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Consider the company that you are working for or another company with which you are familiar. What is one of the primary symbols or cultural artifacts that employees would recognize (not a customer marketing logo or slogan)? Answer the following questions about the culture of the company:

• What makes the symbol or cultural artifact so powerful as a representative icon of the company?
  • Why does it function so well to illustrate the culture of the company?
  • What does it really mean, or what purpose does it serve versus the way that it functions symbolically? Does the icon have more than one meaning?
• How did the organization or someone in the organization deliberately create the symbol as a rallying point or idea for the employees?
• What other symbols or practices of the company represent the nature of the company or how people remember the company, its traditions, or its processes and procedures?
• How far back in the history of the organization do you think that these symbols extend?
• How do these symbols, practices, traditions, and even corporate myths serve to help create an overall culture of the company?
  • How would you describe the culture, in general, of this organization?

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 10–12 slides to present to your fellow employees. Answer the questions posed above, in any order you choose, to provide an overview of the use of symbols in the culture of the organization. If possible, photograph, scan, or otherwise reproduce images of the icons that you are considering, and include them in the presentation.

Be sure to cite at least 3 references in APA format.

Go to NPR’s StoryCorps Website, located at http://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps. Read two (2) articles that were published within the last two (2) months that focus on individuals with major adjustment issues.

Next, use the textbook and the Strayer Library to research evidence-based strategies to help with adjustment. Consider strategies that relate to stress and coping, gender, stages of life, cultural and social issues, and health.

When referencing the selected stories, please use this format:

• Standard Reference Format:
  • Title of the story [Audio file]. (Year, Month Day). Retrieved from website url.
    • Example:

A homeless teen finds solace in a teacher and a recording [Audio file]. (2014, March 7). Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2014/03/07/286921391/a-homeless-teen-finds-solace-in-a-teacher-and-a-recording.

• In-Text Citation Format:
  • The in-text citation for a selected story is an abbreviated version of the title and the year of publication. The abbreviation contains the first three words of the title.
    • Example:

(“A homeless teen,” 2014).

When referencing the textbook, please use this format:

• Standard Textbook Reference Format:
  • Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Publisher information.
    • Example:

Santrock, J. (2006). Huyou:

1. Summarize two (2) articles you selected from the NPR Website. The two (2) article must be from within the last two (2) months.
2. Describe the major adjustment issues discussed in each story.
3. Examine at least three (3) evidence-based strategies from each of the selected articles that could help the individuals in each article enhance their adjustment skills.
4. For each article, recommend the evidence-based strategy that is best suited for the people in the selected articles. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. Each of your selected articles (2) is a source and your textbook should be used as a source. One additional academic source is required for a total of four (4) sources.

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.
• 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 is not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include a reference page containing APA-formatted references for all sources used in your paper. The reference page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment.
• Define stress, stressors, and coping strategies, and contemplate their relationship to health and wellness.
• Identify and describe social psychological phenomena.
• Describe adult relationships, lifestyles, and issues of parenting and longevity.
• Identify gender differences and explore gender role stereotypes.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.man adjustment: 2007 custom edition. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

1. Go to “FRB: Press Release—FOMC statement—December 16, 2009.”
2. You should now find a press release from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, dated December 16, 2009, which discusses the decisions of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for that date.

This release also states that the Federal Reserve is in the process of purchasing $1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and about $175 billion of agency debt. Additionally, the release states that the FOMC has decided to gradually reduce “the pace” of such Fed purchases. Discuss why you believe that the FOMC has made such a decision, and explain the consequences of such a decision on the economy.

In your answer, discuss the Federal Reserve’s use of open-market operations to influence the money supply and the respective consequences of such actions. Include a discussion of the money multiplier effect in your response. Justify your conclusions and provide appropriate examples.

Using Microsoft Word, submit your responses in the form of a short paper (1 ½ – 2 pages).

Dear all

Could you pleases analyse my questionnaire as a part of my dissertation titled: evaluation the impact of social media on E-commerce success in SAUDI ARABIA

The audience target is consumers in Saudi Arabia .
Could you pleases use SPSS for analysing data using stoical methods. Using some techneques such as hypothesis, cluster data and t-test etc.

