Category: Business and management

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What is the value of business in and for society?

Formulate a clear thesis and a supportive conceptual and analytical argument in 4-5, double-spaced pages (~1,200 words) considering the following:

• How does business create different kinds of value for society?
• How has the role of business in society changed over time and in different contexts?
• How do other sectors of society create complementary or competing value?
• When creating value for society what are the challenges for business?
• Use terms, concepts, and empirical examples from readings to illustrate and support your ideas.

I have attached the rubrics and reading.

Please be clear and concise.

Question 1

Briefly explain the concept of business ethics in your own words.

Question 2

Pick one of the following 3 ethical principles/rules and offer an example from your own personal life of that rule in operation:

(i) Utilitarianism (ii) Universalism (iii) Rights

Question 3

A large oil company wishes to expand its CSR budget. List 3 stakeholders it might seek to satisfy with its increased cash commitment.

Question 4

Would corporations behave in a socially responsible manner even if no one was looking, and even if it cost them the opportunity to make higher profit? If not, what does that say about CSR? What is a better way of ensuring ethical behavior by corporations: (a) training employees in the corporate code of ethics or (b) government regulation? Why?

Question 5

You have read the assigned short story The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas. Would you have stayed or walked away if those were your only choices? Are those your only choices? How would you connect this story to business ethics?

READINGS

Read Sections 5.1 to 5.5 from Chapter 5 in the textbook:

https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management (Book is below)

BOOK

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tEeAU6TDKVLcrYlBv6mFJ3mg8ZpW10bf/view?usp=sharing

iam trying to apply rte bacholer at uga , currently at CC Gsu its my second year so here it is I was thinking to talk more about me then I was thinking I should talk why I want to apply so the prompt is In 400 words or less, please tell us why you are interested in applying to UGA in the major/program you have selected. Please include how the academic coursework you have completed to date has prepared you for the major/program you have selected on this application and how it will help you reach your academic goals. *

I am applying to the University of Georgia to pursue a degree in Accounting because I have discovered, through both coursework and professional experience, that financial analysis and accounting align most closely with my strengths and long-term goals. UGA’s Terry College of Business offers the academic depth, professional preparation, and recruiting opportunities that will allow me to build a strong foundation for a career in accounting.

My path to this decision was shaped by exploration rather than assumption. While cultural expectations initially pushed me toward traditional STEM fields, my interest gradually shifted as I gained real exposure to business and finance. During a gap year, I worked full-time as a Supply Lead Administrator, where I processed invoices, monitored budget compliance, and coordinated with finance teams on inventory reconciliation and month-end close processes. Engaging daily with financial records, budgeting, and operational controls made me realize that I was most motivated by understanding how financial systems support decision-making and organizational efficiency.

At Georgia State Perimeter College, my academic coursework has reinforced this direction. Classes such as Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Statistics strengthened my understanding of financial statements, cost behavior, budgeting, and data analysis. Through Excel-based assignments and quantitative problem-solving, I learned how to analyze financial information accurately and apply accounting principles to real scenarios. Maintaining a 3.79 GPA and earning Dean’s List recognition multiple times has demonstrated my ability to succeed in rigorous coursework. These courses have prepared me for the rigor of upper-division accounting study and confirmed my interest in pursuing the field professionally.

I am particularly drawn to UGA’s Terry College of Business because of the J.M. Tull School of Accounting’s strong reputation, high CPA exam pass rates, and robust recruitment by Big 4 firms and major corporations. Terry’s focus on experiential learning, internship opportunities, and proximity to Atlanta’s business hub provides the environment I am seeking to grow both academically and professionally. I value a program that balances technical mastery with real-world application, and Terry offers that balance.

My academic goal is to earn an accounting degree that prepares me for CPA licensure and a career in corporate or public accounting. Transferring to the University of Georgia represents the next step in committing fully to a field I have chosen with clarity, experience, and purpose.

Prepare a 7-page demand management plan, including a forecasting, inventory management, and scheduling analysis, as well as recommendations.

Wild Dog Coffee Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a wide selection of espresso beverages, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by adding an additional location. While different menu items may be tested at the new location, their core processes will remain the same. You have been working on a process improvement in preparation for the expansion and are now turning your attention to demand management. As an owner of Wild Dog Coffee Company, you and your business partners are planning the opening of a second location. You need to prepare an analysis and recommendations for demand management, including forecasting, inventory, and scheduling, for your current location, so you can refine the model before opening the second location.

Include the following in your demand management plan:

• Assess the impact of advertising on product demand.
• If using Wild Dog Coffee Company, the following basic assumptions will help you prepare a demand forecast:

The other owners of Wild Dog Coffee Company handle the business’s marketing and sales functions, and they believe that advertising expenditures impact the sale of coffee beverages. They want you to confirm whether or not their advertising dollars are driving sales. Here is what was agreed upon by all the owners:

Wild Dog Coffee Business Information

Questions

Responses

How many espresso beverages are made each hour? 30, on average

How many ounces of espresso beans are used for each beverage?1 .5 ounces

How many hours per day is the coffee shop open? 6:00 a.m.8:00 p.m., SundaySaturday

How many days each month is the business open? 364 days per year.

