What was the impact of the OPM hack? Is there a solution to this problem? Explain

Topic:

BAM225 – Info Mgmt “Please read “Business Problem-Solving Case: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Breach: No Routine Hack” on pages 308-310 of your text and answer the following: What are the security and control weaknesses at OPM that are discussed in this case? What people, organization, and technology factors contributed to these problems? To what extent was management responsible? What was the impact of the OPM hack? Is there a solution to this problem? Explain your answer.”

What business benefits did the organizations described in this case achieve by analyzing and using Big Data? Explain

Topic:

BAM225 – Info Mgmt “Please read “Business Problem-Solving Case: How Reliable is Big Data?” on pages 226-227 of your text and answer the following: What business benefits did the organizations described in this case achieve by analyzing and using Big Data? Explain the limitations to using Big Data. Identify two decisions at the organizations described in this case that were improved by using Big Data and two decisions that were not improved by using Big Data.”

Review information on the company’s mission, core values, history, leadership, and strategy.

Step 1: Review Foundation Research Reports

Visit http://www.shrm.org/foundation, using the search button, type in the below topic titles one at a time and explore the content available as these resources will be used during the course.

Effective Practice Guidelines: These are concise, research-based resources commonly used by practicing human resources professionals.
Executive Briefings: These are excellent summaries of information on key human resource topics and initiatives.
Research Reports: These are white papers examining contemporary human resources issues.

Step 2: Select a Company

Select a current company from http://fortune.com/fortune500/ to serve as the focal point of research and analysis during this course. You must notify the instructor of your choice of company by Tuesday of Week 2. You may NOT change the company selected during the course.

Step 3: Web Site In-Depth Review

About Section

Review information on the company’s mission, core values, history, leadership, and strategy.
Review the company’s history and examine its global presence in terms of production, facilities, manpower and corporate social responsibility.
Review the company’s products or services, examining possible differences by geographic region or subsidiary/division.
Review the company’s use of technology, examining possible differences by geographic region, product, subsidiary/division, or functional department (marketing, legal, information services, human resources, advertising, etc.).
Review the company’s human resources philosophy and examine the demographics of its workforce, paying close attention to policies or practices relative to diversity, affirmative action, gender, sexual orientation, and disability.
Investor Relations Section

Download and read the most recent SEC Form 10K, Annual Report, focusing on the Management Discussion and Analysis section and human capital related costs detailed in the financial statements and related footnotes.
Download and read the most recent SEC Form DEF14A, Proxy Statement, focusing on Executive Compensation, the Report of the Compensation Committee, and compensation plans up for vote or ratification by shareholders, if any.
Download and read Press Releases published over past 24 months, noting strategic initiatives that involve or affect human capital.
Careers Section

Review Careers Landing Page and examine content that communicates the company’s people philosophy and shares insights on what it is like to work at the company.
Review the company’s approach to recruiting experienced hires, job positing process, and college recruiting.
Review the company’s compensation philosophy and its approach to total rewards.

Step 3: Assessment of the Current Human Resources Environment

Based on analysis of information obtained in Steps 1–3, prepare a professionally written report assessing the current human resources environment, suitable for presentation to the senior executives of the company. Your report should present your assessment of the human resource management topics listed below, indicating the impact of each on the company. The body of the report should be 8–10 pages excluding title, references page(s), and any appendices.

Use the three tests on Page 172 of Chapter 8, and the six steps for evaluating the strategy of a diversified company and improving its performance starting on page 183 of Chapter 8, to evaluate your company.

Research a company that has diversified its business by either adding a new product/service or entering into a new market or line of business.

Use the three tests on Page 172 of Chapter 8, and the six steps for evaluating the strategy of a diversified company and improving its performance starting on page 183 of Chapter 8, to evaluate your company. (2020 Version)

Explain why free cash flow is the most useful metrics for investors.

From the investor’s perspective, the market value as forward looking into the future, while book value is backward looking about the history. Why?

Describe the difference between Net Income, Net Cash Flow (from cash flow statement) and Free Cash Flow.
Hint: review their definition and calculations.
Explain why free cash flow is the most useful metrics for investors.

Financial ratio:
List the FIVE major financial ratio groups.
For each major group, pick at least TWO examples, and briefly indicate what they analyze.

Describe how to use the DuPont Identity in financial analysis.
Describe at least three approaches we can use to improve the Return on equity? Explain why?

Identify any recent projects you have worked on over the past year, they could be of any size and in any context.

