Introduction to Information Systems Security

Choices of Financing for a Business

• Long-term financing is necessary to fund
  expansions or major purchases for a business. There are two categories of
  long-term financing: Debt and Equity. Most businesses try to create a balance
  using both types of financing because each type has its own advantages and
  disadvantages. A finance manager or the CFO will research the options and
  determine which type of financing is appropriate for the business.

  Explore debt and equity financing and provide
  a detailed explanation of each using the bullet points below as a guide:

  • Define debt financing

  • Explain the advantages
    and disadvantages of debt financing for a business

  • Provide a detailed
    explanation of bonds as a form of debt financing. Then select and describe two
    other types of debt financing.

  • Define Equity Financing

  • Explain the advantages
    and disadvantages of equity financing for a business.

  • Provide a detailed
    explanation of stock as a form of equity financing. Then select and describe
    two other types of equity financing.

    Your paper should be 1-2 pages in length, and
    it should include a cover page in correct APA format with intext citations and references.

A PARAGRAPH ANSWER (4-5 SENTENCES) FOR EACH QUESTION

 Why are formal rites passage important? What has Western society lost by eliminating them? What has gained?

Why is understanding how rites of passage occur in different cultures important?

When do you think people become adults? Why?

How do legal definitions  of adulthood matter in professions such as law enforcement and health care?

What sociocultural forces affect decisions to marry rather than to cohabit indefinitely?

Ricardo and Maria are engaged to be married. Ricardo works long hours as a store manager at a local coffee shop, while Maria works regular hours as an administrative assistant for a large communications company. Based on your understanding of the factors that affect martial success, what other characteristics would you want to know about Ricardo and Maria before evaluating the likely success of their marriage?

