Category: Business

Argentina and the Limits to Macroeconomic Policy: A Case Analysis

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Read the CASE ANALYSIS: Argentina and the Limits to Macroeconomic Policy on page 266

Write a 4-6 page paper (1000 or more words) in APA format in response to the questions:

Provide a brief overview of this case analysis; summarize the key points (no more than a page, of a page is better for this summary).
Research current economic data on Argentina. (You may find some information here ).
Explain why a currency devaluation, whether intentional or not, would be a problem.
The economic data of the current account to savings, investment, and the general government budget balance are calculated at the website listed under Item b. Discuss the pros and cons of current account deficits.
Does it appear that Argentinas current economic crisis is caused by economic imbalances or caused by volatile capital flows?
Consider the question: Does this mean that developing countries cannot use expansionary macroeconomic policies? Provide an answer to this question.
Below is a recommended outline.

Cover page
Introduction
A thesis statement
Purpose of paper
Overview of paper
Body (Cite sources using in-text citations.)
Provide an overview of this case analysis; summarize the key points
Explain why a currency devaluation, whether intentional or not, would be a problem.
Describe the current financial situation in the country. Analyze the cause of the problem: economic imbalances or volatile capital flows
Consider the question: Does this mean that developing countries cannot use expansionary macroeconomic policies? Provide an answer to this question.
Conclusion Summary of main points (from the body)
Lessons Learned and Recommendations
References List the references you cited in the text of your paper according to APA format.

 

 

 

Ethical Perspectives on Dealing with Foreign Bribery

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Which of the following do you feel is the best approach when dealing with foreign bribery? Why?
Ethical Relativism: There are no universal or international rights and wrongs; it all depends on a particular culture’s values and beliefs.
Ethical Absolutism: You follow your own cultural values no matter where you are.
Ethical Universalism: There are fundamental principles of right and wrong that transcend cultural boundaries, and MNEs must adhere to these values.
Which of these ethical viewpoints might advocate criminalizing foreign bribery? Do you think that foreign bribery should be criminalized? Justify your response.

Ranking Order of Job Positions Based on Value to the Organization

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Case Study:

This organization has 10 different positions; due to the lack of having an HR professional who understands compensation issues, it is without any salary structure for the employees.

The job titles are:

Operator
Mechanic
Electrician
Supervisor
Administrative Assistant
Sales Professional
Sales Manager
HR Manager
Operations Manager
President
Your task is to identify the ranking order of these jobs in the business based on least to most value to the organization.

This is accomplished by the following:

You will need to do some research at salary.com and benchmark these positions using regional data or national data and rank the salaries of the employees.
You can use an objective point system to assign points, using compensable factors for the jobs as well.
Next, you will tally the points for each position and assign these jobs to specific pay grades.

 

Analysis of TC Ice Cream Flavors for Profitability

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Scenario
You have been hired as a consultant by TC Ice Cream. As part of its expansion plan, TC Ice Cream wants to limit the number of flavors that they sell and only focus on those that are the most profitable. You will do an analysis of two flavors for a specific division and determine which flavor should be kept and which should be removed.

Option A: Keep Flavor One
Option B: Keep Flavor Two
The TC Ice Cream management team has tasked you with doing an in-depth analysis to determine which of the two options will be the most profitable, given the monthly advertising expense of $5,000. Use the division that you selected in Module Two and select two flavors to make your recommendation. Consider the TC Ice Cream data set that contains data about quantity sold, advertising expenses, flavor rating, social media posts, and event promotions.

You will use the same division and the same two flavors throughout the remainder of the course.
Keep in mind that the WEST NORTH CENTRAL division cannot be used for your analysis.
Your work here in Phase One is to do a current trend analysis, which will help you test your initial hypothesis as to which ice cream flavor has the most sales. You will use the work here as a foundation for Phase Two (in Milestone Two).

Once you have completed the visualizations for the two flavors you selected, you will create a PowerPoint presentation analyzing the data.

Prompt
For this assignment, you will analyze the data from the TC Ice Cream data set and identify trends and patterns. You will submit an analysis report in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. You will also create multiple charts to present the descriptive analysis you performed.

Within the , you will use the sheets Flavor One Analysis and Flavor Two Analysis to create your visualizations. Select two flavors within the division you selected in Module Two.

