What Are The Positive And Negative Effects Of Globalization?

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Whether it is realized or not, individuals have been—and continue to be—affected by globalization. Globalization influences the products people purchase, the nature of jobs, and culture, among other things. As you respond to this week’s Discussion, consider both the positive and negative ways you or people you know have been affected by globalization. Are you able to buy fresh fruit in winter that was unavailable before trade expansion? Does your employer depend on exports for some of your company’s sales? Have you or a family member lost a job because it was outsourced? While people may often dwell on the negative effects of globalization, it is equally important to understand its benefits before passing judgment on international trade and other policies.

In this Discussion, you will describe how globalization has affected you personally and explain ways in which you may have benefitted or been hurt by the effects of globalization.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources on globalization and consider how globalization has affected you personally.
  • Review the Academic Writing Expectations for 1000-Level Courses, provided in this week’s Learning Resources.

By Day 3

Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) explanation of your personal position on globalization and the policies to promote or limit it. In your explanation, do the following:

  • Describe how globalization has affected you personally. Be sure to consider both positive and negative aspects, including on various aspects of your life, such as consumption, employment, and investment.
    • In what ways have you benefited from globalization?
    • In what ways have you or someone you know been hurt by it?
    • Overall, do you consider the net effects that you have experienced from globalization to be positive or negative?
  • Provide specific examples to support your position. To support your response, be sure to reference at least one properly cited scholarly source.

Discussion Board

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The Discussion questions are based upon a different case study each module and analyze the case scenario/research through a series of questions. The overall structure of each case is similar in that each case begins with an abstract followed by a description of the scenario/research and concludes with a discussion about the situation. The discussion is simply a series of unique questions about each case scenario that you will answer as part of the discussion.

As you work on these discussions, remember the Liberty University Online Honor Code. You

Part 1: Thread

The primary goal of the thread is to thoroughly answer each of the case study questions.  Some answers may require a paragraph-style response, whereas others will be best answered with a table or bulleted points. Use the response style that is most appropriate to answer the individual question while ensuring the following are met:

• Each thread will consist of 800 – 1000 words that answer all the assigned case study questions, include 1 biblical application/integration (no more than 10% of the total response) and across all the questions use at least 5 different peer reviewed sources.• Each case has multiple questions and each question response must be supported with at least 1 peer-reviewed source.• Use proper grammar and current APA format.

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Client Presentation On Globalization: Part 2

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You are an economic consultant for XYZ Corporation who reports to the VP of Finance, Maria Horowitz. You learned that multiple departments of your company are collaborating to create a presentation for a prospective client that explains how XYZ Corporation can help them improve their business. Maria has been asked to present on several financial aspects of an organization. She tasks you with developing the sections of the presentation relating to globalization. The potential client, named Fourevr Enterprises, mentions it mostly operates domestically, both in terms of production and selling, because it is unfamiliar with and apprehensive to engage in globalization efforts.

For this Assignment, select a product or service that Fourevr offers. Select one that is—or potentially can be—involved in international trade and globalization. Some suggestions are:

  • Automobile or parts manufacturing
  • Pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) and manufacturing
  • Financial Industries
  • Software development
  • Entertainment/video games
  • Oil and gas exploration and production
  • Small businesses involved in importing and/or exporting consumer products

Maria has developed an outline of questions she would like to have addressed for the presentation and has placed them in the presentation template. She has tasked you with addressing the questions and filling out the presentation template.

In addition to responding to the prompts, you should include a cover slide and a References slide that includes all sources cited. Each content slide should also include detailed speaker’s notes that would be used to make the presentation to the leaders of Fourevr Enterprises. Use the presentation template provided to address the prompts.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources, as well as the Week 1 Optional Resources on graphing, as needed.
  • Research the product/industry you selected in terms of international trade, international capital flows, and other elements of globalization.
  • Refer to the Academic Writing Expectations for 1000-Level Courses as you compose your Assignment.

Assignment

By Day 7

Submit your presentation on the effects of international trade and globalization on Fourevr. Be sure to use graphs and economic models/tools to support your response to each of the bullet points.

