strategic financial mangment week 8 discussion and responses Business Finance Assignment Help

Read the DIRECTIONS Carefully!!

You might want to do a little bit of research paper writing the thesis proposal

There must be no plagiarism or grammatical errors of any kind!! PLEASE PROOFREAD THREE TIMES BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO ME

I want someone who is an expert in philosophy and philosophical questions !!

*****MY TOPIC FOR PAPER : Do judges have moral reasons to adhere in sub-optimal result cases? If yes, what is the source of the reasons and how strong are they? If no, why not?

******THESIS MUST BE TRUE AND SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE!! THESIS MUST BE AN ARGUMENT!!

The thesis needs to address two things more explicitly. Are there reasons to adhere in EVERY suboptimal result case, or just in some of them? How strong are these reasons (that is, what other obligations can they override, and what obligations would they be overridden by)? The objection you are discussing is the one Brand-Ballard brings up (and is what we are focusing on in class). It’s something you should definitely address in the paper, but the non-obvious objection needs to be something new, that we didn’t cover IN THE Brand- Ballard article.

These criteria on the thesis are a minimum bar for a passing paper. If you far exceed them, it’s not going to push your grade up. But if you fail to meet them, it will be very hard to get even a decent grade. This is because your thesis is what makes sense of everything else you say in the paper.

1a. Your thesis is your answer to all the questions posed for your topic!!
* Your thesis must be the first thing you say in the paper, and explained immediately after.
2. Your thesis is not trivial or partly trivial. Trivial theses can potentially result in an F. A thesis can be graded down for being somewhat trivial.
3. Any terms that are vague, ambiguous, or unclear are defined or explained early in your paper. A reader should be able to think of example situations and determine exactly what your thesis says about them.

Argument for your thesis:
4. The argument gives evidence which could be compelling to a reasonable person who has understood the course material and started out not agreeing with your thesis.
5. The evidence is sufficient to establish that your entire thesis is true – you sufficiently argue for all of the answers to all of the relevant questions.
6. It is clear and well explained how the evidence supports your thesis, and why the evidence is sufficient to establish that your thesis is true.

Response to “obvious” objections.
7. You identify and explain all of the obvious objections to your thesis or to the points you made in making your arguments.
* An obvious objection is anything discussed in class or in the reading that seems to go against your thesis or the points you make in arguing for your thesis. Obvious objections also include any objections that would come to mind to a reasonable and attentive reader who had taken this class, given a modicum of reflection about your claims.
8. For each objection, you correctly characterize what the disagreement is and why it exists.
9. You respond to each obvious objection. This involves either explaining why the apparent disagreement is not a real disagreement, or why the objection is mistaken or irrelevant.
10. The response to the objection must be clear, and must be able to able to convince a reasonable person who had made that objection.

(Note: I will apply 8-10 separately to each obvious objection you discuss. If you leave out an obvious objection, this is like getting an F for that objection) and questions

Paper Proposal

There are three parts you need to do for this assignment.
One, you have to submit by email a tentative thesis.
Two, you have to submit a brief description of a plausible counterexample to that thesis, which we have not covered in class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Three, you have to say how you want your two papers to be weighed.
You will be graded as follows: If you submit a thesis that follows the standards of the paper assignment and a counterexample, you get 100% (this is one homework grade). If you have a counterexample but leave off a thesis, or your thesis isn’t at all formatted according to the paper assignment, you get 50%. If you have a correctly formatted thesis, but no counterexample, you get 70%. Your grade does not depend on how plausible your thesis is. You can get full credit submitting a thesis that is not pre-approved, even if I don’t approve it, as long as it is reasonably appropriate.Part 2

In Part 2, you must give a reasonable counterexample to your thesis.

This must be a specific example, which is significantly different from any we have covered in class, or anything that was in the reading. You must clearly explain the specific situation that is your counterexample. And you must clearly explain why someone would think that this is a strong counterexample to your thesis.

