Stock Valutation and bond issuance

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Stock Valuation:

What effect would you expect each of the calculations you performed to have in terms of shareholder value? In other words, suppose the company’s goal is to maximize shareholder value. How will each of the situations support or inhibit that goal? Be sure to justify your reasoning.

To what extent do you feel the company’s dividend policies support or hinder their strategies? For example, if the company is attempting to grow, are they retaining and reinvesting their earnings rather than distributing them to investors through dividends? Be sure to substantiate your claims.

Bond Issuance

What effect would you expect each of the calculations you performed to have in terms of the company’s decision to raise capital in this manner? In other words, for each situation, would you consider bond valuation to be a viable option for increasing capital? Be sure to justify your reasoning.

To what extent do you feel the company’s bond issuance policies support or hinder their strategies? For example, if the company is attempting to fund operating expenses, refinance old debt, or change its capital structure, are they issuing sufficient bonds to achieve these goals? Be sure to substantiate your claims.

Negotiation Planning Strategy

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This week, you will continue the training sessions on developing the Negotiation Planning Strategy. Specifically, you will identify and discuss the key elements that would assist you during the negotiation process. In addition, you will discuss the motivations and interests of both parties and their influence on the negotiations.

Click here to download the Negotiation Strategy Planning Template. Use this template to complete this portion of the assignment.

Write a discussion of 900 words on the following topics:

  • Pertinent information (400words) (Probable negotiation tactics, nature of current relationships)
    • Relationships and interdependence
      • Discuss the importance of relationships in negotiations.
      • Describe at least 2 tactics for managing conflict in negotiations.
  • Interests, desires, and motivations (500words)
    • Strategy and tactics
      • Compare and contrast distributive and integrative negotiations.
      • Based on your research, discuss at least 2 integrative negotiation skills or tactics.

      900-10,00 words

    • references
    • cite work
    • APA format

David Hume & Immanuel Kant

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David Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

  • What are the four basic faculties of the mind, according to David Hume?
  • What are “ideas,” according to David Hume, and how do they differ from impressions.?
  • What is the difference between “matters of fact” and “relations of ideas,” according to David Hume?
  • What is truth for David Hume?
  • What are the moral implications of David Hume’s distinction between facts and values?
  • How did David Hume understand the Self?

Immanuel Kant’s Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals

  • What is the supreme principle of morality for Immanuel Kant?
  • What is the difference between hypothetical imperatives and categorical imperatives, according to Kant?
  • What are the four formulations of the Categorical Imperative, according to Kant?
  • What role should consequences and feelings play in making moral judgments, according to Kant?
  • What is the moral law, according to Kant, and how are moral obligations derived from it?
  • Kant claimed that nothing was good except a “good will.” What did he mean?
  • What is the difference between heteronomy and autonomy?
  • How are human freedom and moral responsibility related, according to Kant.

Respond to 2 classmates posts for Human Capital Course

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RESPOND TO TWO CLASSMATES POST WITH AT LEAST 200 WORDS…CITE ALL REFERENCES USED:

POST 1:

