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Develop an evaluation describing business structure and financial statements- entrepreneur skills

Develop an evaluation describing business structure and financial statements, including the following:

 

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Deliverable: 3-5 page summary of research findings for your specific career focus. Include information on industry trends/challenges, company profiles, and job responsibilities. Below are some questions that can help you focus your efforts. Do not simply answer the questions on this resource document; this should be a narrative paper of your findings.

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Informational Interview Exercise: Part 2
Research Assignment
Objective: To prepare for your informational interview. In order to ask relevant and useful question during your interview, you will need to better understand your chosen field. For this assignment you will analyze the labor market of your chosen profession, evaluate your industry’s labor market needs, learn about trends and role/job requirements, uncover strategic issues and identify business challenges. The paper does not need to answer every question that you have, but should help you uncover “industry insider” questions for your interview.
Deliverable: 3-5 page summary of research findings for your specific career focus. Include information on industry trends/challenges, company profiles, and job responsibilities. Below are some questions that can help you focus your efforts. Do not simply answer the questions on this resource document; this should be a narrative paper of your findings.
The paper should be a synthesis of your research. It should be written in your own words and if material is used either as a research source or as a direct quotation, be sure to use best practice in providing citations for other’s work. Information on academic integrity can be found in the Additional Info section of this course on the Course Home page.
Resources: There a number of resources available to you for this assignment, including CareerLeader’s career resources and numerous other resources accessible through GGU’s library including Reference USA.

Consider the following questions to guide your writing:

Industry:

What are the industry trends?
What companies/organizations are the major players?
What are the services or products in the industry?
What is going on in the industry today?
What are the critical issues/challenges facing the industry? How are companies handling these issues? What are the costs of not addressing these issues?
Company/Organization:
What is their service or product?
What is their reputation?
How long have they been in business?
Have they been profitable in the past few years?
What is their market or industry position?
Who are their competitors?
What are their management philosophy, company culture, and/or mission?
Where is the company located?
How many employees?
How is the company organized?
What other companies are related (subsidiaries, divisions, parent company?)
What is their business model and funding sources?
Is it publicly or privately owned?
Have there been recent changes in management?
Has the company downsized or are they in a hiring mode? Why?
What is the career potential in the company?
What are the critical issues that are facing the company? How have they been handled? What strengths or skills can you bring that might address those issues.
What are the names and positions of the key stakeholders and decision makers?
Who is the CEO and executive staff? What are their reputations?
Role or Function:
What background, education, training and experience is required?
What skills are highly valued?
What is the typical path of training for this field/role?
What type of work schedule is common? Overtime? Flex Time? Travel?
What type of environment is typical in the field? High or low pressure? Autonomy? Supervision? Competitive?
Is the kind of work consistent with your values?
What are the typical salary ranges for entry level and/or experienced professionals?
What professional associations are active in this field?
Who are the people and products that support this function?
What are the advantages and disadvantages in working in role/field?

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Conduct research on a topic(big data)of relevance from any of the lecture topic(attached) and compile a paper (10-15 pages in length). The paper can be based on any of the topics listed in any of the lectures or relevant topics in management of information systems, information security, leadership, team communication.

Assignment Instructions

Conduct research on a topic(big data)of relevance from any of the lecture topic(attached) and compile a paper (10-15 pages in length). The paper can be based on any of the topics listed in any of the lectures or relevant topics in management of information systems, information security, leadership, team communication.

Format of your paper:

  • Title page
  • Abstract (no more than 120 words summary of the major ideas contained in your paper)
  • Your research which should include the introduction, method, results, and discussion. (minimum 10 pages)
  • Conclusion
  • Reference

At a minimum, your paper should be 14 pages (title page, abstract, research (minimum 10 pages), conclusion, and reference).

Paper details:

Font/Size: Time New Roman/12, double-spaced.

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Discuss      why you feel the legislative action chosen best coincides with the      position and facility that you've chosen.

Healthcare policy has been a critical aspect of political administrations over the past 100 years. Understanding the political process and how healthcare policy has changed over the past century is an important start.
Part I: Write a 2-3 page paper analyzing a minimum of one legislative action that would have an impact on the position and facility you selected. Make sure to include the following:

  1. Discuss      the purpose of the legislative action.
  2. Describe      the problem/problems that the legislative action is trying to solve or      prevent.
  3. Discuss      other viewpoints or opposing viewpoints of the action.
  4. This      portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine      information from various sources. Use a minimum of three credible sources      for your paper, with three being an academic source  (don’t forget to include in-text citations      throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting)
  5. Make      sure to include your APA formatted reference page.

Part II: Memos are not a thing of the past. Many organizations use memos as a way to share important information. Write a standard memo to your supervisor highlighting the key points of each arena (Hint: Microsoft Word has many memo templates). SkillSurfer in the online tutoring platform offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials on Microsoft Office products. Make sure to include the following in your memo:

  1. Discuss      why you feel the legislative action chosen best coincides with the      position and facility that you’ve chosen.
  2. Discuss      your stance on the chosen legislative action and how it impacts the core      beliefs and ethics of the facility you that you’ve chosen.
  3. Make      sure to use audience specific language and tone in your memo. Remember,      you are writing to your supervisor. Also, remember to use correct      formatting for a business memo.
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This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for program improvements.

