You will be responsible for posting to the Canvas Discussion Board four examples of data visualization being used “in the wild.” This can come from a news source, social media, think tank report, YouTube commercial, academic article, or virtually any other source that has some relevance to your life. Your assignment is to post a link to the source and critically reflect on the visualization […]

 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 […]

       In addition to your Business Research Proposal (CLA 1 & CLA 2 Paper), please prepare a professional PowerPoint presentation summarizing your findings for Business Research Proposal. The presentation will consist of your major findings, analysis, and recommendations in a concise presentation of 15 slides (minimum). You should use content from your Business Research Proposal as material for your PowerPoint presentation. In addition, you should include […]

You have been given $100,000 of virtual money in a Stock Trak account.  Create an approximately equally-weighted portfolio that contains stock from 11 companies from different Stock Trak sectors.  Note the number of shares you purchase and the date of purchase for the shares. When you finish upload a table that shows your company names, ticker symbols, their sectors, the price(s) at which you purchased […]

Each individual will submit their own idea for an innovation along with a model they find useful for evaluating its merits. Each team member is responsible for completing research on various models. While there are several models in circulation for evaluating innovations, such as The Lean StartUp Plan, NOMMAR, SNIFF, and the linear and mental models of innovation, innovators should not feel constrained by any […]

You may consider using the same company and annual report that you chose for your Week 1 – Discussion Forum, Reading and Using the Annual Report Case Study. This choice will work only if the company is using the straight-line depreciation method. The company’s choice of depreciation method can be located in the notes to the financial statement in the annual report. If the company […]

 Using an Internet search engine, search for “strategic alliance” and identify three recently formed alliances. Be sure not to share the same alliances shared by your classmates. For each alliance, identify whether the companies’ other products are generally competitors or complementary. What are the goals of each alliance? What brought them together? Discuss how you think a strategic alliance is or is not an effective […]

Case 13.3 “Dear Mr. President—Please Cancel our Project!”: The Honolulu Elevated Rail ProjectThis case is a great current example of a very expensive project that was kicked off because of an assumed need—to relieve congestion in downtown Honolulu through an elevated urban rail system.  Critics argue that in addition to having a ballooning cost, the actual planning was poorly conceived, leaving Honolulu with an intrusive […]

1. Comment on the following: “Some of the largest companies in the world are privately-held, for example: SC Johnson, McKinsey and Company, PetSmart, and Publix Supermarkets. The shareholders of these companies are hurt by their firm having foregone an IPO.” 2. In modern financial markets, with the tremendous amounts of information available to investors, are Venture Capitalist superfluous or unnecessary? For example, could loan officers […]

 Choose a city in one of the following countries: Taiwan, Spain, Uruguay, Australia, or Turkey. Research the culture of the chosen city and write a one- to two-page essay to describe what you need to know about three cultural differences that would help you open a subsidiary, hire staff, and manage it for your corporation successfully in that country. Your essay should be properly formatted […]