Author: chris

Assume that you work for a large multinational telecommunications corporation in the U.S. that is considering establishing operations in another country. Select one country as the basis for exploring the possibility of starting a joint venture in that country. You are assigned by your supervisor to conduct a full country risk analysis for this country and the telecommunications industry in that country. You are to present your findings to the Board of Directors in the form of a risk analysis report.

Your supervisor has asked for you to divide your report into the following areas for analysis:

• Economic Risk
• Political Risk
• Business Environment Risk
• Currency Risk
• Recommendations for proceeding and suggestion of two additional financial analysis methods which could be used to further support the decision.

You are to conduct a country/industry risk report, identifying as many factors as possible in the categories listed above for the analysis.  Present your findings in a report of 10-12 pages.

In your report, you will make a recommendation to your supervisor as to whether or not the company should proceed with this venture.  Suggest two additional financial analysis methods which should be explored further in analyzing the feasibility of starting the global joint venture.  Explain your recommendations. The textbook suggests methods for doing a country analysis and there are several models that can be found on the Internet.

Assignment 1: LASA 2 – Development of a Healthcare Business Unit’s Strategy

Due Monday, December 7, 2015.

Identify a health care organization for which a significant amount of information is available, in books, journals, reports, or on the Internet. Conduct an audit of the organization’s strategic assets based on the information you are able to gather from various sources. The audit you conduct will not be as thorough and detailed of an audit as the organization itself might conduct as you will not have access to the same inside information as internal auditors. Do your best to gather and report the following information.

Start with a general description of the service that the healthcare organization provides.  Include the mission statement for the organization.  If there is not one, create one you believe would best describe the mission of the organization.

The first part of your audit should address the organization’s historical financial performance and its current financial condition, as described in your textbook. A lot of the necessary data can be found in the organization’s annual report and its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state-level government regulatory agencies. Research sources such as business journals, magazines, and other media that report on these types of organizations.

The second part of the audit should describe in as much detail as possible what you consider to be the major resources and competencies of the organization.  Use a SWOT chart to categorize the most relevant points (these may be more narrative than quantitatively analytical). Try to identify assets that appear to be unique to the organization and that give it some competitive advantage over its rivals. Also make a note of areas in which the organization is weak, which might be the target of strategic attacks by those rivals.

Now consider the activities that are described in the value chain for this organization.  Which do you believe cost the most to perform?  What factors do you base your opinion on? What do you believe can be done to reduce the costs, thereby giving this organization a competitive edge?

Finally, consider that this organization would like to set up a satellite office in a nearby city.  In this satellite office they will make changes to their processes to address their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.  Develop a mission statement for this satellite office.  Create four strategic goals for this office, one for each SWOT category.

Use the HCM401 – LASA2 Template, to organize your work.

Make sure your final paper (6-8 pages) follows APA guidelines with a title page, reference page (include at least three scholarly references), in text citations, double space throughout, indent paragraphs 5 spaces and use section headers to differentiate the sections.

(Moseley III, George B. . Managing Health Care Business Strategy. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, May 2008. pp.

HIS201 Nonfiction/Biography Book Project – Questions:
Part I – All of the following questions must be answered in your presentation:
1. When was your book written? Is it considered a primary source or secondary source? How do you know it is a primary or secondary source? Is it significant to the time period in which it represents? Is it significant to the time period we are studying today? (Review from Discussion Board Check-in)
2. What is the main idea/topic discussed in the book? What subtopic is the main idea related to, are they personal, sociological, global, political, economic, spiritual, medical, or scientific? Provide examples from the book to support your answer. (Review from Discussion Board Check-in)
3. Explain the author’s ability to present the information. How does the author support the main idea of the book? Does the author use personal opinion, observation, proof from research and use of primary sources? Does the author speculate? Is the author convincing? Is the information in the book rooted in facts, science, quotes? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.
4. Provide 3 specific passages that struck you as significant—or interesting, profound, amusing, illuminating, disturbing, sad…? What was memorable? Why was it memorable? How can it directly be connected to history and the time period in which we are studying?
5. Non-fiction books can sometimes be difficult to read, the language may be difficult, concepts and vocabulary may be new, and sometimes readers feel the way the book was written makes the book seems boring, non-enjoyable, and difficult to understand. Was the book written in a way that was easily accessible? Did the language make you lose interest in something that would have otherwise been an exciting subject? Were unfamiliar terms and concepts explained? Were there plenty of visuals to reinforce the subject matter and were they helpful?
Part II – Choose 4 questions that best suit your book project
1. Was the book designed to teach the reader or bring awareness to something during the time period in which it was written? Did it succeed? How? If not, why? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Was the purpose of the book to bring to light an issue? How controversial are the issues raised in the book? Who are the major players in the book and what role do they play in the issues discussed? Is the government involved or do the issues in the book lead to legislation (during the time period or later in history)? What are your beliefs in regards to the issues? How do the issues discussed in the book personally affect your life? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.
3. What are the implications for the future (think in terms of after the time period the book was written and the future compared to today)? Are there long- or short-term consequences to the issues raised in the book? Are they positive or negative…affirming or frightening? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.
4. Does the author propose any solutions in the book? If so, what are the solutions and whyWho would implement those solutions? How probable is success? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.
5. If you chose a memoir or biography, was there something especially surprising about this person’s story? What was it and why? Was there a lesson could be taken away from this person’s life? What was it and why is it important? Did preconceived opinions of this person change after reading their story? If so, did it change for the better or the worse? Explain.
6. If you chose a memoir: Memoirs can be written for a variety of different purposes, such as clearing up a misconceived notion, gaining fame and notoriety or promoting something. What category does this book fall into?
7. If you chose a biography: How did this person impact history? What might have been different without his or her presence?
Part III – All questions in this section must be answered.
1. Conclusion and final thoughts: How has the book affected you as a historian? Has it broadened your perspective about a difficult issue during the time period in which we are studying? Do you have a personal or societal connection to the book? Has it changed your opinion regarding the time period and issues presented in the book?

