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What role does each of these play in an economy? Write a 1,000- to 1500-word paper on Market Structures and Maximizing Profits. Address the following: • What are the characteristics of each market structure? • How is price determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? • How is output determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? • What are the barriers to entry, if any? • What role does each market structure play in the economy?

Final Learning Report [2000 words]: How to Write Tip: For Integration, think about such questions as: “What is this course about?”, “How do the various topics connect with each other?”, “How do the topics connect and integrate my learning from other courses in the program?”, “What surprised me or provided an ‘a-ha moment’ or epiphany during in-class discussions?”, “What did I actually learn and how can I apply it in future?”, etc.  Pro (contributes to higher grade) Con (contributes to lower grade) Integrated Structure The overall structure of the report is well thought through and is fully integrated. For example, even if there are 2-3 components in the report, mention clearly at the start how these are related in the integrated report (you do not need to cover/summarize every class topic) Lack of integrated structure. E.g. writing several disconnected paragraphs on separate topics. Integration of Ideas The ideas in the report are logically integrated into an overall report. This goes beyond simply structure and is about in-depth reflection on connecting ideas. Lack of logical integration among various ideas in the report. Difficult for the reader to understand why the various points are in the same report.  Depth The report shows depth through:  Original ideas and insights that build on learning from this course and connect to other material, but are not simply repetitions / summaries of course readings.  Major reflection points draw on multiple sources (e.g. course learning, other courses, external data/reports/media, personal experience, etc.) The report lacks depth because of: Repeating course material by summarizing it, instead of showing new thinking based on it.  Superficial content without exploring the points in-depth; without using multiple perspectives and multiple sources Writing Quality Writing quality is clear and concise, with a style that is interesting to read. Efficient use of word limit i.e. tight writing by avoiding general, superficial or repetitive statements that are not needed for making a reflective point. Quality is achieved after multiple revisions and editing. Writing is full of errors, and unnecessary repetitions. General statements to fill space that does not build towards a reflective point. It appears the report is written in one quick go without attention to detail. Shows no attempt at revisions and editing.  Length Report uses full word limit allowed and is not over word limit.  Mention word limit on top of report. (Note: References to course readings or any other material you use can be in any format, and are not counted towards word limit).  Report is substantially under the word limit (e.g. 100 words or more under limit, shows lack of effort) Report is substantially over the word limit (Up to around 50 words over limit, no penalty. After that, you lose 0.5 mark for every 50 extra words) Note: At the end of your Final Learning Report (beyond the 2000 words), I would like you to add a short para (2-3 sentences or so) describing your overall participation in the class. Take this as an opportunity to highlight your in-class participation e.g. mention any sessions in which you were particularly active, or anything else you would like to share. If there is anything that held you back (new format, large class, language issues, etc.), this is an opportunity to explain it. If your participation changed significantly over the term, this is a chance to describe it.

Research task – Final Paper Compare and contrast the major financial statements of a company within the manufacturing sector to a company within the service sector Highlight the key differences between them, in terms of accounting practices or applications Provide examples of your findings to showcase how or why the two sectors differ from each other Hint: The four major financial statements are:  Income Statement; Owner’s Equity Report; Balance Sheet; and Cash Flow Report Note: To eliminate duplications among students, please seek approval for your selected companies first from your Course Instructor Examples of how to frame your Research Topic / Final Paper A research study into the differences between the major financial statements within the manufacturing sector versus the service sector: The cases of—————– vs. ————- A comparison study of the differences between the major financial statements within the manufacturing sector versus the service sector: The cases of—————– vs. ————- An Analysis of the main differences between the major financial statements within the manufacturing sector versus the service sector: The cases of—————– vs. ————- The differences between the major financial statements within the manufacturing sector versus the service sector in their applications: A comparative case study of ———————- versus ——————– Research Paper -Structure (Minimum Requirement) – Structure (Max. 10 pages) Title Page Statement of Ownership Summary Acronyms and Abbreviations List of Definition of Terms Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Graphs Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Literature Review Chapter 3 – General Analysis Chapter 4 – Conclusions References Appendices

As a first-year Human Resource Specialist at “State of Estates” estate planning firm, your boss (Will N. Trusts) presents you with the following two scenarios:  Scenario 1 Ned was hired six weeks ago by “State of Estates” to supervise the call center on weekends. At the time of hire, Ned did not disclose that he is a follower of the “Weekend Warriors” religion. In observance of his religious practices, Ned may not work Saturday mornings before noon. Ned called out of work three Saturday mornings in a row, costing the company extra overtime costs. The company looked to re-arrange the schedule, but to pull in a more senior supervisor on the weekend would require time-and-a-half pay. In addition, call-center statistics indicate a drop in productivity when there is a change of supervisor mid-day. The company would like to terminate Ned’s employment. Would Ned have an argument for religious discrimination against “State of Estates?” Why or why not? If yes, would the company be able to assert any defenses under these circumstances? Scenario 2 Ella works in the accounting department in the northern satellite office of the company. She has been employed for four years, and performed her job well until recently, when she was caught sleeping on the job numerous times. Ella explained to her supervisor that she suffers from sleep apnea and has not been sleeping well at night. She requested a special caffeine supplement, at $200 daily, to keep her focused on the spreadsheets. What factors would a court consider in determining whether Ella’s sleep apnea qualifies her for protection under the ADA? Would “State of Estates” have to provide the requested accommodation of the caffeine pills in this instance? Why or why not?   Create two 350-word memos in one document based on these two scenarios.  Format your memos, including citations and references consistent with APA guidelines.

