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Lee's Summit Chamber gives business of the year awards

The Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce gave its Res in Motus (Business in Motion) Business of the Year Awards to five local companies.

The chamber's criteria for determining winners: Companies must be chamber members in good standing; have been in business at least three years; make a commitment to good business practices; show growth in the number of employees, sales or both; provide service to the community and the chamber; and have a history of good employee relations.

This year's winners, with descriptions from the chamber, are:

Lee's Summit R-7 School District (nonprofit category) -- The district has nearly 17,000 students and operates 17 elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, an early education center, alternative secondary school and technology academy. more

South Africa: Making It Their Business to Turn the Tide On Crime

"Bacsa and Business Leadership SA approached President Thabo Mbeki in August 2006 with just one item on the agenda -- crime is too high and should be treated as a priority," Nzimande says. "As a result, an a nticrime l eadership f orum was established by business and the government comprising six cabinet ministers and nine senior business leaders. Subsequently, a Bacsa meeting with the Big Business Working Group agreed on a 's tep c hange' a nti-crime i nitiative which was established to create a step change reduction in crime, build public support and improve the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.

"We looked at blockages in the criminal justice system, why it's not serving as a deterrent and why it's not working. We recognised there was something fundamentally wrong with the system and that we needed to focus on improving and fixing it -- IT systems, databases, performance management standards, lack of co-ordination between departments -- as well as improving the leadership and management of the police, the National Prosecuting Authority and the 250000 people involved in this complex chain. more

BA predicts 'challenging' year ahead for aviation industry

The ensuing problems of the global credit crunch are causing trouble for consumers and businesses alike, and it seems that the aviation industry is not going to escape without experiencing some difficulty.

With fuel prices continuing to rise and the US economy teetering on the verge of a recession, the coming year looks set to be a bumpy ride for airlines.

That is according to British Airways, which has asserted that the current economic climate is going to make the next few months rather difficult for a number of carriers, least of all BA itself.

Chief executive Willie Walsh made his comments earlier this week at an investor presentation in New York, indicating that he believes there will continue to be mergers and bankruptcies this year.

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Open Question: M.B.A.(Finance) India, Details in Need?

My brother aged 26, did his M.Com (International Business) with Madras University, and passed in First Class. Now he has three years experience after Master's. For this qualification he feels he is unable to show his skill and efficiency to earn more and decided to do M.B.A., one year course with IIPM Chennai. But I was told that it is not recognized! Now I wish some one to advice if there is any other course that will help him to show his skill and talent and earn more. Is it advisable to join in IIPM even though it is not recognized. Please pour your suggestions. more

Open Question: What is the best MBA concentration to pursue?

What is the best MBA concentration to pursue? I dont have much professional experience and wanted to choose one that will the most marketable. Below are my options: Interdisciplinary Business (Traditional MBA) Acquisition and Contract Management Concentration Finance Concentration Human Capital Management Concentration Human Resource Management Concentration International Management Concentration Marketing Concentration more

Open Question: Am I too picky? Is what I'm looking for out there?

I am nearing the point in life, where one moves to the next step. Out of the house of the parents, and into the real world. As part of this I have been thinking about a lot of things. I am considering going into international business to get to work and live in other countries. I also am considering Business finance, because it would allow me to live and work in the United States, to find someone to love, and make enough money to travel. I am looking for someone who. Does not do drugs. If they have done the "hardcore" drugs, such as heroin, LSD, Cocaine, I want nothing to do with them. If they have smoked Marijuana a few times, that doesn't matter as much, so long as they won't do it again. It is unhealthy, and manipulates the mind, I want someone who is in control of them self. One who does not smoke cigarettes, as smoke irritates my lungs, even highly dense fog will irritate my lungs. If I do not crack open the bathroom door when I take a shower, I can literally choke on steam. I would prefer one that is not an alcoholic, but if they drink on occasion I could deal with that. I am looking for one that enjoys the outdoors, walking, hiking, camping, sitting outside and enjoying the evening for what it is. I am a virgin, I would prefer a woman that is a virgin, because I don't want to be compared. Am I asking for too much? Are my expectations too high? Should I go into International Business, and just focus on a career? more

Resolved Question: Will a CFA, CAIA or a CPA be good for my Career in the Future since I am thinking of switching to Hedge Funds?

