1. Historical Financial Statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows) from the 3 most current years for the firm.  These should be downloaded from the SEC website.  The financial statements must include horizontal (shown between the years) and vertical analysis (shown to the right of the last year of historical data). 2. Ratio analysis for the ratios shown on Table 1 in […]

 According to DuBrin (2015), the following strategies or tactics are identified for enhancing your career: 1. develop career goals, 2. capitalize on your strengths and build your personal brand, 3. be passionate about and proud of your work, 4. develop a code of professional ethics and prosocial motivation, 5. develop a proactive personality, 6. keep growing through continuous learning and self-development, 7. document your accomplishments, […]

Assume the role of the chief operations strategist for a multi-specialty health care organization. You have determined that the organization could benefit from creating a workforce management strategy for the purpose of optimizing staffing levels. With worsening staffing shortages in critical areas such as nursing and primary care physicians, there is a concern that staffing shortages will result in higher labor costs across the healthcare […]

During Phase 1, 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 […]

 Write a reflection about what you have learned in this module.  Your reflections should include (1) your opinion, (2) personal experience, and (3) evidence to back up your thoughts and/or opinion (APA citation).  The purpose of this assignment is to ensure you are processing your thoughts on the course content.  This will enhance your learning and knowledge.  Your posts in the discussion area should exhibit […]

 Assessment Brief – Postgraduate Module Code: LD0474 Module Title: Strategic Management for Competitive Advantage Distributed on: Week 5 Hand in Date: To be advised locally. Further information about general assessment criteria, ARTA regulations, referencing and plagiarism can be found on the module’s site on the e-Learning Portal. Students are advised to read and follow this information. This assessment includes group work and/or peer assessment or […]

For your final essay, you will be applying the concepts learned throughout this course to an analysis of a merger or an acquisition. Much of the information you will need to complete this analysis can be found in the company’s annual report. You may choose any recent merger or acquisition (within the last 5 years). Using the concepts from this course, you will analyze the […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read The Value of General Education (Links to an external site.) blog post, What Is the Purpose of Taking General Classes for a College Degree? (Links to an external site.), General Education Requirements: What’s the Point? (Links to an external site.), and Integrated General Education: A Brief Look Back articles, review the What Is CRAAP? (Links to an external site.) handout, […]

 Your assignment is to provide a final  report for Ruby Red Movie Theater in which you address the concerns that  have been outlined in the previous six units of this class, indicating  any outsourcing or vertical integration options Ruby Red Movie Theater  may be able to implement.  Be specific regarding the analysis you  performed in each area of study. Your recommendations for improvements  for the […]

Using one of the topics from your reading or a topic related to management from the https://www.siop.org/Research-Publications/Items-of-Interest/ArtMID/19366/ArticleID/1639/It’s-the-Same-Only-Different and find five additional peer reviewed articles in this area (in addition to any of the readings) that provide context to the topic. Write summary and synthesis that discusses the contributions of the five  additional journal articles you selected and how these help to provide additional clarity on the topic.