...Assignment # 1 Employment-At-Will LEG 500 Professor Brasca 5/9/14 At-Will Employment Doctrine is fairly unique to the American employer-employee relationship. The United States remains the only country that adheres to the at-will employment doctrine while most industrialized nations still require employers to show good cause before the employers can terminate employees. At-Will Employment Doctrine allows employers to terminate employees for any reason, or no reason at all. In an at-will work environment, there is no fairness or justice that can be protected or enforced by the courts. For instance, an employer can terminate an employee because they dislike the style of dress, or the way one behaves (Pitchford, 2005). Scenario 1: John posted a rant on his Facebook page in which he criticized the company’s most important customer John should be terminated because he violates the Ethic of Care by leaking critical information about the on social media. The social media could damage company reputation and it may lead to financial losses. Customers have to right to sue the company for sharing their information on Facebook without the consent. John jeopardizes the company and the customer’s relationship (Halbert, P25). Scenario 2: Jim sent an email to other salespeople protesting a change in commission schedules and bonuses and suggesting everyone boycott the next sales meeting In this scenario, manager needs to have a one-on-one discussion with...
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...Form Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service A Principal business activity 1065 U.S. Return of Partnership Income For calendar year 2013, or tax year beginning ▶ OMB No. 1545-0099 , 20 . , 2013, ending Information about Form 1065 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form1065. Name of partnership 2013 12-3456789 D Employer identification number Manufacturing B Principal product or service Walk Upright Company Type or Print Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see the instructions. E Date business started Walking Poles C Business code number 58 Trekkers Point City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code F Total assets (see the instructions) $ 339900 G H I J Check applicable boxes: Fort Collins, CO 80521 599,999 Amended return (1) (2) (3) Initial return Final return Name change (4) Address change (6) Technical termination - also check (1) or (2) Other (specify) ▶ Check accounting method: (1) Cash (2) Accrual (3) Number of Schedules K-1. Attach one for each person who was a partner at any time during the tax year ▶ 2 Check if Schedules C and M-3 are attached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . Caution. Include only trade or business income and expenses on lines 1a through 22 below. See the instructions for more information. 1a b c 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16a b 17 18 19 20 21 22 1a Gross receipts...
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...MOBILE COMPUTING ANS SOCIAL NETWORKING Mobile Computing and Social Networking CIS 500-Information Technology for Management Professor Clifton Howell February 23, 2014 Mobile Computing and Social Networking U S Healthcare costs have been on the rise for over 50 years, and have increased at an alarming rate of 2-3 times the norm within the past six years. This is one profession where mobile computing has had a substantial impact, and this paper will compare and contrast the monitoring of patient vital signs using mobile computing technology to in-patient visits to doctors’ offices or hospitals; it will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile computing technology to monitor patients; assess the security concerns with regard to the transmission of personal medical information over wireless networks; and assess the use of social networking for group support for patients with similar medical concerns. Mobile Computing and Social Networking In today’s society, emerging developments in technology have greatly impacted the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to patient care and the monitoring of their vitals. Traditionally, patients communicate their health concerns to their physicians, who in turn schedule an appointment and conduct a series of tests and relay the results to the patient. When the tests dictate the need to monitor a patient’s vital signs, due to resultant findings, the patient is required to check in to a local facility...
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...ACCOUNTING 101 MIDTERM EXAMINATION 1. Which of the following is the correct accounting equation? A) Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s equity B) Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s equity C) Assets + Revenue = Owner’s equity D) Assets + Revenue = Liabilities + Expenses 2. Which of the following financial statements shows the changes in capital during a period of time? A) Income statement B) Statement of owner’s equity C) Statement of cash flows D) Balance sheet 3. Which of the following financial statements lists the entity's assets, liabilities, and capital as of a specific date? A) Balance sheet B) Statement of owner’s equity C) Income statement D) Statement of cash flows 4. Accounting is the information system that measures business activity, processes the data into reports, and communicates the results to decisions makers. TRUE OR FALSE 5. Accounting is "the language of business." TRUE OR FALSE 6. An obligation that a proprietorship owes to an outside person or agency is called a(n): A) asset. B) liability. C) owner’s equity. D) revenue. 7. An asset account is increased by a debit. TRUE OR FALSE 8. An owner’s equity account is increased by a debit. TRUE OR FALSE 9. Expenses are increases in owner’s equity, caused by providing goods or services for customers. TRUE OR FALSE 10. Accountants...
