Category: Essays

MC DONALD RESEARCH PAPER

So this paper consists of two parts:

-The first part is the background of the company (VERY BRIEF!)

-The second part is the functions (How they use social media to all of this), and my 3 functions are:

-Global Presence and cultural accomodation

-Marketing and Sales

-Community and Outreach Services

#PLEASE LOOK AT THE SAMPLE BEFORE YOU DO IT.

#YOU SHOULD FOLLOW EXACTLY LIKE WHAT THE SAMPLE LOOK LIKE

Throughout the entire paper (in every paragraph), mention these things

-How are these companies using social media technology? Find specific examples and detail

-How are they being implemented? Is there a strategy

-What are their objectives

-Based on opinion, various industry/professional articles, Alexa, etc., are they successful?

-What results have they seen that can specifically be tied to social media?

Increased revenue
Reduce expense
Market share/stock price
Increased customer satisfaction/appeal
What improvements could they make

As the controller of ABC Company, the CEO has come to you with a new opportunity that he’s been working on. The CEO would like to use the some of the shingle scrap materials to build cedar dollhouses. While this new product line would add additional raw materials and be more time-intensive to manufacture than the cedar shingles, this new product line will be able to leverage ABC’s existing manufacturing facilities as well as the current staff. Although this product line will require added expenses, it will provide additional revenue and gross profit to help reach the growth targets. The CEO is relying on you to help decide how this project can be afforded Provide details about the estimated product costs, what is needed to break even on the project, and what level of return this product is expected to provide.

In order to help out the CEO, you need to prepare a six- to eight-page report that will contain the following information (including exhibits, but excluding your references and title page). Refer to the accompanying Excel spreadsheet (available through your online course) for some specific cost and profit information to complete the calculations.

Final Paper Spreadsheet

An overall risk profile of the company based on current economic and industry issues that it may be facing.

Current company cash flow

You need to complete a cash flow statement for the company using the direct method.
Once you’ve completed the cash flow statement, answer the following questions:

What does this statement of cash flow tell you about the sources and uses of the company funds?
Is there anything ABC Company can do to improve the cash flow?

Can this project be financed with current cash flow from the company? Why or why not?
If the company needs additional financing beyond what ABC Company can provide internally (either now or sometime throughout the life of the project), how would you suggest the company obtain the additional financing, equity or corporate debt, and why?

Product cost: ABC Company believes that it has an additional 5,000 machine hours available in the current facility before it would need to expand. ABC Company uses machine hours to allocate the fixed factory overhead, and units sold to allocate the fixed sales expenses. Bases on current research, ABC Company expects that it will take twice as long to produce the expansion product as it currently takes to produce its existing product.

What is the product cost for the expansion product under absorption and variable costing?
By adding this new expansion product, it helps to absorb the fixed factory and sales expenses. How much cheaper does this expansion make the existing product?
Assuming ABC Company wants a 40% gross margin for the new product, what selling price should it set for the expansion product?
Assuming the same sales mix of these two products, what are the contribution margins and break-even points by product?

Potential investments to accelerate profit: ABC company has the option to purchase additional equipment that will cost about $42,000, and this new equipment will produce the following savings in factory overhead costs over the next five years:

Year 1, $15,000

Year 2, $13,000

Year 3, $10,000

Year 4, $10,000

Year 5, $6,000

ABC Company uses the net-present-value method to analyze investments and desires a minimum rate of return of 12% on the equipment.

What is the net present value of the proposed investment (ignore income taxes and depreciation)?
Assuming a 5-year straight-line depreciation, how will this impact the factory’s fixed costs for each of the 5 years (and the implied product costs)? What about cash flow?
Considering the cash flow impact of the equipment as well as the time-value of money, would you recommend that ABC Company purchases the equipment? Why or why not?

Conclusion:

What are the major risk factors that you see in this project?
As the controller and a management accountant, what is your responsibility to this project?
What do you recommend the CEO do?

Writing the Final Paper

Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must document at least three, but no more than five sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

As noted in the Institute of Medicine report, To Err is Human, “It may be part of human nature to err, but it is also part of human nature to create solutions, find better alternatives, and meet the challenges ahead” (Institute of Medicine, 1999, p. 15).