I am currently doing my masters in Finance, but I have a BSc in Accounting and another in International Business Emphasis in Finance. I am an Accountant at a Fortune 100 company, I want to swtich and work in Hedge Funds, but the problem I am running into is whether it's worth for me to get the CPA, CAIA or CFA license. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: Is this a viable solution to curb lobbyists from corrupting U.S. government?

OK here is the problem with US government, it’s corrupted to the bone with greasy corporate lobbyist’s money who typically line politician’s pockets with money to turn them into their personal political puppets. That is no surprise right? Amazingly we Americans seem to be able to accept that our political system is heavily influenced by big business. We all know that when a political candidate gets huge campaign contributions from a corporation, or co-op of corporations, he/she will ALWAYS serve the needs of their campaign contributors over the needs of their actual constituents. (Corporate campaign contributors vs. voters) A perfect example is all the pork barrel spending we see politicians attempting to keep tagging onto recent Health Care reform bills. This proves as a perfect example of how corporate interests are put ABOVE the taxpayers who actually fund all these programs. We pay the bills, so why don't we get to control how OUR tax dollars are spent? Because corporate lobbyists are who put politicians into office through campaign finance. This is nothing new, but I think I have a solution to fix this rotting system, partially, and without being labeled as a 'socialist' by regulating how private enterprise conducts its day-to-day business. So here is my solution, since we won’t EVER get big businesses greedy hands out of our tax dollars, we can at least curb these ravenous money vultures, and this is how: ALL corporations have one primary objective; to generate profit for their shareholders, at all costs. This is accepted behavior in business these days, even if it means stepping on the tax-payer’s toes and screwing us out of OUR OWN MONEY to accomplish their primary objective, to return a profit to their owners. That is just the reality of business as usual here in the U.S. We can’t tell the corporations what to do because they would have PR firms screaming 'Socialism!' within seconds. But what we U.S. citizens need to remember is that corporations founded here in the USA in the early 1900’s like Ford, Dow Chemical, and Exxon-Mobil were created here, but these are NO LONGER owned by solely Americans. A majority of investors are now foreigners. Most of the best performers in the U.S. stock market have a higher percentage of foreign investors than U.S. investors. People like the Saudi Royal family, the Chinese, and MANY rich Europeans own a higher percentage of these corporations now, and THEY are the ones profiting off of U.S. corporate success. These U.S. headquartered corporations are not owned 100% by U.S. citizens, and outsource most of their work to the Chinese, so why are they treated with the rights of a U.S. citizen? They don’t deserve free speech in OUR country. We Americans should NOT allow ANY corporation which has over 50% foreign investor ownership to have ANY influence on our political system. When we allow these foreign-owned/U.S. based corporations, like Exxon-Mobil, to legally corrupt our political system through political lobbying, we are allowing international investors steal our tax dollars so they can earn more money per share. MY SOLUTION; we need new laws to pass to curtail corporate lobbyists. All corporations, organizations, or businesses who want to donate political campaign contributions should be REQUIRED to be 100% transparent. All the investors, stock-holders, owners can remain anonymous, except for their citizenship status and exact number of shares owned. Any corporation that is owned 50% or more by foreign investors should lose ALL rights to lobby our government. We cannot let the communist Chinese or Arab oil barons to affect our government any longer. Any PAC or hedge funds that donate campaign contributions should also have to report all their current clients/contributors and their citizenship status. The only time corporations, hedge funds, and PAC's should be allowed to contribute to our political system if they can prove they are owned OVER 50% by American citizens, if not, then they should be blackballed from our political system to prevent foreigners from corrupting our political system and steal our tax dollars. Foreigners should have ZERO influence on OUR AMERICAN way of life. So we can’t pass any laws regulating business, per se. We just go over big businesses head. We need to pass strict laws to regulate our political system and determine EXACTLY where and who exactly campaign contributions come from. Right now we only see vague data outlining which companies or industries as a whole contribute to individual politicians, but not who owns these companies making the contributions. We need to control which lobbyists are able to grease the pockets of political puppets. If they are not American owned (50% or more) then they need to keep out of our government. Otherwise we might as well let Kim Jong-il or Fidel Castro to provide campaign contributions to U.S. candidates running for office. Do you think the American people would approve of communists or s more

Resolved Question: troubles with Business careers?

