Explain in detail the characteristics of the types of business ownership structures using real-world examples to illustrate. Be sure to provide at least one example for each type.

There are four main types of legal ownership for businesses in the United States. These are sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited liability company (LLC), and corporation. These differ from one another on a few major characteristics such as number of owners, operational requirements, and federal taxation.Using the online library resources, and the Internet, research these and other major characteristics of the four types of business ownership.Download and complete the following table on the types of business ownership structures: (Attached is the document that needed to be downloaded)Explain in detail the characteristics of the types of business ownership structures using real-world examples to illustrate. Be sure to provide at least one example for each type.Write a 1–2-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Submit both your completed table and your paper for grading

Analyze which project management concepts were not respected by the project managers and were these lapses occurred.

The purpose of project management is to increase successful software implementation. The article titled “7 Project Management Types and When to Use Them” provides multiple project management methodologies that maximize the success of projects. An example of a failed project can be found in The Global Backlash Against Facebook’s Digital Currency Project. (3:38).Identify an IT system development failure that occurred within the last two years. Do not repeat an example from earlier in the course or one that has been posted by another student.Analyze which project management concepts were not respected by the project managers and were these lapses occurred.Describe how you might have spoken up had you been on the steering committee.Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.SourcesMeredith Wood. 2019. 7 Project Management Types and When to Use Them. https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/7-project-management-types-and-when-to-use-them.phpWall Street Journal. 2019. The Global Backlash Against Facebook’s Digital Currency Project. https://on.wsj.com/2W4HJUW

Describe how you plan to lead your group to make the best decision; address the four major steps.

Your stakeholders have asked the project team to recommend a solution to an unanticipated issue in the project. Describe how you plan to lead your group to make the best decision; address the four major steps. What project management tools would you use to prevent groupthink? How would you respond if a team member makes the following suggestion: “We should brainstorm and then critique each other’s ideas.”

For each of these cases, determine whether the Markov chain is irreducible, and whether it is aperiodic.

A chess piece is wandering around on an otherwise vacant 8×8 chessboard. At each move, the piece (a king, queen, rook, bishop, or knight) chooses uniformly at random where to go, among the legal choices (according to the rules of chess, which you should look up if you are unfamiliar with them).(a) For each of these cases, determine whether the Markov chain is irreducible, and whether it is aperiodic. Hint for the knight: Note that a knight’s move always goes from a light square to a dark square or vice versa. A knight’s tour is a sequence of knight moves on a chessboard such that the knight visits each square exactly once. Many knight’s tours exist.(b) Suppose for this part that the piece is a rook, with initial position chosen uniformly at random. Find the distribution of where the rook is after n moves.(c) Now suppose that the piece is a king, with initial position chosen deterministically to be the upper left corner square. Determine the expected number of moves it takes him to return to that square, fully simplified, preferably in at most 140 characters.(d) The stationary distribution for the random walk of the king from the previous part is not uniform over the 64 squares of the chessboard. A recipe for modifying the chain to obtain a uniform stationary distribution is as follows. Label the squares as 1, 2, . . . , 64, and let di be the number of legal moves from square i. Suppose the king is currently at square i. The next move of the chain is determined as follows: Step 1: Generate a proposal square j by picking uniformly at random among the legal moves from i. Step 2: Flip a coin with probability min(di/dj, 1) of Heads. If the coin lands Heads, go to j. Otherwise, stay at i. Show that this modified chain has a stationary distribution that is uniform over the 64squares.

How effective was Freeman-Brown as an open system at the time of the closure?

assignment#1: Refer to the “Freeman-Brown Private School Case Study” document for details pertaining to this assignment.The board of directors at Freeman-Brown Private School (FBPS) has hired you as part of a consulting team to review the situation and present your findings and recommendations. Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that discusses the case. Complete this assignment from the perspective of the hired consultants. Respond to the following questions:Review how organizations interact with their external environment (as open systems and complex adaptive systems). How effective was Freeman-Brown as an open system at the time of the closure? How effective was Freeman-Brown as a complex adaptive system at the time of the closure?Review your reading this week on the internal environment of organizations. What is your evaluation of the organizational culture andorganizational climate at the time the decision to close two campuses was made?What is your evaluation of the decision made by Dr. Murphy and Caudill? What is your evaluation of the process of going about the closure?Was FBPS demonstrating social responsibility? Discuss the closure impact on three specific stakeholders. Provide an explanation, using appropriate management theories, for how the administration could have handled the closure effectively with stakeholders? Include one theory from each of the following: the classical approach, the human relations approach, and the modern management approach.You have been asked to suggest two goals: one long-term and one short-term goal for the future direction of FBPS. Justify your decision.Present a concluding statement that integrates the 4 functions of management as a means to revamp management at FBPS and meets the recommended goals.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.##############################assignment#2: Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you address the following based on the information provided in the “West Coast Transit Case Study” resource.Define the three criteria for evaluating effective team/group work (as stated in the reading this week) and analyze whether the “team” assembled by Bernie Hollis and Pete Denson is effective or not.Provide a review of each of Tuckman’s five stages of group formation and identify what stage(s) are evident in the case. Explain your answer.Define Schein’s three behavioral profile roles during team entry and identify how the profiles are demonstrated in the case. Explain your answer.Was the communication among the participants in the case effective or not? Justify your answer (this is not just an opinion).The Organizational Behavior textbook describes two main types of conflict. Define them and then describe the type (s) of conflict that are evident in the case.Propose how Denson should manage the conflict in this case using one direct conflict management and one indirect conflict management approach? Explain your response.Identify one specific task leadership activity and one specific maintenance activity that should be encouraged. Identify the most significant disruptive behavior that should be discouraged.Identify the most obvious individual motivational problems experienced by Jing, Mahonney, and Tanney. How should Denson motivate each person? Be sure to provide a specific motivational suggestion for each person based on that person’s motivational needs. Ensure that at you have at least one suggestions from each of the motivational theories/techniques (content theories, process theories, and reinforcement strategies).Use at least two academic resources as references for this assignment.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.####################assignment#3: This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.Many names are recognized as notable business leaders. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Welch, and Colleen Barrett are all leaders identified for their unique approach to leading people. Please review the “Contemporary Business Leaders” resource for a list of additional business leaders. Select one leader from this list discuss (in 1,250-1,500 words) what you have learned about the selected individual as a leader and the leadership style that leader embodies. Address the following in your discussion:Identify a leader and justify why you selected that particular leader. With what organizations is the leader affiliated? In what industry is the leader recognized? How long was the leader in a leadership position?Discuss which leadership theory best describes the chosen leader’s approach to leading people. What was the leader’s greatest career achievement?Identify a significant career challenge the leader faced and how the leader handled the challenge. Did the response align more with a managerial role or a leadership role?What power base did the leader use in handling or resolving the challenge?Compare the leadership style used by your selected leader against that of the leader’s successor/predecessor (or competitor, if a successor/predecessor is not applicable). Was there a difference in the leadership styles? Which leader do you think is more effective and why?Provide a discussion on two to three attributes a leader should emulate or avoid based on course materials. Describe how these characteristics would be beneficial or detrimental in an organizational setting.You are required to use at least two external sources to provide evidence in support of the leadership style displayed by your selected leader. The rationale should be justified; this should not be completed based on an opinion.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.########################assignment#4: The major responsibilities of human resources management (HRM) are attracting, developing, and maintaining a quality workforce. Research an organization, with which you are familiar, that is in need of a change and present how you will manage the change process by incorporating the three essential duties of HRM.Choose one subsystem to change and write a 1,250-1,500 word paper addressing the following questions that pertain to the major human resource management responsibilities and to change management. Strengthen your recommendations by showing how your proposed changes are working in another similar organization that is successful.Address following in your paper:Provide an overview of the organization you have chosen including three subsystems of the organization, three stakeholders of the organization, and the reason for selecting this organization.What one major organizational subsystem needs to be changed in the organization? Justify your choice. How does it compare to a similar successful organization?How will the subsystem change affect the two other subsystems within the organization that you have identified and how will you realign the total system?Identify and explain how you would ensure that the proposed change will satisfy any three stakeholders of the organization?How should the organization attract, develop, andmaintainthe workforce required to bring about your proposed change?Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about attracting a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above: human resource planning, recruitment, or selection.Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about developing a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above: (and this must tie in to 4a too): employee orientation, training and development, or performance appraisal.Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about maintaining a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above (and must relate to 4a and 4b): career development, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, employee retention and turnover, or labor-management relations.Integrate a faith-based or worldview-based component in the paper and make a clear connection on how it informs the groups’ management practices. (NOTE: Individuals all have a worldview, and that worldview influences their decisions, values, and perceptions. It also affects how they manage people, or think they should be managed. For this assignment, this requirement relates to the worldview of the presenters.Include at least four academic references to support your position. One of them should directly relate to the company discussed in your paper and another to the organization to which you are comparing it.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Was this move due to Google’s stagnant share price and an attempt to pacify investors?