To get an A, you must both give a counterexample to your thesis that could convince a reasonable person that your thesis is false, and also clearly explain why a reasonable person could be convinced by it, in a way that shows that you understand (some of) those who disagree with you.

Part 3
In Part 3, you must respond to the counterexample given in Part 2. You may not change your thesis, nor change any part of the objection from Part 2.

Your response should be able to convince a person who was originally compelled by the example in Part 2.

If your response shows that there is a better counterexample to your thesis than the one in Part 2 (e.g. it focuses on a detail of Part 2 that could easily be changed to make Part 2 a better counterexample), that is bad for your grade.

If Part 2 is a weak or bad counterexample to your thesis, then you cannot get a good grade for Part 3; this is because Part 3 does not demonstrate your ability to really engage with people who disagree with you.

Your grade will be reduced 1/3 of a grade (e.g. from a B+ to B) for each of these rules you break.

* ID page: after the last body page, add a new page with nothing on it but your name; put your name at the bottom of this page. This allows us to grade all papers anonymously.
* Do not put your name, or any other identifying marks, anywhere on the paper except for your ID page.
* Single spaced, 1″ margins, 12 point font (Times New Roman or something very similar. I recommend Garamond).
* No introduction or conclusion. You thesis is the first thing you say.
* Must be in .doc or .docx format.
* The file name must be “[your student id number] [course number] PAPER 1.doc” or “.docx”.
* Please label “Part 1,” “Part 2,” and “Part 3” of your paper (see above for what goes in each part

MY TOPIC FOR PAPER : Do judges have moral reasons to adhere in sub-optimal result cases? If yes, what is the source of the reasons and how strong are they? If no, why not?

The thesis needs to address two things more explicitly. Are there reasons to adhere in EVERY sub-optimal result case, or just in some of them? How strong are these reasons (that is, what other obligations can they override, and what obligations would they be overridden by)? The objection you are discussing is the one Brand-Ballard brings up (and is what we are focusing on in class). It’s something you should definitely address in the paper, but the non-obvious objection needs to be something new, that we didn’t cover IN THE Brand- Ballard article.

I want you the read the Brand-Ballard article that I provided you with in order to get a better understanding of the topic, BUT YOU MUST COME UP WITH YOUR OWN ARGUMENT outside of Brand- Ballard !!! YOUR ARGUMENT CANNOT BE SIMILAR TO WHAT THE AUTHOR WROTE.

PLEASE BE SURE TO USE PEER-REVIEWED SOURCES OR ACADEMIC SOURCES FROM JSTOR OR GOGGLE SCHOLAR , NOTHING ELSE.

GOOD LUCK!!

Scenario 1: it’s Monday morning and these are your top and bottom performers based on the key metrics for the last 7 days.

Scorecard (7 day rolling average)	Net promoter score	Resolution time (hours)	Number of tickets closed	Internal quality score
Agent 1	100	74	38	90%
Agent 2	50	276	52	98%
Agent 3	100	235	14	93%
Agent 4	-33	1473	44	89%
Agent 5	20	244	26	95%
Agent 6	60	168	10	100%

Questions:

1. What coaching would you give to each of agents 4, 5 and 6?
2. What goal would you set for each one to achieve by end of week?
3. Agent 4 improves rapidly, thanks to your coaching, but agents 5 and 6 don’t. Which of the two do you let go?
4. What is the most likely cause for the bad NPS that agent 4 received? How could this be avoided in future?
5. Which of the 3 top performers (agents 1, 2 and 3) do you announce as team hero of the week and why?
6. What is one thing you can do today to address the discrepancy between NPS and Quality for agent 4?
7. What is one thing you can do today to balance the volume in your team?

2.) Which weekly measured support metrics are the most important? List the metrics you measure, explain explicitly how you measure each one automatically, and stack rank them in order of importance for delivering higher NPS scores.

