Thinking Case Studies Samples For Students

1. Evaluate each method of collecting the data. Which would you recommend and why?

The first method is simpler than the second one. It does not involve any complicated action from the respondents’ part. It uses elimination approach to reveal the best and the worst name according to the respondents’ perception. On the other hand, it seems to be oversimplified. The method cannot be used for developing product name because it does not involve product testing. I consider that a lot of attention should be paid to the process of developing product name because the name is one of ...

For any business organization or a company to enjoy success in its operations and hence be in a position to completely achieve its goals, it is important for it have a strong structure. The structure of a company can comprise a number of things for instance, the management part of it, production/manufacturing, marketing as well as customer care. In almost each and every aspect named above, it is possible to note that each case needs a stepped up network which gives room for efficiency in communication(Lewis, 2008). In a nut shell, when the area of communication has ...

Answer 1)

Dividing the period of analysis in three periods i.e 1981-1991, 1992-1997, 1998-2011 we could easily interpret the actual trend in the bond ratings by Standard and Poors.
1981-1991: This was the period of slow economic growth and as a result, once could witness that till 1991, number of bonds downgraded had exceeded the number of bonds upgraded.
1992-1997: This was the time of blue chip stocks and when US economy was introduced to the boom of technology. As a result, with the rejuniveation of US economy, the number of bonds upgraded exceeded the number of bonds being downgraded.
1998-2011: ...

Management Case Study – Somebody has to be let go

Introduction
Having Health Systems (HS) or Health Service Organizations (HSOs) as clients can be tough and challenging. Often, a manager is left with the responsibility of redesigning the organization of the consulting firm based on the demands of the HS and HSO clients. Ever-changing rules and regulations such as the newly ratified Affordable Care Act (ACA) has required HSs and HSOs to have to adapt, and in turn, affect the flow of operations and the stability of consulting firms. Another common result of common changes in the HS and HSO industry would be the reduction in reimbursements as a ...

Lindblom is not too pessimistic regarding the ability of the administrators to make profound ‘big’ choices that will change or reshape their external environments. Lindblom considers the administrators too afraid of making choices to the extent that they find every approach that is meant to alter their external environments insecure. This means that Lindblom considers the administrators as a hindrance to the sustainable growth of public institutions. He further considers public administrators to be incredibly limited in their scope because of the political environment that exists in both private and public administration (Stillman, 2009, p. ). Lindblom suggests that the ...

This is a case of Juli and Steve and their positions on the issue whether the release or publication of certain works of art, which in their case was the Laramie Project should be regulated in an event that not doing so creates the possibility of igniting public unrest or compromising the community of individuals who are not involved in the dispute. In the case, Steve argues that the public release of the Laramie Project should be cancelled and be ultimately banned from the campus. Juli, on the other hand argues that there is nothing wrong with publicly releasing ...

Health marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health. Not leaving out children, health marriage is good for children too. Growing up in a health marriage and family helps children grow happily and avoid educational, social, physical and mental problems. However, survey findings show that about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. Lacks of a happy family lead to emergence of a problem. This is clearly elicited in Janet’s case. She just completed her fourth divorce. I believe many people think that Janet is out of her mind already and that ...

The case of K

Problem experienced by K
The problem being faced by K is generalized as a mental health challenge. However, this problem can be broken down further into constituent problems. K has been presented as experiencing challenges that include inability to sleep, intense stress and worry, difficulty leaving his house, and intrusive thoughts. K’s general definition of his own problem is presented as worrying about everything and lacking the ability to relax. According to K, the challenges he is facing have caused him to experience weight loss. His problem extends far from the boundaries of his personal life to his ...

The New York based JetBlue airways outpaces most ambitious projects in 2007. This was due to advanced services by the flight service that ensures customer satisfaction. The company experiences flawed decision making that tarnishes the reputation of JetBlue even as the firm records losses. The company resurrects after the deregulation Act that eliminates government control over the commercial aviation.
This airline is the brainchild of David Neeleman who has helped in the setting up of other airlines. Neeleman designs JetBlue with the recent features to ensure customer satisfaction and lowers the freight charges to counter the stiff competition. Neeleman ...