Please read Case 1 from the section on the case studies “Alphabet Inc.: Reorganizing Google” from your textbook and provide a minimum of eight (8) APA formatted papers (and at least six (6) peer-reviewed resources) Please make sure that your writing should be analytical and includes the followings:? The effect of the event that happened in 2015 on Google’s stock prices; please explain this by preparing a table that shows historical data.o Was this move due to Google’s stagnant share price and an attempt to pacify investors?? Analyze the effect of Google’s decision to restructure itself under a new holding after 2015.? Evaluate whether the expansion of Google Inc. into non-core businesses, including self-driving cars, life sciences research, high-speed Internet access, and investment divisions was a good move for Google. Please provide historical data to prove your points.? Describe how the restructuring has made the company’s competitiveness stronger in the market and increased profitability and company valuation?? Finally, if you conclude that this move was beneficial for Google, explain the economic ground for this profitability:? Diversification,? Higher market share,? Economies of scale, or? Something else

Write a 1- to 2-page recommendation paper outlining methods the company should consider to protect access to data, including recommendations for policies to be enacted that will improve data security.

1.Create a 1-page table in Microsoft® Word or Excel® listing a minimum of five threats using the column headers Threat to Data-at-Rest, Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability, and Suggestion on Countering the Threat.In the Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability column, identify whether each of the following are affected:ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailabilitySome or all of the three (Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability)Include suggestions on how to counter each threat listed.Place your list in the 3 columns of a table in a Microsoft® Word or Excel® document.2.You have been hired as a security specialist by a company to provide methods and recommendations to create a more secure environment for company data.Write a 1- to 2-page recommendation paper outlining methods the company should consider to protect access to data, including recommendations for policies to be enacted that will improve data security.3.Assume that a security model is needed for the protection of information in your class.In a 1/2- to 1-page paper, describe the RMF and how it relates to the CIA concepts and expands on them. Explain how this framework is used to address the need to protect information in your class.

Identify 1 motivational theory and 1 leadership theory, and discuss their relevance to global human resource management.

In your own words, answer this unit’s discussion questions in a main post (recommended minimum 300 words)Assignment DetailsGlobalization affects the management and the motivation efforts required to manage and motivate a culturally diverse workforce.Identify 1 motivational theory and 1 leadership theory, and discuss their relevance to global human resource management. Discuss how these will affect employees within a company.Review and consider the theories presented by 2 of your peers.One approach to your replies is to share your thoughts. Address additional supporting reasons on the importance of the theories presented. Another approach would be to expand on the discussion. Provide your perspective by introducing examples and possible outcomes.

Is there an alternative other than extending credit to Curtis for 30 days?

