...common. Now that today’s technology is expanding and growing which means that the reliance and dependence of these products is also growing. The dependence and the reliance are not the only two things that technology brings. The more reliance of these things causes cyber attacks which are gradually increasing the occurrence. It is harder to stop these attacks before they occur is more difficult than what can be expected but however it is not impossible. There is a trick to catching these attacks which is within programs and applications that the users uses which detects as well as notifies the user that there is an attack. This could be something like an anti-virus and/or a malware program or even a firewall. The purpose within this paper is to discuss cyber attacks as well as the steps involved and how to prevent them which was discussed in the article by Tony M. Damico entitled Cyber Attack Prevention for the Home User: How to Prevent a Cyber Attack (2009) and other sources Cyber Attack: What It Is A cyber attack is “an attempt to undermine or compromise the function of a computer-based system, or an attempt to track the online movements of individuals without their permission” (WiseGeek, 2011). The easier way to describe a cyber attack would be the targeting something electronic to make it malfunction so that someone is able to collect what it is they need. The cyber attacks that specifically carried out for the purpose of...
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...Current Market Conditions Competitive Analysis ECO/365 Professor Alan Beideck Gregg Mooney, Doris Barlow, Dianne Gaynor, Cherry Hla-Htay November 29, 2015 Current Market Conditions Competitive Analysis Technology has been a big part of today society. Most technologies have been implemented into everyday life. There are different factors, which impact the demand within the market. The constant changes are reflected on the amount of consumer, the number of supply and demand for the product. There is also a focus on the price elasticity and also the constant development of the product based on the demands of the consumers. With the higher end technology always in production and the constant completion arising consumer has expectation for the products. One of the expectations is that there will be declines in prices as the new technology develops. This is a constant struggle for companies such as Google, Apple etc. With constant competitors knocking at the doorstep, it becomes more challenging for Google. Even as the time change, Google has been constantly shifting to other areas of the market and dominating the expectation of its consumers. Google has been widely known for the search engine and as the technology advance; Google has expanded its market to providing Android software to products such as smart phones and tablets. Google started its journey in within late 1995 and had the domain resisted by September 1997...
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...Ethics Paper Any business that expects to not only turn a profit but have longevity in the market has to operate ethically. A publically traded company has more than the bottom line of earning money, but a responsibility to be a good steward of those profits for their employees, stakeholders and clients. Along with ethics is the social aspect of business which go hand and hand if a business doesn’t act ethically responsible then the social ramifications will be poor as well. When a company forms it is a foundation built from an idea a person has and transforms into a business and if that idea blossoms then the business grows. When a business reaches a stage of soliciting stakeholders a strategic plan needs to be in place, part of that plan is developing a model for the business to operate under. Part of running a business is having a plan that will incorporate what the company’s mission, vision and code of conduct as well as ethics is. That code of ethics and conduct is what the company expects from their employees and what a company will do if those policies are violated (McNamara). A code of ethics is a guideline of expectations and the values the company holds important. When a company has employees that question if something is wrong or not then the code of ethics can be a useful guide but doubles as an orientation tool to show employees what the repercussions are of violating those rules. In today’s failing economy it is obvious to see the repercussions of unethical...
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...Strategic Plan Overview Nicole Andrews, Danielle Capoccia, Dennise Chambers, Shaun Creamer, Maureen Kling, Todd McDaniels HRM/498 August 10, 2015 Scott Bridges Strategic Plan Overview The Human Resources department at Starbucks is not known as Human Resources, instead, it is known as Partner Resources. The Partner resources department operates out of their support center. The support center is more commonly known in business as a corporate office, however Starbucks prefers to call it a support center because they support their retail partners from there. Partner Resources at Starbucks operates in groups like any other human resource department. They have staffing, learning and development, compensation and benefits, organizational development and partner services. The Human Resource department at Starbucks is call Partner services because they work together as partners instead of colleagues. They all have the same common goal of being a strategic partner to Starbucks no matter the role the person is in. The Partner Resource team meets together monthly to share ideas and things to make the company better (Starbucks, 2015). The future of Starbucks looks very bright. Starbucks started 40 years ago and Howard S., Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer states what the future will look like. ‘As we look forward to Starbucks next chapter, we see a world in which we are a vital part of over 16,000 neighborhoods around the world, in more than 50 countries,...
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...While women have always been found in the workplace, this is not true of mothers. In the past, only women without children held jobs outside the home. Others were deemed “stay-at-home” mothers, and their work was reserved for the confines of their houses. Today, women have the opportunity to have careers outside the home whether they have children or not. Although things changed for the mothers, the expectations from employers for female workers did not change. Women are expected to do the same jobs whether they have children or not. Where the difference comes in is when working mothers leave their day jobs and go home. A mother’s work is never done and she has a whole set of responsibilities outside of her work environment that a woman without children does not have. While a woman without children may work just as hard as a woman with children, a mother’s work is, often times, more complicated. For example, overtime may be offered to all female workers, but mothers will view the overtime in a different way. Overtime is always a luxury when the employer offers it, but some workers may need it more than others. Women who have children could benefit from this overtime more than the other working women without children. If the overtime was offered to the mothers first, it would help them out with many financial needs. By having that extra money, they could start a savings for their children’s college funds and it could also help them provide a more comfortable lifestyle for their...
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...Running head: STRATEGIC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PLAN Strategic Program Management Plan MMPBL/510- Jim Pepitone University of Phoenix Strategic Program Management Paper [The introduction goes here. It should be one or two paragraphs explaining the findings of your paper. The introduction should prepare the reader for the contents of the paper by previewing the four main topics in your paper. Be sure to end with a transition word or sentence to lead into Section 1 of your paper. Triple click anywhere in this paragraph to begin typing your own introduction.] Friar Tucker International (FTI) is a hospitality services chain that manages 35 entertainment and cuisine establishments—15 cuisine establishments, 10 sports entertainments, 8 family entertainment establishments, and agreements with two hotel chains. The company employs approximately 1,200 individuals and generates revenue in excess of $300 million. Situation Analysis [This should explain the situation of Friar Tucker. Consider the individuals in the Friar Tucker Simulation and evaluate the biases of each recommendation made by those individuals. Be sure to end with a transition word or sentence to lead into the next section of your paper. Triple click anywhere in this paragraph to begin typing.] FTI was convinced by its clients to accept some projects such as the two hotel chains for which they do subcontracted work--projects that do not directly link with the company's strategic objectives. Chief Executive...
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...Smoking in the Workplace Business Research 351 September 30, 2013 University of Phoenix Smoking in the Workplace In the United States smokers were three times more than non-smokers. Smoking excessively can cause cancer, Respiratory and cardio vascular diseases. Cigarette smoking causes about 1 in 5 deaths in the United States more than 440,000 deaths every year including deaths from second hand smoke. The life expectancy for smokers is at least 10 years shorter than non-smokers however, if a person stops smoking by the age of forty he or she reduces the risks of dying from smoking related diseases about 90 percent according to the center of disease control and prevention (Smoking and Tobacco use, 2013). Problem formulation In a company manpower drives how the work gets done with a staff divided by smokers and nonsmokers. Smoking is an addiction that can be a very expensive to the employee and the employer. The issues that are affiliated with being a smoker is smokers have to be covered by non-smoking employees when taking a break or not showing up to work due to illnesses. Smokers can cause the employer to pay for the benefits for the employee to be treated for the workers illnesses due to smoking. According to the government smokers cost a company a significant amount of money in productivity as oppose to a non-smoker (Bunn, 2006). In 2007 studies show a loss of productivity due to deaths from smoking averaged 92 billion dollars due to the company (Spinney, 2007)...
