Discuss the importance of financial statements and how they are used by businesses. What is the basic format of the income statement and what is the relevance of the basic categories? Cash flows for an organization come from operating activities and investment activities. Discuss the importance of each to the organization.
Job enlargement involves broadening the scope and breadth of a job by expanding the number of different tasks to be performed. For example, an assembly line worker could be tasked with a number of different responsibilities. Job enrichment is increasing the depth of a job by adding responsibility for planning, organizing, controlling, and leading. An example of job enrichment is […]
*The role of the brain in cognitive functions. *And as a part of the explaination, describe what Phineas Gage’s accident revealed about how brain areas support cognitive function.
In order to improve processes quality, management keeps records and evaluates processes based on these records. This type of recordkeeping is considered benchmarking. Benchmarking allows an organization to analyze variances for different types of processes. Benchmarking can also be used to improve in a continual improvement process. In this discussion, you will explore how benchmarking can be used for strategic […]
In your opinion, how does an arts program’s success vary from a science or math program? Discuss with your class members your views on some of the benchmarks to measure the success of an arts program.
Evaluate the importance of organizational learning. Provide examples of how learning and change can impact one another. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers.
How does employee empowerment aid in building partnerships between companies and their customers? Provide an example from your experience as an employee or customer.
Why do you eat the foods that you do? What are some biological reasons for your personal preferences? What are some emotional reasons for eating? How may these reasons be influenced by your culture?
Compare and contrast one of the men who made a fortune in the Industrial Revolution (i.e., Rockefeller, Carnegie) with someone who has made a fortune in today’s technology revolution (perhaps Steve Jobs or Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg).
Provide an explanation of the meaning of the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Then, using the second law, explain why a barrel of oil can be used only once as a fuel source, or in other words, why can we not recycle high-quality energy resources.
