Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 2

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Character   Analysis and Setting

 In the stories you have read in Chapters 4-7, you have been introduced to several kinds of characters. Using a story that is different than the one you analyzed in the Literary Techniques and Their Connection to Conflict in Literature discussion, describe a character you sympathize with by answering the following questions: 

Why did this character interest you? What choices does      the character make, and how do the choices (or the result of the choices)      contribute to the theme of the story?  What kind of conflict (internal/external) did this      character encounter, and how did he/she handle it? How does the setting contribute to the character’s      development?  How does the setting contribute to the character’s      experience and give the story more meaning? 

As you consider these questions and answer them, incorporate readings found in Chapters 4-7 to help illustrate the points you make. Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. The minimum word count does not include references.
 

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts. Each response should be at least 75 words in length and should address two or more of the following questions: 

Did your classmate acknowledge the complexities in the      character he/she chose? If so, how so? If not, what should he/she      consider?  Are there other conflicts that your classmate should      consider? For example, if your classmate primarily discussed a character’s      external conflicts, offer an internal conflict that the character faces,      or vice versa. Does your classmate adequately connect the character      with the setting? Are there details that he/she did not discuss but are      important to the story? Why are these details important?

Hyundai Motor Group, Inc.

Currently, the Management of Hyundai Motor Group is reviewing its North American operations.

In this process, it has hired your consulting firm to provide an outlook on the prospects of

moving their operation from Montgomery, Alabama to another site. The company faces an

uncertain future with US trade restrictions and tariffs. The CEO has tasked you with developing

the plan of action for the company’s automotive division (this includes Hyundai and KIA). The

CEO needs your recommendation of possible location choices to minimize any financial

damage that the company would face if the trade situation worsens in the future. Currently,

approximately 30 percent of cars produced in the company’s US plants are exported to countries

throughout the world except for China. The CEO wants your recommendation of possible location changes for the US operations. The company will likely not change location; however, the CEO wants to keep all options available for the near future.

You will need to do your research on the several factors for this assignment; these include but

are not limited to:

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Relationship with the South Korean Government

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Availability of raw materials

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Availability of trained labor

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The ability of migration for senior and

mid

-level employees

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Proximity to markets

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The ability of the pliers to also locate

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Shipping costs of materials

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Reliability of shipping

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Infrastructure needs/situation.

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Transportation costs of exports

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Government subsidies to locate

The CEO wants to have several options (at least 3) presented for planning purposes. While the operation will likely not move, the plan gives the company leverage in future negotiations. The report needs to address all the critical issues in the above list.

q55 Define power, influence and authorities and explain their importance in organisational life. [1 Mark]

DO NOT WRITE THE ANSWER – USE WORD FORMAT.

NO PLAGIARISM

Assignment 311-3

 

Pick and read an article related to any topic studied in this course published in an academic journal (use JSTOR electronic database available via APUS Library*). It can be on any topic related to political sociology and that is of interest to you, for example, class struggle, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, democracy in America, globalization, etc.). Please pick an article published in the past 10 years and be sure to use a sociological academic journal. The initial search will likely result in many items, so be sure to narrow it down to a specific aspect of theory that is of interest to you. The journal article should be at least 20 pages. 

Write a 3-5 page report on the article. In your paper, do your best to ANSWER ALL of the following questions:

 

1.  What is the main topic of the article?

2. What do the author or authors argue?

3.  What type of evidence do they present?

4.  What are the author’s conclusions?

5. Which arguments do you find the strongest/ weakest?    

6. Which topics that we covered in class in the first weeks does this article best relate to? 

7. Why did you pick this particular article?

 *Once in JSTOR: Go to Advanced Search; Limit by Type (Article); Limit by Date (2005-2015); Limit by Subject (Sociology)

Format:APA-style formattingTyped1” marginsDouble-spacedArial or Time New Roman, 12 pt font

 

 

  

Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Discussion 2

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates.  Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.  

 

     

Leadership   Trait Questionnaire

Rate yourself on the Leadership Trait Questionnaire. What do you perceive as your greatest strength? Give an example of how your behavior in one situation illustrated this strength. What do you perceive as your greatest weakness? Give an example of how your behavior in one situation illustrated this weakness. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings. 

Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.

  

Respond