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Assignment 2: LASA 2 Assignment—Workforce 2020 Executive Report

Both leadership and organizational strategy in the next decade will see major trends affecting the way organizations conduct business. These include the deployment of more technology to extend reach and access, increased globalization, increased diversity, more focus on extended supply chains, and a more nomadic workforce. In this assignment, you will consider these trends and analyze how they may impact your selected organization and what actions are necessary to get ready to address these trends.

You have been appointed by your organization (either a hypothetical one or one you are familiar with) to prepare its Workforce 2020 executive report.

The report should be as detailed as possible for the CEO of your organization. That means it should include the key points of your research, analysis, and findings. The report should also contain examples of specific application to your company in a clear, concise, and informative document.

In Module 4, you began your research on Workforce 2020. In this module, you will expand on the work you did in Module 4. Take Module 4’s paper, and incorporate the items below into your work. Be sure to use the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, including federal guidelines. Select at least 3–4 scholarly resources for use in this assignment.

Complete the following:

1. Analyze your organization in its present form. Explain your organization’s structure, workforce diversity, market/customer diversity, and communications technology.
2. Forecast future trends. Identify the economic, social, demographic, and workforce parameters that are expected to be in the U.S. in the year 2020. Explain how those trends will or will not be reflected in your organization. Consider addressing the following:
   1. What are the general workforce trends?
   2. How will these trends impact your industry?
   3. What are the general trends in leadership/management that are impacting your organization?
3. Synthesize data and recommend changes needed for the future. Identify and recommend leader, organizational, and workforce trends that must be considered for change in the larger macro environment (for example, advances in technology or globalization) in your organization. Identify related outcomes for each specific topic: Consider addressing the following:
   1. What leadership actions should the organization take?
   2. What competencies will be needed?
   3. What does the organization need to do to be prepared?To conduct a holistic assessment of your selected organization and the challenges and opportunities it faces in addressing the noted trends, consider some of the concepts listed below as you develop your recommendations for the organization. It is not necessary to include all the concepts, but you should include 2–3 of them to do a thorough analysis. For example, leadership models and diversity management are likely to be pivotal areas for the organization. You could talk about the environment trends that were noted in the beginning of this assignment and then discuss how leadership practices and approaches in your selected organization may have to change to meet or address those trends.

4. Analyze how the following concepts apply to your organization:
   • Diversity management
   • Leadership models
   • Ethics
   • Decision-making models
   • Problem solving
   • Conflict management processes

Ensure that your paper includes the following:

• An integrated report with an introduction and summary
• A set of recommendations that will enable the organization to meet the expected challenges of 2020
• Trends in your own organization
• 3–4 credible, cited sources supporting your projections

Support your assertions using the selected scholarly resources.

Your final product will be in a Word document and be approximately 12–15 pages in length and utilize 5–7 scholarly sources in your research. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 

Assignment Components	Proficient	Max Points
Content Knowledge: Understanding Communicates understanding of the organizations structure.	Response incorporates analysis and synthesis of central concepts of the assigned topic. Response reflects understanding of the nature of the specific topic within the discipline and its applications in contemporary times. Response provides necessary details and specific examples.	/100 pts.
Content Knowledge: Application Component 1 Communicates the ability to explain how economic, social, demographic, and workforce trends will be reflected in an organization.	Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content knowledge. Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area  using relevant details and examples. Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas within the discipline and their relevance to real world contexts. Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature .	/40 pts.
Content Knowledge: Application Component 2 Communicates the ability to recommend leader, organizational, and workforce trends to be considered in the larger macro environment, and Identify related outcomes for each specific topic.	Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content knowledge . Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area  using relevant details and examples. Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas within the discipline and their relevance to real world contexts. Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature.	/100 pts.
Written Communication/Personal Effectiveness Conveys through written word understanding and application of the essential assignment components.	Writing is concise and clear in content, language use, grammar, organization, and sentence structure. Writing is free of major grammatical and usage errors.	/60 pts.
Total		/300 pts

As the manager of the CTU Health Care information systems department, you are aware of the meaningful use core measure standards that all eligible professionals (EPs) and health care organizations (HCOs) must meet to receive monetary incentives set forth by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. To meet the HITECH meaningful use core measures, EPs and HCOs must implement certified electronic health records (EHRs) to gain incentives. To meet the criteria for meaningful use all EPs and HCOs must implement certified EHR.

Complete the following:

• Discuss 2 key elements of certified EHRs, and discuss stage 1 meaningful use core objectives criteria as they relate to clinical applications.

Final Paper

The final paper will demonstrate the students’ ability to assimilate, synthesize, and apply the concepts of management information systems; specifically how information systems transform business; how information systems help to solve business problems; how information systems support major business functions, and how information systems affect business careers.

