McGraw Hill is an America company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1999, the company posted revenues of $6.2 Billion in 2010 and has almost 21,000 employees. The company primarily serves the business, education and publishing industry through publication of books and magazines. In addition, McGraw Hill is the parent company of Standard and Poor's, Platts, and J.D. Power and Associates (www.McGraw-Hill.com).
For the publishing side, McGraw-Hill offers educational solutions via print and electronic means for K-postgraduate; their financial services and information and media group in both the U.S. And Canada focus on investment research; they also own 9 broadcasting television stations, but may be divesting those entities. Based on the market trends, McGraw has been focusing on electronic means of supplying media. ecently, in November 2012, the company sold its educational division to the Apollo Management Group for $2.5 billion and shift its focus to being a provider of…...

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Global Publishing Industry. (2012). Report Linker. Retrieved from:  http://www.reportlinker.com/ci02098/Publishing.html 

Croty, J. (November 27, 2012). McGraw-Hill Sells Education Unit to Apollo. Forbes. Retrieved from:  http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2012/11/28/mcgraw-hill-sells-education-unit-to-apollo-bellwether-for-education-publishing/

Lesikar, 2008). Sometimes the introduction to the report may require coverage of the methods of collecting data, historical background, and limitations. Time constraints, major sources of information being unavailable, understanding is incomplete, doing one's own research, or to support conclusions and recommendations are all reasons to include limitations, historical information, or the methods of collecting data in the introduction to help the reader understand the purpose of the report.
The purpose of the report may need to include the scope. The scope of the report may have limited boundaries, either in the report or in the investigation. In other words, it may only cover certain areas, but not other areas. Limitations of what the report does not cover needs to be included to help the reader understand what the boundaries are and do not include. The limitations would help to understand exactly what the boundaries of the report, or investigation,…...

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Lesikar, R.V. (2008). Chapter 12: Long Formal Reports. In R.V. Lesikar, Organizational Communication/Business Communication (pp. 373-386). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.

Business elationship Preservation Factors
Dear Mr. Supplier,

CUENT ISSUE

I am writing in regards to the most recent computer chip shipment which you purveyed for my company. As I initially notified you via the phone, approximately 25% of that shipment was defective. My company was not able to utilize that percentage, which is certainly an anomaly when I consider what has historically been a fairly prosperous and lengthy relationship between our two organizations. The purpose of this communication is to maintain that relationship and come to an understanding about how to address the previously mentioned issue and still go forward in a way that is mutually beneficial to both of our companies. I truly believe that there are a number of different options that we have for redressing this situation in a positive manner.

SUGGESTIONS FO SOLVING THIS ISSUE

My primary goals for solving this issue involve doing so in a manner in which my…...

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Buell, B. (2007). Negotiation strategy: six common pitfalls to avoid. Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved from  http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_negotiation_strategy.shtml 

Lewicki, J. R., Barry, B., & Saunders, M. D. (2011). Essentials of Negotiation (5th Ed.). New York, NY: Mcgraw Hill. ISBN-13: 9780073530369

Lewicki, J. R., Barry, B., & Saunders, M. D. (2010). Negotiation: Readings, Exercises and Cases (6th Ed.). New York, NY: Mcgraw Hill. ISBN-13: 9780073530314

Picker, B. (2002). How to best aid negotiation by breaking down barriers. www.mediate.com Retrieved from  http://www.mediate.com/articles/picker.cfm

He is a nice man, but simply that, and it is doubtful that a woman such as Anna would be attracted to him if she met him or ran into him under other circumstances. William of course, would be attracted to her wherever they met, and that is ultimately another barrier in their relationship.
The fact that Williams worships Anna is obvious throughout the film, and this is another problem with the longevity of their relationship. His friend Max is right when he says, "Let's face facts. This was always a no-go situation. Anna's a goddess and you know what happens to mortals who get involved with the gods" (Notting Hill). Indeed, Anna is somewhat of a modern goddess, and it is hard to figure out why she would settle for a "mere mortal." This dooms their relationship for a number of reasons. First, William has her on a pedestal,…...

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Notting Hill. Dir. Roger Mitchell. Perf. Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant. Universal Pictures, 1999.

