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Company Tax Loss, 2008.
A case study analysis of the Business Objects company and the effect of its tax loss on the company.
764 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper discusses various factors which must be considered in order to determine whether a tax loss should be carried forward by an organization or not. It discusses the case of the company, Business Objects, and its tax loss. The paper then looks at the effects on the company's free cash flow forecast and employee stock plan and the effect of common stock.
Table of Contents:
Business Objects Valuation Allowance
Effect on Free Cash Flow Forecast
Employee Stock Plan and Effect of Common Stock
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"Business Objects offers a stock-based compensation plan. This impacts the valuation of common stocks in that the costs and income of that program have to be included in the company's balance sheets and the tax impacts carried forward to the best of the company's ability to forecast exercise of options. Deodorant (2005) claims that in order to properly account for an options program's impact on common stock valuation, the value of the options plan must be determined ad this value subtracted from the overall equity of the company before the common stock value is derived. Using this method, Table 2 provides the value of shares outstanding, minus the value of outstanding options, as calculated in Excel."
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"With Respect to the Japanese", 2008.
This paper reviews John C. Condon's book, "With Respect to the Japanese".
733 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper examines John C. Condon's book, "With Respect to the Japanese", which is devoted to an overview and discussion of international relations between the Japanese and Westerners, particularly Americans involved in business contacts with the Japanese. The paper discusses how Condon believes that truly understanding another culture requires a special effort to see the people of the other culture as they see themselves. The paper summarizes the contents of Condon's book and asserts that it is a valuable contribution to the literature of popular cultural studies of modern Japan, written for a Western audience.
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"Condon begins with the somewhat facetious statement that Japan and America make up an "odd couple," that is to say, two nations that are very different from each other, possessing what seem to be mutually alien ways of living and thinking, and yet which are tightly tied together in a relationship of mutual dependence, ironically facilitated by Japan's defeat in World War II. At that time, the almost total destruction of Japan's economy and industry and the occupation of the country by United States forces and interests created a unique situation in which the rebuilding of the former enemy would bring it into much closer contact with the victors than would otherwise ever be possible."
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Female Entrepreneurship: A Review of Web Site Sources, 2008.
A review of web site sources on female entrepreneurship and feminism.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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This paper reviews eight web site sources which provide valuable information with regards to female entrepreneurship and feminism. It offers an annotated bibliography and two-paragraph summary of each source as well as a paragraph outlining how this source will be utilized in the author's upcoming work on the phenomenon of female entrepreneurship and feminism around the world.
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"This site, administered and sponsored by the Education Foundation, features interesting articles on how to be a successful young entrepreneur. The article I have reviewed provides information on where young women should look when seeking entrepreneurial opportunities; similarly, a rough profile is presented of female entrepreneurs and what characteristics they possess (in truth, they are ordinary people who simply have the courage to pursue their passions). Lastly, the site contains a link to Seton Hall University's National Education Center for Women in Business."
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Human Resources Outsourcing, 2007.
This paper is an in-depth literature review to investigate the promises and pitfalls of human resources outsourcing (HRO).
4,790 words (approx. 19.2 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 122.95
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This paper explains that human resources outsourcing (HRO) is a new kind of delivery system for human resource services where companies give up practical ownership of much of the programs once administered in-house in exchange for access to greater expertise in highly specialized fields and lower per employee costs. The author points out that another perceived benefit, which has potentially negative consequences, is that today's firm must be shaped exclusively around the core competencies that add value to its products and services; everything else can be and should be outsourced. The paper warns that, if an outsourcer's only real concern is growing its own business, which by rights should be its overriding consideration, then most of what binds a company and its employees together is not, in the final analysis, always in the client's best interest.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background
The Problem Statement
Evidence to Justify the Study
Theoretical Basis of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Summary
Relevant Published Information
Analysis
Conclusions and Recommendations
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"SLAs not only safeguard the client's interest but also establish protocols for reporting on and resolving disputes and, most importantly of all, encourage continuous quality improvement. Towards this end, careful attention must also be paid to the type of metrics to be measured. The more specific these are, the better for vendor and client. So, for example, SLAs may call for 99% Website uptime, no more than 4 minutes of wait time to speak to call center staff, 100% accuracy in a random sampling of monthly account statements, a mean score of no less than 8 out of 10 on employee satisfaction surveys."
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Leadership and Organizational Change at Kudler Fine Foods, 2008.
A study of Kudler Fine Foods' organizational structure and leadership styles.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper present Kudler Fine Foods as a model that can be used to analyze organizational change and leadership styles within a dynamic work environment. It examines how Kudler's operations affect a major facet of a business, its organizational structure. The examination is somewhat exploratory so as to highlight the strategic elements of the organization, while exploring issues related to change and other related organizational behavioral trends. Other issues and functions, which play an important role within the context of its organizational culture and have a drastic impact on human resources, and financial objectives, are explored and discussed using charts. The paper concludes that understanding and integrating the organizational structure with the Kudler's company objectives is the key to effective management.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Organizational Culture at Kudler Fine Foods
Leadership Style at Kudler Fine Foods
External Environment and Kudler Fine Foods
Conclusion
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"It is common knowledge that motivating the workforce is a necessary prerequisite for effective management. Kudler has gained tremendous success, by enforcing being able to correctly identifying rewards to performance and hence motivating the workforce to support the organizational structure. This is evident from the employee files and reviews that have shown improvements in major aspects of employee development."
