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Finance
Background
Angus Cartwright has been hired as the investment planner and advisor for two clients named John and Judy DeRight and. Both of these clients have acquired a new passion for real estates and thus have approached Angus Cartwright to recommend a best option for their investment. Both the clients are inclined towards acquiring a spacious properly that is so large to an extent it attracts real estate management companies that are professional and also to accrue a minimum leverage of at least 12% after tax. Also, both the clients are of a strong belief ...

4 Questions
- What is the difference between non-probability and probability sampling? Give examples of both.
Sampling is used when a researcher wants to make a choice on who or what to study. From the entire population, the researcher may pick on a further small group limiting the scope. This group chosen is what is called a sample and the process of choosing it sampling. Probability sampling is done randomly while non-probability sampling is non-random. Purposive sampling is an example of probability sampling because it’s done with an intension already at the back of the mind. This involves a choice between ...

The Choice

In the current case, BMI has managed to develop a multi-million dollar business, but they still remain unknown as they are a new company. The company has a management team made by individuals with years of experience and strong industry reputation. BMI (Brand Momentum Inc.) needs to evaluate all options and identify the way the company can maximize their brand reach and exploit their competencies. Among all three choices available for promoting BMI and developing the company’ brand name, the most effective option would be to use traditional marketing option. The traditional marketing option requires BMI to purchase ad ...

505 U.S. 833 (1992)

George L Smith

Dr. Thompson
I. Introduction
In the 1973 case Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed that a woman has a constitutional right to decide whether or not she wants to have an abortion. Prior to the decision, most states had prohibited abortions other than in the case where a pregnancy was dangerous to the woman’s health. In finding that a woman has a right to choose, the Court held that the choice was a private decision that the state had no authority to interfere with, at least ...

Executive Summary

The present report delves into implications that individual freedom and organizational control will have to the future organization. The first part of the report explains the changes that are taking place in the world of business and how the use of traditional organizational control strategies by some contemporary organizations limit individual freedom. The succeeding part explains what individual freedom at work entails. The third section describes the topic of organizational control and the control strategies that are used in organizations including concertive control, bureaucratic control, cultural control, technical control, and simple control. The concertive control and cultural control promote ...

Abstract
Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the adoption of GIS in affordable housing initiatives. In order to achieve this objective, the current state of Sheffield’s housing is exhaustively considered. Using the boundary data from EDINA ...

When people make their choices in life, they are influenced by the society that surrounds them by changing their social conditions in ways that may at some point encumber or even support their life with family. Interplay exists between an individual’s family and the society, and throughout the adulthood stage, an individual makes choices that are family related. Development is the movement, growth, and transition made by an individual from one state to another in life. This research has been able to state clearly the stages made by people who are developing from one stage to another. This ...

Introduction

In choosing a particular tool to perform a specific function, a number of factors need to be considered. The choice of an important component of an information system is by no means different as there are a number of different devices with peculiar configurations to choose from. In this paper, the factors to consider in the choice between a tablet and a laptop to effectively carry out management functions are considered.

Factors to consider

The first most important factor to consider in the choice of either a tablet or a laptop is the purpose for which the device will be used (Black ...

Question 1 (Appendix A):

Government interventions in the financial markets have been and will always be an issue of ethical dilemma (Stiglitz, et.al, 1993). Therefore, it may be worthy to understand beforehand, what an ethical dilemma is. In YourDictionary, ethical dilemma is defined as “situation in which there is a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. In such cases, societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome for the chooser. Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms, such as codes of law or religious teachings, in ...

The Parole Board

Ethical Situation
The pressure on releasing inmates into community sentences is evident. The Governor’s fears are not implausible. However, releasing recidivism-prone inmates will increase the burden on the society and reduce their safety dramatically. Despite spending almost a trillion dollars on correctional facilities, the prisons are overflowing. A vast majority of these inmates are serving sentences for drug related charges. They will definitely get back to their former livelihoods the moment they step out of prison.
However, retaining them in prison under inhumane conditions is a violation of human rights. Since the US has the largest prison population ...

