Please answer below two question in your own words and in brief

The following passage summarizes some of the central points in the debate as to the value of corporations to devote significant resources to corporate social responsibility:

Stakeholders Versus Shareholders

Although corporate social responsibility may appear to be an “apple-pie virtue,” it is quite controversial. Below are some of the chief arguments for and against it:

Proponents will claim that it…

• BURNISHES A COMPANY’S REPUTATION. In the wake of corporate scandals, corporate social responsibility builds goodwill—and can pay off when scandals or regulatory scrutiny inevitably arise.
• ATTRACTS TALENT. Many young professionals expect their employers to be active in social issues. Membership in Netimpact.org, a network of socially-conscious MBA graduates, jumped from 4,000 in 2002 to 10,000 in 2004.

On the other hand, Detractors will argue that it…

• COSTS TOO MUCH. Giving by corporate foundations reached an all-time high of $3.6 billion last year. However, it can come at the expense of other priorities, such as research and development, and is rarely valued by Wall Street.
• IS MISGUIDED. Many corporate executives believe, as economist Milton Friedman does, that the role of business is to generate profits for shareholders—not to spend others’ money for some perceived social benefit.

1. What is your view on this issue? Would that view be different if you were a stockholder of a firm?
2. Do you know of any companies that have engaged in Socially Responsible behavior? Please explain, Please use an example.)

The Colgate company believes its toothpaste is more effective than its leading rival, Aim, in fighting tooth decay. A small scale clinical trial was held with 25 patients using Colgate and 28 using Aim. The results showed that the average and variance of the number of cavities for Colgate was 10.4 and 12.82, respectively, with the results for Aim being 12.6 and 9.66. It is assumed that the population variances are the same and the distribution of the number of cavities for both groups closely approximates a normal distribution. Use an alpha of 0.01.

1. If the hypotheses are to be written in the form of the average of Aim minus the average of Colgate, what is the direction of the alternative hypothesis used to test Colgate's belief. Type the letters gt (greater than), ge (greater than or equal to), lt (less than), le(less than or equal to) or ne (not equal to) as appropriate in the box.
2. Determine the standard error for the difference between means, reporting your answer to three decimal places.
3. Calculate the test statistic, reporting your answer to two decimal places.
4. Is the null hypothesis rejected for this test? Type yes or no.
5. Regardless of your answer for 4, if the null hypothesis was rejected, can we conclude that Colgate's belief is valid at the 1% level of significance? Type yes or no.

distinguish between the roles of an internal and an external auditors

1. Given two integer arrays sorted in the ascending order, code the function SortArrays to merge them into one array in the descending order. You need to make sure if the values in the arrays are changed, it will still work. (25 points)

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void SortArrays (int a[], int b[], int c[], int size);

void printArray(int m[], int length);

const int NUM = 5;

int main()

{

int arrA[NUM] = {-2, 31, 43, 55, 67};

int arrB[NUM] = {-4, 9, 11, 17, 19};

int result[2*NUM];

SortArrays(arrA, arrB, result, NUM);

printArray(result, 2*NUM);

return 0;

}

void SortArrays (int a[], int b[], int c[], int size)

{

}

void printArray(int m[], int length)

{

for(int i = 0; i < length; i++)

cout<< m[i]<<" ";

cout<<endl;

}

Please Use C++

Exercise 3: Erikson's Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt and Initiative vs Guilt Stages - This assignment is designed to help students brainstorm strategies for positive psychosocial development in two of Erikson's stages, both in classroom and home settings.

Complete the document by describing what happens in both Erikson's Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt and Initiative vs Guilt stages. Additionally, describe one strategy teachers can use in the classroom setting to encourage Autonomy and Initiative, and one strategy parents/caregivers can use in the home setting to encourage Autonomy and Initiative.

This assignment is worth 25pts.

Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt:

What happens in this stage? (2.5pts)

What can teachers do in the classroom to encourage Autonomy? (5pts)

What can parents/caregivers do in the home to encourage Autonomy? (5pts)

Initiative vs Guilt:

What happens in this stage? (2.5pts)

What can teachers do in the classroom to encourage Initiative? (5pts)

What can parents/caregivers do in the home to encourage Initiative? (5pts)

How are emerging markets shaping globalization?

Give an overview of the specific topic that has provided an enlighten viewpoint of organizational behavior in this course? How will these viewpoints be used in your current or future workplace?

Lasting Ideas From the Renaissance

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In addition to the information presented this week regarding the reasons for the creation of artifacts in each era (the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance), recall information about motives for creating artifacts presented earlier in the course as you answer these questions:

Identify an artifact that represents the characteristics of each era. You should identify a total of three artifacts. Insert an image or include a link to your artifact.

What do you believe was the purpose for the creation of each of the artifacts you selected? Justify your response using what you now know about the culture and values of each era.

Why do you believe the creators felt the need to express themselves using these artifacts?