I attached
1- Questions of the survey
2- Examples
3- Outcomes of the survey.

Insert some tables and FIGURES please

Harvard style and in-text citation

Materials and process selection for a bicycle frame
Background
The principle components of the bike are familiar and their function needs no explanation. The largest of these is the frame. Frames can be made from a remarkable diversity of materials: CFRP, carbon steel, GFRP, nylon, wood, aluminium, titanium etc… How is it that such a diversity of materials can co-exist in a free market in which competition favours the fittest – sure there must be a single “best” material for the job?
The mistake here is to assume that all bikes have the same purpose. The specification of a “shopping” or “uni” bike is very different from that of one for speed or for the mountain, as are the objectives of the purchaser.
The Project
Explore materials and process selection for bike frames (illustrated below) or for any other component of the bike: forks, handle bars, cranks, wheels, brake or gear cables….
1) Analyse your chosen component, listing its function, the constraints it must meet and the objectives for the bike – This will require a decision about the type of bike you are designing (shopping (booze cruiser), speed / road / track bike, mountain bike, folding, children’s etc). Remember to include a lower cut-off constraint on fracture toughness (K1C > 15MPa √m is a good approximation to start at) – a brittle bike would be a bad idea!
2) List the requirements as Functions, Constraints, Objectives and Free V ariables.
3) Identify the materials indices you will use to rank / select your materials.
4) Identify a promising material for the component.
5) Make a choice of material and then use CES EduPack Joining database to
select ways of joining the frame.
6) Present the case study for your choice of material and process as a report. Use
the charts from CES EduPack and other sources to explain your reasoning.
For the purposes of simplicity it is suggested that you avoid accounting for shape in your selection criteria / indices identification. However, you should still consider the form of your component when considering an appropriate manufacturing process.
To make the right choices you will need to source some information on typical service conditions for you selected bike type, these might be mechanical, physical or environmental focussed properties. You will also need to consider the type of conditions experienced by the component e.g. bending, tension, torsion, abrasion etc.

Assignments will be assessed on the basis of the quality and clarity of the problem construction, the selection of indices, appropriate use of charts / figures and crucially the analysis and interpretation of the results presented.

Good day,
My essay topic is: What are the pros and cons of upstream-vertical integration in the raw materials / energy business? After describing it, I should do an empirical analysis on a company (or an industry) that has adopted that kind of strategy.
Regardless of which unit of analysis you choose,
make sure that you focus on the specific question you want to address, Make sure you use specific qualitative and/or quantitative evidence to support your argument.
Use appropriate analytical tools (e.g., statistical tools, textual analysis,
etc.).
If necessary, provide additional analysis in an appendix.

it is an exam. I must answer the following questions:
1.using interactional theory evaluate a disagreement you have had with your best friend
2. using dialectics theory define each of the 3 tensions and the concept of dialectics. then discuss with of the 3 tensions is most difficult to negotiate in your relationships.
4. define and discuss the parts that create thick description in cultural approach to organizations.
5. using narrative theory and narrative rationality tell the story of your first day in college . ensure you label the parts of the story with the theory.

Q1:
1. Get the computation right on the host (serial) for a very small example. Vector x = {-2.1, -1.3, -0.4, 1.9, 5.1, 6.2}. Time it.
2. Replicate the host computation for the small example on the Nvidia device using CUDA code. Time it. It is likely that your device computation will be much slower on the device, especially if data movement from host to device and back is taken into account.
3. Extend the example to any input array size while comparing that host and device produce the same result. Keep comparing execution time.
4. Apply the optimisations found on the research paper work indicated above and replicate their experiments. Organize your experiments in tables. Produce graphs similar to Figure shown below.
5. Try to apply your own ideas for further optimisation. Include them (and briefly explain) even if they fail to give you an advantage.

Q2:
Write a report on: Kernel Density Estimation on the GPU Using the CUDA Framework. The report should include (Methodology and implementation) on the following:
1. Sequential Algorithms (univariate)
2. Naive CUDA algorithms (univariate)
3. CUDA optimisations algorithms (univariate)
4. Discuss and analyze your results and conclude quantitatively (speedup, bandwidth, etc).
5. Please include all source code (c++ and CUDA source code with comments) So that it can be easily replicated. Use scripts in order to show graphs/tables included in the report can be generated with little effort.
6. References.

