Author: chris

 

1.     1.When reflecting on the IMF/World Bank and the Mexican Currency crisis of 1995, as a global manager, how do you believe the IMF can play a part in either crisis?

2.     2. As a global manager, do you believe there are more “pros: or cons” when monetary discipline in countries? “to control price inflation by imposing monetary discipline on countries” Hill, 2011)

Assignment 1: Working through Conflict

Communication blocks or breakdowns are often an important precursor to interpersonal conflicts. In this assignment, you will reflect upon a conflict you have experienced or witnessed at work. William Ury is well known for his work with conflict resolution. He has performed multiple speaking engagements and has been recorded on sites such as TedTalks. He frequently speaks about moving from no to yes and other conflict resolution techniques. Do an Internet search to find one or two of his interesting talks on conflict negotiation to help you prepare for this assignment.

Tasks:

Think of a situation in which you witnessed or experienced interpersonal conflict at work. In your response, address the following:

• Provide a brief synopsis of the conflict, the parties involved, and the outcome. Use a conflict resolution model from one of the journal readings to provide an alternative way of dealing with the conflict.
• Explain whether you believe that the outcome would have been different had this model been followed.

Submission Details:

Imagine you are a service-disabled veteran and have made your hobby of building model airplanes into a small business that produces very small remote control aircraft capable of long sustained flights. You are ready to expand your business by competing for Department of Homeland Security contracts.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Determine at least three (3) specific programs created by Congress that benefit your business.
2. Analyze the small-business programs created by Congress and provide details of how they will benefit your company over large multinational organizations that build aircrafts (e.g., Lockheed Martin).
3. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Differentiate between business sizes and analyze the opportunities for small businesses.
• Evaluate common small-business preference programs.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in contract administration and management.
• Write clearly and concisely about contract administration and management using proper writing mechanics.

Review the Fleming and Koppelman article from your assigned readings.   Evaluate two of the ten EVM requirements and analyze how a project you have worked on in the past could have been more effective by using the measures.  Provide detailed information if your organization consistently uses EVM and the benefits that have resulted.

 

 

SOURCE:

Fleming, Q. & Koppelman, J. (2009). The two most useful earned value metrics: The CPI and the TCPI. Cost Engineering, 51(3), 22-25.  (Document ID: 1681065491

Explain how Human Resource functions relate to organizational development.

 

Why is Woodrow Wilson described as the father of Public Administration in the US?

 

 

 

QUESTION 2

 

Briefly explain the meaning of political power and administrative power

 

 

QUESTION 3

 

Using ONE of the issues below, briefly explain why intergovernmental relations is so complex in the US:a) Illegal immigration) Homeland security) Education) Welfare

 

 

 

QUESTION 4

 

Why is Max Weber’s characterization of bureaucracy considered the essential building block for understanding the formal institutional structures of public administration?

 

After reading chapters 5 and 6 and Special Topic 5, write a 2-page paper describing the importance of competition in markets.

How does a lack of competition affect prices and output?

Describe what the role of government is in markets vis-a-vis firms in the market.

 

Answer these three questions below iIn AT LEAST 350 words or more.  You MUST use at least one outside source with APA citations and references.

 

 

1) What are the most important security issues facing companies today?

2) Have these changed in the last five years, and will they continue to change?

3) How should companies prepare themselves for security threats and problems in the future?

please answer all qusions in one excel fille

1.A sample of 33 airline passengers found that the average check in time is 2.167. Based on long-term data, the population standard deviation is known to be 0.48. Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean check-in time. Please use Excel to show how you got your answer.

 

2. your college or university wishes to obtain reliable information about student perception of administrative communication . describe how to design a sampling plan for this situation based on your knowledge of the structure and organization of your college or university. how would you implement simple random sampling, stratified sampling and cluster sampling for this study? what would be the pros and cons of using each of these methods?(answer this qustion in excel but very short answer)

 

3. using sata in excel file college and university find 95% confidence intervals for the median SAT for each of the tow groups , liberal arts colleges and research universities. based on these confidence intervals , does there appear to be a difference in the median SAT scores between the groups? the excel attatced

 

4.if based on a sample size of 850, a political candidate finde that 458 people would vote for him in a two person race, what is the 95% confidence interval for his expected proportion of the vote? would he be confident of winning based on this poll? use the appropriate formula and verify your result using the confidence intervals workbook

 

5.describe how to apply stratified sampling to sample from the credit risk data file based on the different type of loans . implement your process in excel to choose a random sample consisting of 10% of the records for each type of loan.p

Select an organization you work for or one in your chosen field.  Conduct online research on the ethics of your organization and the  industry it belongs to.

 

All assignments should clearly connect to supportive evidence from the assigned course readings.

Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper describing how ethical principles can address organizational issues. Include the organization you selected and discuss the following with regards to that organization and its

industry:

• What role do external social pressures have in influencing organizational ethics?

• How might these issues be relevant to organizational and personal decisions?

• What is the relationship between legal and ethical issues?

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  See Class Messages for resources to assist in the development of your academic writing and research skills.