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...October 10, 2011 Apollo Shoes Inc. 1234 Industrial Drive Phoenix, AZ 12345 Attention Board of Directors and Shareholders of Apollo Shoes, Inc. We have completed the audit of the balance sheet, income statement, statement of owner’s equity, and statement of cash flows. We have completed our audit of management’s assessment of internal controls. We have determined that Apollo Shoes management has implemented effective internal controls over financial reporting. It is our job, as your auditor, to express an opinion of the financial information and internal control position of Apollo Shoes, Inc. based on the information gathered during our audit of the company information. Our audits were conducted in accordance with Public Company Oversight Accounting Board (PCAOB). These guidelines ensure that throughout the audit we obtain sufficient evidence to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the financial statements and related information are free from material misstatement. These regulations also require us to provide assurance that there are effective internal controls in place to aid in prevention and detection of fraud throughout the organization and over financial reporting. During the internal control audit we were able to gain an understanding of Apollo’s internal control system and test and evaluate individual controls to ensure their effectiveness. After these tests and evaluations we believe that our internal control audit will support our audit opinion...
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...Accounting Information Systems The definition of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) is a “discipline that informs theory and practice in accounting and auditing, in a way that draws upon information systems, broadly defined. In so doing, AIS employs theory and practice from the cognate disciplines of MIS and computer science as well as from accounting, auditing, other business disciplines including management and marketing, and the disciplines of economics, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and history.” (American Accounting Association) The Importance of Accounting Information Systems The importance of AIS is vital, given the essentially total reliance of accounting and auditing on computerized information systems. “The accounting function within organizations was among the first consumer of business computing.” (American Accounting Association) Accounting systems are a primary application in organizations large and small. “These accounting systems do not operate in isolation because information technology plays a ubiquitous role in all aspects of the lives of individuals and organizations. Indeed, decision makers increasingly access accounting information systems directly, bypassing accounting and MIS functions, for purposes of their own analyses and reporting.” (American Accounting Association) In business organizations information systems and technologies are keys to value adding and risk management. We also see enhanced innovation in the building of solutions...
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...Failure Analysis/Change Strategy Rosalind Poole, Vuyani Mahluza, Emma Yearby, Robyn Williams LDR /531 July 22, 2013 Dr. Gwendolyn Spann Business Failure Analysis The Hostess brand has had over 13 years of changes prior to the final change of bankruptcy this year. The founder Newman Drake started the business in New York in 1888. In 1960 Drake Bakeries was owned by a larger company, Borden. Borden was the maker of other popular snacks, Cracker Jack and Wise Potato Chips. In 1987 Borden sold the company to Ralston Purina, which was owned by ITT Continental Baking Company the makers of the rival Hostess Cake and Wonder Bread (Drake, 2008). After Drake celebrated a 100th anniversary in 1988, the company was acquired by a Canadian company, Culinar. Despite Culinars ability to become profitable in 1997 from restructuring and optimization of already established company routes, they too sold Drake to Interstate Bakeries Corporation (IBC) a year later (Drake, 2008). In 2007 Grupo Bimbo, another major bakery company wanted to purchase Hostess from IBC for a reported $580 million. IBC declined stating the reason was the low offering price from Grupo Bimbo. Hostess is valued today for $135 million. April 9, 2013 McKee Foods purchased IBC for $27.5 million (Flowers, 2013). McKee Foods decided November 16, 2012 to liquidate Hostess Brand assets and concentrate efforts on the once rival brands to Hostess, Tastykakes. Drake Organization The organization’s mission statement was committed...
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...Obtain a copy of the organization’s annual report and SEC filings for the past 2 years. Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you analyze the data in the annual reports and SEC filings. Address: * Procedures to ensure Ethical Behavior * The Disney brothers started the company back in 1923; in 1928, the brothers produced their first cartoon movie. In 1937, the company came out with their first animated movie “Snow White and Dwarves, three years later, in 1940, the company went public from that moment on the company expended in producing many classic animated films ("The Walt Disney Company", 2011). The company’s focus is not on generating massive wealth alone, but on investing the capital in the right ideas so others may enjoy the work of the Disney Company. Regards to money Disney once said, “I regard it merely as a medium for financing new ideas. I neither wish nor intend to amass a personal fortune. Money –or, rater the lack of it to carry out my ideas-may worry me, but it does not excite me. Ideas excite me” ("The Principles of Walt Disney’s Success", 2009). Today, the company expands on global scale, with China, its network of Disney Theme Parks and Resorts. Ethics and Compliance in Disney’s Financial Environment Walt Disney was not concern of the wealth the company is generating, but rather innovating ideas and quality of its production. Disney appointed group of individuals that are responsible for the financial department at large. The committee...
