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    Financial Forecasting

    Write a 200 word explanation of the reasons the following types of companies would need a financial forecast: brand new company, family owned company, and a long-standing corporation

    Ramada Demonstrates its Personal Best

    Based on the Case, "Ramada Demonstrates its Personal Best", in Chapter 4, write a response in which you define business research, and demonstrate why this case represents an example of business research (i.e., which characteristics of good research are included in the case). Identify the business research question that was asked

    Pension forecasting and Interest Cost

    Question 1. Interest cost included in the net pension cost recognized for a period by an employer sponsoring a defined benefit pension plan represents the a.shortage between the expected and actual returns on plan assets. b.increase in the projected benefit obligation due to the passage of time. c.increase in the fair v

    Step 1 Changing Mental Models - P&G

    Identify and explain Step 1 in changing the mental models/mindsets and how it can help P&G. The first step is really to acknowledge that you are in need of a change. 200 words.

    Import protection

    Domestic producers often base their claim for import protection in the fact that workers in country X are paid substandard wages. Is this a valid argument for protection? Can you give examples of when it did/did not work? Is there any trade restriction that the US government could impose that would have a negative/positive im

    Imported commodities

    Suppose we refused to sell goods to any country that reduced or halted its exports to us. Who would benefit and who would lose from such retaliation? Can you suggest alternative ways to ensure import supplies? Are there any particular imported commodities that you or your firm rely on? What has happened to the supply of these im

    Cost analysis & negotiations

    1) What are the components of cost analysis? In what situations would you use cost analysis versus price analysis? Why? 2) Is willingness to collaborate during negotiation important? How do you establish a negotiation strategy? What cultural differences should be considered when negotiating on a global basis?

    Obligation to Employees

    Many times a BCP is enacted due to some sort of natural disaster such as a flood, hurricane, tornado, etc. These events often impact the employees personally as well as the company. Does a company have an obligation to it's employees during this time, if so what is the companies responsibility?

    Levels of Measurement and Precision

    How does knowing the level of measurement for variables help a researcher examine outcomes in a study? What is the relationship of precision and levels of measurement?

    Critical Incidents

    Design a critical incidents customer satisfaction questionnaire for an organization/product/service of your choice.

    Business - Learning Organizations

    What is a "learning organization"? How does it differ from the sum of the knowledge possessed by all the individual members of the organization? Organizations aren't just one big social network in which everybody is equally connected to everybody else, but a lot of smaller networks that are often only partially connected to ea

    Implementing Instant Messaging

    Write about the ease of implementing the Instant Messaging system which will facilitate security, customer and client communication as well as decrease telecommunication costs and increase corporate productivity.

    Organization as a machine - metaphor

    One of the useful aspects of a "machine" is that it usually has a way to turn it on or off, and some more or less relatively easy controls to make it behave. When we think about an organization as a machine, it's not so easy to visualize what the "switches" might be. 1. If you're thinking about your organization -- or any or

    Critical Thinking: Making Decisions constrained by past decision

    THis is a brainstorming question... Almost every decision we make is constrained by decisions we have already made and could limit the decisions we make in the future. Which decisions are made that will constrain future decisions? How can more flexibility be created for the future decision to help alleviate the constraint of

    HP's Losses During Carly Fiorina's Tenure

    Summarize why HP, Inc. lost revenue and market share during ex-CEO Carly Fiorina's tenure, and critically compare the Compaq merger/acquisition with the acquisition of EDS under CEO Hurd. Critically assess the strategic choices made by ex-CEO Carly Fiorina, comparing them with those made by current CEO Mark Hurd.

    Four generations in the work force

    Need help in preparing a paper with the following scenario. Many groups make up a diverse workforce. One of the elements of groups is age. There are currently four generations in the workforce. Imagine that you are in the Human Resource Department and have been asked to suggest ways to address the needs and desires of the differ

    Creative Thinking

    I need help with t he following: Illustrate a viewpoint which you held and altered through reasoning. What were the previous and new viewpoints and which reasoning concepts contributed to arriving at this new vantage point? Also, which invalid assumptions, if any, contributed to your previous stance? I am looking for a s

    Applied and Basic Research & Scientific Inquiry

    What is the major difference between applied and basic research? . basic research is more traditional . basic research has no immediate application . applied research is less important . basic research takes longer to complete Identify and select the correct order of steps in scientific inquiry.

    Quasi-experimental research & Factorial designs

    1. What is a characteristic of quasi-experimental research? (a) assignment to groups based on some pre-determined characteristic (b) has the highest degree of control over the factors being examined (c) does not establish cause and effect relationships (d) assignment to groups is random in nature

    Experimental research & Scientific method of inquiry

    1. Which of the following is a characteristic of experimental research? a. survey of the current state of events b. describes a groups' characteristics c. high level of control over variables d. provides a broad picture of a concept 2. Which of the following is true of the scientific method of inquir