Purpose of Assignment

Students should understand corporate risk and be able to use the financial models learned in the class to evaluate and calculate a company’s weighted average cost of capital and use the analysis to make company investment decisions.

About Your Signature Assignment

This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for program improvements.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products.

Scenario: Wilson Corporation (not real) has a targeted capital structure of 40% long term debt and 60% common stock. The debt is yielding 6% and the corporate tax rate is 35%. The common stock is trading at $50 per share and next year’s dividend is $2.50 per share that is growing by 4% per year.

Prepare a minimum 700-word analysis including the following:

  • Calculate the company’s weighted average cost of capital. Use the dividend discount model.  Show calculations in Microsoft® Word.
  • The company’s CEO has stated if the company increases the amount of long term debt so the capital structure will be 60% debt and 40% equity, this will lower its WACC. Explain and defend why you agree or disagree. Report how would you advise the CEO.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Research paper-nvironmental Scanning: Evaluate the Company’s External Environment

Environmental Scanning
Google can use environment scanning in creating value. Google has stayed ahead of Yahoo through its element of newness, development of its brand status, reduction of risk, customization, and reduction of risk. The ideas around the creation of value developed after the management analyzed the information about the competitors and its internal capacity.
Evaluate the Company’s External Environment
The analysis of the external factors provides the management with an understanding of the opportunities that are available and how to mitigate the threats in the market. Based on the PESTEL analysis below it is important for Google to focus its efforts on technological and economic factors.
The General Environment
Assessment of the general environment involves determining significance and timing of the trends and changes in the strategic management of Google Inc. The assessment under this section is done using Porter’s Five Forces.
The threat of suppliers is low and will remain as such as long as the company manages to maintain its dominance in the market (Chaneta, 2011). The ad system managed by the company is an important source of income since the ad-maker, and the ad-receivers are part of the customer portfolio of the company. The ability of the company to maintain customer and seller collaboration is critical to reducing the cost of revenue as a percentage of sales.
Industry Operating Environment
 

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Aspen Technology-Major Components of the Strategic Management Process:Discuss the following for the listed company- Goal setting ,Analysis

 
Company: Aspen Technology
Aspen Technology is a company that provides services and software products to process industries. The company has its headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts but has 30 branches across the world in six continents. This is meant to improve service delivery.
Major Components of the Strategic Management Process
Discuss the following for the listed company
1. Goal setting
2. Analysis
3. Strategy formulation
4. Strategy implementation
 
Evaluation of the Mission, Vision, and Strategies
 
Motivation Strategy
 
The Role of Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
 
 

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Diagnose the need for change and present a plan to transform the Wilson Company Ltd, utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach

Week 5 – Final Paper

Final Paper

Think of an organization you have worked for or one with which you are very familiar.
In this case, work with Wilson Company Ltd.  Diagnose the need for change and present a plan to transform the organization, utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach. 
Include the following sections headings and additional sections as needed:

  1. Introduction
  2. Company Overview
  3. Diagnosis
  4. Kotter’s 8-Step Approach
  5. Conclusion

The Final Paper for the course must be submitted to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. of the time zone in which you reside on the last day of the class

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Biotech Company Profile-integrate management theories and principles into management practices

 

  • Integrate management theories and principles into management practices
  • Organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organization goals
  • Demonstrate leadership skills by communicating a shared vision, motivating and empowering others, and creating a culture of ethical decision-making and innovation
  • Develop measures and assess outcomes against plans and standards to improve organizational effectiveness
  • Identify the essential characteristics of decision making and indicate the range and types of decisions a manager makes

Use the Biotech Company Profile in completing this assignment.
Create the Introductory Paragraph
The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper but is typically written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).  View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:
Read critically and analyze the following scenario:
 
Task 1:  Identify and discuss six major areas of the organizing process that Luis Montego must address in organizing the production floor for both existing production and the new project.
Task 2:  What specific area needs immediate attention?  Why?
Read critically and analyze the following scenario:
Biotech has always told workers that they want to keep people in the Biotech family.  The company encourages employees to get additional training and will pay for college tuition for those who want to advance their career opportunities within the company.
Task 1:  Identify and discuss the reasons for the morale problem;
Task 2:  Discuss specific ways Luis can motivate his existing employees that will build morale while ensuring production levels stay on track for the current contracts and the new project;
Task 3:  What critical factor could interfere with Luis’ attempt to build morale?

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prevention of the re-infestation; Scenario analysis

 
Question #2 Scenario 
You are the manager of a Starbucks here in Miami and want to remind your employees to clean up after themselves in the break room.  There was recently an infestation of cockroaches
discuss .
The building has since been fumigated but you still
 
require the cooperation of staff to prevent a re-infestation.
State:
the purpose of the memo,
your reason(s) for sending it
the kind of behavior you have noticed and
what actions you want taken.