Think about a leader with whom you have had extensive positive experience in the past. Think about whether this leader had a high need for achievement, affiliation, or power. Discuss which motive was dominant in the leader and why you think so, giving at least three (3) behavioral examples. Also, discuss why you think the dominant motive was a positive factor in the leadership style. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
need help answering two questions
[Pin It]
answer each question with a high quality response and provide any reference that you use.
Why is departmental accounting important to management?
What is the primary purpose of manufacturing accounting?
Look at the Focus on Ethics box (“How Fair Is Check Into Cash”) in Chapter 5 of the textbook. These, businesses quote an interest rate of 15% to loan customers (most of whom are fairly unsophisticated) and yet the EAR of the loan is close to 400%. Explain the wide discrepancy between these rates. What do you believe is the correct regulatory response to these types of lenders
Visit the website of the CIA World Fact Book (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/).
Analyze the economy of at least two countries (not the U.S.).
Complete a one page response to the following questions.
How do the economies of the countries you selected compare to the U.S.?
Is either of the selected countries still in an agrarian phase of economic development? An industrial phase? Explain.
Can you find a country that is still in the agrarian phase of development?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was signed into law on July 30, 2002. It is arguably the most significant corporate reform legislation since the Great Depression. Sarbanes-Oxley mandates requirements, including reporting on internal control over financial reporting. The newly created Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has the responsibility of establishing standards applicable to audits of internal control over financial reporting.
Navigate to the PCAOB’s website (http://www.pcaobus.org/) to review the full text of SOX and answer the following questions.
Section 404 of SOX requires a public company’s annual report to include an internal control report. What are the two required components of management’s report on internal control?
What obligation does a public company’s independent auditor have relating to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404?
computer information
[Pin It]
For part II of the assignment, read the required articles and then write a 3-5 page paper answering the Kokubu case study questions. Be sure your discussion demonstrates that you understand the meanings and differences between data, information, and knowledge. In your discussion, give a real-world example of data, knowledge, and information in the context of the Kokubu Food Company.
Kokubu management has asked you to be the company consultant and prepare a management analysis of the business to help assess the firm’s current situation and future plans. To familiarize yourself with Kokubu’s background, you should review the corporate information, functions and business, and social and environmental conservation activities in the website. Particular attention must be given to the functions and business link to appreciate how IT supports Kokubu operations and knowledge management activities within the company.
Review the Kokubu website at http://www.kokubu.co.jp/english/business/ and after finding the answers to the Case questions, prepare a summary in 3-5 pages analyzing the following questions.
What kind of organizational trends are evident in the Kokubu case when we consider the business environment, management, and technology?
Discuss the IT applications to the company operations as discussed in the website.
Why is the company considered to be customer focused?
The CEO said his company “created a culture where people are addicted to data, information, and knowledge.” What does he mean by that, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of such a culture?
As a reminder, you must have at least two outside scholarly references when you write cases.
Assignment Expectations
Include Part I and Part II of the Case in one document, properly labeling each section.
The Case assignment should be 5-8 pages in total excluding cover page and reference list.
Your assignments will be graded following these expectations:
Precision: the questions asked are answered.
Clarity: Your answers are clear and show your good understanding of the topic.
Breadth and depth: The scope covered in your paper is directly related to the questions of the assignment and the learning objectives of the module.
Critical Thinking: It is important to read the “required readings” posted in the background material plus others you find relevant. Your paper should include important concepts from these readings and incorporate your reactions and examples that illustrate your reflective judgment and good understanding of the concepts.
Your paper meets the page requirements, excluding the cover page or the references pages
need these history question answered with 400 words.
[Pin It]
1.How did World War II alter the status of African Americans?
2.How did World War II affect the status of black workers in America?
3.What was the overall significance of A. Philip Randolph’s march on Washington DC, and how did the president respond to it?
4.During this time the United States was fighting a war trying to end fascism around the world and spread democracy, however, there was still a problem at home in terms of civil rights and the treatment of Blacks. What was the perception that the United States was offering to its counterparts abroad? Was the United States contradicting themselves?
