What is the type of strategic alliance used by your chosen firms?

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3

Strategic Management (MGT 401)

Deadline: 04/12/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment No 3   

Learning Outcomes:

1.  Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation (Lo.3)
2. Gain insights into the strategy-making processes of different types of organizations (Lo.4)
3. Understand issues related to strategic competitive advantage in diversified organizations (Lo.6)

From real national/international market, select any type of strategic alliance between two firms and answer the following questions:

1. Briefly introduce your chosen firms, partners of the strategic alliance (industry, nationality, size, market position…). (1Mark)- Max 150 words
2. What is the type of strategic alliance used by your chosen firms? Explain its different reasons. (1Mark)
3. What is the method used by the firms to manage their cultures after alliance? underline the pros and cons of this method. (1 Mark)
4. Is this strategic alliance successful? Justify. (1 Mark)
5. What recommendations can you give for the managers of these firms to improve their competitiveness? (1 mark)

Note. All references used should be listed by the end of your analysis, using the APA style.

Answers

Image manipulation

1.2 Manipulating an image in memory Once an image has been loaded into memory, the operations that can be carried out on it essentially consist of making calculations on the array of pixels.
Grey levels With the format of a colour image where each pixel is represented by the three levels r, v and b, the grey colour is obtained by assigning the same value to the three colour levels. To transform a colour image into a grayscale image, each pixel must be assigned a grayscale value, which is called the luminance, calculated from the colour of the image. The human eye is not sensitive in the same way to these three colours, so to get a good result we cannot simply average them. The C.I.E. (Commission for International Electrotechnical Cooperation) proposes to characterize the luminance information (the value) of a pixel by the formula :
Grey = 0.2125 Red + 0.7154 Green + 0.0721 Blue
Exercise 5:Write a function image levelGrey(tImageim)which returns a grayscale image created from the image given as a parameter. Use the given formula to calculate the luminance of each pixel.
Blurring The Gaussian blurring algorithm consists in replacing each pixel of an image by the average value of the pixels surrounding it. As this operation modies the pixel values and performs the calculations from the values of the surrounding pixels it is necessary to leave the original image unchanged and create a new image. The degree of blurring depends on the number of pixels considered around the pixel to be blurred. This is expressed as the radius which denes the square of the pixels around the pixel to be blurred from which the average value is calculated. For example, in the following gure the light blue pixel in the middle will be blurred by replacing it with the average of the 9 pixels located within a radius of 1 pixel around it to obtain the purple pixel.
Radius blurring 1 —–>
More generally, given a blur of radius r pixels, we replace a pixel by the average of the pixels
pixels located in a square of dimension 2r + 1 around
Blurring of radius r —–>
The pixel is replaced by the pixel (the average of the values of the (2r + 1)^2 pixels of which pi,j is the centre). Of course this calculation is to be done for each of the red, green and blue components.
Exercise 6: Write a function pixel blur avg(tImageim, int i, int j, int r)which returns the pixel obtained by calculating the average of the pixels located in the square of radius r around the pixel of coordinates (i, j) of the imageim. Be careful to manage the edges of the image! There are no (2r + 1)^2 pixels around a pixel if it is less than r pixels from an edge.
Exercise 7:Write a function image blur(tImage im,int n)which returns a new image created by blurring the image given as a parameter with a blurring radius r. The resulting image is obtained by invoking the oumoy function on each pixel of the given image.
Clipping Exercise 8:Obtaining the contours of the elements of an image can be done from Gaussian blurring by replacing each pixel of the original image by the pixel obtained with the formula :
*Blanc(French) = white(ENG)where White is the white pixel whose components r, v and b are all 255 and where the fuzzy pixel is calculated as with radius r = 2.
Write a function image contours(tImage im)which return as a result a new image containing the contours of the given image.

Analyse the concept of Turing Machines and its applications

Module Learning Outcomes

The following LOs are achieved by the student by completing the assignment successfully

1) Conceptually analyse the concept of Turing Machines and its applications

2) Critically analyse and conceptually relate these models to solve real-world problems in diverse areas.

3) Apply mathematical and formal practices for elucidating problems in computer science

Assignment Objective

Aim of this assignment is to evaluate the student’s conceptual skills on analyzing on Turing machines and its application for real world problems. Applying the mathematical skills to solve problems in computer science.

The laws of supply and demand

The laws of supply and demand state that as consumers see rise in prices, they will consumer less. This smaller consumption will lead to lower demand, which will drive prices lower due to unsold inventory. However, when it comes to price of fuel, a steady increase in prices doesn’t seem to be driving demand much. However, if the price breaks a certain “psychological pricing” point around $5 per gallon average nationwide, the demand for fuel just drops like a rock. How can we explain this unusual behavior for fuel? What does everyone think?

