Working on the assignment

I am currently working on my assignment. The library will be closed tomorrow and Sunday (in observance of the holiday)....not sure what I will do. Hopefully it will all work out.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ya31R6zCZ_dDA7y3Wrq84_NkGwQvNYmQbC3K5Cy7oJc/edit?usp=sharing

Ideas for the week 2 assignment

My thoughts/ideas so far:

(1) Start with a definition/explanation of leadership or a leader. Compare with management:
Leadership vs. Management
(2) Include some information on how the success of a leader is measured/determined - Employee productivity? How engaged/happy the employee is (employee engagement)? Motivation?
(3) The theories provide information/guidelines to be a successful leader.
First theory - theory where the leader uses primarily money or income potential to motivate the employee.
Two additional theories. Include a venn diagram showing commonalities.
(4) How competition or other items in the "environment" may influence leadership.

It should be a good presentation.

Feedback on week 1 assignment

I got a grade and feedback already!! Week 2 should be better.

New resources for the week

From the new resources for week 2:
I like transformational leadership. This is one theory I may include in the paper....

Resources, readings

Some of the resources/readings for week 1...will assist with the week 2 assignment.

Assignment 2

Presentation required for assignment #2. I am now looking up the leadership theories.

Assignment completed

I completed and submitted the assignment yesterday. I decided to submit yesterday because the Mid-Manhattan NYPL would be closed on Sunday (the next day) and I wasn't sure what would happen. It was too risky. I could have spent some more time on the paper....however, I like what I submitted.

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First assignment continued....

Work on the assignment continues. I now have a better bank: Wells Fargo. That company was in the news for fraud recently. It was a major fraud scandal too!

I started putting the paper together....

I am working on the document in GoogleDocs. Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XkCQHYcJxpkfVU3SgbSfQBh5B7e6iQK8ov3h6OAjFgE/edit?usp=sharing

Resources

My search going well. So far, I am seeing that banks need to consider the effect of data breaches and other fraud on the customer. Customers may lose confidence, use services/products less, and so on. 

Back to the first assignment

I am about to look up / find scholarly resources for my assignment. The NCU library - an old friend.

First assignment...continued

After thinking about companies in the news for fraud, I came up with a candidate: Capital One. Not so long ago, I read and retweeted a news article on fraud at the company (or maybe a similar bank). I ran a Google search to view recent news stories on Capital One. The following four stories stood out:

Capital One Disclosed Inquiry Into Anti-Money Laundering Practices

2/27/2017

https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2017/capital-one-disclosed-inquiry-into-anti-money-laundering-practices/

Capital One Fraud Researchers May Also Have Done Some Fraud
1/23/2015
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-23/capital-one-fraud-researchers-may-also-have-done-some-fraud

Capital One Bank employee accused of stealing over $100,000 nabbed on Caribbean Island
2/4/2016
https://wtvr.com/2016/02/04/nicholas-rogers-capital-one-embezzlement-arrest/

Capital One Acknowledges Insider Breach
11/5/2014
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/capital-one-acknowledges-insider-breach.html

And an interesting article on culture at Capital One:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2018/03/12/building-a-customer-centered-culture-at-capital-one/#35adf5e44065

I thought I would see/find more pervasive fraud (fraud in a particular department, fraud leading to a restatement or something similar). This company might work. I will think about this some more & look around for more examples.

First assignment

The first assignment is on the importance of ethics in organizations. I need to select an organizaation with ethical problems/issues. Work begins!

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New course

I am now back after a long break. I restart my PhD program with course BU7111 - Business Environment.