What connections are there among economic trends analysis, bond market performance, and investment decisions? Discuss these connections.

Bond Performance Analysis and Interest Rate Trends Based on the course material presented in Week 3
The information on bonds can be found on the Bond section of the FINRA Market Data Center. To find the information on bonds, click on Search tab in the middle of the screen . Under Quick Search, complete the Issuer Name and Symbol fields, then click Show Results.
1. To grade your project your professor needs to see the information on the bonds you chose. Copy the bonds quotations into your project.
2. What were the last prices of the bonds ? What does this price mean?
3. Assume the par value of the bond is $1,000.
a. How much will an investor pay for a bond purchased at the price listed in the
Last Sale column?
b. Calculate the annual coupon interest payments.
Show your work in your project.
4. The YTM is listed in quotations of the bonds . What
does it mean?
5. Calculate the Macaulay duration and modified duration of these bonds. Use an
online duration calculator. Present the results of your calculations in your project.
How will changes in interest rates affect the bonds’ prices?
6. Using the forecast of interest rates that you found in
Stage 1 of the project, create a forecast of the bonds’ prices. Explain your results.

7. Write at least two pages of analysis of the bonds. Answer the following questions, explaining each answer.
a. If you are going to buy a bond, which bond would you choose? Why?
b. What connections are there among economic trends analysis, bond market performance, and investment decisions? Discuss these connections.
c. Look at the balance sheet and income statement of the companies. What
data or ratios support your decision to buy this bond or not?

Identify an article that relates to a field of personal interest A list of some of the most widely cited management journals is provided below.

Sports Management

Each student will individually and independently prepare a written critique of an article drawn from a professional management publication. The article must be at least 10 pages in length and no more than 10 years old. The critique must be at least 750 words in length.

It is best to identify an article that relates to a field of personal interest A list of some of the most widely cited management journals is provided below. Business Source Ultimate is the best database to use to begin your search. Wade Kinnin is the best human source to get you started.

Examine these two institutions through the lens of their marketing and fundraising efforts, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

For this final Individual Case Report, you will explore two cultural institutions which are considerably different in their mission, size, and scope.

You will examine these two institutions through the lens of their marketing and fundraising efforts, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. To access the case studies, please visit https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/927626 and create an account. There will be a small fee to purchase both case studies.

Is there a way that labor unions can move away from a zero-sum-game approach to negotiations, where one party has to lose in order for another to gain?

Union–Management Relations

At the start of the industrial revolution, employers took advantage of desperate workers by demanding 12–16 hours a day, six days a week from them, providing poor working conditions and little in terms of compensation and benefits. Labor unions swung the balance back in the direction of the worker and continued their hold as a solid third-party participant between workers and employers in labor negotiations throughout the post-war era.

Some people think unions are a twentieth-century has-been, and that they’re not as powerful as they need to be to protect workers’ interests. In his 2014 article “The Employer Strikes Back” for prospect.org, Josh Eidelman talks about the worker lockout, and how it’s used by employers as a weapon to force desperate workers to agree to worse contracts than those that have just expired.

On the other hand, in the October 2019, Economist article, “The GM Strike is an Anachronism,” the author states that, over time, union victories made carmakers less competitive, and the recent Flint, Michigan, auto workers strike may be another case where demands will be met that will make employers buckle, this time under the weight of healthcare costs.

Looking at it from either the point of view of the locked-out worker, or the employer who is facing lost profitability and crushing overhead costs, it seems as though unions might not be making the same difference in labor negotiations that they used to.

Discussion Prompt
Technology aside, the future of unions is in debate in these two articles. As a future HR professional, read these articles and consider these differing opinions on the work of labor unions. Is there a way that labor unions can move away from a zero-sum-game approach to negotiations, where one party has to lose in order for another to gain? Consider government law and government contribution in your response.

Which style do you feel is a better fit for you?Discuss each management style.

The United States versus Japanese Management Styles are clearly separate from one another. While American managers emphasize supervisory style decision making and control mechanisms. The Japanese are more concerned with the communication process, interdepartmental relations, and a paternalistic approach. Which is better?

The purpose of this research paper is to compare U.S. and Japanese styles of management.

Research and address the following topics in your research paper:

Introduction – what your paper will be about and how the information will be obtained

Discuss each national culture

Discuss each workforce

Discuss each management style

Discuss employee-employer relationships

Which style do you feel is a better fit for you?