Implement the formulas using Java Language

CS285

Discrete Mathematics Applications

Project  1

Consider a polynomial F(x)=x²+x+41. Let’s check its values for a few first integers: 

F(1)=43 which is prime. 

F(2)=47 which is also prime. F(3)=53, F(4)=61, F(5)=71, F(6)=83, F(7)=97, F(8)=113, F(9)=131, all of which are prime.

Is it right to conclude that F(x) is a prime for all integer x?

Let’s check a couple more values: F(10)=151 is a prime; F(11)=173 and F(12)=197 are both prime. However, it’s wrong to conclude that F(x) is prime for all integer x. In fact, F(40)=40⋅40+40+41=40⋅(40+1)+41=412. 

Still, it’s interesting that F(x) is prime for all integers from 1 through 39.

G(x)=x²−x+41 is prime for x from 0 through 40, and H(x)=x²−79x+1601 is prime for x from 1through 80. H(81)=41⋅43. 80 is a long run of primes indeed.

Objective:

• Perform a research on the most recent prime numbers generator formulas (at least 7 formulas)
• Implement the formulas using Java Language
• Test your formulas for the first 10 000 Numbers
• Show your results as follow:
  • Which formulas generate most of prime numbers
  • Which formulas provide the first non-prime number
  • Time to compute all prime numbers (up to 10 000 first numbers)
  •  

Your program should provide possibility to call via menu any of the above mentioned formulas, execute on the given datasets and provide:

What to submit:

• Report (4 pages maximum) containing results of different formulas on each datasets (template will be provided later on LMS)
  • Description of each formulas and it’s reference
  • Description of each code (details of class, methods, ..)
• Your Java code (documented code!!!!)
• PPT presentation  (no more than 6 slides)

How to work:

2 students per project

When to submit:

Date of submission:   6^th  December 2021

Date of presentation:  6^th  December 2021

What is the optimal government policy response

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 2

Deadline: 20/11/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
  

Assignment Regulation:

• All students are encouraged to use their own word.
• Assignment -2 should be submitted on or before the end of Week-11 in Black Board only.
• This assignment is an individual assignment.
• Citing of references is also necessary.

Assignment Structure:

Learning Outcomes:

• Discuss the reasons for and methods of governments’ intervention in trade (Lo 1.2)
• Identify and evaluate the significant trade agreements affecting global commerce (Lo 1.1)
• Carry out effective self-evaluation through discussing economic systems in the international business context (Lo. 3.1)

Critical Thinking

Read the Management Focus on, “NAFTA’s Tomato Wars,” available in your e-book (page no. 620), and answer the following questions:

Assignment Question(s):                                                     (Marks: 5)

1. Do you think that Mexican producers were dumping tomatoes in the United States? Discuss.

(mark:1)

• Was the Commerce Department right to establish a new minimum floor price rather than scrap the agreement and file an antidumping suit? Who would have benefited from an antidumping suit against Mexican tomato producers? Who would have suffered?                                     (marks:3)
• What do you think is the optimal government policy response here? Explain your answer. (mark:1)

Answer:

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Discuss a chronic health disease

This paper should clearly and comprehensively discuss a chronic health disease.

Select a topic from the list provided by your course faculty:

1.Breast Cancer: Include screening need in the content of the paper

2.Bladder Cancer

3.Lung Cancer

The paper should be organized into the following sections:

1.Introduction (Identification of the problem) with a clear presentation of the problem as well as the significance and a scholarly overview of the paper’s content. No heading is used for the Introduction per APA current edition.

Comprehensively and succinctly states the problem/concern. Clear presentation of the problem as well as the significance with a scholarly overview of the paper’s content.

2.Background and Significance of the disease, to include: Definition, description, signs and symptoms. Incidence and prevalence of statistics by state with a comparison to national statistics pertaining to the disease. If after a search of the library and scholarly data bases, you are unable to find statistics for your home state, or other states, consider this a gap in the data and state as much in the body of the paper. For instance, you may state something like, “After an exhausting search of the scholarly data bases, this writer is unable to locate incidence and/or prevalence data for the state of …. This indicates a gap in surveillance that will be included in the “Plan” section of this paper.

Background and significance is complete, presents risks, disease impact and includes a review of incidence and prevalence of the disease within the student’s state compared to national data. Evidence supports background. If the student discovers a gap in data (no state level data), this is stated within the section. A student created table is included using APA format. In the case of a gap in data the student will select two other sets of data to use in the student created table.

