Essays on Payment

Introduction The term ‘privacy’ refers to an individual’s ability to seclude themselves thereby expressing themselves selectively. It, therefore, means that something is sensitive or simply special to a person. Privacy also limits who accesses the places, things or body of another person, hence making it about an individual’s control and security to things like their bank details and medical records. Privacy is thus important to human dignity in all societies as it is a human right of every individual. However, technology is turning out to be a threat to privacy due to its integration to human lives ...

Description of the Problem

My community has developed a habit of ignoring their environment due to their careless attitude towards litter disposal. Despite the development and provision of the general dumping site, the community still does not utilize the dump site as provided by the governing body. This has led to the ugly nature of the community environment, and none of the stakeholders have developed an interest in solving the problem. This paper offers a description of the community problem of littering before offering a solution that will help alleviate the problem. Litter scattering within my community has currently formed part of the ...

Outsourcing manufacturing activities from a local community to the developing countries is a decision that raises different opinions for varied organizations, community members as well as the workers in the foreign nations. The ethicality of the whole process needs to be considered in such a way that the process does not have adverse consequences to the progress of the community. Several scholars have related the process of outsourcing manufacturing to a developing country with the need for an organization to reduce on the cost of production as well as exploit the labor readily available in the developing nations. This ...

The health care sector in the U.S has had predominant influences from the improvement of technology. This is one of the major reasons that has led to more involvement in the medical science field which is directly associated with the education of the health care practitioners. The health care system need to improve has been rising due to various goals and strains that have faced the American people. They include the need to check the costs of health care that are soaring, improve the quality of health care and cater to the increasing number of Americans in need of ...

The Class

The accurate and convenient schedule has always been a guarantee of employees satisfaction. Many seek a job that would allow taking care of children, studies, and other things. On another hand, there are jobs which require special or adapted schedule. Employees expect the managers to create a schedule that meets their basic needs such as a reasonable number of days off, breaks during the work shift, etc. Timetable, therefore, deserves a special attention from the supervisors. In particular, the human resource and the production directors. In the case of Building Products, Inc. we see an example of a successful ...

Identify a current USPS operations category in which it is possible to increase revenue, reduce expenses or do both. Then create subcategories to further break the problem into manageable pieces The United State Postal Service has in recent years reported huge losses due to a reduction in the number of people using mail services. These losses have resulted in the company having to restructure its operations to ensure fewer expenses and increased revenue. One of the operations meant to ensure this is the retails operations, which includes the use of Automated Postal Centers and Internet services; therefore, promoting customer ...

Immigration Law

3764 American Trail

Hello Mr. Rameriz; We would like to schedule a meeting with you on July 21, 2008 at 10:00am at the offices of Immigration Advocates. This is also a gentle reminder that the initial consultation fee is a flat rate of $1,000. As a further remind, Ms. Meriweather can only accept cash, a bank cashier’s check, or money order and will need payment at the beginning of the meeting. Please see below for a list of the necessary documents that you will need to send to the office prior to your interview. Keep in mind ...

Personal Project Proposal: Understanding Personal Loan Repayment

Personal Project Proposal: Understanding Personal Loan Repayment

Personal finance is an area of major concern for individuals, especially as it regards responsible borrowing. The following project will work to define personal finance issues, specifically regarding the repayment of personal loans. Personal finances can be managed by using formulas and charts to determine the repayment schedule for, and calculate the cost of various repayment plans for personal loans.

Application of Mathematical Concepts

A variety of mathematical concepts can be used to understand, calculate, and compare approaches to personal loans. An algebraic formula can be created to calculate the cost of interest for various repayment ...

Introduction

Money is a means of payment for services and goods. Money can also be defined as anything that allows us to purchase goods and services (Stanford 2008, 189). Money serves number of functions like measure of value, means of exchange and store of value. These functions often contradict each other and these contradictions may lead to economic crisis.

Function of money

Money: In ancient times, barter system was used for payment of services and commodities. It was difficult to put exchange value on commodities or services rendered. Trading in barter system was highly inefficient, as seller had to find a buyer who ...