The major cost factor that contributed to the choice of chief information officer (CIO) is the low operational cost of IT infrastructure at USA Group than at Sallie Mae. The executive group from the Sallie Mae made a choice based on whose IT organization is better in terms of management and cost of operations. Creg Clancy happened to be the former chief information officer at USA group. This company had several dollars portfolio of student loan hence was larger than Sallie Mae. The company therefore invested $100 million in the information technology five years prior to its merger with the ...

There are a few ways Blades can advantage from using forecasting methods in looking to expand their operations as Blades is an international roller blades manufacturer. Advantages that include a increase in the rate of return of investment in using the correct forecasting money creates baht-designated money inflows and afterward changes over them to U.S. dollars. Anticipating the conversion scale might permit Blades to settle on a forecasting opportunity that is apparently the most advantageous. Moreover, it is said that Blades might set up an auxiliary in Thailand. If this somehow happened to happen, benefits earned by this auxiliary ...

Step 1: Identify Ethical Issues

In this scenario, a clothing company is determining whether or not it is right to source from an Asian manufacturing company. The following ethical issues are identified:
The factory is shown to work the employees long hours, with very low pay compared to America. However, the workers claim that they are very grateful for the jobs that are given to them.

Is it fair to work employees so much for so little, even if they are satisfied by it?

Threads with Style is dedicated to social responsibility as well as profitability. The basic pay of the workers might be low, however it would be better if some form of benefit was given. Although the workers are paid ...

Executive summary 1

Question 1: Environmental analysis of Severstal Company 2
Question 2: Severstal’s corporate and competitive strategies evaluation 3
Question 3: strategic recommendations for Severstal 4

References 5

Executive summary
Steel is one of the most widely used materials in infrastructure development. This is due to the quality of its products and the fact that it is relatively cheaper than other materials that would be used to make the same products. However, the steel industry has had its fair share of tribulations especially during the 2008 economic crisis that fell many giants in the business. The industry experienced operations ...

Yelp is simply an online business directory used in connecting local people having great local businesses. Yelp works with small and middle companies in a bid to develop connections and mechanisms of finding things in an easier manner for the consumers. This plan only means that Yelp is more than prepared to implement all the customer feedbacks.
Launching Yelp reservation is a case that represents an existing negotiation in a multi-party setting among the Yelp, two startups and the current partner open table in the online restaurant reservation industry. Yelp reservation is more of entrepreneurship in the online industry ( ...

Background

The major responsibilities of the position of Senior IT Specialist & Systems Analyst at Upton, Martin Ulysses, & Clapper (UMUC) explicitly incorporate duties of determining market tendencies and new technological streams of advancements, specifying resources required for comprehensive computation power of the work stations to provide users with comfortable work environment, advocate and consult management of the company on the contemporary state of the equipment, support users of the machines and any other firm’s technological assets with corresponding services, contribute to company’s IT improvement and evolution.
UMUC possesses a set of specific fields of activity, including, but not restricted ...

Porter’s Five-Force analysis is an examination that helps a company or an individual in determining whether to invest in a certain industry. The analysis examines the level of competition that exists in an industry, the potential of new entrants, the possibility of introducing substitute products, and the bargaining power of buyers and sellers in the industry (Truxal 54). These factors when combined inform an investor about the profitability of investing in an industry. Therefore, it means that the porter’s framework acts like a SWOT analysis because it identifies the strengths and weaknesses that exist in a market. An analysis of the ...

Critically evaluate the macro and micro-competitive environments facing airline companies using module and framework?

For the micro-competitive environment, I will be analysing Ryanair against The Five Forces Framework. Under this framework, the competitive rivalry is linked to threats from potential entrants, bargaining power of buyers, threat from substitutes, and bargaining power of suppliers. The threat from potential entrants is relative less due to the nature of the aviation industry. The major reason being the capital required to start a new airlines. Any new entrant will have a well thought of strategy to take on Ryanair. From the case study it seems they have most of the things correct. Any new entrant, besides the capital requirement, ...

