Discussion- Political Ideologies and Corruption

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Hyper links will be provided for the information sources

An attachment with the discussion sample will be attached to this posting.

Use this discussion sample as a guide when completing your own analysis.

Governments’ influence over trade and economies should not be underestimated. You may see some connections between culture and political ideologies, which can have positive and negative effects. Let’s dive into the political and legal environment for your project country. In this discussion, you will work on the following critical elements: Government and Ideologies, and Corruption.

Using The World Factbook and current news reports, identify the following elements of government:

  • Government type
  • Political leader(s)
  • Political pressure (or opposition) groups
  • Recent changes in governing rule

Other risks include corrupt practices, which are also heavily influenced by culture. Use Transparency International to identify three measures of corruption. Consider a review of the following:

  • Corruption Perception Index
  • Enforcement
  • Bribery measures

Discuss what these political risks mean for businesses. What challenges or opportunities might an organization recognize with regard to the government and corrupt practices in the region? How can an organization protect against these risks and prepare management for issues they might face?

Respond to two of your classmates and share your observations regarding the government and corruption in the country. Ask questions to encourage further considerations.

Once you have received feedback from your peers and instructor, you will insert your data and summarize your analysis findings in the Final Project Presentation Template provided. This is your third step toward the comprehensive final project presentation. Your first final project checkpoint submission will be in Module Three.

World Factbook= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Transparency International= https://www.transparency.org/research

Cultral Diversity, writing homework help

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Given the recurring themes of being torn between two cultures, writing against stereotypes, and negotiating racial tensions that have surfaced for authors throughout this course, so what do these stories about the struggles of coming to America to find a place amidst two cultures teach us about diversity?

A sample thesis (which you are free to use) might be:

  • Minority writers: A, B, and C, write against stereotypes, cross-cultural issues, and the importance of diversity in America.
  • Minority writers through their shared stories about living cross-culturally and being impacted by stereotypes highlight the importance of celebrating diversity as seen in the writings of A, B, and C.

Remember that a theme in a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave. We might ask ourselves: what do the characters, action, plot, setting and conflicts in this piece show us?

Please respond in a five-paragraph APA essay format with quotes, proper in-text citations, and references.

Please be sure to include the following in your assignment submission:

  • Write a formal, 5-paragraph essay in APA format, including a cover page, in response to this question.Base your answer on your own observations and support your assertions quoting from your assigned readings.
  • Read the assigned readings from the Asian American Literature sections. Highlight quotes, summarize, or paraphrase from this week’s readings and be sure to include an in-text citation in proper APA format (Author, year, p. X).
  • We must include three quotes from our readings. When we discuss literature, it is all about the words before us. They are ours to consider and reflect on. You will want to make a strong assertion and prove it, or support it, by quoting from the readings. Include three quotes in our essay.
  • Create a strong thesis for your essay. A thesis states shares the Author, Title of the piece being explored, and a strong assertion, and ideally will share key discussion points.
  • Be sure to include an APA reference page.

7.04 finance project

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Food For Thought

In this activity, you will compare name brands to generic brands when shopping. You will also evaluate the difference in price when buying generic brands.

  1. Download the Food for Thought .docword documentor .rtf.
  2. For Part One, visit a store in your area to “price shop” for the items listed on the mock grocery list chart. (or just go to a grocery store website or amazonfresh to see the prices)
  3. Compare the name brand with generic prices by filling in the missing blanks in the chart. (Some items might not have a generic so compare it to a different brand.)
  4. Total the list of brand name items and generic items at the bottom of the chart.
  5. For Part Two, answer the questions at the bottom of the document in complete sentences.

Rubric

Food For Thought Rubric
Excellent Good Needs Improvement Poor
Content

35–40 points
The work contains allthe required elements:

  • completed Food for Thought chart
  • responses to questions in Part Two in complete sentences

29–34 points
The work contains mostof the required elements:

  • completed Food for Thought chart
  • responses to questions in Part Two in complete sentences

20–28 points
The work contains some of the required elements:

  • completed Food for Thought chart
  • responses to questions in Part Two in complete sentences

0–19 points
The work contains few or none of the required elements:

