...Comcast: How to Satisfy the Unsatisfied Worker Comcast Corporation is a publicly traded global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high speed internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast headquarters is in Philadelphia. Comcast applies the latest innovation and technology to entertain, inform and connect people in new ways. As a company uniquely positioned to inform, empower, and inspire, Comcast embraces the opportunity to create conversation and mobilize action. They believe it's not just about moving the business forward; it's about moving people forward. Comcast has gone through many organizational changes and acquisitions like many global companies. Employees in the call centers feel that with all the changes made the company has lost sight of the employees’ wants and needs. Comcast has a great health benefits package, free cable service, employee engagement activities, incentives, perks and discounts with other companies, and a great financial benefits package. However employees are still unsatisfied because of the things they used to have such as Christmas parties, Christmas bonus, bigger productivity bonuses and a more laid back atmosphere. Employees in the billing department use to receive comp time off and received higher commissions. The Chicago Division...
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...AT&T Merging with Comcast Tonya Mealey, Teneisha Bonner, and Richard Chan ECON220-X-1302B-02/Professor Luzius July 14th, 2013 Abstract For our group 5 project, we have collected information about the company AT&T merging with Comcast. In this paper, the industry description introduces the company and explains the history of the company. The supportive argument and the argument against the merger are discussed. Keywords: AT&T, Comcast AT&T Merging with Comcast Initially, Comcast proposed to buy AT&T Broadband for 44.5 billion in assets and 13.5 billion in deficit assumption. AT&T’s committee did not accept the acquisition and Comcast offered to merge with AT&T broadband to establish AT&T Comcast. AT&T assets have been dropping and this coalition would probably help them by letting Comcast, which has a great understanding in the broadband business, work with the many resources AT&T has to present. The merger is set at $72 billion. Comcast thinks the coalition with AT&T will keep them rich and it will get 2.2 million broadband consumers and 22 million co responders, news and entertainment supporters. They are evaluating the merger to decide if the aftermath will be an accomplishment or a downfall (Brinkerhoff, 2010). Industry Description: AT&T, is considered to be a telecommunications industry, and is among the world’s premier voice, video, and data communications companies serving millions of consumers, businesses...
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...Category | PossiblePoints | Points | Comments | Documentation and Formatting | 34 | 34 | | Organization & Cohesiveness | 45 | 45 | | Editing | 34 | 34 | | Content | 112 | 112 | | Total | 225 | 225 | Nice work. | Comcast: Embracing a new cloud based information system Voss Nailing Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management Week 6 Course Project August 16, 2015 Professor Edmead Table of Contents Abstract 3 Brief Company background 3 Discussion of business problem(s) 4 High level solution 4 Benefits of solving the problem 5 Business/technical approach 6 Business process changes 7 Technology or business practices used...
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...look at their management and leadership styles and if fits into the culture the organization. Management must also ask themselves if they are developing company loyalty from the employees and if the working environment is encouraging employees to be committed to the fulfilling the goals and objectives of the company, thus being about motivated employees for the success of the company. Management should also be willing to solicit feedback from employees, shareholder and customers to determine how they are communicating a common message of what management desires the organizational culture to be and to ensure that the vision and mission statement is clear for all to see. This paper will look at two leaders in the communications field, Comcast and Starband Communications. We will look at issues that each company has in common with Gene One, and how they choose to deal with similar growth and employee loyalty issues. In each company’s analysis, we will indentify issues and problems, similar to which Gene One experienced. Then we will highlight how the...
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...Comcast: A Leader in Technology Innovation Overview of Comcast Comcast was founded in 1969 in Pennsylvania by Ralph Roberts, Joe Roberts, and Julian Brodsky after Roberts bid successfully for cable franchises in Philadelphia. After this success he decided to expand the company’s operations further and in 1972 they took the company public due to the stagnation of subscriber rates. Comcast decided to move into the telephone business in 1988 when they purchased Amcell, this was the first time a cable company was able to offer their customers telephone service from another source other than the telephone providers. Ralph Roberts named his son, Brian L. Roberts to be the next president of the company which took everyone by surprise but he turned out to be a very efficient manager. In the mid-1990s there was an increase in activity for the cable and telecommunications industries due to deregulation which brought the cable and telephone companies into competition with one another, an increase of mergers and acquisitions were seen since many companies wanted to build more efficient networks. Microsoft Corporation decided to invest one billion dollars into Comcast so they would have a cable partner that could test “ interactive television and high-speed computer services,” (Funding Universe) they decided to choose Comcast due to them having the most advanced cable systems in the country at the time. Around the same time Microsoft invested, Comcast converted to a new fiber-coaxial...
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...Comcast Corporation is a media and technology company. Its common stock ticker symbol is CMCSA. It was incorporated on December 7, 2001, and it is based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the largest broadcasting, cable and home internet company, and it is the third largest home television service provider. Comcast Corporation is split into two main businesses: Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. It acquired NBCUniversal in 2011. Comcast Corporation covers five business segments. The Cable Communications segment falls under Comcast Cable. The other four business segments make up NBCUniversal, and they are collectively referred to as the NBCUniversal segments. These four segments include Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment...
