Day: August 23, 2020

Principles of Finance MSFT ratios

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Follow the rubric to write a short paper on the ratios listed below. The company being discussed is Microsoft(MSFT). I attached the excel spreadsheet that is already filled out and complete for you to use if needed. Top five competitors are APPLE, IBM, INTEL, HP, ALPHABET

Describe how and why each of the ratios has changed over the three-year period. For example, did the current ratio increase or decrease? Why? Describe how three of the ratios you calculated for your company compare to the general industry. Find general industry data by entering your specific companys ticker symbol here. Be sure to watch the Mergent Online video, as it will help you find the industry data.

Different Ratios to be discussed:
Current ratio
Debt/equity ratio
Free cash flow
Earnings per share o Price/earnings ratio o Return on equity
Net profit margin

discussion questions bus 390

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Humanities

1. What are the similarities and differences between how people communicate in your culture versus communication in the country you selected? Discuss how you will avoid the major challenges you may encounter when communicating with people from that culture.

2. Watch the Let’s Break a Deal video. Analyze the role that culture played in this video. What went wrong and why? What should Michael and Norio have done differently? Be sure to discuss both verbal and nonverbal cues.

Cover Letter and Resume

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Other

The purpose of this assignment is to identify potential employment opportunities and utilize persuasive and professional writing skills to create job search materials.
Using an online job search site, such as Indeed.com, CareerBuilder.com, or the GCU Career Services website, select an internship or position for which you are currently qualified. Ensure that the job posting provides a detailed descriptions of the candidates desired education, experience, or qualifications. In theory, this is something you could choose to utilize for a profile on major employment websites.

For this assignment, create a cover letter and resume that could be used when applying for the position. Ensure that each includes the following elements:
1. Persuasively highlight your skills, abilities, qualifications, and experience relevant to the position you are seeking.

2. Utilize a clear, easy-to-read font, and provide an appropriate photo.

3. Ensure content is free of spelling and grammatical errors.

4. Demonstrate mastery of format by utilizing standard cover letter and resume construction including a summary of yourself, work experience, education, applicable volunteer experience, and any skills and endorsements. The cover letter should not exceed two pages and should conform to block format cover letter standards.

5. Submit the resume, cover letter, and a screenshot of the job posting for which you are applying.

discussion questions mgt 325

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Other

1. While there are definitely expected conventions for writing resumes, you will want to strike a balance between meeting professional expectations and providing necessary information and making your resumes stand out in a pile of 40, 50, even 100 resumes. What are some strategies you might employ to make your resume stand out while still being professional?

2. It is highly likely that your potential employer will search for you online prior to your interview or offering you a position. What are some things you can do now to ensure you have a professional online presence and that employers will not find information about you that may negatively influence their decision to hire you?

Site your sources at the end of each questions

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Business and Management

TQM systems and methodology Paper 20%

This is a comparison/contrast paper, comparing and contrasting four quality systems and quality improvement methodologies including the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence management framework, ISO quality system, Six Sigma quality improvement methodology, and Lean quality improvement methodology.

The paper should address:

define each approach,
present the primary benefits/application of the approach,
the limitations of the approach
Requirements for the paper include:

A formal paper in APA format; 7 to 8 pages in length; with at least 4-5 scholarly references.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Business and Management

TQM systems and methodology Paper 20%

This is a comparison/contrast paper, comparing and contrasting four quality systems and quality improvement methodologies including the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence management framework, ISO quality system, Six Sigma quality improvement methodology, and Lean quality improvement methodology.

The paper should address:

define each approach,
present the primary benefits/application of the approach,
the limitations of the approach
Requirements for the paper include:

A formal paper in APA format; 7 to 8 pages in length; with at least 4-5 scholarly references.

Tri Counties Bank (From Chico, CA)

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Business and Management

you will select an organization, that you have or are currently working in (Tri Counties Bank), that is on a performance excellence journey using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program Criteria for Performance Excellence, the Business Excellence Framework https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/publications/baldrige-excellence-framework.
Pursuing Excellence Final Paper and Presentation 25%

Your paper should include:

an introduction that ends with a topic sentence
Overview of the Organization:  A brief overview of the organization and the service delivery system,
Overview of the Baldrige Categories:  A brief overview of the Baldrige categories
Analysis by Category:  A high level analysis of the organization using the Criteria for Performance Excellence for that industry segment for each category.
For each process category (Leadership, Strategic Planning, Customer Focus, Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management, Workforce Focus, and Process), identify 3-5 strengths, and 3-5 opportunities to improve.
Recommendations:  Strategic/Quality improvement recommendations for each of the opportunities identified with support for the soundness of these recommendations from the literature. Papers should reflect industry and firm-specific concerns.
a conclusion
Grading note:

<3 strengths and <3 weaknesses per category will be an Average (C) paper at best.
An A paper will require 4-5 strengths and 4-5 opportunities for each category AND will require all opportunities are addressed with recommendations in the recommendations section.
Requirements:  A formal paper in APA format, 8 to 10 pages in length, with at least 6-8 quality references

Ethics Leadership Interview

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Ethics Leadership Interview-Students will select a leader from any organization/entity and
conduct a compelling and germane interview. The goal is to find out the ethical quotient of the leader and how they continue to embrace ethical practices where they are employed. The interview should also reveal when they experienced a IPOH (Intense Period of Heat ) around a ethical dilemma they were confronted with. The Ethics leadership interview should be captured in a 4 page paper, 12 font and double spaced. Alternatively, if multimedia is selected such as an audio or visual interview (eg: Podcast, Vimeo, YouTube, etc) that interview should be a minimum of 10 minutes and not exceed 12 minutes.

Health Care Disparities

August 23, 2020 Leave a comment Health Care and Life Sciences, Not applicable

Read the following article:

https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/medicare-info/health-care-disparities/

This article establishes that in the US it is a known reality that there are racial and ethnic disparities that affect health outcomes. These impact health costs and makes our health system economically unstable.
Lack of insurance, language barriers, uninsured children, fresh food access, food deserts and poor transportation are identified by the authors as pathways and areas in which racial and ethnic inequities become evident and eventually affect chronic diseases.
This article also provides links to further readings and resources for in depth analysis of these pathways.

As you read the article, select one or more of the areas and learn more about by reading one of the articles linked. Comment which area you selected and state which or the articles you read, and what you found useful in it. You can also  comment of your learning process, as well.