You will write a 2500-word research paper (approximately 8-10 double-spaced pages) on a Western European politics issue from the choices below:
1. Select one European country that is not a member of the EU and evaluate its prospects for, and benefits/downsides of EU accession.
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the EU in one policy area (agriculture, defense, foreign policy, environment, etc.).
3. Should the EU serve as a model for regional integrations around the world?
4. How effective are Western European executives (in general or in a particular case)?
5. How representative are Western European parliaments?
6. Benefits/downsides of parliamentary systems as opposed to presidential systems.
7. Benefits/downsides of semi-presidential systems as opposed to parliamentary systems.
8. Benefits/downsides of the welfare state in Western Europe.
9. Is social-democracy a model for the rest of the world?
10. Immigration policies in Western Europe (please keep in mind that this topic should not focus on the current refugee crisis that we will be covering in the European Council meetings).
11. Global economic crisis and the Eurozone.
12. Benefits/downsides of proportional representations electoral systems. 13. European Union and transnational crime.

No matter which topic you choose, make sure your paper has a clear thesis – your paper must have an argument! The paper should focus on analyzing and critically evaluating the issue in question, not on summarizing historical trends. Keep in mind that this is a research paper. While your opinion is important, you must conduct thorough research in order to find relevant facts to back up your claims.
The paper should be well structured, with an introduction and a clear thesis statement, development of your argument, and a conclusion. It must be carefully written, free of spelling and grammatical errors, consist of properly developed paragraphs and proper citation of sources. The paper will be graded based on the following: thesis statement, content, organization, style, sources, and grammar.

You must use a minimum of 8 scholarly sources (peer-reviewed academic journals and books), not including the textbook used in class. In addition to the 8 scholarly sources, you may use newspapers, magazines, interviews, TV or radio broadcasts, government web pages, and similar. You may not use Wikipedia, blogs, or commercial non-news web sites.

 

Choose three (3) types of securities from any of the financial markets covered in the textbook during Weeks 1 through 7. Pick securities you would enjoy researching for this assignment

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the role financial markets play in creating economic wealth in the U.S.
2. Provide a general overview of each of the three (3) securities you chose. Be sure to include such information as name, company it represents (if applicable), pricing, and historical performance.
3. Assess the current risk return relationship of each of the three (3) securities.
4. Recommend one (1) strategy for maximizing return for the current risk return relationship identified for each of the three (3) securities.
5. Suggest how the Federal Reserve and its monetary policy affect each of the three (3) securities today.
6. Determine whether each of the three (3) securities is a good investment in the next twelve (12) months, five (5) years, and ten (10) years. Provide a rationale for each security with your determination.
7. Use at least six (6) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the various types of financial markets and the types of transactions supported by each market in the U.S. and globally.
• Explain the operation of the Federal Reserve and describe how monetary policy is used in the U.S. and other countries to manage the economy
• Determine the valuation of various types of securities.
• Assess the risks in the various types of financial markets and develop strategies to manage the risks.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial markets and institutions.

Write clearly and concisely about financial markets and institutions using proper writing mechanics.

The following additional outcomes may apply depending upon the students choice of securities:

• Develop strategies for the use of equity markets by investors and firms to meet stated financial objectives.
• Analyze the factors that affect interest rates and forecast interest rate changes.

 

Questions

 

1. Analyze the role financial markets play in creating economic wealth in the U.S.

Weight: 15%

 

2. Provide a general overview of each of the three (3) securities you chose.

Weight: 5%

3. Assess the current risk return relationship of each of the three (3) securities.

Weight: 15%

4. Recommend one (1) strategy for maximizing return for the current risk return relationship identified for each of the three (3) securities.

Weight: 15%

 

5. Suggest how the Federal Reserve and its monetary policy affect each of the three (3) securities today.

Weight: 15%

6. Determine whether each of the three (3) securities is a good investment in the next 12 months, 5 years, and 10 years. Provide a rationale for each security with your determination.

Weight: 20%

 

7. 6 (SIX) references

Weight: 5%