Which of the environmental factors do you feel is the most critical, and why?

Deliverable Length: 400-600 wordsMichelle, Elena, and the Mobile Manufacturing, Inc. (MM) board of directors know how important it is to understand the environment in which it is operating. They hired you—a highly-regarded marketing consultant—to bring a fresh perspective to the marketing plan. You are scheduled to meet with Michelle and Elena next week to discuss the environmental conditions that are relevant to introducing the new product.As you prepare for the meeting, you consider all of the possible environmental issues. You recognize that Elena brings an interesting perspective to the process because she has experience designing mobile phones for the Eastern European market, and she is pushing for a new product that can be marketed worldwide. On the other hand, Michelle is more concerned with the domestic marketplace and is worried that trying to market a new product anywhere outside the United States—much less worldwide—could be very risky.You sit down to start your work on the marketing plan, and you begin by drafting some goals that the marketing plan needs to address.Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.Walking through the halls at MM, you ponder the job that lies ahead. Coming out of her office, Michelle spots you and heads in your direction.“I’m so glad you’re here,” she says. “Have you settled into your office?”“Yes,” you say. “I’m eager to get started.”Michelle enters your office and takes a seat in a chair. “I’m scheduled to make a presentation to the board at the quarterly meeting next week. I know it’s short notice, but I was wondering if you could pull together a 30-minute presentation for them?” she asks.“What would you like me to present?” you ask.“As you know, you and Elena have been brought on to revitalize the product line for the company. Your role is to create a winning marketing plan that will allow us to capitalize on the new product that Elena is designing. The board would like you to discuss some of the issues that you will be considering as you develop the marketing plan for the new product. I know they’re especially interested in your thoughts on the global market.”“That sounds like a great idea,” you say.Consider the environmental variables (i.e., technological, demographic, economic, political, and cultural variables) that you must include in your marketing plan, and answer the following:Which of the environmental factors do you feel is the most critical, and why?What might someone with an opposing viewpoint think is the most important?Given this opposing argument, how would you argue your opinion?What solutions should be considered as you seek to develop a sense of ownership of your plan?What solutions would you recommend to the board, and why?Is a compromise feasible?

As the CEO of the diesel division of Volkswagen, how would you have responded when the situation became public?

Paper: Business Ethics Analysis Assignment InstructionsRarely does one individual’s decision or action create an ethical crisis entirely by itself. More often, an unethical or illegal idea is adopted by other members of the company, and the problem grows within the organization until it erupts in headlines, bad publicity, or even criminal penalties. After the fact, the questions always arise: How did that happen? Did no one know what was going on? Why did not someone stop it or report it?Volkswagen found itself in just such a position when it was discovered that the software in the company’s diesel vehicles had been programmed to provide false data to regulators regarding the level of emissions produced by the cars during testing. While the scandal was discovered in 2015, the company and the industry are still dealing with the repercussions (Strauss & Hübner, 2021).In his article “Volkswagen: Where Were the Lawyers?” Lippe (2015) questions the role that several groups within the company played in the scandal, most notable, the company’s lawyers and engineers.Research and review this situation and write a paper that fully explains the following:1. As an employee or a manager in either the legal office or the engineering department of VW, how would you have prevented this scandal?2. As the CEO of the diesel division of Volkswagen, how would you have responded when the situation became public? How would this response prevent future incidents?Support your analysis with at least 3 scholarly sources other than the course materials, cited in-text and in a reference list. You must also integrate Biblical worldview analysis.This paper must contain at least 800 words and follow current APA format but does not require an abstract. The title page and reference list do not count towards the length requirement. Submit your paper as a Word document.References provided:Strauss, M. & Hübner, A. (2021, July 8). EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-fines-bmw-volkswagen-group-restricting-competition-emission-cleaning-2021-07-08/Lippe, P. (2015, October 13). Volkswagen: Where were the lawyers? ABA Journal. http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/volkswagen_where_were_the_lawyers/

Describe four different forms of business structure how they differ.