It was 4pm in the afternoon of Friday, December 19th. Carol looked out of a 10th floor window with a view of Paris. Her thoughts drifted away for a second, thinking about the traffic congestion ahead on the famous grand departs of the city, and what excuse she would find this time to give to her husband for being late again. However, she quickly refocused her mind on the small group of people in the meeting room. She looked at the VP of purchasing of Renault Nissan Alliance, together with his Japanese counterpart at the other end of the conference table, and laughed to herself about the complicated relationship she had developed with them over the years. Everyone knew that the stakes were high. Depending on how the negotiations proceeded, it was possible that a US-based company would take over the business from a deeply infringed French supplier and for an amount of money too big to imagine. This was the moment Carol was waiting for...for 2 years. It wasn't easy, especially for a woman, to get where she was. Charlotte realized that her status as an outlier-someone who didn't fit the mold-helped her immeasurably. While she was fluent in French and familiar with Japanese traditions, her appearance bewildered most in the male-dominated automotive industry; they were not sure how to handle her combination of nearly 6' with a sporty engineering style, friendly demeanor, and non threatening smile. Over the years, she survived all kinds of tough negotiations with a kaleidoscope of raw male emotions from men of all nationalities by always staying focused on the content and delivery of customer service. Her ability to think 3 steps ahead and respond more quickly than the competition, combined with her tenacity and professionalism, was rare-regardless of gender. This positioned her favorably at the negotiating table. In fact, because of her track record of winning big business for her company over the last 15 years, Carol's management willingly provided her the support and resources that were necessary throughout the typically complicated and lengthy negotiation processes around the glob. By now, her team had delivered 12 months work of 3D drawings, new plant layouts, and a complete new concept, with intellectual knowledge that was difficult to protect. She also knew she could not go back and ask for another bucket of money without a clear contract in her hands. But strangely enough, the closeness of the mega deal did not deliver the adrenaline rush she would normally encounter in this stage. She actually felt like not wanting to win the game...and suddenly she realized that months and months of sleeping only 5 hours a night had brought her to this stage of indifference. On top of that, her French boss, an old school manager with responsibility for the whole division- had decided to join the negotiations. Carol knew he wanted to dominate the meeting. He was new in his role and he wanted to rack up risk-free success stories to support his global career within a rather American culture while keeping his French ego intact in front of the customer. What this customer was unaware of, however, was that only an hour ago, he called Charlotte in a panic after having seen last-minute changes in a business case worth several million dollars. he would not sign off and considered walking away from the deal. At that moment, Takahashi-san started to speak. Instantly, Carol knew something was wrong. It would be the first time in 2 years since the negotiations began that he would open the meeting... 2 hours later, while stuck in traffic in some boulevard, Carol revisited her options. Xmas holiday was supposed to start at this moment. Her customer had left already for either Marseille or Tokyo. Her boss was clear in his message: "0 support." Her team desperately needed a break. Her husband would ban her computer from the kitchen table. The US headquarters would certainly not be in favor of releasing another budget. Her rational mind told her that nothing was lost; she knew the financials and business risks by heart and she needed to spend time with the team to develop a roadmap to profitability. her customer wanted to get the maximum out of the deal and did not realize that his key supplier was ready to walk away from this major strategic business due to exhaustion and potential intellectual property risks. The customer's explanation was simple and took only 10 mins. Although Carol's company was certainly the preferred supplier, it was still not decided at the board level that Renault Nissan Alliance was ready for such a major strategic shift. More time was needed to reflect. As price and product design were almost equal between the 2 suppliers (new and incumbent one) it was difficult.

Answer the following questions:

1. What should Carol do in the next 2 (holiday) weeks in order to save the business for the company? She had already invested 2 years of work and saw a real potential to win. Yet, she was testing the limits of her marriage, her own hardiness, and her role as a leader and caretaker of an exhausted team.

2. What info would you need to make this decision? Where would you get it?

3. What are the potential implications of Carol moving forward vs stopping at this point? Realize that the decision was not in her hands, rather it rested with the board.

4. How do you keep acquisition teams and sponsors motivated, energized and focused in such a long negotiation processes?

5. How do you build the necessary trust between all stakeholders knowing that your customer is in a position to provide your complete competitive edge to your key competition.

The security for application software is enhanced and optimized through a procedure called threat modeling. In major applications, such as those used by manufacturing, banking, or distribution companies, that do scheduling, resource management, inventory management, accounting, and more, security is a crucial element of its operations. Research threat modeling and briefly describe a procedure you would recommend to provide robust security for a major application in this type of environment

What is involved in job costing? (Hints: You may need to consider, but not be limited to: (a) the definition of job costing, (b) the purposes of job costing, (c) the basic documents used in the job costing system, (d) the major functions of job costing system, and (e) the fundamental components of job costing.)

The Terrapin manufacturing Company has the following job cost sheets on file. They represent jobs that have been worked on during June ofthe current year. This table summarizes information provided on each sheet:

Questions:

1. What is the cost of the goods in process inventory on June30?
2. What is the cost of the finished goods inventory on June30?
3. What is the cost of goods sold for the month of June?

You titrate 100 mL of a .0250 M solution of benzoic acid (HBz) with .100 M NaOH to the equivalence point. Devolop a titration curve for this reaction when 0.00, 6.25, 12.5, 24.5, 25.0, 25.5, and 26 mL of titrant is added

You are the CEO of Marketing Research Ltd, a company that conducts marketing research for all types of organisations. Following is a marketing research scenario that you are required to address. Your task is to create a report on the problem and the proposed solution to Martin Scoon.

Martin Scoon, the owner of Scoon Beverages, was mulling the launch of a new product for which he needed to find the pulse of consumers to decide further. He designed a survey for collecting data from people in the city and engaged the services of research students from the university for executing the fieldwork. However, he found them to be non-cooperative at times and wondered whether the data supplied was fudged.

Question

A.Outlines a brief description of the business, its date of establishment, product, market, location and any other relevant information. Also, the marketing research capacity and systems that are currently in place, and any other relevant information. (You may need to add details but you cannot change the information already provided.)

B. Analyse the central problems/issues relevant to the case study