1. After reading Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural differences in Chapter 2 and looking up and reviewing near the bottom of Geert Hofstede’s web page (http://www.geert-hofstede.com/), describe a significant difference between cultures that you have witnessed. Use the Geert Hofstede comparison tool (at the link below) to compare the two cultures in your example and describe the relative merits of the different approaches in an organizational situation.

2. Compare and contrast two cultures using information contained at http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php (If the Hofstede website is not working, please do your best with the summary information in the book, or other sources you may find).

3. Use Saint Leo University’s core value of integrity as the foundation to form an opinion concerning whether the developing global economy will cause ethics and social responsibility to become more similar or more distinct across cultures? Be certain to explain why and how and provide examples.

Budget Research Paper– Utilizing what you learned in Good to Great, the Huddle School District Budget Development, and the various assignments and rich discussion of the course, the Budget Research Paper will describe the knowledge, competencies, and best practices of an effective financial leader in education.

The Budget Research Paper should include five areas: (a) leadership in budget development, (b) the impact of staffing in budget development, (c) where an organization gets revenue, (d) key factors that impact expenses, and (f) the role of focus and discipline on budgeting.

Use the information from prior assignments, to include the budget project, your interview of a financial leader, critical reviews of budget concepts, and other literature as supporting documentation for how decisions should be made and the role of a financial leader in education. Utilize personal communication and cite your own work as described by APA. Support your findings with a minimum of 5 references

Assignment 2: Manufacturing Overhead

Borealis Manufacturing has just completed a major change in its quality control (QC) process. Previously, products had been reviewed by QC inspectors at the end of each major process, and the company’s 10 QC inspectors were charged to the operation or job as direct labor. In an effort to improve efficiency and quality, a computerized video QC system was purchased for $250,000. The system consists of a minicomputer, fifteen video cameras, and other peripheral hardware and software. The new system uses cameras stationed by QC engineers at key points in the production process. Each time an operation changes or there is a new operation, the cameras are moved, and a new master picture is loaded into the computer by a QC engineer. The camera takes pictures of the units in process, and the computer compares them to the picture of a “good” unit. Any differences are sent to a QC engineer, who removes the bad units and discusses the flaws with the production supervisors. The new system has replaced the 10 QC inspectors with two QC engineers.

The operating costs of the new QC system, including the salaries of the QC engineers, have been included as factory overhead in calculating the company’s plant-wide manufacturing-overhead rate, which is based on direct-labor dollars. The company’s president is confused. His vice president of production has told him how efficient the new system is. Yet there is a large increase in the overhead rate. The computation of the rate before and after automation is as follows:

Before After
Budgeted Manufacturing Overhead 1,900,000 2,100,000
Budgeted Direct Labor Cost 1,000,000 700,000
Budgeted Overhead Rate 190% 300%
“Three hundred percent,” lamented the president. “How can we compete with such a high overhead rate?”

Using the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research manufacturing overhead.

Review the situation. Complete the following:

Define “manufacturing overhead,” and:
Cite three examples of typical costs that would be included in manufacturing overhead.
Explain why companies develop predetermined overhead rates.
Explain why the increase in the overhead rate should not have a negative financial impact on Borealis Manufacturing.
Explain how Borealis Manufacturing could change its overhead application system to eliminate confusion over product costs.
Describe how an activity-based costing system might benefit Borealis Manufacturing.
Write a 3–4-pages paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area

Assignment 1: Discussion—Absorption versus Variable Costing

There are several ways a company can allocate overhead costs to products produced or services provided. Two of these methods are absorption costing and variable costing. This assignment will allow you to explore the two methods of costing and compare/contrast the different uses of each costing system.

Using the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research absorption and variable costing. Use your research and/or your experiences as a working professional to complete this assignment.

Respond to the following:

Explain the differences between absorption costing and variable costing.
Explain, with the help of an example, how a company could use a variable costing system, as well as an absorption costing system. You have the option of using the company you work for as an example.
Explain which method is better for the company being discussed.
By the due date assigned, post your response to the Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Assignment 1: Discussion—Applying Balanced Scorecard

In many cases, managers end up in trouble as they direct their focus exclusively on cost savings. Cost cutting is always emphasized, but other impacts, such as decreased quality, can be overlooked. These overlooked impacts can have a significant effect on the revenue and profitability of an organization. The balanced scorecard is a measure to assure that management is not exclusively driven by cost, but balanced with other measures that also can significantly influence the performance of an organization.

Using the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research balanced scorecard and its application.

