Category: Economics


  • The risk analysis work you did in the first assignment was a great start. It helped to paint a picture of where NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are in their corporate lifecycles, the threats and opportunities each faces, and the defensibility of their economic moats – a metaphor that Buffett loves to use.…

  • Feature films can provide vivid examples of sport facility and event management concepts introduced in class and in the textbook. Below is a comprehensive – but not exhaustive list – of some of these feature films. ❖ Draft Day ❖ Jerry Maguire ❖ Money Ball ❖ A League of Their Own ❖ The Natural Analyze…

  • 1. What is/are the ethical issue(s) in the case? •Identify the issue(s) in a couple of sentences. This is short and concise. •Briefly, in your own words and in a couple of sentences, why is it an issue? • What ethical models are relevant to the issue? For ethical models, consider those discussed in class,…

  • One of the most important areas of focus in pursuing operational excellence is improving inventory and supply chain performance. In addressing the following questions, support your response with specific references to this week’s course materials. · Locate and post a link to a news story from the last six months published in The Wall Street…

  • Determine and describe how Maple Excellence Furniture Company can address each of the practical issues of managing inventory and increase their forecasting accuracy. – Maple Excellence Furniture Company currently utilizes single period ordering modeling. Would they improve operations and inventory control by using multiple order opportunities? – What changes would be required for Maple Excellence…

  • Using the same company you selected in Week 2, briefly summarize the highlights and objectives of the organization’s capital budgeting plan as presented in the most recent annual report. · Does the stated capital budgeting strategy make sense in light of its strategic goals, risk tolerance, and mission? · How effective do you predict these…

  • 1. Describe a specific discrimination issue facing your workplace (you can focus on discrimination based on race, religion, ability, national origin, age, sex, etc.) 2. Propose a training session to address the problem. Be sure to detail: · · Define the audience (executive leadership team, hiring managers, low-level managers, employees/staff, etc.) for the training ·…

  • In working with clients, you may find it useful to have them complete some sort of assessment or questionnaire, depending on the client’s goals and the type of information you would find useful to help them meet those goals. There is a huge array of questionnaires and measurement tools. Some of them are known to…

  • Revenue, cost, and profit are studied in economics. If R(x) is a revenue function and C(x) is a cost function, then the profit function, P(x) is equal to: P(x) = R(x) – C(x) Where x is the number of items manufactured and sold by a company. A company builds and sells six products each week;…

  • Lesson 1 1. Read Week 2 – Article 1, which is available as a PDF in this week’s module in Canvas. 0. View Lecture 04: The Complex Environment of Employment Law, located in the Media Gallery. 0. Complete and Submit Assignment 2. This assignment requires you to contrast U.S. EEO law to comparable laws in…