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Identify one of said companies from the SEC site and discuss the nature of the information provided in the documents. What statements were provided?

Discussion 1.2

Refer to the search you performed in the Learning Activities on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website. This search should have produced a variety of financial documents for the publically traded companies you searched. Identify one of said companies from the SEC site and discuss the nature of the information provided in the documents. What statements were provided? Why were these particular documents provided? What was there purpose?

Discussion 3

Actions for Discussion 3: Economic Reasoning

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Participate in a discussion with your classmates regarding economic reasoning in government policies. Recall that economic reasoning is based on the premise that everything has a cost, thus, economic reasoning involves research and analysis in making decisions on the basis of costs and benefits. Therefore, based on the Discussion Rubric requirements, and your research and analysis, post your discussion explaining your concurrence or nonconcurrence regarding the sale of allowance market permits that industries exchange with each other, and whether the Obama Administration’s 2020 Climate goals are manageable, or whether they may undermine our economic growth.

Identify a trend that could influence the development of future operating systems.

Operating Systems

As research and business requirements change, operating systems evolve to solve problems unique to those environments. Linus Torvalds developed Linux because he was not satisfied with Tanenbaum’s MINIX. David Cutler developed Windows NT to function much like VMS while Bill Gates had aspirations for NT to replace Unix. These business, personal, and academic influences have all impacted the current operating system landscape.

Using your textbook, credible sources, and your own professional or student experiences, respond to the following:

Outline the major influences that led to the development of the modern operating system of your choice. You may select any desktop or mobile operating system you like such as Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Android, or iOS.

Identify a trend that could influence the development of future operating systems. Be sure to clarify if the trend impacts desktop, servers, or mobile operating systems. Examples of trends that could conceivably impact future operating systems include wearable devices, such as the Apple Watch, or credit-card-sized computers, such as the Raspberry Pi. Use research and your imagination to identify other trends like these.

Why were the metal warming bins removed from McDonald’s restaurants?

Discussion 3

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Two important components of the service-profit chain are employees and the customer. Discuss your insights into this theory and give examples of how this theory has worked or not worked in a job you have had.

Discussion 4

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This learning activity is a continuation of the McDonald’s case study presented in Learning Plan 2 and also serves as an introduction to the process-flow analysis concepts presented in “this” learning plan. View the clip entitled “JIT at McDonlads” on the student companion website. As you watch the clip, answer the following questions:

1.) Why were the metal warming bins removed from McDonald’s restaurants?

2.) As an example of introducing new technology to speed up service to their customers, McDonald’s upgraded what key piece of equipment?

3.) This upgrade speeded up the specified process from ___ to ___ seconds.

Discussion 5

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Describe service problems you encountered in a recent service experience. Then categorize the service failures that occurred as tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, or empathy. Name some products that have a high degree of quality. Are these products generally associated with successful companies?

Discuss the actions taken by Congress since 1985 to reduce the budget deficits.

Principles of Macroeconimics

Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit

The rapid growth of the national debt alarmed some politicians and created pressure for restricting Congress’s unlimited ability to spend. After reviewing Chapter 10, Section 10.2: Efforts to Reduce the Deficit, discuss the actions taken by Congress since 1985 to reduce the budget deficits.

Use scholarly sources to support the current debate between the White House and Congress regarding what measures are necessary to address spending and revenues (e.g., news reports, official statements, press conferences, as well as numerous government websites).

Write a two- to three-page paper (not including title and reference pages), using at least three scholarly sources, including the textbook. The paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper, in which you discuss the extent to which your organization embraces Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR).

In the Module 3 SLP, you will choose an organization with which you are familiar, and you will write a 2- to 3-page paper, in which you discuss the extent to which your organization embraces Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR).

Required Reading

Read the following article, which provides examples of socially responsible companies (this website includes a number of quite excellent articles pertaining to the merits of CSR). You may also want to explore the optional readings provided below, as they may be useful to your understanding of CSR:

Fallon, N. (2014, December 4). 20 great examples of socially responsible businesses. Business News Daily. Retrieved from http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5499-examples-socially-responsible-businesses.html
Assignment

In a well-written, 2- to 3-page paper, discuss the extent to which an organization with which you are familiar pursues CSR.
Keys to the Assignment

In 1-2 paragraphs, describe your organization – what it does, how many employees, how much revenue, etc.
Select some aspect of CSR, and discuss how your organization employs CSR in its operations.
What are the specific advantages to your company in its use of CSR?
If your company does not presently pursue a form of CSR, please identify a specific CSR practice (e.g., environmental consciousness, community welfare, etc.) from which your company would benefit.
Be sure to use at least two sources from the library to support your discussion and analysis (choose sources that are not included in the Background section of this module).
Follow the guidelines in The Student Guide to Writing a High Quality Academic Paper
You are expected to demonstrate evidence of critical thinking – as defined in the Module 2 background materials and the grading rubric.
Save your completed paper, and upload your assignment before the due date.

Identify and discuss the effects a growing human population may have on that ecosystem’s resources, including loss or harm to populations of wild species.

environmental science yellowstone

Identify impacts associated with agriculture.
Identify and discuss the effects a growing human population may have on that ecosystem’s resources, including loss or harm to populations of wild species.

Include two outside references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Describe the key characteristics of the companies selected, such as the industry in which they operate, the products they provide, their rankings in the industry, etc.

Part Two: Final Project, Week 1

Over the next five weeks, you will research and analyze financial information on two companies listed on an exchange.

Week 1: Gathering Financial Data, Key Characteristics, Corporate Governance, and Competitors

Week 2: Income Statement and Balance Sheet Analysis, Performance Comparison

Week 3: Investing and Financing Activities; Interim Presentation and Summary of Findings

Week 4: Issues and Interests of Investors and Other Stakeholders; Analysis of Company Performance

Week 5: Company Relationships and Financial Performance; Company Investment Analysis; Final Presentation and Summary of Findings

Required:

Choose any two companies that are in the same industry and listed on the NYSE or any other exchange. Collect the financial information for these two companies and make sure you have information that includes balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow for the last three years. You may select any company except FedEx and Coca Cola.

Describe the key characteristics of the companies selected, such as the industry in which they operate, the products they provide, their rankings in the industry, etc.
Go to the company Web sites. Find the “About ….” section and note the company’s commitment to corporate governance and identify the key features of its commitment.
Identify the main competitors for each selected company. Compare and contrast the reputations of the selected companies and their competitors.
Cite all sources used in your research on the two companies selected and their competitors in APA format.