I'm sad because I love business but I don't fit in any category.For instance, I would like to invest in real estate looking for cash flow and start my own business I know about marketing,accounting,finance,international business and finance. I'm shy so marketing is not for me...accounting is so boring so is not for me...finance I'm not interested in pension plans or similar stuff so gone....international business I don't think to leave the country so gone....manager I hear there is few job so gone....I want something more general that includes a few subjects for each subject..can you tell me what's my problem? more

Voting Question: Multilingual VS. Double Majors?

I'm currently a freshman pursuing a finance major in one of the American top universities. Chinese is my mother language and I speak fluent English here. I'm pretty interested in taking TWO MORE language minors taking advantage of good resources offered by my college. And I'm pretty sure they will be both Spanish and Arabic. Some of my friends, however, came and suggested me to take another business major which could be like International trade, marketing or anything and drop a language minor. so that would be double major and a language minor. Adversely, if I don't, at the time I graduate from this college I'm gonna probably send an company saying that I'm majoring in Finance and speak four languages! which one DO YOU THINK would sound more impressive, namely, for most companies in America, does it have to be a GREAT ADVANTAGE to have a multilingual ability when apply for a job in business? Thank you. more

Voting Question: Double major in International Studies and Business Admin,?

Im currently a freshman at University of Oregon, planning to double major in International Studies and some sort of Business program(finance,economic,marketing). I have background of fluency in Chinese and Japanese. Not a huge nerd of math, thats why possibly towards marketing, advertisement, not hard core math related business Anyone doing/did this double major? Landed a good career? Any international jobs? Internships? Any advice on how I should be doing about this? Thank you! more

Resolved Question: What is your opinion on this? Global Currency?

kinda scary.. Head of IMF Proposes New Reserve Currency IMF's Strauss-Kahn suggests IMF may one day provide global reserve asset By HARRY DUNPHY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON February 26, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, suggested Friday the organization might one day be called on to provide countries with a global reserve currency that would serve as an alternative to the U.S. dollar. "That day has not yet come, but I think it is intellectually healthy to explore these kinds of ideas now," he said in a speech on the future mandate of the 186-nation Washington-based lending organization. Strauss-Kahn said such an asset could be similar to but distinctly different from the IMF's special drawing rights, or SDRs, the accounting unit that countries use to hold funds within the IMF. It is based on a basket of major currencies. He said having other alternatives to the dollar "would limit the extent to which the international monetary system as a whole depends on the policies and conditions of a single, albeit dominant, country." Strauss-Kahn, a former finance minister of France, said that during the recent global financial crisis, the dollar "played its role as a safe haven" asset, and the current international monetary system demonstrated resilience. "The challenge ahead is to find ways to limit the tension arising from the high demand for precautionary reserves on the one hand and the narrow supply of reserves on the other," he said. Several countries, including China and Russia, have called for an alternative to the dollar as a reserve currency and have suggested using the IMF's internal accounting unit. Strauss-Kahn said the IMF also needs to do a better job of tracing how risk percolates through the global economy. "Here it will be essential to improve our ability to monitor several dozen large complex financial institutions that make up the `plumbing' through which global capital flows," he said, while leaving national regulators the job of monitoring the solvency of individual institutions. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9958995 more

Voting Question: I have a BA in international affairs and an MBA in international business and finance. Can I become a CPA?

What are the requirements in NYS. I tried to look on the Board website but it is a little confusing. more

Resolved Question: Job titles for entry level jobs with a BBA in Finance?

I graduated in December with a Bachelor of Business Administration. I double majored in Finance & International Business. I am trying to look for a entry level job related to finance and/or accounting, but I am having trouble which job titles to look for. Most positions I find required at least two years of experience. I would appreciate if you let me know what job titles can I look for an entry level position. PS. My job experience consists in two officers positions in students' clubs, an internship at Merrill Lynch, and part-time job experience as administrative assistant in an university, and managerial assistant in a small hardware store in my country (Colombia). I went to college in Miami, FL but relocated to Northern NJ (25 minutes from New York City) a couple months ago, so I am a little lost to what kind of jobs I should look for. In advance, thank you all for your help. more

Voting Question: Japan or China for an international exchange?

I've been accepted to an international business program (specializing in finance, etc). As part of the program there is a mandatory language study and a mandatory year abroad studying. I was wondering if anyone had some insight as to whether it would be better to spend my year in China or Japan based on the cultural experience, value to a career in business, difficulty of the language (I'm going to be spending a LOT of time studying language, but I worry as a westerner that I won't stand a chance learning Mandarin or Japanese), and what you think of the countries. I'm really stuck and can't decide between the two. more

Resolved Question: Which MBA program in Missouri is the best?