Focus of the Final Paper

Your final paper should demonstrate understanding of information systems and how they contribute to forming competitive advantage in business. Prepare an eight to ten page paper that addresses the following questions in narrative form (APA form and style). Be sure to provide examples and supporting rationale throughout the paper.

1. Examine the true meaning of information systems. What exactly is an information system? Explain the people, organization, and technology components of information systems.
2. Identify the major information systems which are currently used in many businesses. Compare these information systems and identify the main uses.
3. Identify a business which uses information systems for its businesses. Explain the main features of the businesses and its information systems.
4. Explain how information systems transform business operations of your selected business.
5. Investigate how information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

• Must be ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
• Must include a cover page that includes:
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Title of paper
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

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Describe the moment captured in Leonardo’s Last Supper painting, and discuss the reasons why disciples are shown on the same side of the table. Describe the most well-known techniques that Leonardo used to give more realism to the painting. Next, discuss one (1) of Leonardo’s inventions (or proposed inventions) that most fascinates or surprises you, and explain why. Compare Leonardo to some modern figure of the 20th or 21st century.

we have a groub presntition so everyone has a job. My job is doing half reserch about :

1-Equalty,oppotunity,and the new political culture of democracy.

2- Democracy and Race

3- The Nullifcation crisis

4- Summary

 

must include references and title page

CSB 6610 Homework Assignment # 1
Professor: Dr. Siriyama K. Herath
Due Date: February 6th by 4.00pm

Chapter 12—Financial Statement Analysis (10 points)

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The relationship of $325,000 to $125,000, expressed as a ratio, is
a. 2.0 to 1
b. 2.6 to 1
c. 2.5 to 1
d. 0.45 to 1
2. In a common size income statement, the 100% figure is:
a. net cost of goods sold.
b. net income.
c. gross profit.
d. net sales.
3. Based on the following data for the current year, what is the number of days’ sales in accounts receivable?

Net sales on account during year $584,000
Cost of merchandise sold during year 300,000
Accounts receivable, beginning of year 45,000
Accounts receivable, end of year 35,000
Inventory, beginning of year 90,000
Inventory, end of year 110,000

a. 7.3
b. 2.5
c. 14.6
d. 25

4. Based on the following data for the current year, what is the number of days’ sales in inventory?

Net sales on account during year $1,204,500
Cost of merchandise sold during year 657,000
Accounts receivable, beginning of year 75,000
Accounts receivable, end of year 85,000
Inventory, beginning of year 85,600
Inventory, end of year 98,600

a. 51.2
b. 44.4
c. 6.5
d. 7.5
5. The number of times interest expense is earned is computed as
a. net income plus interest expense, divided by interest expense
b. income before income tax plus interest expense, divided by interest expense
c. net income divided by interest expense
d. income before income tax divided by interest expense

6. The current ratio is
a. used to evaluate a company’s liquidity and short-term debt paying ability.
b. is a solvency measure that indicated the margin of safety of a noteholder or bondholder.
c. calculated by dividing current liabilities by current assets.
d. calculated by subtracting current liabilities from current assets.

7 A company with $70,000 in current assets and $50,000 in current liabilities pays a $1,000 current liability. As a result of this transaction, the current ratio and working capital will
a. both decrease.
b. both increase.
c. increase and remain the same, respectively.
d. remain the same and decrease, respectively.

8. Hsu Company reported the following on its income statement:
Income before income taxes $420,000
Income tax expense 120,000
Net income $300,000

An analysis of the income statement revealed that interest expense was $80,000. Hsu Company’s times interest earned was
a. 8 times.
b. 6.25 times.
c. 5.25 times.
d.
e. 5 times.
None of the above

9. The following information pertains to Brock Company. Assume that all balance sheet amounts represent both average and ending balance figures. Assume that all sales were on credit.
Assets
Cash and short-term investments $ 40,000
Accounts receivable (net) 30,000
Inventory 25,000
Property, plant and equipment 215,000
Total Assets $310,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities $ 60,000
Long-term liabilities 95,000
Stockholders’ equity-common 155,000
Total Liabilities and stockholders’ equity $310,000

Income Statement
Sales $ 90,000
Cost of goods sold 45,000
Gross margin 45,000
Operating expenses 20,000
Net income $ 25,000

Number of shares of common stock 6,000
Market price of common stock $20

What is the current ratio for this company?
a. 1.42
b. 0.78
c. 1.58
d.
e 0.67
None of the above

11. Based on the above data, what is the amount of quick assets?
a. $168,000
b. $96,000
c. $60,000
d.
e $61,000
None of the above

12. Based on the above data, what is the amount of working capital?
a. $213,000
b. $113,000
c. $153,000
d.
e $39,000
None of the above

