Author: chris

There have been several mergers of large firms within oligopolies. In this assignment, you are to select one merger that has been approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the last five years; describe and analyze the impact of those mergers, on industry, on consumers, and on society as a whole. Complete the following:

• Go to the Federal Trade Commission’s Web site and select 1 merger that the FTC has approved in the last five years.
• Write a paper that describes the principle firms, their industry, and that summarizes arguments in support of the merger and arguments opposing the merger. The paper should be approximately 2 pages in length, excluding the title page and bibliography.
• In addition to the 2 pages of content, include a title page, abstract, and bibliography.

Some Things to Consider: Industry Description

Consider the following:

• Describe the firms in the proposed merger. List their annual sales, and extent of their operations.
• From the firms’ point of view, what are some of the incentives to consolidate?
• Describe the competitive environment within the industry.

Some Things to Consider: Summaries

Consider the following:

• Explain whether the competitive environment in this industry benefits society or not.
• Is a high degree of market concentration a boon or threat to consumers? Explain.
• How would the merger benefit the firms?
• Would it benefit society or not? Explain.

You might use one or more of the following concepts: productive efficiency or administrative efficiency.

Successful organizations are also those who are able to make relatively accurate forecasts about the future needs (inventory, facilities, capacity, manufacturing, manpower) for the products produced or the services delivered.

Forecasting is an uncertain science since it calls for predictions but current theoretical and mathematical models (quantitative and qualitative) make it possible for organizations to predict with an acceptable margin of error. Think about it this way; without forecasting organizations would always be responding rather than acting.

1. Select one industry from the list below: Bank, restaurant, health clinic/hospital, airline, or university.
2. What specific variables would be needed by that organization in order to forecast? Be sure you explain why you selected each variable and why it is important to forecasting.
3. Which variables are used for short-range forecasting, long-range forecasting, or for both. Make sure you support your selections.

PLEASE ANSWER ALL THREE QUESTIONS BELOW THOROUGHLY…MUST USE PROPER PRONUNICATIONS GRAMMAR AND WRITING…ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES MUST BE SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, MUST BE IN CITED PROPERLY IN APA FORMAT AND HAVE AN REFERENCE PAGE ALSO

THIS PAPER MUST BE 400 WORD COUNT.

Using the annual report from the company that you have selected Samsung Electronics Company.

1. Discuss the risks the company faces and the actions they take to mitigate those risks. Refer to the Management Discussion and Analysis section of the annual report for this information.

2. As part of your response consider whether you think the risk mitigation techniques are reasonable.  Discuss what others concerns or advice you would offer if you had the opportunity.

3. Include in your post a calculation for the probability of one of the risks identified by your company.  This information may not be available in the annual report, therefore you will likely need to conduct research and critical thinking to complete this calculation.

What clique are you a part of in your current organization (or a prior organization). What was the purpose of the clique? Did it accomplish its purpose? Discuss, giving reasons showing why or why not.*

Instruction:

Please compose a 2-3 page response to the questions above.

Follow the rubric requirements (attached).

Sources must be cited with APA format.

You will prepare an APA-style research paper to discuss energy topics, as follows:

Part 1

In 1 paragraph discussion the following:

• In your own words, describe the laws of thermodynamics.
• Explain how these scientific laws apply to energy use, energy conversions, and the need for energy efficiency.

Part 2

Describe the pros and cons of the following energy types, writing 1 paragraph for each:

• Fossil fuel: Oil, natural gas, and coal
• Nuclear energy
• Solar energy
• Wind power
• Water (hydro) power
• Bioconversion (biofuel)

Part 3

Research and describe 2 provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, writing 1 paragraph for each provision:

• Describe each provision, and provide your opinion about how each provision helps the United States meet energy use goals.