Lesson to be learned:
In today’s workplace, corporate sponsored functions are very common. Companies use these functions to help employees and leadership get to know each other better in a more casual environment. Even though it is supposed to be a relaxed atmosphere; people often forget to be at their best behaviors, especially when alcohol is involved. A company picnic is one type of event where employees tend to make mistakes. Perhaps this is the reason why the author decided to include Stanley’s story in this book. Technically, Stanley didn’t make any mistake. He didn’t drink too much, created a scene, or acted unprofessional; Stanley was too caught up with his new position at “The Company” on the day that he was supposed to shed his corporate “uniform” to mingle with crowd. Stanley forgot to be humble. Lucky for Stanley, his attitude on this particular day wasn’t enough to “blow it.”
How Theory Helps Explain Lesson Learned
We believe the theory that helps explain this lesson learned is servant leadership. According to the Robert E Greeleaf Center for Servant Leadership, “a servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong.” Instead of Stanley bragging about himself during the company picnic he should of asked more about the person he was playing horseshoes with, instead of assuming he was just another worker-bee. If he would have asked the right questions, he could have learned a lot of information from this senior level individual.
If this behavior goes untreated, it could create a serious gap in effective communication between Stanley and his team. In the article found on Forbes.com, “Servant Leadership: How to Put Your People Before Yourself,” author Cheryl Williamson gives a few ways to obtain this kind of culture within your organization. A quote from this article that I think fits perfectly with this Rope is, “Being knowledgeable does not make you a good leader, being caring does.” This goes back to Stanley being more open to a two way discussion with Mr. Marsh. Another good point made in this article is “don’t place restrictions on your willingness to serve.” When Mr. Marsh asked Stanley if he was with the Sales Force, Stanley almost acted appalled, like he couldn’t believe this person would suggest that he’s a salesman. If Stanley would have said, “Oh no, I haven’t had a chance to work with the sales force yet out in Portland. With my job, I’m in charge of getting the Exandrium processing line up and going. Do you know anything about that?” This response, we feel, would have been more receptive and created the servant leader conversation that should have taken place.
Personal experience:
Linh’s Personal Experience:
Stanley was described as not an extrovert, but always willing to give it a try. I am also the same way. Often times, I might consider myself as an introvert. Being a public accounting firm, they have lots of firm sponsored events. I attended every event and did pretty well; except for the Christmas party. I wanted to show that I was outgoing. I was eager to make some new friends at work. I had a little too much to drink; and probably danced a little too much too. Luckily, it stopped at that. I didn’t make any mistake. But just like Stanley wishing he wasn’t too self-centered; I wish I wasn’t the dancing queen that night.
Tara’s Personal Experience:
A couple of Christmases ago, I had my first work Christmas party (which actually happened to be my last). At the time, we had a new supervisor who I happened to see while I was sitting at my table eating dinner. She wasn’t necessarily doing anything negative, but her attire was not the best for a work function. To me, I thought to myself, “Wow, this is going to be my new supervisor, who doesn’t seem to have much regard for herself or representing leadership at my company.” After this event, it took a lot of work for her to prove to me that she was interested in leading a successful team and took her own leadership role seriously.
Sources
What is Servant Leadership? Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. https://www.greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/. Accessed September 5, 2018.
Servant Leadership: How To Put Your People Before Yourself. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/07/19/servant-leadership-how-to-put-your-people-before-yourself/#5685e42a66bc. Published July 19, 2017. Accessed September 5, 2018.

POST 2:

Linh and Tara,

First of all nice job. I read your piece shortly after you posted it and I instantly thought to myself, nice job right out of the gate. It is difficult in some of these classes to be the first to make a post especially working as a team virtually. As I read the first rope and attempted to complete an analysis as you did I was struggling to come up with the term that you two stated, Servant Leadership. That is exactly what was being displayed or supposed to be displayed in this rope. The idea that the company had to have the managers be available for the employees to mingle with and get to know is a great idea. It is good to see your manager or your CEO or your Chairman as just a human being. I agree with your statement that Stanley didnt do anything terribly wrong however I would say that his opinionated statement regarding knowing what’s going on in the company if you want to get ahead was close to being inappropriate. In a sense he was bashing the communication style of the company and as a manager you need to keep those comments to yourself or bring them up to HR for action to be taken so things can improve. This was an immature mistake and I am hoping that Stanley learned his lesson.

I have not had much of an opportunity to participate in company functions currently but in a past company I did. I unfortunately witnessed the worst, embarrassment and inappropriate comments about and around our leadership. I tried to step in and stop the situation but I was too late. So just watching what happened has caused me to rethink what I do at company functions.

Again, nice work on the first analysis.

Please Rewrite – This article below needs to be rewritten in your own words.

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This article below needs to be rewritten in your own words.



MT1 Strategic leadership

This was definitely a very informative chapter on what it takes to be a leader and the various roles required by a leader. As we learned, the leader can take on interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). A good leader should have excellent communication skills, which is used to engage employees. He should also have delegation skills that allow him to assign tasks to employees. The last point cannot be minimized because being able to trust your team is critical to the success of an organization. Finally, I learned that being a leader is a learning process which was exemplified by the Level 5 Hierarchy. We should all aim to reach level 5. The Level 5 Executive (the highest level) consist of leaders who not only express an unwavering resolve, or professional will to achieve a higher goal but demonstrate a surprising degree of professional modesty (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). This will go a long way in allowing one to believe in their executive team.

MT2 Vision, Mission, Values, Strategy, and Strategic Purpose and Coherence

I was able to supplement previous knowledge concerning visions and missions. Vision and mission statements are not a substitute for the company’s strategy. While vision and mission give a bigger picture of the company, a strategy is a step by step plan of how the company will achieve its goal and reach its vision. The company uses the mission and vision to come up with a strategic objective. Goals and objectives are used as specific qualitative and quantitative marks to directing strategic actions, thus goals and objectives serve an important role (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). This also relates to strategic coherence. An organization achieves strategic coherence through laying down achievable goals and having well-defined objectives (Wolf & Floyd, 2017).

