Reference no: EM1359927
Misinterpretation, Lack of Reliability, and Validity of Data
There are numerous articles that deal with legal and ethical pitfalls related to misinterpretation, lack of reliability and validity of data. We are all aware of the popular usage of references and resources chosen not for their own unquestionable authenticity and validity but rather chosen to support a specific leaning, point of view, or action. The adage about using statistics in any way one wants emphasizes the frequency of data mishandling.
Reviewing scandals of our recent corporate past and please answer the following:
- How did the company you have researched use or misuse data to support their decisions?
- What were the results of this mishandling?
- Interactive: Focus on one other corporate entity of your choice from such institutions as banking, lending, mortgage institutions, telecommunication, automobile industry, insurance companies etc. How did this company misuse data?
- Respond to one other learner and discuss the ethical implications of this case.
- Interactive: Respond to another learner's post and discuss the implications of this different case.
Objective: The Objective of the Unit 3 DB Assignment will involve the following the Course Outcomes and Grading Criteria with their respective percentages for the :
- Summarize the role of decision making in business.
- Explain the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making.
- Use effective communication techniques.
- Apply the standard of APA Style to all research and writing tasks.
- Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations.
- Apply principles of quantitative and qualitative research to business cases.
- Recognize situations that present potential legal and ethical issues and develop solutions for those issues.
|
Describe management development techniques
: Can you assist me with thinking of pros and cons of four management development techniques? Also, list some experiences that might occur for the employee from these techniques
|
|
Determine the required rate of return
: Suppose that the risk-free rate of interest is 7.3 percent and that the market risk premium is 14.1 percent. Determine the required rate of return on a stock that has a beta of 0.3?
|
|
Explain stakeholders and management decisions
: Stakeholders and Management Decisions - Expalin How do stakeholders influence management decisions? Can you provide some - along with specific examples to illustrate your explanation?
|
|
Real life example of a behavior management program
: You will be reading a journal article related to a real life example of a behavior management program with real results.
|
|
Show the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making
: Describe the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making and use effective communication techniques.
|
|
Primary market transaction
: Determine which of the following is a primary market transaction, You buy 200 shares of IBM stock from your brother. The trade is not made through a broker you just give him cash and he gives you the stock.
|
|
Develop a case study
: Healthcare Cost Containment - Anticipated volume - How would recent governmental legislation affect your organization's strategy of providing continued healthcare benefits to its employees?
|
|
Pathway high school''s positive behavioral support program
: In your own words, define the three reasons given for gathering data. Explain how each of these applies to Pathway High School's Positive Behavioral Support Program.
|
|
Calculate the contribution margin
: Andre has asked you to estimate his business, Andre's Hair Styling. Andre has 5-barbers working for him. Each barber is paid $9.90 per hour and works a 40-hour week and a fifty week year, regardless of number of haircuts.
|