Identify at least 5 examples of multinational corporations (MNCs) and describe their modes of entry into your selected emerging economy.

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International Business in Emerging Markets

Select an emerging market economy of your choice. For this economy comment on the following:

A.

i. The primary sector ii. Manufacturing sector iii. Services sector iv. International Trade developments (20 Marks)

B. Collect data for selected macro-economic indicators for this economy including GDP, Balance of Payments, Imports/Exports, Inward/outward FDI, inflation, Unemployment, for the last 10 years. What can you conclude from this data in respect to its status as an Emerging Economy? (30 Marks)

C. Identify at least 5 examples of multinational corporations (MNCs) and describe their modes of entry into your selected emerging economy. Comment on the facilitating/or inhibiting role(s) of the state in their operations. (50 Marks).

What is an ethical decision-making? What ethical perspective can be used to analyze this case (Hint: consult utilitarianism, teleological and deontological perspectives)? Identify any ethical and/or moral dilemmas faced by employees in this case.

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Wells Fargo Scandal

Fully answer the following questions about the case in your report:
1. Summarize and discuss the core issue in the case. Do not repeat the entire case details but only pertinent information at the heart of the case.
2. What is an ethical decision-making? What ethical perspective can be used to analyze this case (Hint: consult utilitarianism, teleological and deontological perspectives)? Identify any ethical and/or moral dilemmas faced by employees in this case. Make sure to cite relevant and credible research sources (academic articles, reports, major newspaper stories etc.) to support your arguments.
3. To what extent is the scandal attributable to organizational culture or reward (incentive) system?
4. Many employees acknowledged not doing the right thing but continued to engage in the fraud anyway. Can their actions be ethically justified? Why or why not? If you were in their shoes, how would you behave?
5. Who do you think is the most responsible in this scandal? Managers or front line employees? 6. Since the revelation of the scandal, Wells Fargo introduced a series of steps including ethics workshops and revision to the company’s reward structure. Do you think these are adequate responses to the scandal? What should the company do to make sure similar scandals do not happen again?

Prepare a checklist of your own business methods for controlling costs, followed by a description of the methods you will use.

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Controlling Costs and Expenses

Objectives
Identify sources of potential cost overruns.
Identify potential methods of growth for the venture.

Description
Every new venture encounters unforeseen events, obstacles, and costs that must be overcome. As the business begins to establish itself, it is tempting to increase spending at a rate faster than the business plan has foreseen. It is critical that the entrepreneur have a process in place to control ballooning costs.

Instructions
Read: Start Up Donut. (n.d.). Controlling costs – Checklist. http://www.startupdonut.co.uk/financing-a-business/cash-flow/controlling-costs-checklist
Prepare a checklist of your own business methods for controlling costs, followed by a description of the methods you will use. Your resulting paper should be 3-4 double-spaced pages in length, not including a title page or references..
Review the rubric for this assignment.

Evaluation
Controlling Costs and Expenses will be marked in its entirety out of 100. The following rubric indicates the criteria students are to adhere to, and their relative weights to the assignment overall.

Discuss Process Design with Marketing for product delivery, Draw User Instruction Manuals for customers. Discuss strengths and weaknesses of product design with operations. Involve Marketing Department with R&D.

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HONI POKE /MANAGEMENT REPORT


Task 2
Interrelation with one other Department (400 words)

In this 400 word section you can identify and discuss how the Operations Departments comes in contact, communications, discussed and interacts with only one other department.

Some examples of interactions can include the below by the interrelation should be a REAL and ACTUAL interaction at your organisation:

− Human Resources Management – Some examples can come from Chapter 9 or other example can investigated from company:
o Interact during the Recruitment and Selection process, set up standards for new employees, deliver training to new requires, meet with HR for Health and Safety policy making, Writing employee guides on facility management,

Discuss the TQM / Quality organisational culture with HR and Quality

standards, Design Jobs Descriptions, Design the layout and work environment, Discuss how to reduce work related employee stress; Involve Unions, Improvements meeting for work processes.

OR

− Marketing & Sales: You should include examples from you company and these can include:
o Operations getting involved during market research, or when participating during focus groups for new products, OM can be included in the Timing of Special Offer to manage Demand and Inventory, discuss new product features and design, evaluate customer feedback from product usage to integrate with production, Discuss the 4Ps or Unique Selling Point with Operations, Review advertising plan, Discuss Process Design with Marketing for product delivery, Draw User Instruction Manuals for customers. Discuss strengths and weaknesses of product design with operations. Involve Marketing Department with R&D. Discuss Competitors Products.


