How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its bankruptcy?

  The case is Case 9, “Enron: Questionable Accounting Leads to Collapse.” The paper must have at least 3 Level 1 headings that correspond to the following case points:
· How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its bankruptcy?
· In what ways did Enron’s bankers, auditors, and attorneys contribute to Enron’s demise?
· What role did the company’s Chief Financial Officer play in creating the problems that led to Enron’s financial problems?

What option would you choose as your first option in the “who should assess performance” section of the chapter to evaluate your team members? If you could use two options, which one would you choose second?

You lead a team-based marketing and customer relationship management company. What option would you choose as your first option in the “who should assess performance” section of the chapter to evaluate your team members? If you could use two options, which one would you choose second? Justify your answers.2nd What would you do as the manager in order to make sure that your employees knew the standards that they would be evaluated against? Explain your answer.

Search scholar.google.com for a company or school that has reported issues, problems, concerns about their backup procedures. Discuss the issue of securing backups. There have been several incidents lately in which backup media containing personal customer information were lost or stolen. How should backup media be secured?

Search “scholar.google.com” for a company or school that has reported issues, problems, concerns about their backup procedures. Discuss the issue of securing backups. There have been several incidents lately in which backup media containing personal customer information were lost or stolen. How should backup media be secured? What about off-site storage of backups?    

RESEARCH PAPER: TOPIC AND OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONSOVERVIEWYou will choose a topic related to the study of terrorism or homeland security and create asentence outline for your paper. The outline must include an abstract which indicates the topicfocus of the paper to be examined. Then for each main body paragraph a thesis sentence andcitations for the references that indicate the initial research for that point. Finally, a conclusionwith 2-3 sentences of your initial findings.

 
RESEARCH PAPER: TOPIC AND OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONSOVERVIEWYou will choose a topic related to the study of terrorism or homeland security and create asentence outline for your paper. The outline must include an abstract which indicates the topicfocus of the paper to be examined. Then for each main body paragraph a thesis sentence andcitations for the references that indicate the initial research for that point. Finally, a conclusionwith 2-3 sentences of your initial findings.INSTRUCTIONSThe format of the topic outline should be as follows:? This key word outline will need to cover the following subsections of the final paper:o Title page, APA formato Abstracto Introductiono Main body paragraph topics -minimum of thesis sentence for eacho Conclusion: 2-3 sentenceso All sections above should have citations to support key topic/sub-topic points? Adhere to current APA format for title page, abstract, citations and include the fullReferences page.? Include alpha-numeric outline structureNote: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

What areas of the Career and Talent Development Center did you explore and of the areas explored, which find most interesting?

Part 1.
Take a virtual “tour” Career and Talent Development Center (Links to an external site.).  Click on links. You’ll find links to paid internships, professional development resources, handouts, and hiring opportunities. 
After your tour, share any thoughts you have. In organizing your thoughts, it may help to consider these questions —

What areas of the Career and Talent Development Center did you explore and of the areas explored, which find most interesting?
Did you look at examples of cover letters or resumes? If so, did you save any examples to return to later to study and use?
Did you search for jobs or internships?

You can use these questions to get your thinking and writing started or ignore the questions and just share whatever thoughts you have.
Part 2.
Imagine that a good friend at FIU who is not in this class, is thinking about her future employment. She’s already changed majors once and complains to you that she has no idea what to do or how to go about making career decisions. She’s heard about the Career and Talent Development Center. Write her an email to share your opinion about the resource. Is it useful, repetitive, full of surprising information or just stuff you can find anywhere?  
Your combined submission — Parts 1 and 2 —  must be at least 250 words long . 

As we explore US History through an Indigenous lens, we will be more focused on the grand story that history is trying to tell us than on detailed specific moments in time, meaning that learning about Indigenous Nations in a specific detailed fashion will often be saved for an advanced course. Select one of the five Tribal Nations below and research the history of the tribe and the current conditions of the tribe:The Apache Navajo NationThe Hopi The Kiowa The LuiseñoYour research should go beyond Wikipedia and should include engagement with the online materials provided by the Tribal Nation in the present, as well as a significant historical source. Some of the questions you might address in your written response might be: Which confederation or language grouping did/does the tribe belong to? What did their lifestyle look like? How did they structure their society/government?

As we explore US History through an Indigenous lens, we will be more focused on the grand story that history is trying to tell us than on detailed specific moments in time, meaning that learning about Indigenous Nations in a specific detailed fashion will often be saved for an advanced course. Select one of the five Tribal Nations below and research the history of the tribe and the current conditions of the tribe:The Apache Navajo NationThe Hopi The Kiowa The LuiseñoYour research should go beyond Wikipedia and should include engagement with the online materials provided by the Tribal Nation in the present, as well as a significant historical source. Some of the questions you might address in your written response might be: Which confederation or language grouping did/does the tribe belong to? What did their lifestyle look like? How did they structure their society/government? What did their relations to the early European settlers look like? Where is this tribe located today? What are the issues the tribe faces in the present. 