Discussion Prompt(s)Describe four different forms of business structure how they differ.Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses(advantages and disadvantages) of each form of ownership or business structure.What factors should an entrepreneur consider before choosing a form of ownership?Identify some laws that might need to be taken into consideration when considering a business structure.Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Describe the impact of stakeholders on health care law and policy.

As the health care system continues to be reformed, there has been a lot of discussion about the impact of stakeholder positions.Select STATE stakeholder from among: STATE (e.g., Department of Health Services)Prepare a PowerPoint presentation containing 10-15 slides, including speaker notes, in which you analyze the following points:Describe the stakeholder group’s position on a current initiative. Provide the goal and intended outcome of the initiative. Explain how the initiative would be enforced, funded, and implemented.Describe the impact of stakeholders on health care law and policy.Explain what economic evaluation is involved in this initiative or policy.Describe how the initiative is important to the stakeholder and how it fits into their overall mission.While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.PLEASE DO SPEAKER NOTES IN THE NOTE SECTION OF THE SLIDES. IF NOT, THE PRESENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PER PROFESSOR.

With your own words, explain how Duska criticizes the claim that “Good ethics is good business.

Duska introduces one way to defend ethics in business, namely, to claim that good ethics is good business. Then he points out one difficulty with this line of thoughts. With your own words, explain how Duska criticizes the claim that “Good ethics is good business.no more than 600 wordsread the grading rubrics for reference

What did the Saberness-Oxley Act demand of Boards and why?

Research several hospitals of your choice and identify how many Board members are on the Board and their length of appointment.As Boards are prohibited from managing, discuss the major duty of a Board. By what mechanism does a board understand the status of the hospital financially and operationally?What did the Saberness-Oxley Act demand of Boards and why?What is D/O (Directors/Officers) insurance and why is it needed?Sarbanes Oxley101. (2017) Welcome to Sarbanes Oxley 101. Retrieved from:http://www.sarbanes-oxley-101.comMerino, B. D., Mayper, A. G., & Tolleson, T. D. (2010). Neoliberalism, deregulation and sarbanes-oxley. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 23(6), 774-792. doi:http://dx.doi.org.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/10.1108/09513571011065871

what is the most heavily-debated parts of that topic and why do the answers to that debate matter

Now that we are beginning Unit 2, you will need to narrow your topic. You have collected avariety of sources on your topic in Unit 1,however, Unit 2 will focus specifically on answering a research question. But how do you pick a good research question? This activity will help you pick one, which will be approved by your instructor.Step 1:Youshould first read page 368-373 of your textbook (starting from the section “Narrow Your Topic”). Use this section of the textbook to understand the work you’ve already done to gather background information and why it’s important to narrow your topic. Pay particular attention to the examples of research questions provided by the book.Step 2:Using this section of the textbook to guide your response, answer the following questions.What has your topic in the class been so far? What is the puzzle or problem at the center of the topic (in other words, what is the most heavily-debated parts of that topic and why do the answers to that debate matter)?What do you want your research question to be for Unit 2? Remember that research questions are literally questions (with question marks) that you hope to answer by looking at several sources on the topic. Please write your research question as a question.You can suggest two research questions if you aren’t sure.Note: Research questions tend to focus on problems/solutions. For example, if I hear that my county is looking into changing the bus routes, I may do some preliminary research, then settle on the research question should voters support the change in bus routes? A bad research question would be too narrow, such as a question that can be answered with just one source (for example, “what are the current bus routes?”) You want to ask a question that allows you enter a debate, read several sources, and leave with a clear answer to your question. If I focus on a question like should voters support thechange in bus routes? I would need several sources covering a variety of information before I could answer that question.Bad research questions can be too big or too broad (for example, do the bus systems in the U.S. work efficiently?)–if the question would take hundreds of sources to answer, it’s probably not appropriate, since this class won’t allow that much time.Based on the research you’ve done so far, what do you know about possible answers to your question (that you listed in #2)? What do you need to look into before you can answer your research question?Think of one specific group of people or audience for your research. Who specifically does this research matter to and why? Here, do not say everyone. Instead, identify at least one specific group that would be particularly interested in your research question and the answers/solutions to this question. For example, if I was researching the effects of COVID-19 infection on an unborn fetus, then one of my specific audiences would be pregnant women. Another specific audience could be obstetricians (medical doctors who work with pregnant women, deliver babies, etc.)

