Exploring Culture

Our discussion this week focuses on culture; specifically the culture of the organization. Our authors define culture as a set of shared assumptions that determines how we act in the workplace (paraphrased from p. 283).

Let’s get comfortable describing our workplace in terms of culture.

In your initial post:

1. Describe your current company’s culture. You are encouraged to do this using the three levels of organizational culture from our chapter reading. (If you’re not currently working, use your most recent position)
2. Describe which type of culture exists using the competing values framework.
3. Reflect on your responses – do you think you experience person-organization fit?

Reference: 9E Management, A Practice Introduction, Kinicki, Williams, McGraw Hill

The concept of time value of money has numerous “real-world” applications. Some of the applications range from calculating the payment for a car or mortgage to estimating what interest rate is needed on an investment to send your child to college in 20 years.

In your discussion, respond to the following two questions:

• Do you believe the concept of time value money is important in ordinary business relationships? Explain.
• How would you use a concept of time value to determine the value of the business?

For your initial post, please respond with a minimum of 150 words. This will allow your instructor to ascertain whether you completely understand the concepts covered.

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to help students gain a better understanding of calculations of cash flow and strategies to increase it.

Assignment Steps

Select a multinational company from the following industries:

• Retail
• Pharmaceutical
• Computer Hardware
• Manufacturing
• Automotive

Review the selected company’s most recent financial statements.

Calculate the following cash conversion cycle ratios based on the financial statements using Microsoft^®Excel^®:

• Average inventory
• Inventory turnover rate
• Average account receivable
• Account receivable turnover
• Average collection cycle

Explain in 700 words the importance of the cash conversion cycle, including:

• Discuss the purpose of the cash conversion cycle and its components.
• Analyze the results obtained in the cash conversion cycle equations.
• Propose strategies to increase the cash flows of the company under study.

Assignment Details

You work for a consulting company that performs audits of a company’s IT infrastructure. Your company has been contracted to audit the IT Infrastructure for LSS (LMJ-Star Services). You and your team were sent in to complete the audit.

You determine that this will be the first review that LSS has conducted or been subjected to. An audit procedure needs to be established.

• Explain to LSS management your teams responsibilities and functions.
• Describe the steps that need to be followed to establish auditing functions for LSS.
• Describe the audit areas that would be applicable to your contracted audit.
• Describe which information systems would be considered part of the scope for the audit.

In Chapter 5 of the textbook, e-learning as a method of training isdiscussed. In Chapter 6, potential barriers of e-learning readiness toimplementing e-learning as a training method are examined. In a two- tothree- page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), examinee-learning and the barriers. Include the following in your paper:

1. Describe e-learning as a training method.
2. Describe the potential barriers of e-learning readiness.
3. Analyze how e-learning readiness has affected your success at Ashford University.
4. Explain what a trainer can do to prepare learners for e-learning.

Your paper must include in-text citations and references from atleast two scholarly sources, excluding the textbook, and be formattedaccording to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing.