I need answer to these
questions does not matter how much you are writing as long as it is in
essay format and you give responses to these questions. this is for
management class. The questions may seem a lot but they are not
difficult questions you can just do some research on Panera bread and
answer them. I do not expect something amazing, just something normal is
acceptable. Thank you

Describe the role and responsibilities of the board of directors and executive leadership in the company.

A. Board of Directors

1. Who is on the board? How many are internal (employees) or external members?

2. Which board members own significant shares of stock? What percentage?

3. Is the stock privately held or publicly traded? Are there different classes of stock with different voting rights?

4.
What do the board members contribute to the corporation in terms of
knowledge, skills, background, and connections? If the corporation has
international operations, do any board members have international
experience? Are board members concerned with environmental
sustainability?

5. How long have the board members served on the board?

6.
What is their level of involvement in strategic management? Do they
merely rubber-stamp top management’s proposals or do they actively
participate and suggest future directions? Do they evaluate management’s
proposals in terms of environmental sustainability?

B. Top Management

1. What person or group constitutes top management?

2.
What are top management’s chief characteristics in terms of knowledge,
skills, background, and style? If the corporation has international
operations, does top management have international experience? Are
executives from acquired com- panies considered part of the top
management team?

3. Has top management been responsible for the
corporation’s performance over the past few years? How many managers
have been in their current posi- tion for less than three years? Were
they promoted internally or externally hired?

4. Has top management established a systematic approach to strategic management?

5. What is top management’s level of involvement in the strategic management process?

6. How well does top management interact with lower-level managers and with the board of directors?

7. Are strategic decisions made ethically in a socially responsible manner?

8. Are strategic decisions made in an environmentally sustainable manner?

9. Do top executives own significant amounts of stock in the corporation?

10. Do you believe that top management is sufficiently skilled to cope with likely future challenges?

Assigment :

Explain the organizational culture in detail using Schein’s three levels of culture (approximately two pages).

b. Which of Bolman and Deal’s four frames (see page 20) best describe your culture? Why? Which culture is primary and why is it primary? Which is secondary and why is it secondary? (This should be approximately one page.)

c. What aspects of the organizational culture do you appreciate and why (approximately half a page)?

d. What aspects of the organizational culture do you not appreciate and why (approximately half a page)?

e. If a new manager (whether mid- or senior-level) were to survive and thrive within your organizational culture, list a variety of dos and don’ts that he or she should follow (approximately one page).

Include a title page, an abstract, section titles, a title page, and a references page—all in APA format.

VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Due Week 10, worth 220 points
From quick conversations to phone calls, meetings, formal presentations, and
sales pitches, you must employ effective verbal communication skills at all
times. While verbal interactions are extremely common, they can also be
stressful. Every interaction contains the potential for success…and the danger
of failure. To be “on your game” at all times requires purposeful practice,
reflection, and adjustment based on input and feedback. No matter what your
verbal communication skills are, you can improve them.
In this assignment, you will develop and deliver a verbal communication for the
scenario you have identified. Your communication should match your challenge
or opportunity. For example, if your challenge is an interview for a new position,
you may choose to record yourself answering a few key questions that might
be posed by the interviewer.
For the purposes of this course, your video presentation should not exceed five
minutes. (Your scenario might require a much longer presentation, but limit
your response to the key five minutes in this case.)

WEEK 1
IT’S A DIGITAL WORLD
ASSIGNMENT 3
INSTRUCTIONS
For Part 1, create and deliver a verbal communication (recording your
presentation for submission to your instructor) that aligns with your Strategic
Communication Plan.
For Part 2, reflect on your presentation, and document your preparation and
how you used feedback to refine your verbal communication.

PART 1 – VERBAL COMMUNICATION (VIDEO)
1. Develop and Deliver Your Verbal Communication
a) Use an impactful opening statement to engage, set context,
and/or create relevant meaning for the audience
b) Use compelling stories/statistics/facts to support your
key message
c) Where appropriate, make your request of the audience
clear and actionable
d) Use visual aids (where necessary) that support and
complement your verbal communication, but which do not
drive the conversation
e) Limit recordings to no more than 5 minutes
2. Demonstrate Professional Presence
a) Be authentic and genuine in your delivery
b) Use the appropriate tone and vocabulary for your audience
c) Use body language and eye contact effectively
d) Speak concisely with clarity and confidence
e) Build rapport and connect with your audience to grow
the relationship
f) Dress appropriately and employ an appropriate camera frame
(with a neutral background that is free of distractions)
g) Employ only professionally presented and appropriately
prepared visual aids, if used
VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Due Week 10, worth 220 points
From quick conversations to phone calls, meetings, formal presentations, and
sales pitches, you must employ effective verbal communication skills at all
times. While verbal interactions are extremely common, they can also be
stressful. Every interaction contains the potential for success…and the danger
of failure. To be “on your game” at all times requires purposeful practice,
reflection, and adjustment based on input and feedback. No matter what your
verbal communication skills are, you can improve them.
In this assignment, you will develop and deliver a verbal communication for the
scenario you have identified. Your communication should match your challenge
or opportunity. For example, if your challenge is an interview for a new position,
you may choose to record yourself answering a few key questions that might
be posed by the interviewer.
For the purposes of this course, your video presentation should not exceed five
minutes. (Your scenario might require a much longer presentation, but limit
your response to the key five minutes in this case.)

