Author: chris

The once mighty General Motors, unable to survive by meeting the needs of customers turned to the taxpayers for a bailout in the U.S. In Europe its Opel subsidiary required similar life support from the German government. However, GM wanted to get help in a way that enabled it to continue to benefit from Opel.
Read the Chapter 6 Closing Case, “The Fate of Opel”. Write a short summary of the material(one or two well-crafted paragraphs please) and answer the questions below. You may use outside research to help answer the questions.
1. What are the costs and benefits of FDI inflows for a host country such as Germany?
2. Will foreign firms such as GM always make decisions in the best interest of the host country?
3. In an effort to preserve German jobs, the Magna plan would close a more efficient plant in Spain. What would you do if you were a Spanish government official? What if you were a German official?
4. How would you vote if you were a member of the GM board regarding the fate of Opel?
All written work must be done in proper APA format.

Write a critical response paper, read Chapters 1, 6-7, 13 from the attached book “Empire” and answer WHY DO STATES BUILD EMPIRES? Point to all the arguments and main points but the goal is to give a critical response. Be specific and clear with your response. Make SURE it’s 400 words (380-420 words).

I will upload the materials for this assignment but please notice that it’s two different articles so apply the SWOT analysis, the external analysis and the porter’s Five Forces Model – Industry analysis (Opportunities and Threats) once for each article and explain why.

Our Digital Exhaust and Privacy

Watch the Human Face of Big Data video again ( Human Face of Big Data book) in Youtube.

Then watch the four “Has the Internet Changed How we Think About Privacy?” watch all 4 videos at Discovery Channel’s Curiosity
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/internet-changed-privacy
Assignment:

Answer both of the following questions:

Question 1:
What, if anything, will you change in your digital behavior after watching the videos and reading the articles? Feel free to include personal experiences and opinion. Be specific.

Question 2:
How do you think individuals, companies and governments (laws) should address the concerns with the “privacy bargain,” as identified in the MIT article?

Format and other important directions:
• While not required or expected for this assignment, you may cite other works to substantiate your opinion. If you do, use the APA format for works cited.
• A minimum of 500 words (combined for both questions)
• Use MS Word
• Use Times New Roman font, 12 pt and 1″ inch margins (top, bottom, left and right)
• Single spacing

Word count: Maximum 1500 words (excluding references and appendices)
Format: Academic essay
Assessment expectation: Identify, evaluate and justify your position in relation
to the question asked using theory and relevant examples to support your
answer.
Write an essay on one of the following topics:
Question 1
What motivates corporations to engage in social and environmental issues in local
communities? Using your understanding of CSR, illustrate your answer with reference to
examples of business practice with which you are familiar.
Question 2
Business organizations use the resources of society. Some argue on the basis of this that
they have a responsibility to ‘give something back’. Evaluate philanthropy as a socially
responsible business activity using either global OR local examples to illustrate your
answer.26
Essay Format
Your essay should be constructed as suggested by Emerson:
Introduction:
 introduce, explain and elaborate upon your understanding of the
given topic, indicate the stance you will adopt, and the direction
that your argument will take.
Development/Discussion:
 explain the extent to which you agree/disagree with the given
statement
 provide evidence to support your identification with, or rejection of
his statements/observations.
 base your evidence on your reading of scholarly research and
course readings.
 illustrate the points you make with anecdotal and/or
documentary evidence sourced from your reading and your
personal experience.
Conclusion:
 sum up your argument by reminding the reader of the stance you
have taken in relation to the topic, and your reasons for taking it.

1. Answer the two questions below.
1. What is the strongest argument, in your mind, in favor of keeping the Electoral College as our method of selecting the president?
2. What is the strongest argument, in your mind, in favor of eliminating the Electoral College as our method of selecting the president (and adopting some other method of selection, such as the winner of the popular vote)?

2. Write a short response to the posting below:
The Framers’ intent was that the president would be selected by his peers. These would be individuals who would know the candidates and know their character, both good and bad. The Electoral College evolved from this ideal. To some extent, this holds true today. Presidential hopefuls meet with delegates as well as other members of their party in order to win their support as they campaign prior to the primary. The United States is now a very large country and these interactions with delegates as well as others involved in their party probably gives a closer outcome to what the Framer’s intended. Some of this is negated because in some states or parties, have open primaries. Candidate outcomes can be manipulated by people who may not even support the party candidate but are trying to influence the outcome. Also, in many states it is a winner-takes-all of the delegate votes of their party after the primary. So the delegates themselves have very little say in who the candidate will be from their party. Some states have addressed this matter and giver proportionate delegates to the top vote getters. The mob selection process that the Framers were most concerned about is somewhat negated in the system we have today.
To some degree the Electoral College is no longer operating as it was conceived and perhaps is now outdated. The Framers probably never could have imagined mass media as it is today in the world of instant information. The primary/caucus results of the two states of New Hampshire and Iowa often influence voters around the country because they are first in the nation. Those candidates that have a good showing in these states often do well throughout the presidential election season because of the psychological effect that everyone wants to support a winner. In winner-take-all delegates states which is the majority of the states, candidates that can get out front will more than likely win all the delegates of a state. Yet, they may have only won those delegate votes by a very small margin. Therefore, in a hotly contested race for president, a candidate can conceivably win by a huge margin of electoral votes and lose the popular vote. Since the majority of delegates no longer directly control the outcome by direct vote, the process appears to be mostly unnecessary.

Write a one page summary on the Life & Works of Correggio.
You will need to use your own resources to write this summary.
Be sure to reference all sources used.

How do the Economics concepts we just covered impact the economy, you and your family, your friends and your employer? Write a three to four sentence explanation of why each idea / concept is important to you and how it affects your life. Below are the concepts. Below are the 10 Concepts:
1) Functions of the Federal Reserve System
2) Depository Institution Reserves
3) Federal Deposit Insurance
4) How Deposit Insurance Causes Increased Risk Taking by Bank Managers
5) Can Deposit Insurance Be Reformed?
6) How the FED Influences Interest Rates
7) Relationship between the Price of Existing Bonds and the Rate of Interest
8) Effects of an Increase in the Money Supply
9) The Net Export Effect of Contractionary Monetary Policy
10) The Net Export Effect of Expansionary Monetary Policy

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries are against ISIS. research proposal is all about this issue and how the US is doing with this issue.

Hiring Process
– Interviews
– Selection process
– Background checks
– Employment verifications