Roiphe, Anne. "Why Marriages Fail." The Short Prose Reader, 9th Edition. Ed. Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener. New York: McGraw Hill, 2000.

Another reason why corporations choose to hold cash balances in a centralized repository is that the variety of accounts can be better managed as a mutual fund more complex investment structure than would be the case if the subsidiary alone managed the funds. A greater quality of information is available for example in the leading financial centers globally that would otherwise not be the case in more remote regions, making it possible to make more informed and correct decisions (Mitsos, 1997). The accuracy, efficiency and speed of decision-making based on more efficient use of information has led to more advanced forms of cash management than would have been the case on a per-subsidiary level (Fresard, Salva, 2010). Lastly, by having a centralized depository of cash for all subsidiaries, firms can hold less accumulated total cash, freeing up financial resources for other investments (Fresard, Salva, 2010). Companies become more efficient at…...

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Elliott, Graham, & Bewley, Ronald. (1994). The transmission of monetary policy: The relationship between centralized depositories and Monetary policy. Economic Record, 70(208), 19.

Fresard, L., & Salva, C.. (2010). The value of excess cash and corporate governance: Evidence from U.S. cross-listings. Journal of Financial Economics, 98(2), 359.

Hill, C.W.L. (2011). International business: Competing in the global marketplace (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Nicholas Mitsos. (1997, November). Virtual Group Treasury. TMA Journal, 17(6), 24-30.

Marketing Channels and Methods -- the New Svelte Shape of McDonald's
Objectives & Mission Statement

Although McDonald's latest advertising slogan, as proclaimed on its 2005 website, is "I'm lovin' it," (McDonald's Official ebsite, 2005), shareholders in the fast food company have not be equally enamored of its current stock performance and plummeting sales. (The Rogue Investor, 2005) Thus, the objectives of the new McDonald's marketing campaign must be to undo some of the economic and public relations damage done to the company by the negative press generated by the success of Morgan Spurlock's film 'Supersize Me.' Over the course of the year, McDonald's wishes to gain a greater percentage of the revenue of the current fast food market than its most prominent burger-oriented competitors endy's and Burger King. McDonald's also wishes to gain some of the type of positive media as generated by the sandwich chain Subway. The Subway Diet has now…...

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Burger King. (2005) Official Website. Retrieved 11 Sept 2005 at  http://www.haveityourway.com/ 

Collins, Luke. (2002) "Chips are down for Burger Giants" MCD: McDonald's Corporation News and Articles. Retrieved 27 Aug 2005 at  http://www.licenseenews.com/news/news134.html 

Daft, R.L. (1997). Management. Fort Worth, TX: Dryden Press.

This would considerably simplify matters for Lawrence Sports. Such financing methods are best suited for alimenting short-term objectives.
The reason behind implementing an electronic payments system relies on the fact that the company would count on receiving and making timely payments. This alternative is also designed for simplifying the cash flow.

Preparing and effective cash budget is another alternative solution that must be taken into consideration by the company's managers. The reason that sustains this alternative consists in the fact that companies prefer not to keep big amounts of cash available, but, at the same time, companies are also afraid of keeping amounts of money that are too small for whatever unexpected issues might emerge. Handling large inventories of cash is a strategy that his its advantages and its disadvantages (Brealy, Myers & Allen, 2005).

Another alternative solution mentioned above consists in implementing a factoring system. This financial tool is usually used…...

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Brealy, Myers & Allen (2005). Principles of Corporate Finance: Working Capital Management. New York, McGraw - Hill. Retrieved March 11, 2009.

Bernstein & Maksy (1985). Again Now: How Do We Measure Cash Flow from Operations? Retrieved March 12, 2009.

Ross, Westerfield & Jaffee (2005). Corporate Finance. New York, McGraw - Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2009.

Issue and Opportunity Identification

Long-Term Trends
This study offers financial and strategic analysis of Nike Inc. with a focus on creating strategic plans and translating those plans into long-term goals and actionable business initiatives. This paper serves to show the importance of using economic variables in identifying long-term financial goals. It further presents major techniques and tools that Nike's financial managers will utilize in predicting future stock market guidelines and the economy.

