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Propose the similarities and differences of the current account and financial account in the balance of payments structure. In doing so, apply your analysis to explain the trade balance between the U.S. and China.

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Select and research any U.S. business. Then, go to - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook - to research China international expansion of business operations. 

Prepare a Word document of the general background information regarding China (e.g., location, size, and brief timeline of the main historical events and relevant exchange rate arrangements of the country, with more emphasis on recent events).

In a minimum of 500 words, be sure to include the following:
1. historical timeline of the country’s background, developments, and significant events;
2. location;
3. size; and
4. other descriptive event information.

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(1) Email-essay scenario: The data science team you work on Netflix, is interested in using a data analysis technique new to the team/company. You were tasked with gaining a general overview of the technique and writing a medium length email (~3 paragraphs) to summarize your findings. Include:

a description of the technique for a technical audience, you want to give them an introduction to the method that will be a jumping off point for them learning more detail and discussing the method
explain the value of the method
the types of data it can be used for
the method's limitations
Choosing a technique: Choose a data analysis technique you are interested in learning more about, based on your analytics skill level. For example, if you've never done a regression, pick a regression or correlation or something simpler. If you have more analytics experience, use this as an opportunity to learn more about a method you're interested in or dig deeper into a method from another class. You are welcome to describe how this analysis method could be used for the data / business question from your case study.

Some ideas: regression, cross-validation, filtering (signal processing), deep learning, principal components analysis (PCA), random forests, randomization techniques, support vector machine (SVM)

Requirements:

Use in line citations where appropriate
Include a reference list/bibliography
Minimum 300 words

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Supplier certification is one way of managing suppliers.  Are there cases where supplier certification is not a good idea? 

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Competencies
* Develop research strategy skills for business analysis.
* Examine the use of qualitative and quantitative studies for business research.
* Explore problem-solving skills for business analysis.
* Propose business strategies based on research and analysis using relevant information sources.
* Create professional documents for presenting research, analysis, and business strategy recommendations.
* Explore techniques, tools, and approaches to design and produce an effective professional presentation for an appropriate business audience.
Scenario
You are a new manager in a research and development department at an agricultural chemical company. Your department engages in high-level scientific research for new product development and improvement upon existing products. Your department also engages in business research to support your sales and marketing teams. While both types of research employ the scientific method, the approach differs.
Company policy dictates that business research documents be formatted in a specific way and include the following elements: research strategies, research methods, data analysis, and business strategies based on findings. There is also an expectation that the research results will be presented in settings outside of the R&D department. This may be in the form of a summary document or a presentation.
You have decided to prepare a manual for your entry level business research analysts that provides a guide for the format and presentation of their final research project. The manual will be a step-by-step reference guide for the completion and presentation of a research project. The manual will include direction on the elements described above.
Write a manual in Microsoft Word for business analysts that will assist them with the completion and presentation of a research project.
* Section one should be titled Research Strategies and should include the following subsections:
    * Problem statement - Define what a problem statement is and how that evolves into a research question.
    * Research Objectives – Define what research objectives are and how they are related to the research problem.
    * Literature Review – Define what a literature review is, its purpose, and the type of information that will be included.
    * Ethics in Research – Explain ethics in research and why they are important.
* Section two should be titled Research Methods and should include the following subsections:
    * Sampling Design – Define what a sample is in business research and how to determine strategies for a choice of sample.
    * Research Design – Define what research design is and the various methods used to collect and analyze data.
    * Data Analysis – Define data analysis and the various approaches to display data.
    * Limitations – Define limitations and how they can affect research results.
* Section three should be titled Business Strategies and should include the following subsections:
    * Conclusion – You will explain what should be included in the conclusion of a business research report.
    * Recommendations – Describe how recommendations are developed based on a business research report.
* Section four should be titled Presentation and should include the following subsections:
    * Executive Summary – Explain what an executive summary is and how to effectively present data in this type of document.
    * Presentation – Describe the elements of an effective presentation and visualization tools that can be employed to ensure success.
Resources
* Business Source Complete
* Business via ProQuest
* APA Guide

