Essay – describing a community you belong to and identifying an issue for change. 30% Length = 1,000 Curriculum = Essay The details of the assignment are as follows:
Describe a community to which you belong – give a rich description of the community. You should refer to definitions of community discussed in class and in your reading – for example in Ife (2016) chapter 5, pp100-108, and/or Kenny (2011) chapter 2, pp44-53. How does your community reflect the characteristics described in the readings? (About 400 words) Approachin Change.pptx CLIPS.pptx Values and CD.pptx
Identify an issue in your community that could be improved and make the community better. Think about this issue in terms of social justice (i.e fairness, equity, participation – see for example Kenny (2011) p24.). In other words, is there some way in which the community might be a little unfair/unequal for some of the members? (About 400words)
How could your community be better? What needs to change? How could this issue be changed? (What structures, relationships, processes etc could be addressed?) (About 200 words) The overriding focus of this assignment is based on you knowing your community well – its strengths and issues, being able to identify an issue for change and being able to describe that change in terms of increased fairness and equity. Preferred Community = Riverwood Community
In this assignment, you need to 1. Describe the legal environment of Brazil, making specific references to – the rule of law (to what extent is Brazil governed by law as opposed to arbitrary decisions of individual government officials) and – laws that govern foreign direct investment (for example, are there provisions to attract foreign direct investment, such as tax incentives, most-favored-nation treatment, dispute resolution fora; or provisions that restrict foreign direct investors such as high local content requirements or currency exchange restrictions). 2. Discuss challenges and opportunities for American investors posed by the legal environment. 3. Based on the challenges and opportunities you have identified through your research, formulate two recommendations, with your supporting arguments, to an American investor to successfully navigate your country’s legal environment.
This is a written assignment that will be worth 100 points. It needs to be 3 pages long, double- spaced, Times New Roman 12, 1.25 margins.
The assignment is due on Saturday, March 26, at 11:59pm.
To submit it, use the “Legal Environment Analysis” Turnitin link that you will find by accessing the Assignments link in Blackboard.
Note: When referring to items that are not your own ideas (for example, referring to specific laws listed or talked about in your analysis), you must cite the laws using MLA or Chicago format. Here is a good website for tips on how to cite sources. (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_g uide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html)
Each individual has to turn in one written assignment.
In this assignment, you need to:
1. Describe the legal environment of your chosen country, making specific references to
– the rule of law (to what extent is the country governed by law as opposed to arbitrary decisions of individual government officials)
and
– laws that govern foreign direct investment (for example, are there provisions to attract foreign direct investment, such as tax incentives, most-favored-nation treatment, dispute resolution fora; or provisions that restrict foreign direct investors such as high local content requirements or currency exchange restrictions).
2. Discuss challenges and opportunities for American investors posed by the legal environment.
Review the All in a Day’s Work Case Study (pp. 33-34) and answer the three discussion questions. Responses to each question should range from 100-200 words. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1″ margins, title and reference pages). Be sure to use the text and/or other sources to support your responses and properly cite the use of such.
1. Describe the people-related problems or issues Ann Wood faced during the day. Did she handle these effectively? If not, what do you believe she should have done?
2. Is Ann Wood a high-involvement manager? If so, provide evidence. If not, how well do you think she’ll perform in her new job as head of marketing?
3. Assume that Ann Wood wants her managers and associates to be the foundation for her department’s competitive advantages. Use the framework summarized in Exhibit 1.2 to assess the degree to which Ann’s people are a source of competitive advantage at this point in time
Write 500 words (+ 50 words) using APA style format to answer each of the following questions: six exercises worth 5% each, posted in their corresponding . Each report should comprise of an introduction, analysis, and a clear conclusion.
The requirements of citations in your report:
Unit Exercise 4
On successful completion of this assignment, students should be able to:
describe the role of the international financial system in international trade, specifically with respect to exchange rates, and
describe the factors that help determine, and the methods of managing, exchange rates.
Exercise Question
Has the recent decline in the US$ been beneficial for Canadian companies exporting to the US? If not, explain why not, using data or recent company examples to justify your argument
This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days.
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In the event of an emergency situation preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis.
Please do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle).
Objectives
On successful completion of this assignment, students should be able to:
describe and explain different cultural differences and the importance of recognizing these differences,
describe the three main types of economies and understand economic development and transition issues, and
describe and explain different political and legal systems and understand the increasing importance of CSR and ethics in international business.
Brief Description
The case will focus on issues related to the cultural aspect of international business. Sustainable business practices include CSR issues, foreign investment, and the benefits of regional integration for the countries within, and companies doing business in, that region. The case study analysis will be completed on an individual basis.
Read the case study and answer the questions that follow. Each answer must be based on facts from the case and all of the course materials. Each answer should be 1-2 pages long for a total submission length of 10 pages maximum (double spaced, 12 pt font), and must be prepared in APA style format.
