What is our firm’s best choice for corporate governance?

EXAM 1
__________ addresses the question of how to handle our day-to-day business needs.

A. Capital budgeting

B. Capital structure

C. Working capital management

D. Accounts receivable management

A __________ is a business that is jointly owned by two or more individuals.

A. partnership

B. sole proprietorship

C. subchapter S corporation

D. corporation

Capital budgeting is best defined by which of the following questions?

A. How will we fund our product and service choices?

B. What business are we in?

C. How will we manage our day-to-day financial needs?

D. What is our firm’s best choice for corporate governance?

Of the following, which is NOT one of the four main areas of finance?

A. International Finance

B. Corporate Finance

C. Investments

D. All are considered main areas of finance.

The movement of money from lender to borrower and back again is known as:

A. the circle of life.

B. corporate finance.

C. the cycle of money.

D. money laundering.

The form of business organization in the United States that has the greatest amount of capital is:

A. the sole proprietorship.

B. the partnership.

C. the subchapter corporation.

D. the publicly traded corporation.

Financial assets that will mature within a year are bought and sold in the __________ market.

A. debt

B. capital

C. stock

D. money

Currencies are bought and sold in __________ markets.

A. equity

B. debt

C. derivatives

D. foreign exchange

Capital structure is best defined by which of the following questions?

A. How will we fund our product and service choices?

B. What business are we in?

C. How will we manage our day-to-day financial needs?

D. What is our firm’s best choice for corporate governance?

In agency theory, the owners of the business are referred to as __________, and the managers are referred to as __________.

A. bondholders, principals

B. stockholders, bondholders

C. agents, principals

D. principals, agents

__________ is the area of finance concerned with the activities of buying and selling financial assets such as stocks and bonds.

A. Investments

B. Corporate finance

C. International finance

D. Financial markets and institutions

The sale of “new” securities, where the financial asset is being traded for the very first time, is said to take place in the __________ market.

A. primary

B. money

C. secondary

D. capital

Introductions to Business and Technology

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 2:

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 2 :

(TCO 1) A partnership in which two more companies (sometimes from different countries) join to undertake a major project is called _____.

(TCO 3) A global strategy in which a licensor allows a licensee to produce its product in exchange for a royalty is

(TCO 3) The value of one nations currency relative to the currencies of other countries is known as _____.

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 3:

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 3:

  • (TCO 2) What is a document that protects a creators rights to materials such as books, articles, photos, paintings, and cartoons?
  • (TCO 2) Legal procedures initiated by a debtor who are unable to meet their financial obligations is called _____.
  • (TCO 2) The dimension of social responsibility that includes charitable donations is

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 4:

Week 4 Quiz:

Question 1. 1. (TCO 3) Which of the following is an example of a lifestyle business? (Points : 5)

Question 2. 2. (TCO 3) Which of the following is true regarding high-growth ventures? (Points : 5)

Question 3. 3. (TCO 3) Small companies tend to differ from large ones because _____. (Points : 5)

Question 4. 4. (TCO 3) _____ are expensive organizational products with a long useful life. (Points : 5)

Question 5. 5. (TCO 3) Absco computers introduced a low-cost, cloud-based storage service. The company adopted unit-based pricing for the product and many small businesses found the product to be very effective in reducing their storage costs. The sale of the product has increased swiftly in recent months and is at an all-time high. The product is presently in the _____ stage of product lifecycle. (Points : 5)

Question 6. 6. (TCO 3) People who monitor social media to spot shifts in consumer tastes are called _____. (Points : 5)

Question 7. 7. (TCO 4) Organizational purchasing differs from consumer purchasing in that organizational purchasing _____. (Points : 5)

Question 8. 8. (TCO 4) _____ refers to the increase in the value of a product with the number of customers who use it. (Points : 5)

Question 9. 9. (TCO 4) Creating new goods and services for a firm’s current markets is called _____. (Points : 5)

Question 10. 10. (TCO 4) Retailers differ from wholesalers in that retailers _____. (Points : 5)

