Organizations & Policy Objectives

“No characteristic of an implementing organization is more essential to success than a close fit between the organization and the objectives of the policies it must implement” (Longest, 2010, p. 135). Once legislation is enacted, responsibility for policymaking shifts from the legislative branch to the executive branch. The implementing organization in the executive branch (e.g., … Read more

Research Project #2 – Individual Submission

Excessive Director Compensation at Facebook? In 2014, a shareholder derivative suit was filed in the Delaware Courts alleging that the Facebook Board of Directors violated their duties to their shareholders by paying its nonexecutive directors 43% more than “peers,” despite its net income and revenues being 66% and 49% lower, respectively, than its peers. The … Read more

Module 5 R3port

 Overview When performing an evaluation to determine the performance or health of a company, it is important to identify and evaluate any current or potential risks the company might face. In this assignment, you will perform a risk assessment for TransGlobal Airlines to better understand its business environment. Prompt Perform a risk assessment for TransGlobal … Read more

Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine country

Background:  To solve quantitative and qualitative research in business finance. In this multi-player simulation, students each play the role of a CEO at 1 of 3 publicly traded wine producers: Bel Vino, Starshine, or International Beverage. Bel Vino and Starshine consider a merger-of-equals transaction while International Beverage considers acquiring either Bel Vino or Starshine. Students review … Read more

Research assignment

Action Items In addition to the reading assignments for this module, conduct research for the topics listed below. You must use at least two relevant, scholarly sources in addition to your textbook. Begin your research at the Franklin University Library (Links to an external site.). Kingdon’s Three Streams The Window of Opportunity Conduct research regarding a … Read more

MBA 504: Financial Management and Analysis

week 9- Read the following article and summarize the following article in at least 300 words. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/08/as-inflation-bites-higher-income-consumers-are-cutting-back-too.html – What is inflation? – What is causing the inflation? -Why are high income earners just as worried about inflation as low income earners? – In your opinion, is the concern from earners more of a cash flow … Read more

Topic should illustrate a public instance of project failure (over budget, missed deadlines, failure to deliver as expected) in which the proper application of project management might have prevented the project’s failure

   There is a research final paper due (submitted to Blackboard).  Your topic should illustrate a public instance of project failure (over budget, missed deadlines, failure to deliver as expected) in which the proper application of project management might have prevented the project’s failure.  The problem can be from your professional experience or a national … Read more

Management Decision-Making and Control in Amazon and Alibaba – Discussion

This week’s discussion will focus on management decision-making and control in two companies, American corporation Amazon.com, Inc. and Chinese company Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Decision-making and control are two vital, and often interlinked, functions of international management. Strategic evaluation and control are the processes of determining the effectiveness of a given strategy in achieving the … Read more

FINANCE SIMULATION: M&A IN WINE COUNTRY

Background: To solve quantitative and qualitative research in business finance. In this multi-player simulation, students each play the role of a CEO at 1 of 3 publicly traded wine producers: Bel Vino, Starshine, or International Beverage. Bel Vino and Starshine consider a merger-of-equals transaction while International Beverage considers acquiring either Bel Vino or Starshine. Students review … Read more