Business Finance

1) Refer to Assurance of Learning Exercise #1 (Apple) in Chapter One of your Thompson (2020) text. Read “Apple Inc: Exemplifying a Successful Strategy” in Illustration Capsule 1.1.2) Incorporate our course (Thompson text) work for the week and dDevelop your analysis by responding to the following questions:3) Does Apple’s strategy seem to set it apart from rivals?4) Does the strategy seem to be keyed to a cost-based advantage, differentiating features, serving the unique needs of a niche, or some combination of these? Explain why?5) What is there about Apple’s strategy that can lead to sustainable competitive advantage?Submission Details: Your analysis should be 500 words Incorporate a minimum of at least one course (Thompson 2020 Text) and one non-course scholarly/peer-reviewed sources in your paper to support your analysis.All written assignments must include a coverage page, introductory and concluding paragraphs, reference page, and proper in-text citations using APA guidelines.

Proposed Final Paper Details:Students should present a clear analytical review of their chosen leader’s leadership principals/philosophies and how these practices influence and/or shape current company strategies1. Students will select a leader in the industry and identify strategies that make them an effective industry leader.2. Students will incorporate current scholarly hospitality literature in describing their leader’s practices and effectiveness.3. Students will critically examine how the leadership practices/philosophies affect or contribute to:A) Company profit strategy, earningsB) Marketing strategy, target marketC) Human resources practices, recruitment, management development programs, employee retention practicesD) Customer service approachE) Ethics, social responsibility, sustainabilityPapers will be double spaced with 12-point font. Sources will be cited in proper APA format including a “Reference” page. You must list at least 6 sources in APA format.a. 1 source should be the class textbookb. 5 sources should be from scholarly sources or academic journals (you can use course readings)Recommended Structure:1. Introduction and Purpose of the Paper (2 pages)2. Identification and explanation of chosen leader (1 page)3. Chosen leader’s leadership style/philosophy related to the 7 habits discussed in text (2 pages)4. Leader’s style/philosophy as it relates to course readings/current scholarly articles (2 pages)5. Critical examination of leadership practices/philosophies and how they influence/ contribute to the company’s:a. Profit strategy, earnings (1 page)b. Marketing strategy, target market (2 pages)c. Human resources practices, recruitment, management development programs, employee retention practices (2-3 pages)d. Customer service approach (2 pages)e. Ethics, social responsibility, sustainability (2 pages)6. Conclusions7. Reference Pageattachment

Answer the following questions after reading the case in the book and watching the video.Is Mary Kay an international firm, a multinational firm, or a transnational firm based on its marketing strategy?What global market-entry strategy did Mary Kay use when it entered India?Is Mary Kay a global brand? Why or why not?You can search on the internet if you do not have access to the book. All you do is type Mary Kay case study or details on Mary Kay business in the search bar. Be sure to have more than one/two line responses per question. Grades are based on detail and thought provided.Here’s a few link references to helphttp://www.marykaymuseum.com/images/museum/TheStoryOfMaryKay.pdf

Imagine that you’ve applied for an internship with your local Senator but there are many other people competing for the position. In order to determine the best person for the job, the Senator wants to determine how much each potential intern knows about the U.S. electoral system.Create an 18- to 20-slide presentation to illustrate your knowledge about the U.S. electorate, campaigns, and political parties. Your presentation must include the following:The purpose and functions of political parties in the United StatesThe various ways U.S. citizens can participate in the campaign and election processThe function and purpose of caucuses and primary elections in political campaigns, particularly in thepresidential election processThe role the national political party conventions play in the presidential election processThe presidential general election campaign process, and the important factors and events that influence itThe role the media (TV, radio, internet, social media) plays in modern political campaignsThe role and influence of money in the modern political campaignInclude photos, illustrations, videos, or audio clips, as appropriate. Document the source of each media item you include in your presentation.Include citations for all unoriginal ideas, facts, or definitions in an APA-formatted reference list.

Managerial skills are needed for creating and working in an interculturally sensitive organizational climate. Discuss the need for diversity awareness in communications. (100 words)What are some managerial strategies for creating an inter-culturally sensitive organizational climate? (100 words)

Please discuss in two pages double spaced a recent disaster’s physical, psychological, and social effects on a population in the USA. Be sure to incorporate course content, and personal reactions.You can select any recent disaster you would like to examine.

1) Consider your company or one that you know well and evaluate their mission and vision statements. You must include the company’s mission and vision statements in your initial post.2) Using the information in Table 2.1 (attached) from our text, critique the adequacy and merits of their vision statement identifying effective elements and shortcomings. Using the below criteria, evaluate the adequacy and merits of the mission statement.3) Mission Statement Criteria:4) Identifies the company’s products and/or services.5) Specifics the buyer needs that the company seeks to satisfy and the customer groups or markets that it serves, and Gives the company its own identity.6) What recommended changes (identify at least one change for each statement) would you make for each statement and why? 

The Whitley Corporation’s year-end is December 31, 2013. It is now October 1, 2013. The Whitley management team is taking a look at the prior nine months and attempting to make some short-term strategy decisions.Whitley has experienced steady growth over the five preceding years. The result has been a steadily increasing EPS. Last year, Whitley reported an EPS of 1.95.This year, owing to a mild recession, Whitley’s sales have fallen off. Management is looking for strategies that can improve the appearance of the financial statements. At the same time, there is a need for new equipment in the plant. Despite the recession, Whitley has enough cash to make the purchase.Based on the year’s performance to date and extrapolation of the results to year-end, management feels that the pretax financial accounting income for the year will be $200,000. Transactions from prior years have resulted in a deferred tax asset of $15,000 and a deferred tax liability of $70,000 at the beginning of 2013. The temporary difference of $37,500 that resulted in the deferred tax asset is expected to completely reverse by the end of 2013. The deferred tax liability resulted totally from temporary depreciation differences. There will be a pretax reversal of $42,500 in this temporary difference during 2013.Based on currently enacted tax law, the purchase of the equipment will result in a future taxable amount of $50,000. Whitley management feels that it can wait four to six months to purchase the machine. Whitley’s tax rate is 40 percent.Write a response of 700 words to the following:Determine the projected amount of income tax expense that would be reported if Whitley waits until next year to purchase the equipment.Determine the projected amount of income tax expense that would be reported if Whitley purchases the equipment in 2013.Explain why Whitley should/shouldn’t wait to purchase the equipment. Your answer should take into consideration the expected financial statement effects, as well as the effect on EPS. Support your conclusions with pro forma data. The number of shares that Whitley will use to calculate EPS is 55,500.Determine the ethical considerations of this case.

Report Issue1. What is the relationship between interest rate level and bond price? Why must this relationship be true? How has the current rate environment impacted the prices of bonds?2. What are some factors to consider in evaluating a company’s ability to make payments on outstanding debt? Please explain the factors rather than just providing a list.

Explain how successful communication is used throughout a change process to convey vision and strategies to stakeholders. What may be occurring with the communication process if the change process begins to fail?