Author: chris

**This assignment is to be done using the Boeing Co.  I have already calculated the ratios (see attached spreadsheet).  I just need assistance with the analysis part.***

 

Vital to any ratio analysis are the steps of gathering financial data and selecting and calculating relevant ratios. This assignment provides you with an opportunity to do just that.

Task:

• Download a company’s balance sheet and income statement from one of the many sites where financials are available, such as Zacks Investment Research or MarketWatch.
• Choose five financial ratios, one from each of the five categories described in Chapter 3 of Brigham and Ehrhardt (i.e., liquidity, asset management, financial leverage, profitability, and market value) and look at them over a three-year period. Put your findings in a table with the years across the top (horizontal axis) and the ratios along the side (vertical axis). What do the findings tell you about the financial health of the company? How does your selected company compare to the industry?
• Calculate each ratio using the information from the balance sheet and income statement.

Write a 2–3-page paper that reports your findings. Apply APA standards to citation of sources (I can do all of the formatting, just provide links to the sources).

 

Here is what needs to be in the paper (Grading Criteria):

Correctly calculated each of the selected five financial ratios over a 3-year period in tabular format.

Provided an overview of the industry and an in-depth analysis of what the ratios told them about the financial health of the company in relation to competitors.

Discussed major trends in the industry and provided recommendations as to how their selected company could improve their competitive positioning and improve their financial position.

Demonstrated an understanding of trend analysis, industry analysis, and benchmarking, and provided at least 3 academic references. Concisely analyzed findings in an organized, cogent, and clear manne

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

 

1. Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five (5) top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook and discuss your reasoning.

 

2. Create a strategy for ensuring that the Geico plan addresses all of the advantages.

 

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based upon the Website’s descriptions of the benefits. Recommend two (2) areas for improvement.

 

4. Assuming employees are unhappy with the current plan, offer two (2) improvements or changes to Geico’s total rewards program.

 

5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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:

 

• Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.

 

• Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.

 

• Evaluate the elements of a total rewards communication program.

 

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.

 

• Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing mechanics.

 

 

Describe a professional situation where you would like to have greater influence. Select, at least, four concepts from Cialdini’s book that apply to your situation. Describe each concept in accurate detail. Develop from each concept a strategy you will use to enhance influence in the designated situation. Finally, rank the four concepts according to your estimate of their promise for meeting your influence challenge. Indicate why you believe each of the four would be more or less effective.

Requirements:

 

1. In one to two pages describe the professional situation where you would like to have greater influence including the following components.

• A description of the context of the professional situation including your role in the organization.
• A description of the current level of influence.
• A description of the desired level of influence.

Identify four concepts from Cialdini’s book that apply to your situation (3 to 4 pages total).

• Describe each concept in accurate detail (minimum 2 paragraphs for each concept).
• Develop from each concept a strategy you will use to enhance influence in the designated situation (minimum 1 paragraph for each strategy).

Rank each four concepts according to your estimate of their promise for meeting your influence challenge. Indicate why you believe each of the four would be more or less effective (2 – 3 paragraphs). The case study should include the following:

• APA Formatting including heading and subheadings.
• Graduate level writing free from grammar and mechanical errors.
• Citations from readings or other relevant resources to support information presented.
• The document should make best use of the technology.

 

Write a paper of no more than 1,000 words that evaluates alternatives Apple, Inc. must consider to realize growth.

 

Identify the best value discipline, generic strategy, and grand strategy for Apple, Inc.

 

Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies Apple, Inc. should implement.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

 

 4-5 Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes. Include the following:

 

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. About Climate Change

• Identify the relative local, regional, national, or global policies addressing your issue.
• Describe how the policies intend to address the issue.
• For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes.

1. Briefly discuss how any two Agents of Socialization have influenced your life.
2. Explain one instance where you experienced anticipatory socialization.  Provide examples.  When you were experiencing socialization, what status were you occupying and what were you learning to occupy?

two agents of socialization that i would say influenced me is family and school.  family because i come from a large close nit family.  And school because thats were i gained my education and where i really learned to be social.

 

i would say i experienced anticipatory socialization when i decided too and became a cop as a black male.

 

I hop the little information given helps and you can elaborate on it.    Please read instructions carefully.  this has to be at least 275 word count, no more than 300 and APA format

Describe four unknown-unknown sources of risk that can affect a supply chain and four known-unknown sources of risk that can affect a supply chain. For each source, apply a management strategy that may eliminate or lessen the effects on the overall supply chain.

Your paper must be four to five pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at least three scholarly sources

Choose one (1) company that you believe would be an ideal company to work for based on working conditions, salary, opportunity for advancement and work involved. Use the Internet to research.

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

Evaluate the fundamental driving forces that shape the organizational environment of the selected company. Be sure to address the following: competing in a global marketplace, workforce diversity, ethics and morality, and technological innovation.

Examine the selected company’s specific practices or policies. Speculate on the major influences that these practices or policies have on individual and organizational outcomes.

Determine which practices related to work attitudes in U.S. organizations are most strongly affected by diversity and suggest a strategy to address the effects.

Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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. 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:

Evaluate human behavior in organizations and the forces shaping the behavior.

Analyze individual differences within organizations and their impact on organizational behavior.

Use technology to research issues affecting organizational behavior in order to deliver assignments which are clear, concise and have proper writing mechanics. Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.