13. The tendency of the rate earned on stockholders’ equity to vary disproportionately from the rate earned on total assets is sometimes referred to as
a. leverage
b. solvency
c. yield
d. quick assets

The balance sheets at the end of each of the first two years of operations indicate the following:

2012 2011
Total current assets $600,000 $560,000
Total investments 60,000 40,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 900,000 700,000
Total current liabilities 125,000 65,000
Total long-term liabilities 350,000 250,000
Preferred 9% stock, $100 par 100,000 100,000
Common stock, $10 par 600,000 600,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par-common stock 75,000 75,000
Retained earnings 310,000 210,000
14. If net income is $115,000 and interest expense is $30,000 for 2012 what is the rate earned on total assets for 2012 (round percent to one decimal point)?
a. 9.3%
b. 10.1%
c. 8.0%
d.
e. 7.4%
None of the above

15. If net income is $115,000 and interest expense is $30,000 for 2012, what is the rate earned on stockholders’ equity for 2012 (round percent to one decimal point)?
a. 10.6%
b. 11.1%
c. 12.4%
d.
e. 14.0%
None of the above

16. If net income is $115,000 and interest expense is $30,000 for 2012, what are the earnings per share on common stock for 2012, (round to two decimal places)?
a. $2.07
b. $1.92
c. $1.77
d.
e. $1.64
None of the above

17. The particular analytical measures chosen to analyze a company may be influenced by all of the following except:
a. industry type
b. capital structure
c. diversity of business operations
d. product quality or service effectiveness
18. In 2012 Robert Corporation had net income of $250,000 and paid dividends to common stockholders of $50,000. They had 50,000 shares of common stock outstanding during the entire year. Robert Corporation’s common stock is selling for $50 per share on the New York Stock Exchange.
Robert Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is
a. 10 times.
b. 5 times.
c. 2 times.
d.
e. 8 times.
None of the above
19. Leveraging implies that a company
a. contains debt financing.
b. contains equity financing.
c. has a high current ratio.
d. has a high earnings per share.
20. Percentage analyses, ratios, turnovers, and other measures of financial position and operating results are
a. a substitute for sound judgment.
b. useful analytical measures.
c. enough information for analysis, industry information is not needed.
d. unnecessary for analysis, but reaction is better.

new due in 6 hours minimum 75 words each with reference

 

WACC

1. Which portion of the WACC calculation is impacted by taxes?  How can a company reduce its cost of capital?  How is WACC used in financial planning to optimize capital structure?

 

Definition of various cost

 

2. Define sunk costs, opportunity costs, side effects, and allocated costs.  Have you had an occasion to use any of these and if so how?

 

Project Evaluation Process

 

3.Describe the following project evaluation processes: Payback, NPV, PI, and IRR! Is anyone evaluation process better the others? Why?

 

Captial Rationing

 

4. What is capital rationing and have you experienced it?

Qualities, Value, and Delivery of Feedback for the Client

The feedback that you provide the client is of great importance to the success of a consulting intervention. Only when the client understands the feedback you provided will the client act upon it.

• Describe the steps of a generic feedback cycle.
• Make the feedback steps specific to consulting and explain your revisions.
• List and describe at least three measures of quality feedback. Provide your rationale for selecting these measures.
• Describe a few strategies for dealing with resistance to feedbac

 

Directions:  Answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

 

Integrate by discussion the properties of life, basic chemical terminology, and molecules and compounds of a cell necessary for life. Include the basic anatomy and physiology of a cell and describe how cell respiration, photosynthesis, and cell reproduction occur in a succinct manner. Include a brief discussion about Mendel’s Laws and an overview of DNA structure and function. Conclude with a discussion of cancer and the mechanisms of gene control.

Due to the ambuguity associated with the answer key for question 3 from the first homework assignment, I wanted to first highlight that for part B of this question, the curvature of the Charlie’s indifference curve does in fact “flip” when the labels of the axes are switched. However, when coming to this conclusion, I found myself asking a much more interesting question; “In which direction would the indifference curve be bowed, when garbage is on the x-axis and smoothies is on y-axis?” And that’s the extra credit question I pose to you, however, I will elaborate. What I want to know, is under what assumptions about garbage (the bad) and smoothies (the good) will the indifference curve be bowed towards the bad and bowed towards the good? Hint: This question is asking what assumptions about total utility (TU) and marginal utility (MU) of “goods” and “bads” must be true for the indifference curve to bowed in a particular direction (towards the good or bad) given that the slope of the indiffernce curve is equal to the MRS. It is usually assumed that goods have diminishing returns, meaning the TU will increase at a decreasing rate and MU will be positive and downward-sloping. However, what about bads? What is the most realistic relationship between bads and TU and bads and MU?  Given this relationship (the assumption), will the MRS on an indifference curve increase or decrease (determined by the direction the indifference curve is bowed)?