  • completed Food for Thought chart
  • responses to questions in Part Two in complete sentences
Quality 35–40 points
Food For Thought document Parts One and Two are completeand on topic. Responses are thoughtfully prepared, provide insight, and completely apply the principles discussed in the lesson.		 29–34 points
Food For Thought document Parts One and Two are mostly complete and on topic. Responses are somewhat thoughtfully prepared, provide some insight, and mostly apply the principles discussed in the lesson.		 20–28 points
Food For Thought document Parts One and Two are somewhat complete and/or strays from the topic. Responses lack appropriate amount of thought, have limited insight, and somewhat apply the principles discussed in the lesson.		 0–19 points
Food For Thought document Parts One and Two are incompleteand/or strays from the topic. Responses lack thought, have limited insight, and inadequately apply the principles discussed in the lesson.
21st century presentation skills 17–20 points
The work is wellorganized, easy to read and comprehend. It has few spelling or grammar errors.		 14–16 points
The work is mostlyorganized, easy to read and comprehend. It has few spelling or grammar errors.		 10–13 points
The work is somewhatorganized, easy to read and comprehend. It has somespelling or grammar errors.		 0–9 points
The work lacksorganization, ease of reading and comprehension. It has many spelling or grammar errors.

Final Project.8-10 pg APA paper or 18-20 powerpoint on Vulnerable Population

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Vulnerable Population: Abused Individuals, focused on Children   

Imagine you are a policymaker or
city council member and are actively involved in improving the lives of the
vulnerable.  Via the first two written assignments, you have already
selected one vulnerable population, which is in need of a new program or
service within your community. You will research and design a presentation (APA
style Paper or PowerPoint Presentation), which you will present at the next
city meeting to advocate for your special population group.
The Final Project should demonstrate an understanding of the reading
assignments, class discussions, as well as your own research and application of
new knowledge. It must contain the following elements below and be re-written
in your own words (you are welcome to refer to your previous assignments for
guidance, but do not copy and paste from them):

  1. A description of why this population group is
    vulnerable and in desperate need for help within your community.
  2. Identification of the health service needs of this
    special population.
  3. In order to support your claims and opinions, cite
    statistical data obtained from the county health department, state health
    department, and/or other organizations and agencies.

Design a model program or service, which is needed to improve the lives of your
chosen population within your community. Remember to design a new program not
currently existent within your community.  In your design, include the
following:


  1. A description of the continuum of care level (preventive,
    treatment, or long-term care) your program or service fall into and how it
    meets the needs of your selected group.  
  2. An analysis of the delivery modes of health services to
    be included.
  3. A discussion regarding the multidisciplinary approach
    that is incorporated into the program.
  4. An analysis of the role of legal and ethical
    requirements in the design of the program.
  5. Identification of a minimum of two community
    agencies/organizations you would like to partner with in some way(s) in
    order to implement this program/service.  Explain why you would like
    to partner with these organizations and how can they help or benefit you
    with the implementation of your program/service.
  6. Analysis of the current funding sources for provision
    of health services to this special population. Discuss the use of
    integrated funding. Based on your research, identify a minimum of two
    funding sources that may potentially provide monetary sponsorship for your
    program or service.  Explain why these entities would be likely funding
    sources.


Be detailed and convincing in describing the above elements, as you are
attempting to win as much support from the attending members as possible.

For your presentation, you may choose between the following formats:

  1. An APA formatted Final Paper
  2. A PowerPoint Presentation.

———–Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

  1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, 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 six scholarly sources, not including
    the textbook.
  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.

OR

———-Creating the PowerPoint Presentation
The PowerPoint:

  1. Must be 18 to 20 slides, excluding title and reference
    slides.
  2. Must include a title slide with the following:
    1. Title of presentation
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must use at least six scholarly sources, not including
    the textbook.
  4. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in
    the Ashford Writing Center.
  5. Must include a separate reference slide, formatted
    according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  6. Must include detailed speaker notes for each slide.
  7. Must be creative, using images and charts. Remember to
    cite all images taken from an online resource. Creative
    Commons     and Flickr are great websites for open source
    images.  

Course Project – Part 3 Final Scenario Project Submission

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Complete Part 3 of the Critical Thinking Scenario Project.

  • Remember to proofread your submission in order to eliminate spelling and grammar errors.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.

Part Three: the presentation

Now it’s time to pull together the preparation you’ve done for your event in Washington D. C. In this section of the assignment you will a speaker’s outline for your presentation and a sample of your presentation itself.

  • Your speaker’s notes should be completed in a Word document. These will be your notes as you present so make sure they are complete and include the following:
    • An introduction
    • An overview of what you’ll be presenting and why. (Why should these high school students care what you have to say?)
    • Your findings on television commercials
    • Your findings on the impact of media on society
    • A conclusion that summarizes and reinforces the reasons that it’s important to use critical thinking when consuming media
  • Create a PowerPoint presentation from your notes. Using screen capture software, record your presentation and submit a link to the recording along with your speaker’s notes.
    • There are many free versions of screen capture software. Ask your instructor for recommendations if you don’t have a favorite.