The coffee shop is closed on Christmas day.

You have the following six months of data to work with for pounds of espresso beans (y) used each month and monthly advertising expenditures (x):

To complete this assessment:

• Interpret the forecasting model for the selected product.
• Use a simple linear regression model to show your forecast.
• If using Wild Dog Coffee Company, forecast the pounds of espresso beans needed for month 7 if the advertising budget for month 7 is $1,350. Interpret the model and respond to the following questions for Wild Dog Coffee Company:
• How many espresso beverages will the company need to prepare, on average, each day?
• How many pounds of espresso beans will the company need, on average, each day?
• To what extent do advertising dollars predict the need for espresso beans?
• Prepare an inventory management analysis for the selected product.
• In your analysis, include two different approaches to inventory management. What are the pros and cons of each system you analyzed?
• If using Wild Dog Coffee Company, the following provides additional information you have gathered from the inventory management analysis:
• Since Wild Dog Coffee Company is small, the company must manage inventory very carefully. While larger companies can have lots of inventory on the shelf, Wild Dog simply does not have the cash to do that. As such, you have a number of pressures for small inventories. Wild Dog does not have the ability to store a lot of beans, to cover the cost of capital, or to withstand unnecessary expenditures for taxes, insurance, and shrinkage. Shrinkage is important because roasted espresso beans only maintain their optimal freshness for two weeks.
• Demand is approaching 1,400 pounds of espresso beans per month.
• Only one type of espresso bean is stocked.
• Demand is not constant on a daily or weekly basis.
• If you run out of espresso beans at any point, you will have to close the business until the next shipment of beans arrives.
• Espresso beans are shipped in 25-pound packages. (This is your base inventory unit.)
• The cost per pound of beans averages $9.00.
• Espresso beans are delivered seven (7) days after placing the order and on any day of the week.
• Shipping is free on orders over $250. Otherwise, shipping is $19.95 per order, regardless of weight. (This is the only ordering cost you incur.)
• Holding costs are 10 percent/year/unit.
• Standard deviation for daily demand is 1.84 pounds.
• Analyze the business scheduling management.
• In your analysis, detail two different staffing scenarios for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business. What are the pros and cons of each staffing scenario?
• Use a Word table or Excel spreadsheet to show both staffing scenarios for each day of the week. Include the daily and weekly total staffing costs and number of hours worked for each employee.
• If using Wild Dog Coffee Company, the following provides additional information you have gathered from the staffing analysis:
• Shifts have been scheduled according to who wants to work which shift. This has generally worked out well, but you realize you need to tighten up the scheduling process in order to optimize a staffing model. Two employees are required to make a coffee beverage. One employee takes the orders, and a barista makes the coffee drink and hands it to the customer.
• Baristas are paid $14/hour, regardless of whether they are full-time or part-time.
• Full-time employees (up to 40 hours/week), other than baristas, are paid $12/hour.
• Part-time employees (up to 20 hours/week), other than baristas, are paid $9/hour.
• All full-time employees receive company benefits that equate to 15 percent of their hourly rate. (This is known as a benefits load.)
• All full-time employees are paid at 150 percent of their regular rate for all hours worked over 40 hours per week. Full-time employees can only work a maximum of 50 hours per week. The benefits load is not applied to overtime hours.
• All part-time employees are paid at 150 percent of their regular rate for all hours worked over 20 hours per week. Part-time employees can only work a maximum of 26 hours per week.
• It costs $500 to hire each additional employee, and it costs $250 to terminate an employee.
• Full-time employees are likely to resign if moved to part-time status.
• The coffee shop is open 84 hours per week. There are two additional hours allocated each day for one employee to perform opening and closing activities. (That is, one hour is allocated for opening duties and one hour is allocated for closing duties.)
• Your current level of staffing for coffee beverages is as follows:

1. Baristas 1 full-time; 3 part-time.
2. Non-barista 1 full-time; 2 part-time.

• Recommend an inventory management system and staffing plan for a selected business and product.
• Detail the results of your analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business’ product to substantiate your recommendations.