OR
− Accounting & Finance: These meetings could be many and here are some examples:
o OM to discuss Budgeting for Staff; How to eliminate Waste in operations, Planning for Expenses for Production; Liaison during Purchasing and Procurement process; Selecting a Supplier Process; Discuss of Rent Space expenses for Inventory, Discuss four costs of Quality Management with Finance; Meet on improving systems to cut costs like JIT, Lean, TQM etc;

Analyse a business by reviewing how operational strategy links to corporate goals and the importance of customer satisfaction. Analyse the reasons for operational failure and suggest a strategy for improvement.

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Introduction to Project and Operations Management Part 2

Only work on the “Suggested solution” and “Conclusion” in “Vigita 2nd year operations part 2” doc while Thinking About/ Linking/ Using:

1) Analyse a business by reviewing how operational strategy links to corporate goals and the importance of customer satisfaction.

2) Analyse the reasons for operational failure and suggest a strategy for improvement.

Analyze the significance of healthcare quality services with respect to organizational value creation and patient / consumer satisfaction.

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Delivery of Healthcare Quality Services

Department of Management and International Business, School of Business & Economics

Overview – The written project in HM 3110 Delivery of Healthcare Quality Services will involve each student in conducting critical analysis review on healthcare management quality concepts. This written project helps the student to develop skills in locating and summarizing the theory and concepts taught and the literature available.

Content – The theme for this semester is: Healthcare Management Quality concepts

Analyze the significance of healthcare quality services with respect to organizational value creation and patient / consumer satisfaction.

Format – Each student will prepare the written project using the following required format:

Title page – includes the title of the project, the student’s name, the course number and name (HM 3110 Delivery of Healthcare Quality Services), the project due date, and the instructor’s name.
Table of Contents – identifies the sections (introduction, main body, conclusion) in the written project and the associated page number for each section.
Introduction – includes a brief statement of what you intend to accomplish in the project (the purpose of your project), and a summary of what follows in main body.
Main Body – includes the review of the literature and the application of those ideas to the identified business setting.
Conclusion – includes a brief statement of what you have accomplished through your discussion in the main body of the project.
Reference List – identifies the literature which you have reviewed; refrain from using Wikipedia and other wiki sources, as generally, they are not considered to be academic sources.
Folder – Place the project in a A4-sized folder of your choice; it should not be submitted only with the pages stapled or clipped together in the upper left corner.

Mechanics – Each student should adhere to the following technical requirements:

Documentation – APA style is required

Word length – 1300 – 1500 words; it is compulsory to report the number of words at the end of the paper. You must keep within the word limit prescribed in the course, otherwise a minimum 10% grade penalty applies.
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Fonts: Use double-spacing and legible font size (12 is recommended).
Headings and paragraphs: Make sure that you use suitable headings and subheadings in the document, which reflect the content of the section. Also, use a sufficient number of clearly written paragraphs.
Submission – The project must be word processed, and each student will submit the project electronically and in paper copy.

Turnitin: You must submit your project to Turnitin. You need to submit a full hardcopy of the Turnitin report (not only the front page but the whole report) along with the hard copy of your project.
Project Due Date – All projects are due in excellent form on a date to be announced at the beginning of class. Please follow carefully the progress of your work effort so that you will meet this deadline. Where coursework is submitted late and there are no accepted extenuating circumstances it will be penalised in line with the following tariff: Late assignments will be penalized by 10% of their original grade for each day the assignment is late. The maximum penalty for late submissions fewer than 7 days will be a grade of 40. Late assignments originally receiving a grade less than 40 UK points will also be penalized by 10% of their original grade for each day the assignment is late. Assignments submitted 7 or more days late will receive a mark of zero.

Learning Outcomes – Successful completion of this project will contribute to the student’s proficiency in the following learning outcomes:

Apply critical thinking to assess delivery, deployment and sustainability in healthcare services provision.

Write a 1-2 page essay wherein you consider the effectiveness of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in regulating the activities of multinational businesses in the treatment of their employees, the payment of fair wages and the prevention of child labor.

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International Labor Organization (ILO)

Write a 1-2 page essay wherein you consider the effectiveness of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in regulating the activities of multinational businesses in the treatment of their employees, the payment of fair wages and the prevention of child labor.

Identify the type of organization or workplace you used. Briefly explain why artifact analysis is relevant to workplace culture. Explain the importance of analyzing artifacts for understanding culture.

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Artifact analysis

Project Overview
For this project, you will analyze artifacts—physical objects made by societies for use by the people who live in them—and describe how the artifacts relate to your workplace culture. Then, you will present your findings in a report.

Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
Analyze the relationship between cultural artifacts and societal norms

Scenario
In this project, you will be choosing objects used in a workplace and looking at them as cultural artifacts. These objects can be from your actual workplace, one you are familiar with, or a one where you might like to work in the future. You will analyze how well these artifacts reflect the culture of the workplace they come from and write a report on your findings.

Directions
Your task is to describe and analyze workplace artifacts to show the importance of aligning them to company culture. Artifacts are real, physical objects made by people that embody the ideas of the creators, users, and the culture in which they were made.
Choose two objects that fit the description of artifacts above. Examples of artifacts include training materials, a piece of equipment, a decoration, a business card, a newsletter, or something else.
Analyze the artifacts. Use the questions in the Artifact Analysis Guide to help you do this.
Write a report. In your report:
Identify the type of organization or workplace you used.
Briefly explain why artifact analysis is relevant to workplace culture.
Explain the importance of analyzing artifacts for understanding culture.
Provide specific examples of ways your workplace could improve its culture based on the results of the analysis.
Describe your chosen artifacts in detail.
If possible, include a picture of them.
Be sure to identify who created them and who uses them.
Explain the purpose of your chosen artifacts.
State whether you think the creator(s) succeeded in achieving that purpose.
How do different people interact with the artifacts?
Discuss how the artifacts reflect the norms, beliefs, and values of the organizational culture.
To do this, compare your artifacts with specific workplace culture statements. These might include a mission statement, motto, vision document, slogan, and so on. Do the artifacts reflect the workplace culture in which they are found?
Your report can be in the format you consider most appropriate. You could create a visual presentation (slides) or a written report. If you choose to create a presentation, you should provide comprehensive speaker notes. Remember to cite any sources you use.

How do artifacts change as cultures and societies change? Why are artifacts studied? What can we learn from them? How could artifact analysis help improve the workplace culture? How would you describe your artifacts to someone who isn’t familiar with them?

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Workplace artifacts.

Use the following questions to guide your analysis of your chosen workplace artifacts. You are not required to answer each question directly, but they provide key talking points that you could address in your report or presentation.
Guiding Questions
• What is an artifact? Why are artifacts created?
• How do artifacts reflect the norms, beliefs, and values of a culture?
• How do artifacts represent different aspects of society? For example: politics, history, religion, social perceptions, social norms, technology, media, education, and so on.
• How do artifacts change as cultures and societies change?
• Why are artifacts studied? What can we learn from them?
• How could artifact analysis help improve the workplace culture?
• How would you describe your artifacts to someone who isn’t familiar with them?
• Who created the artifacts? Who are the users?
• Where and when were the artifacts created?
• What is the intended use of your selected artifacts? How have they actually been used?
• What was the original message the creator was trying to convey with the artifact? How was the artifact interpreted by others?
• Do these artifacts have the same use or purpose in other contexts?
• How do different stakeholders within the organization interact with and value the artifacts? How would insiders and outsiders to the organization perceive the artifacts?
• Why are these artifacts significant to your workplace?
• Do the artifacts reflect the workplace culture in which they exist?
• How do the artifacts and your organization’s culture relate to one another?
• Do the artifacts add to the understanding of the workplace culture? How?
• How does your workplace culture help you understand the artifacts?
• How might the artifacts be affected by the people and situations that surround them?
• How do the artifacts reflect the norms, beliefs, and values of the organizational culture? How have these changed over time?

What are the legal issues in this case? What did the appeals court decide? What implied contract is alleged to have been breached? What is the evidence that this implied contract exists?

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Reynolds v. Gentry Fin. Corp., 2016 UT App.35 (Utah Court of Appeals)

Case Summary: After being reassured repeatedly and prominently in writing that her employer would take no adverse action against any employee for bringing a complaint to the home office – and in fact that the employer viewed not reporting violations of company policy as misconduct – appellant Lucinda Reynolds reported that her immediate supervisor had directed her to act in violation of company policy and applicable law. She was fired two weeks later. The district court ruled on summary judgment that the discharge violated no law because Reynolds was an at-will employee, and Reynolds appealed. The appeals court reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.
Review the full case on pages 643 – 646 of your text, then compose your initial post answering the following questions.
What are the legal issues in this case? What did the appeals court decide?
What implied contract is alleged to have been breached? What is the evidence that this implied contract exists? Why does the employer’s disclaimer not resolve the matte
Why is the separate at-will employment agreement that the employee had signed when she was hired not sufficient to negate an implied contract providing her for something other than employment at will?
At trial, is the plaintiff likely to be able to prove the existence of an implied contract? Why or why not? Is the plaintiff likely to be able to prove that any implied contract was breached by her termination? Why or why not?
As a practical matter, what should this employer have done differently?