Corporate Finance

Answer 1)
Compound Annual Growth refers to growth over the years and is calculated by adding each year growth to the original amount. As for the sales of the company, the compounded growth rate for sales over 5 years time horizon is 11.05%. In other words, starting with the year 2000, when the sales of the company were $600000, by the end of 5 years, the sales of the company following 11.05% growth rate had increased to $1013376.
However, the net income of the company grew with annual compound rate of -136.10%. In other words, there was no growth ...

Accounting

Background Information about AMD
AMD stands for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. This company was registered publicly on May 1, 1969 and hence bound by law to file Form 10-K. This company is being involved in selling x86 microprocessors for all categories of the customers, video, multimedia and another different type of related products for desktop and laptops. This company holds a significant market share in the computer industry and also got many awards.

Financial Information Consideration by Any Company for Investors

In this competitive world, it becomes very important for a company to disclose the financial information to their investors in more easily understandable and full detailed ...

These are the tough times for the company. Not only there is a threat of competition from Chinese goods, but also inner structure of the company is not in very good shape. The balance of females to male in the top and middle leadership position is not very good, and many old employees and middle-level management is thinking about leaving the company. Our first task should be to the current employee from leaving the company. The perception among the female member is that there is a glass ceiling for them, and that they cannot progress in the organization. This ...

Speaking about the four given definitions of risk, articulated by the four outstanding people, I think that each of these definitions makes sense to a great extent and striking a delicate balance between them would in fact be better that choosing one of those. However, having to choose the best I like I would say that quotations pointing out in favor of taking risk (so, the ones worded by John F. Kennedy and Jawaharlal Nehru) rather that in favor of being cautious are the ones I like better. Not taking any risk and always going forward by small steps ...

This observation occurred at a public park with a large wooden, fortified playground. It was approximately 3:30 in the afternoon on a school day, and there were about 15 children playing. I asked a parent if I could observe her child, explained my assignment to her, and gained her permission. The child I observed was a 7 year old Caucasian girl. She was approximately 4 and half feet tall, and weighed around 50 to 60 pounds. The girl had long, straight blonde hair that was not tied back, blue eyes, and delicate facial features. She was wearing khaki pants, ...

3 Rules to spark learning
Curiosity comes first, embrace the mess, and practice reflection are three golden rules of wisdom provided by Ramsay Musallam to teachers and educators, although require attention from people belonging to every walk of life. I believe the rules are the foundation of learning. Without curiosity, no person engages itself in the exercise to gain knowledge or seek truth. History also shows this as a curiosity became the basic factor that led to great inventions and discoveries. The process of trial and error is evident in our daily lives as this is related to all ...

1. Valuation ratio analysis
I have analyzed the health of Northwest Savings Bank (Ticker Symbol: NWBI), hereafter referred to as Northwest, with several relevant valuation ratio. These ratios are useful to determine whether its stock is currently undervalued or overvalued. These presents a kind of measure as to whether the stock is a potential buy or otherwise. We have also made comparisons between Northwest and its competitors, which includes PNC Bank (Ticker Symbol PNC) and Erie Bank (a division of CNB Bank, Ticker Symbol CCNE. Table 1.1 gives an overview of the financial data that we will be using ...

- Chet is an executive of one of the biggest plant of the Norris Company. The work pressure is very stiff, and there is a lot of things that he expects to do in any particular. Looking at Chet schedule for one particular day, one can see that several principles of time and stress management have been compromise. Although, Chet is trying to improve the situation sincerely, there is a lot going on his mind. Even the basic principles of stress management and time management have not been following resulting in stress, time-loss and poor work-life balance. Chet is ...

Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a popular management methodology developed in the 1980s, Eliyahu Goldratt, which is based on finding and managing key constraint system, which determines the success and effectiveness of the whole system. The main feature of the methodology is that making efforts over the management of a very small number of aspects of the system, an effect much greater than the result of simultaneous action on all or most of the problem areas of the system immediately.
The approach is based on the theory of constraints to identify this limitation and manage to increase the rate ...

- Analyze the approach to change taken in this company
Changes are inevitable and considered to be the engine of success in management practice. Though it is always a difficult process of implementing the changes in the company’s everyday life due to various resistance factors. The same is true about the company where John Smithers worked. Let us analyze the approach to changes taken in the company by defining the barriers and drivers of change in the company.
As we can see from the chart above the amount of barriers exceeds the amount of drivers of change. Therefore ...

I took a small box of cereal and put an apple in it. John is a three year, six months old boy. I asked john what he thought was in the cereal box. John responded that the cereal box contained cereals. I opened the box and showed John the apple in the box. After that, I asked John what his friend Ryan would think is in the box.
In the first instant when I asked john what was in the cereal box; John replied that the box had the cereals labeled on top of the box. After showing John ...

Answer 1.

According to the theory of Gilligan, if Anika would be in the first stage i.e. the preconventional stage, then she would have decided to accept Darius’s proposal. In the first stage of Gilligan’s theory, the primary goal of a person is individual survival that means the person would try to survive himself from any case of confusion. As we can see in Anika’s case, her friend Hope also had a crush on Darius, and she was in confusion whether to choose her friend or the proposal of Darius. But in the preconventional stage, a person wants ...

- How well is the team performing? Explain why?
A team can be characterized as "a recognizable group of two or more than two individuals who are "appointed particular parts or capacities to perform progressively, reliably, and adaptively to a typical and esteemed objective/object/mission, who have each been doled out particular parts or capacities to perform, and who have a constrained life compass of enrolment". The team was not performing well and this caused the company to experience a major conflict.
In the case of MediSys, the current Intenscare team is presently a group, not a team (Robbins and ...

The story is short, that was my initial response to the reading. In totality the story was composed of several paragraphs with two or three sentences. I thought that the shortness of the story will leave no room for complex plot, flashbacks, or even speculations. The writing style however was poetic and due to the denseness of the writing, it appealed to the people because despite being short it gave the impression that the story was complex. The character, Louise was like an irony because she knows the right way for a woman to behave but still her behaviours ...

Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues

The case study indicates the work which is being carried out by the sociologist in understanding the subculture of an Urban Slum. Even though the Sociologist has come to know that there is a car-theft ring in the slum, she is unable to take any action or even report the matter to police as this will completely interrupt the study that she is conducting and the objectives she is trying to achieve. According to the ethical rules, it is important for the sociologist to inform the people of the community that she has come for investigation and what is ...

Executive Summary

This work has to be written consecutively and logically in order to consider and to take into account all features and decisions of the problems and to comprehend the overall situation. I intend to define the main problem of the case, its issues and describe it.
When the problems will be defined, and the description will be finished, I am going to analyze the financial performance of the business using the financial data of the case. This part of the paper is the largest and has a very important meaning for decision-making. Financial and numerical data describes precisely the ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of ...

Part 1:

Ratio Analysis:
i)Current Ratio: Current Assets/ Current Liabilities
2009: 147000/ 42000= 3.5
2010: 153000/ 45000= 3.40
ii) Gross Profit Margin= Gross Profit/ Revenue*100
2009: 240000/620000*100= 38.70%
2010: 275000/682000*100= 40.32%
iii) Inventory Turnover Ratio: COGS/ Inventory
2009: 380000/120000= 3.16
2010: 407000/120000= 3.39
iv) Return on Investment = Net profit after interest and tax / Total Assets
2009: (7800/277000)*100= 2.81%
2010: (16580/265000)*100= 6.25%
b)

Summary:

Referring to the above calculated ratios of the company for the year 2009 and 2010, we could infer that overall the latter year indeed was a profitable for the company. However, during ...