Case Questions
Cultural understanding is a key factor in this situation. Comment on the importance of this aspect of market entry and development, being sure to discuss the key elements of understanding and working effectively in Mexico.
Using the Hofstede Framework, analyze the Mexican culture with reference to concepts covered in the course materials.
CSR and business practices are another set of critical issues in this case. Describe four CSR issues and explain how these issues can impact a company’s international business activities.
The Client, in order to develop its Market Entry Strategy fully, will be required to make an investment in Mexico. Explain each of the four means of incorporating risk into market entry strategies if The Client wanted to use an Adaptation Strategy.
The Client will benefit from trading with other countries in the region. Consider the changes arising from the renegotiation of NAFTA to CUSMA and evaluate the advantages/disadvantages of How significant is the trading area for the firm trading across all three member countries?
Evaluation
The overall grading is out of 100. Below is a breakdown of the grade. Note that simply meeting expectations garners an average grade.
Activity/Competencies Demonstrated% of Final GradeContent/60a. Describes the importance of cultural understanding in market entry and development/15b. Analyzes Mexican culture using the Hofstede framework./10c. Describes four CSR issues and explains how these issues can impact the client’s successful entry into Mexico /10d. Explain each of the four means of incorporating risk into market entry strategies./10e. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of regional integration especially relating to CUSMA./15Communication/25a. Uses language clearly and effectively. /10b. Information organized intelligently and holistically (i.e., not simply answers to questions)./10c. Proper introduction and conclusion to paper./5Attention to Detail /15a. APA Formatting (title, headings, and references)./10b. Spelling and grammar./5Total/100
Write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
Describe the goal of transportation regulation and policy and explain why they are needed.
Choose a transportation policy developed to address an issue in one of the following areas, describe its goal, and explain how it has affected you in your personal life or as a business manager:
National security
Public safety
The environment
Monopolies
Part 2 – Transportation’s Impact on the Environment, Society, and the Economy
Write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
Choose 1 mode of transportation.
Describe how it has impacted the environment, society, and the economy.
Has the impact been positive or negative?
Discuss the usefulness and at least three functionalities of the mode of transportation.
Part 3 – Distribution, Warehousing, and Inventory Functions
write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
A great deal of manufacturing is done outside of the United States, which presents various challenges to supply chains. Many of these challenges are in the areas of distribution, transportation, warehousing, and inventory management. Discuss the following:
Describe at least 2 challenges that supply chains face in each of these areas.
Identify the strategies you feel that best address those challenges, and explain why
Book Reference: Neck, H. M., Neck, C. P., & Murray, E. L. (2021). Entrepreneurship: The practice and mindset (2nd ed). SAGE. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781544354644
For this assignment, read the case study on pages 27 and 28 of the eTextbook. Once you have read and reviewed the case scenario, Instead,
Compare the different types of entrepreneurship concerning the amount of risk associated with starting a technology services company. Think about the ramifications of starting a company, where the core product (technology) is changing at a rapid pace.
Describe Gyan’s business model. Why does this business model fit or not fit this organization? Apply one other business model to this case, and then explain whether you think your selected business model would contribute to the company’s success and growth or not.
Analyze the type of entrepreneurship Gyan exhibits. As you think about doing something entrepreneurial, what is your motivation for entering an entrepreneurial activity?
Your case study should be at least two pages in length. References should include your eTextbook and a minimum of one additional credible source. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
RCH 7302, Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VII Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Examine the attributes of academic writing. 1.1 Revise a proposed research topic.
4. Analyze arguments made in academic literature.
4.1 Summarize data in a table per APA Style formatting requirements.
Course/Unit Learning Outcomes
Learning Activity
1.1 Unit VII Assignment 1 Article: “Why Editing Matters”
4.1 Unit Lesson Chapter 10 Unit VII Assignment 2
Required Unit Resources Chapter 10: From Image to Text In order to access the article below, utilize the CSU Online Library to begin your research. Boles, J. B. (1996). Why editing matters. Social Science Quarterly, 77(1), 198–203.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/42863440
Unit Lesson Greene and Lidinsky (2018) describe the writing process from creating a draft to editing and from reading to writing. Before writing, as evidenced earlier, extensive reading is necessary to acquaint one with the topical area that can take several approaches that include a broad view of a topic or a more systematic narrower approach (Gray, 2018; Peterson et al., 2017). Eventually, a topical area surfaces, and the writing process begins with first drafting an introduction to the research topic that will appeal to readers. Then, revisions are undertaken to refine the topic in response to additional research, discussion with other academics, peer discussions, dissertation committee chairs, and other sources. Before approval or the next step in the writing process, editing the draft is the final step in ensuring that sourcing, composition, grammar, and style are correct (Ganly, 2020; Greene & Lidinsky, 2018).