Introduction 3

Background information and industry analysis 4
Strategic issues affecting the industry 7
Netflix SWOT analysis 7
Strengths 7
Weaknesses 7
Opportunities 8
Threats 8
Competitor analysis 8
Company business model and environment analysis 10
Conclusion 12

References 13

Introduction
Netflix is the world’s most successful company that specializes in providing rental services for the home movies to various online consumers after paying the required fees for the product. The company has experienced success and failures in their daily operations as a result of internal and external company factors that are the ...

Elements of the Self-Determination Theory

The Self-Determination Theory proposes that autonomous motivation is distinct from controlled motivation (Gagne and Deci, 2005) where autonomy “involves acting with a sense of volition and having the experience of choice” (Gagne and Deci, 2006, p. 333) while controlled motivation involves external regulation. It proposes that uninteresting activities require extrinsic motivation; thus, making the activity externally regulated.

External regulation is the use of external factors to initiate and maintain a behavior. However, the Self-Determination Theory names another type of extrinsic motivation where the regulation of a behavior and the value that is associated with it becomes internalized. Internalization is when people have ...

Abstract

A nurse is likely to face different worldviews constantly in their line of work. Such worldviews are often shaped by different religious and cultural beliefs. The question of euthanasia for patients with terminal illnesses lends itself to different worldviews and interpretations. George’s condition of ALS has forced him to consider euthanasia. From, a Christian standpoint, this choice is wrong because only God the Creator has the authority over life and death. Also, Buddhism does not favor euthanasia. The question of the causes of sickness also lends itself to religious interpretation. Christian interpretations are varied. One view is that ...

Total purchasing price

The reason of choice. The point of using money is an exchanging the money for something. Money is important for any company. If a correct investment will be made, money can return twice as their size or even more.
Mark. At first it might look like Atomic Products (AP) price is less than one that Nuclear Vessels (NV) offer ($1,232,000 against $1,560,001). However, we should take a closer look to estimated shop rate, shop overhead and material cost. AP's estimated shop rate is much higher than NV's ($24/hour against $16/hour). It means that if AP's ...

PERSONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT IN QATAR: INVESTING QR 1000000

Abstract
This article describes a personal finance project which entails the investment of QR 1000000 in a short time frame, from 1 March to 27 May 2016. We first define personal finance and establish the five steps of a personal financial planning process, which entails: (1) assessment of the individual’s financial situation; (2) determination of the individual’s financial goals; (3) creation and details of the financial plan, based upon the determined goals; (4) execution of the aforementioned plan; (5) monitoring and reassessment of the plan. For each one of the five stages, we carry out the required ...

Executive Summary

Implementations of care paths will/may help cut healthcare costs. This report argues that the adoption of the care path approach is necessary to ensure MGH's costs are sustainable, but to ensure success, a phased approach to implementation approach, stakeholder engagement, constant, communication, and use of formal change management models will help.

Summary of the Case

As one of the largest hospitals in the country and a pioneer of open-heart surgery, MGH its ability to rein the costs of one of the most expensive procedures would serve as an important guide for the rest of the industry. Its costs are higher than its competitors ...

Politics and government is a very touchy subject for a lot of people. This is especially true right now with the presidential election right around the corner. All of the focus is on the national stage and many people forget that local governments have their issues as well. These issues come from there being too much bureaucracy and too many people that want to be in charge.
​ This is the ongoing issue in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. They are a large county with various towns and boroughs. Every town has a legislative body all encompassed and watched over by the ...

Individual Tax Case Study

Facts
Age: 60
Marital status: Single
Bob recently retired from IBM and has $690,000 available from his 401(k) fund. He plans on using the money to open a used car business. The business will be located at 210 Ocean View Drive in Pensacola, Florida. The estimated taxable income from the business might be $300,000. Bob’s individual wealth including investments in stocks, bonds, and land is approximately $14,000,000. Last year, Bob reported a dividend income of $6,000 and an interest income of $20,000. The $14,000,000 comprises of land worth $9, ...

In modern world the number of issues the company should deal with is dramatically increasing. Some main threats of the previous years are replaced by more significant ones. To remain competitive the organization should pay attention to all the decisions made on different levels. The company is also exposed to new types of risks. It means that the organization should use new approaches to manage both external and internal operations. The main requirement to the behavior of the firm is to be as flexible as possible. New strategies need to be defined in accordance with environmental issues and up-to-date ...

Management Case Study

In an organizational setting, it is important to ensure that all employees experience the same treatment at all levels. Integrity and honesty represent the ethical tone that is required for the top most leaders in the organization. However, numerous interns have reported abuse from the high level leaders who exploit their naivety and pursuit for knowledge in exchange for sexual favors and less than professional working conditions. These leaders and executives lack the value based leadership that should be evident in an organization. This paper focuses on the management team performance that enforces a value based system identified as ethical ...

Introduction

The conflict in Syria has raged on for over three years now with the various warring parties actively sustaining it. It began in early 2011 as a part of the series of demonstrations dubbed as the Arab Spring witnessed globally in a number of Arabic countries. The protests were aimed at the Bashar al-Assad led government that was dubbed as tyrant and retrogressive. After various crackdowns, these demonstrations evolved to deadly armed rebellions (Cole, 2013). The armed conflict pitted various opposition groups namely; Free Syrian Army and the Islamic Front against the Syrian government and its allies such as Hezbollah. The ...

Certain theories explain the causes, nature, and extent of crime; for example, the theory of rational choice explains that individuals commit crime to fulfill their pleasures (Reynald, 2011, p. 23). According to this theory, individuals choose to do wrong if it results to rewards and fun rather than pain. The theory of trait argues that individuals are born with certain characteristics that make them engage in criminal activities. The social structure hypothesis argues that the surrounding influences the behavior of people. According to this theory, a person becomes a criminal if he or she lives with criminals (Walker, 2011, p.59). The ...

Abstract - The routing protocols have significant effects on the consistency and the performance of the network. Categorization and determination of the best routing protocol can be quite a challenge. However, the choice of any given routing protocol mainly depends on the type of network being handled and the types of network infrastructure being used. All the routing protocols have their unique strengths and weaknesses. This section analyses the advantages and the disadvantages of various routing protocols and then offer guidance on which of the routing protocols is best suited to be used in the network under study. The wide ...

Introduction

A good hiring and pay plan is essential for the success of any business establishment. If the plan is not good enough then it is likely to reduce on the productivity of the employees thus reducing the firm’s profitability. A pay plan for instance cannot be the same for all the employees in a given company. Therefore the payment for different employees has to be varied. Many companies are in the process of increasing the proportion of variable pay in their employee pay packets. Employers always want to incent and reward their employees while at the same time tying ...

Perrier, an iconic brand in the world of mineral water, started to experience some problems the year after it great success of 1989. The previous year it had remarkably sold 1.2 billion bottles of mineral water, almost half to the population in the United States. The reason for their remarkable sale can be attributed to the absence of potential competitors in the market. The people had no choice, and therefore, they had to buy Perrier’s bottled water. However, in the year 1990, a minute quantity of benzene detected in the bottle reduced its sale by almost fifty percent ( ...

3 August 3, 2016

The Coca-Cola Company has a long history of innovation and development. The company was founded in 1886 by a recipe concoction created by pharmacist John S. Pemberton (Coca-Cola, n.d.). The beverage enjoyed moderate success until Pemberton passed away, and several businessmen worked to ensure the trademark drink would become a world famous flavor. In the early 1900s the product expanded rapidly from its roots in the southeastern United States across the country, and the cause of all of this growth can be traced back to successful leadership in terms of management and innovation. The purpose ...

Question 1:

Wendy Borg and Jason Kushdog were two entrepreneurs who came together to form Trendsetters Inc. trendsetter Inc. was a startup aimed at providing new warehousing and distribution solutions to clothing retailers. They however had a major challenge of capital as they only had six weeks of operations before they could run out of the initial seed capital they had invested. This prompted them to seek for alternative sources of capital, venture capital being one of the most lucrative one.
Neither of them had knowledge in how venture capitals work since Wendy had her background in supply chain management and ...

Summary of the Decision Situation

Just like any other company venturing into a new business, Uber is facing both marketing and pricing challenges. Uber has placed various services into use to ensure that it beats its competitors in providing ride-sharing services in the United States and other parts of the world, such as Europe, Asia, and Africa. Lyft is the main competitor Uber is facing in most of the United States cities. In the international platform, Uber faces a bigger competitive challenge more so in the Chinese market from companies such as Didi Kuaidi. Some of Uber’s services include charging their customers based ...

Introduction

Pegasus Technologies is a technology solutions provider, with an extensive team of devoted professionals. It is looking forward to manufacturing 8-inch touch-screen color LCD panels, which they expect to be of exceptional quality and high resolution. The company has for several years been recognized as the leading company in the manufacture of various lines of palm pallet computers. The capability of being touch screen is intended to ease its use since the user does not need to carry the keyboard as well as the mouse. It thus enhances its portability level, making it less bulky.
The company is not ...

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

Visualize a particular time when you needed to acquire a new mobile phone. The processes of deciding on a particular model are usually complicated and thus as a prospective buyer, you may have opted to acquire one of the most popular brand. Another method of simplifying that decision would have been going for the brand that worked well for you in the past and opt for the newer improved version of the same. In other cases, a recommendation from a friend or just copying what your peers are using may have influenced your decision to go for a particular ...

Tourists Relationship with Food and Drinks

Introduction
According to Dale (2006, p.2), tourism involves activities of people travelling to take vacationsin places that are outside their typical environments. These vacations do not exceed one consecutive year. Tourism is driven by several factors such as leisure, business, or any other purpose (Dale, 2006 p.2). The definition indicates that tourists move away from their usual homes to a destination where food, drinks, and culture are different.Food and culture are strongly linked. Food choices reflect the identity of the eater (Hurh and Kim, 1998 p.72). Human beings tend to adhere to taking familiar foods and drinks because of ...

Executive Summary

Financial planning is both a science and an art. To properly determine the viable asset allocation for each individual, their time horizon and life goals are given prime consideration. In this case, the near retirement couple would be suitable for investments that provide a fixed return. Since they expect to derive income from their retirement fund, it should likewise be able to create a positive fixed income stream. Meanwhile, the risk level of their fund should be at the low end. The couple does not have the chance to recover losses if any, as compared to when they were ...

Ethical dilemma or moral dilemma is simply a complex situation in which a choice has to be made between two options neither of which solve the complexity of the situation in an ethically acceptable form. In cases like this, personal and societal ethical guidelines should provide guidelines which can at least provide satisfactory results to the chooser. The assumption of ethical dilemma is that the chooser will have to abide by acceptable societal norms, such as codes of law or teaching of a religious manner to make a choice that is otherwise ethically impossible (Lundy, p 13).
My personal ...

Section I.

According to the case, both Will and Jess are at a crossroad to make very difficult decisions individually. Will is supposed to give a correct report and position of his audit findings to his client, Minter Metroplex. Minter Metroplex has contracted Will’s firm for the assignment and are hopeful and trust that will they receive a true report reflecting their true financial records and position at the time of the audit. The report may probably be shared amongst Minter Metroplex top management team. On the other hand his feelings of attraction towards Jess pegged on their history of ...