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Subject: Market expansion of mining electric car V4 in Ghana (Africa)
1.    Cover page
2.    Table of contents
3.    Introduction:
Includes the reason for country selection, a brief about your product (good or service), your competitive advantage over direct and indirect competitors in the market
4.    The stage of international marketing involvement
5.    External environmental analysis including: demographic, geographic , legal, political , and cultural forces ( add only relevant data and relate the data to marketing variables for example since it’s illegal to use mass media to advertise for my products so the communication mix will have to depend on direct marketing )
6.    Country rank on the recent corruption perception index and type of expected corruption and how you will deal with it.
7.    The type of marketing entry strategy used and the reason for your selection
8.    Target market and base for market segmentation and selection
9.    The suggested marketing mix as adapted based on all the above evidence ( you need to list comprehensively all marketing activities and how they will be affected by the expansion decision)
10.    Conclusion for the report
11.    References page
* Attached are product picture and application report.
* Attached is a sample paper for past project (To follow)

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Report on Business Ethics (60%):
As a final assignment, the student will be asked to carry out a study on a specific company, chosen from the FTSE100 stock index. It must be an original piece of work, which should be understood as consultancy report. The application of the concepts discussed in class to the real issues observed in the company must be shown and presented in the format of an executive report (max 1,000 words – you can hand in less, but anything above will not be reviewed). This should address the following points:
1.    The firm’s general stance: description of the position of the firm regarding ethics and corporate social responsibility.
2.    The analysis of its CSR report, if published. Which points are included? How much information is provided? Is it relevant and trustworthy? Which points are missing?
3.    Any scandals or unethical behavior registered in the past. Description of the event, what caused it and how the company reacted.
4.    Its code of ethics, if available. How is it formulated? Offer a critical analysis.
5.    Its leaders’ behavior. Do the leaders inspire the rest of the employees to behave ethically?
6.    Recommendations for improvement.
Since this is an executive report, the information must be summarized very much. Only the essential pieces of information should be included and no unnecessary descriptions should extend the length of the text without adding value. In this sense, the capability of condensing relevant information and transmitting it fluidly will be essential. From the report, it should become evident that the student dominates the concepts discussed in the sessions and is able to confront a real business. He/She should present a report, which could easily be forwarded to the management team of the firm being analyzed and serve as a diagnosis of their position in regards to Business Ethics.
The report should list the consulted references (in APA 6th ed. style) at the end and may include some annexes. Both these sections will not compute for the final word count. Neither a title page nor an index are necessary. It is recommended that the title should read:
Executive Report on Business Ethics at Name of the Company
by Name of the Student
The text should be in Calibri, font size 11 and single spacing. Numbering of sections and structure are left to the students; however, a certain structural logic is expected.
Grading criteria will include the discussion of the items listed above in enough depth (with use of data whenever required by the argument), relation to the concepts and frameworks discussed in class, appropriate use of technical terms, capability to express in written form the most fundamental conclusions, and recommendations for improvement supported by the analysis.