You do not have to use any screen capture software or do a recording in powerpoint.
So you don’t actually have to present it. I am just looking for a Word
document with notes you would use if you were presenting it and a powerpoint that you would use if you were presenting it. So, two submissions, one notes and the other powerpoint. The business scenario is really complex compared to the others so I don’t require the actual presentation to be presented.

Draft Peer Review Workshop (Peer feedback)

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Peer Review Feedback: Read the essay below and answer the following questions below

Purpose, Focus, & Development:

  1. In two sentences, summarize: what research topic/issue is being explored? What argument is being made on this topic/issue?
  2. Is the main argument clear? Expand on any areas where you think you could help to make the main argument more clear to the reader.

Organization & Structure:

  1. Does the organization of your paragraphs make sense?
  2. Are transition phrases used to move between body paragraphs?

Incorporating and Citing Outside Research/Evidence:

  1. Does every outside source have a lead-in and follow up? Is every quote from your sources correctly cited?
  2. Where can signal phrases be included to better introduce outside sources and their direct quotes?

Final Copy-Editing:

  1. Read through the draft out loud (this is a good way to catch things you don’t notice by reading to yourself), and note any sentences that feel “off” to you for whatever reason. If the sentence sounds off, chances are there’s a grammatical, mechanical, or sentence structure mistake going on. Did you catch anything?

Some common errors to watch out for specifically:

    • Sentence fragments
    • Run-on sentences
    • Comma splices (two full sentences conjoined by a comma that should be split into two different sentences)
    • Spelling and punctuation

respond about food

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For our purposes, Reading Responses are focused responses to the assigned reading. These responses are the most important means for practicing and developing your ability to read and think critically. You will generally write one response each week. These responses should be typed, double-spaced, and at least one page in length. These are like journal entries relating how students respond to their reading.

How did the reading make you think and feel? Of what did the reading remind you? How can you relate the reading to your other classes? Or your current life situations? Or history? Try to make these relatively informal but still academic. Do not give me summaries! Some of the response may quote excerpts of the reading, but keep the quotes short. And make sure to use proper formatting for quotes.

Good Luck!

discussion ethics

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BP’s code of conduct includes this: “health, safety, security and the environment—fundamental rules and guidance to help us protect the natural environment, the safety of the communities in which we operate, and the health, safety and security of our people” (BP, 2010).

But Seidman (2010) said this: “Many of the factors thought to have led to the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig were the result of bad decisions in which a less expensive option—whether to run a test or use a particular kind casing pipe, for example—was consistently chosen over one that would have cost more money.”

Organizations cut costs all the time to become more efficient, and they ultimately pass along lower costs to the consumer in the form of lower prices. Without customers, a for-profit organization cannot exist.

Apply concepts from Chapter 9 in the text to analyze business ethics and sustainability at an energy company of your choice (but not your chosen company for the final project), and answer the following:

  1. Assess the ethics involved with an energy company’s strategy and actions.
  2. Debate whether or not a for-profit company competing with rivals can effectively balance ethical business practices while competing for market share in today’s marketplace.
  3. Would you have handled BP’s strategy execution differently? As CEO, how would you have handled this, either ensuring this did not happen or after the fact?

3 Managerial Accounting homework problems

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Please see attached homework problems. Problem #3 has 3 separate requirements

Green Thumb Gardening is a small gardening service that uses activity-based costing to estimate costs for pricing and other purposes. The proprietor of the company believes that costs are driven primarily by the size of customer lawns, the size of customer garden beds, the distance to travel to customers, and the number of customers. In addition, the costs of maintaining garden beds depends on whether the beds are low maintenance beds (mainly ordinary trees and shrubs) or high maintenance beds (mainly flowers and exotic plants). Accordingly, the company uses the five activity cost pools listed below:

Activity Cost Pool

Activity Measure

Caring for lawn

Square feet of lawn

Caring for garden beds–low maintenance

Square feet of low maintenance beds

Caring for garden beds–high maintenance

Square feet of high maintenance beds

Travel to jobs

Miles

Customer billing and service

Number of customers

The company already has completed its first stage allocations of costs and has summarized its annual costs and activity as follows:

Activity Cost Pool

Estimated
Overhead
Cost

Expected Activity

Caring for lawn

$

76,200

175,000

square feet of lawn

Caring for garden beds–low maintenance

$

28,800

30,000

square feet of low maintenance beds

Caring for garden beds–high maintenance

$

66,480

24,000

square feet of high maintenance beds

Travel to jobs

$

3,800

21,000

miles

Customer billing and service

$

7,900

40

customers

Required:

