Of the five management functions, which do you expect will experience the most dramatic changes in the next decade?
Please complete both dicussion one and two. Please follow the instructions of the instrutor for the assignmnet below. This must be completed by 11:59 7-2-15. Please utilize the book chapters that are attached under attachmnets and the APA reference for the chapters to use when you cute and reference isBaack, D.,Reilly, M., Minnick, C., (2014).The five functions of effective management(2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, IncSteps of ControlExplain why the four steps involved in the controlling function are important. Why is a good understanding of the various ratios used by accountants and managers important to the controlling function? Give specific examples. Respond substantively to two other learners.Guided Response:Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates posts.Changes in ManagementOf the five management functions, which do you expect will experience the most dramatic changes in the next decade? Defend your answer. Which will have the least amount of change? Explain your answer. Respond substantively to two other learners.Guided Response:Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates posts.
How much will the firm produce at the market price of $53.4?
A firm estimates its cubic production function of the following form: Q = AL^3 +BL^2 and obtains the following results:Dependent VARIABLE Q R-SQUARE F-RATIO P-VALUE ON FOBSERVATIONS 32 0.7547 92.31 0.0001VARIABLE PARAMETER ESTIMATE STANDARD ERROR T-RATIO P-VALUEL3 -0.0016 0.0005 -3.2 0.0032L2 0.4 0.095 4.21 0.0002a. Based on the estimation results, write thee equations for total product, average product, and marginal product curves:b.The estimated values of A and B are statistically significant at exact what level of significance? (use the p-value)c. Find the level of labor at which the average product of labor reaches its maximum value.2. Suppose the short-run production function for a particular product is represented by:Q = 60,000L2 1,000L3a. Find the marginal product and show mathematically that labor is subject to diminishing returns.b. Beyond what labor usage, the marginal product becomes negative.c. Show mathematically that when the average product is at maximum, marginal product is equal to it?Assume Caspian is a firm operating in a competitive market. The estimated its average variable cost function is shown below: AVC = A + BQ + CQ2The total fixed cost (TFC) = $1,000.Dependent VARIABLE AVC R-SQUARE F-RATIO P-VALUE ON FOBSERVATIONS 35 0.8713 108.3 0.0001VARIABLE PARAMETER ESTIMATE STANDARD ERROR T-RATIO P-VALUEINTERCEPT 43.4 13.8 3.14 0.0036Q -2.8 0.9 -3.11 0.0039Q2 0.2 0.05 4 0.0004a. Are the estimated coefficients statistically significant at the 5% level of significance?b. Find the total cost function.c. Find the equation for the ATC. Is it U-shaped? A simple yes/no is not enough. Use math.d. Find the shut-down price.e. How much will the firm produce at the market price of $53.4?
What aspects of the study did the researchers control? What aspects did they fail to control?
Attached is a case study entitled Mozart Effect. Choose three questions, found at the end, to answer. Utilize your reading assignment to support your responses. One to two sentence responses will not be accepted as a completed assignment.1. Identify the independent variable(s).2. Identify the dependent variable(s).3. What aspects of the study did the researchers control? What aspects did they fail to control?4. What were the results of the study?5. What conclusions do the researchers reach?6. Based on the design and results of this study, do you believe that the researchers are justified in reaching these conclusions? Why or why not?7. Now look at the study that you and your group designed. Did you control for any of the problems present in the Rauscher et al. study? If so, what?
Are there different degrees of cheating?
Read For the Managers Desk Re: a State of the Union on academic ethics on page 28 and consider the questions under it in 2.2. Then locate news articles on Operation Varsity Blues. Locate current statistics on academic cheating at the Center for Academic Integrity at Clemson University, http://www.academicintegrity.org.In your paper, consider the relationship between the parents, the schools, the school officials, and the students. What happens to society and when cheating becomes so pervasive? How can schools address these pervasive problems? Should there be laws that punish cheating? What laws apply to the conduct of the parents and school officials?Create a framework that provides a method for schools and society (and possibly government) to analyze these problems. Include a continuum of severity. Make recommendations for actions at different stages of the continuum. (In other words, should a first time cheater face the same consequences as a multi-time cheater? Are there different degrees of cheating?)After you have analyzed the situation, make recommendations to educators, parents, students, and government (possibly local school boards?) to institute a culture of ethical behavior.Please summarize your findings in a six to eight page paper addressing the questions and research related to the ethical issues. In your summary, please note a strategy that educational leaders can implement to manage the ethical problems in the current educational system. Please cite all sources.The paper should be in APA 6th Ed. format:Assignment cover pageContent of the PaperReference section
Determine whether you believe that the federal responses to the Great Depression by President Franklin Roosevelt encouraged real economic growth and confidence or whether the arguments by critics of the day were accurate that it made the Depression last longer.
