Comparing Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T), which company has more leverage?

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There are several sources of financial information on publicly traded firms. Use morningstar.com to obtain the main financial data and ratios for Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T), Target (TGT) and Kohl’s (KSS) to discuss/answer the following questions. The symbol in parentheses after each firm is the stock symbol for the firm that should be entered into the ‘Quote’ input area at the top of the morningstar website to obtain information on the company. Once information on the firm is obtained, the ‘Financials’ area will contain Revenues, expenses, net income, etc… The ‘Dividends’ area will contain dividend paid and dividend payout. You can click on the ‘Operating Performance’ link to obtain information on calculated key ratios. There is also a ‘Valuation’ link for valuation ratios such as Price/Earnings.

1. Comparing Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T), which company has more leverage? Which one is more efficient in collecting receivables? and which one is trading at a higher valuation in terms of earnings? For each question, use the most recent financial data on morningstar.com to justify your answer. Also calculate the internal growth rate for VZ.

2. Comparing Target (TGT) and Kohl’s (KSS), which company has more leverage? Which one is more efficient in managing inventory? and which one is trading at a higher valuation in terms of earnings? For each question, use the most recent financial data on morningstar.com to justify your answer. Also calculate the sustainable growth rate for TGT.

Conduct the appropriate data wrangling that will help to prepare both datasets or their combination for data analysis keeping in mind the analysis question.

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The goal of this assignment is to practice data wrangling techniques with two datasets.

You will be working with two datasets:

1) Use one of those datasets:

Kansas City Crime Data (Links to an external site.)
Medicare Utilization (Links to an external site.)
Chicago Taxi Trip History (Links to an external site.)
2) I addition pick any publicly available dataset that may be combined with a dataset of your choice from the list above.

As we learned that the wrangling techniques may differ depending on the goal of future analysis.

3) Come up with a specific analytical question that can be theoretically answered with the combination of one the datasets listed above and another public dataset that you’ve identified.

4) Conduct the appropriate data wrangling that will help to prepare both datasets or their combination for data analysis keeping in mind the analysis question.Submit a short Word description of the steps you have been following and the rationale behind each of them in respect to the choice of the solutions and their connection to the question.

Also, attach the processed dataset(s) and Python or SAS script that has been used.

Develop a professional writing style, paying particular attention to concision (i.e., avoiding wordiness),

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Practice writing various forms of business correspondence and documents (i.e., email, letters, memos)
Address purpose and audience in business correspondence
Practice selecting the appropriate correspondence genre (i.e., email, letters, memos) for a specific rhetorical situation
Develop a professional writing style, paying particular attention to concision (i.e., avoiding wordiness), paragraph construction, and tone

How can companies protect themselves against a claim of wrongful discharge?

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Read “The Broken Employment Contract?” in Nkomo et al. (2011). — Attached WORD Document
Answer the questions at the end of the case in a Word document. Use APA Formatting. Your answers should total approximately 500-750 words (2-3 pages). Below are the questions needing answered in the paper:
1. Did Wayne have an employment contract, either oral or written, with EcoCare? Why or Why Not?
2. What Problems, if any, do you see with EcoCare’s Pre-employment process?
3. Can an employer’s written human resource policies ever be construed as a contact between an employer and an employee?
4. Was Wayne terminated for just cause? Why or why not?
5. How can companies protect themselves against a claim of wrongful discharge?

Write a paper that reconstructs a time series forecast.

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Complete Exercise 6 at the end of Chapter 6 in the textbook. Then, write a paper that reconstructs a time series forecast. Cite at least one outside source to answer the last part of the assignment, in which you are asked to compare forecasts from stlf() with those from snaive(), using a test set comparing the last two years of data. Which is better? Also, what errors discussed in this module, if any, could occur when creating this forecast?

Analyze two negotiating gambits that you would use to conduct a successful negotiation session. Justify your response.

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You are the lead contract negotiator of a small company that specializes in small GPS guidance equipment that can be used in most vehicles. You have been tasked with acquiring a contract with a division of the federal government that is developing driverless convoys for moving goods and supplies. A customer is able to easily attach your system to a standard portable radar and laser system. As the lead negotiator, you are aware of the size of the U.S. government and the strength of its negotiating power. You are also aware of the break-even point that your company would need to reach in order to make a profit. Your main goal during your negotiation session is to write a contract that enables your company to make a profit on the product you are selling.
-Analyze the key approaches that your negotiation team should use in order to research the government’s negotiators attending the negotiation session and the government’s overall operations.
-Examine similar equipment that your company’s competitors produce. Indicate at least two potential selling points that your team will be able to use to overcome any objections on price or quality of your product.
-Describe the essential steps that you would advise your negotiation team to take in opening the negotiation session with the U.S. government negotiators.
-Analyze two negotiating gambits that you would use to conduct a successful negotiation session. Justify your response.
-Outline the major reasons why it is important for you, as a negotiator, to write the contract that represents the interests of your company, as opposed to allowing the government’s negotiation team to dictate the terms of the contract. Present two reasons why you would not want to allow industry members to write the contract. Justify your response.
-Examine common body language attributes that your negotiation team would look for during the entire negotiation process. Specify the primary reasons why you believe these attributes would assist your negotiation team in overcoming any potential obstacles or objections that would arise.
-Use at least three quality resources in this assignment.

Discuss what might be in the organization’s external, general, or industry environment that would influence strategic planning for that company. 

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In a minimum of 175 words:

  • Consider a company that you are familiar with.
  • Discuss what might be in the organization’s external, general, or industry environment that would influence strategic planning for that company.

Evaluate the selected company’s sustainable competitive advantage using the SWOT analysis technique.

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Successful businesses regularly analyze their processes to ensure they’re operating as efficiently as possible and maintaining their competitive advantages. Although you can assess a company in many ways, a common technique is the SWOT analysis. In this assignment, you’ll practice using SWOT analysis to better understand the factors involved in making business decisions that promote sustainable competitive advantage.

Select and research a company from the 2019 Fortune 500 list that demonstrates a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Evaluate the selected company’s sustainable competitive advantage using the SWOT analysis technique.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word modified SWOT analysis that includes the following:

  • An introduction with a detailed description of the company
  • A SWOT Analysis Diagram that includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
  • An evaluation of how specific internal factors (strengths and/or weaknesses) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:
  • Financial, physical, or human resources
  • Access to natural resources, trademarks, patents, or copyrights
  • Current processes (employee programs or software systems)
  • An evaluation of how specific external factors (opportunities and/or threats) support and/or promote a competitive advantage;examples may include:
  • Market trends (new products or technology advancements)
  • Economic trends (local and/or global)
  • Demographics
  • Regulations (political, environmental, or economic)
  • Conclusion with an evaluation of how the company has retained its competitive advantage

Include APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page with at least 2 sources. Note: You may include your textbook as 1 of the sources.

Discuss firm fixed-price and cost reimbursement contracts and what the preferred preference would be for each company when the government decides on a type.

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Federal Contracting Activities and Contract Types
The Department of Defense plans to issue a $1,000,000 government contract to a company that specializes in the manufacturing of drone navigation systems. As a result, a government auditor has been contacted to examine the operational data VectorCal and your company in order to decide which company should win the government contract.
Note: You may create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
In order to complete this assignment, refer to Assignment 1 where you discussed VectorCal and your company.
You may use the Government Policies Regarding Profit and Preferred Measure and Processing of Equitable Adjustments Case Analysis [DOCX] to assist you with formatting and completing the paper.
Assignment Instructions
Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:
Create a 1-page overview of the history of VectorCal and Universal Drones Inc., the companies competing for the government contract.
The government is deciding on which contact type it will offer. Discuss firm fixed-price and cost reimbursement contracts and what the preferred preference would be for each company when the government decides on a type. Justify the response.
The government decided that it will offer a firm-fixed price contract for this project. Discuss the expenses in detail for each company. The following should be included in these costs:
Direct Costs.
Labor.
Operating.
Indirect Costs.
Labor.
Operating.
Suggest which company should be awarded this government contract based on the data that was presented for each company. Next, provide three to five reasons to support your stance.
Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
The Strayer University Library is a good source for quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as a competitive employer in the industry.

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Capstone
Overview
In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1, 2, and 3.
Consider the corporation you have selected to use in your first three assignments.
Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database, the University’s online databases, the Nexis Uni database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.
You will do a 15-minute presentation to the Board of Directors of the corporation. Develop an eight- to twelve-slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes based upon Assignments 1 through 3.
Requirements
Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as a competitive employer in the industry.
Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.
Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.
Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.
Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.
Develop an executive-level PowerPoint presentation with 8–12 slides with speaker notes and appropriate graphics or professional video.
Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library and locate at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not quality as academic resources.
References must be submitted on a Works Cited page using SWS format.
Use the Assignment 4 Template [PPTX] to ensure that your assignment meets the above requirements.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:
Develop a corporate presentation based on a SWOT analysis, strategies for maximizing competitiveness and profitability, a communications plan, and an assessment of efforts related to ethics.