1. Suppose that you plan to buy a $810‚ 000 house. You have saved enough money to make a down payment of 10% and will finance the balance using a 30-year fixed rate loan from your old college roommate who is now a mortgage banker. The current mortgage rate on such loans is 5 ½ % (APR). (a) Compute the monthly payment using the PMT function in Excel and then prepare an amortization table. Fully amortize the loan by going out to the last payment. (b) Calculate both total $ payments for the
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Situational Leadership Research on leadership is a subject that has been approached in many different ways. Theories on leadership can be classified according to the type of variable that is emphasized the most. Three types of variables relevant to these theories include (1) characteristics of leaders‚ (2) characteristics of followers‚ and (3) characteristics of the situation (Yuri‚ G.‚ 2010). In the textbook Leadership in Organizations‚ Yuri‚ G. classifies these theories into the following five
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Professional Development Plan Organizational Leadership/LDR 531 November 11‚ 2013 Professional Development Plan The goal of this essay is to develop a plan that will address the characteristics of “Learning Team D” including the team member designated as manager. If the plan is effective it can be used to determine the needs of the learning team. It can also be used a as a tool for the members to assess their skills‚ strengths‚ areas needing improvement‚ and the resources needed to help them
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Examining a Business Failure By the end of second quarter 2008‚ North Carolina-based Wachovia Corporation had grown to become the 4th largest bank in the United States with assets of $812 billion. Since its establishment in 1979‚ the company expanded its footprint through many mergers and acquisitions. Some of the large ones in its history were with First Union in 2001‚ with Alabama-based SouthTrust Corporation in 2004‚ and with Golden West Financial Corporation in 2006. In April 2008‚ Wachovia
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Leadership Style LDR 531 June 24‚ 2013 Gloria Abe Leadership Style Different types of leadership styles exist in work environments. There are advantages and disadvantages within each leadership style. The culture and goals of an organization determine which leadership style fits the firm best. Some companies offer several leadership styles within the organization. Organizations need strong leadership and strong management for optimal effectiveness. According to Robbins‚ we need leaders today
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LDR 531 Week 1 DQs DQ 1 1. In what specific ways may an individual influence an organization through his or her management and leadership skills? According to Yukl (2010) “ Leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives” ( p. 8) ; with that being said an individual can influence an organization through their skills in various
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My Leadership style Osamede Tony Igodan LDR/531 February 24‚ 2012 Suzanne Dunham My Leadership style Leaders are some of the most influential individuals in any society. They have the ability to influence those around them with various leadership styles including coercive‚ authoritative‚ affiliative‚ democratic‚ pacesetting‚ and coaching. Effective leaders consistently adapt to the environment around them to either enhance or correct
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Motivation Plan HJ LDR/531 30 Oct 2014 Professor Motivation Plan In business world‚ motivation for employees in an organization is one of the facts of how effectively and efficiently tasks are accomplished. Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal (Robbins and Judge‚ 2006). Every individual is different with different personality and background and it is very important for the management to understand what
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Characteristic of leadership style LDR-531 Leadership can be defined as process in which an individual influences a group of people to accomplish a common goal. The goal is achieved by cohesive behavior and mutual cooperation. A leader directs his or her followers to reach a specific goal and infuses sense of positivity in them (Meenakshi‚ n.d.). There are many great leaders but the leader I admire the most is Nelson Mandela. Mandela used his charismatic personality and ethical behavior
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1.) All Immediate add request come from accounts payable 2.) Save excel file to K drive in the applicable year K:\ART\Eligible Dealers\DTV\Immediate Add Request 3.) Verify opportunity has been added to Salesforce a. If not‚ email the inside and outside sales team asking them to create the opportunity 4.) From the opportunity email the dealer advising what’s needed. This email should be going to the dealer and CC’ the inside and outside territory managers. 5.) The person listed on the Eligibility(excel
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