3.) We run a radically differentiated centralized support organization where every agent supports every product. What do you believe are the top 3 challenges we face? What do you believe are the top 3 advantages that we have? write a one paragraph where you summarize each challenge and advantage.

4.) Our support managers are expected to consistently improve productivity and NPS scores quarter over quarter and dedicate significant time each week to the effort. Describe the management technique(s) you will use so that you will be able to both run the day to day operations and improve the process.

5.) A knowledge base is a key part of any support organization. What specific operational techniques will implement to ensure that our support knowledge base is 1) current, 2) useful, and 3) complete?

DISCUSSION POST MUST BE 10+ SENTENCES AND THE PEER REVIEW MUST BE 7+ SENTENCES PLEASE USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND DO NOT COPY FROM OTHER SITES STAY ON TOPIC ,BE POSITIVE , AND DO NOT COMMENT ON GRAMMAR ERRORS. TALK DIRECTLY TO CLASSMATES IN PEER REVIEWS!!!

1) DISCUSSION QUESTION

The responsibility of the directors of a corporation is to provide a return to shareholders on their financial investment in the corporation . . . in other words, shareholders expect to make money on their investment. Corporations such as Facebook, Google, and Apple are financed through the sale of billions and billions of dollars in shares purchased by investors. Sometimes, however, the duty to maximize profits runs contrary to legal, but still questionable, business opportunities.

Assume that you’re the director of one of the corporations listed below and have been presented with the business opportunity described in the scenario. Would you advise the corporation to accept the opportunity? Make sure to fully explain your answer, considering both the financial return expected and any related ethical concerns.

• ToyCo has just been informed that it’s wooden trains produced in China contain lead paint and can no longer be sold in the United States. However, a distributor offers to negotiate a deal with a foreign company to sell the trains in a South American country that has no laws addressing the presence of lead paint in children’s toys.
• BabyHealth is seeing decreasing sales of its powdered infant formula in the United States due to more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies. In an effort to offset these losses, BabyHealth chooses to sell their formula in third world countries. However, it is widely known that the water sources in these countries is often contaminated and not boiled prior to use.
• After producing 10 million versions of its new smartphone, PhoneLand discovers that due to a manufacturing oversight, 5 of the phones may catch fire if left in a car on a hot day. While the worst case financial impact from the phones catching fire is 10 million dollars in damages, recalling and repairing the phones will bankrupt the company.

2) PEER REVIEW #1 (FELICIA)

I choice the Toyco corporation, I would advice the corporation not to take this offer for the most obvious reason it is highly unethical it is putting children in danger no matter what country they sell them in. Limited liability would apply for the shareholders because they didn’t personally sell dangerous toys to children but the corporation would be 100% liable if any child was to get lead poisoning or worse from their product.

3) PEER REVIEW #2 (SHERICE)

Good Evening Professor Fleming and Class,

The scenario I chose is, Baby Health is seeing decreasing sales of it’s powdered infant formula in the United States due to more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies. In an effort to offset these losses, Baby Health chooses to sell their formula in third world countries. However, it is widely known that the water sources in these countries is often contaminated and not boiled prior to use.

First breast-feeding contributes to poverty reduction because it is a natural behavior and a way of feeding infants that is affordable for everyone compared to infant formula feeding. Infant formula is expensive including the cost of utensils and sterilizing them. n As formula-fed babies have been found to become sick more often breast-fed ones, families also have to spend more for health care.

Second, sustainable development is essentially also about ecology. Optimal breast-feeding requires less energy compared to infant formula feeding, which is produced by factories. Unlike infant formula, breast milk feeding needs no water, bottle sterilization equipment, or fuel, and is thus ecofriendly. When a baby reaches 6 months, locally nutritious available and affordable foods should complement breast milk until the baby is 2 years or older. According to Dylan Walters, a health researcher with Canada’s University of Toronto, the cost of not breastfeeding in Southeast Asia nationally for children under the age of 3 was estimated to be US $2.4 billion. Infant formula marketing in Indonesia is considered aggressive inappropriate and some say unethical.

