Why is ethical communication important? Please give an example of a company that could have practiced better ethical practices.

Discussion Directions:

After you type your initial posting and replies by Saturday at 11:59 PM.
When you reply, ALWAYS type the name of the classmate you are
responding to, and your name at the bottom of the message. Make sure to
use professional grammar and punctuation in this college level course in all correspondence. Please avoid “text” or “twitter speak” when corresponding.

How are blogs, wikis, and other Web 2.0 technologies changing the practice of business communication? Please give examples.

Discussion Directions:

After you type your initial posting and replies by Saturday at 11:59 PM.
When you reply, ALWAYS type the name of the classmate you are
responding to, and your name at the bottom of the message. Make sure to
use professional grammar and punctuation in this
college level course in all correspondence. Please avoid “text” or
“twitter speak” when corresponding. need answer for these two questions
and two replies for each of them

requirements

• use at lease one outside article and incorporate into your analysis

• Answer these questions comprehensively and thoroughly.
• • Why does the NFL capture more of the public’s attention and dollars than any other sport?
  • Why are sponsors so willing to invest so much in the NFL (sponsoring stadiums, buying ads, developing promotions and contests)
  • Describe in detail the factors that contribute to the brand equity of the NFL. Describe and discuss recent trends associated with the NFL.
    • Trends in Revenues
    • Trends in Royalties from licensing deals
    • Trends in Cash Flows
    • Estimates of the Annual Growth Rate for the next decade
  • Discuss the concept of brand equity, how brand equity is created, and the ways in which brand equity benefits a company.
    • Choose any other company (not necessarily in sports) and describe recent changes in their brand equity, based on the factors identified above)
  • From the list of Recent Scandals associated with the NFL, select 2 recent scandals that affect in some way your perception of the NFL.
    • Describe the extent to which the scandals you chose are likely to make you or your friends less likely to view the NFL favorably.
  • Discuss the scandal that recently affected Volkswagen dealing with their falsifying emissions reporting. Discuss how that scandal damaged the brand’s sales, stock prices and brand value.
    • Discuss why the NFL seems to not suffer brand damage from its scandals while other brands are hit so hard.
  • Discuss how the public’s fascination with and involvement in sports betting may be fueling the NFL’s growth.
    • Describe potential dangers the league could suffer from a potential sports betting scandal.
      • You might want to search for the Chicago Black Sox Scandal.
    • Discuss whether you believe it is a good strategy for the NFL to embrace or tolerate sports betting, given the potential risks.

Spears Company is preparing its financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2017. The financial statements are complete except for the statement of cash flows. Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2017.

1.Prepare a spreadsheet to support a statement of cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2017.

2.Prepare Journal Entries, show in journal entry form, the entries that would be made in preparation of the statement of cash flows.

3.Prepare Spears Company’s statement of cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2017 using the indirect method. Note: Prepare the statement of cash flow in good form with all necessary disclosures, including disclosures about noncash financing and investing activities.

Account Balances

June 30, 2016 June 30, 2017

Debits

Cash $397,520 $1,128,203

Accounts Receivable 110,000 162,500

Marketable Securities (at cost) 11,700 24,700

Allowance for Change in Value 1,500 2,800

Construction in Process 185,625 526,500

Prepaid Expenses 49,500 13,000

Investments (long-term) – 17,550

Leased Equipment – 26,000

Building 33,000 –

Deferred tax asset 5,913 2,860

Land 13,650 13,650

Totals 808,408 1,917,763

Credits

Allowance for doubtful accounts $6,600 $5,850

Accounts Payable 96,250 273,000

Deferred tax liability 1,100 4,290

Income Taxes Payable 3,850 11,700

Note Payable (long-term) 3,500 –

Accumulated Depreciation on Building 2,750 –

Accumulated Depreciation on Leased Asset – 3,900

Lease obligation – 23,400

Interest payable on lease obligation – 2,340

Bonds payable – 60,000

Premium on bonds payable – 1,140

Billings on construction in process 165,000 422,500

Pension liability 165,000 520,000

Convertible preferred stock, $100 par 9,000 –

Common Stock, $10 par 16,000 26,500

Additional Paid-in Capital 8,700 13,700

Unrealized Increase in Value of Marketable Securities 1,500 2,800

Retained Earnings 329,158 546,643

Totals 808,408 1,917,763

Additional information:

a. Dividends declared and paid totaled $1,500.

b. 300 shares common stock (at par) were issued for cash.

c. On July 1, 2016, convertible preferred stock that had originally been issued at par value were converted into 500 shares of common stock. The book value method was used to account for the conversion.

d. The long-term note payable was paid by issuing 250 shares of common stock at the beginning of the fiscal year.

e. Short-term marketable securities were purchased at a cost of $13,000. The portfolio was increased by $1,300 to a $27,500 fair value at year-end by adjusting the related allowance account.

f. During the year, a 25% interest in Ricochet Co. was purchased as an investment for $13,000. Ricochet reported $24,000 in net income for the year and paid dividends of $1,450 to Spears.

g. $4,800 of accounts receivable were written off as uncollectible during the year.

h. Spears’ inventory consists of Construction-in-Process in excess of the Billings on Construction-in-Process account balance.

i. A building was destroyed by fire during the year and insurance proceeds of $36,000 were collected.

j. Ten-year, 10% bonds payable were sold on December 31, 2016, at 102, plus accrued interest. Discounts and premiums are amortized using the straight-line method. Interest is paid with cash semiannually.

k. Spears recorded pension expense of $470,000 for the year.

l. A lease agreement was signed on July 1st, 2016 for the use of equipment worth $26,000. The company determined that the transaction should be recorded as a capital lease.

MY TURN TO BE A MANAGER

Studies show that women’s salaries still lag behind men’s, and even with equal opportunity laws and regulations, women are paid about 82 percent of what men are paid. Do some research on designing a compensation system that would address this issue. Write up your findings in a bulleted list format.

Assignment:

1. Read the above question.

2. Type your response IN WRITTEN FORMAT. The instructions in the textbook says to “Write up your findings in a bulleted list format.” Strike that sentence and submit your response in a written format.

3. Minimum of 250 words, double-spaced, font size 12, font-style Times New Roman, 1-inch margins all around, and use MS Office Word, not Works, software. Have at least two references listed on a separate work cited page. The “number of words” do not include your header or the work cited page. To determine the number of words in a MS WORD document, click Review tab, click on the icon that has ABC123 in the Proofing. Enter the number of words two spaces after the last paragraph.

The purpose of this discussion is to offer you the opportunity to
debate the issue of food justice and food deserts. Food deserts are
significant issues in poorer neighborhoods in the United States. In many
of these neighborhoods, the only access to food is through local
convenience stores or fast food restaurants. This severely limits the
options for the poor to have access to fresh, wholesome food and has
been evidenced as a key reason for the obesity epidemic in the United
States. This issue is encompassed in the overarching topic of food
justice, which also highlights public access to genetically modified or
organic foods and the issues of equal access to positive food options in
light of public health and social inequality. Prepare and post a
response to the following prompt:

Read the Hilmers article, Neighborhood Disparities in Access to Healthy Foods and Their Effects on Environmental Justice.
Assume that your town is a food desert and you would like to do
something about it. Prepare an argument to present to your local town
council that outlines an idea to offer healthy food options to your
town. Use at least one ethical theory or perspective to support the
moral or ethical reasoning for why this program should be implemented.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support
your claims with examples from the required resources and/or other
scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.