Business

5 June 201

Question 1

i). Bank Loan

ii) Sell stock to equity investors 
In the case of sale of stock to the equity investors, the sales will increase in the income statement, and in the balance sheet the stocks (assets) will decrease.
iii) Extended credit terms from vendors

In this case, the assets will increase, and the payables also will also increase in the balance sheet.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cases
- Liquidity Ratio
- Debt Ratio
- Payable turnover Ratio will be influenced.

Considering bank loan, when loan is taken the liquidity ratio will increase, and the debt ratio will also increase.

In the case of the sale of stock to the equity investors, liquidity position will be better so the liquidity ratio will increase, and the debt to equity ratio will also increase.
In the ...

The different statutes are used in ensuring the business ethics are maintained. The business practice requires understanding among the participants and the players. The importance of the statutes in the business is enhancing regulation and maintenance of the terms of the trade. The understanding among the players to have a smooth flow of business activity, the rules, and regulation must be introduced to control the situation. In the trade, some of the terms are supposed to be enhanced to give the business partners a clear definition of their roles. This is extended to the provision of a quality product ...

Stock Valuation of Northwest Savings Bank

Many people think that investing is merely the act of buying something on low and selling it in high, which makes the investment seem very easy. But it is truly a difficult task as one needs to understand if making an investment is worth the price paid for the security and determine if the investment is expensive or cheap.
Investment is a very crucial task and should be done with great care. Making investment seems easy, but earning a good return on investment is difficult. Therefore, investment should be done after analyzing the company or stock or any instrument ...

Develop a fact-finding plan including interviews, documentation review, observation, questionnaires, sampling, and research.

Notably, Whitten (2005) argues that a fact-finding mission is the most crucial step to identifying the information needed to create a solid plan as it highlights the areas that need changes the most. As a system analyst, the fact-finding mission educates them to establish what could or should be done. Robert Hanover, the system analyst employed by Kahuna cleaning agency was in a much similar path. His fact-finding plan would help managers at the cleaning business better understand the new model using business goals, therefore, making his system successful for the business.
First, Robert would spend a great deal ...

Gap Inc. is a retailer located at America at San Francisco that deals with clothing and accessories. It was founded in year 1969. It is one of the world largest giant's dealers in the apparel retailers. It has more than 3000 stores and branches in the united state, Canada, Britain France, Ireland and Japan. In 2009, it registered fiscal revenue of 14.2 billion dollars. This shows how it operates at great budget and has high revenue. Therefore, the profit margin is also high. The most apparel brand in the word that it operates is five and consists of Piperlime, ...

For example Elizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

This research was supported in part by a grant from the Sample Grant
Program.
Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555
Analysis of Case Study
John Canon is a graduate of the prestigious American west coast university. He has majored in International business. After his graduation, he became a very successful biotechnology marketing analyst very early in his career. He became an expatriate in Germany working for IML (International Medical Laboratories). He is appointed by IML to become marketing product line manager for cardiovascular instrumentation. IML ...

Adult Education has become an exciting opportunity for learning and interesting professionals. With tie this filed has grown in proportions, dynamism and creates opportunity for everyone involved. At present, greater than 50% of total American college students are above 21 years of age and almost 15% are above 35 years. Authorities predict that percentage of adult students will continue to rise in coming years. Researchers have also found that every adult remains engaged in learning projects in which large amount of time are assigned to self directed study. Annually, average 500 hours are spent by adult in learning projects ( ...

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Economics is a field which has its recognition in almost every walk of life. Different authors have different views about the concepts of economics and among them; the name of “Adam Smith” is one of them. According to the Concept of Adam Smith, Economics is the name of earning and consuming the money (Martin Cardel Gertsen, p.12). The main concept of economics strides that, how to earn the money and how to consumer it?
Eco Products are the products that meet with eight assessment based criteria which includes weight, resource recycling, ...

Floor to area ratio defines the ratio of a house floor, whether commercial or industrial to the parcel of land it is built on. The standard way of expressing the measurement will be percentage or decimal form. The measurement of FAR has to adhere to some architectural requirements.
FAR is used for regulation purposes by the authorities in times of erecting bildings.. For instance, in down town buildings, FAR has to be high (1.0 or over) in commercial or industrial areas. In manufacturing or commercial buildings, the FAR has to be as high as in the down town buildings. ...

Financial Analysis: Starbucks Corporation

Introduction:
Our analysis of a company listed on US Stock Exchange is based on Starbucks Corporation, the concerned industry is of Speacility Eateries.
Starbucks Corporation is a leading marketer and retailer of coffee, having its outlets in 60 countries around the world. The stock of the company is listed on NASDAQ Stock Exchange with the tick symbol of ‘’SBUX’’. Apart from selling coffee, the company is also involved in tea, beverages and variety of fresh food items. Today, Starbucks is a leading and most recognized coffee brand in the world. The most popular brand of Starbucks, K- Cup sources ...

50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being
50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being

Introduction to the Theoretical Model

Psychology study became more popular in the year 1900 than before. The contribution made by Sigmund Freud’s in his book “The Interpretation of Dreams” made psychology study and its application a great achievement towards understanding of the psychodynamics of mental dreams and other mental processes. All psychodynamic themes have a stem from psychoanalysis. The two major perspectives applied to psychology are psychodynamics perspective and cognitive behavioural perspective. Psychodynamic perspective also referred to as insight-oriented therapy explains ...

[Writer’s Name]

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional networking website. It was founded in December 2002, launched on May 5, 2003, and since then it has gained exceptional momentum. It currently has more than 225 million members and has become the undisputed leader for business and career-related social networking.
As far as searching the Internet for information on employees is concerned, I think it is perfectly alright as long as you are not accessing private and sensitive information. As long as you are going through what the individual himself has willing shared, it should not have any ...

Business Ethics

In this lecture there were six case studies on ethical issues. The paper shall analyze each one of them and give recommendations thereof. The first case is that of countrywide financial. Over 9% of the loans were subprime loans which are essentially very high risk loans. Due to the unethical behavior at countrywide financial these subprime loans were repackaged as mortgage backed securities and were given high ratings. In 2008 the credit freeze resulted in 62 trillion dollars credit default. Countrywide financial sold out to bank of America for a sixth of its original value. Subprime loans had a ...

MANAGEMENT

- SPRAY DIAGRAM
- rough spray diagram
b. tided up spray diagram
The above diagram is a spray diagram which displays the usefulness of system thinking. The diagram demonstrates how system thinking is useful in various aspects. One of the aspects is that of examining interrelationships. System thinking tries to view things as a whole system and in that way the interrelationship between such things is identified. This is helpful in identifying initial level of the problem and viewing problems as a whole system.
System thinking is also an important agent of integration. When used with strategic planning it ...

What are some of the communication problems?

Some of the problems in this communication include misunderstanding and distraction barriers to effective communication. While Cathy is seeking to complete her work and compile the report to present at the meeting, Joe is busy diverting her attention toward a game that she seems uninterested in it. Joe is changing the topic of the discussion and ignoring the official meeting. The other problems is the medium used in the communication channel. Cathy sent Joe messages in his e-mail, which he confesses that he does not frequently check.

What should Cathy do? What do you think Joe will do?

Cathy should send printed copies to Joe since he claims that he ...

13th, November, 2013

Analysis of Electronic Arts: Ratio Analyis and Effect of Alternative Accounting Methods on Ratios
Profitability Analysis:
The ratio analysis reveals that over the years, the profitability of the company is improving. In terms of net profit margins, the company has made an applausable leap from -25.8% to 2.6% over the years.(2009-2013 ) This year the net profit margin of the company has surpassed industry benchmark of 2%.
Analyzing the ratios relating to decomposition of profit figures provides us with a better picture relating to working of the company over the years. Both Gross Profit Margins and Operating Margins have ...

