Assignment 3: Economic Policy Recommendation

Due Week 8 and worth 300 points

 

Select an economic problem mentioned in the textbook as the topic for a policy recommendation.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper modeled as a policy recommendation in which you:

1. Briefly describe the economic problem you have selected.
2. Assess the impact the problem poses to society.
3. Design an economic policy solution to the problem.
4. Analyze the economic theory used to complete the policy solution and determine the impact on the appropriate stakeholders.
5. Analyze how the economic policy proposed would impact the market or solve the economic problem.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the economic impact of major social problems and issues such as poverty, discrimination, crime, income distribution, the role of government, and other major issues.
• Assess how the economic behavior of individuals, businesses, and governments can affect economic growth, social well-being, and the quality of life.
• Use economic analysis to describe the social costs and benefits of government and public policy choices.
• Analyze the relationship between economic activity and the resources available in a society.
• Appraise the role of large firms in terms of economic performance and social impact.
• Assess the major economic and related social issues associated with production, resource markets, and international trade.
• Use technology and information resources to research economic problems and issues.
• Write clearly and concisely about economic problems and issues using proper writing mechanics.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Click here to view the rubric.

Please work on the following tasks.

(1) Visit Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com) again and Google to find various information about internal factors of Monsanto.

(2) Based on the information, perform your own internal audit for Monsanto.  You do not need to perform financial analysis for this assignment.  If you perform the internal audit, you will find strengths and weaknesses of Monsanto.

(3) List the strengths and weaknesses of Monsanto.  Then, explain why you think they are strengths and weaknesses.

Note: Strengths and Weakness are the “SW” of the SWOT analysis.  We will use strengths and weaknesses in the last module later.

Write a detailed staff memorandum responding to the requirement while using American Psychological Association (APA) Manual standards to report your research by citing and referencing your work. Ensure you use the memorandum outline as described in the grading rubric under Business Communication.

ADMG 424 Module 6 Journal 2

Journal 2: Strength & Weaknesses, 15 points.

Question Set:

 

Please work on the following tasks.

(1) Visit Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com) again and Google to find various information about internal factors of Monsanto.

(2) Based on the information, perform your own internal audit for Monsanto.  You do not need to perform financial analysis for this assignment.  If you perform the internal audit, you will find strengths and weaknesses of Monsanto.

(3) List the strengths and weaknesses of Monsanto.  Then, explain why you think they are strengths and weaknesses.

Note: Strengths and Weakness are the “SW” of the SWOT analysis.  We will use strengths and weaknesses in the last module later.

Write a detailed staff memorandum responding to the requirement while using American Psychological Association (APA) Manual standards to report your research by citing and referencing your work. Ensure you use the memorandum outline as described in the grading rubric under Business Communication.

Reference

David, Fred., and David, Forest. (2015). Strategic Management, A Competitive Advantage Approach (15^th Ed.). Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.

 

ADMG 424 Module 6 Journal 2 Grading Rubric Strength & Weaknesses
Criteria	Points Available	Points Earned	Comments
1.       Visit Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com) again and Google to find various information about internal factors of Monsanto.	1		·         Reference & Cite work in journal.
2.       Based on the research information, perform your own internal audit for Monsanto.  You do not need to perform financial analysis for this assignment.Performing the internal audit, you will find strengths and weaknesses of Monsanto.	NA
a)      List the strengths and weaknesses of Monsanto below.b)      Then, explain why you think they are strengths or weaknesses below.     Note: Strengths and Weakness are the “SW” of the SWOT analysis.  We will use strengths and weaknesses in the last module later, so keep this information for later use.	NA
a.  Strengths Identification	4
b.  Strengths Explanation	2
c.   Weaknesses Identification	4
d.  Weaknesses Explanation	2
3.       Business Communication:Memo Format, Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation. APA Citations & Reference section.	2		1.      Memorandum Format: Includes a review of the following.a.       Heading: To, From, Date, Subject. b.      Introductory paragraph: States the purpose of the document, identifies the main ideas for discussion. The introduction to your work identifies the purpose and the main ideas you are speaking to in the sequence they appear. c.       Body of paper: Main ideas critically analyzed or discussed. Work supported by academic examples or definitions (APA citations where appropriate).  Use of footnotes (only when applicable). Answers the purpose of the paper. d.      Summary: Synthesis of lessons learned or summary of main idea findings. e.      Reference Page: Support citation entries. f.        Attachment or Enclosure Pagewhen appropriate. Attachment and Enclosure page requires citation in appropriate are used in the body of paper. This is not an APA citation. 1.       Grammar: a.       The set of rules that explain how words are used in a language. b.      Speech or writing judged by how well it follows the rules of grammar. 2.       Spelling:Accepted usage and correct spelling of a word in said usage. 3.       Punctuation a.      The practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate element and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses. b.     To mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear. 4.       Passive Voice: For Business Communication future-perfect tense and passive voice appears weak in writing, not assertive enough in sending the message to a leader or manager you are selling an idea or position to. The importance of using citations is to support your positions with academic definitions and concepts. This helps the instructor know you understand the theories and concepts and can use them.
Total	15	/15