Question 11. 11. (TCO 4) One of the valuable services that a wholesaler might perform is _____, in which it receives large shipments from the producer and then sells smaller quantities to retailers. (Points : 5)

Question 12. 12. (TCO 4) Producers rely on a class of intermediaries called value-added resellers (VARs) to assist with which of the following functions? (Points : 5)

Question 13. 13. (TCO 4) The government agency that has the authority to impose penalties against advertisers who violate federal standards for truthful advertising is the _____. (Points : 5)

Question 14. 14. (TCO 4) In _____, behaviorally targeted ads follow users even as they move on to other websites. (Points : 5)

Question 15. 15. (TCO 4) Institutional advertisements that present a company’s point of view on public issues, such as education or healthcare, are known as _____ advertising. (Points : 5)

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 5:

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 5:

(TCO 5) A whole set of marketing intermediaries that join together to transport and store goods in their path from producers to consumers is

(TCO 9) Promotional methodology in which heavy advertising and sales promotion efforts are directed toward consumers so that they will request the products from retailers is called _____.

(TCO 8) Describes a type of distribution system.

BUSN 115 Quiz Week 6 :

  • Question 1.1. (TCO 6) A brief articulation of the principles that guide a companys decisions and behaviors. (Points : 5)
  • Question 2.2. (TCO 6) Herzbergs motivating factors includes _____. (Select the one best answer.) (Points : 5)
  • Question 3.3. (TCO 7) Multidimensional networks of suppliers and outsourcing partners is called _____. (Points : 5)

Research the definitions of various production and operations management

 

Module 1 DQ 1

 

Research the definitions of various production and operations management terms used in Lecture 1. Perform a literature search on one of these terms. Discuss how this term can impact the ability for an operation to be competitive in the 21st century. Do not use a term posted by another student.

 

Module 1 DQ 2

 

Describe the differences between productivity and its subcomponents (total measure productivity, partial measure productivity, and multifactor measure productivity) related to production and operations management success.

 

Module 2 DQ 1

 

Discuss an example of a work-related project that is able to be broken down into structure, tasks, subtasks, and work packages, and why project management in the form of a CPM/PERT chart would be cost effective.

 

Module 2 DQ 2

 

What are two reasons project management is not well done in corporations? Why? What are some specific examples?

 

Module 3 DQ 1

 

Describe the various types of time-series and associative forecasting models. Which types of organizations are each of these most applicable to, and why?

 

Module 3 DQ 2

 

Why is forecasting important in organizations, especially as related to understanding the relevant time horizon to develop a forecast against? What are some examples from industry?

 

Module 4 DQ 1

 

Describe the similarities and differences between TQM and Six Sigma quality-management techniques.

 

Module 4 DQ 2

 

Discuss the aspects of Total Quality Management (TQM) and how they apply in service- and product-based businesses.

 

 

 

MGT-455 | Process Design and Capacity Planning

 

Module 5 DQ 1

 

Discuss the four types of process strategies and give an example of each. Also, please share any personal industry experiences (if any) with each process strategy.

 

Module 5 DQ 2

 

Discuss the differences between utilization and efficiency as measures of system performance. Which (if any) is the most useful measure for an operations manager? Why?

Discuss “Global Intelligence.

1. There are a lot of really interesting videos in this week’s content areas of Organization Culture, Social Responsibility, and Cultural/Global Diversity. Please choose at least 2 videos, they can be on the same topic or different ones, it does not matter.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkflxO82O4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66ZU2PCIcM

 

a). After reviewing your two chosen videos, please discuss at 2-3 things that you learned that you found worthwhile in the study of Org Culture, and/or Social Responsibility, and/or Cultural Diversity?

b). As a future manager or productive contributing employee of an organization, why do you think these 3 areas have become so important in the world of management and business success?

 

2. In your textbook on page 66, CH 3(SEE ATTACHEMENTS BELOW), please read the section “Gary Hirschberg Grows Company That Makes Planet a Priority.”

a).  Do you believe that the Stonyfield Farms business model can be applied to other organizations, which types if any?

b). In your professional future, does working for an organization like Stonfield Farms with such a commitment to Social Responsibity, appeal to you, Why or Why Not?

