Required elements (Table of contents): Executive Summary Introduction & Background External Analysis Internal Analysis SWOT Strategic Lines, Targets & Objectives Action Plan: Marketing, Operations, HR & Financial Plans Implementation Schedule Viability and Conclusions The Business Plan  should be between a minimum of 2.000 words, and a maximum of 3.000. References and Appendix will not count towards the final wordcount. Please use Arial font, 12-point, with […]

First Course Project The purpose of this project is to help you develop skills not only in performing the calculations behind financial analysis but interpreting the numbers as well. You are to pick a company. You should pick one either from the industry in which you are currently working or an industry in which you are interested. You could also pick a division of a […]

  Assignment 1: Discussion—Implementing a Data Management System   With the implementation of business analytics, an organization will also need to implement a good information systems plan in order to collect, manage, and organize all of the data. Not only is an information system needed, but the data has to be organized in a structured way otherwise any queries will produce bad results. This could […]

Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.  Over lunch, you and Mary meet to discuss next steps with the expansion project.  “Do we have everything we need on sales and costs?” you ask. ”It must be time to compute the net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) […]

Assignment 1: Discussion Question Financial mangers make decisions today that will affect the firm in the future.  The dollars used for investment expenditures made today are different from the cash flows to be realized in the future.  What are these differences?  What are some of the techniques that can be used to adjust for these differences? By Saturday, August 1, 2015, respond to the discussion question. […]

In this Discussion, examine the steps that go into setting a price for a patient service. Consider choosing a specific patient service and describe how you, as the health care manager, would set the price for this service. What impact will this decision have on the overall financial health of the organization? How will you consider reimbursement factors in setting your price?

   Part 1: Stockholders and Management Interests Stockholders and managers want the same thing, don’t they? Theoretically, yes, but in reality, it does not always work that way. Too often, managers’ personal goals compete with shareholder wealth maximization. Sometimes, managers pay themselves excessive salaries or bonuses that are at odds with the idea of shareholder wealth maximization. How many times have you seen in the […]

4.   If a firm takes on debt, which of the following statements would be TRUE? A.  Its expected return on equity would be higher and also riskier. B.   Its expected return on equity would be lower and riskier. C.   Its expected return on equity would be higher but safer. D.  Its borrowing rate is not likely to change with debt.   The following data applies […]

Resistance to Change Paper Prepare a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper identifying both organizational and individual causes of resistance to change. Describe how Lewin’s theory of change can be used to overcome resistance to change. Integrate the assigned readings to your discussion and properly cite your specific references. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.   Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Answer the following discussion questions :  Q. 10-1 Describe the nature and characteristics of technology.  Q. 10-2  Describe how technology has influenced economic growth and employment (include economic concerns about use of technology in your answer). Q. 10-3  What is bioethics and how is it related to health and biotechnology?   Q. 10-4  Explain the differences between the reactive and proactive role of business with regard to effective use of technology.