Identify cultural issues in a variety of contexts and make recommendations for improved Business practice.

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Using the UN Indigenous Peoples’ rights framework, evaluate the Australian Government’s approach to the Indigenous Australians. What do you consider to be the most important aspect of the UN framework that would assist in overcoming the major problems faced by the Indigenous Australians?

Requirement

  • Your essay should begin with an appropriate thesis statement followed by a summary reflection of the process of Colonisation linked to Aboriginal history demonstrating a broad and nuanced understanding of the perspectives and culture of Indigenous Australians.
  • Predict and explain the critical issues that have arisen for Indigenous Australians in Business contexts as a result of the colonisation.
  • Analyse these critical issues within the UN Indigenous Peoples’ Rights framework which provides insight from an Aboriginal perspective.
  • Generate a comprehensive course of action that stems from the most important requirements of the UN Indigenous People’s Rights in a culturally diverse Business environment and provide justification for the proposed course of Action.
  • In your conclusion provide an explanation of how key cultural attitudes, bias and self-concept influence one’s own thinking about these issues

Essential Reading: There are two documents from UN you should read:

  • Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Human Rights System, Fact Sheet No.9
  • Reconciliation Australia – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), these are both posted in the Week 5 readings
  • Please see under Assessment 2 for the other Readings:

Details

  • Time will be devoted in class to work on the essay within your discussion groups.
  • A good place to start your essay is to use the readings for week 5 and the Lecture notes.
  • Please begin with the two (2) readings from the UN. You can use any of the other sources provided in the reading list.
  • In addition, in vUWS under week 5, there are other readings referring to development strategies from the Australian Government and the Cape York Institute that take different approaches. As with the ‘Biddle’ reading, the Cape York Institute follows a capabilities approach and you may want to use the capabilities approach to consider the issues.
  • The final part of the assessment asks you to think about your own social position and how that has influenced your thinking about the best strategy to close the “true” gap. It should be seen as a caveat to your argument in the paper. That is, you can qualify your argument by stating that your views are affected by your own social position or strengthen your argument by explaining how you have derived your analysis from an ‘initial position’.
  • You will need a minimum of 7 references that must include 3 sources you have found as a result independent research. These could be academic articles and books, textbooks or United Nations or other organization’s development proposals. Newspaper articles are not acceptable.
  • This assessment task assures course learning outcome 4.1 as follows:
  • Identify cultural issues in a variety of contexts and make recommendations for improved Business practice.

 

Did the coronavirus epidemic influence your thoughts about the future of ride-sharing, trucking, Uber Eats or any of the related services, as they relate to the ideas in this module?

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Did the coronavirus epidemic influence your thoughts about the future of ride-sharing, trucking, Uber Eats or any of the related services, as they relate to the ideas in this module?

Mastery of key concepts defined in readings, discussions, and game days

Clarity of thought in response to the prompt, substantiation of arguments, non-contradiction of positions

You present a vulnerability in your own argument and then refute it. You identify weaknesses, costs, or challenges to your position

Sources:

Third one is uploaded as additional material

What main learning points did you acquire from this week’s lecture series?

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Innovation Case Study Journal
Submit no more than 300 words per case study weeks 1-5 of journal responses.
Each week you will address the following questions in your journal response;
1. What main learning points did you acquire from this week’s lecture series?
2. How has this week’s lecture series progressed your understanding of innovation theory and concepts?
3. What key insights into the opportunities and challenges facing the management of innovation did you acquire from this week’s lecture series?

What are the main arguments put forward by supply-side economics and the limitations of this arguments.

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Please answer the following questions and provide definition/ examples as needed. You need to write in your own words and do not copy and paste stuff.
The book you can use for reference is Exploring Microeconomics ( seventh edition) by Robert L Sexton.
Questions 1. List the tools of fiscal policy and discuss how they may be used to avert a recession.
Question 2- What are the main arguments put forward by supply-side economics and the limitations of this arguments.