  • How does international trade affect Fourevr, both domestically and in international markets? (2–3 slides)
  • How can existing or potential changes in trade policies affect Fourevr’s operations? (1–2 slides)
  • Does it make sense for Fourevr to outsource or offshore the production of any of its inputs or any of its operations? Why or why not? (2 slides)
  • In what other ways might globalization affect Fourevr, both positively and negatively? In your response, consider the effects on Fourevr’s prices, output, and profits. (2–3 slides)
  • What can Fourevr do to better position itself to benefit, or protect itself, from globalization? (1–2 slides)

Note: For each prompt, be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer. Use the Week 6 Assignment Template, provided in this week’s Learning Resources, to complete this Assignment.

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Global Business Throughout Time

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The paper must be 7-8 pages and include historical background, examples of progress, and challenges that have existed in the history of global business until current day. Other areas to explore could be global training, global human resources practices, global financial trends, global organizational challenges, or any other global area that could relate. The paper is to be written in a formal style at a level appropriate for reading by another student who is not necessarily familiar with the topic.

Your paper should have clearly labeled sections and well-written paragraphs throughout.

Please include/format the following:
-Title your paper
-Your name
-The course number, the course title, and the semester
-Use 1” margins on all pages
-Number each page
-Three or more sections (with headings) containing the report and significance of the findings
-A conclusion and summary section including suggestions for follow-up information
-A complete list of cited references organized by author, including all citations in APA format
-Minimum of 8 references from Peer Reviewed articles written within the past five years

Week 6 Strategic Plan

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AMAZON is the company we have been using. This is a VERY BIG assignment so please make sure there are NO grammar or spelling errors and the work must be Graduate level.

Throughout this course, you have been using different analysis strategies to determine best practices for developing your business plan. It’s time to develop a strategic plan that will help you determine where your business is now, where you want to take it, and how you will get there. Your strategic plan will help you implement and manage the strategic direction of your company. Additionally, you will communicate the direction of your company to stakeholders.

Develop a strategic plan for the company you have used throughout this course and share it with stakeholders.

Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation for key stakeholders to solicit their approval of your strategic plan. Address the following in your presentation:

  • An introduction with mission and vision statements
  • Core values, ethics, and social responsibility principles
  • Analysis of the company’s:
  • Internal environment (e.g. strengths and weaknesses related to resources, trademarks, patents, copyrights, or current processes)
  • External environment (e.g. opportunities and threats related to market trends, economic trends, demographics, or regulations)
  • An evaluation of the internal and external environment’s impact on achieving the company strategy
  • Create a strategic objective for the company.
  • Create short- and long-term goals for achieving the company’s strategic plan.
  • Determine methods for collecting data and measuring the success of the strategic plan.

Include APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page.

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed documents.

Concepts And Terminology Of Statistics Applied To Business Decision

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Big data is everywhere, and various businesses around the world are driven by big data. While some businesses rely on big data for organizational decision making, this does not mean that the implications and applications of big data are properly used to ensure optimal effectiveness for the organization

For this scenario, you have been appointed as a business analyst for Big D Incorporated, charged with providing authoritative recommendations to the Board of Directors. As the business analyst, the recommendations that you provide will be based upon data calculated from statistically appropriate formulas. Be reminded that you are not the company’s statistician yet. However, as the business analyst, you are therefore responsible for interpreting statistical data and making the appropriate recommendations.

Big D Incorporated was offered a series of business opportunities, and it is your job as the business analyst to provide expert insight and justification for recommendations regarding these potential prospects.

Assignment Details

Big D Incorporated has a business opportunity to provide two different types of information to a new client. As the business analyst, you are tasked to assess the financial feasibility of this opportunity. The new client is a retailer and looking to expand its product offerings. However, the client is requesting Big D Incorporated to assist in the decision-making process.

Prepare a presentation that addresses the following:

  • Explain the difference between nominal and ordinal data.
  • List 3 qualitative attributes of outdoor sporting goods that the client may want to ask consumers. Make sure 1 of the qualitative attributes is nominal.
  • For each ordinal attribute, assign names for the endpoints of a 5-point rating scale.
  • Explain the difference between interval and ratio data.
  • List 2 quantitative attributes of outdoor sporting goods that market researchers might want to measure.
  • Explain the difference between a population and a sample.

Discussion 4

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Assignment #4

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Directions:

A) Read the attached case study and complete the questions below using one (1) of the presentation methods below:

    • 2-3 pages essaysummary (on word document) (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)
    • Create a thread and or reply in thread box (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)
    • Power Point presentation or Prezi (10–15 slides).(Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)
    • Infographic: (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)
    • Educational/training packet or guide: (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)
    • Brochure: (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)
    • 5–7 minute recorded PSA (public service announcement) (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below)

Address the following questions:

    1. What should be your immediate response to Millie Norman? Why?
    2. Do you believe you have the basis on which to proceed with disciplinary action against someone? Why or why not?
    3. How can the human resource department help you in your present concern?

–Your experiences may be very helpful and interesting to all of us. However, be sure that you also back up your posts with factual information from the text (when it applies to the initial discussion board question (s) and responses to peers) or other creditable sources. A minimum of one reference is required to support your response to the discussion question and reply to a classmate. You may cite the course required textbook and or other sources in which you have used content from. Make sure your references are in APA format. 

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Summarize And Present Information In A Meaningful Way

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Consider the following scenario, continued from the Unit 1 Individual Project:

Big D Incorporated needs to prepare an assessment regarding the feasibility of making a recommendation for expansion into another market. As the business analyst, your assignment is to prepare a short presentation for the Board of Directors that apply concepts learned in Unit 1 and concepts from Unit 2 to make the necessary recommendations and justifications for those recommendations. You will need to compare and contrast the varying markets to make the best recommendation possible. Complete the following:

  • Download the reports for the United States from this Web site. The Web site provides free demographical services where one can choose from a variety of criteria and generate reports based on the U.S. Census data. This particular file contains 4 reports:
    • General Summary
    • Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary
    • Occupation and Employment Summary
    • Income Summary (based on the entire United States)
  • Download the reports for zip code 60614 from this Web site. This particular file contains 4 reports:
    • General Summary
    • Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary
    • Occupation and Employment Summary
    • Income Summary based on the U.S. zip code 60614
  • Using all 4 demographic reports (General Summary, Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary, Occupation and Employment Summary, and Income Summary) for the United States and zip code 60614, prepare a 1-page summary slide explaining how your territory differs from the national profile. Feel free to note anything that you found surprising in the data.
  • Use the BI software you choose to depict information from these reports.
  • Prepare a presentation of 4–5 slides of your major findings. You may group a category of data from the Total United States and zip code 60614, and create a graph to show how they differ. The presentation should have at least 2 graphs and a headline that summarizes a key takeaway from the graph.

Your presentation should include 5–6 slides in PowerPoint, plus title and reference slides with speaker notes (75-word minimum per slide).

 

For assistance with the usage of Tableau for analysis and reporting, review and use the instructions below. Those should be helpful if you are having problems with the software usage or data. However, you do not need to use Tableau. For BI software usage such as Excel, resort to using the Help functions and other resources on the Internet and in videos to learn how to use Excel to create graphical presentations including table usage.

The instructions to create a bar graph in Tableau (optional) or in another BI software are as follows.

  1. Open the assignment CTU instructions.
  2. Download the BI software.
  3. Create your Tableau Public Account.
  4. Click the download link for the 60614 file (file will open in Excel).
  5. Click the download link for the U.S. file (file will open in Excel).
  6. The following are some options:
    1. Create separate demographical worksheets (e.g., Educational Attainment or Household Income). Include zip code and U.S. data.
      • See a sample of the file available with column headings and extraneous blanks.

 

  1. Create a file with data organized without extraneous rows and columns but including headings.
  2. The idea is to clean up the file before usage. Separating files and worksheets may be the best way to make this happen
  3. Note that in the real situation, when using BI software, you will want to ensure that your data are clean and that you have similar data in your files.
  4. Save the file(s) on your computer.
  5. Open Tableau. Then do a File > Open > Open on your saved file.
  6. At the bottom of the screen on the left, click on the little box next to Sheet 1 (looks like a bar graph with a plus in the top left corner).
  7. Under “Measures” (on the left), you should see “Chicago” and “U.S.” Click on “U.S.,” and pull it into rows at the top of the screen. Then, click on Chicago and pull it over into rows.
  8. Under “Dimensions” on the left, you should see “Household Income.” Click on “Household Income,” and pull it into column.
  9. In the second column from the left, you should see “Measures.”
  10. In the top right corner, you should see a “show me” box illustrating ways you can view the data based on the values you have chosen. To do side-by-side comparisons, put your cursor over the rightmost picture on the third line with the side-by-side blue and orange bars. Click on it. Your graph should appear on the page. You can play around with how you want to portray your data.
  11. To save in Tableau Public, click File > Save to Tableau Public as… > give the file a descriptive name. You will be asked to log into Tableau Public using your e-mail and password.
  12. When your graph is saved in public, at the bottom right, there is a download button. Decide how you will save the file. (You can create an image and name the .png file. It will be saved in Tableau Public.)
  13. After the file is saved, open the .png file, and edit or copy the graph.
  14. Open your PowerPoint file, and then paste (special) it on the slide. You can adjust the size.
  15. Repeat the same in Tableau opening of any other prepped and cleaned file.

Note: Measure values are your number fields; measure names are the descriptors.

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Use Common Statistical Tests To Draw Conclusions From Data

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Based upon the input from Units 1 and 2, you have just received your next assignment that will contribute to your next decision. For the outdoor sporting goods client, based upon your prior decision on whether or not to expand to the next market or retain your current position, justify your decision further utilizing the chi-square distribution tool. One key criterion point: You do not have adequate data to formulate a full chi-square for the outdoor sporting goods client. However, you have sufficient data to initiate this process. You are charged to demonstrate the initial steps of a nonparametric test that are qualitative. Utilizing the null and alternative hypotheses, further present your justifications for your selection and what it means beyond the mere formulas. What is this going to tell the Board of Directors and contribute to the decision-making process?

The following information may be helpful in understanding chi-square and hypothesis testing:

Please review this helpful video. The presenter uses flipping a coin and rolling a die. These are examples and analogies used in the CTU resources.

The following are assumptions that might make the assignment more helpful and make the responses more uniform:

  • Continue to utilize the Big D scenario. Work under the assumption that the sample is based upon 2 different proposed product lines.
  • Additionally, work under the assumption that the same demographics are utilized for each product.

Market Analysis And How Your Stock Track Shares Affected-November

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At the end of each week from week 1 to week 6 (by Sunday at Midnight CST), you are expected to provide a discussion of why the stock market behaved as it did during the week(Nov 14th to Nov 18th 2022)  and how your StockTrak portfolio performed under these market conditions. For each entry, you can write it like a two-part (paragraph) blog post: part one why the stock market behaved as it did during the week; and part two how your portfolio performed under these market conditions.

Stoc Trak: Its a play trading tool where you buy stocks funds with Dummy Money.Intially each student will be given 1000000$ and need to trade weekly until the end of the semester.

My Portfolio This week:(Nov 14th to Nov 18th 2022)

Please see attached document for My Portfolio This week.

Example: please see below example how one my classmate written on this assignment(How’s the market this week and how it effected his/her portfolio)-Please don’t copy paste but take it as reference

Example:

How did the stock market perform during the week?(November 14th to November 18Th)

The leading Economic Index fell 0.8% in October. This brought the total decline to 3.2% for the past six months. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Therano’s, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wire fraud. Twitter experience mass resignations on Thursday (almost half of the employees that we left after the layoffs). Carvana plans to layoff 1,500 employees which caused a 6% decrease in stock price. Bond yields increased as the Fed “signaled their rate-hiking campaign to slow inflation”

Oil dropped to $79.18 a barrel.

  • Dow Jones increased 199.37 points
  • S&P 500 increased 18.87 points
  • NASDAQ increased 1.11 points

How did my portfolio perform under these conditions?

The market did not have any large increases or decreases this week. My portfolio also did not have any significant increases or decreases. However, the return on my portfolio decreased this week as I was more active in trading and selling this week. Overall, it was a good week as I received dividends from Conoco Phillips ($51.00), Exxon Mobil ($182.00) and 3M ($447.00). I also received coupon payments from the T-Bonds ($1,593.75).

I bought shares on Monday from Unitedhealth Group, AMC, Apple, Nestle SA, Proctor and Gamble and Costco with the intent to sell by the end of the week if there was an increase in price. I did not end up selling all of them. I took a lost $1,200 on AMC on Monday. If I would have held to the end of the week I could have made a profit.

Overall:

  • Return 18.45%.
  • Value $1,184,534.33
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