Select a service industry organization of your choice. Complete the following for the selected organization:

Recommend at least two performance measures in each of the balanced scorecard categories.
Explain each of your recommendations.
Using these measures as examples, explain how use of the balanced scorecard can increase the economic value added within the organization.
By the due date assigned, post your response to the Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions of others; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Assignment 1: Discussion—Working with Budgets

Budgets are the driving force behind all organizations. Whether a manufacturing organization, or a service organization such as a medical or public accounting firm, budgets are used not only for planning purposes but also for performance monitoring and evaluation of areas within an organization.

More than likely, you are often required to work with budgets within your organization. Using the module reading and the Argosy University online library resources, research budgets including multiple budgets.
Respond to the following:

Describe in detail the budgets that you work with.
In your description, what was the objective of the budget i.e., to motivate employees or control costs? (A budget could have more than one objective.) Was the use of the budget successful in achieving the objective?
Based on the effectiveness of the budget, what recommendations would you suggest to improve the communication and/or utilization of the budget(s)?
Assume your organization has multiple budgets and you are to work with these. Explain how these budgets should be linked together.
By the due date assigned, post your response to the Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions of others; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Directions: Write a persuasive/argumentative essay (with in-text citations in MLA format) by choosing one of the topics below. Your typed essay should follow the standard format (your heading in the top left corner, running header on all pages, title of paper, indented paragraphs), be at least 6-8 pages (double-spaced, Times New Roman 12pt font ONLY—a paragraph is a minimum of 5-8 sentences, and the works cited page is not counted as one of your pages.) and use at least 4 reference sources (professional websites/resources only—NO WIKIPEDIA or any other WIKIs, ask.com, or ehow.com, etc.) to support your argument.
Due Date: ________________________
1. Has social media broken the line of communication and human contact? Yes or No? Create specific points to develop the thesis statement that can be researched to prove your position.

An excellent, well written and researched piece, which is able to clearly distinguish between history and its representations in pursuit of a critical argument. Very relevant and up to date.

You include references to some very relevant sources – Solomon Godeau etc. and explore the importance of photography to the civil rights movements of the 1950s/60s. Excellent research and a very clear thread supported by clear, legible description, and relevant factual research. Your ability to précis and summarise contributes to the clarity of your writing.

Make sure you look at the work of Nicholas Mirzoeff, especially ‘The Appearance of Black Lives Matter’ and his other work on vision and control, as well as exploring Foucault’s ideas of biopower as they have been interpreted by recent post-colonial writers. Stuart Hall is also a key source.

The passages on research methodology represent some hard work and an attempt to make a framework for the project, which is good. However, some of this can be taken as given – with the essay you are proposing, it would be more productive to outline a critical methodology – this is what you would gain from Hall, and from a deeper understanding of the kinds of methodologies used by writers dealing with vision and difference. Ideas of voice, agency and positionality seem to me to be more important to your subject than formal methodology.

This was for the last essay so please read!!!!!!

I would look at a range of different photographs of the civil rights movement and maybe compare them how they were viewed by different audience at that time.

look into how they were used in America media images to create a negative impression like a battle of images some images were used for different thing like some images were used to scared people.

The news enpowered images to show police brutality Nicholas Mirzoem
Murther luther king / black panther

What this essay needs is good compare and contrast
What my essay needs to build on it is to make it more academic which means you need to compare with something also see it as a battle no all the images supported civil rights no all the images out there supported black lives matter the images were also put out there to say something else.

Theres also another side so compare it to things too

COMMUNITY SERVICE/SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT (85 points total): The purpose of the project is for each student to learn from a family and a community service provider for young children with disabilities and/or their families in their local community. The Project Proposal must be approved by the course instructor prior to beginning the project.

The components of the project include:

1. Identify a family with a young child with a disability.
For example, use your personal and professional networks to help you identify a family with a young child with a disability younger than 6 years old. For example, I am going to call the mother of a child with an Autism diagnosis in kindergarten at my school. I’ll explain I’m working on my master’s degree and ask if she would be willing to share her experiences with having a child with a disability and services or supports that have been beneficial to him and/or their family as part of a class project.

2. Write and submit project proposal for approval.
Once you have identified a family/child, submit a brief description of who, when, and how you will be complete the family meeting for approval. Also include a brief timeline for completing each component of the project.

