Over the next five weeks, you will research and analyze financial information on two companies listed on an exchange.

Week 1: Gathering Financial Data, Key Characteristics, Corporate Governance, and Competitors

Week 2: Income Statement and Balance Sheet Analysis, Performance Comparison

Week 3: Investing and Financing Activities; Interim Presentation and Summary of Findings

Week 4: Issues and Interests of Investors and Other Stakeholders; Analysis of Company Performance

Week 5: Company Relationships and Financial Performance; Company Investment Analysis; Final Presentation and Summary of Findings

Required:

Choose any two companies that are in the same industry and listed on the NYSE or any other exchange. Collect the financial information for these two companies and make sure you have information that includes balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow for the last three years. You may select any company except FedEx and Coca Cola.

1. Describe the key characteristics of the companies selected, such as the industry in which they operate, the products they provide, their rankings in the industry, etc.
2. Go to the company Web sites. Find the “About ….” section and note the company’s commitment to corporate governance and identify the key features of its commitment.
3. Identify the main competitors for each selected company. Compare and contrast the reputations of the selected companies and their competitors.
4. Cite all sources used in your research on the two companies selected and their competitors in APA format.

In many ways, personal plans are similar to strategic plans. We have goals, objectives, a strategy, and an action plan. For your final assignment, you are to develop your own 5-year plan for your career in healthcare. In it, list at least 2 goals and 3 objectives for each goal. Briefly describe your overall plan and the specific action steps you will undertake to implement your plan. Be sure to include a timeline. This paper should be a minimum of 2 pages but if you want to write more, please feel free to do so – it is your plan! Be sure to format your paper per APA standards and be sure to use in-text citations where necessary. Also, be sure to include a reference page when required.

 

 

The financial crisis of 2008 caused macroeconomists to rethink monetary and fiscal policies. Economists, financial experts, and government policy makers are victims of what former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan called a “once in a century credit tsunami”—in other words, nobody saw it coming.

 

Based on the analysis of the data, share your thoughts on what caused the financial crisis and whether the United States is going in the right or wrong direction with its current policies.

Focus specifically on the following:

• Monetary policy
  • What monetary policies do you think caused the crisis?
  • What were the effects of the policies implemented in reaction to the crisis?
  • Do you think the solutions worked in the short term? In the long term?
• Fiscal policies
  • What fiscal policies do you think caused the crisis?
  • What were the effects of the fiscal policies implemented in reaction to the crisis?
  • Do you think the solutions worked in the short term? In the long term?

Make sure you include the following concepts in your analysis:

• Interest rates
• The financial services industries (CDOs, CMOs, the stock market, credit flows, money markets, etc.)
• Tax rebates
• Stimulus
• TARP
• Government debt and deficit
• Inflation
• Unemployment
• GDP

In your opinion, did government intervention help or harm the economy before and after the panic of 2008? Would you have done anything differently?

Read the “Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy” do not need to read  the entire script At a minimum, read from the 33-minute mark until the 70- minute mark, for a total of 37 minutes.

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper about information-giving responses and the characteristics of interview phases. Include examples from the script that demonstrate the following topics:

• The counselor’s nonverbal and verbal skills
• Did certain questions or comments create a change in nonverbal or verbal actions for the clients?
• What open- and closed-ended questions did the counselor use?
• What techniques did the counselor use to paraphrase and summarize the words of the clients? Was this effective?
• How did the counselor apply the information-giving responses?
• Identify the exploration, clarification, and action stages of the interview.
• What are examples of reflective feeling?
• How did the counselor encourage the clients to self-disclose? Was she successful?
• Provide your thoughts on the overall interview structure. Was it a comfortable setting? How could it be improved?

Assignment 1: Stolen Credit Card

Lori received a credit card in the mail from a company that had taken her name and address from a white pages directory without her knowledge. Upset about the unauthorized use of her name, Lori planned to contact the company to lodge a complaint. Before she could do that, her roommate stole the card and charged thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise to it without Lori’s knowledge.

The card issuer claimed that Lori was fully responsible for the purchases, while Lori claimed that she should have no liability whatsoever for the purchases.