How would you recommend Star allocate the common costs between drinks and pastries?

Term 1 Unit 2 DiscussionsUnit 2 Discussion (ACC301 Cost Accounting)Complete and submit question 2-36 on page 73.2-36. Cost Allocation—Ethical IssuesStar Buck, a coffee shop manager, has two major product lines—drinks and pastries. If Star allocates common costs on any objective basis discussed in this chapter, the drinks are profitable, but the pastries are not. Star is concerned that her boss will pull the plug on pastries. Star’s brother, who is struggling to make a go of his new business, supplies pastries to the coffee shop. Star decides to allocate all common costs to the drinks because “Drinks can afford to absorb these costs until we get the pastries line on its feet.” After assigning all common costs to drinks, both the drinks and pastries product lines appear to be marginally profitable. Consequently, Star’s manager decides to continue the pastries line.Requireda. How would you recommend Star allocate the common costs between drinks and pastries?b. You are the assistant manager and have been working with Star on the allocation problem. What should you do?Unit 2 DB: Trade (ECO201 Macroeconomics)After reading the article, Amadeo, K. & Boyle. M (May 18th, 2021). International trade: Pros, cons, and effect on the economy. the balance, provide an advantage and a disadvantage of international trade. From the article and in your opinion, how do these impact the economy?

Create an article that could be shared online that defines key terms, explains fundamental concepts, and shares relevant examples as to why domestic businesses should consider expansion into global markets.

OverviewBlogs, LinkedIn articles, and other online publications are channels of communication through which people can share their experience, perspectives, and expertise directly with readers—and readers can respond via electronic comments. While these electronic channels are usually not as credible as scholarly publications, they are a great way for readers to learn about new topics and for writers to share their insight and expertise with a virtual audience. They are also often supported with references to case studies, reports, and other research.In this assignment, you will write an article for a virtual, professional audience to share your knowledge of the module resources concerning what globalization is and why organizations consider global expansion.PromptCreate an article that could be shared online that defines key terms, explains fundamental concepts, and shares relevant examples as to why domestic businesses should consider expansion into global markets. The article should have a brief introduction that explains what readers will gain from the post, a body that provides content supported with textual evidence from the course resources, and a conclusion that summarizes key takeaways for the reader.Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:Types of Business Environments: Differentiate between domestic and international business environments by defining and providing key characteristics of each type, using supporting evidence.Example Organizations: Identify examples of domestic and international organizations and explain how they meet the criteria for each type of organization, using supporting evidence.Benefits of Expansion: Explain the key benefits of international and global expansion for domestic businesses, providing specific examples and using supporting evidence.Ethical Considerations: Explain the role of ethics in making business decisions regarding expansion to a new market and how ethical decision-making frameworks can be used to help make these decisions. Use supporting evidence as appropriate.Guidelines for SubmissionSubmit your article as a Word document between 350 and 500 words in length. Use APA formatting and cite your sources according to APA style.

Identify the difference between occasional negative emotions and more serious mental health issues, such as anxiety disorder or depression.

Based on your reading, video, general life experience and a little research, please respond to the following 2 questions.Identify the difference between occasional negative emotions and more serious mental health issues, such as anxiety disorder or depression.Select one of the following mental health disorders and describe some of the challenges the affected individual may face.: • Anxiety • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Bi-Polar Disorder • Depression • Eating Disorders • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Schizophrenia

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