Business Studies

Business Studies may be defined as a combination of inter-related business subjects which lead to learning of basic knowledge and skills. It is a course in education that is designed to cover the basic elementary knowledge and skills in organizing business enterprises as well as general office administration.

2-1 Discussion: John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust

2-1 Discussion: John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust

Read the Standard Oil case study beginning on page 75 of the textbook as well as pp. 145–150 of Exxon and the Control of Oil. Your instructor will designate whether you are to support the position of either the pluralist theory or dominance theory of business power. My position is dominance theory.

From the perspective of the theory which you have been assigned, consider the following prompts in your initial post:

Also in your post, state which theory (pluralist or dominance) you personally ascribe to. Did the arguments you read on this discussion topic change your perspective?

My position is dominance theory. (please put each of these questions in bold, and then answer for each question)

Requirements: 1-2 paragraphs   |   .doc file

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BUS499 Week 2 Discussion – Here Comes Amazon

BUS499 Week 2 Discussion – Here Comes Amazon

  • Can any firm beat Amazon in the marketplace? If not, why not? If so, how can they best do so? How formidable a competitor is Google for Amazon? Please explain. Consider:
  • Given the importance of understanding the external environment, why do some firms fail to do so? Provide examples of firms that did not understand their external environment.
    • What were the implications of the firm’s failure to understand that environment?

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ACC/542: Accounting Information Systems

ACC/542: Accounting Information Systems

ACC/542: Accounting Information Systems

Wk 3 Discussion – Computer Database Systems [due Thursday]

Wk 3 – Practice/Apply: Knowledge Check [due Thurs

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over two (2) separate days for full Discussion points.

NOTE: It will be helpful to complete the Required Reading of the textbook chapters for this week before posting as it will give insight for your Discussion posts (see Learning Activities – Textbook & PowerPoints).

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

  •  A computer database system or program can be very complicated; however, the central elements of a database are composed of tables, records, and fields. Tables are also called datasheets and each table in a database holds data about a different, but associated, subject. The impact of high-performance interconnects on relational database systems is an important process.
  • Discuss details of database records and fields.
  • Discuss the role of remote direct memory access (RDMA) and remote memory access (RMA) in transaction processing.

 

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B280/GEB2930 Section 02 Business Capstone – Strategic Planning

B280/GEB2930 Section 02 Business Capstone – Strategic Planning

It is now time to begin the strategic planning phase of your project. You have been hired as a consultant to help MovieFlix solve a business problem. You’ve previously described to MovieFlix’s leadership the first step to helping them solve their problem. Now it’s time to provide them with a full plan and timeline.

For your project this week, you will need to do the following:

  • Create a chart/table where you detail a SWOT analysis for MovieFlix. For your SWOT analysis, you need to list 3 internal strengths, 3 internal weaknesses, 3 external opportunities, and 3 external threats for MovieFlix.
  • In 1-2 paragraphs, discuss the information that you put into your SWOT analysis. Why did you list the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that you did? Why are they strengths, weaknesses, etc.
  • Now detail the rest of the steps that you will guide MovieFlix through to reach a positive resolution to their problem. Make sure that you provide their leadership team with a timeframe for when you anticipate the project to be completed by.
  • Remember to use proper tone in your paper. You are speaking from a “consultant” point of view. Your audience is the Leadership Team at MovieFlix.
  • Make sure to include an APA formatted title page and reference page for sources that you may have used for your research. Remember to follow APA guidelines when paraphrasing or quoting information. Don’t forget to cite your sources and include in-text citations as necessary.

Requirements: 2-3 pages not including cover page and reference page

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Choose a public corporation

Choose a public corporation

Business Question

Choose a public corporation, with which you are familiar, from one of the following industries:

  1. Travel.-Southwest

Research the company on its own website, public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings & Forms page, Strayer University’s online databases, Strayer University’s Lexis Advance database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Use the Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Template [DOCX] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.

Requirements

Write a 4-6 page paper in which you address the following:

  • Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
  • Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
  • Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
  • Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
  • The booked for this course is :Hitt, Michael, A. et al. Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases: Competitiveness and Globalization. Available from: Strayer University Bookshelf, (13th Edition). Cengage Learning US, 2019.

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