Complete the following visualizations for each flavor. The visualizations for Flavor One should be completed in the Flavor One Analysis sheet and the visualizations for Flavor Two should be completed in the Flavor Two Analysis sheet. It is recommended that you use pivot table filtering to filter the data to the specific division and flavor you have selected.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Excel Workbook
Present the key descriptive statistics for the five quantitative variables in a table (quantity sold, advertising expenses, flavor rating, social media posts, and event promotions). The key descriptive statistics include the mean, median, standard deviation, and range.
Analyze the TC Ice Cream data to identify trends and patterns for the two flavors you have selected. For each flavor, create the following visualizations.
Create a line chart (also known as a trend chart) using the qualitative variable Date and the quantitative variable Quantity Sold to provide a visualization displaying quantity sold by month.
Create a line chart (also known as a trend chart) using the qualitative variable Date and the quantitative variable Flavor Rating (average) to provide a visualization displaying flavor rating (average) by year/quarter/month.
Create a combo chart using the qualitative variable Date (x-axis) and the quantitative variables: Quantity Sold (clustered column) and Advertising expenditures (line – secondary axis).
Create a combo chart using the qualitative variable Date (x-axis) and the quantitative variables: Quantity Sold (clustered column) and total Social Medial Posts and Event Promotions (line – secondary axis). Hint: create a pivot table variable to sum the social media posts and event promotions.
Create a box and whiskers chart using the qualitative variable Quantity Sold. This will help identify any outliers in the quantity sold data.
Create a histogram for the quantitative variable Flavor Rating. It is recommended to use the data analysis add-in and the analysis tool Histogram to create the data for the visualization.
PowerPoint Presentation
Using the Milestone One PowerPoint Template, complete the following:
Outliers: Identify any outliers that you see and explain how they have an impact on the overall trends. Outliers are the data points that can have an impact on your averages and basic descriptive analysis.
Analysis: Form and explain your initial hypothesis based on your analysis of the charts and trends in Excel.
Analyze the histogram of the flavor ratings for each flavor you selected.
Which option (Option A or Option B) would you choose at this point in your analysis, given the monthly expense of $5,000?
Why did you choose your selected attributes?
Describe any relationships or trends you observed while conducting your analysis.
Your presentation should include key visualizations and analysis to support your report

Airbus A380: A Strategic Case Study

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Case: Whilst we may view the A380 as a failure, Airbus continued to protect its market share despite a turbulent two-year period between 2019 and 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic had spread havoc across the world. Amidst uncertain times, both Airbus and Boeing were expecting the pandemic to take a toll on their businesses. While both the A380 and the B747 were slated to be written off soon, their experiences had surely left the two competing companies with several key takeaways. Assignment question: Q: For Airbus, had the A380 been just a bad strategy? Alternatively, had it been a good strategy gone wrong in execution?

 

Differentiation Strategy for Rasmussen Logistics: Building Value Chain Excellence

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Scenario
You are on the management team at your selected company. You have been asked to create a presentation for their new Operations Executive. The new leader is in the process of looking at alternative strategies that the company can employ in the value chain area of operations. You are tasked with researching differentiation strategies that the company can use to build a value chain strategy.

Instructions
Develop a presentation that outlines a differentiation strategy based on workflow across Rasmussen Logistics value chain. Include the following:

Title slide (1 slide)
Evaluate how Rasmussen could use a competitive advantage strategy. Include a discussion of the following: (2-3 slides)
Cost advantage
Cost leadership
Examine the primary activities of value chain that Rasmussen could use. Include a discussion of the following: (2-3 slides)
Inbound logistics
Operations
Outbound logistics
Examine the drivers of value chain that Rasmussen could use. Include a discussion of the following (2-3 slides):
Economies of scale
Capacity utilization
Conclude with your highlight for your final recommendation of a differentiation strategy to your new Operations Executive. (1-2 slides)
Provide attribution for credible sources (minimum of 3 scholarly sources).

Samual’s Contract with Marvin

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Prompt: Samual is an elderly man who lives with his nephew Marvin. Samual is dependent on Marvin for support. Marvin advises Samual to invest in Marvins drycleaning business venture, or Marvin will no longer support him. Samual liquidates his other investments and signs a contract with Marvin, to whom Samual gives the funds. Can Samual set aside this contract? Explain.o Requirements: Threaded format; 75 wordsPrompt: Medico gives Health Source copies of Medicos financial statements for the previous year. The statements show an inventory of $10 million. On June 15, Medico discovers that the previous years inventory is overstated by $500,000, but does not inform Health Source. On July 1, Health Source, relying on the financial statements, buys Medico. On July 10, Health Source discovers the inventory overstatement. Can Health Source succeed in a suit against Medico?Explain.