Eleanor paid an annual premium of $2,000 in total coverage for her homeowner's insurance, including $250,000 in damage coverage and $250,000 in liability coverage. Six years into her policy, a tree fell on Eleanor's home and caused $40,000 worth of damage. Eleanor's insurance company paid the claim. Did the cost of the benefit of transferring the risk to the insurance company outweigh the cost of the premium

Assume that the governance committee states that all projects costing more than $70,000 must be reviewed and approved by the chief information officer and the it senior leadership team (slt). at this point, the cio has the responsibility to ensure that management processes observe the governance rules. for example, the project team might present the proposed project in an slt meeting for a vote of approval. what does this scenario illustrate about organizational structure?

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Differentiate between the trait, behavioral, and results-based performance appraisal systems, providing an example where each would be most applicable.