You have explored many options for managing data as well as its importance to the overall health of an organization in making well-informed decisions. Many organizations feel that they have to utilize powerful and expensive solutions, but there are also cheaper alternatives. For example, MS Excel can be a great tool to manage data and identify answers to any questions. Thus, whether your organization is big or small, all the tools need to be evaluated to determine the one that will work best, not only in managing the data but also in lowering the overall cost. Managing cost is important, as you do not want to implement a solution that will bankrupt the organization; that, in itself, is an ill-informed decision.

Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research tools and techniques of managing data.

Respond to the following:

• What would be some of the mistakes or consequences of not investigating the costs associated with the organization’s information systems (data collection) choice? Besides going bankrupt, what other effects could it have on the organization? Could it lead to bad decision making? Explain.
• What systems does your organization utilize, either as a whole or per department? Is this solution effective? Why or why not? Is there a solution that would be more effective? If not, explain why.
• With the various solutions available today, which one do you think would work best for you? Meaning, which of these solutions (such as MS Excel or a decision-support system)  would work best on the following criteria:
  • Ease of use
  • Interpretation of data
  • Sharing of data
• Often, we think of business analytics as only for businesses. However, can any of these tools be used for personal decision making? Provide some examples of how you could utilize these tools.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Modern psychological testing relies heavily on norming. Even domain-referenced tests provide statistical norms to explain performance and categorize test subjects. However, there are limitations to norms that must be understood by those administrating psychological tests and interpreting scores. This assignment will ask you to reconcile those limitations with interpretation of those scores.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• This assignment uses a grading rubric. Download the file, print it, and use the rubric to guide your completion of the assignment. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
• Include two scholarly resources other than those in the assigned readings with appropriate references and in-text citations.
• Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Directions:

Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that addresses the limitations of norms and norming. Include the following in your paper:

1. An overview of the types and uses of norms commonly found in psychological testing
2. A description of the limitations of these norms with regard to the interpretation of scores on psychological tests
3. A statement reconciling the limitations of norms wi

Locate a person to interview who is living in your country as a temporary visitor, such as a tourist or a student from another country who will return home after a short period of time. Ask for the person’s permission to use his or her name and quotations in the paper and how to correctly spell their name. Prepare your questions ahead of time and craft them well. The goal is to find out about the person’s experience as a tourist.

Write an essay of 500-750 words about the experience. Do not write it as a verbatim account of the interview. Use quotes as needed, but write the paper as an essay. Refer to “Resource 2: Intercultural Communication Interview.” Where did you meet the person? How long did you visit? What did you learn? Was this person’s experience typical of what you read in the textbook about how hosts and tourists interact? How, specifically, did business people treat them?

Reflect on how much this experience stretched your comfort zone and how this observation could affect your intercultural communication. If you were going to do this assignment over, what could you do that would make it more valuable to you and, perhaps, to the other person?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Assume you are the Sales and Marketing Director for Sea Treasures, a small group of well-known retail stores specializing in exotic sea life and high-end accessories for aquariums.   The company has been in business for over 50 years, but the customer base is shrinking, sales are slow, and you are faced with reducing staff and closing stores.   Sea Treasures will be out of business within a year if innovative and creative changes are not made quickly.   After many months, you have finally been able to convince the owner that the only way to sustain the business and increase revenue is to create an Internet Website to sell the large inventory of aquarium decorator items (currently gathering dust in a costly warehouse) .  This will be a short-term, small scale change.  Six months later, you will expand the Website to sell live sea creatures such as tropical fish and small sea turtles online, which is a long-term, large-scale change.

You face many challenges in this transformational change initiative, beginning with strong employee resistance, new technology, and shipping methods.  Many small businesses have been faced with these same issues, and have made the transition successfully.  Consider the humble beginnings of Amazon, and look where they are today.  Selecting the best change model for this business, and implementing it step by step provides the foundation for creating an exciting new company.

In 3 – 5 pages, explain which change model you would follow for the short-term change and which you would follow for the long-term change.  Provide rationale for your decision and discuss the effects that these changes would have on the employees, managers, and executives within the organization.  Include at least three references and follow standard APA formatting for your paper.

Write an essay on why you are interested in the Masters of Public Administration program and how would it better your future.