The issue of online credit card fraud has become one of the major crimes that can easily be committed using the internet. Due to the lack of policies and laws to prevent the crime, the number of victims continuous to increase since most sale transactions can be completed online using the internet. Online credit card fraud poses damage to the public but requires federal legislation to prevent future crimes. There is lack of corrective mechanisms to deter the proliferation of the online credit card fraud to prevent damage to future victims. The article of Segal, Ngugi & Mana (2011) explains ...

Introduction

Wal-Mart is a company that is engaged in wholesale and retail operations, as well as in other units of varying formats around the world (Reuters n.d.). They offer a wide array of services and merchandise at everyday low prices.

B2B Relationships

An example of a B2B relationship that Wal-Mart has is with its suppliers. The suppliers provide Wal-Mart with the merchandise that it displays on its shelves and sell. The supplier then pays for shelf space while Wal-Mart pays for the merchandise. Recently, however, Wal-Mart has made a decision to also charge its suppliers for the storage of goods in its ...

I would rather receive proceeds from an investment paying 5% compound interest. The compound interest will be higher than the simple interest because the compound interest accrues on the principal amount plus accumulated interests of the previous periods. On the other hand, simple interest only accrues on the principal amount. The future value interest factor for 10% 2 years is greater than the present value interest factor. This is because future value involves compounding while the present value involves discounting.

When the interest rate increases, the present value of annuity decreases but the future value of an annuity increases.

I would prefer a savings account paying interest compounded daily. The more frequent the compounding, the more interest the ...

Issue

“Is the Venetian’s casino marker signed by Nehme a negotiable instrument under the Nevada Uniform Commercial Code?” (Cheeseman, 2015). Rule Law “According to UCC 3-104, a negotiable instrument must: (1) Be in writing. (2) Be signed by the maker or drawer. (3) Be an unconditional promise or order to pay. (4) State a fixed amount of money. (5) Not require any undertaking in addition to the payment of money. (6) Be payable on demand or at a definite time. (7) Be payable to order or to bearer.” (Cheeseman, 2015 p. 353).

Analysis

The marker is anegotiable instrument because it ...

United Healthcare Group is the single largest health delivery service in the country offering insurance services to the bulk of the American population. The company is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the United States (Sandy et al., 2013). The company has received high ratings from Power and Associates and the Business Insurance magazine as far as employee satisfaction and best health plan provisions are concerned. United Healthcare for providing insurance services that fall into four categories namely united healthcare employer and individual which are healthcare programs that are not in any way connected to government entities (Sandy et al., ...

Response to Question One

Many United States citizens affected by HIV have received assistance from aid programmes available in the country. People currently living with HIV in New York have received support for their basic and secondary needs. Most of the aid granted to People Living with HIV (PLWH) have been through the Special Need Plan (SNP) (World Health Organization, 2014). Only PLWH and their dependants can join the HIV SNP. SNP provides mainstream managed care to the registered members. It also has the mandate of coordinating various forms of aid and supporting in the best way people living with HIV(Dutta, Wirtz, ...

Management Information System

Management Information System

Abstract

Management Information System (MIS) has the ability to create reports in most valuable features. The internal reports and information allowed the managers understand all the relevant data and grouping data in a logical way. The corporate managers of McDonalds and Microsoft companies viewed or showed their labor hours, profits, expenses, and which store performs better through the systems. The employees assigned to the front line used MIS to perform their works effectively and efficiently. The employees at all levels consulted MIS to thoroughly check the status of inventory items, internal transfers of materials, and statistics of ...

People of Renaissance had a fully-fledged and multi-faceted life and attained a high degree of perfection at the same time in different areas of knowledge and art. The aim of this paper is to review the life of one of Italy’s Renaissance men, Benvenuto Cellini and a review of his early work. The best prime years of his work as an artist were the years in which he sculpted the colossal bronze statue of Perseus. According to ancient Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Zeus, Lord of the Olympian gods, who was attracted by the beauty of ...

Introduction

The revenue Cycle helps in managing the billing policies and procedures of an organization. Various steps are involved in this cycle including pre-verifying of insurance, a charge capture system, coding of services, ensuring accurate and timely charge entry, payment posting and managing accounts receivable. Meanwhile when it comes to insurance negotiations, the provider and client can choose to come to an agreement. Additionally, one needs to pay considerations when it comes to charity care and private pay.