Research government agencies that provide consumer credit protection or that regulate credit card companies, using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on the facts of the case and research, respond to the following questions:

• If the card issuer sues Lori, who might the court rule in favor of and why?
• Does the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offer any protection to Lori?
• What ethical issues are raised by the card issuer’s conduct?
• What can you do to protect yourself from something like this happening to you?

Outline your recommendations for developing managers who are stuck in their jobs or feel underutilized.

Service level agreements – explain these and how you originate, maintain and manage them.

 

For this assignment, you will analyze an historical issue from the first half of U.S. History (pre-1877). You will need to compare at least two opposing perspectives on that issue.

Part I. Introduction

1.     Describe in general the issue that is debated:

For example, you may analyze the importance of this issue important to the culture, economics, political system, or social structure at the time.

 

Part II.  Historical Debate     

2. What is the main argument in each perspective? On what points do they agree or disagree?
3. Analyze the evidence that is provided to support each thesis:  What types of evidence are used? Does the evidence support the thesis?

 

Part III.  Conclusion

4. How did the reading(s) change the way in which you understood the subject?
5. How are the issues presented in the reading(s) still relevant to you today?  Please explain how your personal background and life experiences might influence your perspective on this topic?
6. Imagine that you have been asked to tackle a current national or global issue. How would you use the readings to help you do so?

 

Format:

The paper must be a minimum of 500 words. Typed, double-spaced, using 11 point font. The assignment will be uploaded as a file on Blackboard.

 

Unless otherwise stated by your professor, please cite sources using Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian’s: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertation citation style manual formatting. If you use web-based articles or ebooks, you should provide the full web address (not just the home page or search engine page that you used to find it).

Plagiarism Policy and punishment:Any plagiarism on the assignment is an automatic 0 on the assignment

 

my topic is going to be on the Sakem Which Hysteria, i have the links for some sources to use.

The Research Paper will be a comprehensive research review of the significant principles of management communications used to successfully achieve organizational objectives. For this assignment of a minimum of eight pages, you need to integrate material from the readings, multimedia, and class discussion boards, and also reflect on professional experience where possible. It is mandatory to include research from the classroom text as well as from six scholarly sources to support your views. Consider the validity of your resources carefully before using them in academic papers. Use at least one professional example to address the topics below.

The following components must be included in order for the paper to be complete:

• Explain effective communication norms in a business setting.
• Describe the role of interpersonal communication both as a manager and as an employee. What specific techniques have you used to overcome barriers to communication? Be sure to specify your role in the communication.
• Explore the role of international and intercultural interpersonal communications in today’s global businesses.
• Describe both verbal and nonverbal management communication.
• Explain approaches for effective written management communication.
• Analyze various approaches for engaging an audience during a presentation and encouraging active listening.
  • Describe effective methods of conflict resolution.
  • Analyze techniques for leading teams and group meetings.

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper:

• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
• 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 use at least six scholarly resources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
• Must document all 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.

1.      Briefly explain why the ability to work effectively in teams is so important in business.

2.      Briefly describe the contents and importance of a meeting agenda.

3.      What is telepresence?

4.      List at least three benefits of effective listening in business.

5.      Briefly describe the three roles nonverbal signals play in communication.

6.      During a meeting with coworkers, your mobile phone rings. Should you answer it? Why or why not?

7.      While having lunch with a client, what should you do with the business papers you brought to discuss?  Why?

8.      Briefly describe at least three advantages of a diverse workforce.

9.      What is ethnocentrism and how can it be overcome?

10.    Explain the difference between a high-context culture and a low-context culture and provide at least one example of each.

11.    Before conducting business in another country, why is it worthwhile to learn common phrases in the native language even if your clients there will speak English?

12.    A new employee who speaks English as a second language has just joined the design team you lead.  You notice that she often looks confused during conversations.  Describe at least three useful strategies for this situation.

PART II

Recall a time in which you worked closely with a team in business or in school.  Identify the situation, the variables in play, and the individuals involved and explain it in a four page APA formatted paper.  Then, compare and contrast the concepts in this week’s lecture material and readings to the situation and identify topics, content, or methods in which the situation was handled or could have been handled better according to the work.  Your submission must be at least two pages in length.  Be sure to use at least two APA-formatted references.

PART III: Journal

Write a two page APA formatted paper in which you review the primary material you learned this week and describe at least four ways that you can apply the material to team environments you may manage.  Cite the original reference(s) using APA format.