5. Do you feel that the federal government should implement programs to help disadvantaged groups/communities or should these communities strive to be more self-sufficient regarding education…meaning should the black community create its own programs to improve education or should the black community look toward the federal government for help in implementing these programs
Read and respond in a discussion post to the scenario below. Upon receiving your response document, your instructor will respond with feedback.
Case Study # 1: College Preparatory Program
A high school student with a significant learning disability and cognitive challenges wants to attend college preparatory programs. She is very upset and does not think that she is getting the services that were promised. Although the parents are also upset, they are concerned about the challenges this goal may present to their child. The special education teacher has contacted you for suggestions and assistance with the issue.
Questions:
How will you assist the teacher?
What could you do to help the student face the realities of college preparatory programs?
How could you utilize the awareness of the parents to assist you with this challenge?
Be sure to include the following in your response.
An APA-format cover page.
The response will be 3-5 paragraphs in length.
Address all three questions.
Include a minimum of 3 reference citations (you may use your text).
2) Field Experiences Option:
If you have chosen the field experience option, by this time, you should have obtained the appropriate permissions to visit local schools.
An Observation/Permission Format has been provided for you, if needed, on the Books and Resources page.
Once you have obtained permission to visit schools in your district, contact principals to plan your scheduled visits. Think about how you will document these visits or obtain the needed forms for this purpose. Remember that the interviews may also be conducted via electronic means.
Postsecondary Education Research Center Assignment:
One of the outcomes from passage of the 2008 Higher Education Opportunities Act was to encourage programs in which students with cognitive or developmental disabilities who are between the ages of 18 and 21 may experience their transition years of public school in postsecondary settings. To assess subsequent programming, a Research and Innovation project under the auspices of the Office of Special Education launched the Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) project. A 10-section Likert scale assessment instrument was developed as one aspect of the project.
Read the required on-line journal article for this week’s assignment for a description of this project and related on-line links. Access the assessment instrument at the following: PERC Postsecondary Program Evaluation Tool: A Self-Assessment for College and Community-Based Services.
Select a transition program currently used by a district with which you are familiar that includes a post-secondary option.
Analyze the program of your choice, using the PERC program evaluation tool.
Prepare a transition services profile that includes the following:
A description of the program being reviewed (use pseudonyms).
Likert-scale ranking of the selected program in each of the 10 areas. (You are encouraged to download the actual instrument for this component of the assignment.)
A summary of the results pertinent to the program being assessed that includes areas of strength, areas of improvement, and what PERC-based revisions you would recommend, if you were serving as a consultant to the district and had been asked to evaluate the program currently in place.
Be sure to include the following in your transition services exploration:
An APA-format cover page.
The paper will be 5-7 double-spaced pages in length, using 12-point Times New Roman font. The cover page and reference list are not included in this page count.
Address all 3 components.
Include a minimum of 5 reference citations (you may use your text).
Your finished program transition services exploration should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards
Do a search for accounting jobs and see how often Excel and communication skills are required. List the job titles and some details on what level of Excel knowledge is required (some knowledge, expert knowledge, etc). Why do you think Excel and communication skills are important for accounting majors?
2. Review the video under Week 1, Vertical Analysis Video that covers vertical analysis and pie charts; then answer the following question for your post. What part of the video did you find the most helpful and why
P.UNIT 1 ethics and criminal justice
[Pin It]
2-4 PAGES APA FORMAT RUNNING HEAD,NUMBER PAGES, ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION, REFERENCES. 25% ORINGINALITY VERIFICATION PLS
In a 2–4-page paper, describe a personal experience in which you or someone you know had to make a moral decision—for example, cheating on an exam, stealing out of necessity, or being forced to give up a personal freedom. Include the following in your paper:
How did you approach the situation? What steps or actions would or should you take? What are some of the positive and negative consequences for the action that you take? Based on your answer, what ethical theory best describes your approach?
Define and critique the differences between the concepts of morality and ethics.
Are there similarities between the two concepts?
Describe moral principles (beneficence, least harm, respect for autonomy, and justice).
Incorporate normative ethics, metaethics, and applied ethics, and discuss one or more the following modern ethical theories: consequentialism, deontology, and virtue theories, taken from utilitarianism, Kantianism, and Aristotelianism.
Relate free will and reason theories to the moral or ethical dilemma