Author: chris

Negotiations and Cross-Cultural Approaches

Your fast-food franchise has been cleared for business in all 4 countries (United Arab Emirates, Israel, Mexico, and China). You now have to start construction on your restaurants. The financing is coming from the United Arab Emirates, the materials are coming from Mexico and China, the engineering and technology are coming from Israel, and the labor will be hired locally within these countries by your management team from the United States. You invite all of the players to the headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and get to know one another. In preparation for the meeting, you want to avoid cultural silos, while ensuring all parties engage with each other. Answer the following questions in preparation:*What do you know about these cultures—specifically their economic, political, educational, and social systems—that could help you in getting them together?*What are some of the contrasting cultural values of these countries?As you begin to plan, you are concerned about some of the language barriers, particularly the fact that the United States is a low-context country, and some of the countries present are high-context countries. Furthermore, you only speak English, and you do not have an interpreter planned at this time. What strategy would you use to begin to have everyone develop a relationship with each other that will help ease future negotiations, development, and implementation? Address the following questions in your response.*How will this affect the presentation?*What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal and nonverbal language for this group?

Fundraising Letter

Compose a fundraising letter on behalf of an organization that is kicking off a fundraising initiative designed to communicate a need marked by “planned change” (refer to the attached file – Lewis 37 and 38). Pick a real non-profit organization that is beginning an initiative and compose a letter communicating change and fundraising initiative that not only requires support, but also money. Your primary audience is top donor/organization who have supported your organization in the past so make this letter personal to your fictional stakeholder (in this case, you can make yourself as the audience/top donor/leader of an organization).Details/Requirement:- This is a donor-centered letter and it should include some sense of personal correspondence between the writer and the intended audience (refer to the attached file – Example of content). A heartfelt, sensitive cause/initiative would be great to persuade donors.- Create the content in which this special correspondence is more than just a routine and that your campaign needs to meet certain fiscal goals in a projected tight race or fundraising campaign.- Highlight some of the good work your top donor/organization has done in both general and specific terms (specific to indented audience) as a way to give good, reasons for their continued support.- Give at least 3 reasons for them to support your initiative, some of which based on your candidate donor/organization’s past record of achievements.- Content has to be optimistic yet exceedingly sincere- For format (refer to the attached file – Example of format)

Plan Comparison

You will compare Pepsi Co. diversity plan to the 10 common components of a diversity plan. In a 2 page paper, give a general overview of Pepsi Co. plan. Consider each of the 10 components and describe how the company has included this component. Be specific in your findings. If you do not see evidence of a component, consider how you believe the company might include the component.In addition, provide ideas you have about how this plan can be improved in order to increase its effectiveness.This website contains some of Pespsi Co plan info. http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/Talent-Sustainability/Diversity-and-Engagement

Finance for Managers Week 3 Discussion Questions

Go to https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.htmlPut the company or ticker symbol of a public corporation that you would like to work for. Search for the latest 10K report. Click on Documents and hit 10K at the top. The annual report is a large document. Feel free to use any company, but do not use NIKE.Attached are the 5 ratios to use with a star beside the ratio and run financial analysis on your chosen company. After running the analysis, would you still want to work there? Explain your rationale and show work on the ratios.Also add information on what direction the company is heading from the 10-K.

Do you agree with Bandura\’s Social Learning Theory (p. 524, textbook), that aggressive behavior can be learned by viewing violent media content?

Do you agree with Bandura\’s Social Learning Theory (p. 524, textbook), that aggressive behavior can be learned by viewing violent media content?Or do you agree more with the Minimal-Effects Model (p. 519), that media alone cannot cause people to change their attitudes and behaviors (media tend to reinforce an individual’s existing attitudes and predispositions)?

Supreme court Case Assingment

Supreme Court “Briefing” Assignment – Fall 2016It is important that you familiarize yourself with the Supreme Court, as they have the ability to change the Constitution on a daily basis. The following readings and questions should help you to understand the meaning of US Supreme Court decisions and how they are made public. This assignment is worth 60 total points (6% of your course grade).Read the case, Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, that is attached to the instructions. The last slide in the Chapter 1 presentation and pg. 20 in that chapter may help as well. Then answer the following questions.1. Who wrote the majority opinion in this case? (5 Points)2. Who are the parties, and what are the parties called in a Supreme Court case. (6 points)3. The parties were previously before the court: What did the court decide in that first case? (8 points)4. Briefly describe the facts for me that lead us here, including the results at the lower courts. (Solid paragraph in length total – 10 Points)5. What was the essential issue the Supreme Court was addressing? (6 Points)6. Who wrote the majority opinion, what other kinds of opinions were written, and who wrote them. (9 Points)7. What did the U. S. Supreme Court decide (majority decision) in this (second) case that the parties brought to the court, and what did the court do with the case? (8 Points)8. What did the dissent argue were two mistakes that the majority made in deciding the way it did? (8 Points)

Rhetorical Analysis

Base on the essay review the checklist in the file around the four elements Focus, Organization, Content, and Style.write a reflective paragraph in which you address the following: Where do you feel your draft is strongest? Where does it need more work? What will you focus on the most as you revise this draft?

Discussion #4

For this week\’s discussion:Present a little-known tip/trick/etc that we haven\’t seen in class or in this discussion.Respond to at least 4 others\’ tips/tricks/etcDo NOT use the Fill Handle or the common (ctrl-c to copy, ctrl-v to paste, etc) types of shortcuts. However, there may be uncommonly known ctrl key shortcuts you CAN use.Some of you are VERY new to Excel – you can find many tips/tricks/etc online. Find one that hasn\’t already been presented and present itCITE any references (if applicable) you may use (i.e. tell us where you found the tip).ADD VALUE with any posts!