I am considering a concentration in either Finance, Accounting, Health Administration, International Business or Computer Information Systems (I have experience in all these areas) My undergrad GPA from a top tier school is 3.0 and the GMAT score is 640. In your opinion, which school should I apply to/ attend?I am specifically looking for: Who has the best programs, Lowest Tuition, and nicest surrounding area. Also, if you are a grad from one of these schools, let me know what you thought. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: doing mba in uk.please help me out to select stream?

ME CURRENTLY DOING B.E 3RD YEAR IN ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL.AND I AM LOOKING TO DO MBA FROM UK.PLEASE HELP OUT.MBA FROM WHICH STREAM WILL BE GOOD FOR MY CARRIER.MBA IN POWER,MBA IN OIL AND GAS,MBA IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS,FINANCE,MARKETING,SALES,HR TO GET A GOD & REPUTED JOB WITH GOOD FACILITIES IN GULF COUNTRIES LIKE UAE ,QATAR,BAHRAIN. PLEASE TELL ME THE CERTAIN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY WITH THESE COURSES AND OTHER DETAILS.WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN UNIVERSITIES. more

Resolved Question: I am an Accounting major at the University of Maryland. Would Criminal Justice be a good dual degree?

The Criminal Justice degree wouldn't require me to take any extra classes as I already have a large number of credits as a freshman. The reason I would want to double with this is that I would like to eventually break into forensic accounting years down the line or work in litigation support once I get my CPA. The other degrees I have some interest besides Criminal Justice are Finance, International Business, Economics, or Information Systems, but since I want to be an accountant and not work in IT or as a financial analyst why not do a second degree that is pretty easy to get and is what I am interested in? more

Resolved Question: How is accounting, international business, finance related to economics?

Basically my question is, how are all the business courses somehow related to economics, is it because economics has to do with the economy as a whole, and all the other subjects are linked to the economy as a whole? What do you think? more

Resolved Question: I don't know what to do about school anymore?

I used to be an international student in the States and got a bachelor's in finance. It took me quite a long time and I had to go back in between because it was very expensive. When I was done I got to work there for a little while after my studies, but then had to eventually return back home for good to Europe. Now I can't find a job here and it's been more than 1 year!!! The main reason for that is that they don't see the bachelor's as a degree and require a Masters all the time for everything. But that degree would take me another 2 years and I really really need work experience. Nobody in the world even cares about some stupid regular Masters in business (IT's NOT AN MBA!!!), but in my country they do. I'll be an absolute educational idiot by the time I would be out because I'm pushing 30 already right now and don't have any good job experience at all beside my job in the States before. I don't really have a clue what to do anymore. Originally I wanted to keep on working, work myself up a little, and potentially do the MBA. But how should I do that with no real work experience and such a long unemployment gap. I have no clue what to do now and really struggle with money as well. more

Resolved Question: GMC Reposessionon a abondoned 2004 Yukon?

One of my wifes girlfriends has had a 04 GMC Yukon on her property for some time now. I believe the story is that a friend who had financed parked it there before leaving on a international business trip. Two weeks into the trip he met his dream girl,married and has no plans on returning to the US. It has low miles and was in very nice shape but has been sitting uncovered, beneith a bunch of sap dripping trees for close to two years. My wife and her friend have a third friend that is a single mother two on a very limited budget who could use a reliable vehicle for a good price. My question is does anybody have any advice on approaching the lienholder (I believe GMC Fin.) in hopes of purchasing the truck at auction/wholesale or below wholesale price. It would be going to someone in need. Thanx Philip more

Resolved Question: Can overseas students get a loan in the UK to study?

My friend is from Lithuania and would like to study a business degree in the UK, but wondered whether she could take out a student loan here in the UK? Does anyone know of any finance help for international students? Thanks more

Resolved Question: Is prostitution ethically correct to finance my higher education?

I am a 18 year old hot blond girl.I am hot and I know it because everyone tells me. I want to go to Maastricht university to study International Business because I heard that there are many hot guys there. But I don't have money. My boyfriend told me prostitution was an option since I am hot to earn some money in Holland, but I don't know if it is good or bad morally? will I go to hell? more

Resolved Question: Does anyone know the status of the NASA shuttle program?