MBA 610 Final Project Part I, Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For Final Project Part I of this course, you will create a
memorandum. In Milestone One, submit your Memo Introduction, Facts and
Laws, Precedent,
and Facts to be Determined sections (Sections I, IIA and IIB, and IIC)
of the memorandum.
Prompt: In the Memo Introduction section, articulate what you feel are
the strengths of your company’s legal claim or defense. In the Facts and
Laws section,
analyze the facts related to employment discrimination or unlawful
termination based on your company’s perspective. In the Precedent
section, select cases that
support your company’s position in terms of employment discrimination or
unlawful termination. Justify why they support its case. In the Facts
to be Determined
section, determine any facts that will help you better analyze your
company’s position. Make sure to incorporate the feedback you receive on
this assignment
into your final submission.
You are an intern at the legal department at one of the companies in the
following scenario (Greene or Howell) and tasked with compiling a memo
for your
supervisor, which will be used to formulate an official executive brief
of these lawsuits.
Scenario
Mary Jane and Allen Greene, a married couple, own a high-end costume
jewelry manufacturing and distribution company called Greene’s Jewelry
Wholesale,
LLC. The principal place of business for Greene’s Jewelry is in Derry,
New Hampshire, where it owns a warehouse and two storefronts.
Originally started in 1957, the company expanded over five decades, and
it now employs 502 individuals in a variety of departments, including
sales and
marketing, research and development, human resources, and manufacturing.
The primary asset of Greene’s Jewelry is its patented process for
creating a synthetic gold-colored material called “Ever-Gold,” which is
used in Greene’s
necklaces, rings, earrings, and bracelets. Ever-Gold is impervious to
scratches, discoloration, oxidization, and is marketed as “everlasting
gold.”
Jennifer Lawson, who has been employed for three years as a junior
executive secretary in the research and development department at
Greene’s Jewelry, has
just learned that she is pregnant. She has earned high marks on each of
her annual reviews with the company, with the exception of the fact that
she routinely
shows up 15 to 30 minutes late for work. Otherwise, she is deemed to be
professional, articulate, diligent, and skilled in her role with the
company. When Lawson
advises the head of human resources, Lisa Peele, that she may have to
take additional time off as a result of some high-risk factors that she
will face during the
course of her pregnancy, she is told that her position has been
eliminated. The specific words are: “Congratulations Jennifer! That is
exciting news for you. We do
not need to worry about time off, though, because, regrettably, I was
just going to let you know that we are downsizing and no longer have a
need for any of our
junior executive secretaries.”
Jennifer is distraught, and immediately returns to her desk to clear it
out as instructed. She removes all of her personal items, as well as the
projects she was
working on prior to her discussion with Lisa Peele. When she returns to
her home, she realizes that she has inadvertently taken a draft letter
to Greene’s patent
attorney, which details the secret process for creating Ever-Gold.
Although Greene’s Jewelry requires all of its executives to sign
covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements, Jennifer was
only required to sign a
confidentiality agreement, by which she agreed never to disclose any
information that she might acquire from Greene’s regarding the process
used to create
Ever-Gold.
Panicked, and knowing that she needs a job, she calls one of Greene’s
competitors, Howell Jewelry World, and advises its hiring manager that
she is a former
employee of Greene’s, that she needs a job, and that she has
confidential information about Ever-Gold that would help Howell compete
with Greene’s. The
hiring manager at Howell, Naomi White, schedules an interview with
Jennifer for the following day.
At the end of the interview, Naomi makes an offer to Jennifer to begin
work with Howell immediately, but she conditions the offer on Jennifer’s
execution of an
employment contract. The contract contains two specific provisions that
Naomi insists Jennifer read and initial, in addition to signing the
contract as a whole. One
of those provisions states that Jennifer will disclose the information
she has regarding the Ever-Gold process prior to commencing work with
Howell. The other
provision is a covenant to not work for any competitor of Howell for two
years after she leaves the employ of Howell, irrespective of the reason
for leaving, and
whether she quits or is fired. Jennifer initials both of the provisions,
signs the contract for employment, and gives Naomi a copy of the letter
that she removed
from her desk at Greene’s.
One week after she starts working with Howell, Jennifer is fired for
chronic tardiness, and she thereafter gets a job working as a sales
associate with the only
other jewelry company in town, Triumph Jewels.
Meanwhile, Greene’s learns that Howell has acquired knowledge of the
secret process used to create Ever-Gold, and that Howell has tweaked the
process slightly
so as to avoid any patent infringement issues but to still create a
product with similar characteristics and qualities of Ever-Gold. Howell,
for its part, has learned
that Jennifer is working for a competitor and fears that Jennifer will
disclose the process to Triumph. Finally, one of Howell’s customers had
developed a
disfiguring rash as a direct result of the new process Howell has begun
using in its jewelry.
Greene’s sues Jennifer for breach of the confidentiality agreement when
it learns that she has given confidential information to Howell.
Jennifer counter-sues
Greene’s for wrongful termination. Howell sues Jennifer for breach of
the covenant not to compete, and Jennifer counter-sues for fraudulent
inducement,
believing that she was tricked into signing the employment contract with
Howell and that Howell was never interested in hiring her, but was
interested only in
acquiring information on the process to create Ever-Gold. Howell also
sues Triumph, claiming that it knew or should have known that Jennifer
was subject to a
covenant not to compete, and that Triumph should therefore be bound by
its provisions.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Memo Introduction: Articulate what you feel are the strengths of your
company’s legal claim or defense.
II. Client’s Case
A. Facts and Laws
1. Analyze the facts related to employment discrimination or unlawful
termination based on your company’s perspective.
2. Analyze the facts related to contract issues based on your company’s
perspective.
3. Identify the operative employment and contract laws that apply to
your company’s case.
B. Precedent
1. Select cases that support your company’s position in terms of
employment discrimination or unlawful termination. Justify why they
support its case.
2. Select cases that support your company’s position in terms of
contract disputes. Justify why they support its case.
C. Facts to be Determined
1. Determine any facts that will help you better analyze your company’s
position. In other words, what questions do you need answered
before you can proceed?
2. Explain how the identified facts will help establish the legal rights
and/or obligations of the defendant in relation to your company. In
other words, how would those facts reflect on the propriety and legality
of the decisions that were made?
Guidelines for Submission: Your memorandum should be 4–5 pages, using
12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. You should use
current APA
style guidelines for your citations and reference list. Generally
speaking, the best memos include references to at least two cases for
each point of law that is
mentioned. Students also earn high marks when they cite cases that
appear to support a different legal resolution than the one presented by
the student, and
then distinguish that case from the scenario described in this
assignment. Such distinctions demonstrate exemplary understanding of the
course materials.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center.
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