If you were a bank manager or other investor considering a request to loan money to either Nike or a competitor, to which company would you choose to provide a loan?

Q4. If you were a bank manager or other investor considering a request to loan money to either Nike or a competitor, to which company would you choose to provide a loan? Explain and support your answer. use the attached file below to see the financial statement for the companies.
Debt RatioNike = 61.9%
Under Armour = 55.6%
EBITNike = 98.98
Under Armour = Interest Coverage Ratio
Nike =
Under Armour =
Link to UnderArmour Statements in 2019:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336917/000133691720000010/ua-20191231.htm#ia59c9d23542e4b489dc58de46d9acdd9_127

explain the primary considerations for creating and implementing a MACS system for that company.

The assignment is to compose a few paragraphs on an organization with which you are familiar and explain the primary considerations for creating and implementing a MACS system for that company. Be sure to include relevant contextual information about the company so that the rationale for the various elements of the MACS system make sense. You should use 2-4 sources and cite/reference them according to APA guidelines. INTERNET SOURCES ONLY
Management accounting control system (MACS)

Calculate the cash flows and NPV for the two cases

Gemini, Inc., an all-equity firm, is considering a $1.7 million investment that will be depreciated according to the straight-line method over its four-year life. The project is expected to generate earnings before taxes and depreciation of $595,000 per year for four years. The investment will not change the risk level of the firm. The company can obtain a four-year, 9.5 percent loan to finance the project from a local bank. They will receive the total amount needed for investment ($1.7 million at time 0) and all principal will be repaid in one balloon payment at the end of the fourth year (similar to a bond). Every year the company would need to pay interest (@9.5%). If the company finances the project entirely with equity, the firm’s cost of capital would be 13 percent. The corporate tax rate is 30 percent. Calculate the cash flows and NPV for the two cases: a) If the company finances the project entirely with equity, and b) if the company finances the project entirely with the bank loan. Are the answers different? If so, why? Should the project be undertaken? (Hint: In the first case you need to discount your cash flows at 13% and in the second case with 9.5% when you calculate NPV).

evaluate the challenges of use of project management tools within a particular project-based organization.

For this assignment, you are to evaluate the challenges of use of project management tools within a particular project-based organization. You will create an outline of an integrated project plan to submit as an Appendix at the end of your paper.
Refer to “Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project” case (I attached it below)
In a 2,000-2,250-word paper, analyze the case from a project management perspective by responding to the following questions below. Be sure to formulate your responses based the project management concepts you have learned from experience and on the content thus far in the course:
Provide a brief introduction (short paragraph) outlining your paper. Do not summarize the case.
Prior to implementation of the new strategy and structure at Teradyne, what specific product development challenges existed?
Referring to the issues facing the software development team (see third paragraph from the bottom on page 9 on the case), how would you as a project manager address the situation?
Create an integrated project plan outline as an appendix to your paper. Address ideas that would have prevented the situation in the case.
Referring to “Reflections on the Project,” provide three key challenges moving forward for the organization and how you, as project manager, would attempt to address them.
Provide a brief conclusion (short paragraph) summarizing your paper.
Provide a references list and cite each reference at least once in your paper. Provide at least six citations, excluding the citations listed in this assignment (no Wikipedia citations allowed).
Rubric
Discussion of the specific product development challenges existing before implementation of the new strategy is clearly present and insightful. Six scholarly sources support your response.
Discussion of the plan to address the given situation along with an integrated project plan outline is clearly present and insightful.
Discussion of three key challenges and how you would address them is clearly presented. Discussion is perceptive.
Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

Create a toolkit that can be used in your business and educational experiences in the future. 

Create a toolkit that can be used in your business and educational experiences in the future.  What key points should be noted as “need to know.” An example is understanding the interviewing process.
A toolkit is created to serve as a repository for HR documentation that can be used as a handy source of information. This exercise allows you to start collecting documentation that you can use in the future as examples. It can include the following:
Job Descriptions
Recruitment Processes
•             Offer Letter
•             Job Description
•             Employment Agreement and contract
•             Recruitment Tracker
•             Candidate Evaluation Form
•             Reference Check Guide
Performance Appraisals Examples
Performance Management Processes
•             Performance Review
•             Performance Improvement Plan
•             Performance Appraisal Letter
•             Performance Warning Letter
Onboarding Procedures
•             Onboarding Checklist
•             Employee Induction
•             New Employee Announcement Email
•             Employee Welcome Email
•             New Hire Checklist
•             Job Offer Email
•             Company Policies Checklist for New Hires
•             Welcoming New Employees
•             Appointment Letter
Benefits
I personaly have a file that I created for my job searches which includes:
Resume
Work Philosophy
Personal Values
Interview Questions and Responses
Elevator Speech
Personal References
Key Highlights of Work Performance

Is the supermarket industry profitable?

