Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don’t Need The study of consumer behavior is all about how consumers are wired when it comes to a) making their purchase decisions, b) the entire journey leading to the purchase,  and c) what happens after the purchase. You learned about the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and factors affecting consumer behavior. In the video provided int he link […]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, watch the Week 4 Assignment video above with Brenda Forde, Program Chair of MBA. Research two contemporary finance topics such as cryptocurrency (Bitcoin), microlending, crowdfunding, or green financing. There are several articles and videos in the recommended reading section of the course guide that can familiarize you with these terms and aid in your research. If you would like to […]

Locate an article in the CSU Online Library that focuses on managing conflict in an organization through communication. The article must be clearly related to the course content and have the potential to contribute significant analysis and substantial engagement with the course topic.  For this assignment, you will need to accurately identify the article’s premise, significant points in support of the premise, and the significance […]

Part 1: Stockholders and Management Interests  Describe the situation from either your professional experience or your research. Explain two or more motivational tools that can aid in aligning stockholder and management interests. Explain how your selected tools are effective in resolving potential conflicts among managers and stockholders. Support your discussion with appropriate academically reviewed articles. Use APA format throughout. Part 2: Application of Concepts/Time Value […]

Stanford University medical researchers conducted a study on the correlation between the use of fertility drugs and ovarian cancer.  Their study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concludes that the use of the fertility drugs, Pergonal and Serophene, may increase the risk of ovarian cancer by three times.  The lead author of the studies, Professor Alice Whittemore, stated, “Our finding in regard to fertility […]

For this assignment, you will watch a series of short video segments from the film Business Ethics: A 21st-Century Perspective. In combination with the assigned reading, provide a response to the questions that follow. In order to access the video segments, you must first log into the myCSU Student Portal and access the Films On Demand database within the CSU Online Library. Daly, F., White, T., & […]

The tax laws are codified in the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Congress passes the tax laws, the President signs them into law, and the Internal Revenue Service enforces the laws.  Gifts and inheritances are not taxable income to the recipient, generally. Says who? IRC 102(a) says so. See the structure of the IRC in the Supporting Materials.  Also, look at IRC 61 in the Supporting […]

Write an analytical summary of your learning outcomes from Process Costing & Cost behavior. In addition to your analytical summary, address the following: As a manager, discuss how you would use or have used the concepts presented in Process Costing & Cost behavior. Provide numerical examples to support your discussion. Should be more than 400 words.

The following exercise allows you to practice workplace collaborative skills and Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model. Read the Shell Case Study. Complete the interactive analysis, Strategies for Creating Positive Organizational Change. A transcript of this interactive exercise is also available. Consider what you learned in the experience and respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: What have you learned during this team collaboration about Kotter’s 8-Step Change […]

You are the Chief Risk Officer for a company and you’ve been tasked with identifying the areas where your company is exposed to systematic and unsystematic risks. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Based on the information you learned this week, what approach would you take in explaining how systematic and unsystematic risks affect risk planning? Describe your approach. Name 3 […]