Assignment 1 (1-page double space): Here are many sites that provide articles related to the current real estate investment climate. Go to a site like Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (www.irei.com) or one that you find by using a search engine like Google (www.google.com) to search for a phrase like “real estate capital market trends” and find an article related to the current investment climate. Summarize […]

As a healthcare consultant, representing the Leveraging Healthcare Solutions firm, you are to create a written Project Proposal with a PowerPoint Presentation for a potential new client. The client is a large, integrated healthcare system seeking to implement a new emerging technology solution. They are looking to you for guidance on the considerations for implementing a new HIT solution. The project scope is to pilot the use […]

Please, read the article Hainer, R. (2010), provided in the required readings section for this week. The tobacco industry is a prime example to consider when talking about price elasticity of demand. While nicotine use can be addictive for many users, it is not addictive for the so-called “social smokers”. What can we say about the price elasticity of demand for nicotine products (such as […]

Project Details: Students will be responsible for developing a business plan for a new venture that will have a positive benefit for society or the natural environment and provide a verbal presentation. This is an opportunity to share your passion for understanding and addressing a particular social or environmental problem of your choosing. If you are unsure of a problem to address, reading quality news […]

Our guest speaker, Dr. Stephanie Gonzaga, speaks to enterprise system implementations within her company, ARCS Commercial Mortgage Company (INF220 Week One Information Systems – The Big Picture Part One (Links to an external site.) and INF220 Week One Information Systems – The Big Picture Part Two (Links to an external site.)). Describe one measurement dimension of the “A Priori Model” using the dimension measurements in the “A […]

 During week five we will be focused on activity based costing and management. For your discussion board post this week I would like you to read about activity based costing in chapter five of our textbook. Then I would like you in your post to summarize what is meant by this concept.  Read case 5-70 (attached) and answer the three questions. 1. Is the controller, […]

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section […]

You are the Vice President of Human Resources at a local hospital. There has been a lot of turmoil in recent years due to leadership changes and downsizing accompanied by layoffs. The downsizing and layoffs were the result of an increase in uncompensated care due to a lack of health insurance. The layoffs have caused a decrease in morale and many department leads have also noticed a […]

There is a common phrase in business: “Cash is king.” “Cash flow is the life-blood of a company. Without it, a company will fail” (Hicks, 2012). Yet, companies often have to take risks that could potentially jeopardize their cash flow (e.g., new projects, growth, capital budgeting, etc.). Assume you are the CFO of a struggling company. While you do have a positive cash flow, it […]

Multinational Corporations (MNC) are defined as firms that engage in some form of international business.  Their managers conduct international financial management which involves international investing and financing decisions that are intended to maximize the value of the MNC. The goal of these managers is to maximize their firm’s value. The MNC objectives are to identify new markets to increase market share, invest excess cash, and […]