Introduction

Organizational behavior is the of study that explores the collision that structures, groups and individuals, have on behavior within an organization for the intention of applying such information towards taming an organization's efficiency. It understands the employees’ role and them understanding the manager’s role in the accurate manner without misconception in favor of the organization. In this case study, a retail shop sells teddy bears and Clark the manager determines her personalities in her organization” (Giacobbe, 2009).

Maxine’s Clark’s personality

Understanding the People Who Work at an organization and Patronize Build-A-Bear Workshop occur when people’s personality is done accurately ...

Gerald exhibits several symptoms of schizophrenia as observed in his interview. During the first part of the interview, Gerald speaks of being scared because he feels that he was called in the room to be electrocuted, jailed or killed. Having delusions is one of the main symptoms of a schizophrenic. He clearly shows an attitude of paranoia.
Another symptom which is manifested by Gerald is when he speaks of weird ideas like when he mentioned that “pictures got a headache”. This statement obviously does not make any sense. When he was asked to explain what the statement means, his ...

Introduction:

Our analysis of a company listed on US Stock Exchange is based on Starbucks Corporation, while for the purpose of comparison with the competitor within same industry, we shall be analyzing financial statements of Dunkin Donuts.

Starbucks Corporation is a leading marketer and retailer of coffee, having its outlets in 60 countries around the world. The stock of the company is listed on NASDAQ Stock Exchange with the tick symbol of ‘’SBUX’’. Apart from selling coffee, the company is also involved in tea, beverages and variety of fresh food items. Today, Starbucks is a leading and most recognized coffee ...

The evil genius is a concept developed by Descartes where he held that there existed a clever and deceitful demon who “has directed his entire effort at deceiving me”. The evil genius causes the complete illusion of the external world and other minds rendering their existence as illusions. The evil genius also lends Descartes body an illusion including all the sensations of the body. By holding this view, Descartes holds that the evil genius manipulates his mind, fed with information to his brain concerning his body, and cannot ascertain to absolute surety of the existence of his body.
The ...

The dispute between rationalism and empiricism is found within a branch of philosophy called epistemology, is all about the extent to which humans are dependent on sense experience in the quest to acquire knowledge. Rationalists think that there are ways with which our concepts and knowledge can be gained independently of sense experience. On the other hand, empiricists think that sense experience is the only source of all concepts and knowledge. But Immanuel Kant sought to give a solution and therefore solve the dispute between these two arguments.
Kant argues that the method and the content found in these ...

There are many reasons why programmers want to use server-side scripting in their projects. Accessibility where users can reach the web content using any browser, any device and anywhere, the manageability where codes can be changed easily, security since the source code is not exposed and the web-based 3-tier architecture that enables scalability are some of the reasons that programmers choose server-side scripting.

Below is an evaluation of the three server-side scripting languages

- JSP/Servlets
- ASP/ASP.net
- Python

JSP/Servlet

JavaServer Pages (JSP) is a combination of HTML, XML, Java Servlet and Java Beans technologies and it is regarded as a powerful tool for Java Web developers. It is easy ...

Shareholder Report

Introduction
Citigroup, Inc. is a global financial services holding company providing products and services to the consumer banking sector. The financial institution is responsible for a portfolio of credit cards, corporate and investment banking, securities and other asset management. The foregoing is the shareholder report describing investment in Citigroup, Inc. shares, purchased 6 June, and sold 21 June 2013. The sum of USD $100,000 was invested in the company’s stock. The shareholder report takes into account portfolio factors affecting stock price*; including increase in net income and revenue expenses, as well as increase in net worth assets ...

Answer 1

When a material is applied a force on, stress develops on the material. This in turn leads to the deformation of the material. Engineering strain can be defined as the measure of deformation of the element in the direction of the applied force divided by the original length of the material. If the stress is lesser in amount, the material will only deform upto a very small measure and it will come back to its actual size after the loading is removed. In terms of engineering stress and strain parameters, we make the use of undeformed and actual cross ...