Which basic motivation concepts and theories are illustrated in this case?How would you assess Nussbaum’s incentive program?

Driving Employee Motivation

Each chapter ends with a ‘Closing Case’ which will be reviewed and responses to the questions following the case will be submitted to ‘Assignments’.  Please use the documents located on the course Blackboard site ‘Homepage’ to process your responses.
In addition, Company websites for ALL cases discussed will be reviewed from a management perspective and a minimum 200 word summary of what you learn about the company will be provided in addition to responding to the end of case questions. There are cases that are not about specific companies.

Complete Case Study – Driving Employee Motivation – Nussbaum Transportation: http://jobs.nussbaum.com/

Review this site:

http://jobs.nussbaum.com/

Complete Case Study – Driving Employee Motivation

Case Questions

⦁ How would you assess Nussbaum’s incentive program?

⦁ Which basic motivation concepts and theories are illustrated in this case?

⦁ If the motivation approach outlined in this case is indeed valid, how might it be used in other settings?

Which leadership style are you and why? Pick one of the leadership styles listed above. Compare and contrast your leadership style to the style you believe your selected leader portrays. Why did you select this style for this leader? Are you similar and why?

Leadership Style

Select a famous leader of your choice. After some research, describe who you selected. You may discuss why you chose them, where they work, what makes them a good or bad leader, how many people they lead, etc. . The leader should be someone you can research . Finally, identify the leadership style you believe the leader portrays.

The three leadership styles to choose from are Authoritarian, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire. The famous leader I have chosen is Malcolm X. Which leadership style do you think Malcolm X portray and why?

Part Two

Which leadership style are you and why? Pick one of the leadership styles listed above. Compare and contrast your leadership style to the style you believe your selected leader portrays. Why did you select this style for this leader? Are you similar and why? Are you different and why? Do you hope to mimic this leader and his/her style? What did you learn through the research process that was new to you? What are some of the unique skills associated with this style?

Examine the process design and facility layout and present a flow chart to justify the above.

Operations and Information Management

Companies need to make strategic decisions on selecting an appropriate process and facility layout to manage the way production of goods or services will be organised. Based on the above, you are asked to take as an example a product or a service from an industry that you are familiar with , and critically:

Examine the process design and facility layout and present a flow chart to justify the above.

PART B – INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The recent Covid lockdown period has been a difficult time for all SMEs and particularly those in the music and events industry. However, many in this industry are still committed to the progress of their businesses. Therefore, they need appropriate ideas and specific information regarding the potential of technology to support, develop, and future-proof their livelihoods.

Charles and Christina are both classical musicians and music teachers who play at local events and parties. They want to get more private work both as teachers and musicians. They would like to publicise their talents via a website and deal with booking arrangements via the internet for both teaching and playing. At the moment arrangements are made by telephone. Their present clients pay by cash on the day of the lesson or event. They want to appear as professional as possible by providing information, bookings, and payment options online.

They need a business strategy where they take responsibility for their own; social media marketing, online business accounts, an up-to-date calendar of events, and keeping track of the communications between themselves and the clients.

 

What has the Starbucks CRM achieved? How does it help the bottom line? Which software platform is behind the Starbucks CRM system? Is My Starbucks Idea a typical crowdsourcing project? Discuss.

Starbucks Case Review

With more than 29,000 retail stores in 76 countries, Starbucks uses a CRM system called My Starbucks Idea, which is powered by Salesforce. The system, which includes an interactive forum, gives the Starbucks community an online presence and allows the company to collect feedback from its customers. It also integrates the company’s physical stores with social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google.

On the system’s Web site customers offer ideas, make comments, and cast votes on issues arranged into three major categories: product ideas, experience ideas, and involvement ideas.

The system enables Starbucks to receive a steady stream of feedback and ideas from, and at the same time strengthening the bond with, its customers, which helps the bottom line. As of the first quarter of 2016, the system had collected more than 227,000 ideas, and many of them have already been implemented by Starbucks. My Starbucks Idea is a crowdsourcing success story. MyStarbucksidea website has since been taken down, but you can still visit the following link for a glimpse of what the experience was like.

What is My Starbucks Idea?

What has the Starbucks CRM achieved? How does it help the bottom line?

Which software platform is behind the Starbucks CRM system?

Is My Starbucks Idea a typical crowdsourcing project? Discuss.