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...1. Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” Scope of employment refers to a person actively involved in an employment task when an accident occurs and requires a claim for work related injury under Workers Compensation Acts. In order to hold an employer accountable for the accident, it will be necessary to show that the employee was engaged in the scope of employment at the time of the accident. Rally’s Auto was running a promotion for free oil changes to boost sales while customers are waiting for their vehicle to be serviced. Exhausted from working overtime for the past week, Jake mistook his thumb as a bolt and injured his thumb. Since Jake was working on a customer’s vehicle, during work hours, and in the company garage it would be considered in his scope of employment. This is assuming there were no drugs or alcohol involved and no horseplay was a cause of the accident. 2. Explain whether or not Herman is responsible for Jake’s injury. Ohio’s workers’ compensation system is a no-fault system. This means that the fault, or negligence of the employee or employer is not an issue in allowance of the claim and the injured employee will be paid compensation and benefits regardless as to any party’s negligence. A few exceptions to the no-fault rule are any injuries resulting from horseplay, self-inflicted injuries, and injuries caused by intoxication of drugs or alcohol is not covered. Rally Auto has more than one employee...
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...My experience in carrying out research began during my undergraduate program with Strayer University. Strayer is a nontraditional institution focused on providing industry related experiences through an integrated learning, research and work experience. As a business major I was tasked with researching several business related topics in an effort to outline a plan of correction intended to solidify my understanding of the coursework. My Strayer University experience enabled me to learn research and complete a program research project prior to program completion and graduation. My research experience continued as I was required to complete a thesis and defense while attending Nyack College. My thesis was titled “An Examination on the Correlation...
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...World View Chart Writing Assignment Strayer Student Professor: Someone REL 212: World Religions Strayer University Monday, June 13, 2016 World View Chart Writing Assignment In our World Religions course, we studied eight different aspects of ten different religions known throughout the world. While there are many more religions, and more characteristics to all of these religions, the information had to be trimmed down to ten eleven weeks of study. I will attempt to focus on one facet of these eight characteristics used to analyze the ten religions studied in this course. I will also explain the significance, and give an example of how this category is manifested in my social environment. Ten Religions, Eight Facets Out of the multitude of religions practiced around the world, our course (REL 212) offered studies in ten religions: 1. Hinduism 2. Jainism 3. Buddhism 4. Daoism 5. Confucianism 6. Shinto 7. Judaism 8. Christianity 9. Islam 10. Sikhism We analyzed these ten religions using eight characteristics: 1. Cosmogony (Origin of the Universe) 2. Nature of God 3. View of Human Nature 4. View of Good and Evil 5. View of “Salvation” 6. View of an Afterlife 7. Practices and Rituals 8. Celebrations and Festivals From these eight facets of religions, I chose the View of Good and Evil. The reason is because people’s view of good and evil helps steer an individual’s actions toward other people and the surrounding environment....
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...Assignment 2: Report on Religious Field Research Strayer University REL 212 Misconceptions The religion I decided to research was Buddhism. When it came to most religions outside my own, I for the most part never had any misconceptions and have always kept an open mind. One of the main things I was taught growing up was if I want to know something, just ask. From a young age I was always encouraged to learn as much as I can, and do not assume anything. Following this has always served me well, but as we all know, some truths can be blurred. Watching television shows, movies, the news, and even listening to the radio seems to somehow implant things in our mind that are not necessarily true, nevertheless we become comfortable with people tell us, and over time their truths can start to become our truths. With that mind, most people do not take the time to seek out the actual truth from a reliable source such as religious texts, or the local religious leader. If I had to say that I had a few misconceptions about Buddhism, they would be: 1. All Buddhists believe in reincarnation. 2. All Buddhists wear robes. 3. Spend most of their time in meditation. After a recent family crisis, I figured visiting any place of worship would help to clear my head, and even possibly help me to understand this religion a bit better. While in Philadelphia I visited the Amitayus Kadampa Buddhist Center in center city Philadelphia. Even knowing I was a walk-in, I was...