I keep hearing or seeing blips that it is shutting down after the Feb 7th launch, they are going to put over 4000 people out of a job in the Florida area. I still get a thrill out of these launches, it's an amazing feat that we all take for granted. But besides my entertainment, this seems like a very bad move. The US has lost it edge in education, business, textiles, auto industry, finances, no control over our own food supply, and now we're going to let go the last major project we had the lead on. The only major issue this country leads on is warfare. I understand the need to fight fire with fire, but does this seem a bit unbalanced to anyone? I'm expecting the traditional argument that we should focus on taking care of our own here on Earth. But there is plenty of food & resources for all, that can be used in ways so as to not destroy our planet, yet it's being withheld to gain power & money. It doesn't seem like accurate foresight to let go the last thing we have an edge on - space. The collaboration of the Space Station is an excellent example of countries working together - and apparently that almost got scrapped until international support came in. Our position in the balance of power in this world is getting wobbly. I don't think the US should have a disproportionate amount of influence, but what do we have left besides Unions, Caterpillar Inc. and Donald Trump? This was a positive forward moving project, that has been invested in and developed for decades - now it's scrap iron? I'm guessing that NASA doesn't have as many lobbyists in D.C. as China, Mexico and Russia do, looking out for their best interests through OUR Congress. If I am missing a major FACT here, not a political opinion veiled as fact, please let me know. There's enough for everyone in this world, yet with US influence getting this negative, and blindly pulling plugs on positive projects, our children and grand kids will be at the mercy of far less caring and tolerant folks in the world. Thanks for reading - what do you think?Kowalsky- I appreciated your answer -I was looking for facts. The "rant" was the side of the argument I was coming from, giving the perspective that was formulated prior to presenting the issue on Y/A. Airplanes become fatigued but they don't stop air travel, they make new & improved ones. I heard & read the Orion project is a new start up, not a continuation. is this wrong? But go easy, it's Sunday, some of us are interested in seeing others' perspectives, I like to hear the angle the question is coming from, it's the biggest part of communication - listening. Big world beyond our own cubicles. I have a friend who lives within a few thousand feet of launch site, so I'm hearing about the fallout from first hand residents, and I included some of their observations and concerns. We all feel like we are missing something here. I also have graduate degree in Global Economics, it's an interest of mine. more

Resolved Question: Isn't a matter that was duly reported to the UN re: the creation 1 million extra ballots a more feasible item?