Section 1 – Project Management Overview
Using your unit readings and videos, and at least two additional sources, which can be from non-scholarly sources, describe the factors that may be used to select a project management methodology.
Identify at least three project management methodologies that you are most interested in learning more about. These can be from your research or personal experience. Provide an overview of these methodologies, and include but do not limit to:
Primary use for this methodology
Types of projects this methodology is best suited to
Technology support provided
Cost
Formal project management expertise required, or skills needed
Present an analysis of similarities and differences in these three project management methodologies. As a project leader, completing this type of assessment will help you understand which method you may want to select the next time you lead a project.

Section 2 – Personal Project Selection and Analysis
Identify any recent projects you have worked on over the past year, they could be of any size and in any context. They can be from work-related or personal experience.
For this section, you will need to select two types of projects, one that was successful and one that was unsuccessful. You may want to select projects from different areas of your experience (i.e., one work-related, another from personal experience). Using different types of projects can help you understand the applications of the work you have completed in Section 1.
Personal Analysis – Successful Project
Describe the project including the size, scope, personal/professional, your role, project charter (if any), timeframes for project duration, other information seen as relevant to describing the project.
Identify the project management elements and/or methodology you used to manage this project. The research you completed in Section 1 will be helpful to you.
List the skills you demonstrated to help the project be successful. List the skills that you could have used to increase the project’s success.
After this review, complete an analysis of where you may have been more successful.
Personal Analysis – Unsuccessful Project
Describe the project including the size, scope, personal/professional, your role, project charter (if any), timeframes for project duration, and other information seen as relevant to describing the project.
Identify the project management elements and/or methodology you used to manage this project(s). The research you completed in Section 1 will be helpful to you.
Analyze the project for areas of weakness using the research you completed in Section 1 and personal reflection.
Identify what skills were needed to overcome the weak areas using the research you completed in Section 1 and personal reflection.
Present at least two recommendations for improvement, supported by your research in Section 1, and personal experiences. Include the strengths identified from the project that was managed successfully.

What business are you in, who are your customers, what do they want? Why is it that we find society has not made progress and is asking the same questions that were brought up in 1960?

Description

This assignment is to write-up a response to the notion that the key points of marketing myopia are as relevant and likely MORE SO now than they were in 1960 when the article was published. Be specific (dig deep) and use examples to make your points clear and supported. Make your linkage to hospitality clear. The minimum length is 2 pages (maximum 2.5 pages), double spaced, times new roman font, 12 pt font. The article is attached.

What business are you in, who are your customers, what do they want? Why is it that we find society has not made progress and is asking the same questions that were brought up in 1960?

How is it the same today?

Develop a project scope for an FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) for Fresenius.

Develop a project scope for an FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) for Fresenius. As a first milestone, you need to find an FDI offer for Fresenius, which can be either for Fresenius Kabi or Fresenius Medical Care. Both are Fresenius, but they procure different things, watch out. But it has to be for a new manufacturing site and NOT for a new service site and NOT for an existing site where Frenius is already manufacturing. The FDI must have a positive outcome and follow Dunning’s OLI framework (OLI stands for Ownership, Location, and Internalization). So take this into account when determining the scope.

Examine the Risk Relation between Risk and Return.

Assignment: Examine the Risk Relation between Risk and Return
Instructions
Write an assessment in which you address the following problems/questions:

Assess how diversification benefits the investor. Can you imagine circumstances where an investor would not want to diversify? Then explain why or why not.
Analyze the formulation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, including the definition of the model with identification of each component. Explain how the CAPM development effectively makes use of the diversification as a foundation for the development of the model. Discuss the uses of the Capital Asset Pricing Model within finance.
Develop the Capital Asset Pricing Model using the assumptions that the risk-free rate is 3%, the expected return on the market is 8%, and the relevant beta is 1.05.
Use problem 3 to develop the alternative solutions presented within a table for the assumptions that the beta is 0.75, 1.05, and 1.75 as well as the assumption that the risk free rate is 1%, 3%, and 6.5%.
Develop a valuation model for a common stock assuming that a company just paid a dividend of $1.75 per share. It’s assumed that the dividend will grow at a constant rate of 6% per year forever. The risk-free rate is 6% with an expected return on the market of 12% and a beta of 1.1. Show each step in generating the resulting valuation.
Use your analysis of question 5 above to form a table that shows all combinations for the model with the growth rate at 2%, 6%, and 9% and the beta at 0.75, 1.1, and 1.8. Explain why your generated results make financial sense.
Support your paper with at least three resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.