The importance of using Economic variables for Nike Inc. financial managers in identifying long-term financial goals

The management is directed to engage financial variables to identify long-term objectives. Some economic variables affecting the company must be considered. This will ensure that necessary actions are undertaken to minimize their impact on the business. The variables include employment trends, inflation, interest rates, and commercial lending. Many companies such as Nike Inc. work towards one goal: maximizing profits. The process of profit maximization is simple. It entails…...

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Mahaffy, D. (2002). Predictive intelligence helps CFOs forecast demand. Financial Executive, 18(8), 48-50. Accessible via Trident online library

StockCharts.com (2010). Fundamental analysis. Retrieved from  http://www.stockcharts.com/education/Overview/fundAnalysis1.html 

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (2002). Six key economic variables (Power Points). Retrieved from  http://www.stanford.edu/class/msande247s/econVariables.ppt 

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (2007). Six key economic variables -- measuring the economy. Retrieved from http://econ.yorku.ca/paschakis/courses/2400/chapter2.pdf

At the same time, it will provide the various subcontractors with specifications on how they can create the different parts. Once this occurs, it means that the overall process has been shortened from design to product implementation.
Identify slack in the activities not on the project critical path.

The different slack activities that are not on the projects critical path include: circuit, battery, display, camera and user interface designs. The slack in this part of the structure is 1. At the same time, other areas that would fall into categories that are not on the critical path include: hardware research and prototype testing. The slack for these areas are: 9 and 6. When you put these different elements together, this highlights, how there could be a possible slack that will range from 1 to 9 days. This is important, because it is underscoring possible delays and challenges that could be faced…...

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Excel. (2010). Operations and Supply Chain Management. Retrieved from:  http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073525227/student_view0/chapter_10/excel_templates.html 

Product Management. (n.d.). McGraw Hill. Retrieved from:  http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/007340330x/416102/jacobs_ch02.pdf 

Rao, L. (2010). Google. Tech Crunch. Retrieved from:  http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/google-android-market-now-serving-38000-apps-nexus-one-is-a-profitable-business/

Steep analysis Conduct "Technology trends" "T" part a STEEP Analysis (bullet point - a comment supported APA / MLA In-Text citations valid- referenced sources, addresses pros & cons Technology trends.
Starbucks: Innovation and enterprise in the world of coffee

hy the company was chosen

Starbucks began as a largely free-standing empire of stores. The original concept of the corporation's coffeehouse model was to replicate the 'home away from home' feeing in the store's flagship Seattle location at every Starbucks. The franchises were initially conceptualized as urban gathering-places. "For each targeted region, Starbucks selected a large city to serve as a 'hub'; teams of professionals were located in hub cities to support the goal of opening 20 or more stores in the hub in the first two years. Once stores blanketed the hub, then additional stores were opened in smaller, surrounding 'spoke' areas in the region" ("Starbucks Case Study," McGraw Hill, 1997). The store's…...

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Bishop, Todd. "The 'fourth place:' Starbucks as technology giant. Geek Wire. 2011.

Production Possibilities
Production possibility curves are representation of the amount of two different goods that can be obtained by shifting resources from the production of one, to the production of the other. In addition, the graph represents maximum specified production level of one commodity that results given the production level of the other (Samuelson, 1962). The curve is used to describe consumers' choice between two different goods.

The curves represent a wide range of economic factors; scarcity, opportunity costs, and choice. According to the curve, scarcity is the fundamental economic problems all societies face; opportunity cost being the cost of anything used in the production in terms of what has to be given; these costs could be financial, but they could include individuals' time and other intangibles. Besides, the possibility curve shows two products and the consumer has the choice to choose the best one between them.

An individual earning $30,000 with the…...

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Government of Alberta. (2012, July 25). Oil and Gas. Retrieved October 19, 2012, from www.albertacanada.com: http://www.albertacanada.com/business/industries/oil-and-gas.aspx

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teaching of statistics and problems encountered in such teaching.
eaching Statistics: An Annotated Bibliography

Albert, Jim. eaching Statistics Using Baseball. New York: he Mathematical Association of America. 2003.

