This week let’s discuss the future nature of work. The pandemic has changed the nature of work in at least one respect: many more people are working virtually. Whether or not that will continue after we are through this, only time will tell. However, the nature of work is evolving. Education of many types plays…

Review the case study titled: Developing Leaders at Vi and address ONE of the questions below (be sure to label which question you are evaluating:   What other development activities might Vi want to consider to develop its leaders and why? Identify an activity and explain why Vi should consider it. What data or outcomes…

Research and describe how U.S. companies have employed the doctrine of employment-at-will during the global economic recession. Evaluate how this response compared to non-U.S. companies’ treatment of labor during the recession and how different responses to labor have impacted the U.S. and global economy. Finally, address in your written response how flexible labor policies affect…

Consider a business where you have worked or volunteered. Describe how the business was ethical and/or socially responsible (see Chapter 4) or take the opposite approach and tell us why they weren’t ethical or socially responsible. Consider examples and tell your fellow students about them. Explain whether, and how, the described behavior benefited the business.…

Over the past twenty years technology has moved us into a place where information flows fast and freely. The internet in where we get our information and email is the new method in which we receive private and personal information that once was delivered by the postal services. With this being the case, privacy laws…

Select a corporation, labor union or other group that actively advertised for or against a federal candidate in the last election cycle. Prepare a written response that addresses the following questions: (1) Who did the group support? (2) Why did the group support this candidate? (3) What type of advertising did the group use? (4)…

Read the methodology of Interbrand.com for brand valuations. How might you improve their methods and the sorts of measures they use to assess brand equity? Consider the trends described in the chapter (e.g., aging, heightening environmental concern, or China). How will each affect the business you are in (or were in before coming to b-school)?…

Distinguish between the income statement of a service company and a merchandising company. Identify at least two critical items of a multistep income statement of a merchandising company that are useful to creditors. Provide a rationale for your response.

As a manager, you will use your skill in project management to create your organization’s strategic objectives to support operational plans. In this assessment, you will apply what you learned about strategic objectives and external influences on the internal environment. You will consider the external forces and trends that affect the attainment of strategic objectives.…

Stockholders’ equity is an important heading in a corporate balance sheet. Let’s begin the discussion of stockholders’ equity by asking a question: How is the Stockholders’ Equity section of a corporate balance sheet different from that in a single-owner business?