Ashford 7: – Week 6 – Research Paper Research Paper Focus of the Research Paper 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 […]

All formulas and work needs to be shown in excel and explanations in word with references.   Assignment 2: Course Project: Part 3   Your probationary period at the Cosmo K Manufacturing Group continues. Your supervisor, Gerry, assigns you a project each week to test your competence in finance.   The company is considering the addition of a new office machine that will perform many […]

Find ExxonMobil’s annual report from SEC.gov or the investor relations section of the company’s website. Be careful not to use quarterly reports.   Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe the relationship between strategic and financial planning. Include the following: A strategic planning initiative for the organization identified – Identify an initiative discussed in the organization’s annual report. How the initiative affects […]

  DQ1: Many of us avoid having difficult conversations with others because they provoke feelings of conflict in us, and we are uncomfortable with that feeling. We are often also uncomfortable seeing others in conflict, and as a result, ignore situations that involve the disagreement of others. You have probably worked in a group where there was conflict, and the manager ignored it, hoping that […]

1.           Deliverable 1: Strategy Development. In this deliverable, you will perform an industry analysis and develop a strategy for the CEO of your chosen company to help shape the company’s future (e.g., to help Kodak as it emerges from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.) Submission Requirements – THIS IS DONE ·           o    3-5 page paper (MS Word) 2.       Deliverable 2: Innovation and Competitive Analysis. In […]

                                  Review Test Submission: Ch. 8 Quiz                                                   Course  14FABUS413301 PROMOTION STRAT                                                                                   Test Ch. 8 Quiz   Question 1                                                                                                                                          0 out of 0.5 points   Using an existing brand name on new products is referred to as brand:                                    Question 2                                                                                                                                          0 out of 0.5 points   Jello decides to introduce a new flavor of pudding:  mocha. This pudding will be […]

Write 4 exciting new developments in the areas of business analytics, business intelligence, big data, text, and data mining, and/or applications of the same by businesses, governments, or industry. Topics may focus on analytics workforce, use of analytics in government and industry, and management, ethical, legal, and privacy issues surrounding big data and analytics. You may also consult news stories published in technology sections of […]

Due 10/4/2015 – Sunday 3:00pm central time -0600 Economic growth rates vary greatly from country to country. Look at the experiences of the United States, Japan, Ethiopia, and China over the last twenty years.  Find the average growth rate for each country over that period.  What are some of the differences between those countries that have led to their different growth rates?  Identify at least […]

1.        Financial management is concerned with which of the following? a.    Creating economic wealth b.    Making investment decisions that optimize economic value c.    Making business decisions that optimize economic wealth d.    Raising capital that is needed for growth e.    All of the above   2.        Purchasing a security of a company that is issuing their stock for the first time publicly would be considered: a.    […]

Conduct research to determine the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the accounting profession and decision-making of publicly traded companies. In discussing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), explain the following: The purpose of SOX. Describe SOX Titles I–VI. Use this Web site as a good reference. Explain specifically why external […]