Assignment Instructions: Using the Personal Monthly Budget template found in Microsoft Excel, create a personal record of your money coming in and money going out by completing entries under the Projected column of the spreadsheet.  You will NOT be submitting this spreadsheet as this is your personal information.  For this assignment, write a summary of what you learn from this exercise. Does your income exceed your expenses? If so, how […]

Using the website for Northwestern Mutual Insurance, follow this link(provided above) to the Online Calculators.  This site provides several calculators important for financial and retirement planning. Topics include saving for college, doubling your money (Rule of 72), power of tax deferral, and the longevity game. You can also access another similar website if you choose to do so. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper discussing quantitative methods used to […]

Create 8 strategic goals and objectives for a retailer convenience store.  It should be realistic and measurable. 

HBS Case: Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS Where to get the case: Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS, Harvard Business School Case, #9-205-026, 2007. This case can be ordered directly from https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/17082330. Online download price: $3.95. Instructions: This case should be done individually. You should prepare a written analysis, and hand in two copies of your analysis on April 23 in class. Only hard copies of the case analysis […]

· POM Case Study. Use the questions below to answer for the assignment.  Your paper should be 2-3 pages, double spaced, in APA format. 1. Is there any difference in potential deception between Coca-Cola’s advertisers and POM Wonderful’s advertising? 2. Why does the FTC want food and supplement makers’ claims about the health impact of their products to be substantiated with clinical trials? 3. Do you […]

Read the article titled “The Perils and Pitfalls of Leading Change”  (SEE ATTACHMENT) Next, analyze the change that was implemented by Daniel Oliveira.   Synthesize the change based on Kotter’s eight (8) steps for leading change. Determine if Oliveira followed the Kotter model. Select one (1) of the steps to assess and determine if Oliveira accomplished this step. Why was this an important step? Comment […]

Although  Financial Ratio Analysis has limitations, it is a great tool to find the problematic areas in the company so that managers can go back and address the problems. One of the limitations is the differences in accounting standards around the world that can distort financial ratios. Select two publicly traded US companies listed on the NASDAQ stock market and calculate each company’s P/E (Price […]

 Read chapter 4, then make a few observations on the differences and/or distinctions in the Alinsky and Freire approaches to leadership. Then review you tube videos and select one that reflects either the Alinsky or Freire style and explain. 400 words only Contrasting Organizing Approaches The “Alinsky Tradition” and Freirian Organizing Approaches MARTY MARTINSON CELINA SU C ommunity organizing efforts across the country and the globe reflect a range of models […]

 300 words minimum  For this discussion forum, we are going to work on the Closing Case from Chapter 9. This is an important case study since it looks into an often overlooked region and continenet: Africa, especially when it comes to trade. Below, you can see a summary of the case. You can find the full text of the case at the end of Chapter 9 in your book. Additionally, […]

A performance appraisal is a regular review of employee job performance and contribution to organizational objectives. In many cases, performance appraisals are conducted at the end of the year to evaluate employee performance, as well as set performance for the next year. For this assignment, you will evaluate another function of HR and management and its contribution to effective performance management. Prior to beginning work […]