 

3. On page 120, CH 5(SEE ATTACHEMENTS BELOW), in your textbook, please complete and score the Self-Assessment, “Global Intelligence.”

a). After looking at your scores on this assessment, how would you describe your overall Global Intelligence Score – where are your scores stronger and where is there areas for improvement?

b). Since increasing one’s global intelligence (Cultural Diversity savvy) is so critical these days for managers and employees in a global economy, what can you do to improve your global intelligence ?

 

4. On page 273, CH 12(SEE ATTACHEMENTS BELOW), in your textbook, please read the section, “Organization Cultures Must Face Up to Emerging Work-life Trends.”

a). What Organizational culture issues are emerging from this data – do you think these issues are important for organizations to address, Why or Why Not?

b). Though you may be quite young now, do you think that in time these work-life challenges that people and organizations are facing could impact the type of organizations you would choose to work for in the future, what in particular would an ideal organization provide its employees and managers with respect to work-life balance?

 

5. Please carefully read Case 16, “SAS – Business Success Starts on the Inside.” on page 458-459 of your textbook.(SEE ATTACHEMENTS BELOW)

a). How would you describe the kind of organization culture that SAS has developed for all its employees, even consider the customers?

b). Though pay is not at the high range at SAS, would you consider working for an organization that offered these kinds of benefits instead of a high salary (the company does not pay low, just not the highest among its competitors), Why or Why Not?

c). Do you think lack of higher pay could eventually be a problem for SAS in the future, or do you think the wide range of benefits offered its employees makes up for the lack of the high range of salary?  Please remember that all these other benefits, including a very significant interaction with SAS customers, do have monetary value as well.

Discuss Data Structures

CS 270 Data Structures Module 4 Midterm Exam

1.A ____ is a list in which each element contains a key, such that the key in the element at position k in the list is at least as large as the key in the element at position 2k + 1 (if it exists) and 2k + 2 (if it exists).

  1. A) hemp
  2. B) hash table
  3. C) heap

2.A linked list is a collection of ____.

  1. A) addresses
  2. B) classes
  3. C) nodes

3.The structured design approach is also known as ____.

  1. A) top-down design
  2. B) object design
  3. C) bottom-up design

4.Operations, such as finding the height, determining the number of nodes, checking whether the tree is empty, tree traversal, and so on, on AVL trees cannot be implemented the same way they are implemented on binary trees.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

5.____ iterators are forward iterators that can also iterate backward over the elements.

  1. A) Output
  2. B) Bidirectional
  3. C) Input

6.A list is ordered if its elements are ordered according to some criteria.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

7.The analysis of algorithms enables programmers to decide which algorithm to use for a specific application.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

8.The number of key comparisons in a sequential search depends on the value of the search item.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

9.A precondition is a statement specifying the condition(s) that must be true before the function is called.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

10.The header node is placed at the ____ of a list.

  1. A) end
  2. B) middle
  3. C) beginning

11.The copy constructor automatically executes when, as a parameter, an object is passed by value.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

12.When the destructor ____ the queue, it deallocates the memory occupied by the elements of the queue.

  1. A) allocates
  2. B) destroys
  3. C) instantiates

13.The expression vecList.front() moves an element to the front of the vector.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

14.We can traverse a singly linked list backward starting from the last node.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

15.When you declare a derived class object, this object inherits the members of the base class, but the derived class object cannot directly access the ____.

  1. A) base class constructors
  2. B) private data members of the base class
  3. C) data members in its own class

16.The expression vecCont.empty() empties the vector container of all elements.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

17.The components of a class are called the ____ of the class.

  1. A) objects
  2. B) members
  3. C) operators

18.In a doubly linked list, some of the operations require modification from how they were implemented for a regular linked list, because of the ____ pointer(s) in each node.

  1. A) two
  2. B) three
  3. C) null

19.The syntax for accessing a class (struct) member using the operator -> is ____.