Revenue Cycle

Steps in the revenue cycle start with pre-verifying of insurance. In this stage, each client should have a copy of their insurance ...

Part 1

Court Southern District of Florida Wikie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States

11-CV-22122 Lawrence V. MS & RE Kesef Corporation

Defendant MS & RE Kesef Corp. Plaintiff Duke Lawrence Mediator Martin A. Soll Judge Patricia Seitz Charges Violation of Fair Labor Standards Non-payment of minimum wage to the employee Refusal to pay overtime payment Retaliation against plaintiff Forced to avoid legal proceedings Brief Overview of case Part 2 Trial Project I have chosen the trial of Lawrence v. MS & RE Kesef Corp. for observation. The case was brought for trial on July 9, 2012. The case was presented in the court of Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse. ...

Options to Prevent Elimination of Social Security and Medical Benefits

Over the last few years, the overall costs growth rates of both social security and Medicare reserves have exceeded the growth in interest and non-interest income. Thus, it is necessary to put in place various measures that will avoid elimination of these essential benefits (Blahous & Reischauer, 2015). The first recommendation is that legislation needs to be passed to allow the expenditures of one program to be financed by another program’s taxes and reserves. This is because trustees usually emphasis on the financial status of hypothetically combined funds. In this case, shortages of one fund will be financed by ...

The automobile industry is one of the most lucrative industries today. An increase in disposable income among various households due to the slow but steady growth of the economy and incentives provided by auto dealers and manufacturers have led to increased passenger car sales. Almost every family has acquired a vehicle especially in middle to high income earning economies. To that end, I thought it was about time that I went shopping and purchased my car. This report details the steps and preparations that I made as a first-time car buyer and outlines the different behavioural aspects that were ...

Global Capital and Foreign Exchange Markets in International Management Context

International economic, political and cultural relations cause monetary demands and commitments of juridical entities and citizens of different countries. Specifics of international exchange markets is that as the currency of payment and price are usually used foreign currencies, as there are yet no globally accepted credit money that may be used in all countries. Meanwhile, every sovereign state as a legitimate means of payment has its national currency. Therefore, a necessary condition for the settlement of foreign trade, services, loans, investments, interstate payments is the exchange of one currency to another in the form of purchase or sale of ...

About the paper

The paper is commissioned to discuss the dividend policy of German car manufacturer, Volkswagen and analyze whether the past three year dividend payments is in accordance to the dividend policy of the company. As part of this paper, we will also calculate the weighted average cost of capital(WACC) of the company.

About the company

Founded in the year 1946, Volkswagen AG is a german car manufacturer and at present is the second largest automobile manufacturer in the world. The company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles in Europe, Americas and Asia-Pacific. In addition to automobile manufacturing, the company has ...

Introduction

The taxation system is the largest contributor when it comes to government revenue. There are five basic principles when it comes to the idea of taxation. These principles are: 1) to raise revenue, 2) reprice certain goods and services (tobacco, alcohol, etc.) to meet social objective, 3) income and wealth redistribution, 4) raise representation within the democratic process, and 5) to reorganize the economy (Murphy, 2009, p. 211). It is a firm argument that all of these principles must be in place in order for the concept of taxation to work.

The meaning and importance of equity (fairness) in UK taxation

In 1776, Adam Smith introduced the principles of ...

Introduction

Electronic currency or digital currency is a common way through which people conduct transactions online. There are many forms of these online currencies that have existed in the past. This includes Liberty Reserve, Perfect Money and Bitcoin. These form standards of measure that is used to create a basis for transactions online. However, it can be identified that there are some online payment outlets like PayPal, Skrill and others that are based on standard currency transactions which are facilitated through these online systems. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the concept of Electronic currency and how ...

