Identify current trends in globalization.
Assignment 2: Global Economy: Between Free Trade and Protectionism
Globalization was welcomed around the world at the beginning of the 1990s. Different trade theories were used to explain benefits of free trade and market liberalization. However, by the end of the twentieth century, voices of discontent were beginning to rise from Asia to North America.
Identify and read at least three journal articles focused on trends in globalization. Then, respond to the following:
Identify current trends in globalization.
Reason whether the global economy will return to the mercantilist stage, or if benefits of free trade and market liberalization will prevail. Why or why not?
Write a two-to-three-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least three scholarly sources in your research.
Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc. By Wednesday, August 13, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identified a variety of trends including past and current trends that focus on the global market.
42
Explained whether the global economy will return to the mercantilist stage. Provided justification and discussed specific trends in support of the future of the global economy.
46
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
12
Total:
100
Explain for how a VLAN could be implemented so that bandwidth is not consumed.
Assignment: VLAN
Consider the following scenario:
Your company moves into a new building. Marketing is on the first floor, engineering is on the second floor, operations is on the third floor, and the call center is on the fourth floor. The LAN is organized neatly, with each floor having its own switch. Some of the groups on the floor are connected through hubs and the network is planned for orderly growth. The company grows faster and much differently than was planned, however, and the call
center must be expanded. Some of the engineering department employees on the second floor and operations employees on the fourth floor move offsite and the call center expands. Space is compressed and users move to other parts of the building, but their communities of interest do not change. The same users still need to communicate with the same services.
Explain for how a VLAN could be implemented so that bandwidth is not consumed. Your plan must ensure that the network is not flooded with packets, and that members of the same VLAN can be located in different buildings or cities.
Include the following:
The benefit of creating a VLAN A plan to segment the network into different broadcast domains to avoid bandwidth consumption A plan to improve security The type of VLAN membership and the value of that choice over other options The type of switch to be used, layer 2 or layer 3, and why you would choose it over the other The types of trunking configured on the switch The purpose and benefit of using the VLAN trunk protocol (VTP) A definition of the VTP mode used to configure the switches. Backup plan
Do you agree with the concept of civil commitment? Why or why not? What is the role of a forensic psychologist in such cases?
Discussion Question Do you agree with the concept of civil commitment? Why or why not? What is the role of a forensic psychologist in such cases? Here is a pdf about the job description for a forensic psychologist.http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ForensicPsychologist_12008_7.pdf
Identify those responsible for creating and maintaining an emergency plan.
Case Study: Hurricane Katrina
No single emergency is more indicative of the need for emergency planning than the 2005 Hurricane Katrina which struck the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of the United States. The response to this natural disaster has been used as an example of poor emergency planning that led to catastrophic mismanagement and subsequent loss of life and property.
Conduct an analysis of the Hurricane Katrina emergency plan that led to the failures to respond to this natural disaster. Use this general outline to conduct the case study analysis.
The analysis should be three to four double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) in APA format.
· Introduction (1/2 page)
o Provide a brief overview of the dates and facts of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe.
o Identify those responsible for creating and maintaining an emergency plan.
· Preparedness for Hurricane Katrina (one to two pages)
o Prior to Hurricane Katrinas arrival, what entities were responsible for emergency response to a hurricane striking New Orleans and the Gulf Coast?
o What emergency plans were in place prior to the arrival of Hurricane Katrina?
o What training and exercises were conducted to prepare for a hurricane prior to Katrina?
o Did the populace know what the emergency plan was prior to the arrival of Hurricane Katrina?
· Emergency Planning Lessons Learned from Katrina (one to two pages)
o What were the major emergency planning failures that were uncovered by Hurricane Katrina?
o What organizational and policy factors led to the planning failures of Hurricane Katrina?
o What lessons learned from the Katrina disaster can now be used to improve the emergency planning for other natural and man-made disasters in the U.S.?
o What actions have been taken by the federal government to improve emergency planning?
Use at least three resources other than the course textbook to support your analysis. Two of these resources should be:
· U.S. House of Representatives. (2006). A failure of initiative: Final report of the select bipartisan committee to investigate the preparation for the response to Hurricane Katrina. 109th Cong., 2nd Sess. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
· The White House. (2006). The federal response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons learned. (H. Rpt. 109-377). Retrieved May 6, 2010, from http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/reports/katrina-lessons-learned/
· Third source from a Hurricane Katrina case study.
Must be APA format 6th edition
Describe the characteristics of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.
For this assessment, summarize three scholarly articles about strategy secure fit and use the articles, along with a real-world example, to support your ideas about how strategy and structure are related.
Introduction
Organizational strategy is determined in many ways by the organization’s structure. Successful implementation of these strategies depends on the structure of the organization and how well the structure supports the organization’s goals.