Report structure
1) Up to 7 double-spaced pages of text,12-pt Times New Roman font with 1” margins on all sides, NO MORE THAN 7 PAGES!. No more than 4 pages of appendices, tables, graphs, diagrams, etc.

Answer the following questions in the analysis report:
1) Is the supermarket industry profitable? Conduct the 5 forces analysis to assess the profitability of the industry. Use the attached material, “5 Force Analysis.”
2) What are the key sources of Trader Joe’s competitive advantages? Identify the key sources of Trader Joe’s competitive advantage by analyzing a value chain analysis. What activities and choices in a value chain diagram enable the firm to create more value than most rivals? Conduct a value chain analysis to support your argument. Use the attached material, “Competitive Advantage”
3) What are the business-level strategy of Trader Joe’s and rivals (Whole Foods, Kroger,
Supervalu) business level strategy? Cost leadership or differentiation? Identify each company’s business-level strategy and explain why. Include a comparative analysis by using the value creation framework (Trader Joe’s vs. Whole Foods,. Kroger, Supervalu). Does Trader Joe’s have an advantage over rivals?
• Hint: To conduct this analysis, use the financial information of Exhibit 2 as well as the case text. Use the attached material “Business-level Strategy”.
4) Does Trader Joe’s strategy that you identified in Q3 take advantage of the opportunities and neutralize/reduce threats identified in the industry analysis? If so, how?
5) What are the main threats to Trader Joe’s competitive advantage? Is their advantage
sustainable? Evaluate Trader Joe’s position using the RBV framework (valuable, rare, inimitable, sustainable?); also, evaluate their ability to retain customers.
* I have attached the Trader Joe case below and the following supporting document for each question.

In your estimation, was the organization’s success more a result of having an excellent strategy or a result of superior execution? Why?

Review the following scenario and consider the impact that strategic planning could have played in leading to a more successful outcome:
Samuel Woodard started working for a company that, unbeknownst to him, had no strategic plans in place. The company seemed to be doing well as far as he could tell, but he sometimes questioned some of the decisions being made by leadership. He began to feel that the company’s success was centered more on luck than on intentional effort. His feelings were confirmed when a competitor opened an office nearby and quickly began winning over clients who were once loyal to Samuel’s company. The company soon fell apart as sales decreased and employees were laid off. On the day Samuel and his manager were both let go, they went to lunch to talk about what happened, which is when his manager explained that everyone should have seen this coming. They knew that the current business model could only last for so long and they failed to create a plan to stay in business.
In this Discussion, you will explain how strategic planning can help organizations gain competitive advantage. You will locate an organization with a competitive advantage and examine the impact of strategic planning.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review this week’s Learning Resources on business strategy and competitive advantage.
Conduct some research to locate an organization that achieved competitive advantage in the market through effective strategic planning.
Review the Academic Writing Expectations: Capstone Courses document, provided in this week’s Learning Resources.
Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) analysis of the relationship between strategic plans and achievement of competitive advantage. In your analysis, do the following:
Examine how an organization can utilize strategic planning to achieve and maintain competitive advantage within its market.
From your research, provide at least one specific example of an organization that achieved a competitive advantage from proper execution of strategic planning.

In your estimation, was the organization’s success more a result of having an excellent strategy or a result of superior execution? Why?

To support your response, be sure to reference at least one properly cited scholarly source.

Compose an essay that includes an explanation of how one’s tendency to perceive others using either the halo effect or the fundamental attribution error could contribute to developing prejudices

Instructions
In Chapter 9, you read about four criteria that need to be met in order for contact between hostile groups to decrease prejudices. In this assignment, you will reflect on these criteria and develop a program to reduce prejudice. Compose an essay that includes the following components:
an explanation of how one’s tendency to perceive others using either the halo effect or the fundamental attribution error could contribute to developing prejudices,
a description of the four criteria used to reduce prejudice for groups, and
a discussion of the two criteria that you think are most important and why.
You must also access the CSU Online Library to find a peer-reviewed empirical article that provides supporting evidence for at least one of the two criteria you selected as most important above. In the library database PsycARTICLES, put your search criteria in the Advanced Search, and then limit to the Research Methodology of Empirical Study. These specific kinds of studies are also located in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
After providing a brief overview of the article’s main findings, address the following points.
Describe a prejudice reduction program you could implement based on the two criteria that you previously selected as most important.
Explain why you believe this program will be effective by drawing on research concerning prejudice and discrimination.
Discuss how the program would be implemented. Be specific in who would be targeted, where this program would take place, and how you see the program being executed.
This Psychology Research tutorial will help you conduct research.
Your response should be at least two pages in length. You must use at least two academic sources as references for your paper, and at least one source must come from the CSU Online Library. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced, and paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Please format your paper and all citations in accordance with APA guidelines.