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Describe the content of each news report.summarize three stories related to logistics and transportation as reported in these broadcasts.

SC Newcast Summary

For this assignment, you are to summarize three stories related to logistics and transportation as reported in these broadcasts.

Report Requirements:

Present your three news story summaries as three separate paragraph-long reports.

Provide a title for each summary paragraph

Include an APA-formatted citation for each video news story summarized.

Proper English grammar, paragraph structure, and sentence form should be exhibited within each short report.

Use your own words to describe the content of each news report. Do not copy the newscast script for your paragraph content.

Explain how it might affect the company’s economic activity.

Global Business Economics and Finance

A major multinational corporation has appointed you as an economic advisor. You are requested to compile a report regarding the macroeconomic environment in two countries where the firm operates and explain how it might affect the company’s economic activity.

B. Project specifications

1. You may choose to focus your analysis on any existing firm with international activity that can be of different types in the two countries.

2. The two countries must be chosen from section C below as follows: one country from List 1 and one country from List 2.

3. Your report must include:

a. A brief description of the company and the product/market it operates in for both countries.

b. An analysis of the market structure in which your company operates for the two countries.

c. A comparative analysis of all major macroeconomic indicators (see section D below, excluding 5 and 8) for the two countries and their overall impact on firm’s economic activity.

d. An analysis of the monetary and fiscal policy (instruments) for the two countries and their impact on the firm’s economic activity. You must include here an analysis of the interest rates (Section D, indicator 5).

e. An analysis of the foreign trade policy instruments (international trade agreements) for the two countries and their impact on firm’s economic activity. You should include here an analysis of the exchange rates (Section D, indicator 8). More details will be attached

choose a sport and research the pros and cons of the sport. Sports Becoming Too Dangerous?”

Are Sports becoming Too Dangerous

Assignment:

In your final research paper, you will research and explore the benefits and dangers of today’s sports. The movie Concussion, based on the discoveries and research by Dr. Bennet Omari, generated controversy by suggesting that the game of football, along with other sports, promoted serious physical and even life-threatening injuries to players. A barrage of news articles, texts, and documentaries posed the following question: “Are Sports Becoming Too Dangerous?”

Assignment:

choose a sport and research the pros and cons of the sport. Your research should be reliable and extensive (10-15 sources minimum).

Describe the departmentalization structures of the organization. Where are decisions being made in the organization?

Using the Structural Theories Lens

Which are based on the structural theories lens—help you better understand your organization. Include in your discussion thread the strengths and weaknesses of this lens for gaining that understanding. You do not have to share your views on each of the guiding questions.

Guiding Questions

What is the chain of command in your organization?

a. What is the formal authority in the organization?

b. That is, who has economic, legal, contractual, collegial authority?

Describe the span of control in the organization.

a. How many people report to managers at various levels?

b. How many levels exist in the organization?

Describe the departmentalization structures of the organization.
Where are decisions being made in the organization?

Explain where your organization sits on the centralized/decentralized continuum.

Are the staff/line distinctions being maintained in your organization?

note, this assignment should not be a reiteration of the answers you use in your case study, rather, for the discussion, you are being asked to discuss how answering the questions help you to better understand your organization. Explain how the questions have helped you understand your organization better. For example, when discussing your views on the structural theories lens, you might say “viewing the chain of command helped me to realize…” or “after considering the span of control, it is clear that…”

Discuss the characters and the themes that they represent. Why are these characters chosen?Does this cartoon include elements of older stories/fairy tales/legends? Explain.

Children’s movie/television series/cartoon

1. select a children’s movie/television series/cartoon from the list below.
a. Moana
b. Frozen
c. Shrek
d. Gnomeo and Juliet
e. Tangled
f. Coco
g. Ratatouille
h. Finding Nemo
i. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
j. Zootopia (which I selected)
k. Brave

2. Create a ten-minute presentation for the class by incorporating answers to the following questions:

a. Give a brief synopsis (1 slide maximum) of the movie/cartoon and identify the major elements in the plot structure.

b. Identify the conflict(s) in the plot.

c. Discuss the characters and the themes that they represent. Why are these characters chosen?

d. How is the setting (time/place/atmosphere) significant to the development of the plot?

e. Does this cartoon include elements of older stories/fairy tales/legends? Explain.

f. Discuss the moral lessons/messages present in the cartoon/movie.

g. How can these moral lessons be applied in real life?

3. Your ten-minute presentation must also include a brief class activity to ensure that your audience has retained the presented material (ex. comprehension questions, quiz, game).