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Research Training Manual

Competencies
* Develop research strategy skills for business analysis.
* Examine the use of qualitative and quantitative studies for business research.
* Explore problem-solving skills for business analysis.
* Propose business strategies based on research and analysis using relevant information sources.
* Create professional documents for presenting research, analysis, and business strategy recommendations.
* Explore techniques, tools, and approaches to design and produce an effective professional presentation for an appropriate business audience.
Scenario
You are a new manager in a research and development department at an agricultural chemical company. Your department engages in high-level scientific research for new product development and improvement upon existing products. Your department also engages in business research to support your sales and marketing teams. While both types of research employ the scientific method, the approach differs.
Company policy dictates that business research documents be formatted in a specific way and include the following elements: research strategies, research methods, data analysis, and business strategies based on findings. There is also an expectation that the research results will be presented in settings outside of the R&D department. This may be in the form of a summary document or a presentation.
You have decided to prepare a manual for your entry level business research analysts that provides a guide for the format and presentation of their final research project. The manual will be a step-by-step reference guide for the completion and presentation of a research project. The manual will include direction on the elements described above.
Write a manual in Microsoft Word for business analysts that will assist them with the completion and presentation of a research project.
* Section one should be titled Research Strategies and should include the following subsections:
    * Problem statement - Define what a problem statement is and how that evolves into a research question.
    * Research Objectives – Define what research objectives are and how they are related to the research problem.
    * Literature Review – Define what a literature review is, its purpose, and the type of information that will be included.
    * Ethics in Research – Explain ethics in research and why they are important.
* Section two should be titled Research Methods and should include the following subsections:
    * Sampling Design – Define what a sample is in business research and how to determine strategies for a choice of sample.
    * Research Design – Define what research design is and the various methods used to collect and analyze data.
    * Data Analysis – Define data analysis and the various approaches to display data.
    * Limitations – Define limitations and how they can affect research results.
* Section three should be titled Business Strategies and should include the following subsections:
    * Conclusion – You will explain what should be included in the conclusion of a business research report.
    * Recommendations – Describe how recommendations are developed based on a business research report.
* Section four should be titled Presentation and should include the following subsections:
    * Executive Summary – Explain what an executive summary is and how to effectively present data in this type of document.
    * Presentation – Describe the elements of an effective presentation and visualization tools that can be employed to ensure success.
Resources
* Business Source Complete
* Business via ProQuest
* APA Guide

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This is a topic proposal. Instructions listed below. I will be attaching an EXAMPLE of what the proposal topic paper SHOULD look like. DO NOT USE ANYTHING that is on the EXAMPLE PAPER!!!! It's meant as a simple reference ONLY! 

The purpose of this assignment is for you to propose a topic of interest and begin researching it.  For the first part of this assignment, you will write a short introduction (1-2 pages) of the topic/question of interest.  These pages should introduce your topic.  You will want to have an attention getter, justification statements, thesis and preview of your main points.  Your topic proposal must focus on communication behavior.  You need to make sure that there is some sort of message focused behavior being discussed.  If you are unclear as to what this means, please ask! 

After providing this overview, please provide the following:

•    Preliminary research question or hypothesis.  This may change as your paper develops, but please provide the preliminary research question or hypothesis as you are currently thinking about the topic.
•    Conceptual definitions for all independent variables and dependent variables.

Please use third person (i.e., avoid “I”, “me”, “you”, etc.) to help get you comfortable with this type of writing.

After you have your topic defined, you need 10 peer reviewed journals for your bibliography in APA format. Please use journals from the Communication discipline.  An easy way to find these journals is using COMABSTRACTS through the ASU library. See the list provided for approved communication articles. Please keep these journals recent.  Aim for articles published within the last 5 years. You should search for articles that: 

•    Help describe the problem you are studying and why it is important
•    Define key variables or concepts
•    Provide a theoretical foundation for your argument
•    Help establish the links in your argument/explain why you think something should happen
•    Describes previous research on the key variable, population, etc.
•    Address the same question you are interested in only in a different setting, population, etc.

You will be graded on: 
1. Do you have a topic proposal?  
2. Do you have 10 journals?  
3. Are they in APA format? 
4. Do your conceptual definitions make sense and clearly define the phenomenon you are interested in?
5. Is your topic communication based? 

The basic requirements for the assignment must be met or it will be impossible to get a grade better than a “C” (1-3 are the basic requirements).  You will NOT get a grade higher than a ‘C’ if you do not have enough journals or a question.  You will be marked off for each APA error.  This is an easy assignment to do well on but it will be graded very strictly.