 

 

The decision to globalize operations is very complex and not without risks. Choose a company that has not yet globalized. How would you decide if the best option is to expand globally? What are the benefits and risks of globalizing for the company you chose?

 

NOTE: Integrate concepts from the course textbook, and use only authored websites, academic journals, and professional journals in your response, such as BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal. Be sure to include a citation or URL for each source of your information.

How would you explain to your management the importance of ensuring data quality in your organization’s business intelligence system via effective ETL processes? Cite examples from credible sources to support your answers.

Assignment: Finance and Operations: This week we look at finance and operations, and apply a bit of quantitative analysis to the effort.

Your assignment this week is to analyze current financial ratios for a given business.

1. Think of a specific business you find interesting, i.e. Apple, UTC, Southwest Airlines, etc.

2. Search the web for that business’ “Financial Statement”. (You will find many hits for the data.)

3. You will now see a number of financial ratios for your company. Below is an example for Apple.

4. Now, define the following ratios, note the ratio for your business, and explain what the ratio means for the business moving forward:

a) Return on Assets

b) Return on Equity

c) Return on Capital

d) Gross Margin

e) SG&A Margin

f) Current Ratio

g) Quick Ratio

h) Total Debt/Equity

i) Total Revenue

j) Gross Profit

5.  Is the business healthy?  What makes you say this?

Blue101

I recently completed my Walls assessment and was somewhat surprised to find that according to this assessment I am dealing with the Wall of Isolation. The assessment names eight such Walls that can exist within a given person. A deeper investigation of this finding in the website (www.faithbreakthroughs.com) revealed that there are at least five subcategories within the overall topic of the Wall of Isolation. These subcategories are:

1. The Wall of Isolation – This wall described as one pushing others away intentionally to protect oneself from being hurt in some way (physically, emotionally, economically, etc.). Examining my life I see bits of this in my own experience, however, the difference is that I do not actively push people away.
2. A Wall of Loneliness – This wall is described as one desiring relationships but sense that it is somehow a futile exercise since no real relationship is available to one. I have experienced some aspects of this Wall, especially since my move from Connecticut to Florida. I left behind some of my closest friends and communication now is not what it used to be.
3. The Wall of Prejudice speaks of the biases one has against a given group of people. This Wall does not apply to me.
4. A Wall of Anger described as the fixation a person has on the faults of others to the extent that you consider yourselves above them. I try to direct my energies to my own faults (Luke 6:41). This way of thinking, (considering oneself above others) is totally opposite to the behavior Christ expects from us (Matthew 18:1-6; Luke 9:46-48).
5. A Wall of Distrust – Described as the condition in which one is unwilling to open up to others for fear of them failing you. I also see some of this in my own life experience.

The assessment offers attributes of God we can use to combat our Walls. In my case, the Wall of Isolation can be contested with the God attribute of love. I know this and rely on God’s love to see me through all adverse circumstances I might be going through. His love is demonstrated by the fact that He has delivered me from “the pit of destruction” and has put all my sins behind His back (Isaiah 38:17, NIV). Paul writes that God’s love was demonstrated for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8, NIV). Like the hymn says, “When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.” He has also provided a “helper” for me. After the act of creation was complete, the Bible says that God—who had proclaimed everything good to that point—saw that it was not good that man be alone. Therefore, God gave me my Gladys to help me and show me that the family unit starts with the godly love of a man and a woman

Blue102

There are a multitude of distorted thinking about ourselves and about God. To truly understand self, to reach the potential and purpose written in our design, the attributes of God must be central focus. Returning to the Source of all truth and understanding is infinitely more effective in understanding personal “walls” than any other subject. Barriers are created and destroyed upon the subject of Who God Is, creating the very paradigm of life, and greatly emphasized by the question posed by Jesus “Who do you say I am?”

