Analyzing the first aspect listed above, seems that Astray scandal originated, in first lace, due to a lack of moral and ethical standards from the company top management, as well as the board of directors, which have worsened, rather than mitigate, agency conflicts between shareholders and managers. Many were the evidences In this sense, from the bribery charges, that led to a ban from the […]

In this article, as well as, your reading for this week the balanced scorecard is explained:   The Balanced Scorecard  http://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/the_balanced_scorecard.htm .   One of the best tools a manager has is a balanced scorecard.   Remember, our bowling alley manager from week 6!  •Address how the scorecard approach fits in to the control function of management. •Create a balanced scorecard and explain how the use of a […]

The Houses of Parliament was now a ghost building; there had not been a government since the assassination of Prime Minister Smith, which was a good, yet sinister event, for it was PM Smith who had caused this global never-ending power cut. The situation PM Smith had left us in was abhorrent to us all. As I was looking at the vacated Houses of Parliament […]

Immigrants have long sought America’s bounties. The Pilgrims came for religious freedom. Countless others came for work. And John and Alison Abercrombie came for the abundance of hydraulic hoses. In fact, they sold their home, packed up their two children and moved from Wollongong, Australia, to Houston because of those hoses. It’s a story that begins at the Abercrombie family hydraulics-services company in southern Australia. John’s […]

   Read Chapter 8: Macro-ergonomics: task analysis and process mapping Read Chapter 9: Computer simulation of processes and tasks The purpose of this assignment is for you to practice utilizing these processes toward evaluating common controls for mitigating ergonomic-related hazards.  Instructions: This assignment involves completing a series of four exercises. Exercise 1: Task Analysis  Take the simple task of lifting a 25-pound box (18 inches […]

You can watch it here! Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room or https://freedocumentaries.org/documentary/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room Enron: Research Paper (up to 25 points) Watch the movie Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. (There are some adult scenes and language in this movie).  Please write a 3 page paper (APA format, double-spaced, 1” margins and 12pt font) discussing some of the following points without restating the questions […]

It is said that the shorter the operating cycle, the better. But in the above case it can be seen that the operating cycle of Videocon is increasing over the years from 90. 98 days in the year 2007 to 99. 92 in the year 2008 to 118. 39 days in the year 2009. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Annual Report 2009 of Videocon, Pg. 55, Point […]

Poverty: Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. . Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society ,or compared to worldwide averages. About 1. 7 billion people live in absolute poverty; before the industrial revolution, poverty had […]

Write two discussion posts for the following topics  :  Discussion post 1:  There have been many books and opinion pieces written about the impact of AI on jobs and ideas for societal responses to address the issues. Two ideas were mentioned in the chapter –  universal basic income (UBI) and social investment stipend (SIS). What are the pros and cons of these ideas? How would […]

Develop a disaster recovery plan for an organization. There are many different templates available online for you to use as reference and guidance. Your plan should cover the following sections (these sections detail the elements in a DR plan in the sequence defined by industry compliance standards ISO 27031 and ISO 24762):  Important: This section should summarize key action steps (such as where to assemble […]