I wouldn’t adivse accepting to the opportunity in all third world countries, but if Southeast Asia is one of them I would definitely jump at the opportunity.

DISCUSSION POST MUST BE 10+ SENTENCES AND THE PEER REVIEW MUST BE 7+ SENTENCES PLEASE USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND DO NOT COPY FROM OTHER SITES STAY ON TOPIC ,BE POSITIVE , AND DO NOT COMMENT ON GRAMMAR ERRORS. TALK DIRECTLY TO CLASSMATES IN PEER REVIEWS!!!

1) DISCUSSION QUESTION

The responsibility of the directors of a corporation is to provide a return to shareholders on their financial investment in the corporation . . . in other words, shareholders expect to make money on their investment. Corporations such as Facebook, Google, and Apple are financed through the sale of billions and billions of dollars in shares purchased by investors. Sometimes, however, the duty to maximize profits runs contrary to legal, but still questionable, business opportunities.

Assume that you’re the director of one of the corporations listed below and have been presented with the business opportunity described in the scenario. Would you advise the corporation to accept the opportunity? Make sure to fully explain your answer, considering both the financial return expected and any related ethical concerns.

• ToyCo has just been informed that it’s wooden trains produced in China contain lead paint and can no longer be sold in the United States. However, a distributor offers to negotiate a deal with a foreign company to sell the trains in a South American country that has no laws addressing the presence of lead paint in children’s toys.
• BabyHealth is seeing decreasing sales of its powdered infant formula in the United States due to more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies. In an effort to offset these losses, BabyHealth chooses to sell their formula in third world countries. However, it is widely known that the water sources in these countries is often contaminated and not boiled prior to use.
• After producing 10 million versions of its new smartphone, PhoneLand discovers that due to a manufacturing oversight, 5 of the phones may catch fire if left in a car on a hot day. While the worst case financial impact from the phones catching fire is 10 million dollars in damages, recalling and repairing the phones will bankrupt the company.

2) PEER REVIEW #1 (FELICIA)

I choice the Toyco corporation, I would advice the corporation not to take this offer for the most obvious reason it is highly unethical it is putting children in danger no matter what country they sell them in. Limited liability would apply for the shareholders because they didn’t personally sell dangerous toys to children but the corporation would be 100% liable if any child was to get lead poisoning or worse from their product.

3) PEER REVIEW #2 (SHERICE)

Good Evening Professor Fleming and Class,

The scenario I chose is, Baby Health is seeing decreasing sales of it’s powdered infant formula in the United States due to more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies. In an effort to offset these losses, Baby Health chooses to sell their formula in third world countries. However, it is widely known that the water sources in these countries is often contaminated and not boiled prior to use.

First breast-feeding contributes to poverty reduction because it is a natural behavior and a way of feeding infants that is affordable for everyone compared to infant formula feeding. Infant formula is expensive including the cost of utensils and sterilizing them. n As formula-fed babies have been found to become sick more often breast-fed ones, families also have to spend more for health care.

Second, sustainable development is essentially also about ecology. Optimal breast-feeding requires less energy compared to infant formula feeding, which is produced by factories. Unlike infant formula, breast milk feeding needs no water, bottle sterilization equipment, or fuel, and is thus ecofriendly. When a baby reaches 6 months, locally nutritious available and affordable foods should complement breast milk until the baby is 2 years or older. According to Dylan Walters, a health researcher with Canada’s University of Toronto, the cost of not breastfeeding in Southeast Asia nationally for children under the age of 3 was estimated to be US $2.4 billion. Infant formula marketing in Indonesia is considered aggressive inappropriate and some say unethical.

I wouldn’t adivse accepting to the opportunity in all third world countries, but if Southeast Asia is one of them I would definitely jump at the opportunity.