  1. A) pointerVariableName&->classMemberName
  2. B) pointerVariableName.classMemberName
  3. C) pointerVariableName->classMemberName

20.If the list is stored in an array, we can traverse the list in either direction using an ____.

  1. A) increment variable
  2. B) index variable
  3. C) interface variable

21.With the help of the ____, two values can be combined into a single unit and, therefore, can be treated as one unit.

  1. A) class double
  2. B) class tuple
  3. C) class unit
  4. D) class pair

22.The deque class is a type of container adapter.

  1. A) True
  2. B) False

23.The operation ____ reinitializes the stack to an empty state.

  1. A) init
  2. B) alloc
  3. C) initializeStack

24.In the random probing method, the ith slot in the probe sequence is ____.

  1. A) (h(X) % ri) + HTSize
  2. B) (h(X) % HTSize) + ri
  3. C) (h(X) + HTSize) % ri
  4. D) (h(X) + ri) % HTSize

25.The binary search algorithm uses the ____ technique to search the list.

  1. A) divide-and-divide
  2. B) conquer-and-resign
  3. C) divide-and-conquer

Business Management

In addition to the options suggested by his staff, Mr. Pasture recently read an article about

rationing health care services as a method of controlling costs. The general idea of rationing is that more expensive treatments are excluded so that basic health benefits can be provided to a wider population. Health plans can implement rationing by limiting the types of services they will cover. While they commonly exclude coverage for experimental treatments and cosmetic surgery, many are now considering adding physical therapy, mental health services, and therapies that treat fatal conditions to the list of excluded services. Would you recommend that Mr. Pasture consider this approach?  Discuss the ethical considerations.

In addition to the options suggested by his staff, Mr. Pasture recently read an article about

rationing health care services as a method of controlling costs. The general idea of rationing is that more expensive treatments are excluded so that basic health benefits can be provided to a wider population. Health plans can implement rationing by limiting the types of services they will cover. While they commonly exclude coverage for experimental treatments and cosmetic surgery, many are now considering adding physical therapy, mental health services, and therapies that treat fatal conditions to the list of excluded services. Would you recommend that Mr. Pasture consider this approach?  Discuss the ethical considerations.

 

specialized business intelligence (BI) software

For this assignment, you will need to become familiar with specialized business intelligence (BI) software, then download the software. Complete the following steps to begin:
Step 1: Watch an instructional video on the BI software.
Step 2: Review various BI Software options including Tableau; Excel or other Business Intelligence. Search the CTU Library and the internet to learn about optional software.
Step 3: If you choose Tableau, Download the Tableau BI software. After you select the link, look for the orange icon in the middle portion of your screen to begin the download or use any Business Intelligence software to create at least 2 graphs illustrating at least 2 comparisons between the US and zip code data.
Consider the following scenario:
The National Sales meeting is approaching. Each regional sales manager has to do a short presentation for the marketing department that highlights how the consumers in their territory are different from those in the total United States. You are still working with the local regional sales manager. Complete the following:
Click here to download the reports for the United States. This file contains reports generated from a marketing organization’s Web site. The Web site provides free demographical services where one can choose from a variety of criteria and generate reports based on the U.S. Census data. This particular file contains 4 reports: General Summary, Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary, Occupation and Employment Summary, and Income Summary based on the entire United States.
Click here to download the reports for zip code 60614. This particular file contains 4 reports: General Summary, Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary, Occupation and Employment Summary, and Income Summary based on the U.S. zip code 60614.
Using all 4 demographic reports (General Summary, Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary, Occupation and Employment Summary, and Income Summary) for the United States and zip code 60614, prepare a 1-page memo explaining how your territory differs from the national profile. Feel free to note anything that you found surprising in this data.
Use the business intelligence software you choose to depict information from these reports.
Prepare a presentation of 5–6 slides of your major findings. You may group a category of data from the Total United States and zip code 60614, and create a graph to show how they differ. The presentation should have at least two graphs and a headline that summarizes a key takeaway from the graph. The last page should contain at least 3 questions that you would want answered based on what you’ve seen in this comparison.
Your presentation should include 5–6 slides in PowerPoint, plus title and reference slides with speaker notes (200–250 words per slide).