If assignment is case based then,  • Executive summary  • Table of content  • Introduction  • Body of assignment (questions related to case need to be answered)  • Conclusion / Recommendation if any  • References (in-text + citation) to be used.  Total Marks / 90  PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is a form of cheating, by representing someone else’s work as your own or using someone else’s work (another student or author) without acknowledging it with a reference.  This is a serious breach of the Academic Regulations and will be dealt with accordingly. Students found to have plagiarized can be excluded from the program.  Plagiarism occurs whenever you do any of the following things without acknowledging the original source: ? Copy information from any source (including the study guide, books, newspapers, the internet) ? Use another person’s concepts orideas ? Summarize or paraphrase another person’s work. How do I avoid plagiarism? To ensure you are not plagiarizing, you must acknowledge with a reference whenever you: ? use another person’s ideas, opinions or theory ? include any statistics, graphs or images that have been compiled or created by another person or organization ? Paraphrase another’s written or spokenword. What are the penalties? The penalties for plagiarism are: ? Deduction of marks, ? A mark of zero for the assignment or the unit, or ? Exclusion from the program. Plagiarism is dealt with on a case-by-case basis and the penalties will reflect the seriousness of the breach. Please note claiming that you were not aware of need to reference is no excuse.   Write a report that covers potential ethical and corporate responsibility issues in your organization following issues  1. You are a decision maker in your company. Analyze any potential ethical dilemmas.  As a decision maker, apply any four of these approaches to business ethics:  • Utilitarian  • Universalism (Deontology)  • Ethical relativism.  • Virtue ethics.  • Justice  After an evaluation of the approaches above mentioned, and the potential ethical issue (s) what decisions should you make? Justify your answer using business ethics concepts (20 marks) (600 to 800 words)  2. Evaluate the organizational culture in your organizations and its preparedness for implementing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. (15 marks) (600 to 800 words)  3. Explain the following statement by Crane and Matten (2004): “The first layer of CSR (economic responsibilities) is the basis for all the subsequent responsibilities, which rest on this (ideally) solid basis”. How does this apply to your organization? (15 marks) (600 to 800 words)  4. Analyze any ethical issues related to financial reporting that may arise in your organization. (15 marks) (600 to 800 words)  5. Evaluate options for managing ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in your organization. (15 marks) (600 to 800 words)  6. How do issues of corporate governance be examined from an ethical perspective? Illustrate your answer with relevant examples. (15 marks) (600 to 800 words)  7. Write a brief conclusion and introduction to the report (5 marks)

Individual Project Final Report MKT 345 Personal Social Footprint Project It is now time to reflect and assess how successful you were in interpreting and applying the course materials to your own social media marketing footprint.  It is vital for you to demonstrate your understanding of the course materials and how you applied them in your specific situation.  Here are the guidelines for this final report. Respond to each of the following items: Were you able to achieve your branding statement objective?  Why or why not?  (You need to state your personal branding statement in this part of the paper.  You need to provide a very thorough analysis or why or why not.) Did your branding objective change over the course of the project?  If so, how and why?  If not, why?   What social media tools did you use to achieve your personal branding statement?  And how did you use them?  In this section include the following: Identify and discuss each of the tools you used.  Remember you are to have a web page, a Facebook Profile or Linkedin Page and two additional social media platforms.  You need to include all of your URL’s or other identifiers for all of your social media tools.  (Provide screen shots at the end of your paper of each of the tools you used.) Discuss the objective of each and how that was used to assist in obtaining your personal branding objective. Discuss if the tool met the objective and what you would do different to improve the effectiveness of this tool. What metrics/analytics did you use to determine the success of each?  (Provide data for each of the tools.)  Explain your determination of success.  (Make sure to include the analytic outcomes.) Which tool do you believe was more beneficial than other tools?  Why? What did you learn over the duration of the assignment concerning establishing a personal social media footprint?  What would you do differently and why? What did you learn over the duration of this project concerning what it takes to manage a social media presence for a business? Provide an overall analysis of how successful you believe you were at this project. After you have addressed the above, provide the following information: A one paragraph narrative for the next section of this course providing them with insights you have extracted from the project and would have benefited from knowing at the beginning of the project. The above information is to be provided in a document of 7 to 10 pages (does not include cover page or appendices), double spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font.  https://www.wix.com/website/builder?storyId=2a3bc1c7-c07d-4144-8e08-e9ff6eefc355&editorSessionId=ffb3b03f-a811-4d3f-9333-b187599040e2&referralInfo=dashboard#!/builder/story/2a3bc1c7-c07d-4144-8e08-e9ff6eefc355:7064461a-1156-4eb2-a30a-296354e7e581 Above is the link to the website i created for my blog. Please review this and follow the instrctions above, thank you!