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...Running head: FCAPS FCAPS DeVry University NETW420 John Tang Jan 25, 2014 In this week’s Assignment, I am going to briefly explain and describe the five network management categories that make up the FCAPS. They all have an important role and figure within the network management team, and they all know what to do and what their job description is based on the problem that happens and occurs within the company. FCAPS is a network management framework created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The five network management categories within the FCAPS are: * Fault Management * Configuration Management * Accounting (Administration) * Performance Management * Security Management They all have an important role within the company that they must do, and they all get paid differently based on what they are doing, some of them it can be a job promotion over time, for some of them it can be a demotion. But it all depends on the company. Most companies like to pay all of their workers the same based on their knowledge and skills, and their work performance, or then their job description. At the fault management level, network problems are found and corrected. Potential future problems are identified and steps are taken to prevent them from occurring or recurring. With fault management, the network stays operational, and downtime is minimized. Define thresholds for potential failure conditions. Properly implemented, fault management...
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...Job Satisfaction Paper PSY/428 Job Satisfaction Satisfaction that someone finds in a job can be relative in nature and can differ considering the vast amount of variables that play into defining it. This paper will define what job satisfaction is, while explaining the impact organizational socialization has on it. There will be examples provided of how an organization can use organizational socialization to positively impact job satisfaction, and the relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Finally, it will deliver an example of organizational commitment being used to impact job satisfaction. Definition of Job Satisfaction Job satisfaction is defined as individual’s contentment at his or her employments. As per I/O Psychologist and Human Resources have two major characteristics. These two is called Affective Job Satisfaction and Cognitive Job Satisfaction, both have variations in definitions and its characteristics. The first one is called Affective job satisfaction – it is a one dimensional fields that explains the general affection and passion of an individual towards their chosen line of work. For example, an individual is seeking for a job, and he or she has an interview with two different companies that he or she applied for, both employer hired him or her, one company offers a better salary compared to the other one but the other company has a better job description that he or she is passionate with, the specific...
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...Being the District Manager of Dunkin Doughnuts Jennifer Clifford MGT330: Management for Organizations Instructor: Michael Marticek April 27, 2015 Being the District Manager of Dunkin Doughnuts Introduction For the last two years, I was the manager of a Dunkin Donuts location that has been ranked as the top performing store in the system. Recently, after review my performance over the last two years, they have promoted me to district manager and given me the responsibility of opening another five new locations over the next two years. With this new job, I will be responsible for structuring, staffing and operating these five new locations, which means coming up with job designs, an organizational design, the recruiting and selection of employees, and the training and performance reviews of the employees. Job Design “Job design occurs when managers determine the tasks needed to be done, who will do them, and the selection criteria to be used to choose employees and place them on the job (Baack, 2014). When coming up with the job design I need to look at every job that will need to be done at each location and what parts of each job will work well with one another. I do not want the job of a cook to be that of a drive through attendant as well, if I do they might burn the food. Job design consists of job analysis, job description and job specification and each one of these is important to the job design. Job analysis is when the human resources department works...
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...Week 3 Paper PSY 355 Dr. Brenya Bucholski Week 3 Paper The human organism is amazing and its complexity goes beyond the tangible body itself. The cognitive functions are so fascinating to consider; the ability to emote, reason, and make decisions have drawn many into the search for a better understanding of the mind. The mind-body dualism theory is a theory that argues that the mind, also referred to as the soul, and the body are distinct from each other. This is highly regarded in many religions, such as Hinduism, that believes in reincarnation. Reincarnation requires the mind to be independent of the body and free to flow from one body to another in life after life. As psychology continues to develop as a science and with the advancements in scientific technology it brings to question how our psyche functions within this organism. Consider motivation. Does the body, specifically the brain, operate our motivation? I want to look into the motivation to exercise. What are the functions taking place that will drive a person to make the decision to exercise? Is this a function of the mind, the body, or a combination of both? Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a great model to illustrate the interactive nature of our mind and body. It is also a good flow chart to point out some differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. In psychology, the terms intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are common. Intrinsic motivation is essentially the personal satisfaction of an achievement...
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