Patent is one of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) granted to an individual or entity to claim a proposed new invention. Explain how patents can be a support for innovation in a business or business. Explain in detail.

Discuss the role of four business functions at Nike

operations management
marketing
accounting and finance
human resource management

Give at least two innovation examples for each business function at Nike

Review Questions

1- Explain why innovation matters to companies.

2- How can companies manage resistance to change?

3- List and describe the four main change tools and techniques.

1. Online Payment (Apple Pay / Venmo)

a) Define this digital marketing tactic today.

b) Share (what is) the innovation relating to this tactic.

c) How this could be used for marketing in the future?

How do you describe Organizational Culture? Explain how we will manage organizational culture and innovation in the future. Please provide academic references and scholarly insight to support your suggestions.

Q. Discuss factors affecting the adoption of environmentally friendly technological innovation among firms. From your perspective what is the most important factor with realistic examples? (maximum 400 words )

Boxcar #1 has a mass of 2000 kg. Boxcar #2 has a mass of 1200 kg. Boxcar #1 is moving at 12.00 m/s to the right before they hit and stick together. A) Suppose that the velocity of Boxcar #2 before the collision is 8.00 m/s to the right. What is the velocity after the totally inelastic collision? B) Suppose, instead, that the speed after the totally inelastic collision is 3.00 m/s. What was the velocity of Boxcar #2 before the collision? Give all possible answers.

Under indirect inventory accounting the following records provided in Table 4 and the Inventory Footnote is taken from Satin financial statements (amounts in thousands):

       Table 4

Inventory Valuation Numbers for Satin Co. in USD

Inventory Footnote: If the first-in, first-out method of accounting for inventory had been used, inventory would have been approximately $26.9 million and $25.1 million higher than reported at 12/31/2010 and 12/31/2009, respectively. Please

1. Calculate what inventory would have been at 12/31/2010 and 12/31/2009 had the FIFO inventory method been used.

2. What would net income for the year ended 12/31/2010, have been if the FIFO inventory method had been used?

3. Calculate what stockholders' equity would have been at 12/31/2010 and 12/31/2009 had the FIFO inventory method been used.

Use the following information for Taco Swell, Inc., (assume the tax rate is 34 percent): 2010 2011 Sales $ 11,573 $ 12,936 Depreciation 1,661 1,736 Cost of goods sold 3,979 4,707 Other expenses 946 824 Interest 776 926 Cash 6,067 6,466 Accounts receivable 8,034 9,427 Short-term notes payable 1,171 1,147 Long-term debt 20,320 24,636 Net fixed assets 50,888 54,273 Accounts payable 4,384 4,644 Inventory 14,283 15,288 Dividends 1,411 1,618 Prepare a balance sheet of this company for 2010 and 2011. (Be sure to list the accounts in order of their liquidity.) TACO SWELL, INC., Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31 2010 2011 Assets $ 6067 $ 6466 8034 9427 14283 15288 Current assets Total assets $ $ Liabilities $ 4384 $ 4644 1171 1147 Current liabilities Total liabilities & owners' equity $ $ Prepare an income statement for this company for 2010 and 2011. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) TACO SWELL, INC., Income Statement 2010 2011 Sales $ $ COGS Other expenses Depreciation EBIT $ $ Interest EBT Taxes (34%) Net income Dividends $ $ Additions to RE ReferenceseBook & Resources

A Gallup Poll released in December 2010 asked 1019 adults living in the Continental U.S. about their belief in the origin of humans. These results, along with results from a more comprehensive poll from 2001 (that we will assume to be exactly accurate), are summarized in the table below:

Calculate the actual number of respondents in 2010 that fall in each response category as well as the expected number, assuming that the population follows the 2001 distribution. (please round to the nearest whole number)

Conduct a chi-square test and state your conclusion.

The value of the test statistic is: .... (please round to two decimal places)

The p-value for this test is: .... (please round to four decimal places; you can use CHISQ.DIST Excel function)

State the conclusion.