Running head: WEEK FIVE – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Week Five – Individual Assignment University of Phoenix (A) The weighted average cost can be calculated by completing the following: Cost of capital = amount of liability x after-tax cost of liability + amount of equity x the cost of equity. The amount of liability is given by: liabilities / assets. Because total assets equals to total debt + total equity
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Wal-mart ’s Strategic Initiative Richard Cannataro‚ Michelle Hayes‚ Camille King‚ Kristyna Princivalli‚ and Cynthia Zatarian FIN/370 October 24‚ 2011 Brad Simon Wal-Mart ’s Strategic Initiative It is difficult to clearly understand the goals of a company unless you look at the strategic planning involved. What is strategic planning? Strategic planning is simplifying the overall purpose and desired results of an organization‚ and showing how those results will be achieved. If the strategic
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I see that as a good analogy and I understand that the OSI model is broken down into seven layers and each layer has a job to do I was wondering which of these layers would be most important in developing security protocols for my company? Since no one else answered this one I thought I would take a stab at what I would say to my “potential client” if I was asked this very legitimate question during my hypothetical meeting. Here goes: When it comes to developing security protocols for your organization
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Cash Flow Preparation 27) Cash Flow Preparation CROSBY CORPORATION Income Statement for the Year Ending December 31‚ 2008 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income: $160.000 Adjustments to cash flow from operating activities Depreciation (re-added) $150‚000 Increase in inventory $20‚000 Decrease in already paid expenses ($20‚000) Increase in accounts payable $210‚000 Decrease in accrued expenses $20‚000 Total adjustments $380‚000 Net cash flow from operating activities $160
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Do you think I/O psychologists should focus primarily on employee skill and aptitude for work? Is Munsterberg’s idea applicable to the conditions of modern organizations? Munsterberg seems to reflect directly upon employee skill and aptitude which I can agree are very important. However I do not believe Munsterberg takes into account how organizational aspects impact possible skill and aptitude on an individual working in a particular workplace. There are many more issues to consider than that
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The goals are the outcomes that the organization expects to achieve. The strategies are the steps the organization will follow in order to reach those goals. Therefore‚ the strategies are the pathways to the goals. Examples of this relationship are: 1. The organization has a goal to become culturally diverse. Some of the strategies for that goal are that the organization hires individuals from diverse background and to encourage them to express their culture. Those steps in turn will lead to the
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1) What is the main cause for the fall of past civilizations? The main cause for the fall of past civilizations is lack of food supply. The Mayans and Sumerians met their fate from this issue. The Sumerians due to elevated salt levels in the soil due to defective irrigation systems. The issues from this resulted in killing of all their crops and food sources. The Mayans were impacted by drought and soil erosion. It is hard for any civilization to flourish when they do not have a steady supply
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This pack of BUS 620 Week 3 DQ 1 shows the solutions to the following problem: Braining Nordstrom After reading the article “Conservative Nordstrom to sell trendy Topshop fashions‚” respond to the following: How does this partnership fit into Nordstrom’s current brand management strategy? Will it appeal to its target markets? How will it allow Nordstrom to differentiate itself from the competition? Is this a risky move for Nordstrom considering the downward sales trends
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The three groups that I would choose would be family‚ religious organizations‚ and school. Family because that the group that is the first group that you will Experience. Family has a lot to do with what we learn as children. Religious organizations because as a child growing up I went to church weather my mom or my grandmother went or not so that was one of my influences as a child. And last I would have to say school because that’s a big part of child hood when you’re at school you meet lots of
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Organizations adapt to environmental changes such as the adoption of a new technology‚ a change in market dynamic or new regulatory policies and as such the Affordable Care Act was put into place (Frates‚ 2014). The Affordable Care Act puts consumers back in charge of their health care. Under the law‚ a new “Patient’s Bill of Rights” gives the American people the stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services‚ 2014). This
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