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White-Collar Crime, 2008.
This paper analyzes the rise of white-collar crime within the United States in relation to John Maynard Keynes' and Adam Smith's free market systems.
3,081 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The paper examines how the free market global economy has played a large role in increasing corporate crimes. The paper looks at the conflict between the economic theories of Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes and shows how the details of economic global free market systems can identify the problems of 20th century white-collar crime within the discourse of rights and justice-based theory. The paper presents a strategic plan that will address systemic problems that facilitate corporate crime. The paper believes that with a coordinated resolve to fight corporate crime, this is a workable strategy that will improve the situation substantially and prevent a great deal of free market abuse.
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"The central issue of Adam Smith's "hidden hand" economics in the free market economy is the growing failure of the U.S. government to regulate the way that banking has been practiced in global markets. One example of this was the problem of the Savings and Loan Crisis, which often deregulated banking institutions, causing problematic ethical issues through justice based theories of fair and balanced market behaviors. In this case, the government did not enforce restrictions on competitive measures for commercial banks for the greater benefit of the banking industry."
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The Parmalat Scandal, 2008.
This paper examines the accounting and auditing roles in the Italian Parmalat scandal.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper discusses the Italian food conglomerate Parmalat's financial scandal that was one of the worst in world history. The paper looks at the combination of financial fraud and lax oversight and demonstrates what went wrong. The paper focuses on the auditor's role in this scandal and addresses what can be done to avoid such unethical activities in the future.
Outline:
What Went Wrong at Parmalat?
What Was the Auditor's Role?
What Can Be Done to Avoid Parmalat in the Future?
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"In December 2003, the Italian food conglomerate Parmalat crashed in a financial scandal that was one of the worst in world history (Citizen Works, 2006). Through a combination of financial fraud and lax oversight, the company had engaged in misstating income and hiding debt. In fact, the fraud was so extensive that almost 80% of the company's income for one sales year was fabricated of lies, and all of its profits were made up (Rogers, 2005). The scandal was particularly damaging to proponents of a principles-based reform of accounting, since it showed that such a system was just as prone to abuse and scandal as an alternate rules-based system. In fact, following the Enron and Worldcom scandals in the U.S., under the rules-based accounting system followed in the U.S., the Generally Accounted Accounting Principles (GAAP) had been reformed under Sarbanes-Oxley to bring the GAAP standards more in line with principles-based approaches (Rogers, 2005). The Parmalat scandal showed that these reforms ultimately may not work either if the accountants in a scandal are either collusive or neglectful to the point that scandal is possible by unethical persons."
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Stemming Corporate Power, 2008.
An analysis of the ways that individuals can stem corporate political power.
1,593 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the ways to avoid having corporations gain too much power over the political process. The paper specifically focuses on the role of voting and its importance in helping to achieve the outcome that we desire. It also looks briefly at how actions at the micro level can change the structure of society and affect the political system.
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"John Rawls offered a revision of Kantian theory so it could be used as a grounding in ethical theory. Rawls states that he is concerned with social justice, and he says that the primary subject of justice is the basic structure of society, or "the way in which the major social institutions distribute fundamental rights and duties and determine the division of advantages from social cooperation" (Rawls, 1971, p. 7). The major institutions of society to which Rawls refers are pervasive and have profound effects on behavior and the distribution of benefits. These institutions embody deep-seated inequalities that may be inevitable in the basic structure of any society, and any principles of justice must apply to these inequalities (Rawls, 1971, p. 7)."
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On Chapter 10 in "Business Driven Technology", 2008.
A summary of Chapter 10 in "Business Driven Technology".
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper takes a detailed look at Chapter 10 of "Business Driven Technology" and summarizes its main points. The paper discusses the importance of supply chain management and its effects on corporate strategy. It also discusses technology driven platforms (such as, e-commerce) and how they are used to solve business issues or improve business processes.
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"Strategy should be the first component of supply chain management because supply chain solutions should support corporate strategy rather than drive corporate strategy. This is where the topic of supply chain management as a business solution becomes extremely relevant. Supply chain management solutions should be chosen for their unique fit with the company's corporate strategy. The authors make this point quite effectively by introducing the reader to a series of large corporations that have made themselves the benchmarking standard for supply chain solutions across many industries through their supply chain management strategies: Dell, Nokia, IBM, Wal-Mart, and The Home Depot, to name a few (Baltzan & Phillips 125). The importance of supply chain management and its integration into corporate strategy is demonstrated by these authors' close association of how these large, multi-national firms have leverage the supply chain for competitive differentiation as opposed to a particular marketing campaign. The point is that while sales and marketing are important business functions for maintaining growth, the supply chain and its management are even more critical for establishing and maintaining profitability."
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Transactional and Transformative Leaders, 2008.
This paper provides a comparison of transactional and transformative leadership, with a focus on the nursing environment.
