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Discussion Board
Unit: The Balance Sheet - Liabilities
In 300-400 words, define and discuss the following:
Estimated and contingent liabilities
The difference between gross and net take home pay
The difference between employer payroll taxes and withholding deductions
FICA
FUTA and SUTA
Unit 2 - Discussion Board
Unit: Cultural Differences in Communication
Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
You have been assigned to lead a new project that is global in reach. The team you manage represents many differing cultures such as India, China, Mongolia, Thailand, and the United States. You are preparing for the first team meeting and would like to schedule it for tomorrow at 9:00pm. This is the kick-off meeting.
What are some of the approaches you would plan on using for this important meeting?
Consider the best ways of working together using what you know about your team's cultural differences.
Think of how you might begin and end this meeting.
What kind of documentation could you put in place to ensure the success of your team going forward?
Unit 2 - Individual Project
In this assignment, you will consider the potential challenges and solutions that are inherent when working with other cultures.
Identify a country and research the communication and business practice distinctions associated with this culture.
Create a PowerPoint presentation addressing the following:
Share the potential challenges that you might face while conducting meetings, phone conferences, or e-mails with a person or team from this culture.
Provide ways in which you might find success in these situations.
5-10-slide presentation, excluding cover and reference slides plus 100 to 150 words of notes
use voice in powerpoint it can be a made up voice
Unit 2 - Discussion Board
Unit: Research Ethics
Within the Discussion Board area, write 300-500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Part 1: Ethics in Research
Utilizing the Internet, CTU Library, and your textbook, choose 1 example of unethical research in a business setting, and discuss the following:
Explain why research might be considered unethical.
Explain what ethical considerations there are and how to avoid these issues in your research project.
Explain what components are needed in the introduction to a survey to address ethical concerns.
You may wish to review an example time line by clicking here.
Part 2: Preparing to Create Your Survey
Building on the organizational issue, problem, or topic that you identified in Unit 1, complete the following:
Write 1 research question regarding that topic, in preparation for the assignments in Units 3-5.
Create 5 survey questions that would help answer your research question.
Write your hypothesis for your research question.
Long Term Liabilities
Within the Discussion Board area, write 800 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Discuss debt and equity financing.
How are they different?
What is the Time Value of Money and how does it relate to valuation of bonds?
Discuss bonds at par, premium, and discounted
What is the difference between the coupon rate and market rate?