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.

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

  • Search for the article entitled as You can always get what you want?!? the case of rent-to-own. by Hill, R., (2019). in SAGE Business Cases.
  • Read the article thoroughly alongside Chapter 2 (Deciding What’s Right: A Prescriptive Approach) in your textbook and answer the questions for the assignment.
  • Besides this research paper use other relevant material to support your answers.

 

Assignment Question(s):

 

Part 1 (Case-based Questions) (5 Marks)

1– What ethical issues are present in the case? (Words 100-150).

2– Is it appropriate for Jamal to allow his own self-interests to guide his ethical conduct? For example, charging prices and following procedures that disadvantage customers but put more money in his pocket (and the pockets of his employees) may be viewed as wrong. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer (Words 150-200).

3– Are Jamal’s responsibilities to the community different because he shares their history? Explain your answer (Words 100-150).

4. If Jamal truly wants to stay in this community and pursue his career, should he be willing to take a less well-paying job with depressed future options to solve his ethical crisis? Under what circumstance would such extreme measures make sense? (Words 150-200)

 

 

Part 2 (Discussion Questions) (5 Marks)

5– Think about a situation where your values have been in conflict. How have you resolved those conflicts? Now that you have studied the ethical decision-making frameworks in this chapter, what should you have done? (Words 200-300).

6– If you had to choose just one of the philosophical approaches discussed in this chapter to guide your decision making, which would you choose? Why? Or, if you had to rank them from most to least helpful, how would you rank them? (Words 200-300).

 

7– What do you think of the proposed Hippocratic Oath for managers? (Words 100-150).

Requirements: 1250- 1500   |   .doc file

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Referencing this week’s readings and lecture,

Referencing this week’s readings and lecture,

System Approach

Part 1

Referencing this week’s readings and lecture, describe the six steps in the systems approach and apply the systems approach to improving the quality of an accounting information system (AIS).

Part 2

An organization is a regional distributor of widgets. Widgets purchased for the organization originate from small suppliers, and payment is made only with cash. To simplify operations, orders are only taken from customers via its website, and delivery of widgets to customers are handled by a third-party shipping company. All sales are done on account on a net 30 basis and the simplicity of the operation allows the business to be operated by a husband and wife team and no other employees. The wife handles the website programming and all customer service activities (such as customer questions and complaints requiring replacement widgets), and the husband handles all other aspects of the operation (i.e., accounting functions and collections of accounts receivables).

From the information provided:

Requirements: 2 pages

 

Welcome to ACC622: Accounting Information Systems. We begin our journey with an overview of how technology and accounting correlate with one another. Accounting Information Systems (AIS) are more than just technologies used to report financial information. According to Bodnar and Hopwood (2013), “an accounting information system is a collection of resources, such as people and equipment, designed to transform financial and other data into information” (p.1). Each week you will be provided with a written weekly lecture aimed at supplementing one or more concepts from the readings. In addition to this lecture, a link to the textbook’s PowerPoint presentation will be made available to highlight the key concepts covered in the weekly readings.

The resources used in a comprehensive AIS work in correlation as a system that is focused on specific goals (Romney & Steinbart, 2015). Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is concerned with how management assesses an organization’s internal controls to ensure the accuracy of reported financial data. According to Romney and Steinbart (2015), these resources utilize five basic business transaction styles: “(a) revenue cycle, (b) expenditure cycle, (c) production or conversion cycle, (d) human resources/payroll cycle and (e) financing cycle” (p. 6-7). These cycles are inter-related with the AIS because normal business transactions work together as a process for the purpose of selling goods and services. Kay and Ovlia (2014) call this relationship an “enterprise system” (p. 4). An enterprise system is people working together within an organization to achieve specific goals. Information is created through transactions (input). This information is processed so that data becomes useful and that data is finally put into a useable format (Kay & Ovlia, 2014).

The inter-relationship of these processes has become known as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). ERP coordinates each of the five business transaction cycles into a single effort for achieving a goal. This can be as simple as creating a paycheck in the human resources/payroll process to as complex as the supply chain process of creating a product. Accounting Information Systems ties all of these components together into a workable system.

During week 1, we will explore the basics of AIS and how AIS works in a systems approach to achieve goals. You will explore how technology works in conjunction with created data to provide accurate reporting of this data and how this data works within an organization’s system of internal controls. The Week 1 written assignment focuses on the top ten technology initiatives as listed by the Information Technology Center web site for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (infotech.aicpa.org). You will analyze each of the technology initiatives and how they apply to practical examples in business. You will incorporate scholarly research to the effectiveness of each of these technologies.

Please click on the link below to access a PDF version of the textbook Powerpoint Presentation for the weekly readings.