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...Strayer University has 1200 worldwide understudies from 110 particular countries in around the globe, at present chose in all grounds of the instructive framework. Generally understudies begin from Asia, Middle East, and African countries. Social arranged qualities is one fundamental part in all school programs. School Summary The specializations as information advancement, accounting, and business give a solid foundation by the thought of the examinations of humanities, science, history, government and distinctive courses. ELS Center nearest: Charlotte, NC; Philadelphia, PA Kind of establishment: 2-year schools, four-year school, master undertakings (general for male and female) and educational cost based schools. Abilities: College...
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...Kimberly Clark Professor Camille Castorina ECO 405-001 February 1, 2015 Social Security and Medicare are critical federal programs, in America, that promotes income stability among millions of households. Social Security does so by providing a steady stream of income to replace wages lost due to retirement, disability, or death. Medicare provided health benefits to the elderly and disabled. While both of these programs make sense, both are struggling to keep up with their growing demands. Social Security is a tax that every working individual and their employer pays. These taxes do not go into a “personal” account; as one might think. Instead, the benefits that are received by the current retiree is being paid by today’s workers and today’s worker will be paid by the next generation of workers; a pay-as-you-go-system. Unfortunately, for retirees, benefits will not be received by the amount he/she pays into Social Security but on their earnings history and retirement age. Social Security is a hot topic, one that our current administration is unwilling to address; even with a looming presence of issues by 2020. A program that has been plagued by funding issues caused by our elected government officials. To quote the Social Security Administration itself: "Social Security's total expenditures have exceeded non-interest income of its combined trust funds since 2010. ... Since the cash-flow deficit will be less than interest earnings through 2019, reserves of the combined...
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...Booth Introduction Julia is a senior at Tech, and she’s investigating different ways to finance her final year at school. She is considering leasing a food booth outside the Tech stadium at home football games. Tech sells out every home game, and Julia knows, from attending the games herself, that everyone eats a lot of food. She has a booth, and the booths are not very large. Vendors can sell either food or drinks on Tech property, but not both. Only the Tech athletic department concession stands can sell both inside the stadium. She thinks slices of cheese pizza, hot dogs, and barbecue sandwiches are the most popular food items among fans and so these are the items she would sell. If Julia clears at least $1,000 in profit for each game after paying all her expenses, she believes it will be worth leasing the booth. A. Formulate a linear programming model for this case. Decision Variables Representing “x1” as pizza slices, “x2” as hot dogs, and “x3” as barbeque sandwich The Objective Function The objective is to maximize total profit. Profit is calculated for each variable by subtracting cost from the selling price. For Pizza slice, Cost/slice=$6/8=$0.75 Products |Costs |Sell Prices |Profits | |Pizza |0.75 |1.50 |0.75 | |Hot dog |0.45 |1.50 |1.05 | |Barbeque Sandwich |0.90 |2.25 |1.35 | | The model is for the first home game, Maximize Z = $0.75x1 + $1.05x2 + $1.35x3 Where Z = Total profit $0.75x1 = profit from pizza ...
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...Ronald Reagan was the 40th United States president that served from 1981-1989. In his 1985 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan called upon Congress and the American people to stand up to the Soviet Union, what he had previously called the “Evil Empire”. From this State of the Union came the well-known Reagan Doctrine of 1985. This doctrine defined American interests around the globe and its determination of preventing communism from expanding. “The Reagan Doctrine proclaims overt and unashamed American support for anti-Communist revolution. It is intended to establish a new, firmer--a doctrinal--foundation for such support by declaring equally worthy all armed resistance to communism, whether foreign or indigenously imposed.” (Krauthammer, 1985). A situation that required the United States diplomatic efforts during President Reagan’s time in office was the rapidly growing expansion of the Soviet Union in East Asia, Indies and the Middle East. Another situation was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan which had begun in 1979. Previously, the Carter administration had little hesitation in coming to the aid of Afghanistan after the invasion. At the time, the United States had the understanding that the Soviet Union would eventually become Middle East and would be able to gain control of the oil fields. Two events increased U.S.-Soviet tensions: the suppression of the Solidarity labor movement in Poland in December 1981, and the destruction of an off-course civilian...