PART 2 – REFLECTION AND FEEDBACK (WRITTEN)
3. Reflect on Your Presentation Preparation
a) Describe the approach you took to plan for your presentation
b) Explain how you rehearsed for the presentation
c) Offer suggestions for how you might better prepare
in the future
4. Use Feedback to Refine Your Communication
a) Describe or list the feedback you received on your verbal
communication from the week 8 Discussion Board 4. Use
Feedback to Refine Your Communication
a) Describe or list the feedback you received on your verbal
communication from the week 8 Discussion Board
b) Explain how you used the feedback to revise and improve your
message and/or delivery

Part 1: Capital Budgeting Analysis

Adams, Incorporated would like to add a new line of business to its existing retail business. The new line of business will be the manufacturing and distribution of animal feeds. This is a major capital project. Adams, Incorporated is aware you an in an MBA program and would like you to help analysis the viability of this major business venture based on the following information: • The production line would be set up in an empty lot the company owns. • The machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. • The machinery has useful life of 4 years, and it is a MACRS 3-year asset. • The machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. • This new line of business will generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. Each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. The sales price and cost are expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. • Net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. The firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital is 10%.

Required:

1. If the company spent $40,000 last year in the upkeep of the empty lot, should this cost be included in the analysis? Why or why not? 2. Disregard the assumptions in part 1 above. What is the machinery’s depreciable basis? What are the annual depreciation expenses? 3. Calculate the annual sales revenues and costs (other than depreciation). 4. Construct annual incremental operating cash flow statements.

5. Estimate the required net working capital for each year based on sales for the following year. Working capital will be recovered at the end of year 4. 6. Calculate the after-tax salvage cash flow. 7. Calculate the net cash flows for each year. Based on these cash flows, what are the project’s NPV, IRR, Profitability Index (PI), and payback? 8. Can you use the Payback method to decide whether this is a good project or not? Why or why not? 9. Interpret what NPV, IRR, and Profitability Index (PI) mean. Based on your interpretation, do these indicators suggest the new business line should be undertaken?

Part 2: Working Capital Management

1. Adams Stores, Inc. is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash flow cycle. Adams’ sales last year (all on credit) were $150,000, and it earned a net profit of 6%. It turned over inventory 7.5 times, during the year and its DSO was 36.5 days. Its annual cost of goods sold was $121,667. The company had fixed assets totally $35,000. Adams’ payable deferral period is 40 days.

A. Calculate Adams’ cash conversion cycle B. Calculate assets turnover and return on assets (ROA) C. As one of the managers at Adams Stores, Inc, you believe the annual inventory turnover can be raised to 9 times without affecting sales. What would Adams’ cash conversion cycle, total assets turnover, and ROA have been if the inventory turnover had been 9 for the year?

2. Assume the company work for reported sales of $10 million and an inventory turnover of 2. The company is now adopting a new inventory system as part of its working capital management. If the new system is able to reduce the company’s inventory level and increase inventory turnover ratio to 5 while maintaining the same level sales, how much cash will be freed up as a result of the new inventory system.

Part 3: Dividend Policy:

Assume that you were recently hired by a national consulting firm, which has been asked to help Adams, Stores, Inc. prepare for its public offering. Prepare a presentation in which you review the theory of dividend policy and discuss the following:

A. The terms “irrelevance,” “bird-in-the-hand,” and “tax preference” have been used to describe three major theories regarding the way dividend payouts affect a firm’s value. Explain what these terms mean, and briefly describe each theory.

B. What do the three theories indicate regarding the actions management should take with respect to dividend payout? C. What are stock repurchases? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a firm’s repurchasing its own shares. D. What are stock dividends and stock splits? What are the advantages and disadvantages of stock dividends and stock splits?

Part 4: International Financial Management

Citrus, Inc. is a medium-sized producer of citrus juice drinks in Florida. Until now, the company has confined its operations and sales to the United States, but its CEO, Heidi Sims, wants to expand into Europe. The first step would be to set up sales subsidiaries in Spain and Sweden, then to set up a production plant in Spain, and, finally, to distribute the product throughout the European Union. The firm’s financial manager, George Benson, is enthusiastic about the plan, but he is worried about the implications of the foreign expansion on the firm’s financial management process. He has asked you, the firm’s most recently hired financial analyst, to develop a 1-hour tutorial package that explains the basics of multinational financial management. The tutorial will be presented at the next board of director’s meeting. To get you started, Benson has supplied you with the following list of questions.

A. What is a multinational corporation? Why do firms expand into other countries? B. Discuss at least six major factors which distinguish multinational financial management from financial management as practiced by a purely domestic firm. (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings). C. Discuss exchange rate risk as they relate to multinational corporations. D. Describe the current International Monetary System. How does the current system differ from the system that was in place prior to August 1971? (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings). E. What is the difference between spot rates and forward rates? When is the forward rate at a premium to the spot rate? At a discount? (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings). F. From a managerial point of view, discuss how your responses above will help Citrus, Inc. as they plan to expand overseas.

Specific Instructions:

1. Complete and submit your assignment no later than the last day of Module 7. 2. Include only the names of your group members who participated in this assignment when you submit. 3. Submit only one copy per group. 4. If you use Excel for any of your calculations, please submit the Excel worksheet. Be sure to label your Excel worksheet appropriately. Use Word for your discussions. Please DO NOT use any other format such PDF, etc. Use APA

throughout including in-text citations and references. 5. After you complete the assignment, please give each member opportunity to review the final paper before you submit it. You are jointly responsible for any error made.

Side Note: Please note that this is not the type of assignment where the assignment is divided and each student completes the part that is assigned. Each person in your group need to participate fully in the completion of this assignment. This is the only way each group member can master and be able to use the concepts in this assignment. After you complete the assignment, please give each member opportunity to review the final paper before you submit it. You are jointly responsible for any error made.