When any subject is pursued through a handicap of vision, analysis without information, the conclusion will be a poor representation of the truth. To view the world through despair, there is the distortion of thinking that the bad will reign over circumstances, that the future will unfold into a lack of promise and abundance. Despair is like a pernicious weed in a well groomed garden, choking the other plants until there is no life except its twisted branches. Yes, despair is familiar to the author, growing from a past of negative circumstances, ill health, and surrounded by the manipulation of others, and death. Reasoning will show that depressive realism is accurate more frequently, however, this is when the author did not consider the importance of perspective, viewing all events as generating God’s glory. The author did not consider that it is not necessarily the event that causes despair, but the choice of allowing the circumstance to dictate the response of despondency by default. Lack of consideration of the greatness of God’s plan, even through death (the death of death through the death of the Messiah as an example), places blinders upon the spirit, inhibits the soul from worship, and casts the eyes of wisdom toward the earthly and not the heavenly places.

Despair, like any wall prohibiting the view of God’s magnificence and glory will inevitably lead to a disablement of the family as the primary relationship in the family. Love grows cold with concern that events will end badly, that there is no purpose to suffering, that there is no glory to God through pain. To deny the immanence of God, the decrees that He perfectly orchestrated to overcome death, hell, and the grave, is to deny the future of the family, to eliminate its purpose. Hope is carried away when a mother is terminal, or the body of the father is broken, when a child is driven mad, because there appears no purpose, no end to the pain when there is a lack of meta-narrative purpose and design for the ultimate good. It is not for random and meaningless hope that Paul wrote about the saints being called a “particular people unto His very own” (1Thess.1:14), for to create and possess a people, redeeming them through the Beloved’s blood is purpose enough to overcome any suffering the world has to offer.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word strategic objectives summary. Include your balanced scorecard and its impact on all stakeholders, and the communication plan.

Identify key trends, assumptions, and risks in the context of your final business model.

Develop the strategic objectives for your new division of the existing business in a balanced scorecard format in the context of key trends, assumptions, and risks. The strategic objectives are measures of attaining your vision and mission. As you develop them, consider the vision, mission, and values for your business and the outcomes of your SWOT analysis and supply chain analysis.

Consider the following four quadrants of the balanced scorecard when developing your strategic objectives:

• Shareholder Value or Financial Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Market share
  • Revenues and costs
  • Profitability
  • Competitive position
• Customer Value Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Customer retention or turnover
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Customer value
• Process or Internal Operations Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Measure of process performance
  • Productivity or productivity improvement
  • Operations metrics
  • Impact of change on the organization
• Learning and Growth (Employee) Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Employee satisfaction
  • Employee turnover or retention
  • Level of organizational capability
  • Nature of organizational culture or climate
  • Technological innovation

Evaluate potential alternatives to the issues and/or opportunities identified in the SWOT Analysis paper and table you completed in Week 3.

Create at least three strategic objectives for each of the four balanced scorecard areas.  Base your solutions on a ranking of alternative solutions that includes the following:

• Identify potential risks and mitigation plans
• Analyze a stakeholder and include mitigation and contingency strategies.
• Incorporate ethical implications

Develop a metric and target for each strategic objective using a balanced scorecard format.

• Example: a strategic objective in the shareholder or financial perspective is to increase market share. A metric to actually measure this strategic objective of market share increase is, “The percentage of increase in market share.” The target is the specific number to be achieved in a particular time period. The target for the metric of “Increase market share” could be “Increase market share by 2% for each of the next 3 years” of an increase of 2% per year for 3 years.)

Outline a brief communication plan discussing how you will communicate the company’s strategic objectives that includes the following:

• Define the purpose.
• Define the audience.
• Identify the channel(s) of communication and why you selected that channel.

Format paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Discuss the benefits provided by network modeling.  

Describe how the shortest-route and maximal-flow techniques can be utilized.  Please provide an example of one of these techniques. 

Minimum of 15 words 

Discuss the benefits provided by network modeling.  

Describe how the shortest-route and maximal-flow techniques can be utilized.  Please provide an example of one of these techniques.

* Already included previous paper. These pages need to be added to the paper attached. Needs 4 additional article sources. *

 

 

 

you will continue your project by preparing 3-4 additional pages, including adding to the reference page started in the project proposal.

Create these pages:

• Research Design – determine which research method you will use and defend your position with pros and cons about using it. Explain the pros and cons of the ethical considerations you identified last week from your initial and reply posts in the Module 1 discussion forum.
• Format your references in APA format on the last sheet of your Word file. Select at least 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles for this assignment in addition to the ones you list in the project proposal.