Baseball is a very statistically oriented sport, more so than any other sport. his book applies statistical methods and techniques to the game of baseball. Since students often have difficulty learning statistics because they are presented with examples that they have no frame of reference for, this book is ideal in that it provides concrete examples that students can use in their real lives.

Anderson, C.W. And Loynes, R.M. he eaching of Practical Statistics (Wiley Series in Probability and Mathematical Statistics). New York: John Wiley and Sons. 1988.

his is once again a practical teaching guide to statistics and probability. It is not as clear as some books, and does not use real-world examples that are relatable to the average student. Rather, this is a guide…...

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This book is meant to be used in introductory college statistics classes. It includes a basic review of statistical concepts that students in these classes will find useful in their studies. It also includes practical exercises to help students learn statistics, as well as study tips to help students excel in these classes. It is a great book for the beginning statistics student to really get a good grasp of what statistics really is.

War, Mark E. And Brewer, Charles L. Handbook for Teaching Statistics and Research Methods. New York: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates. 1988.

This is another good teaching guide to statistics education. While not as easy to understand as some of the other teaching guides, this book is nonetheless a valuable resource tool for any teacher wanting to increase the knowledge and ability of his or her students in statistics. The book is full of valuable tips and tricks of the trade, though it is written on a more advanced level than some of the other books.

Like most complex systems, ecosystems tend to exemplify cyclic fluctuations around a state of estimated stability. Looking at the picture from a long-term perspective, however, ecosystems inexorably alter when the atmosphere changes or when a very different species appears because of migration or evolution -- or they are introduced deliberately by humans (utherford & Ahlgren 1991). What all this illustrates is not only mankind's dependence on the environment, but how mankind finds itself confronted with the fact that it may be living at the expense of future humans to come. Our innovations -- especially technological ones -- may hide the decrease in the earth's potential to maintain human activities, but, looking at the situation from a long-term perspective, the technological (or other) innovations will not be able to compensate for the major reduction in essential resources such as productive land, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity (Daily 1997).

On a global scale, different…...

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Cunningham, William P. & Cunningham, Mary Ann. (2008). Principles of environmental science: inquiry and applications. (Custom 5th edition). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Daily, Gretchen C. (1997). Nature's services: societal dependence on natural ecosystems.

Island Press.

Daily, Gretchen C., Kibert, Charles J., & Wilson, Alex. (1999). Nature's services:

In addition, we might ask ourselves if the richer nations have or not a greater responsibility as far as the research and development in the area of sustainable energy are concerned. (Reid, environmentalleader.com)
elieving that there are such energy sources or consumption policies which would allow the planet's resources to be maintained for a longer period, while making sure that all the nations are provided with a comfortable living is rather naive. Under these circumstances, it has been argued that doing the moral thing means choosing the least terrible solution. The problem is that this implies a relativistic evaluation of the matter which impacts the manner in which the moral principles are conceived.

efore stepping into a debate regarding the character of the moral principles, we may state that we agree with the opinions which state that there is no such thing as objective moral principles."Ethics can be seen as a…...

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A combination of techniques was used to evaluate, the most important being Bayes Theorem.

Bayes Theorem

"In its simplest algebraic form, Bayes' theorem is concerned with determining the conditional probability of event A given that event B. has occurred." (Kazmier, Staton & Fulks, 2003; p. 43). In this case, the event A is the increase in sales through the e-commerce site while event B. is the implementing of the decision to create a site. The probability for the sales to increase, according to the marketing team data analysis, is 54.2% and the probability for the site to be created is 58.6%. So, the probability for event B. To not happen is 41.4% and the possibility for sales to improve without the e-commerce site is 45.8%.

The general form of Bayes theorem is:

P (A

B) = P (A and B)/P (B).

P (A1B1)= P (A1 and B1 ) / P (B1 ) and P (A2B2) =…...

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Kazmier, Leonard. J; Staton, Michael.K; Fulks, Daniel.L.(2003). Business Statistics. Publication:London, McGraw-Hill.

Lind, Douglas, A; Mason, Robert. D; Gupta, Satya Dev. (2004). Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics. Publication: New York, McGraw-Hill.

Lind, Douglas. A;Marchal, William. G; Wathen, Samuel Adam. (2006). Basic Statistics for Business and Economics. Publication: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.