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...Strayer MGT 550 Final Exam To purchase this visit here: http://mindsblow.us/question_des/StrayerMGT550FinalExam/2794 Contact us at: help@mindblows.us Strayer MGT 550 Final Exam A recommended strategy for minimizing office politics is to • increase the competition for jobs. • set a good example at the top. • keep tighter control of information. • reward people for snitching on office politicians. Question2 As the leader shares power with others, the leader's power • remains approximately the same. • increases. • multiplies in direct proportion to the number of people receiving a power share. • decreases. Strayer MGT 550 Final Exam To purchase this visit here: http://mindsblow.us/question_des/StrayerMGT550FinalExam/2794 Contact us at: help@mindblows.us Strayer MGT 550 Final Exam A recommended strategy for minimizing office politics is to • increase the competition for jobs. • set a good example at the top. • keep tighter control of information. • reward people for snitching on office politicians. Question2 As the leader shares power with others, the leader's power • remains approximately the same. • increases. • multiplies in direct proportion to the number of people receiving a power share. • decreases. Strayer MGT 550 Final Exam To purchase this visit here: http://mindsblow.us/question_des/StrayerMGT550FinalExam/2794 Contact us at: help@mindblows.us Strayer MGT 550 Final Exam A recommended strategy for minimizing office politics is...
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...Entrepreneurial Leadership BUS508 25 July 2013 Determine how Five Guys’ philosophy sets it apart from other fast-food chains. “Do you want to flip burgers your whole life!” How many times has a parent said this? Even though this is usually said out of sarcasm this line of work has been very good for the Murrells. The founder and owner of Five Guys Burgers and Fries Jerry Murrell started with a business plan of keeping their business limited and simple and sticking by his philosophy of providing a quality product at a reasonable price in a clean environment. Five guys spends the most out of its competers to product a quality product. When Jerry Murrell began franchising he was just a small burger operation with an almost cultish following in Northern Virginia. Today, the business is, by some, estimated heading in the direction of the $1 billion in value mark. Analyze the original values of the start-up company and how it remains strong today. During the early years the Murrells’ worked long and hard to prefect their product. And to this day Five Guys serves up made-to-order burgers with beef that’s never frozen and absurdly large servings of hand-cut fries. Murrell stated that each topping was a family decision and something that was taken very serious. Having accomplished creating a successful product the Murrells now focus on maintaining this quality by paying attention to detail. One way that the Murrells ensure that the product quality is maintained is by writing...
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...1) Easy Living microwaveable foods has had an increase in demand due to the large amount of buyers and sellers in the market. Because of the large numbers of buyers and sellers selling the same product. This market is perfectly competitive. 2) In assignment 1, it was also stated that the market structure competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. In a perfectly competitive market there are a large number of buyers and sellers. The products sold in this market are perfectly homogeneous. Examples of perfect competition are vegetable market, agricultural market, market for cereals etc. The main characteristics of perfect competition are: a) Large number of buyers and sellers b) Homogeneous product c) No entry barriers d) No transaction cost e) Perfect information A firm under perfect competition cannot affect the market price. They act as mere price takers. They take market price as given and sell any amount of quantity as per its capacity at that price. If a firm increases its price, consumers will then buy the product from another firm. Therefore a perfect competitive firm always sets its price equal to its MC. Suppose in the short run the firm is earning a supernormal profit. As a result, other firms will get attracted and will enter the industry. This will increase the industry output and market price will fall. This process will till the entire supernormal profit is exhausted and each firm ends up...
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