What did you gain about the strengths and weakness of your selected country and how thes eeconomic elements have impacted their economic growth

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Research Project ECON 100 Fall 2020

General Theme: The macro-economy of a country other than the USA

Directions:

Identify a country ( other than the USA) to research.  : global economic growth,international trade and financial market regulation,climate change,development policy,labor market and employment policy,spread of digital technology, counter-terrorism ( more specifically, strengthen the resilience of global financial system,sustain and balance global economic growth,implement 2030 agenda for sustainable development, combat dangerous pathogens and anti microbial resistance, women’s economic empowerment, suppression of corruption, migration and refugee flows, special areas of business, NGOs, trade unions,science, think tanks, women and youth, tariffs.
Identify how the stakeholders matter
Look in JSTOR to confirm that there will be enough information to support your project. Get approval from the instructor if you change your mind.
Use a professional database ( I recommend JSTOR) and select five (5) professional research based journal articles to use in literature review on your selected country. Note: This literature review product will be an annotated bibliography produced in APA style.
The following is an example of how to write each entry in APA style ( Please note that the date retrieved and name of database is not normally required for APA style using a professional journal article; usually this is only for identifying a paper published on a website. However,
Use Times New Roman 12 point font
Double space all lines
Use hanging indent
Organize the Five (5) (at least 1) entries by authors’ last names for draft
Organize five (5) entries by authors’ last names for final project
Make sure the articles refer to relatively current time frames in terms of content and publication dates ( 1980 to 2018)

Lastname, FI., Lastname, FI. & Lastname, FI. (publication date). Type the title of the article as if it was a sentence.

Type the Journal Name in Italics, vol(issue)page range. Date retrieved and name of data base.

Your annotation will include the following:

1: a summary of the research ( hypothesis , method of proof and findings)

2: Three (3) quotes from each article that illustrate a macroeconomic concept ( use parenthetical citation) AND an explanation of why you believe this quote is a good example of the concept. Be specific.

3. What did you gain about the strengths and weakness of your selected country and how thes eeconomic elements have impacted their economic growth or sustainability.

Explain and discuss the reasoning that might have been used to claim that trade liberalisation with the developing world would ‘[harm] less-skilled workers in developed countries

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First, explain and discuss the reasoning that might have been used to claim that trade liberalisation with the developing world would ‘[harm] less-skilled workers in developed countries’ and why this reasoning may not have worked, as preliminarily concluded after the intense debate. (1000 words)In a recent journal article, Prof. Adrian Wood (University of Oxford) stated the following:
“In the 1990s, after an intense debate, the economics profession concluded that increasing trade with developing countries was not substantially harming less-skilled workers in developed countries. Twenty years later, however, it was widely asserted that the costs of globalisation to less-skilled workers were a key cause of Brexit, Trump and political extremism in continental Europe. Did the economics profession thus make a serious mistake?”
(Wood, A. (2018). The 1990s trade and wages debate in retrospect. The World Economy, 41(4), p. 975, italics added)

Second, provide your view on whether globalisation has been negatively affecting less-skilled workers in advanced countries or, even, worldwide. (1000 words)

Please note: The space devoted to each part (First and Second) of the essay question should be balanced.

Critically analyse the idea of labour theory of value, its rationale and limitations.

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Critically analyse the idea of labour theory of value, its rationale and
limitations.
Contrast it with subjective theories of value.
Put emphasis on the idea of value specifically and theories about it and use primary sources and readings, as much as possible.
Some suggested references:
Ricardo, D. (1821), On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation,
Chapter 1. (online resource on VLE)
2. Smith, Adam (1776), The Wealth of Nations, Book 1, chapter 6,7 (online
resource on VLE)
3. Landerth, H. & Colander, D. C.,(2001),History of Economic Thought,
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Fourth ed., pp. 132-139 and 99-105
4. Dupont,B. (2017).The History of Economic Ideas: Economic Thought in
Contemporary Context. Taylor & Francis, chapter 4

Do the rules and restrictions effect the rate of consumer adoption.

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Learning Miscellany

The importance of supply and demand in the sharing economy space. What should come first? What effect does location seasonality etc have on pricing?

Do the rules and restrictions effect the rate of consumer adoption. Should we reward or penalise for poor behaviour? Carrot or the stick.

Structure

1 – Concept/theory
2 – example
3 – How does the theory apply
4 – Other points of view
5 – Conclusions

Examples – Getaround/drivy – Airbnb – Upwork

Identify and explain the main UK governmental and economic policies that could be used to influence consumer retail spending in the United Kingdom.

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Assignment Instructions

ASSESSMENT QUESTION:

Assessment topic statement: “The fluctuations of consumer spending on retail goods and services can have a significant positive or negative impact on the economy of a country. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted consumer retail spending in unique ways, increasing some types of retail spending while reducing others. In the UK, the economy has experienced measurable changes due to this unique circumstance.” (ARUL/Young, 2020) Using economics theories, explain the unique changes in consumer retail spending that the UK economy has experienced from in 2020 (Task 1). Discuss adaptations by the UK government in response to the change in UK consumer retail spending habits in 2020 (Task 2).

