Corporations Essay: Instructions

Given all the corporate scandals in recent years, there are ample real world examples of corporate wrongdoing to study. The focus of this assignment is to apply the corporate concepts from the text to the "real world." In this essay, you will research and write about a specific corporation. The essay is due Sunday of Week 7, and is worth 60 points.

1.Select a Corporation

You are required to select one of the following corporations:

Adelphia Communications

2. Research the Corporation

The purpose of this assignment is to locate firsthand information about what happened to the company you've selected (remember how researching can be enlightening given the McDonald's assignment). You may use the Internet and other research sources such as Stafford Library's online resources for this assignment. A minimum of 3 different resources are required. The use of multiple sources helps ensure that you have reliable information and a comprehensive view of the case.

Your research should focus on the potential or actual criminal and civil liability of the corporation and its officers and directors. For example, what did the officers or directors do wrong? What duties were breached? What has happened with the criminal and civil lawsuits so far? Who filed the suits and what claims were filed? Were there conflicts of interest present here? How did these activities affect the shareholders and/or the company as a whole? What did the officers and directors do that was a criminal or civil wrongdoing? What duties did the officers/directors breach? What has happened in the civil and criminal suits?

3.Write Your Essay

Once you have found relevant material write your own summary. The minimum length requirement is 10 paragraphs but most students have much more than this. Your essay should also incorporate at least 6 different key terms and phrases from this week's readings. Write them in all caps so they will stand out in your paper.

When writing, keep in mind that your research should explain and discuss concepts as though your reader knows nothing about them. Analyze and summarize your findings using your own words and also incorporating terms from the textbook readings. Excessive quoting from your sources is not desired, and will cause you to lose points.

Use MLA citation style: double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font

Include a Works Cited page

Review the MLA citing resources in the Week 7 Content area.

THE CORPORATION IS ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS....PLEASE BE ORIGINAL.. THANK YOU :)

the company is Southwest airlines

identify strategic alternatives that create value for the company. which ones are focused on internal growth and what do they offer to the company? what are the drawbacks of these strategies? which ones are focused on external growth and what do they offer the company? what are the drawbacks of these strategies?
how would you use a decision matrix to identify the leading alternative? explain how you determined the values used to distinguish between each option. what about the matrix, if anything, may be limiting in its use value to an analyst or decision maker?

1. Please write down your own personal views of Walmart – without reference to any research. What are they doing well and what are they doing poorly in your view, or what are your perceptions of the company?
2. Create a two-column table, similar to a ‘T’ chart, to separate the pros and cons and discuss either Wayne Visser’s views of what makes Walmart an important study in terms of sustainability and scalability (chapter 8), or you may also use the internet to discover what others are saying about Walmart or what Walmart is saying about its own commitments.
   1. How should we think about fair trade coffee and other attempts at eco-friendly products and services? Are they a benefit or a hazard to CSR and efforts toward sustainability?
3. In APA format

Listed below are attractiveness ratings made by participants in a speed dating session. Each attribute rating is the sum of the ratings of five attributes (sincerity, intelligence, fun, ambition, shared interests).

Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that there is a difference between female attractiveness ratings and male attractiveness rating by following the steps below:

1. (a) State the null and alternative hypotheses, indicate the significance level and the type of test (left-, right-, or two-tailed test).

2. (b) Calculate by hand the test statistic.

3. (c) Use the appropriate sheet in the Hypothesis Test and Confidence Interval template to complete all relevant computations (including the test statistic: compare with (b) to confirm your calculation is correct). Add a screenshot.

4. (d) Use the P-value obtained in (c) to explain whether or not the null hypothesis is rejected.

5. (e) Make a concluding statement.

6. (f) Comment on potential issues related to the validation of your result (Hint: the sub-

   jective nature of the measures)

1. Listed below are attractiveness ratings made by participants in a speed dating session. Each attribute rating is the sum of the ratings of five attributes (sincerity, intelligence, fun, ambition, shared interests)

Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that there is a difference between female attractiveness ratings and male attractiveness rating by following the steps below:

1. (a) State the null and alternative hypotheses, indicate the significance level and the type of test (left-, right-, or two-tailed test).

2. (b) Calculate by hand the test statistic.

3. (c) Use the appropriate sheet in the Hypothesis Test and Confidence Interval template to complete all relevant computations (including the test statistic: compare with (b) to confirm your calculation is correct). Add a screenshot.

4. (d) Use the P-value obtained in (c) to explain whether or not the null hypothesis is rejected.

5. (e) Make a concluding statement.

6. (f) Comment on potential issues related to the validation of your result (Hint: the sub-

   jective nature of the measures)

The authors of the textbook introduce a concept known as the pornification of culture. They don't include a great deal of information about what that looks like in our culture. Do your own research on this topic to find out more about what this concept is, and how it is expressed in American culture. Include citations in APA format for any resources you utilized in your research.

In your discussion post address the following questions:

• Describe two specific examples of pornification. What effects have these examples had?
• How does pornification affect society in general?
• Would functionalists argue that this concept is functional for society? Explain why or why not.

Will rate highly! Please only original sources/answers.

1. Why bonds?, bond issuance (bond offering) versus stock issuance from a corporate perspective in terms of capital need. In other words, what are some of pros and cons of this two pathways of corporate financing options? One, through "Debt Financing" (long term liability section in financial reporting, ch.14) as opposed "Equity Financing" (ch.13 paid-in-capital of equity section of financial reporting)? Please also think about the related concept of "Financial Leverage". Please discuss ups/downs (pros and cons) between the two capital raising/structure.

2. Now everything said and done with bonds, what is then difference between bonds and loans(bonds vs. loans as long-term debt)? Please discuss as many difference as you think of, from a corporation perspective as well as from an investor/lender perspective.

Part 1 discussion point:

Why bonds?, bond issuance (bond offering) versus stock issuance from a corporate perspective in terms of capital need. In other words, what are some of pros and cons of this two pathways of corporate financing options? One, through "Debt Financing" (long term liability section in financial reporting, ch.14) as opposed "Equity Financing" (ch.13 paid-in-capital of equity section of financial reporting)? Please also think about the related concept of "Financial Leverage". Please discuss ups/downs (pros and cons) between the two capital raising/structure.

Part 2 discussion point:

Now everything said and done with bonds, what is then difference between bonds and loans (bonds vs. loans as long-term debt)? Please discuss as many difference as you think of, from a corporation perspective as well as from an investor/lender perspective.

State the null and alternative hypotheses, calculate the test statistic, determine the critical value for the given alpha, determine whether to reject or retain the null, and then draw a conclusion about the original study based on the significance test results.

4. The following data were observed when examining the reasons for using teasing statements in the discourse of college students.

Trying to Impress Not Trying to Impress

Males 30 10

Females 20 30

a. (2 point) State the null and alternative hypotheses.

b. (1 point) State what test should be used for this problem and why.

c. (11 points) Perform this test using all the steps listed above using α=.05

d. (2 points) What conclusion can you make about the reasons men and women tease? Can you determine whether men tease to impress more than women do?