WRITING ASSIGNMENT / PROJECT
Topic: Time Value of Money
A.    Write a 6 page paper on the subject.
Outline of a ‘research project’:
Section 1: Theory
In section 1 of your document, you should examine where, when, and by who your particular research topic was conceived and what it ‘looked’ like at that time. Your research should include the seminal work that laid the foundation for your topic.
Section 2: Present
In section 2 of your document, you should examine how the theoretical base of your topic has evolved over time. The objective here is to bring your topic to the present and engage in research related to recent articles published on this topic.
Section 3: Application
In section 3 of your document, you should find some way to apply this theoretical base to a business case / scenario. How does this topic affect us, influence us? How can we leverage our knowledge of this topic to make better business decisions? Is your topic ‘empirical’, can you construct an analysis to test it?
A firm wishes to assess the impact of changes in the market return on an asset that has a beta of 1.4

Type: Individual Project
Unit:  Pricing and Exchange Rates
Due Date:  Mon, 12/14/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible:  200
Deliverable Length:  A completed table and summary of 800-1,000 words

Assignment Details

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
As an owner of a visible U.S. business that is valued in the community, you are making a final decision regarding the international aspects of a business decision, and you decide to set up a table with various risks.

The following are detailed instructions for completing the table:
Choose an industry with which you are familiar or have an interest.
For each risk type listed in the table below, indicate with an X in the appropriate column whether the risk will affect them as an importer, as an exporter, or both (In that case, put an X in both columns.).
Also, classify each risk as large (L), medium (M), or small (S)
Using these factors, provide a brief answer on how to overcome the risk for the industry and the business.
Include at least 4 professional references, and follow APA formatting.
Risk Importer Exporter L/M/S How to Overcome It
Economic conditions
Fluctuations in industry
Competition
Technological change
Change in preferences
Costs and expenses
Regulations
Expropriation
Interest rates
Government monetary policy
Government fiscal policy
Internal and external wars
Difference in culture and religion
Ownership of factories and property
Human resource restrictions
Intellectual property
Discrimination
Red tape and corruption
Blockage of funds or capital accounts
Change in government
Please submit your assignment.

Develop an operational plan for an organization of your choice. Read the article, “Operational Plan,” for an overview of the required elements in this type of plan. Create a fictional organization that includes the name, type of business, size of organization, and the product or service that the organization offers. The paper must be between 8-10 pages in length and include five scholarly sources, in addition to the text. Your paper must:

1. Develop an organizational chart for the proposed organization.
   1. Include the title of positions and a brief description of the positions’ duties and responsibilities.
   2. Figure 7.7 on page 207 of the text provides an example of how to develop the organizational chart.
2. Define the organization’s vision, mission, and values.
3. Outline the basic planning process for the organization, and describes how the three levels of management influence this process.
4. Explain why the quality, productivity, and profitability are important elements in the planning process.
5. Evaluate the relationship between the human resource planning activities and the overall organizational strategy.
6. Discuss the philosophy of management that will be applied to the management of the organization and how the structure of the organization will foster a positive work environment where employees will be motivated and productive.
7. Compose the steps of control and types of controls included in the control process for the organization.

Writing the Operational Plan

The Final Paper:

1. Must be 8-10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources from the Ashford Online Library, in addition to the text.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

1. YIk han (Han yik) is the person I selected. The asian American who immigrated to the US in the WWI. There are two pictures attached which are application for naturalization of YIk Han. Using these information to collect his family history in the designated websites (see handout.pdf). And then, using these information to write the paper(5 pages double space).

2. Establish the story map(4-5 pages) of YIk han in the “ncestory.com”, it may have some information to guide you establish the story map. (it is similar with the power point).

The purpose of the Program Proposal is to synthesize what you have learned about the culture-health relationship and apply it by proposing a health promotion intervention that addresses a specific population and health issue, identifying key cultural issues involved and incorporating them in the program design. You have the option of addressing HIV/AIDS, obesity, or youth violence in a specific population (as we do in the class), or of selecting another health issue/population. The paper should be in the following format:

Health issue (3 points): Health Issue, target population and epidemiology 

Population and cultural issues (7 points): Description of affected population, including cultural factors relevant to the impact of the health problem

Program (5 points): Proposed program approach and components 

Incorporation of cultural issues (5 points): Explanation of cultural factors incorporated into program design and rationale for inclusion

The paper should be between 5 and 7 pages, double-spaced. Make sure to include citations and references wherever necessary, and format the references in APA style (posted on Blackboard) and listed at the end of th