Introduction

It was one evening at around five, when we were going for a dinner with my friend, Vicky;that is, a friend we are with in the same college, when this study began. Itproceeded informally like a normal talk accompanied by several youthful jokes. Being bathed by the cool breeze of the ocean; as we were enjoying our traditional meals, which were deliciously cooked, we got ourselves indulged in several discussions. Surprisingly enough, it was this day that I realized that my brother is single and not engaged. As usual with the age and country mates, we were able to study more ...

8A: Product Positioning Map

The Product Positioning Matrix (Appendix I) reflects the analysis of McDonald´s Product positioning relative to the core competitors on international arena. The matrix is based on two critical criteria: differentiation of the product and availability of the product. Under differentiation we understand the unique characteristics of the product offered by McDonald´s and the competitors. Availability looks at the market presence and overall access to the product by the customer. The analysis includes the comparison of McDonald´s, Burger King, Wendy´s and Hardee´s store.
It is possible to argue that target customers for all stores ...

Business:

Introduction
The structure of an organisation is a very important aspect that dictates the functioning of activities in the organisation. The structure is what determines the organisation’s success and cohesion of activities and results to the effective operation. Structure leads to job and responsibility assignment and these factors are important for the division of labour and specialization which helps organisation tackle tasks in a sustainable and effective manner. Division of labour results to order and increases the effectiveness in meeting the goals and objectives of an organisation. The structure also establishes effective communication within the organisation that people could ...

Answer to Q. 1

- “Cost minimisation analysis - outcomes equivalent”: Maximizing health outcomes is the important goal as per the economists. But, keeping the costs of public health interventions, programs, and policies and from an economist’s perspective, low is an important goal. The 1st type deals with problem identification. Economic impact analyses are sometimes called “cost of illness estimates,” or “impact analyses.” Normally annual total costs for a group, or cohort, of people with the disease, regardless of when the disease first occurred. This is called prevalence-based approach.
- cost effectiveness analysis : Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) describes consequences in clinical ...

Finance & Economics - Apple Inc

Answer 1
The organization chosen in Apple Inc. It's symbol is AAPL. Apple Inc. is a firm that operates in the technology products industry which is extremely competitive and dynamic. Innovation plays a very crucial role in this business and so human resources form a critical element or an asset of the organization. The fact that innovation and vision are prime factors that helped Apple succeed, the death of Steve Jobs, the prime visionary of Apple, is a great loss to the firm.
It will be an interesting focus for the application of economic ideas because there are several elements in ...

Introduction

The topic of the paper is murder, and its mission is to discuss the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and relating this crime with the three categories of crime causation. Murder is the deliberate taking of another person life. Murder can be first-degree and second-degree murder where in the first degree both the intention and the killing is planned (Brown et al, 2010). This paper will also discuss how Jeffery Dahmer killed people deliberately out of ill will.

The Crime

The paper will address the crime of murder and will discuss the life of an American serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey ...

Conceptualization

The psychological problems of the client, Yisel revolve around her choice of career, and are rooted in the fact that she is trying hard to live and make decisions according to the expectations of her parents as she fears disappointing them. Yisel is incongruent because there is a very slight overlap between her ideal self and her real self. With this being the case, it is very unlikely that she will achieve the state of self actualization. Seeking to conform to the needs and desires of her parents has consistently widens the gap between her real self and her ideal ...

National Health Service is undergoing a complete revolution as the government plans to cut the waiting times for the patients in hospitals. The long term goal set by the government is to make sure that hospital activity is doubled within the next decade. The aim is to change the NHS from the service provider to a care purchaser; for this purpose, it plans to implement a change in two stages: first of all, overseas suppliers would be offered to enter into the local market so that there is high competition of setting fast-track treatment centers. Secondly, with more competition, the private sector ...

Question 1

Facts relevant to the case
The petitioner Hosanna Tabor evangelical Lutheran church and school, runs a small school offering Christian education. It has two categories of teachers in its ranks namely “called” teachers and “lay” teachers. Called teachers are considered called to the vocation by God.
The respondent Cheryl Perich is a called teacher. She teaches secular subjects but takes the students in a religious class in addition to leading them in prayers; devotional exercises attended a weekly chapel service and led the service twice a year. Perich fell ill with narcolepsy in June 2004 and, as a result began the 2004–2005 ...