UNIT VII STUDY GUIDE
Editing
Figure 1 Editing Process
RCH 7302, Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research 2
UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
Title
As doctoral students, practicing good scholarship is essential, and developing good writing skills starts with reading. Failure to write properly and correctly diminishes the credibility of the author. The editing process starts with good scholarship, correctly writing both in language and construction, paying attention to grammar, and employing other basic writing requirements. Secondly, the writer must use the correct formatting as required by the journal or university. Here at Columbia Southern University, the standard is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2020) or APA Manual. Third, the meaning of words and phrases must be accurate for a complete understanding of the proposed research topic and the writing of the entire paper. Fourth, the editing of any piece of academic work must meet the requirements of the publication journal or the class and university. Fifth, the proposed research in this case (or any other writing) must meet the intended purpose and be written in such a way to appeal to the anticipated audience(s). Sometimes editing one’s work can be difficult because an individual knows what the intended meaning was and may miss what is written on the paper. Several resources are available and might include using software or the university writing center, hiring a private editor, reading a passage out loud, or asking another person to read and comment on the writing. Even walking away from the writing that has been done and returning to read it at another time can be effective in starting the editing process. Whatever tools or system an author chooses, editing needs to be a deliberate and purposeful step in the writing process. The discussion question in the previous unit is another option, perhaps, in meeting this need for editing of work before submitting for whatever purpose. Although there are manuals on writing clearly and properly, the APA Manual has a succinct and clear section on writing (APA, 2020, pp. 111–125). Since doctoral students in programs that require using APA Style already have the manual, this is a good place to start to review writing at the graduate level. An additional way to improve writing skills at this level is to continue to read articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Many publications, as noted in previous lessons, are not as reliable as others, so the source, writing, reputation, and credibility of the journal needs to be considered not only in referencing the arguments presented but also as an example of proper scholarship and writing at an academic level (McGregor, 2018). As discussed in previous units, part of sound argument development is knowing the purpose of your writing, the audience to which it is directed, and he development of sound arguments for your position (Zarefsky, 2007). This purposeful approach is true in research and writing and is at the center of developing a research proposal (Ravitch & Mittenfelner Carl, 2021). Outside of the writing, others will ask for a writer’s explanation of the purpose, approach, audience, appeal, argumentation, theoretical foundations, support, and other determinations central to developing a good research proposal, starting with a well-developed analysis for a proposed research topic. Then, is that analysis correctly and properly expressed in the written statement?
References American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
(7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000 Ganly, T. (2020). Approaching assignment: A recipe for reflection. AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 12(2), 1–10. Gray, D. E. (2018). Doing research in the real world (4th ed.). SAGE. Greene, S., & Lidinsky, A. (2018). From inquiry to academic writing: A practical guide (4th ed.). Bedford/St.
Martin’s. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781319071677 McGregor, S. L. T. (2018). Understanding and evaluating research: A critical guide. SAGE. Peterson, J., Pearce, P. F., Ferguson, L. A., & Langford, C. A. (2017). Understanding scoping reviews:
Definition, purpose, and process. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 29(1), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12380
Ravitch, S. M., & Mittenfelner Carl, N. (2021). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and
methodological (2nd ed.). SAGE.
RCH 7302, Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research 3
UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
Title
Zarefsky, D. (2007). Strategic public speaking: A handbook. Pearson.
Suggested Unit Resources The section on pages 111–125 of the APA Manual will be helpful in completion of your citations. American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
“Leviathan by Proxy” is a phrase John DiIulio uses to describe a “derangement of our constitutional system.” Sound analysis of Congress today requires more than a Schoolhouse Rock description of “How a Bill Becomes a Law.” As written, Art. I of the Constitution vested limited powers in Congress but today it seems that nothing is beyond the reach of Congress, including the future productivity of the United States as seen in the exploding national debt. Through the book review you’ll study DiIulio’s description of badly administered government and his recommendations.
Instructions
After reading Bring Back the Bureaucrats: Why More Federal Workers Will Lead to Better (and Smaller!) Government, you will write a 3–5-page review summarizing and evaluating the book. In your review, you must include the following sections:
· Introduction
· Place the book in a public policy context and state your thesis, the main point of the review, in your introduction.
· Summary
· Comprehensively summarize the content and include material relevant to your critique and personal response.
· Directly reference and quote DiIulio; however, avoid long quotations. Identify key terms and facts.
· Address the political problem representatives face in the public’s expectations
· Include the recommendations and DiIulio’s response to his critics.
· Critique
· Support your thesis.
· Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the book.
· Personal Response
· Conclusion
You must include a biblical or philosophical standard of constitutional government in your analysis.
You must compose this review according to current APA format. Include complete citations of the book and any additional sources. A minimum of 2 additional scholarly sources must be cited in current APA format. A title page and bibliography page are required, but they do not count toward the required length of the assignment.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool