Your boss has chosen you to give a presentation to a number of foreign officials regarding the United States Federal Reserve System. These officials are very interested in doing business in the United States, but they would like to learn more about the Federal Reserve and how it operates as compared to the official’s home country.

*Your instructor will provide a list of countries from which you may select as the home country of the “foreign officials”.

Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation including detailed speaker notes.

Incorporate any feedback from peer review discussion.

Address the following questions and include a notes page which contains the write-up portion to each question:

• What are the factors that would influence the Federal Reserve in adjusting the discount rate?
• How does the discount rate affect the decisions of banks in setting their specific interest rates?
• How does monetary policy aim to avoid inflation?
• How does monetary policy control the money supply?
• How does a stimulus program (through the money multiplier) affect the money supply?
• Currently, what indicators are evident that there is too much or too little money within the economy? How is monetary policy aiming to adjust this?
• What are some major differences between the Federal Reserve System and the monetary system in the officials’ home country?

Format consistent with APA guidelines including a reference slide

 
4–5
slides

One of the first things you need to
do is convince the current owner of SewWorld that he needs to collect data.
Here’s what you want to get across to him: data are the facts, figures, and
details collected about an organization. The data becomes information when it
is put into meaningful context. Information systems help develop greater
knowledge about the organization if the consumer of the information can manage
and manipulate the data in appropriate ways for the enterprise.

Create a PowerPoint presentation to
share with the owner. The presentation should be structured with the following
topics addressed:

• Review some of the tools you use, whether at home or in
  school, that help turn the data you are exposed to into information for
  making decisions.
• Elaborate further on the definition of information
  systems by answering the following questions:
• Define data.
• Define information.
• Describe what knowledge is and how it is used to create
  technology systems.
• How does an information system increase a company’s
  competitive position?
• Identify what kinds of business information SewWorld
  would likely be interested in storing, retaining, and reporting on.

Please create 10 slides PowerPoint

A Plan for Planning –
Current Scenario

Based on the nature of the
fire, the factory is deemed a total loss. 
All personnel have been accounted for, so there are no casualties.  A “rebuild and recovery” team needs to be put
into place, to formulate plans going forward. 
This team should involve the key stakeholders such as Jake, the city of
Farnsworth, the immediate team assigned to assist with the strategy as well as
bankers and client. 

The company holds a patent
for this new product “ArticCloth” which will ward off competitors to some
extent.  All aspects of the business need
to be analyzed to plan and negotiate with current clientele where orders might
still be outstanding.  It is very
important to save the relationships established which will aid in further
growth and development of this landmark company.

The company has been
planning an expansion as part of their future strategy.  A review of that strategy is necessary to see
what has been implemented or what was on task. 
The primary focus here is to not disrupt operations, so as to keep current
orders and skilled staffing.  There are
several textile companies that fell on hard times in neighboring towns, where
the towns are struggling to fill the vacant factories.  We will explore the option of temporarily
relocating operations to one of these up and running factories, preferably
closest in proximity in consideration of the commute to our current staff.

SWOT Analysis

Strength	Weakness
·  Motivated Leader ·  The success of Family Fabrics sustains the town ·  Family and management is well respected in the town. ·  Success of the new product is at an all-time high as demand  is high ·  Jake is a great Financier ·  Excellent relationship with Bankers & Lenders ·  Product is patented	·  The loss of this business can affect commerce in the town ·  Fierce Competitors ·  Stress of the catastrophe on his workforce ·  Risk losing staff due to the disaster
Opportunities	Threats
·  Rebuild with the latest technology and upgrade factory equipment ·  Utilize neighboring town vacant factory ·  Ensure your staff is on the same page to retain talent ·  Outsource some production temporarily	·  Foreign Competition ·  Technological Advancement ·  Competitors will try to develop similar product

Key Stakeholders

The main key stakeholders in
this case are:

· 
Jacob Farnsworth the head of  “Family Fabrics Corporation”

· 
City of Farnsworth, Massachusetts

· 
Customers that drives the demand of the product

Jake is the owner of the
company for close to three decades and he knows business very well. The company
has seen some bad times but Jake has proved himself to be one of the most
competent people for running this company and keeping it alive during the tough
times of the textile industry.  He is the
mastermind behind this recent product that gave the company a big advantage
over its competitors.

Second main key stakeholder
is the city of Farnsworth, where the company is based. There is a huge demand
for the products sold by the company and the company has been the life line for
the city, especially since the resurgence of the business is driven by this new
product.  Any disruption to the business
could mean significant loss of revenue for the city, which would be indirect effect.  The stakeholder has a vested interest in the
livelihood of this company and will play a pivotal part in its comeback.  This could be in the form of tax breaks or
other incentives, benefiting the company while the rebuild and operate from a
temporary location.

The other is the customers
that the client served.  The loss of the
factory due to the disaster could not have occurred at a worst time.  They are entering into the winter months and
a low supply will trigger a high demand of this product.  That is why it is extremely important to find
temporary space so that continuation of production can be started. 

Strategic Plan – The Future

A meeting with all the stakeholders
is necessary.  This company being a “one
of a kind” business in the town as well as the lifeline itself sets him apart
and major players would want to be involved to bring this company back on its
feet.  Once the team is in place, they
can now decide on where they are today in the wake of the disaster as well as
where they want to be with the company for the future:

· 
Continue with the existing product “ArticCloth”

· 
Continue operations in neighboring town and which one is most
suited

· 
Upgrade of technology and equipment with the rebuild

· 
Outsourced temporarily

· 
Discontinue some lines and forge ahead with the product
driving the resurgence.

Once it is decided how the company will move forward,
then the strategy should be formulated and implantation of its goals and future
goals be set in place.  Even though this
company is face with such a disaster, it should resemble a company taking this
as an opportunity to change goals if necessary or to implement new strategies
towards the future:

· 
Investigate every possibility of continuing market presence
through licensing of the patent or outsourcing

· 
Take every advantage of the knowledge based displaced workers

· 
Focus on responses to treat so as to maintain stance in the
market place

· 
Advance technologically

For a successful process, they will need to combine
elements of the disaster leading to an emergency operation with answering and
stepping up to long term strategic prospects.

References:

Hill,
C., Jones, G., & Schilling, M. (2015), Strategic Management Theory: An
Integrated Approach. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

Read the “Numbers Can be Worth a Thousand Pictures: Individual Differences in Understanding Graphical and Numerical Representations of Health-Related Information” article prior to answering. Informed decision making in the mental health and medical professions requires the ability to understand and effectively communicate statistical information. For this discussion, address the following in your post:

• Select one mental health disorder of your choice based on a valid diagnostic category in the DSM-5.
• Research the disorder and locate relevant statistics obtained within the past 7 years regarding overall prevalence, gender and age differences, and treatment options.
• Present this information in the discussion forum in two formats: Format 1 for individuals with high graph literacy; Format 2: for individuals with low graphic literacy but high numerical literacy. Information regarding each of these two formats is discussed in the assigned article.
• Be sure to include your references in your discussion post, that are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

1. Take a look at the research article attached to this post titled, Can We Undo Our First Impressions: The Role of Reinterpretation in Reversing Implicit Evaluations? Notice how the author uses a combination of graphics and text to communicate research results.

2. Do Your Own Work–do not copy and past graphics from other’s work–this includes from websites, books, articles, etc.

3. You may attach a Word, Excel, PPT or pdf document. These are the easiest ways to make sure your graphics are viewable.

4. You should present you data--the same information–in two ways (graphics and text) and specify which data presentation is for Format 1 (high graph literacy)
and which is for Format 2 (low graphic literacy but high numerical literacy).

5. You may paste the text portion of your post in the discussion board, but to ensure that the graphics are readable, it is recommended that you attach the graphics portion of your post in a document in one of the formats listed in #3 above.

Review the following website for examples of how to effectively present information graphically.

http://fluidsurveys.com/university/use-different-c…

Can We Undo Our First Impressions The Role of Reinterpretation in Reversing Implicit Evaluations Mann 2015 ebscohost.pdf

Discuss Your Personal Experience with Business Ethics and Sustainability

In order to differentiate between local and global businesses and their roles in leading and organizing for sustainability and ethics, consider your required readings from the textbook which impacts how global businesses lead and share information for sustainability and ethical behavior.

What principles of sustainability do most organizations or companies find the most difficult to follow in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? How do Saudi laws affect these? Does Saudi Vision 2030 address these issues adequately? Why or why not? Post your comments with a rationale or an example.

Direction:

• writing standards and APA style guidelines.
• Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources referenced
• Write 4 paragraph essays (Introduction, body and conclusion)

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