Task 1: 50/100marks

Using supply and demand analysis, identify the main factors in determining the positive and negative shifts linked to changes in consumer demand for retail goods and services, and the response of retail supply on the market. Support your analysis with the use of at least four supply and demand graphs, supported with factual information from only the approved sources listed below.

Task 2: 40/100 marks

Identify and explain the main UK governmental and economic policies that could be used to influence consumer retail spending in the United Kingdom, providing factual policy examples from only the approved data sources listed below.

Referencing: 10/100 marks

Correct Harvard style referencing, clear formatting (including spelling, punctuation), and effective communication.

 

Assignment Instructions

In your coursework body, use economics theory, explain the unique changes in consumer retail spending that the UK economy has experienced from in 2020 (Task 1). Discuss adaptations by the UK government in response to the change in UK consumer retail spending habits in 2020 (Task 2).

1.The coursework should begin with a cover page including your student ID, the module name and code, date, coursework title, and your word count. Do not include your name anywhere on the document to allow for anonymous marking. All pages

must be numbered and your student ID should appear at the top of each page (excluding the cover page).

  1. Following the cover page, write a brief executive summary that addresses issues in the topic statement above (no more than 200 words).
  2. Provide both an introduction paragraph and a conclusion paragraph for the coursework, both of which must also be aligned to your executive summary. Base your answer to Task 1 primarily on information learned in weeks 1-4 of ARUL Business Economics module lectures and the corresponding required readings from the Krugman & Wells (2017) textbook on Kortext.

4.After the conclusion paragraph, finish your coursework with a Harvard style list of references or bibliography with the approved data sources in alphabetical order by author surname. Students should use at least five different approved data sources listed above and must include materials from the Krugman & Wells (2017) BEC module textbook.

  1. Plain formatting is preferred throughout. Avoid unnecessary coloured text, or decorative images that are not directly providing data. A simple table of contents after the cover page is acceptable but not required. Check spelling, formatting, graph labels, in-text citations, referencing, and grammar before submission to avoid loss of marks.
  2. For Task 1, include a range of at least 4 supply and demand graphs to show relevant shifts in consumer retail demand, surplus, shortage, equilibriums, and their effects on price and quantity.
  • Demand curve shifts to the right and left depending on the retail good, and their effect on consumer demand (one graph per shift).
  • Supply curve shifts to right and left, depending on the retail goods, and their effect on the supply of retail goods (one graph per shift).
  • The student must provide original graphs designed by the student or graphs adapted from lecture slides or adapted from the Krugman & Wells textbook. Graphs must be correctly labelled and referenced in Harvard style throughout.
  • Each supply and demand graph must include both supply and demand, no single curve graphs should be provided.
  • Graphs and explanations must be specifically linked to answering the assignment topic and thesis statement with relevant titles and labels, and subject specific data when possible. The use of generic graphs or general economics explanations not linked to the assignment topic will result in loss of marks.
  1. For Task 1, a range of at least 4 factors impacting consumer retail demand must be explicitly identified and discussed, such as: · UK regional or local demand factors · UK population and demographics · The income effect and shifts in employment · Purchasing limits, subsidises, or other government intervention · Complementary or substitute goods · Other factors may apply, to be researched in the approved data source list
  2. For Task 2, to discuss the main UK governmental and economic policies to aid economic recovery from loss of consumer retail spending, students must discuss at least four different policies, which could include but is not limited to the following:
  • Poverty programmes · Government transfers · Retail subsidies · Stimulus packages · Industry-specific measures

 

Please only use below data sources:

Approved data sources: (Do NOT use any external sources that are not on this list or you will risk the loss of significant marks. These sources provide more than sufficient information to complete the assessment)

  1. ARUL BEC textbook on Kortext: Krugman & Wells, 2017
  2. ARUL BEC lectures, PowerPoint slides, & videos: ARUL & Young, 2020.
  3. ARUL Digital Library sources available online (include ARUL website URL for these sources in references)
  4. Tutor2U website & videos
  5. Investopedia
  6. Financial Times newspaper
  7. The Guardian newspaper
  8. BBC News
  9. Bloomberg.com
  10. Office of National Statistics
  11. UK Government websites ending in “gov.uk”

What are the consequences of automation, is it possible to fully replace human work?

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Brief description of proposed activity and its objectives:
The presence and the increasing expansion of the solutions offered by
modern technologies (e.g. automation, robotization) cause a number of changes in the economic and social spheres and cultural, influencing the world of organizations and theirs
environment.
What are the consequences of automation, is it possible to fully replace human work? Are robots stealing our jobs? How much of a threat is this to them? Research addresses the issues of the functioning of the world over the years in which work automation began to exist and what advantages and disadvantages it brought with it.