3. Meet with the family (at least one parent/guardian) to learn about their child and experiences they have had with services/supports currently utilized or have utilized in the past in the community.
Take notes during or immediately following the meeting. Be sure during the meeting to find out about a service/support that has benefited the child and/or family for you to further learn about. The meeting should be at least at least one hour and must be in person. Additional information could be inquired by emails or phone calls but actual meeting must be in person. Questions to consider are below:

Family Meeting Questions to Consider
• How old is the child? For purpose of this project, the child should be younger than 6 years old.
• What are the child’s strengths?
• What are the child’s challenges?
• What was the process of identifying the disability like?
• What has been most challenging?
• What has been most rewarding?
• What supports or services have been the most beneficial for the child and/or the family?

4. Meet with one of the services/supports of interest where the family has experienced benefits (minimum 1 hour, face-to-face).
For example, during the family meeting I learned that the child has benefited from Equine Therapy across many developmental areas. The mom also mentioned she has benefited from the relationships she has formed with other families with children with disabilities that she has met at the program. I asked the family if I could observe an Equine Therapy session and I plan to contact the program to schedule a time to talk with an employee about their services.

Be sure to take notes during or immediately following meetings and/or observations. You may learn about the service/support in your community by interviewing, observing, or shadowing a service provider. Questions to consider are below:

Community Service / Support Questions to Consider
• What is the purpose or mission of the program?
• How did this service/support get started in our community?
• How is the service/support funding?
• What outcomes/successes have you observed among your clients?
• In what ways do you have a family-centered approach?

5. Find 5 peer reviewed research articles that relate to the child’s diagnosis and community service/support.
For example, based on my conversation with the mom, my journal article search will include: Autism Spectrum, Autism and Equine Therapy, benefits of Equine Therapy for children with disabilities, and social network support among families with children with disabilities.

6. Read and summarize 5 research articles on the disability/topic/service utilizing the Article Summary Form you will learn to use in class.
Start with 1 article. Be sure to look at the reference lists or within text citations to lead you to other articles that may be helpful. You will turn in your first article summary for feedback and then the last 4 altogether. See project due dates.

7. Develop at Outline based on the components within the written paper guidelines.

8. Compose a first draft synthesizing the research with your experience per the written paper guidelines.

9. Integrate feedback from instructor and complete final draft.

10. Create PowerPoint presentation.
Guidelines to be provided.

All components of the project are required in order to receive a final grade for the project.

Due Dates
See the course syllabus for due dates for each component of the project.

Points for Community Service/Support Research Project (total 85 pts)
Project Proposal 5
Article summaries (5 total) 25
Outline 10
Interview/Observation Notes 5
Draft Paper 10
Final Paper 30

Paper Guidelines
The paper should be in APA format and approximately 4 – 6 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font.

Introduction (1 – 2 paragraphs)
• Purpose of the paper
• Brief description of child/family, diagnosis, and community service/support, and any other main topics.
• Roadmap of the topics to be discussed

Research Summary (4 – 5 paragraphs)
• Synthesize what you have learned from the research articles.
• Remember to include within text citations when summarizing information in your own words and quote properly when using an author’s exact words. Rely more on summaries using your own words than quotes.
• Allow your own voice in the writing to help the reader understand how you are making connections with the integration of the research.

Practice (4 – 5 paragraphs)
• What did you learn from your interactions with the family and the community service/support provider?
• Explain how your observed or learned experiences aligned (or did not align) with your research.
• Explain how your observed or learned experiences aligned (or did not align) with family centered practice.
• Based on your research what recommendations would you make to improve or alter the practices of the community service/support?

Reflection (1 – 2 paragraphs)
• Reflect on your experience with the family and with the service/support provider.
• Were you surprised by anything that you observed, learned, or experienced?
• What limitations should be considered?
• What future directions do you recommend?
• What questions are you left with for future direction in your studies?

Conclusion (1 paragraph)
• Summarize the purpose of the project, and key points from the research, practice, and reflection sections.

References
• List references in APA format.
• You must include the five research articles you found for this project.
• You may also include other readings from class as relevant.

Worldwide is a firm newly regulated in a jurisdiction and sector of your choice. The recently appointed head of compliance has been given a mandate by the executive board to design, implement and manage the compliance function and is due to attend the next board meeting to provide an overview of these plans. The compliance function is part of the risk division within the firm and in their new role the head of compliance reports to the director of risk.

Prepare a report for the executive board to accompany the presentation by the head of compliance at that meeting, taking the board through the key steps required in this process, identifying the critical success factors along the way. The report should also make clear what the main challenges to the successful completion of this programme are and explain why these are the main challenges, as well as providing a clear indication of how these can be managed.

(25 marks