Now without further ado, the instructions to the assignments are below:InstructionsCookie Creations (Chapters 9 and 10)This assignment will focus on the Cookie Creations case study from Chapter 9 (page 9-37) and Chapter 10 (page 10-42) of your textbook. There are two parts to this assignment. Review the case situations for each part (i.e., in each chapter), and then complete the instructions.Part IOne of Natalie’s friends, Curtis Lesperance, runs a coffee shop where he sells specialty coffees and prepares and sells muffins and cookies. He is eager to buy one of Natalie’s fine European mixers, which would enable him to make larger batches of muffins and cookies. However, Curtis cannot afford to pay for the mixer for at least 30 days. He asks Natalie if she would be willing to sell him the mixer on credit.Natalie comes to you for advice. She asks you to address the questions below.Curtis has given me a set of his most recent financial statements. What calculations should I do with the data from these statements, and what questions should I ask him after I have analyzed the statements? How will this information help me decide if I should extend credit to Curtis?Is there an alternative other than extending credit to Curtis for 30 days?I am thinking seriously about being able to have my customers use credit cards. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of letting my customers pay by credit card?The following transactions occurred in June through August 2020.June 1: After much thought, Natalie sells a mixer to Curtis on credit, terms n/30, for $1,150 (cost of mixer $620).June 30: Curtis calls Natalie. He is unable to pay the amount outstanding for another month, so he signs a 1-month, 8.35% note receivable.July 31: Curtis calls Natalie. He indicates that he is unable to pay today but hopes to have a check for her at the end of the week. Natalie prepares the journal entry to record the dishonor of the note. She assumes she will be paid within a week.Aug. 7: Natalie receives a check from Curtis in payment of his balance owed.Instructions:Answer Natalie’s questions in a Word document.Prepare journal entries for the transactions that occurred in June, July, and August in an Excel spreadsheet. Round to the nearest dollar. Note that the company uses a perpetual inventory system. Use the Part I Excel Template (which will be attached below) to record your transactions.To reiterate, you will write your responses to Natalie’s questions (1–3) in a Word document, and you will complete the journal transactions in an Excel spreadsheet. Your responses to Part I (Natalie’s questions) should be a minimum of one page in length, and you will add your responses for Part II to this document before submitting.Part IINatalie is also thinking of buying a van that will be used only for business. The cost of the van is estimated at $36,500. Natalie would spend an additional $2,500 to have the van painted. In addition, she wants the back seat of the van removed so that she will have a lot of room to transport her mixer inventory as well as her baking supplies. The cost of taking out the back seat and installing shelving units is estimated at $1,500. She expects the van to last 5 years, and she expects to drive it for 200,000 miles. The annual cost of vehicle insurance will be $2,400. Natalie estimates that at the end of the 5-year useful life, the van will sell for $7,500. Assume that she will buy the van on August 15, 2020, and it will be ready for use on September 1, 2020.Natalie is concerned about the impact of the van’s cost on her income statement and balance sheet. She has come to you for advice on calculating the van’s depreciation.Instructions:Determine the cost of the van.Prepare three depreciation tables for 2020, 2021, and 2022: one for straight-line depreciation (similar to the one in Illustration 10-9), one for double-declining balance depreciation (Illustration 10-13), and one for units-of-activity depreciation (Illustration 10-11). Use the Part II Excel Template (which be attached below) to determine depreciation. For units-of-activity, Natalie estimates that she will drive the van as follows: 15,000 miles in 2020; 45,000 miles in 2021; and 50,000 miles in 2022. Recall that Cookie Creations has a December 31 year-end.What impact will the three methods of depreciation have on Natalie’s balance sheet at December 31, 2020? What impact will the three methods have on Natalie’s income statement in 2020?What impact will the three methods of depreciation have on Natalie’s income statement over the van’s total 5-year useful life?What method of depreciation would you recommend Natalie use, and why?Use the same Word document that you used to record your Part I responses (one page in length), and add your responses for the Part II questions (1–5), which should be one page in length.In summary, you will submit one Word document containing your responses for Parts I and II (two-page minimum) and two Excel spreadsheets containing Natalie’s journal transactions from Part I and the depreciation tables from Part II. You will upload a total of three files to Blackboard (one Word document and two Excel spreadsheets).There are no resources required for this assignment; however, your Word document should be formatted using APA Style.There are several attachments below first four are screen shot from the text book and basic examples of how to calculation Methods (from Chapter 9 & 10). The next attachment is the Excel Template for part one of the assignment that must complete. Then Study Guide will be the next attachment. Following the study will be the second template for part 2 of the assignment. And remember the response for both part 1 & 2 of the assignment goes in one Word document (Two pages minimum in total for both responses – APA style). Complete both complete both templates in there own separate documents. NO PLAGIARISM NO PLAGIARISM!!!!!!