Assignment 1: Discussion Questions—Culture and International Trade

Culture and politics are important parts of the external environment and vary greatly, not only between, but also within each country… Research the impact of culture and politics on business using your textbook, University online library resources, and the Internet. Respond to the following:

• Why is understanding culture critical for successful international business? Give examples of how understanding culture has been important for an international business.
• Classify and describe at least four different types of political systems that an international business might encounter. What type of political system might have the greatest potential for imposing adverse political risk on an international business? Compare at least one other system to the one you selected and explain why it has less potential for imposing political risk.

By Friday, October 9, 2015, submit your assignment to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Sunday, October 11, 2015, review and comment on at least two of your peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

• Read your peers’ answers.
• Provide substantive comments by
  • contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
  • building on the remarks or questions of others; or
  • sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
• Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
• Make sure your writing
  • is clear, concise, and organized;
  • demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
  • displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

The two abov questions should be answered via power point with speakers notes. $5 per slide=$10 total.

 

As senior members of the human resources team, you have been asked to give a presentation on the state of the union to the board of directors. The presentation must include past, present, and future legal issues.

 

·         The student discusses current components and implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

1. Staffing has an impact on other human resource management practices. Based on the reading, discuss the functional areas of human resource management and how staffing impacts each area.

    

2. Identify and explain the importance of the seven components of strategic staffing.

 

 

3. Although employment laws are in place, some organizations still face employment lawsuits. Discuss at least three different types of staffing-related lawsuits and what is required from them to succeed in court.

 

 

4. Many people view affirmative action as a scapegoat for minorities. This belief is based on lack of knowledge or refusal to gain a better understanding. Based on the reading, define affirmative action. Discuss an affirmative action plan. Is affirmative action a good way to remedy discrimination? Why, or why not?

 

 

5. Employment laws are in place for organizations to adhere to. Identify six laws relevant to staffing. Identify who is covered, and explain the general provisions of the laws.

 

 

             

• Read the information about Financial Aid.Then , answer the questions .

Q1/ What are Five requirements for maintaining academic progress for receiving Financial Aid ?

Q2/ Name 3 causes for having an adjustment in your Financial Aid.

Q3/ Name Three qualifications for obtaining a Federal Student Loan .

 

 

 

• Type a half page or two paragraph about what does civility mean to me .
• Write a half page for Ethics definition

  * write an essay comparing ethics and civility .

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal behavior theories. Which theory do you think is most applicable to the cause of criminal behavior today and why? Support your answer.

2-3 pages double spaced
Use at least two reliable sources other than the text (not Wikipedia)

1)  Discussion:  Responsibility in Engineering

Directions: Please answer the question and support your ideas.

Discuss the rights and responsibilities of an engineer in the area of professional ethics. How is legal liability related to moral responsibility in engineering practice?

Should be 75 to 100 words.

 

2)  Paper: Responsibility in Engineering

1. Discuss some ethical issues faced in engineering design. Provide some examples from the internet and present ideas to resolve those issues. (write at least 3 paragraphs)
2. Research the case studies of space shuttle incidents of the Challenger” in 1986 and “Columbia” in 2003. Answer the following questions: (Use the attached template: Evaluation of Case Study)
   • What are the factors that contributed to each incident?
   • What were the similarities between the two cases? Do they reveal any common ethical issues?
   • Discuss the concept of blame responsibility and causation in relation to these incidents.

Create an MS PowerPoint Presentationin which you evaluate the current state of the process you selected in Week Two and summarize the proposed future state. 

• Required Elements:
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the process selected in Week Two using the data collected.
• Determine areas for improvement
• Design an improved process flow chart using an appropriate tool.
• Summarize two items from this improved process.  Include an explanation of how these items could be used in your personal or professional life to improve a process.
• PowerPoint should include 4-5 slides with detailed speaker notes.
• APA format with reference

Business Rules in Data Modeling”  Please respond to the following:

 

Per the text, when databases are developed, they are modeled around business rules, so they accurately support a business function or operation.

Based on your experiences, identify one (1) example of a business function / operation. Explain the business function / operation in the context of business data models.

Identify the business rules associated with your selected business function / operation. Explain the manner in which such business rules would impact the design of a database.

 

Explain at least one (1) way in which the business function or operation would be affected if these business rules were not adhered to in the development of the database.

Find at least two business research peer-reviewed articles if possible

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you practice identifying the critical first stage of developing any research study:

State the purpose of the business research for each article.
Determine the research questions and hypotheses being researched in each article.
Identify the dependent and independent variables being manipulated or measured in each article.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

• Research the library and the Internet for information on suggested guidelines and templates for organizing a procedures manual.
• Select 1 set of guidelines or template that you think will be most appropriate for developing a procedures manual for a business process or set of procedures of your choosing.
• Provide a summary of the selected guidelines.
• Describe how you will adapt this to develop your procedures manual in the next assignments.
• Discuss the strengths of the selected guidelines for providing the information that various audiences will require.