What is the hazard/risk that you believe should be mitigated? Why is this hazard/risk a priority? What steps should be taken to mitigate against this risk (project description)?

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Mitigation project

In this assignment, you will write an executive brief and strategy memo that identifies a mitigation project for your selected community.

Assignment Guidelines

  • Address the following in 2-3 pages:
    • What is the hazard/risk that you believe should be mitigated?
    • Why is this hazard/risk a priority?
    • What steps should be taken to mitigate against this risk (project description)?
    • What other examples of this hazard/risk and your recommended solution strategy exist? Were they successful?
    • What are the anticipated costs associated with your suggested strategy?
    • What are the legal, political, and community impacts of the project?
    • What are the potential impacts/outcomes in those 3 domains if the recommended project is not undertaken?
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

 

On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, after completing the Intercultural Management assignment, please rate how you feel about the strength of your global mindset and cultural awareness. Briefly describe why you selected the rating that you did.

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Global Mindset and Cultural Awareness Competencies

“People with a global mindset seek out diversity because they have an innate curiosity for new and exciting ways of experiencing the world. They don’t mind the initial discomfort of stepping into new environments if it means they are better, and smarter for it”. (Managing with a GLOBAL MINDSET —4 Core Competencies For Organisational Success – The Leadership Institute) “A global mindset can be simply defined as, the ability to integrate cultural awareness about self and others and function effectively in different cultural contexts. It takes personal development and flexibility”. (Developing Cultural Competency: Leading with a Global Mindset – Part 1 • BetterManager) On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, after completing the Intercultural Management assignment, please rate how you feel about the strength of your global mindset and cultural awareness.

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On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, after completing the Intercultural Management assignment, rate how you feel about the strength of your information literacy. EQ Briefly describe why you selected the rating that you did.

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Information Literacy Competency:

“Information literacy competency is a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes towards recognizing when and why information is needed, where to find it, how to evaluate, manage and apply it, synthesize, use and communicate it ethically and legally”. (jaistonline.org) On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, after completing the Intercultural Management assignment, rate how you feel about the strength of your information literacy. EQ

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Why do you think the Obama administration pursued a trade deal with Korea in 2012? What were the potential economic and political benefits? What were the potential costs?

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Obama administration

  1. Why do you think the Obama administration pursued a trade deal with Korea in 2012? What were the potential economic and political benefits? What were the potential costs?
  2. Is there any evidence that the 2012 free trade deal between the United States and South Korea was a “job killer” as claimed by President Trump?
  3. What were the motivations of the Trump administration in renegotiating the 2012 deal?
  4. Who benefits from the revised (2018) deal? Who might lose? Does the 2018 deal represent an improvement over that ratified in 2012?

 

Do you think governments should consider human rights when granting preferential trading rights to countries? What are the arguments for and against taking such a position?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Questions

  1. Do you think governments should consider human rights when granting preferential trading rights to countries? What are the arguments for and against taking such a position?
  2. Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy: the interests of producers (businesses and their employees) or those of consumers?
  3. Given the arguments relating to the new trade theory and strategic trade policy, what kind of trade policy should business be pressuring government to adopt?
  4. You are an employee of a U.S. firm that produces personal computers in Thailand and then exports them to the United States and other countries for sale. The personal computers were originally produced in Thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. Other possible locations considered at the time were Malaysia and Hong Kong. The U.S. government decides to impose punitive 100 percent ad valor em tariffs on imports of computers from Thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict U.S. exports to Thailand. How should your firm respond? What does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?
  1. Reread the Management Focus “Protecting U.S. Magnesium.” Who gains most from the anti dumping duties levied by the United States on imports of magnesium from China and Russia? Who are the losers? Are these duties in the best national interests of the United States?

Identify the policy instruments used by governments to influence international trade flows. Explain why governments sometimes intervene in international trade.

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Identify the policy instruments used by governments to influence international trade flows.

Explain why governments sometimes intervene in international trade.

Summarize and explain the arguments against strategic trade policy.

Describe the development of the world trading system and the current trade issue.

Explain the implications for managers of developments in the world trading system.

 

What are the appropriate roles for the Department of Defense intelligence capabilities in supporting homeland security enterprise?

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Homeland Defense Intelligence and Civil Liberties

Part I: What are the appropriate roles for the Department of Defense intelligence capabilities in supporting homeland security enterprise?

Part II: Clarify if you believe there is a legal issue for DoD engagement.

Part III: Do you think providing effective intelligence support to the homeland security enterprise is a threat to civil liberties and the privacy of American citizens?

Part IV: Lastly, explain your rationale on why or why not domestic intelligence collection is a threat to individual freedoms.

Do not include quotes in your posting since if you were in a class talking aloud, you likely would not be using direct quotes; instead, as necessary, paraphrase what you need to convey. You need to show me good critical thinking skills and not quotes written by others. Formulating your own thoughts from analyzing new information and studying established work is what we need for successful experts of the future. You must include at least one source per paragraph and thus include it in your reference section as best as you can (hint – not just a URL).

 

 

Examine the conditions/factors most important for investment and growth in Germany.

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Country Investment Climate Analysis

Examine the conditions/factors most important for investment and growth in Germany.

FOCUS ON: National security, country image, regime uncertainty, stability/instability (political or economic), risks, reforms, institutions, government regulations, transparency and accountability, public governance and administration, business deregulation, taxes, rule of law, property rights, enforcement mechanisms, cross-border trade and capital movements, corruption, crime, poverty, infrastructure (buildings, roads, and transportation, water, power supplies, communication networks), employment, social constructs, labor and labor standards, education, wages, etc…

 

You have been chosen to open a plant in Mexico to manufacture laser powered tortilla steamers. Will American theories of leadership work in this high power distance culture? What are you going to do to effectively lead your workforce?

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International Trade

Answers are based on content rather than length. Limit Your Answers to Exactly One Full Per Question Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages. Be sure to number each answer with the number of the question it relates to. Answer your choice of any three (3) questions.

  • Your firm has just signed an agreement with a foreign company to manufacture some of your products overseas. What steps should your company take to increase the cross-cultural communications that will be needed if this business plan is to work?
  1. You have been chosen to head your company’s negotiating team that is being sent overseas to negotiate a possible joint venture for manufacturing self-replicating rice cakes. What kind of team should you bring, how should your team prepare for the first bargaining session, and how will you handle any problems that you foresee in these negotiations.
  2. You have been chosen to open a plant in Mexico to manufacture laser powered tortilla steamers. Will American theories of leadership work in this high power distance culture? What are you going to do to effectively lead your workforce?
  3. You have just been named to select and lead a task force of six Americans that is going overseas to start manufacturing self-replicating rice cakes. You and your team will be leaving for your assignment in six months and will be living there for at least three years. What steps will you take before and after your departure to ensure that the transition goes smoothly for you, your task force members, and their families?

 

Discuss the two major approaches to selecting a product for exports. Why is it important to participate in overseas trade shows? What are the disadvantages of the reactive approach to selecting a product for exports?

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International Trade

Discuss the two major approaches to selecting a product for exports. Why is it important to participate in overseas trade shows?

What are the disadvantages of the reactive approach to selecting a product for exports?

Explain the importance of the following factors in the selection of products for exports: shifting spending patterns, quality, and niche marketing.

Do a country’s imports completely measure the market potential for a product? Discuss.

Why should an export firm consider financial and economic conditions in importing countries?

What is the importance of political and legal forces in international market assessment?

Identify the public sources of export counseling in the United States.

Discuss three private sources of export assistance. What is the gold
key service?

Explain the steps involved in a typical export transaction.