Describe the risk management process

III. Project Execution A. Determine the best implementation approach—agile or waterfall project—for the organization based on its organizational structure. Provide examples to support your rationale. B. Explain how the project schedule can be resource leveled, fast-tracked, or crashed if needed based upon execution results. C. Propose communication approaches and the frequency that should be used to keep leadership apprised of the project execution. Include examples to support your claims. IV. Project Control A. Describe how you will handle changes in scope to your project management plan. What change management process will be used? What key information will be required for change requests? B. Describe the risk management process that is the best fit for effective project control over your plan. C. Explain how you will document issues and what process will be used to manage the issue to completion. Include examples to support your claims. V. Project Closeout A. Identify what needs to be done to close your project management plan. Include examples supporting how you will minimize the chances of overlooking a step in the project process. B. Justify the need for a warranty period and how the project will transition to business C. Complete a lessons-learned template for the case study project. III. Project Execution A. Determine the best implementation approach—agile or waterfall project—for the organization based on its organizational structure. Provide examples to support your rationale. B. Explain how the project schedule can be resource leveled, fast-tracked, or crashed if needed based upon execution results. C. Propose communication approaches and the frequency that should be used to keep leadership apprised of the project execution. Include examples to support your claims. IV. Project Control A. Describe how you will handle changes in scope to your project management plan. What change management process will be used? What key information will be required for change requests? B. Describe the risk management process that is the best fit for effective project control over your plan. C. Explain how you will document issues and what process will be used to manage the issue to completion. Include examples to support your claims. V. Project Closeout A. Identify what needs to be done to close your project management plan. Include examples supporting how you will minimize the chances of overlooking a step in the project process. B. Justify the need for a warranty period and how the project will transition to business C. Complete a lessons-learned template for the case study project.

Supply Chain Management Case Problems

In this week’s assignment, you will be addressing customer service challenges in the

Johnson Snacks Case

at the end of Chapter 9, and insourcing/outsourcing decisions (note: make certain to apply the entire insourcing/outsourcing decision process discussed in the text in your analysis) in the

Trail Frames Chassis Case at the end of Chapter 10.

Due in 24 Hours 2 pages (400 words per case questions)

$25 usd

In this week’s assignment, you will be addressing customer service challenges in the

Johnson Snacks Case

at the end of Chapter 9, and insourcing/outsourcing decisions (note: make certain to apply the entire insourcing/outsourcing decision process discussed in the text in your analysis) in the

Trail Frames Chassis Case at the end of Chapter 10.

Due in 24 Hours 2 pages (400 words per case questions)

$25 usd

Describe the attributes that contribute to the success of virtual teams and those that contribute to the failure of virtual teams.

Read the case study attached and answer the 4 questions that come with it.  This answer needs to be in 2-3 pages.  Need it back by Friday noon.  I also posted questions under here also

1 Describe the attributes that contribute to the success of virtual teams and those that contribute to the failure of virtual teams.

2 Discuss the extent to which the characteristics of well functioning, effective groups overlap the attributes that contribute to the success of virtual teams.

3 Explain how cultural diversity can affect the effective functioning of virtual teams operating in a global economy.

4 Is Volvo’s approach to evaluating the effectiveness of its virtual teams one that could serve as a useful model for other organizations to follow in evaluating their own virtual teams? Justify your answer.

Read the case study attached and answer the 4 questions that come with it.  This answer needs to be in 2-3 pages.  Need it back by Friday noon.  I also posted questions under here also

1 Describe the attributes that contribute to the success of virtual teams and those that contribute to the failure of virtual teams.

2 Discuss the extent to which the characteristics of well functioning, effective groups overlap the attributes that contribute to the success of virtual teams.

3 Explain how cultural diversity can affect the effective functioning of virtual teams operating in a global economy.

4 Is Volvo’s approach to evaluating the effectiveness of its virtual teams one that could serve as a useful model for other organizations to follow in evaluating their own virtual teams? Justify your answer.