Analyze the importance of stable dividend policies. Determine reasons behind stock repurchases.

Part 1: Stock Repurchases
In the short article “Royal Dutch Shell Finally Delivers Big Stock Buyback, but Shares Break Support” by Aparna Narayanan (see below), stock repurchases may produce favorable effects on key financial ratios.
Narayanan, A. (2018, July 26). Royal Dutch Shell finally delivers big stock buyback, but shares break support. Investors Business Daily. https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=131003207&site=ehost-live&scope=site
After reading the article, write what addresses the prompts below.

Include an introduction that summarizes the article.
Analyze the importance of stable dividend policies.
Determine reasons behind stock repurchases.
Analyze how individual financial metrics are specifically affected by stock repurchase plans and returns.

Part 2: Supply Chain Management
Select a company of your choice and calculate the most current days of working capital (DWC) that are available. Review page 656 in the textbook, and watch the short video segment “Working Capital,” which is one of the required unit resources in this unit. In addition to your calculations, include the information below 

How does this company’s ratio compare to those of its competitors?
Why is comparing this ratio to the industry average important?
Explain how a well-managed supply chain can come into play here.

You may use the company’s webpage
needs to be least four pages in length. Use APA format to cite and reference all quoted and paraphrased material, including your textbook. Use a minimum of four sources, one of which may be the textbook. Include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and references page. An abstract is not required.

We learned about terrorism and the history of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).Discuss how the WMD was used and what the impacts were on society.

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Scholarly Activity

We learned about terrorism and the history of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).Discuss how the WMD was used and what the impacts were on society. Your assignment for this unit is to research and summarize the different types of WMDs. Choose one type of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) weapon that has been developed. In your paper, be sure to discuss the topics listed below.
· Give an in-depth description of the device and how it was used.
· Examine what technological advancements led to the development of the WMD.
· Discuss how the WMD was used and what the impacts were on society.
· Was the device used in a time of war? Was it used by what we would consider as a terrorist group today? Discuss the political ramifications of the use of the WMD.
· Following the use of the WMD, were any laws enacted to regulate the use of the device?
· Describe any overall changes in warfare associated with the WMD.
Your completed assignment should be at least three pages in length and utilize at least three outside sources, one of which must come from the CSU Online Library. The tutorial
Home – How to Research Homeland Security Topics – LibGuides at Columbia Southern University in the CSU Library has great information to help you with researching the library. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.

TEXTBOOK
Boyle, R. J., & Panko, R. R. (2021). Corporate computer security (5th ed.). Pearson. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780135823354

Discuss the correspondences between the ER model constructs and the relational model constructs. Show how each ER model construct can be mapped to the relational model, and discuss any alternative mappings?

Q1. Discuss the correspondences between the ER model constructs and the relational model constructs. Show how each ER model construct can be mapped to the relational model, and discuss any alternative mappings?
Instructions:  There must be at least one APA formatted reference (and APA in-text citation) to support the thoughts in the post as needed.
Q2. List the three main approaches to database programming. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?
For Q1 and Q2, Refer to Textbook: Fundamentals of Database Systems by Ramez Elmasri and Shankant B. Navathe, 7th edition, Pearson. ISBN: 10: 0-13-397077-9
Q3. Read the below article and answer the following questions:
AKCIL, U., ALTINAY, Z., DAGLI, G., & ALTINAY, F. (2019). The Role of Technology Leadership: Innovation for School Leadership in Digital Age. ELearning & Software for Education, 2, 323. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=edb&AN=135939718&site=eds-live&custid=s8501869&groupid=main&profile=eds_new

Define TAM and the components.
Note how TAM is impacting educational settings.
Give an overview of the case study presented and the findings.

Instructions: The paper should be 3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references. Follow APA 7 guidelines.  The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion. A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles apart from the given article. Proper Heading are required. 

Pick  one Founding Father and explain to the class how they dealt with the new  American nation and the issue of Slaves and Slavery? Explain if they were for or against keeping slavery in America and what they did politically to ensure their choice was heard.

 
Pick  one Founding Father and explain to the class how they dealt with the new  American nation and the issue of Slaves and Slavery?
Explain if they were for or against keeping slavery in America and what they did politically to ensure their choice was heard.
Remember  a FOUNDING FATHER is someone who was involved in the Founding of our  nation so they were alive and working in government from 1774 to 1814.   Please note this education will showcase History that will  contradict your earlier education…some of the founding fathers had no  intention in freeing slaves due to their income relied on slave labor.