Sunday, February 21, 2016

ECO 370 Week 5

ECO 370 Week 5 DQ 1
As you know, we do not have discussion questions in Week 5 so you can focus on your assignments. But you are still need to gain participate points this week by posting this forum.  I have following topics that you can discuss. Feel free to post any topics that you find interesting.
1. Regarding global environmental policies, why do you think Kyoto Protocol failed?
2. With the shifting of manufacturing to developing countries, their environments have been polluted. Do you think it is fair, what  can countries like U.S. do to help?
3. Regarding the debate around global warming, are those based on science? Why or why not?
4. Practices in everyday life that we can do to help environment
5. What knowledge you can take from this class to apply to your work?
6. Any other topic you find interesting?
ECO 370 Week 5 IndividualAssignment Kyoto Protocol and Global Warming Evaluation
ECO 370 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Environmental Economics, Disparity, and International Agreements Presentation
ECO 370 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Environmental Economics, Disparity 1
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ECO 370 Week 4

ECO 370 Week 4 Individual Assignment Policy Implications and Evaluation Matrix
ECO 370 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment City of Kelsey Energy Policy Presentation
ECO 370 Week 4 DQ 1
What are the advantages and disadvantages of transferable discharge permits? Was the approach taken with the 1990 Clean Air Act transferable discharge permit program appropriate? Why or why not? What alternative approach do you recommend?
ECO 370 Week 4 DQ 2
What factors might undermine a water quality trading program? What are some characteristics that successful water quality trading programs share?
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ECO 370 Week 3

ECO 370 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment BenefitCost Analysis Presentation
ECO 370 Week 3 DQ 1
Define property rights in the context of environmental systems. In a society without private or collective property rights, how would the environment suffer?
ECO 370 Week 3 DQ 2
How can emission charges encourage businesses to be innovative? Provide a specific example of this. Compare this approach with a standard regulation from a central authority.
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ECO 370 Week 2

ECO 370 Week 2 Individual Assignment Impact Classification Environmental Impact Assessment and Economic Impact Assessment
ECO 370 Week 2 DQ 1
Provide an example of a company that is considering reducing air pollution emissions. How might the company analyze short- and long-term costs and benefits? To continue the discussion, review the response of a classmate and post a reply asking questions and providing constructive feedback about your classmate’s analysis?
ECO 370 Week 2 DQ 2
Why is environmental and economic impact analysis important? What information is important for decision makers to consider when evaluating new development project proposals.
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ECO 370 Week 1

ECO 370 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economics and the Environment Worksheet
ECO 370 Week 1 DQ 1
Describe an industry that is linked to a natural resource economy. What economic advantages can be realized for that industry by functioning in a sustainable manner? What costs could this industry face in implementing a sustainable business model? Do you think those costs are justified? Why or why not?
ECO 370 Week 1 DQ 2
Consider two methods for achieving less water use in a community. The first method includes trying to convince people to apply water conservation measures and to use less water at current prices. The second method involves driving up the price of water. Discuss the merits of both approaches. Which one do you think would be more effective? Why?

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Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry with which you are familiar.( I chose McDonalds )Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

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Explain the relationship between the price elasticity of demand and total revenue.

1. Explain the relationship between the price elasticity of demand and total revenue.
2.    Is the price elasticity of gasoline more elastic over a shorter or a longer period of time?  Explain.

3. Determine whether each of the following is an explicit cost or an implicit cost:

        a) Payments for rented manufacturing equipment

        b) A firm’s use of a warehouse that it owns and could rent to another firm

        c) Wages paid to the firm’s workers
        d) The wages the firm’s owner could earn if he worked for another company


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