Introduce your topic and explain why the question you’re addressing is interesting and important (for example, because it is relevant to policy-making by government, firms, or unions). Briefly discuss what economic theory/theories would predict about this question (contrasting the predictions of different theories where applicable). Review 2-3 sources of evidence on this question, including research studies where possible (which use systematic data collection and analysis to test hypotheses relevant to your question). While you can cite anecdotal evidence and individual cases, the paper should not rely just on these, and should draw on systematic research. Discuss any limitations or caveats about the existing evidence.  Here are sources that I have already found  (My professor is Douglas Kruse and he said to use some of his research but to also find other sources as well)  https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46455/PDF/1/play/  (Links to an external site.) https://www-jstor-org.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/stable/3108316?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents  (Links to an external site.) https://www.jstor.org/stable/252634?  (Links to an external site.) casa_token=TJ4pelnSPskAAAAA%3AdIKx6vlM3lkRkq8zHo4KXtBGIrKBNEN1SC3C5W-NiLNXGz79xaq9cJMDFPKHaPpWPnvDYHhAURSmzgcXqrYkWrBKHOXZJ4VktEkWgH300xnIPPG2OnxV&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378426610004255?casa_token=WonpCnZfyn8AAAAA:reSePmUvP43O1GQk9TWrpHD9cn0bjEd-RisEaVq46P-sESnw8GVi_Jpg3aB8rZCKZPqrSNOjijM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/001979399605000104  (Links to an external site.) https://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1084&context=up_press  (Links to an external site.)

Formal  Assignment  Case question 1.            What do you think was the main issue in this case? 2.            If you were Sonya what would have done? 3.            Is this normal business practices? 4.            Does this violate any laws? 5.            If so what law research it on the Internet. 6.            Does the fact that everyone does it make it right?   INSTRUCTIONS  You will complete your paper in several steps.  These steps are put in place to make it easier for you to manage the work and for me to provide feedback.  All steps are typed and double spaced (5-7) pages .  These steps are: Step 1.   Write a brief summary of the Case.  This should be about a paragraph long.  This is an example of “informal writing”.  You will not get a letter grade for this assignment.  It is graded for completion.  Further, your grammar and composition not as important as putting your thoughts about the case on paper.   Step 2.  You will submit a rough draft of your final paper.  The instructor will look over your rough draft and provide comments.  Revision is a very important part of the writing process.  Use my comments as help in revising your final paper. Step 3.  Submit your final draft.

Write 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.  Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Focus your discussion on the following: Discuss current trends such as turbulence, technology, and organizational design, and consider their impacts on strategy. NB: there must be intext citation in each paragraph (between 2- 3)

The motivation behind this assignment is to encourage you to explore diversity within the discipline of economics and to become aware of scholars from different parts of the world. Do a brief research about an economist whose work is usually not known to American public or mainstream economic scholars. This could be a woman economist, economist of color or an economist from another country. If you are an international student or an immigrant, you are especially encouraged to research an economist from your native country.   Your introductory paragraph should contain the following information about the economist you researched: His/her name, country of origin, ethnicity, language Time period and historical context (When did they live and write and in what circumstances?) Which field of economics did they specialize in? What was their major contribution?   In the rest of your paper, you should discuss the relevance of the economist’s contribution to today’s economic problems and/or to your life. This discussion should be the focus of your paper. (It is worth 2/3 of your paper; it will be graded out of 3 points) Make sure to explain clearly any economic concepts you are using.   Format and Submission Your paper should be around 1,000 words long. (Please stay within the word limit;  longer paper does not mean a better paper and may result in a lower score.) Due Date: Friday Dec 11, 2020, 11:59pm. No late papers will be accepted. Submit your paper as a pdf file under the dropbox in “Extra Credit Assignment: Diversity in Economics.” This assignment will be graded out of 5 points (5%) which will be added to your final grade. Partial points will be awarded based on the quality of your work. IMPORTANT: This assignment is your INDIVIDUAL work. Research and use of outside sources are part of your task, however, always remember that when you are using words, ideas or information coming from another source, you must reference this properly using appropriate referencing style (such as Chicago or MLA). Failure to do so will result in plagiarism which is treated as an instance of academic dishonesty and WILL LEAD TO A ZERO GRADE FROM THE ASSIGNMENT AND 3 POINTS (3%) TAKEN OFF YOUR FINAL GRADE AND/OR MORE SERIOUS PENALTY. (See Academic Integrity Section of the Syllabus) If you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism or how to reference works properly, visit the Mission College Library website  (Links to an external site.)  which has an extensive information and helpful tools for citing sources.  (Links to an external site.)