Part 1: Post a Response After the end of World War I, overall economic growth exploded in the US in the early 1920s, but then there was a severe economic breakdown with the Great Depression of 1929-1939. Choose and discuss (in a full paragraph or two) one of the following two topics related to the 1920s and1930s. The textbook highlights the significant emergence of new cultural trends due to improved technology (radio, movies, photography) and the spread of books magazines (writers) in the roaring 1920s as well as in the 1930s, and also to new movements like the Harlem Renaissance, consumerism, and new norms for women.Consider the new technology of radio and photography. With specific examples from the 1920s, discuss how these new technologies helped one of the movements and trends above.Explain whether you think this helped to develop a more unified national culture or more individuality, and identify a similar example today with technology helping a trend or movement.Identify the source(s) where you read about the trend of the 1920s.The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the most devastating economic downturns that America has ever experienced. Determine whether you believe that the federal responses to the Great Depression by President Franklin Roosevelt encouraged real economic growth and confidence or whether the arguments by critics of the day were accurate that it made the Depression last longer.Identify your position and support it with at least two specific examples of New Deal responses.Provide a rationale for your response.From this historical experience, identify any lessons for today for handling or avoiding severe economic downturns in the U.S. economy.Identify the source(s) where you read about the New Deal responses. Part 2: Respond to a Peer Read a post by one of your peers and respond, making sure to extend the conversation by asking questions, offering rich ideas, or sharing personal connections. Reference Material Week 5 Learn materials Chapters 21 and 22
What does it mean to be a skeptic?
After reading the textbook about Descartes (section 29; pp. 275-283), and after watching Cartesian SkepticismNeo, Meet Rene: Crash Course Philosophy #5answer/address the following:1. Give your own definition of skepticism (no Googling!). What does it mean to be a skeptic? What should be the ultimate goal of skepticism? Is it just to question, or it is to question in order to arrive at a better understanding of something?2. Is there anything that Descartes questioned that you think he shouldnt have? Is there anything he should have questioned but didnt?3. How do you see skepticism play out in todays political or social climate? Are people truly following philosophical skepticism and questioning the social media posts they see, and are they questioning what they hear on the news, YouTube videos, etc.? Or do you think people are only skeptical of views different from their own?4. Is there something in your own life you have questioned and arrived at a different answer, or is there something you have questioned and then arrived back at your initial answer? Does skepticism contribute to the idea attributed to Socrates that an unexamined life is not worth living? Is skepticism the way to happiness and fulfillment, or does it make for a depressing life?5. Is there anything about Descartes views that you do not understand or that you need clarification on? (Help your classmates by answering their questions).300 words minimum. Link to textbook https://www.oercommons.org/courses/words-of-wisdom-intro-to-philosophy
What is SCW and how is it used?
1. What is SCW and how is it used?2. Can SCW apply security policies to multiple servers at a time?3. Would the same policy work for any server in your network?4. The SCW allows a security policy to be applied now or later. Why might a network administrator want to apply a policy later?5. Why would disabling services be important in securing and optimizing server performance? What determines which services are disabled?6. What types of Windows Firewall are built-in with the Windows 2012 operating system? What are the differences?7. How are SCW policies tied with Windows Firewall?
Identify five common project risk strategies employed to address threats that your project may face. Give an example of each.
Your task for this part of the assessment item is to answer the following two questions. Each question will carry equal (20 marks) and your answer for each question should be around 800 words:Identify five common project risk strategies employed to address threats that your project may face. Give an example of each.Projects are often completed late. Describe the techniques you would use as a project manager to improve the accuracy and reliability of your project schedule.In responding to the above points, be sure to:Critique project theory based on your experience and understanding. This is important dont just regurgitate the theoryProvide examples, data or other relevant information to support your discussion. Examples can be from work experience, research, study group experience, for example. They should demonstrate the theoretical points you are asserting in the questions.
Was the organizational structure presented by Kimberly?Clark executives in 2004 better than the first structure proposed? Why or why not?
Write an essay of 150-200 words answering the following questions. I WILL ATTACH THE PAGE THAT YOU HAVE TO READ IN ORDER TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONSRestructuring the Organizational Restructure at Kimberly-ClarkQuestions:1. Are the companys changes to reshape its identity as a consumer product health care andhygiene company and its cost reduction efforts likely to improve its competitive positionrelative to PG? Please explain your answer.2.Why would Kimberly?Clark executives restructure the company based on grow,sustain,and fix categories? What disadvantages might result from such a structure?3. Was the organizational structure presented by Kimberly?Clark executives in 2004 betterthan the first structure proposed? Why or why not?
How might you handle this situation at the restaurant?
Your company has sent you abroad to Japan for a business trip, and while at a business dinner, you notice that whale meat is on the restaurant menu as a traditional part of the local cuisine. Imagine how you would feel if you were in the scenario. Describe your reaction(s) to the situation. How do you feel about it? What is your initial reaction? How might you handle this situation at the restaurant?