3.Surveillance and Reporting: Current surveillance methods and mandated reporting processes as related to the chronic health condition chosen should be specific. Current state and national disease surveillance methods are reviewed along with currently gathered types of statistics and information on whether the disease is mandated for reporting. Supported by evidence.

4.Epidemiological Analysis: Conduct a descriptive epidemiology analysis of the health condition. Be sure to include all of the 5 W’s: What, Who, Where, When, Why. Use details associated with all of the W’s, such as the “Who” which should include an analysis of the determinants of health. Include costs (both financial and social) associated with the disease or problem.

Comprehensive review and analysis of descriptive epidemiological points for the chronic health problem. The 5 W’s of epidemiological analysis should be fully identified. Supported by scholarly evidence.

5.Screening and Guidelines: Review how the disease is diagnosed and current national standards (guidelines). Pick one screening test (review Week 2 Discussion Board) and review its sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and cost. Review of current guidelines for screening and diagnosis. Screening tool statistics related to validity, predictive value, and reliability of screening tests are presented.

6.Plan: Integrating evidence, provide a plan of how a nurse practitioner will address this chronic health condition after graduation. Provide three specific interventions that are based on the evidence and include how you will measure outcomes (how will you know that the interventions have utility, are useful?) Note:  Consider primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions as well as the integration of health policy advocacy efforts. All interventions should be based on evidence – connected to a resource such as a scholarly piece of research.

7.Summary/Conclusion: Conclude in a clear manner with a brief overview of the keys points from each section of the paper utilizing integration of resources. The conclusion thoroughly, clearly, succinctly, and logically presents major points of the paper with clear direction for action. Includes scholarly references

• The paper should be formatted and organized into the following sections which focus on the chosen chronic health condition.
• Adhere to all paper preparation guidelines (see below).

Preparing the Paper:

• Page length: 7-10 pages, excluding title page and references.
• APA format current edition
• Include scholarly in-text references throughout and a reference list.
• Include at least one table that the student creates to present information. Please refer to the “Requirements” or rubric for further details. APA formatting required.
• Length: Papers not adhering to the page length may be subject to either (but not both) of the following at the discretion of the course faculty: 1.  Your paper may be returned to you for editing to meet the length guidelines, or, 2. Your faculty may deduct up to five (5) points from the final grade.
• Adhere to the Chamberlain College of Nursing academic policy on integrity as it pertains to the submission of original work for assignments.

Requirements: 7-10 pages, excluding title page and references

Script book book.py

The instructions and the required file are in the following drive link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pEnLaLMqC0…

Create a script called books.py from scratch. Your script will read a text file containing information on a set of books. It will generate an object for each book in the file, sort the objects by call number, and print information about the books to stdout (e.g., to the console).

Your script should contain the following elements; see the instructions file for more details.

• A Book class
• a read_books() function
• a main() function parse_args() function
• an if __name__ == “__main__” statement

Civil law

law 12 scrapbook categories -civil law (dispute between two people )collect 3 news from each of the below categories with links ,give a short summary and then provide your opinions on the story .criminal law ( crime against society )human right legal issues (rights of individuals denied )youth law issue ( people under 17 involved in criminal activity )bizarre legal issue (people are crazy )an individual case of your choosing ( something important )articles suppose to be from November 5 onward not before

What factors contribute to the success or lack of success within this organization?

This final course project allows you to apply your new knowledge in organizational behavior to evaluate the success of an organization (profit or nonprofit) with respect to four specific OB concepts of your choosing (Management, Organizational Culture, Globalization, Employee Motivation, Conflict, Negotiations, Job Satisfaction, Power, Leadership, Communication, Diversity, Decision Making, Ethics, Job/Task Analysis, and Change Management).

For example, you can pick Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Chick-fil-A, Netflix, 3M, United Way, or the Red Cross. ( Any Company of your choice)

• What factors contribute to the success or lack of success within this organization?
• How do org behavior policies and practices in this organization have an impact on their productivity and performance?
• Identify 4 OB concepts and describe how your organization utilizes these selected concepts.

This research paper should be 3-5 pages in length and follow correct APA format (no abstract or running head required). Your analysis should include headings and one table or figure within the text of the paper. Use proper APA formatting for the caption to your table or figure. Use scholarly journals, in-text citations, and provide a reference page with at least seven scholarly references. Some other requirements:

• No more than brief 3 quotes. (Although quotations can enhance a paper, overuse of quotes can become a distraction. Use quotes when the style is so distinctive that you cannot say the same thing as well or as clearly in your own words.)