4. Format: You are encouraged to use a variety of resources to make your presentation more engaging and memorable.

5. Should you choose to use information from external sources, remember to cite ALL sources using the MLA style.

6. Delivery: You will be asked to turn on your camera while you are presenting since  have to assess your eye contact, body language, and readiness as part of your delivery grade.

Required Components
1. Presentation with answers to the required questions
2. Class activity to encourage participation

Marking Scheme
Creativity /10
Delivery /20
Content (including MLA citation, if applicable) /50
Grammar/Mechanics /20

Describe different forms of verbal and nonverbal communication impacted by cultures.

Cross-cultural Communication

1. Describe different forms of verbal and nonverbal communication impacted by cultures.

2. Identify at least three problems associated with cross-cultural communication and

3. List three ways in which an organization can train people to effectively communicate cross-culturally.

4. Provide at-least 1 reference from Textbook (International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior, 5th edition) and at-least 1 outside source.

How is research used to produce effective public health care policies in order to spend public resources wisely?

Healthcare in the US is financed

The focus of this assignment is to gain a better understanding of the variety of factors that impact how healthcare in the US is financed and what role research plays in policy decision making. Further, you will learn about who your representative are, which will be useful in future assignments.

Discussion Board Items—Refer to Discussion Board Guidelines and Grading Rubric as you complete these items.

1.What forces have had an effect on increasing health cost over the past 30 years?

2.How is research used to produce effective public health care policies in order to spend public resources wisely? Give one example.

3.Identify your legislators for the state and national level.  include the name of your state, district numbers for both your state level representatives and senators, as well as those on the national level. To respond to this item, you will have two US senators, one US Congressman, one state senator and one state representative. (I live in Dayton, Ohio)

4.What contexts inform crafting/developing/creating policy?

5.Why should legislators use research evidence in public policy making?

6.Why are effective programs not always implemented?

Becker, S., Dunn, L., & Gamble, M. (2014, August 1). 10 key policy issues facing healthcare. Becker ‘s Hospital Review. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/10-key-policy-issues-facing-healthcare.html

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation website with information concerning health care cost. Health Costs. (2018). Retrieved from http://kff.org/health-costs/

View the slideshow: Kamal, R. & Cox, C. (2017, December 20). How has US spending on healthcare changed over time? Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Retrieved from https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time/?_sft_category=spending

Kamal, R. & Cox, C. (2016, February 9). How US health spending compares to other countries and social determinants. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Retrieved from https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/a-comparison-of-social-determinants-in-the-u-s-and-comparable-countries/?_sf_s=health+spending+compared+to+other+countries#item-start

Kamal, R., Claxton, G, Cox, C. & Sroczynski, N. (2016, August 18). How health spending varies by demographics in the US. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Retrieved from https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-health-spending-patterns-vary-by-demographics-in-the-u-s/?_sf_s=health+spending+by+demographic

What domestic and international issues are driving Malaysia’s claims for the Spratly islands, what is Malaysias reasoning for its claims in the south china sea.

Malaysia and the south china sea disputes over the spratly islands

slide 1

Should be about domestic and international issues in relation to Malaysia.

What domestic and international issues are driving Malaysia’s claims for the Spratly islands, what is Malaysias reasoning for its claims in the south china sea.

Slide 2

it to be about tensions in the region in relation to Malaysia. Like what were some of the significant tensions that Malaysia was involved in in the disputes of the Spratly islands and why is Malaysia in the right.

would like one explanatory paragraph that explains or reports the slides. a summary of the slides in a paragraph or two if that’s possible. on a separate page,

What new perspective does your article argue on these questions? How does the author change our understanding of the Vietnam War?

Vietnam War: Why we got in and why we lost?

1. Using the chart how would you describe your understanding of the war. Why we got in and why we lost?

2. What new perspective does your article argue on these questions? How does the author change our understanding of the Vietnam War? (You don’t need to discuss every point. Pick out some that are interesting to you.

Explain how all these effects could be minimised through changes in behaviour, government policies and regulations local or international.

Business Management and Travel and Tourism

SECTION A

QUESTION ONE

Discuss how developments in technology and social media have impacted on the way companies and organisations market their products and services in the last ten or fifteen years.

SECTION B (

QUESTION TWO

With the help of clear examples, discuss how globalisation as a phenomenon has impacted on a country or region of your choice. In your discussion remember to put forward both positive and negative effects of the phenomena.

QUESTION THREE

Festivals the world over, most often leave in their trail a great deal of negative impact on the environment including waste, use of energy, pollution of water bodies and carbon footprint from audience travel.

Explain how all these effects could be minimised through changes in behaviour, government policies and regulations local or international.

Each question 1000 words