Part 2

The return will be computed using the yield to maturity formula. YTM captures all the relevant information in the valuation. 1)

Corporate bond

YTM = C+(F-P)/n(F+P/2 C is the coupon payment = 10.125% *1000 = 101.25 F is the face value = 1,000 P is the price = 879.625 N is the periods to maturity = 25 YTM = 101.25+(1,000-879.625)/25(1000+879.625)/2 = 11.6%

Government Bond

YTM = C+(F-P)/n(F+P/2 C is the coupon payment = 6.825% *1000 = 68.25 F is the face value = 1,000 P is the price = 975.42 N is the periods to maturity = 25 YTM = 68.25+(1, ...

Industrial Outlook

The industry under focus in this paper is the Management Occupation which is essentially one of the most crucial careers in the contemporary economy. Understandably, almost all industries depend on management to oversee the running of business and organizational operations. As such, it is a critical and sensitive industry thus informing the decision to focus on it. In regard to the position, the paper will be focusing on the portfolio management docket which is mandated to analyze and determine the investment mix. Portfolio management is very crucial because it helps an organization to manage wealth, determine the best investments, ...

INTRODUCTION

There are several advantages of doing an analysis of a business before taking the business online. The first and foremost is to verify that the business is one that is suitable for online sales. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, Threats) analysis will give a good indication of the fit for the products in that market environment.

Advantages versus disadvantages

A SWOT analysis takes time and money to perform. Some entrepreneurs are not capable of doing the analysis on their own so they have to pay for a consultant. If the owner is familiar and does not have the time to dedicate the ...

Part #1

The return on sales (Net Profit Margin) is a ratio that measures the average dollar of revenue earned by a company. In most cases, the return on sales is used to provide profitability comparison between different companies. In the company provided, the return on sales has been rising and falling. The changes in return on sale are caused by different levels of sales and revenues realized by the company (Tracy 34). The return on equity is a financial ratio that measures the business profitability in relation to the profits generated from the money invested by the shareholders. Therefore, it ...

Assignment Title

Payment on a Credit Card versus Paying Extra Nowadays, all of us are familiar with credit cards, and there are no exceptions – even kids know what a credit card is. Credit cards are everywhere; cash just seems to slowly go extinct. Indeed, in the developed countries there are more credit cards than people meaning that most of us have more than one, and some have lots of them. Credit cards seem to be a perfect way of managing money – they are safe (neither will anyone be able to steal money you, nor will you lose them), they are comfortable ...

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) has had a significant effect on the hospital where I work. Incentives associated with healthcare information technology have promoted the implementation of electronic health record (EHR) system in the hospital. EHR system has simplified management and accessibility of critical patient records. HITECH has facilitated quick processing of patient referrals. HITECH has improved patient experience as they seek medical attention in the hospital. Hospital staff is more eager to provide healthcare services to their patients since HITECH Act imposes mandatory penalties in cases of willful neglect. The system has also positively ...

Introduction

“Debt markets are an integral part of the financial sector and effectively supplement the funds provided by the banking sector” (Tariq, 2004, p. 5). In developing markets, these marketplaces are nevertheless at a primary phase of their growth. Islamic rule (Shari’ah) forbids the charging and disbursing of interest. So, in nations anywhere Muslim populace establishes a significant section of the culture, customary debt marketplaces cannot succeed. Henceforth there is a great request and necessity for evolving options to current debt markets that can be satisfactory to the Islamic rule.

IDB Sukuk

According to (Anon., 2016), The Islamic Development Bank is ...

The Demand Side Analysis for the United Kingdom

A. Describe the evolution of C, I, G and net exports and explain if the model of growth is domestic demand led or export led. Explain if it has changed during the period (at least ten years of data). The United Kingdom’s economy is among largest economies in the world when measured by gross domestic income (GDP) and purchasing power parity (PPP). At the same time, it is the fifth most complex economy as reviewed by the Economic Complexity Index in 2013 where it experienced a massive negative balance of payment of $174B. Just like in any economy, ...

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act require that hospitals stabilize and treat patients in the emergency department regardless the patient’s ability to pay or their insurance status. The Act’s main intent was to prevent the dumping of uninsured patients to public hospital without offering any care. According to the Act, a hospital should provide emergency care to a patient and only transfer the patient to another hospital once the patient is stable. In the situation, the friend had a serious medical emergency; therefore, the hospital was supposed to provide emergency services even in the absence of ...

