BUS 17180: Survey of Management and Leadership

Explore the concept of externalities, the unintended market effects impacting third parties. Through examples of pollution and neighborhood beautification, understand how externalities can lead to market inefficiencies. Discover interventions, like taxes and subsidies, designed to align private and social costs.

Understand the significance of the predetermined overhead rate in cost accounting. Learn the step-by-step process of estimating overhead costs, choosing the allocation base, and allocating these costs to products. Grasp the importance of accurate cost representation for effective decision-making.

Witness Janice's decision-making process at a market, weighing perceived value against costs. Understand the dynamics of consumer choice in economics. Learn how maximizing utility and budget constraints affect purchasing decisions.

Explore a real-world investor scenario in this video, where Jerry Harris engages in silver futures trading. Learn how initial and maintenance margins work, and discover the price threshold that could trigger a margin call. Gain insights into risk management in futures trading and the implications for investors.

Unlock the power of the Gordon Growth Model in this video, a valuable tool for evaluating dividend-paying stocks and forecasting dividend growth rates. Discover how changes in expected dividend growth can influence stock prices and P/E ratios, providing valuable insights for investors and financial analysts.

Explore the principle of the law of supply and its impact on producers' decisions. Discover how prices, production costs, and the profit motive shape the supply curve. Gain insights into how opportunity costs and collective behavior form the market supply curve.