What are the most common—or most significant—risks to patient safety? How do these risks vary in different health care settings or with disparate groups of patients? What can be done to address these risks? You will explore these questions and more in this Application Assignment.

To prepare for this Application:

Begin by brainstorming types of health care organizations and groups of patients (e.g., geriatric patients requiring chronic care, pediatric patients admitted for acute care). Identify a particular type of setting and/or patient population to help you pinpoint your focus for the following step.
Review the National Patient Safety Goals, the CDC’s NHSN Web site, and the information on patient safety concerns presented in the other Learning Resources. Select a specific patient safety risk (e.g., patient falls, medication reconciliation) to focus on for this assignment.
Analyze the systems errors and/or human factors errors that should be considered with regard to this safety risk.
Reflect on related insights that could be gained from high-reliability organizations. What approaches do these organizations use that might be applicable within a health care organization?
Consider the strategies and tools (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean) that could be used to assess and reduce this particular risk.
Evaluate the potential benefits of patient and family involvement and steps that could be taken to ensure that they are included in this endeavor.

Write a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following:

Briefly summarize the patient safety risk you have selected, and provide a rationale for why it deserves particular attention.
Analyze the influence of systems errors and human factors errors with regard to this risk.
Discuss related insights that could be gained from high-reliability organizations and how they might be applied within a health care organization.
Propose strategies and tools for assessing and reducing risk related to this safety issue.
Describe how patients and patients’ families can be involved in addressing this issue.

This Application is due at the end of Week 5. See the Week 5 Application area for submission instructions.

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and from additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

As noted in the Institute of Medicine report, To Err is Human, “It may be part of human nature to err, but it is also part of human nature to create solutions, find better alternatives, and meet the challenges ahead” (Institute of Medicine, 1999, p. 15).

What are the most common—or most significant—risks to patient safety? How do these risks vary in different health care settings or with disparate groups of patients? What can be done to address these risks? You will explore these questions and more in this Application Assignment.

To prepare for this Application:

Begin by brainstorming types of health care organizations and groups of patients (e.g., geriatric patients requiring chronic care, pediatric patients admitted for acute care). Identify a particular type of setting and/or patient population to help you pinpoint your focus for the following step.
Review the National Patient Safety Goals, the CDC’s NHSN Web site, and the information on patient safety concerns presented in the other Learning Resources. Select a specific patient safety risk (e.g., patient falls, medication reconciliation) to focus on for this assignment.
Analyze the systems errors and/or human factors errors that should be considered with regard to this safety risk.
Reflect on related insights that could be gained from high-reliability organizations. What approaches do these organizations use that might be applicable within a health care organization?
Consider the strategies and tools (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean) that could be used to assess and reduce this particular risk.
Evaluate the potential benefits of patient and family involvement and steps that could be taken to ensure that they are included in this endeavor.

Write a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following:

Briefly summarize the patient safety risk you have selected, and provide a rationale for why it deserves particular attention.
Analyze the influence of systems errors and human factors errors with regard to this risk.
Discuss related insights that could be gained from high-reliability organizations and how they might be applied within a health care organization.
Propose strategies and tools for assessing and reducing risk related to this safety issue.
Describe how patients and patients’ families can be involved in addressing this issue.

This Application is due at the end of Week 5. See the Week 5 Application area for submission instructions.

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and from additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct

You and Shawn are now ready to meet with John and the board of directors at AGC. Shawn calls to check in with you about the report.

“Hi, Shawn,” you say. “How’s everything at AGC?”

“We’re doing well,” he says. “I am happy to report that employee satisfaction and morale have increased, employee retention rates are high, and productivity has substantially improved.”

“That’s great to hear,” you say. “I am finalizing my executive report, but I still need to add some information that will help ensure that AGC remains proactive and competitive in a quickly changing global environment. I’ve got a short bulleted list of things that I think should be added. Would you take a look at it, and give me your thoughts?”

“Sure,” he says. “E-mail it to me, and we’ll talk through it now. I’ve got time.”

“Okay,” you say. “Thanks.”

You send the following list to Shawn and discuss each point for inclusion in the report:

1.Describe various forms of internal and external threats to an organization.

2.Describe methods to detect internal and external threats to the organization.

3.Evaluate methods to protect the organization from internal and external threats.

4.Develop a proactive plan of environmental scanning to evaluate any existing threats to AGC.

You and Shawn are now ready to meet with John and the board of directors at AGC. Shawn calls to check in with you about the report.

“Hi, Shawn,” you say. “How’s everything at AGC?”

“We’re doing well,” he says. “I am happy to report that employee satisfaction and morale have increased, employee retention rates are high, and productivity has substantially improved.”

“That’s great to hear,” you say. “I am finalizing my executive report, but I still need to add some information that will help ensure that AGC remains proactive and competitive in a quickly changing global environment. I’ve got a short bulleted list of things that I think should be added. Would you take a look at it, and give me your thoughts?”

“Sure,” he says. “E-mail it to me, and we’ll talk through it now. I’ve got time.”

“Okay,” you say. “Thanks.”

You send the following list to Shawn and discuss each point for inclusion in the report:

1.Describe various forms of internal and external threats to an organization.

2.Describe methods to detect internal and external threats to the organization.

3.Evaluate methods to protect the organization from internal and external threats.

4.Develop a proactive plan of environmental scanning to evaluate any existing threats to AGC

HR laws—federal, state, and local—drive HR policies, procedures, and practices. This assignment will focus on HR laws. The legal environment greatly influences HR practice.

 

 

 

Using the Argosy University online library resources and applicable government Web sites, conduct research in HR laws that drive HR policies, procedures, and practices.

 

 

 

 

 

Then, respond to the following:

 

• HR laws—federal, state, and local—drive HR policies, procedures, and practices. This assignment will focus on HR laws. The legal environment greatly influences HR practice.

   

   

   

  Using the Argosy University online library resources and applicable government Web sites, conduct research in HR laws that drive HR policies, procedures, and practices.

   

   

   

   

   

  Then, respond to the following:

   

  • What are some HR laws that organizations can use to develop and implement policies, procedures, and practices?
  • Name and describe at least three laws that would drive policies, procedures, and practices.

   

   

   

  Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sour

• Name and describe at least three laws that would drive policies, procedures, and practices.

 

 

 

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sour

Prepare a document that defines the new organization and addresses the following considerations:

What type of structure will be best suited to a multinational Internet retailer? Why?
How would you recommend building a culture that was inclusive of diverse cultures and accommodates highly creative technical staff?
How would you measure the success of your organizational design in structure and culture?

Write a 700- to 1,050-word essay examining five ethical decisions you made recently. Do not feel pressured to disclose deeply personal situations; you can use the types of ethical decisions that come up in everyday life.

Provide the following information for each ethical decision:

A brief description of the cause or situation surrounding the need to make a decision.
A description of how you came to make the decision you did.
Identify which ethical theory best fit your decision-making process at the time.
List the values reflected in the decision you made.
Now that you have studied ethics, would you have used a different ethical theory to make that decision?

Conclude with your essay by answering the following general questions:

Is there one ethical theory that you seem to follow most of the time?
Why do you think this is?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

This module focuses on political communication and ethics. Therefore, this module’s essay is going to focus upon political advertising and ethics. For this assignment, you will be applying what you read to actual ads.

Please refer to the following web page:

Most Recent Campaign Ads

Here are your instructions:

1. Select one of the ads for analysis

2. Identify the ethical issue that you notice in this ad

3. Match identified ethical issues in the ad to theories you are reading on political communication. For example, if you see some sand bagging happening, describe what behavior your viewed that led you to believe that this is happening. Then discuss why or why not this is ethical.

4. Remember that this assignment needs five credible sources. Two of the sources can be the website from which you get the ad and the other is your textbook. You will need three more sources that you will use and cite in-text in the short essay. These sources should support your analysis of the three ads.

5. Follow this essay writing format:

a. Describe the ad very briefly in a couple of sentences in your first paragraph;

b. Devote the remainder of the essay to your analysis of the ad, and;

Include in text citations and a Works Cited page at the end of the essay.

Be sure to check your essay for grammar and spelling errors before you submit it. SmartThinking—www.smarthinking.com—is available to assist you with your writing.

Your essay should be 350–500 words in length, single spaced, and in APA form