1,743 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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The paper discusses how transactional leadership contrasts strongly with transformational leadership. The paper highlights beneficial points about both styles and relates that the preferable and most effective type of leadership involves a combination of both styles, with a much higher emphasis on transformational qualities. The paper demonstrates how transformational leadership is tremendously valuable in a nursing environment.
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"Nursing leaders play a significant role in the effective functioning of both the nursing unit and the organization. Nursing leaders influence staff attitudes as well as relationships. The leadership role can produce a significant impact on the nursing environment as well as on organizational commitment, thereby promoting higher achievement among nurses and enhancing the organization's ability to achieve its goals (McGuire & Kennerly, 2006). The transactional leader normally is involved in such activities as directing, planning, and coordinating. In the current health care environment, this leader needs to display more of the qualities of the transformational leader. Nursing leaders at the present time must not merely be aware of the current changing environment but must be able to anticipate the future."
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Veterans Returning to Work, 2008.
A case study analysis of the impact of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
1,462 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses the key elements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and its impact on the populous. This paper includes a detailed analysis of the issues involved with civilian employment following military employment. It suggests three key means to streamline the process of returning to work. It presents a case study that analyzes the performance of the company that the individual worked for and suggests how to improve the organization's overall effectiveness.
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Back to Work: Overcoming Difficulties with the Uniformed
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"The key element for streamlining the process is for employers to become proactive in their understanding and implementation of employer/employee laws. Regarding various employment laws, the Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov), offers several services that can help employers stay on top of the key factors that affect their employees. It also can help provide answers to questions employers may have. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve website (www.esgr.org) also provides a great resource to employers with members returning from duty. It offers a checklist that covers the key points that need to be covered when they have an employee returning from duty. It shows them the necessary steps that need to be taken, making things simple and clear. By taking the first step proactively, employers can greatly streamline their process."
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The Difference Between Good and Great, 2008.
A review of "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't" by Jim Collins.
1,104 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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The paper discusses Jim Collins' belief that many of our schools, business and other entities are satisfied with being good and are unwilling to push on to greatness. The paper looks at Jim Collins' "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't" where he tries to analyze what makes some companies more successful than others. The paper discusses Collins' findings and relates that this book has been praised by business, non-profit and religious leaders alike, but leaves unanswered certain questions.
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"For this study, Collins and his team of analysts undertook a five year study in which they determined which Fortune 500 companies have outperformed the market and their industrial sector over such a long period of time that the impact of luck, timing, or a single charismatic leader could largely be factored out as keys to success. Collins and company then analyzed each of these companies to learn what made them continually so successful. Notably, their selection criteria were highly selective: eleven companies of almost 1,500 possible choices met their criteria. (Collins, 2001, pp. 2-16)"
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Mental Stress in the Workplace, 2008.
This paper looks at stress and mental health as they relate to the workplace.
1,176 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This document discusses workplace stress and burnout in the context of the workplace in general as well as directed at the mental health and healthcare industries. The writer notes that these industries in particular suffer from a high degree of stress and burnout related to the workplace stressors most commonly found in the industries in question. The conclusion is that mandated training during industry certification and education related programs should be implemented and this should be followed up with mandated organizational professional development programs aimed at the same topic.
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Abstract
Literature Review
References
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"These universally applicable observations are only aggravated in such industries as the mental health and healthcare industries where workers both generate and receive stress in the workplace. Among some of the largest contributors to workplace stress and burnout in the mental health and healthcare industry are: workloads, inadequate staffing strategies, role ambiguity regarding duties or objectives, poor or non-existent professional support network, extended working hours, as well as the client or patient contributions such as challenging behaviors or illnesses. These are all substantial stressors and many of them, because of the state of these industries themselves, simply cannot be removed at once. The mental health and healthcare industries are notoriously understaffed in some disciplines such as nursing and this factor contributes to high workloads, poor staffing strategies, and long hours. Additionally, some of the associative stress in the workplace of the typical mental health or healthcare employee is often diagnostically tangible."
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Professional Associations, 2008.
This paper analyzes the role of the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS) as a professional association.
2,696 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper explores the function of professional associations and shows how they establish a baseline of expectations, training and industry skill-sets upon which companies can rely on to establish the competency levels of their workforce. The paper focuses on the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a leading professional association in the property and construction industry globally. The paper discusses how the role of RICS and other professional organizations has expanded greatly from their original function as more of a social organization for professionals to a more encompassing function with deeper economic ramifications.
Outline:
Overview
Target Association
Professional Development
The Construction Workplace
Conclusion
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"The role of professional associations within the contemporary business environment and global economy has grown over the last several decades. While in the past professional associations have served to augment professional licensing services as well as to provide professional licensing services, they were often marginalized at the periphery of the particular industry with which they were associated. Bennett describes professional associations as, "collective bodies that are intermediary between individual business action and state action...they are one of a number of organizations that may influence the development of individual businesses and the wider competitiveness of a nation"(244). Viewed in this manner, the role of professional organizations is much more expansive than that of merely a supporting role to industry in general or a licensing body that contributes professional competencies to an industry."
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