DQ 6x

Q1: The principal considerations of a board of directors in making decisions involving dividend declarations There are three principal considerations of a board of directors in making decisions involving dividend declarations: the dividend policy; the type of dividend; and the source of dividend. Dividend policy: The Board must decide between two main policies in dividend declaration: progressive policy and payout ratio policy. Progressive policy may be in any of the three common methods: (1) increase or at least sustained; (2) increasing steadily (at a defined rate); and (3) increasing in real value (Financial Reporting Council [FRC], 2015). Conversely, payout ...

INDIVIDUAL WRITEUP

Even though we are claiming that we are leaving in a free world where everyone has equal rights, there are still some forms of injustice that are done to women especially as far as employment and pay is concerned. Up to date, women pay still lags behind and what they are paid now on average could be equal to what men were paid over 10 years ago . There have been numerous efforts done so as to ensure that women get equal pay with their male counterparts and the question that many are asking today is – is it time that ...

Value Proposition in Patient Care

Introduction Paradise Hospital, Inc is a for-profit healthcare institution. The administration of the hospital has never improved the hospital’s service value since the hospital commenced its operations in 1995. In addition to that, the investors are not aware of the value proposition strategies that are employed by hospitals America. This paper provides a value proposition for Paradise Hospital, Inc and it focuses on the value-added services.

Value-added services in the patient care services refer to the “noncore” additional services that are used to add value to the core services at the hospital. The value-added services provide benefits that ...

Credit cards are issued to interested customers as payment cards that are accepted by most merchants and service providers across the globe. Credit cards can also be used to do online shopping and to make withdrawals from ATM machines. Credit cards are small cards with implanted computer chips that track the cardholder’s purchase and report the purchase to their bank accounts. Credit cards are mainly issued by banks after entering into agreement with several merchants and service providers to accept the cards in lieu of money. When a credit card holder makes a purchase by using the card, ...

Introduction:

The use of the credit card payment system has continued to be adopted across the world, and its use has been rated as overwhelming. Substantial literature review on credits cards use reveal that the payment system is gaining ground out of its convenience, advance financial services, credit borrowing and enhanced liquidity, with most of the former liquidation hurdles navigated (Stearns, 2011, p. 45). America was the first country to use the credit cards in the 19th century. Since then, the country has continued the use of the credit card intensively. In the onset, a credit card was only issued ...

Introduction

Buying a car is a huge purchase. It is a purchase that will affect any individual for the next four to five years. This makes proper negotiation skills a must when purchasing a vehicle. It is important to be well educated on the product before negotiating. This will make a person more educated when making an offer. When it comes to car negotiations, the goal is to come to an agreement that is beneficial for both parties involved (Gerstner 65). The consumer needs to know and understand this before going into a dealership and attempt a negotiation. The consumer ...

Efforts to restructure health care in the country are driving changes in nursing and associated sectors. The focus of the new health care reforms is to provide a system that will enable universal access to a cost effective health care. Lack of ability to pay for health care and lack of access to health care facilities were identified as barriers that prevent people from getting timely health care services. Today, the healthcare delivery system in U.S is made of four functional components: Financing, Insurance, Health Care Delivery and Payment. Thus, health care delivery is one of the components of ...

Introduction

Today, Uber is operating in fifty-four countries. It is one of the quickest growths in the world. The rapid growth of the company is changing the industry as well as the taxi drivers. Not only does Uber fit in to today’s competitive marketplace, it is shaping tomorrow’s marketplace. There are several different ways a business can make money. Technological changes have a significant impact on this. Uber’s success has changed the way business think about the global marketplace. Uber was able to strive in a struggling economy. The idea behind of Uber is not like the ...

Barriers in the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System: Raymond’ Case Barriers in the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System: Raymond’ Case There are various barriers in the United States health care delivery system that make many Americans not to access timely and appropriate health care. These barriers in the U.S health care delivery system mainly relates to the cost, quality and access to the health care (Shi & Singh, 2015). In the case of Raymond, a 54-year old man who lives in Jackson, Mississippi; faces many barriers towards obtaining health care. Raymond faces barriers related to the cost of healthcare delivery system. He ...

