Although there is no such thing as a Perfectly Competitive Market in the real world, which industry listed below will come closest to the academic model of a Perfectly Competitive Market?
1-The online travel industry – Yahoo Travel, Expedia, Priceline.com.
2-Microsoft Corporation.
3-The airline industry – Southwest, United, Delta and JetBlue.
4-The auto industry – General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota.
In: Economics
Using the table below, indicate which scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio) is most appropriate for the variable indicated.
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VARIABLE |
TYPE OF MEASUREMENT SCALE |
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Alphabetical listing of students |
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Academic major |
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Number of minutes before and after an event |
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Fear of crime (a lot, some, none) |
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Speed (miles per hr.) |
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Years of marriage |
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Position when standing in line |
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Religion |
In: Statistics and Probability
Describe a time when you were faced with a stressful situation, whether academic, professional or personal, and explain how you coped with that situation and what you learned from the experience. (No more than 500 words)
Could you help me write this? Please maybe use a situation from your life. I cannot think of one. Thank you.
In: Psychology
In: Psychology
You have to write an academic essay to answer the following question: How can New Technologies enhance Service Management and competitiveness in the 21st Century companies?
Choose 3 different companies in different fields and analyze and compare how are they using new technologies, while answering the proposed question.
You are encouraged to use Tables to make the comparisons between the different companies.
In: Operations Management
Make your Curriculum Vitae using MS Word which includes the following heading :objective, academic qualification, field of interest,skills projects and two references and also insert a picture in it.
The Curriculum Vitae should be properly formatted and font styles should be times new roman with single line spacing .
Include your name and roll number in the header field
In: Computer Science
Reflection on the complex subject of creativity, discovery, and innovation, what do you project for future challenges, trends, and opportunities for organizations? Will organizations embrace innovation or revert to production? Should they and will it be done the same as now or in a different way? Where are we going when it comes to being an innovative society? Support at least one of your ideas with one academic reference, appropriately cited.
In: Operations Management
Please assist...I choose AFLAC Select a company of your choice, any company but Southwest Airlines, and write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: 1.Evaluate a company’s recent (with in the last year) actions dealing with risk and uncertainty. 2.Offer advice for improving risk management. 3.Examine an adverse selection problem your company is facing and recommend how it should minimize its negative impact on transactions. 4.Determine the ways your company is dealing with the moral hazard problem and suggest best practices used in the industry to deal with it. 5.Identify a principal-agent problem in your company and evaluate the tools it uses to align incentives and improve profitability. 6.Examine the organizational structure of your company and suggests ways it can be changed to improve the overall profitability. 7.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: One of your references regarding your should have been published within the last 6 months. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
In: Economics
The documentary Waging a Living follows four low-wage earners as they struggle to make ends meet. Once we have finished watching the documentary, answer the following questions in a 2-3 page paper (which is not a strict requirement).
1. Follow one person's story and summarize it in 2-3 paragraphs, include as much detail as you can. (5 points)
2. What does theory predict will be the main impact of the minimum wage on labor demand and labor supply? Graph this scenario for inelastic and elastic labor demand in a labor market graph. (10 points)
3. How do you see support for proponents of the minimum wage in this person's story? You can use your notes on research from class but must include 2 additional academic sources. (5 points)
4. How do you see support for those against the minimum wage in this person's story? This may be a bit harder since the documentary is biased. You can reference class notes on research but need two additional academic resources. (5 points)
In: Economics
Create a presentation of an ideal performance management system (PMS) that you would implement as the human resources (HR) manager of an organization (fictional or real). Be sure to include information that addresses the following aspects of your PMS: Organizational Strategy including description of the organization’s purpose, vision, mission Systems including defining and measuring results, appraisals, compensation Implementation Factors including communication plan, appeal process Employee Development Considerations Each of the above areas and their subcategories must be addressed. Assume you are presenting the paper to the senior management team of your organization. Your final paper should be 7-8 pages in length (not including the cover and reference pages in your page count). The project should follow academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, citing references as appropriate. It should contain concepts from the course reading materials and textbook, reflect your insight and analysis of the course materials, and use external information, providing an original and thoughtful presentation. Be sure to cite and integrate at least three credible, academic sources.
In: Operations Management