MT3 Stakeholders, ethics and biases

This discussion taught me the value of stakeholders. Stakeholders are individuals or groups who have an interest in an organization’s ability to deliver intended results and maintain viability of its products and services. A company should identify all its stakeholders as they are critical determinants of its success. This is not a simple task. In order to facilitate the process, you should break people into 4 categories which include organizational, capital market, product market, and social (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). I also learned that this actually contributes to organizations being vulnerable to ethics violations. Organizations are vulnerable to ethical violations, because they have a wide array of stakeholders that they have to serve through decisions that could be unethical. Carpenter and Sanders (2008) give insight into this topic, “companies are often vulnerable because of organization-level conditions.” Meaning in certain circumstances that executives often have to find ways to make the company profitable for stakeholders, which can then lead to making unethical decisions that affect the company in its entirety (Storm-Larsen, 2018).

References

Carpenter, M. A., & Sanders, W. G. (2008). Strategic Management. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Storm-Larsen, R. (2018). MT3 Stakeholders, Ethics, and Biases. California State University Monterey Bay LEARN. Retrieved from http://csumb.elearningctr.com/mod/forum/discuss.ph…

Wolf, C., & Floyd, S. W. (2017). Strategic planning research: Toward a theory-driven agenda. Journal of Management, 43(6), 1754-1788.

c/d week 10 work 1

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Instructional Objectives for this activity:Analyze the influences of internal politics in desired career path in criminal justice.

Please consider the following scenario:

You are in a southern state, rural county, or traditional culture tremendously behind the rest of the country and extremely economically depressed. The Sheriff’s Office has three female deputies out of 100. All three female deputies work in administrative positions; none work in patrol, in the jail, in the courtroom, as detectives, etc. The Sheriff’s Office does not have a crime scene unit or a dedicated individual who is trained in crime scene investigation. No one attends continuing education training in crime scene investigation. There is no modern equipment available that was purchased by the Sheriff’s Office for use by the officers for crime scenes and the Sheriff does not choose to call upon the State Bureau for assistance under any circumstances.

You want to be a crime scene investigator and to be the best crime scene investigator you can be because your sincere desire is to serve the People. You are hired as a rookie by the Sheriff’s Office with promises of being a crime scene investigator.

Please respond to the following prompt:

  • How might the internal politics of this Sheriff’s Office affect your chosen career path?

The minimum expectation for class discussions is to respond directly to each part of the discussion prompt and to respond to at least two other posts, either by a student or instructor, by the end of the week:

  1. Submit one main post responding directly to each part of the discussion prompt.
    • This should be a substantive response to the topic(s) in your own words, referencing what you have discovered in your required reading and other learning activities.
    • You may use resources in addition to your textbook that support your post(s); however, you must mention the source(s) that you used in your post(s).
  2. Reply to at least two posts. Responses can be made to students or to your instructor.
  3. Responses to other individuals’ posts should:
    • Expand on their ideas.
    • Discuss the differences between your thoughts and theirs.
    • Explain why you agree or disagree.

For citation guidelines, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus.

A reflective paper about the Executive order on Task force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety.

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Go to the Whitehouse website and choose one of the President’s executive order and I chose the executive order on Task force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety.

you will do the following;

–Introduction to Paper

–An overview of the Executive Order – fully explain it, what it means, what it does, and what impact it has in the United States.

–Research the Executive Order and include an explanation of why the President made it and signed it as an Executive Order – explain the “who, what, when, where, and why?” Fully explain the President’s explanation of why he wrote and signed the Executive Order.

–Do you agree or disagree with the Executive Order and – fully explain your reflections on why or why not.

–If you were an advisor to the President what kind of advice would you give him about how the American people would react to this Executive Order – what things should the President consider – i.e. pros and cons – before signing this into law? Address how the American people will react positively and why?

Your paper will be 12 point font, 1 inch margins, double spaced and APA format likewise it needs to be cited properly

WikiLeaks Case Study

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CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENT

WikiLeaks Case Study

Read the following WikiLeaks case study .

Ryst, S. (2011). WikiLeaks fuels data breach fears. Business Insurance, 45(1), 1-20.

The disclosures at WikiLeaks have raised significant concerns about the damage caused by leaks. Some claim that in many ways, the Wiki Leaks founder, Julian Assange, was terrorizing nation states and corporations.

What corporate and/or national policy initiative do you think should be put in place in Saudi Arabia to curb such forms of cyberterrorism?

Directions:

  • Your paper should be 2 pages in length, not including the title or reference pages.
  • Be sure to provide citations from your readings and additional research to support your statements.
  • Your paper must follow academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.
  • i don’t have link to the study now if i have anythings i well send it .

multiculture 5-1

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Part 1

When children are adopted, they are sometimes taken from one cultural group and transplanted to another. In some cases, the adoptive families ignore or overlook the former culture. In other cases, families learn about the former culture and teach children the best that they can.