Compute the activity rate for each of the activity cost pools. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

2, Durban Metal Products, Ltd., of the Republic of South Africa makes specialty metal parts used in applications ranging from the cutting edges of bulldozer blades to replacement parts for Land Rovers. The company uses an activity-based costing system for internal decision-making purposes. The company has four activity cost pools as listed below:

Activity Cost Pool

Activity Measure

Activity Rate

Order size

Number of direct labor-hours

$

17.90

per direct labor-hour

Customer orders

Number of customer orders

$

368.00

per customer order

Product testing

Number of testing hours

$

81.00

per testing hour

Selling

Number of sales calls

$

1,495.00

per sales call

The managing director of the company would like information concerning the cost of a recently completed order for heavy-duty trailer axles. The order required 150 direct labor-hours, 20 hours of product testing, and 5 sales calls.

Required:

What is the total overhead cost assigned to the order for heavy-duty trailer axles?

3, Smoky Mountain Corporation makes two types of hiking boots—the Xtreme and the Pathfinder. Data concerning these two product lines appear below:

Xtreme

Pathfinder

Selling price per unit

$

115.00

$

85.00

Direct materials per unit

$

63.90

$

51.00

Direct labor per unit

$

12.00

$

10.00

Direct labor-hours per unit

1.2

DLHs

1.0

DLHs

Estimated annual production and sales

28,000

units

75,000

units

The company has a traditional costing system in which manufacturing overhead is applied to units based on direct labor-hours. Data concerning manufacturing overhead and direct labor-hours for the upcoming year appear below:

Estimated total manufacturing overhead

$

2,063,400

Estimated total direct labor-hours

108,600

DLHs

Required:

1. Compute the product margins for the Xtreme and the Pathfinder products under the company’s traditional costing system.

2. The company is considering replacing its traditional costing system with an activity-based costing system that would assign its manufacturing overhead to the following four activity cost pools (the Other cost pool includes organization-sustaining costs and idle capacity costs):

Estimated
Overhead Cost

Expected Activity

Activities and Activity Measures

Xtreme

Pathfinder

Total

Supporting direct labor (direct labor-hours)

$

673,320

33,600

75,000

108,600

Batch setups (setups)

520,000

280

240

520

Product sustaining (number of products)

790,000

1

1

2

Other

80,080

NA

NA

NA

Total manufacturing overhead cost

$

2,063,400

Compute the product margins for the Xtreme and the Pathfinder products under the activity-based costing system.

3. Prepare a quantitative comparison of the traditional and activity-based cost assignments.

Requirement 1

Compute the product margins for the Xtreme and the Pathfinder products under the company’s traditional costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Xtreme

Pathfinder

Total

Product margin

Requirement 2

ompute the product margins for the Xtreme and the Pathfinder products under the activity-based costing system. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

Xtreme

Pathfinder

Total

Product margin
  • Required 1

Requirement 3

Prepare a quantitative comparison of the traditional and activity-based cost assignments. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)


Xtreme

Pathfinder

Total

% of

% of

Amount

Total Amount

Amount

Total Amount

Amount

Traditional Cost System

%

%

%

%

%

%

Total cost assigned to products

$0

$0

$0

Xtreme

Pathfinder

Total

% of

% of

Amount

Total Amount

Amount

Total Amount

Amount

Activity-Based Costing System

Direct costs:

%

%

%

%

Indirect costs:

%

%

%

%

%

%

Total cost assigned to products

$0

$0

$0

Costs not assigned to products:

Total cost

$0

Leadership Perspectives: Transactional and Transformational

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Although often difficult to define, leadership presents a pivotal aspect in any organization. Over the course of history, various leaders have embodied characteristics and qualities that have proved effective and ineffective within various situations. For example, a health director of a physician’s office might exhibit a different leadership perspective than a director of staff for an intensive care unit at large hospital. Though characteristics and qualities may vary among leaders, their primary goals for followers and organizations may be similar. Understanding the most appropriate leadership perspective may impact your future leadership perspective in the field of public health.

For this Discussion, review the Learning Resources on Transformational Theory and Transactional Theory. Reflect on your understanding of the theories in relation to various situations. Additionally, consider how these theories relate to previous leadership perspectives of Trait Theory, Skills Approach, and behavioral perspective studied in this course.

By Day 4

Post an explanation of how Transformational leadership and Transactional leadership relate to Trait Theory, Skills Approach, and behavior perspective. Then, explain under what circumstances a Transformational leadership might be preferred and under what circumstances Transactional leadership might be preferred. Provide an example and justify your response.