University of Phoenix Chris W. Poe LAW/531 Discussion Questions Maurice Rosano Discussion Questions 1. What is one way the U.S. legal systems affects U.S. businesses? Answer: There are several ways the legal system can affect businesses but the one way the U.S. legal system affect U. S. businesses are the antitrust law which changed the way businesses operate. This law controlled some a banned others in the way businesses compete/operate. This law would hinder business from competing
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1. Why did Irving Fisher believe that stock prices had reached a permanently high plateau? 2. Why did the stock market crash in 1929? 3. Why did influential individuals like Fisher‚ Keynes and Rockefeller believe that the downturn would only be temporary? 1. What role did Bear’s culture play in its positioning vis-à-vis its competitors‚ and what role might that culture have played in its demise? 2. 2. How did Bear’s potential collapse differ from that of LTCM in the eyes of the Federal Reserve
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was unknown at the time was that while his methods were often distasteful and abusive—and possibly illegal—he did successfully identify some dangerous communists. Do you think he should be considered a patriot or not? Why? When looking at this question‚ the first thing we need to know is what a patriot is. The dictionary defines a patriot as a person who loves‚ supports‚ and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion and a person who regards himself or herself as a defender‚ especially
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Once upon a time questions 3a. While the story does not go into great detail the reasoning behind the husband and wife’s behavior‚ it also does not give little evidence as to why they act the way they do. The husband and wife behave the way they do mostly because they want to protect their family and their workers‚ but also want to heed the mother of the husbands advice of "not to take on anyone off the street." Speaking of the mother‚ the story does not provide a motive to her behavior‚ but it
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In the latest subprime mortgage crisis‚ the accounting profession should take some responsibility as it appears basic principles of accounting were ignored when issuing subprime mortgage loans. A couple of these overlooked principles include unbiased opinions of auditors as well as fair value accounting. As noted by VanDenburgh and Harmelink (2008)‚ “It is disappointing to discover that basic bad debt accounting practices were likely not adeptly practiced or audited in the subprime lending sector
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1.) The character in this book that I would like to discuss is the main character‚ Cadence Sinclair. In my opinion‚ she was the most interesting and complex character. In the beginning of the book the reader finds out that Cadence suffered a brain injury causing her to have amnesia. Because of this‚ she can’t remember what really happened. One thing that really interested me about Cadence was how she would give something away of her’s every day that she didn’t need. She explains how none of these
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Choose any joint/musculoskeletal injury (there are numerous ones so no duplication is allowed!!)‚ describe the joint injury‚ and then describe ONE (and only one) particular assessment test that would help with diagnosis of that injury and the rationale behind it. The fractured clavicle in the newborn is “the most frequently fractured bone during birth” (Jarvis‚ 2012). At times‚ these fractures can be difficult to diagnose because it is often asymptomatic. One assessment test used is palpation over
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1. The witches plan to meet upon the hill and prophesize Macbeth’s future and their intent is to cause harm. 2. King Duncan decides to give Macbeth Cawdor’s land/title as a reward for saving the nation. 3. The Witches name Macbeth Thane of Glamis and Cawdor‚ then King later on. The witches tell Banquo that he will be greater but not as great as Macbeth‚ he will be happier but not as happy as Macbeth and Banquo’s descendants will be kings and queens but he himself will not gain royalty 4. Lady Macbeth
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Outsourcing and Managing a Global Team 1. What is outsourcing? What are the benefits of outsourcing? The author presents the process of outsourcing as the ability to take a specific and limited task or function performed within one company and having the same function performed by another company in a sort of complementarity. The outsourced task is then reintegrated back into the overall operation. Essentially outsourcing is a common way for many companies to hire efficient employees for a very
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Skilling‚ along with dozens of other executives‚ this is exactly what happened. There was no acceptance of blame‚ only ignorance and death. Enron was a highly respected company in many ways. As one of the fastest growing‚ wealthiest companies in the 90’s‚ Kenneth Lay’s praises were sung by presidential candidates‚ the Fortune 500 and widely renowned business magazines across the country CITATION Joh123 \l 1033 (Johnson‚ 2012). How could a company who had such highly profiled respect and revenue be
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