Using the Internet, and other sources, conduct research on the topic of adoption and how it relates to culture, particularly with respect to parents who adopt children from dissimilar cultural groups.

In your response, address the following:

  • The process of enculturation starts early and is often learned incidentally. Let’s say that an adoptive family adopts a child from a drastically different cultural group. If the family makes an effort, would it be able to teach the child about the culture of his or her biological family? Using some of the terminology from the course, elaborate your answer. Include the challenges that parents might face as they try to teach the child about a culture that is foreign to them.
  • Would the educational process be more difficult for cultures that have an oral tradition? What about all of the customs and practices that are taught through demonstration and imitation?
  • Consider what happens as the child grows up and interacts with others in the society. Does the age of adoption or physical appearance (e.g., the child has skin color and hair that is different from his adoptive family) play a role in whether the adoptive family should make an effort to teach the child about his or her former culture? Explain your answer.

Part 2

SWB is based on how the quality of a person’s life is and how satisfied a person is with his or her life. When determining a person’s level of well-being, a person factors in things such as moods, emotion, general satisfaction, and specific satisfaction into his or her mental equation. Studies show that SWB is positively related to health, and healthy people tend to report that they are happier than unhealthy people as they do not live with pain or serious physical limitations. To some extent, SWB is also tied to wealth. However, there are other variables that are important to SWB.

In your response, address the following:

  • Research SWB and wealth. Do wealthier people report greater SWB than the people who are not wealthy? Discuss the relationship between SWB and wealth—consider the spectrum of socioeconomic levels from those who cannot meet their basic needs to those who have an abundance of material possessions. Is the relationship between SWB and wealth positive and linear, or does it become less linear as people become extremely wealthy? In the context of this course, discuss whether there are cultural differences in SWB that do not seem to be simply related to wealth.
  • Happiness is one way to measure SWB. Search the South University Online Library and the Internet to find scholarly research articles on happiness and well-being. Discuss your findings. Some studies indicate that there is another variable that is important for maintaining a high level of SWB. State the variable and discuss whether there is some universal aspect to this finding. (Does the outstanding variable stay relatively consistent across cultures?)
  • Some societies have a relatively even wealth distribution. Discuss how the societal wealth distribution impacts the SWB of a cultural group.

Unit 2 Philosophy 1301

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DIRECTIONS: You will submit a total of 5 separate posts for this unit.

1) Answer any THREE of the eight questions listed below. You may pick three questions from the same chapter or three questions from two different chapters. It’s entirely up to you. These three posts must have a minimum of 100 words each. Anything less will result in a grade of ZERO without the possibility of a make-up post.

2) Post TWO responses to other students’ posts. The response posts must be between 75-100 words. Anything less will result in a grade of ZERO without the possibility of a make-up post.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT 5 SEPARATE POSTS: DO NOT ANSWER MORE THAN ONE QUESTION IN A SINGLE POST.

QUESTIONS:

Chapter 4: Epicurus

1. Although Epicurus is a hedonist, he is clearly opposed to vulgar hedonism. Can you find additional arguments for or against the theory of vulgar hedonism? Is it not terribly “ judgmental” for us to claim that some pleasures are “higher” or “ lower” than others? Shouldn’t we just tolerate and accept differences of opinion in this area? Or does it make more sense to argue that there is a natural hierarchy of pleasures and pains?

2. Epicurus believes that fear of divine retribution is the greatest source of fear and anxiety. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

3. Epicurus argues that the best and happiest way of life is one in which one seeks to satisfy on the most basic, natural and necessary desires. Do you agree that embracing such a life of simplicity (no honor, fame, luxury or wealth) is really more conducive to happiness and tranquility than trying to “keep up with the Joneses”? If you said “yes,” then are you already taking measures to live in the Epicurean manner?

Chapter 5: St. Thomas Aquinas

4. How would St. Thomas defend himself (if, indeed, such a defense is possible) against the charge of being “homophobic” (a word that did not exist in his time, but which is fairly common today)? Would you find his defense plausible? Why or why not?

5. If one is not at all religious, is it still possible to take St. Thomas’ natural law principle seriously? Could it still be relied upon as a guide to living well? Explain.

Chapter 6: Thomas Hobbes

6. Do you think that being self-interested is a bad thing? If so, why? If not, why not?

7. Compare Christ’s Golden Rule with Hobbes’ Golden Rule. Which do you think is more effective in getting people to obey the laws, and why?

8. Do you agree with Hobbes that our natural condition is one of lawlessness and violence? How do you think you would behave if you knew you could get away with whatever you wanted to? Do we only obey the laws out of fear of punishment?