than this attempt to explain away the inexplicable? http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/01/explaining-mahindas-landslide-victory.html The exact text of the Election Commissioner's statement also explains his position of utter dismay in government actions to suppress his powers under the 17th Amendment - which is also the consolidation point of both majority and minority voters. The photographic evidence of Rajapaksa family members partying with LTTE elements in foreign countries whilst people at home are denied even rudimentary voting rights and 26,000 military perished in Eelam War 4 make this a very unsatisfactory distortion of democratic process. When even the Election Day functions are sullied by early morning explosions and bombings by Rajapaksa led military, the entire 17th amendment initiative scrapped by a string of terrorist attacks on police stations and training facilities (when there is a clear LTTE/Rajapaksa family affiliation) there is no option other than stepping down from office or Repolling with international election experts running the operations. The harassment of Swiss press by The Rajapaksa administration may also effect India's position negatively as India in its hegemonic desires that gave birth, supported, trained and financed the LTTE for the past 30+ years also happens to get itself positioned in an Election day controversy where the Rajapaksas depart "unexpectedly" to New Delhi and a string of explosions over Sri Lanka waterways is mimicked by an exactly strange occurrence in the Koreas when lo and behold the chief guest for India's promotional act of independence is none other that the president of South Korea. Indian Political pundits can announce this "landslide" as a manna falling from heaven but the reality is that there is nothing miraculous about cheating and to have such audacity as denying Fonseka even his own franchise, utilizing state media (which had already been reported to be 90+% monopolized by Rajapaksa) tasking utilizing former lieutenant Gothabaya Rajapaksa (who went from ret'dlieutenantt directly to head of military) denying a four star General that led the war effort sans the LTTE last days atVannii (as Fonseka was in China on business during that juncture) makes Fonseka the architect andadministratorr of a very successful war and hostage rescue operation and makes the Rajapaksa Brothers the responsible parties for those last events at the Vanni - not the military, not the security apparatus, not the country but the Rakapaksas. Gothabaya Rajapaksa being a US citizen is fully accountable not to India but to the USA for these pre/post election violences, the disruption of the elections process on morning of elections, he is also responsible for the intake of military deserters (so if there were any placed in Fonseka's detail they also would be coming from the Rajapaksas, just as the attempt to insert SB Dissanayake as Opposition Leader (Rajapaksa first cousin) and the fraudulent attempt for this Indian pundit to refer to SLFP as Rajapaksa's party when in actuality he is in UPFA is just more Indian parsing for India getting caught once again red-handed in supporting illegal political activity ( which in this case is diminutive form of terrorism on the Citizen's franchise) a matter that requires the immediate curtailment of any further hegemonic advances of India. Gothabaya Rajapaksa was recused from further arms purchases after the M. Rajapaksa declared "end of war" and even his brother the current president agreed with this move. With huge contingents of security details for Rajapaksa family members there can not be guarantee if military deserters were somehow overlooked and placed into Fonseka detail by Gothabaya Rajapaksa that these same kinds of Rajapaksa "mistakes" haven't occured in others. But there is no explicable error in Rajapaksa's continual chumminess with certain LTTE elements, thugs, traffickers that has now trickled down to his own son. When we have state organizations that have performed outstandingly in efforts to incorporate the 17th amendment and a US citizen of questionable repute completely circumventing the constitutional process as well as sending repetetive threats to political leaders over wire services these acts must be duly reported not just to Sri Lanka government and military but also US. As for India who has always tried to foist its proverbial "Big Toe" of extermist elements at neighbours we say before you try and develop or culturalize Sri Lanka clean up and develop your own country. If India (which undoubtably does) have a hand in removing Swiss press or any other Swiss service from Sri Lanka then they are in direct contravention of internationally accepted protocols of the import of nuetral party involvements that were placed and approved by many including myself at Mannar. India's persistent meddling and encroachment has once again backfired. This purported "landslide" according to India media outlets is more like eviCHECK DRAFTS NOW DEVENDRA more

Resolved Question: Business Questions...please help.i have a test.?

hey I have some questions about business.......please answer them briefly! 1. what are the advantages of imports and exports. what is international trade. 2. a background of franchising. 3.entrepreneurship is the Damiano of the economy. why it is important for the economy? with out it the economy will fail. why is that? 4.what does a manger do? what does he work. describe him. 5.human resources...what they do? when someone employee someone. 6. if the manger is making some decision. what are some process. 7. tell me about selling and marketing. what are they..for what we use them? 8. there are some ratios in business(i don't know what they are)what is so important about ratios. 9. what is the main Point of finance? why it is important? i have a test on monday and i would like to hear some of the answers. and thanks in advance. maya!! more

Resolved Question: Would I be better getting my MBA or MHA for a health care administration career?

For the past two years I have been working as a financial analyst for a large company and I have always planned on going back to school to get my MBA after about 4-5 years of work experience. My dilemma is not whether or not ot go back to school, but it is what type of schooling I should go back for. As I mentioned I am working as a financial analyst. In college I majored in finance, international business & Spanish. After working in the finance field I have to come to like & dislike the field and I want to explore more options when I get my MBA. Specifically, I am very interested in getting either my MBA or MHA in the health care industry - I would like to pursue a career in Health Care Administration/Management. That being said, my question has three parts. 1 - Being a finance major, is a career in health care administration/management a viable option? What sort of preparation or resources should I be looking into to gain better knowledge of the field? 2 - What is a typical career path for someone in the health care administration/management field? Where would you start? Has anyone personally been in finance and switched over? 3 - In terms of pursuing higher education would it be better to get an MBA or MHA (or other certification/degree) in order to join the health care admin/mgmt field? Thank you in advance for the advice! Jay more

Resolved Question: Which is a better degree: Finance or Economics?

From a terrible school. Right now, I have the option of majoring in Finance or Economics. I can graduate in a year w/ either, but I want to go into banking or law school. Of course, Finance seems obvious for banking and it's more flexible, but Economics is interesting too. Plus, at my (terrible) school we have Econ. classes for trading, game theory, international trade, etc. related to Business. Which should I choose?And I'm not sure why but the Econ majors seem more inteligent. I plan to get a grad degree regardless.**intelligent. more

Resolved Question: What is a good minor to go with the major Marine Biology?

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Resolved Question: What are my chances at a top biz school?

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