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...CS 507 Adv. Computer Architecture Home Assignment No. : 1 Due Date : March 12, 2014 Q. No. 1 (40) SPEC CPU2006 provides benchmark suites to evaluate CPU performance. CINT2006 lists the benchmark programs to evaluate performance of CPU for integer performance. It is desired that you evaluate comparative performance of the CPU of your laptop with that of your friends. You may select two or more programs from CINT2006 and execute them on your own machine and that of your friends either with or without any modification to programs selected by you. You need to measure user and system times for each program executed for machines used for comparison. You are required to submit a report containing configuration of m/c.s, CPU details, OS and compiler details, source listing of programs executed, details of modifications in programs, if any, and performance. In case you are not able to run programs from CINT2006, you may select appropriate toy benchmark programs. Q. No. 2 (20) Amdahl’s law states the law of diminishing returns. Demonstrate this though a graph between overall speedup and enhancement made. Q. No. 3 (20) Write a report providing growth of DRAM in terms of priceperformance in the current decade. Please do list sources from where you have collected your data. Q. No. 4 (20) We wish to evaluate core utilization of your laptop processor for a set of programs for different application. Programs may include matrix multiplication, counting of vowels, or displaying certain...
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...Problem Solution: Global Communications The first section of the problem solution focuses on the most important past events that led to the issues and opportunities listen in Table 1. This is an analysis of the situation Global Communications finds itself in. These events are not the problem of the case but are what started the problem. In the stakeholder perspectives and ethical dilemmas section you will find various stakeholders identified, their interests, rights and values. The conflicting interests, conflicting rights, and ethical dilemmas are discussed here using the information in Table 2. The problem statement section includes what Global Communication aspires to be and the range of opportunities it must seize to achieve that vision. The end-state vision section focuses on where the company would want to me in the next few years. If all the challenges overcome, all the problems were solved and all the opportunities are realized then where would Global Communications stand. The statement directly reflects the desired end state Global Communications targets. The visions statement helped formulate the end-state goals listed in Table 3. The alternative solutions section you’ll find solutions that support my problem statement. These solutions summarize the benchmarking findings related to the problem statement, the relevance of benchmarking to Global Communications and specific solutions that give us details for Global Communications findings. Analysis of alternative solutions...
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...Management Information Systems 13e KENNETH C. LAUDON AND JANE P. LAUDON CHAPTER 2 CASE 2 GLOBAL E-BUSINESS: HOW BUSINESSES USE INFORMATION SYSTEMS Salesforce.com: The Emerging Social Enterprise (a) The Comcast Social Enterprise Story; L= 2:50 VIDEO CASE Systems URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOyKnu8INY; L=2:50. (b) Social Enterprise: Transforming the Firm; L=8:29 VIDEO CASE URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxC0X7ypaDQ&feature=relmfu continued Chapter 2, Case 2 salesforCe.Com: the emerging soCial enterprise 2 SUMMARY Salesforce.com is the leading provider of enterprise cloud-computing applications with 2011 revenues of $1.6 billion. It provides a comprehensive customer and collaboration relationship management, or CRM, service to businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide and a technology platform for customers and developers to build and run business applications. Recently they have made a number of acquisitions of social technology firms and now offer cloud-based social enterprise services to their primary customers such as Toyota, Gatorade, and Groupon. Salesforce is building private social networks for large corporations and their customers. In addition, Salesforce.com is attempting to transform itself into a social enterprise. Comcast (the second largest cable television network operator in the United States) has also begun to use social platforms like Twitter to respond to customers, a first step in the process of becoming a social enterprise. ...
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...Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the deregulation versus anti-competitive conduct. In Section I we will discuss the history of VoIP and how it has developed into a standard communication device using traditional telephone lines and tech savvy software. This will be an overview of what the primary intentions for inventing the software and who the pioneers were that patented and launched this successful tangible apparatus, which is used by over 6 million in the United States and an undefined number throughout the world. Section II is a thorough analysis of economic implications for two popular VoIP services companies in the United States: Skype, Internet based software free to users who have a personal computer and Comcast, a telecommunications corporation that has become the leader in offering bundled services that includes VoIP. The discussion will revolve around the issue of regulation and deregulation of the service and the economic impact that it has on consumers and today’s market. Sections III & IV are a detailed comparison and contrast of the regulation and deregulation for the United States versus India, Canada and the Philippines and the affects of VoIP from an economic standpoint. This will be an analysis of the proponents and oppositions of regulation competitive value and how regulation is allowing states to make decisions and maintain control over VoIP. Section V is the conclusion that will answer the question as to whether or not it is better to...