Identify the Sources of Finance Available To Living Wood

Living Wood is in a quagmire about how to source some funding for the purchase of two machines that will enhance the performance of the firm. The firm may source these funds from borrowing loans from commercial banks. This will require them to offer some sort of security for the money loaned out to them. The firm may use the assets of the firm as security, although this is potentially risky.
Alternatively, the firm may enter into a lease agreement with the sellers of these two machines such that the firm will just be making monthly payments to the ...

Structure of Computer Systems

Humans are still superior over computer systems. However, one of the major roles of computer scientists is to create programs to enable computer devices to imitate how humans behave and think. It is one of their goals to create systems that simplify the lives of people. With the current trend of how computers are used in the daily lives of humans, it will not be far when humans will just sit in a corner with their remotes on hand or in front of their computers while the programmed machines will do the work for them.
One of the focus ...

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Introduction
Thunder Electronic Company is one of the players in the electronics industry. The strength of any company within the industry that it operates is determined by its financial position. The basic aim of any venture or business is to make or increase its profits. There are several financial ratios that are used in determining a company’s financial position.

Question 1

Liquidity ratios gauge a company’s ability to convert its short term assets into cash. Liquidity ratios for TEC Company are moderately poor since the current ...

- Do you agree or disagree with the author’s statement? Why or why not?
This statement is given in the wake of European countries’ transition from communism to democracy. I partially agree with this statement, as it is relevant in the context of the situation prevailing in the eastern European countries after the collapse of Soviet Union that resulted in conclusion of communism subsequently. However, it is not equally applicable in democracy of today’s world as currently, so many things have been changed and improved. Yet, the author’s argument about the influence of politics on everyday ...

A CPU is hardware within a computer that performs the logic, arithmetic and input/output instructions of a computer program. A typical computer can be operated by more than one CPU thus the term multiprocessing. CPUs are assembled on an integrated circuit, and one IC can contain more than one CPU. CPU is made up of two main components namely; arithmetic logic unit ALU and control unit (CU). Arithmetic Logic Unit performs logic and arithmetic operations while CU removes instructions from the memory, decode, and execute them. It also calls on the ALU whenever necessary. CPUs were traditionally built using ...

Henry Mintzberg gives a critical analysis on the issue of development in the article ‘shifting the trajectory of civilization; developing leaders? Developing countries?’ He uses the reference to developing countries to display his ideas on the issue of ‘developing’ leaders and development in these countries. This paper seeks to explore on the ideas of Mintzberg as expressed in the article.

What is his key point?

Mintzberg is of the idea that it is impossible to think of developing a leader or a country, an idea that most developing countries seem to integrate in their development prospects. According to him, an ideal leader is not ...

Corse title:

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Using Boolean algebra laws, a negation is denoted by a NOT gate in the circuit. Assume the input signal at X is 1. As it passes the NOT gate it becomes 0. Using Boolean algebra, note that NOT gate is a negation of the input signal, which is 1, hence the output becomes 0. This 0 is the input of the OR gate. This similar to the Y but, at Z the signal is not affected since there is no negation by NOT gate. The truth table for OR is a mathematical representation of Boolean algebra on logics ...

Arguably, Gothic culture is one of the subcultures that is found in the contemporary society. As a matter of fact, these subcultures are practiced and found in various countries in the world. In the contemporary society, Gothic subculture has come to mean various things, especially in the current age and time. Just like any other form of culture, Gothic subculture has various characteristics and styles that make them unique and distinguishable among other cultures. Gothic culture is a form of art that has various characteristics ranging from language, clothing, architecture, painting, religion, novels, as well as music. In general ...

Introduction

The computer hard disk drive, also known as hard drive, hard disk or simply HDD is a storage device which is non-volatile (HDD Scan, 2010). According to Mamun, Guo & Bi, (2007), it is used for the storage of digitally encoded data on platters which have magnetic surfaces. The platters are secured on an axle which holds then centrally to allow them to rotate. The motorized and mechanical aspect associated with the computer hard disk gives it the name “drive” (Bhargava, 2008). This is a distinction from other storage media like tapes or floppy disks in that it has an ...