. Each case study includes a set of questions that you should answer. You can choose either

Case Study 8.4: Have Gun Will Travel, Page 312,or

Case Study 9.1: Unprofessional Conduct, Page 342.

You will be graded on the following criteria:

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1 Analyze the questions associated with your chosen case study and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course.

2 Explain your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.

NOTE: Each question asks multiple sub-questions. Be sure to answer the ENTIRE question to get full credit.

Case 8.4, page 312; Have gun, will travel.

1. Do you have a moral, not just a legal, right to own a gun? Assume (this means accept the fact)that either the Second Amendment or state law gives you a legal right to keep a gun in your car when you drive. Do you also have a moral right to do this? Do you have either a moral or a legal right to park a car with a loaded gun in a privately owned public parking lot regard- less of what the lot’s owner wants? (3 questions)

2. In your view, do employees have either a moral or a legal right to park their cars with guns in them in the company parking lot? If so, what about the property rights and safety concerns of employers? If employees don’t have this right, would it be good policy for companies to allow them to stow guns in their cars anyway? Do companies have good grounds for being concerned about weapons in their parking lots? (4 questions)

3. Do you agree with the NRA that if companies ban guns from their parking lots, this restriction would take “a wrecking ball to the Second Amendment” or nullify the right of people to have weapons for self-defense? Explain why or why not. In your view, have gun advocates been guilty of politicizing this issue? Do you think state legislatures are right to get involved, or should the matter be left to companies and employees to settle? (4+ questions)

4. Because the work place is the company’s private property, the company could choose, if it wished, to allow employees to bring guns not only into the parking lot but also into the workplace itself. Are there ever circumstances in which doing so might be reasonable, or would the presence of guns automatically violate the rights of other employees to be guaranteed a safe working environment? (2 questions, last sentence)

5. What would a libertarian say about this issue? What considerations would a utilitarian have to take into account? What conclusion might he or she draw? (3 questions)

6. If you were on a company’s board of directors, what policy would you recommend regarding handguns, rifles, or other weapons in employees’ cars? In making your recommendation, what factors would you take into account? Would it make a difference how large the company was, the nature of its workforce, or where it was located? If you support banning firearms from the parking lot, what steps, if any, do you think the company should take to enforce that policy? (4 questions)

7. Explain whether (and why) you agree or disagree with the following argument: “If employees have a right to keep guns in the parking lot, then they also have a right to bring them into workplace. After all, we’re only talking about licensed, responsible owners, and the same rationale applies: An employee might need a weapon for self-protection.What if a lunatic starts shooting up the company?” (1 question)

Case 9.1, page 343; Unprofessional conduct.

1. In concerning itself with Pettit’s off-the-job conduct, did the Board of Education violate her right to privacy, or was its concern with her lifestyle legitimate and employment related? (1 question)

2. Was Pettit’s behavior “unprofessional”? Was it “immoral”? Did it show a “lack of fitness” to teach? Explain how you understand the terms in quotation marks. (4 questions)

3. Was the Board of Education justified in firing Pettit? Explain. (2 questions)

4. Was the court’s verdict consistent with its earlier handling of the case of the homosexual teacher? (1 question)

5. If teachers perform competently in the classroom, should they also be required to be moral exemplars in their private lives? Are employees in other occupations expected to provide a moral example—either on or off the job? (2 questions)

6. Which of the following, in your view, would show unprofessional conduct, immorality, or lack of fitness to teach: drunken driving, smoking marijuana, advocating the use of marijuana, forging a check, resisting arrest for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer, being discovered in a compromising position with a student, propositioning a student, cheating on income tax, or calling attention to one’s openly homosexual lifestyle? Explain your choice. (2+ questions)

7. Under what conditions do employers have a legitimate interest in their employees’ off-the-job conduct? (1 questions)

3 Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

b 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.

c Abstract page.

d Cite your textbook as a reference.

Include a reference page.

Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length

Compare and contrast the management information systems (MIS) in place in 2 distinctly different organizations.