due tomorrow 3/23/2015 evening

Performance Appraisal Assignment 

Write a paper describing how effective performance appraisals can increase employee performance. This paper should include sections on the strategic advantages of performance appraisals, potential forms of bias within the appraisal system, as well as how performance appraisals can contribute to the achievement of strategic objectives. The paper should be 2-3 pages in length.

Writing the Performance Appraisal Assignment:

• The paper should be 2-3 pages in length, excluding the cover page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.
• Must include a cover page that includes:
  • Name of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course number and name
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use APA style as outlined in your approved style guide to document all sources.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide and has at least one reference in addition to the text.

In this assignment, you will investigate the biotic and abiotic structure and function of an ecosystem. You will also investigate how ecosystems recover from disturbance naturally and through human restoration.

Choose 1 of the following ecosystems:

• Tropical rainforest
• Grassland
• Coral reef
• Estuary
• Desert

You will write an APA-style research paper about your choice of ecosystem, including the following elements:

• Describe where this type of ecosystem might be located. Name 1 specific example.
• Describe the structure of the ecosystem.
• List at least 3 specific examples of both abiotic components and biotic components for the ecosystem type selected.
• Describe the function of the ecosystem
• In your own words, explain or define biogeochemical cycle.
• Describe the steps in the carbon cycle as an example of one biogeochemical cycle.
• Describe disturbance and recovery
• Describe 1 natural and 1 human-caused disturbance to the ecosystem that you have chosen.
• Describe the damage to the ecosystem for each example, including how the abiotic and biotic characteristics of the ecosystem changed.
• Provide 2 examples of natural resources provided by the ecosystem that you have selected.
• How can these be sustained into the future?
• How can humans act as good stewards to assist ecosystem recovery? Provide 1 example specific to the ecosystem that you have chosen.

Choose a public company, and present findings from your financial analysis in a report. Your report must include the following:

• Give a description of the operating profit margin.
• Give a description of the asset turnover.
• Give a description of the equity multiplier.
• Give a description of the return on equity.
• Give a description of the return on assets.
• Calculate the operating profit margin. Explain your answer.
• Calculate the asset turnover. Explain your answer.
• Calculate the equity multiplier. Explain your answer.
• Calculate the return on assets. Explain your answer.
• Calculate the return on equity. Explain your answer.
• What does the DuPont analysis describe about the company chosen?
• Which ratio demonstrates the company’s weakest area? Explain your answer.

Research the Business Model Canvas. Utilizing this tool, analyze the business you are proposing and how you intend to create value.

Please make sure you provide sources, research and examples to support your information.

(The business I chose for this project is a startup landscaping business)