nstructions for Critical Writings (2305) As noted in the syllabus, you are to write three critical responses pertaining to the material assigned in previous weeks and/or a current topic of importance to United States politics or government. These responses should utilize at least one reading assigned since the previous critical writing assignment was due, or if discussing a current political topic, two news articles. I am primarily interested in your comprehension and critical perspective of a text or a group of texts. A more in depth and specific analysis of a particular reading or two will usually be much better than a paper with a broad focus, which covers all the possible readings. These response papers should be no more than 3 pages, double-spaced, but no less than 2, complete, typed, pages. You should use Times New Roman font, and 12 pt. letter size. All critical writings must be submitted via Blackboard. In your papers, I am looking for a critical response rather than a weekly summary. My goal is to get you thinking critically about what you read, and your grade will reflect your ability to formulate an argument of your own. Feel free to disagree with a reading, but do so academically, while using other readings (outside or from class) to back up your argument (please not if you use texts from outside of class you must reference the authors name and title). Tips to get started: Pick up one or two themes or arguments from the readings and really analyze them closely. Think about the work in relation to other readings weve covered. Examine the differences between the online readings and the textbook Some questions to consider: Is there a counter argument to the authors point? Could the authors argument be extended to include other subjects? What parts of the argument to you agree or disagree with and why? How have things changed over time, how have they remained the same? Does the text contradict widely held assumptions, and if so how? How does one text contradict, compliment, or complicate others weve read? What did the text miss (holes in the argument, or problems that were not mentioned)? Can you suggest examples that disprove the text? What are the implications of the authors conclusions? Are the conclusions generalizable to other subjects beyond the text? Questions along these analytical and deconstructive lines are what I am looking for in your papers rather than a summary of what you thought about the readings. Although I don’t necessarily require you to do outside research or offer additional citations, you should be able to provide sources to help move your argument, if you are making points or referencing facts that are clearly outside of the text. I encourage you to think of topics or thesis statements as you read for each class, and to email me with outlines, introductions or thesis paragraphs in advance of the due date for the critical writing.

This activity is designed to help you prepare for the assignment due next week, Analysis of Direct and Indirect Costs.

You will use the provided template to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) sheet using the project information from the Week 8 assignment. It includes a place for both direct and indirect costs for the following items:

• Labor.
• Manufacturing.
• Research and Development.
• General Administrative.

This activity is designed to help you better understand the difference between direct and indirect costs. For example, your direct labor costs may be the crew that needs to install solar panels, but indirect labor costs would be any sort of maintenance work required to clean up after the installation.

Please note: The sum formulas are pre-populated in the Total row, so make sure that as you edit, you keep those formulas properly updated. For example, rows should only be inserted above the Total row.

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Note: The provided template has a space for each category and formulas to calculate your total expenses. If you need to add more items than the provided three spaces in each category, just add a row below the last row in the category (above the row that calculates the total). Continue adding rows as needed.

This is a two-page assignment. State at least two things that Lauren Hall said that resonated with you, and explain why. Include personal references and stories from your life that give context for why each particular phrase, statement, concept, or idea made an impact on you, and include a brief statement about how you plan to apply or incorporate it into your life. I want to see your original thoughts and insights. Feel free to incorporate something we have discussed in previous classes, that you read in the textbook. Just make sure you give credit if you cite someone else’s comments or ideas. Follow the essay template that is posted in Canvas in the first module. Specifically:

12 point, Times New Roman font

1 inch margins

1.5 inch line spacing

Indent all paragraphs

Turn off Widow/Orphan function. If you don’t know how to do this, Google it. There are slightly different ways to do it depending on whether you’re using Mac vs. PC, or various versions of Word. Do not have an extra space between paragraphs! (SEE the Essay_Extra Paragraphs .jpg posted in the Introduction, Expectations and Schedule Modules tab)

Submit as a .pdf

MINIMUM two pages in length

First and last name in the upper right hand of the first page only; do not have your name appear on second or third pages

Title should be in bold font

The title of the essay doesn’t really matter, just make it relate to the speaker in some way

Describe both the significance and difficulties that social media brings to the marketing of a start-up business. How have technology and social media altered the landscape for a startup attempting to communicate its message to customers?

Outline a plan and preferred social media platform for your projected business. Justify your selection by explaining how the social media platform would directly affect the businesss revenue and social impact. What are the disadvantages of using the chosen platform?

What to Submit

Short papers should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to a discipline-appropriate citation method. Page-length requirements: 12 pages

Part 2 of Noise (chapters 4 to 8) provides a lot more detail in terms of what noise is, what its sources are, and how we can measure the different types/components of noise. There is a lot we could potentially unpack in this rather long section of the book; however, lets try to use our own examples to try to further clarify noise and the different sources/types.

In an initial discussion post of at least 250 words, address this prompt:

In this section of the book, the authors further discuss the example of sentencing to explain how we can measure noise and how we can break noise into its components (level noise, pattern noise, and occasion noise). Think of your own example of a judgement that may involve noise (it can be the example you used in the last discussion or another one). In as much detail as possible explain noise (including level, pattern and occasion noise) in your example as the authors do with sentencing in chapters 6 and 7.

In chapter 6 (on page 73 of the paperback version of the book), the authors effectively claim that more information (in this case regarding cases and defendants) leads to more noisy judgements. That seems counterintuitive (as you would think that having more information would lead to better judgements). Do you agree or disagree with their explanation? (If you can, relate this to the example you discussed).