What is the relationship between strategy and structure in designing a high-performance organization? The strategy will determine whether the structure is oriented toward functions, products, markets, geographies, or work processes. High-performing learning organizations have emerging designs that help connect structures of relationships and flows of information that allow them to evolve and transform, reinventing themselves for long-term sustainability.
To prepare for this assessment, first use the Capella library to search for articles using the exact phrase strategy structure fit. From the large selection of scholarly articles, select at least three to use in this assessment.
To complete this assessment, complete the following:
Provide a brief summary of each of the three articles you selected, along with a brief explanation of why you selected each article.
Explain how strategy and structure are relatedhow they fit togetherto influence learning and performance. Use the articles to support your statements.
Describe an example of a real-world organization that you believe has a strong strategy-structure alignment. What are some organizational characteristics that lead you to believe that the strategy is tightly aligned with the structure?
Format this assessment as a research paper following current APA guidelines for style and citing sources, making sure that you also use correct grammar and mechanics. There is no required minimum or maximum page length; however, you should strive to be as detailed as possible in addressing each part while being as clear and concise as possible.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 2: Analyze the impact of learning and performance in organizational structures.
Explain the relationship between strategy and structure.
Explain how strategy and structure fit together to influence organizational learning and performance.
Describe an example of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.
Describe the characteristics of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.
In what specific ways did the worlds of Inner Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific follow or diverge from three broad patterns of Afro-Eurasian history from 8000 BCE to 1450 CE?
Three large parts of the world remained separate from the Afro-Eurasian network. Each had their own experiences and formed their own networks. In what specific ways did the worlds of Inner Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific follow or diverge from three broad patterns of Afro-Eurasian history from 8000 BCE to 1450 CE? What three things can we learn from the different experiences of parallel worlds?
Explain each component of the transactional communication model
Question 1:
You are attending a town council meeting where you meet community leader Fran Richardson who is influential in the transportation business. You and Richardson obviously have a lot in common and your conversation is animated and friendly. As a manager in an engineering firm, you know that Richardson could be a valuable contact. Your conversation is interrupted with the start of the meeting. Richardson says to you, Lets meet for lunch. Ill call you soon.
Respond: Analyze Richardsons message from multiple perspectives, focusing on word choice and content. How could this message be interpreted? In your analysis, include the criteria for media richness, a discussion of multiple clues, message tailoring, and emotional context.
Create a response (to be delivered after the meeting) that communicates your interest and will increase the opportunity for meeting Fran again.
Evaluate your response in terms of media richness
Question 2
Transactional Communication Model. Please respond to the following:
Apply the transactional communication model to the previous scenario, when you met community leader Fran Richardson. Using each of the models elements:
Explain each component of the transactional communication model.
Assess how each element listed below influences the interpretation of a messages meaning:
Sender
Receiver
Channel
Message
Feedback
Noise
Context
Simultaneous and Continuous
In your response to Fran Richardson, which element of the transactional model would be the most difficult to get right? Why?
Question 3
Research the Internet and find an organizational leader, politician, or corporate executive who has framed a business message in such a negative way that he or she has jeopardized his/her reputation. Be sure to give references accordingly. 2 pages maximum for question 3.
One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. Youve mutually agreed to a repayment schedule of $500 per month. You will charge 1.40 percent per month interest on the overdue balance. If the current balance is $13,000, how long will it take for the account to be paid off?
One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. Youve mutually agreed to a repayment schedule of $500 per month. You will charge 1.40 percent per month interest on the overdue balance.
If the current balance is $13,000, how long will it take for the account to be paid off? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
Identify the leadership factors most important to group morale and discuss the links between morale and performance.
Effective management is crucial for any leader/manager.
Identify the leadership factors most important to group morale and discuss the links between morale and performance. How might this affect political appointees who may not know the organizational processes and/or culture of their agency? Include at least one source which can be your textbook. 75-100 words.
This week we reviewed chief executives and the challenges of administrative leadership. Find a contemporary news story about a prominent public official who faced leadership challenges and was ousted from office. Suggested sites on which to find credible news include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, or NPR, just to name a few. Provide a summary of the situation, using concepts described in this weeks chapter. What were the factors that lead to the officials downfall?
A researcher wanted to know if there was a significant difference in cyber security breaches between cities on two different continents. What test should he conduct to determine if there is a significant difference in cyber security breaches between the continents?
A researcher wanted to know if there was a significant difference in cyber security breaches between cities on two different continents. What test should he conduct to determine if there is a significant difference in cyber security breaches between the continents? Write up the results and determine what do the results mean?
Here is the data set:
Asia
Europe
40
25
52
35
63
20
70
18
25
19
19
14
11
9
: In Excel write data analysis
Results are to be written in excel