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Report on Business Ethics (60%):
As a final assignment, the student will be asked to carry out a study on a specific company, chosen from the FTSE100 stock index. It must be an original piece of work, which should be understood as consultancy report. The application of the concepts discussed in class to the real issues observed in the company must be shown and presented in the format of an executive report (max 1,000 words – you can hand in less, but anything above will not be reviewed). This should address the following points:
1.    The firm’s general stance: description of the position of the firm regarding ethics and corporate social responsibility.
2.    The analysis of its CSR report, if published. Which points are included? How much information is provided? Is it relevant and trustworthy? Which points are missing?
3.    Any scandals or unethical behavior registered in the past. Description of the event, what caused it and how the company reacted.
4.    Its code of ethics, if available. How is it formulated? Offer a critical analysis.
5.    Its leaders’ behavior. Do the leaders inspire the rest of the employees to behave ethically?
6.    Recommendations for improvement.
Since this is an executive report, the information must be summarized very much. Only the essential pieces of information should be included and no unnecessary descriptions should extend the length of the text without adding value. In this sense, the capability of condensing relevant information and transmitting it fluidly will be essential. From the report, it should become evident that the student dominates the concepts discussed in the sessions and is able to confront a real business. He/She should present a report, which could easily be forwarded to the management team of the firm being analyzed and serve as a diagnosis of their position in regards to Business Ethics.
The report should list the consulted references (in APA 6th ed. style) at the end and may include some annexes. Both these sections will not compute for the final word count. Neither a title page nor an index are necessary. It is recommended that the title should read:
Executive Report on Business Ethics at Name of the Company
by Name of the Student
The text should be in Calibri, font size 11 and single spacing. Numbering of sections and structure are left to the students; however, a certain structural logic is expected.
Grading criteria will include the discussion of the items listed above in enough depth (with use of data whenever required by the argument), relation to the concepts and frameworks discussed in class, appropriate use of technical terms, capability to express in written form the most fundamental conclusions, and recommendations for improvement supported by the analysis.

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Please take a moment to reflect on The Deadly Deception. Please prepare a 2-3 page, double-spaced response to the movie.(Below is the link to the movie) Please reflect on the duty a researcher owes to participants and other issues you think are important to consider when doing research with human subjects.
please watch this video and write reflection paper on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYOBYPiVfoI

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BUS 319- Principles of Federal Acquisition Regulation
Assignment 1: Small-Business Opportunities With the Navy

Write a 3-4 page paper in which you do the following:
Imagine that you are the owner of a small floor refinishing business that provides a specialty coating product for ceramic tile and marble floors. There is no other local flooring business that provides this service. Having recently received a patent on your product, you are ready to expand your business by competing for Navy contracts at the local base, which is located a few miles away. The services you want to sell are the specialty coating, the application of the coating, and a regular maintenance schedule. Your company consists of you, one office assistant, and two production employees.  
Include discussions of  the nature of government contracting, authority, responsibilities, and legal considerations including certain sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Explain the government acquisition process using sealed bidding, negotiations, and alternative contracting methods.
Note: You will be referencing this business throughout all three assignments for this course. Please use “First Name, Last Name, Inc.”  (Ingrid Harris, Inc.) as the name of your company throughout these assignments.

Question # 1
Develop your company’s acquisition and planning strategy for obtaining a contract.

Question # 2
Analyze the manner in which utilizing Smart Pay or a similar program in electronic contracting will assist your company and the Navy. Provide a rationale for your response.
Info on Smart Pay -https://smartpay.gsa.gov/content/about-gsa-smartpay

Formatting instruction: 
1.    APA Format -Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides; (2) citations and references must follow APA format  (3) Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources


Each question will serve as headers in your paper. 

Example of paper format


Introduction

Ingrid Harris, Inc. is an 8(a) Disadvantaged Small-Owned  Business that provides a specialty coating product for ceramic tile and marble floors. Ingrid Harris is the only local flooring business that provides this service.


Develop your company’s acquisition and planning strategy for obtaining a contract.

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Analyze the manner in which utilizing Smart Pay or a similar program in electronic contracting will assist your company and the Navy. Provide a rationale for your response.