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...Business Analysis Part III Glennyce J Nelson MGT-521 June 29, 2012 Dr. Olivia Herriford Business Analysis Part III For part III of the Business Analysis project, a review of the strategic initiatives taken by The Walt Disney Company relative to organizational and operational adaptations to the changing markets. An explanation of how recent economic trends are influencing the company, strategies Disney has used or could use for adapting to the changing markets. In addition, tactics Disney has implemented or could implement to achieve their strategic goals, the role human resources management plays in helping them achieve the goals, and would I be willing to invest in this company as a mutual fund manager. How Recent Economic Trends Are Influencing Disney. Even though the economy has been in a recession for the past couple years The Walt Disney Company has been doing well and shown continued growth. The company continues to show signs of being a healthy company as indicated by their continued increase in their net income Nelson (2012) “Disney’s income for 2011 and 2010 was $4,807 and $3,963 respectively, which represents a 21.30% increase.” (p. 4). In addition, the company had a net income of $3,307 in 2009, which represents a 19.84% increase for 2010. As shown in Figure A, Disney has shown growth in all areas of its financial statements during the past three years. Over all the company has not been significantly effected by the current economic downtrun and has...
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...SET UP A SMALL OFFICE LAN Final Project SET UP A SMALL OFFICE LAN Final Project Jorge Acevedo CMIS 435 Jorge Acevedo CMIS 435 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW NETWORK ARCHITECTURE NETWORK STRUCTURAL DESIGN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WORKSTATION COMPUTERS NOTEBOOK MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER VoIP TELEPHONE SWITCH SERVER STORAGE BACKUP WIRELESS ROUTER FIREWALL PROTECTION CABLING AND CONNECTORS SECURITY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER CONCLUSION REFERENCES I. Introduction The current design consists of an Intel personal computer with Windows 7 as the operating system and accessing Internet services at 56 kbps modem speeds. The objective is to upgrade to a faster solution through the use of Ethernet Cable and Wireless 802.11n; deploy properly a Local Area Network using the necessary technology, hardware and software specifications, appropriate protocols and group policies; and combined wired and wireless communications to include Internet services provided by an Internet Service Provider. Overview The incorporated network consists of workstations, printer, scanner, fax and copier bundle; telephone capabilities; server management and protocols. The network would be configured to manage users, files, folders and printer sharing options to include a well implemented security system to prevent intrusion of cyber threats such as unauthorized users, viruses and spillage of information. A client-server oriented local area network architecture allows for...
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...Finance 363 Stocktrak Final Report Group 10 Cody Norton, Nick Turner, Shane Siel The stocktrak simulation was very informative. It was interesting to watch the markets with something on the line. My group was in the top 3 much of the semester. Right around the end of the simulation we fell out of the top 3 and finished in the 10th position. We could have tried to change our investment strategy in order to chase the top spot, but in the end we stayed true to our objective. Objective and Strategy Our objective is one that most would consider boring. I would describe myself as a long-term investor. When I actually begin to invest real money in the stock market, I will invest in sound companies that pay a decent dividend. Although the stocktrak simulation took place over a relatively short period of time, we still invested with a long-term horizon in mind. That long-term horizon will produce smaller short-term gains. Our portfolio was constructed with a buy and hold mentality. We tried to avoid being swayed by our emotions and the short-term fads of investors. It was hard to avoid investing in accordance with the predictions of the markets gurus, but in the end I believe our investments were safer because of it. The buy and hold mentality allows us to overlook negative short-term returns with the understanding that the returns will normalize in the long-term. We spread our cash out among a variety of investment vehicles. We planned on placing our funds in...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |College of Information Systems & Technology | | |NTC/362 Version 1 | | |Fundamentals of Networking | Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundation in the basic telecommunications and networking technologies fundamental to the industry and to the broad field of telecommunications. Analog, digital, and radio frequency technologies are covered. Also covered in this course is an introduction to the OSI protocol model, network-switching systems, basics of wireless communications, and network security. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at...
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...Report Outline Government regulation over business mergers and acquisitions Introduction 1. Should the government regulate mergers and acquisitions more carefully? 2. Purpose of the Study 3. Scope of Study 4. Method and Procedures Analysis 1. Positive opinions 2. Negative opinions 3. Government action Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation 1. Summary 2. Conclusion 3. Recommendation Government regulation over business mergers and acquisitions Prepared for Anne Joiner English Professor Central Washington University Prepared by Diep Chu July 18, 2012 To: Senator Joseph Smith From: Diep Chu Date: July 18, 2012 Subject: Government regulation over business mergers and acquisitions I submit the accompanying report, authorized by Anne Joiner, English Professor at Central Washington University, Des Moines, on the research of mergers and acquisitions in market. Available literature and government Web sites were examined in order to answer the question: Should the government regulate mergers and acquisitions more carefully? The report employed secondary research using electronic sources of scholarly articles, government publications, and companies’ articles through the Internet due to the research time and funding limitation. All research was conducted in mid-July, 2012. This research project has been a fantastic experience for me when I get to know more details about the popular issue currently happen in our...
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