ACC622 Chapter 1 Powerpoint

Forbes School of Business Faculty

References

Bodnar, G. H., & Hopwood, W. S. (2013). Accounting Information Systems (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Kay, D., & Ovila, A. (2014). Accounting Information Systems: The Crossroads of Accounting & IT (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.

Romeny, M. B. & Steinbart, P. J. (2015). Accounting Information Systems (13th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.

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International Hospitality and Service Marketing

International Hospitality and Service Marketing

Part 1: The Paper is to have a Title page, an Introduction, Discussion and Conclusion of 4 pages, and a Reference page

Part 2: Based on your initial paper, produce an 8-slide PPT presentation using the following

Scenario:

 

Imagine that you are required to advise a hotel on how to provide a great service experience as the pandemic gradually recedes within your chosen region.

1.Name the actual hotel or use a fictional example within a defined location.

2.Use course concepts and relevant sources to highlight how a great service experience will be provided.

3.Include up to 10 of the most important rules that are currently required by your regional or national government to enhance customer safety.

4.Include any advice that is also offered by industry experts or industry associations on ensuring customer safety.

Scenario:

 

Imagine that you are now required to present a synthesis of your research and findings to the hotel management in a formal PPT presentation. However, due to social distancing and conflicting schedules of the management team, the presentation needs to be recorded with your voice narrating and elaborating key points (not reading out slides)

Requirements: you can decided

The specific requirements are in the document.Please read the requirements carefully, this is very important to me.You don’t need to record, but I hope you can leave some speech scripts for me to record

manuscript try to be more colloquial, Make it look like it’s not read?

And PPT, please try your best to look good, it’s really very important.

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MODEL, Part 2: Pattern, Design, and Strategy

MODEL, Part 2: Pattern, Design, and Strategy

Instructions

GOAL: Build on your work with your business model canvas by discussing the patterns, the design, and the overall business strategy that it illustrates.

Introduction: Using the week 5 Learning Material in the Content area (coupled with the other resources of the course), examine and discuss the observable patterns, designs, and strategies seen in your business model. You should also integrate metaphors (Morgan’s) and framing (Bolman & Deal) into the discussion of your organization/business. This paper will serve as an investigative tool to inform you further about your business model so that you will be prepared to comprehensively diagnose/assess your model and propose recommendations in your final project for the course. You could say that this week’s work lays the groundwork for moving into the substantive diagnosis and assessment expected in your final paper. You may also benefit from conducting an Internet search of the Business Model Canvas to become comfortable with how it works, particularly in the investigation of patterns, design, and strategy. There are also various YouTube-type videos on the web that demonstrate the use of the canvas for this phase of your work with your canvas.

Instructions: Write a 600-750 word paper that presents your conclusions about the pattern(s), design(s), and overall business strategy depicted by your canvas. Metaphoric and framing applications should also be discussed. The paper should be written in third person and is not reflective (first person not acceptable). A title page and references page with a minimum of three sources is required (no abstract needed).

IMPORTANT NOTE: One of the common errors that students make in the writing of this paper is to limit the discussion of the “frames” (Bolman & Deal) and “metaphors (Morgan). Do not merely mention these items, but discuss the implications of them. What “frame” best depicts your organization and why? What does it tell you about the effectiveness of the context/perspective of the interactivity within of your model? Make the same sort of consideration in relation to the most appropriate metaphor that describes the functionality of your organization/business. Look for the “so what” in your consideration of pattern, design, and strategy. This is where the consideration and reflection based on your model—with added insight via the frames and metaphors—provides you a substantive understanding of the implications of the pattern, design, and strategy. Consideration of change, or confirmation of direction—will be revealed in this process.

Requirements: 750

use APA format 7th edition.

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What is the US position on export competitiveness?

What is the US position on export competitiveness?

Must case study at the end of Chapter 5 and answer the following questions in essay form. Paper must be 3-4 pages written in APA style writing. I can provide access to online book to read chapter and answer questions. These are the following questions that must be answered after reading the chapter and case study. The case study can be found on page 177 – 179 (Why Are US Exports So Competitive). Must be completed by 7/10/2021 11:59 EST.

  1. Prior to taking this class and studying this case, have you often heard or read about the decline of US export competitiveness? Explain.
  2. What are the social and ethical implications of such excessive (one-sided) negative reporting?
  3. Does this case change your mind? Why or why not?
  4. From a resource-based view, explain why US exports are so competitive?
  5. From an institution-based view, explain why US exports are so competitive.

Requirements: 3 pages   |   .doc file

You will need to log into the online book to read the case study and answer questions.

Us the following link https://brytewave.redshelf.com/accounts/login/

The username: eugenebrown1973@gmail.com

The password: Iamdonenow73!

Once your login in the name of the book is Global Business.

Please read Chapter 5.

The case study can be found on page 177 – 179 (Why Are US Exports So Competitive).

Please let me know once you have gained access to the online book.

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