Money and the Payment System

With the introduction of credit cards, the electronic cash began to expand worldwide. Today, there are several types of electronic payment methods are in use widely, however, the cash is still present in the society which shows the importance of cash in the normal routine of life. There are several advantages of using the electronic methods of cash payments such as bitcoins, PayPal and debit cards. The main advantage is that these facilities provide extra security to the user and the cash during the transactions. The improvement in the technology in the society is increasing the level of cashless ...

Money and Payment System

The cashless society means that the normal course of the transaction of the cash is done with the help of electronic methods such as credit cards, PayPal and other electronic wallets available today. The improvements in the technology are increasing the use of electronic cash as compared to the use of actual cash or bank check. The main advantage of using the electronic way of transferring the cash is that it is normally used by the customers who are making transaction for smaller transactions such as buying grocery, paying the online fee and utility bills. These consumers can avail ...

Investigation into Online Retailers and Offline Retailers Shopping Unending Debate

Introduction Since the advent of technologies supporting online shopping, this new trend has gained popularity steadily. Statistics in the United Kingdom show an exponential growth in the online retail sales. For instance, Herrod (2015) reported that online sales in the United Kingdom n 2015 were 52.25 billion pound sterling. This signified a 16.2% growth from the sales reported in the previous year at 44.97 billion pound sterling (Herrod, 2015). The increase in online sales is fueled by among other factors, the increase in the number of online shoppers. For instance, Herrod (2015) reported that 21.2 of the total purchases ...

Introduction

In the event of making a choice between the two options, of which bonds to buy, the Johnson’s family has the task of determining the benefit they are likely to get in each case. This involves either calculating for the future value attached to the bond or the present value. Future value will weigh the two based on how much the investment will give in a particular a number of years. However, in this case we chose to use present value, which weighs the option based on the amount that should be spent in getting each at a ...

Introduction

The Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap) self-assessment is used to determine an individual’s positive state and is dependent on four components: efficacy, resiliency, hope, and optimism. How high (or low) one’s PsyCap is aids in determining how satisfied the individual is with his or her job and is a predicator in job performance as well. Efficacy refers to how confident a person is when striving to achieve a goal. Resiliency is how an individual deals with adversity or conflict and how effectively he or she is able to “bounce back” from it. Hope is characterized as a feeling ...

Description of the HCAHPS Survey

Provision of high quality care in health centers is vital owing to consequent patient-satisfaction that positively influences the center’s HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores. The HCAHPS Survey is a quantitative and assessment tool used for overall evaluation of the qualitative link between staff and patients in a health center (Nickitas, Aries, & Middaugh, 2014, p. 153). The survey widely targets patients aged 18 years and above during their admission to a health center, and additionally includes patients who have spent at least one night as inpatients within the center. Generally, the survey addresses nine ...

American Apparel Company

The firm opened its first store in 2003 and it has 260 stores across the globe. As a global firm, the marketing objective of the firm is to open more number of stores in remote areas and developing nations so that more market capture can be attained. In 2008, the firm saw extreme growth as it expanded to open 78 new stores in 2008 and high sales profit also but in 2009 -2011 recession period, the firm saw decline and therefore as per latest research journals, the firm focuses on expanding by having new stores in different markets which ...

Business

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Introduction

Electronic commerce or e-commerce is the new way of doing business and is already impacting different sectors across the world such as communications, finance, retail and a lot many more. The electronic commerce has transformed the way business is done and affects large sectors such as communications, finance and retail. It carries potentially pervasive effects on routine business activities.What is e-commerce? The World Wide Web-based buying and selling of goods and services is fundamentally known as E-commerce. The barriers to electronic commerce have fallen for both buyers and sellers. Today, just about ...

Adjusting entries transform the accounting records of the company into accrual basis of accounting. They are made at the end of the accounting period to adjust the income and expenses to the period to which they pertain. Revenues or expenses that are accrued by the company but are not yet paid or received are regarded as accruals. The company needs to make an adjusting entry of interest income that has been earned in 2015, but the actual payment will not be received until 2016 (Annual Report 2014: Wal-Mart, 2014). The company would require making an adjusting entry in the ...

ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC BOND (SUKUK) MARKET OF DUBAI AND MALAYSIA

Analysis of Islamic Bond (Sukuk) Market of Dubai and Malaysia Introduction As the business has expanded all across the world due to rise of internalisation or globalisation, it has become necessary that both the sources of equity and debt capital must be obtained for financing operational activities. In this regard, experts in financial management designed different modes of finance in which issuance of bonds, in case of debt management, forms an integral position. However, these conventional form of bond issuance require trading based on interest rates and are not backed by any security. Therefore, based on Islamic principles, a ...

What are the key characteristics of an e-business strategy model?

Answer. A strategic business model gives a framework which presents a logic sequence of all the key activities for developing an e-business strategy. There are some standard strategic business models developed for e-business like Enders model (2008), Johnson & Scholes (2006) , McDonalds (1999) , and Smith (1999) (Chaffey, 265). These models have their applicability varying from one e-business to another depending upon the nature of business and product offered. Still, the key characteristics of an e-business strategy model are: Situational analysis- This includes the assessment of internal and external environment for the business. The internal environment stands for resources, work culture, ...

The reading of the course materials and watching of supplementary vides on natural resource management reveals that human wellbeing is dependent upon improved management of natural resources. While the human race has made tremendous progress through exploitation of the natural environment, they have not handled the management of the physical environment well. Watching the video on human quest reveals that while the world has tremendous diversity in biodiversity, people have not been conscious of their impact on the ecosystem. Nonetheless, the present generation is continuously becoming aware of sustainable ways of exploiting the natural environment. In the video The ...

Executive Summary

The case relates to the lawsuits filed against Amgen in Ventura. Amgen is an American multinational company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The complaints were brought by former employees who were fired from the organization. The employees complained that the reason for firing them was disclosure of wrongdoing of an organization in front of leaders. Shawn O’Brien was terminated as a result of retaliation for informing the company about the problems and reported complaints of the drugs distributed in the market. He was a senior project manager, and his job was to improve compliance processes with high risk ...

GSA Contract – IT Schedule 70

Businesses, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions can obtain a GSA Schedule Contract to sell products or services to federal customers. The Contracts contain pre-negotiated pricing, terms, and conditions which streamline the government sales process . It’s an open-ended contract with a federal buyer where the volume of purchase is not fixed while the terms and conditions of the contract is fixed. There are multiple GSA Contract schedules for different products and services. GSA Contract – IT Schedule 70 is for General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software and Services . Let’s look at the typical structure of a GSA – IT ...

Discuss How E-commerce Has Transformed SMEs and the Way They Do Business

Introduction Laudon and Traver (2013) highlight that for several years, the global economy entered a period of globalization, and this entry brings with it a lot of characteristic changes in the life of mankind. Currently, it is approved by the understanding that the Internet is another business environment that has its own specifics, and very multifaceted, but is subject to general business laws. On the Internet, it is possible to look for partners or customers, create solutions to support business, automate operations with partners and dealers, and create and develop retail online stores. According to Chaffey (2011), e-commerce, the ...

Introduction

In this project, the Hearcare incentive scheme, we will be elaborating different perspectives that are to be used in it including the vision, background information, the methods appropriate to be used, and finally the analysis of the results. We shall, also, look at the set goals such as the sales set to be met after a specific duration by different stores or sale points as well as the rewards that will follow in case these sales are made or accomplished on time.

Vision and the Mission

The vision as well as the mission of this project is to ensure that the sales made ...

Meeting Customers’ Expectations

Typically, a consumer satisfying his/her need chooses what he/she needs from a wide range of products and services specifically designed for this purpose. He/she makes choices, relying on a sense of the benefits and of the value, which in his/her opinion the goods have. Thus, when choosing, a buyer focuses on customer value of the goods (Kotler and Armstrong, 2012). The level of customer satisfaction depends on how the characteristics and properties of the goods correspond to his/her idea of ​​customer value. Thus, if the dignity of goods below expectations, the consumer will remain unsatisfied. If the product lives ...