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Introduction

The importance of Information Systems cannot be over emphasized in any sector today. Education industry is no different. The local and federal government has often emphasized and supported thorough implementation of information system collaborating schools and other related organizations to achieve better visualization of these organizations and institutions as well as provide a unique framework for everyone involved in the process. This paper discusses the SIF standard and the concept of Student Information System to outline the main components of such information system that can effectively cater to the unique needs of everyone involved. This ...

The estate plan is intended to reduce the amount of both federal and state tax payable on the gross estate of the clients. The estate plan seeks to develop efficient gifting plans by the clients to specific beneficiaries and effectively reduce the amount of tax that is payable from the gifting plans to the minimum. The estate plan should enable Rich distribute his estate to all his beneficiaries without any conflict of interest arising from the remarriage of his wife after his death.
The estate plan seeks to revise the client’s will to be more effective and ...

Abstract

This paper offers an analysis of Christian and Buddhist perspectives George’s case, eventually making a recommendation that his Primary Care Physician should take him through euthanasia. George is an ALS patient in his mid-fifties, who is considering euthanasia as a quick solution to future suffering. However, based on Buddhism consider the fact that there is no need for George to suffer during his last days alive. On the other hand, while they value respect for persons, Christians grapple with the idea that George has no moral mandate to take his life. Nonetheless, an application of these worldviews in ...

5 Forces Case Report: The Air Express Industry Case Questions

Introduction

The air industry in the US dates back the early 1970s and its growth and development was gradual and based on numerous factors. In the initial period of operation, the industry particularly dealt with small packages and the entry into the industry was challenging due to the environment characterized by significant regulations. It is essential to understand the primary factors which led to its growth and development to its current status. First, the deregulation in the industry is attributed with significant changes, which allowed Federal Express, which was among ...

Essay

Democracy, for all its empowering aspects, isn't still practiced by every nation on this planet. Much like the Soviet Union, which collapsed on itself in the early 90s, there are a number of states in today's world that continue to be totalitarian in nature.
For those living in democratic countries, this term might not be familiar and its practices even more so even if a business might want to expand to emerging markets that are controlled by their respective governments very different from the model that the United States among other democratic countries. While the definition of democracy is ...

Strategic Messages to Different Stakeholders

Key message to executive: Introducing a new CEO
Objectives:
Issues:
According to Koyne & Koyne (2007), the executive should know that the new CEO and managing partners are likely to reorganize the company through layoffs and dismiss top management. However, the top management can tell the new leaders that they want to help them achieve implement the changes. Porter, Lorsch &Nohria (2004) established that CEOs should focus on managing the organizational structure and not on daily operations. Additionally, the CEO at BrightStar should understand that his position does not give him the right to lead or a guarantee that the ...

If to speak about the nutrition problems of this patient, firstly, it is the exceeding number of calories and fats. For his 24 hours recall, the number of calories is 3714, fats - 156, proteins - 117, carbohydrates - 442. This diet does not resemble a diet of a man with some health problems, because there is too much junk food, and almost no healthy food. There are no fruits and vegetables in the menu, no diary products except one glass of milk, however, too much harmful food, such as fries, pizza, cola, and cheeseburger. For a man of ...

Documentary film “Ethos: Time to Unslave Humanity” presented by Woody Harrelson was produced in 2011 by the director Pete McGain.

“Ethos” is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as “the set of beliefs, ideas, etc. about the social behavior and relationships of a person or group” (Meaning). So, judging from the name, the film offers the way of unslaving humanity by forming some kind of “correct” social beliefs and behavior.
The motto of the film is: “It is impossible to change the system without knowing the process of its work”. The plot of the film shows us all sides of not working system, which contradicts democracy, individual’s liberty and environment.
Unlimited and uncontrolled corporate power is defined as the ...