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Many times organizations will make decisions based upon what other organizations are doing at the time or based upon the latest business trend. Think about the dot-com bubble as businesses soared and perhaps were also part of the major bust. Many organizations felt that they needed to join the crowd and have an online presence, only to realize within a couple of years that the decisions were made in haste, which resulted in many companies filing for bankruptcy. This era also had some companies that did not follow the trend only to realize within a couple of years that they were losing out on a new market, such as the online trading industry. This is why doing some research in the beginning can really help organizations make decisions based upon what is truly good for the organization.Using the University online library resources and the Internet, research ways of making informed decisions.Respond to the following:Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

Your initial contribution should be 250 to 300 words in length. Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Recently, you have heard rumors that employees would like to unionize. The director of human resources has come to one of your regional managers\’ meetings to discuss a couple of things about unions so that managers are equipped with detailed information. In a Word document of at least *600 words with *2 scholarly resources, answer the following questions:must be original

Discuss the marketing communication channels available for the domestic and international markets. 1 paragraph is fine

Harvey is married and has 2 teenage children. Harvey has been heavily drinking on a regular basis for the past 10 years.  In the past his wife often covered for him with his job, and usually made excuses for him with his children and his friends. Harvey has not attended his son’s baseball games this year, and he missed his daughter’s performance in the school play due to having been passed out from drinking. At this time, he is at risk for losing his job due to excessive absences, and he was recently arrested for a DUI. Harvey has realized that his drinking is adversely affecting all aspects of his life and he is ready to quit.Create an 8-10 slide Power Point presentation to discuss treatment plans for Harvey and his family. Use the speaker notes in the slide show to further discuss the topics on each slide. In addition make sure you have a title slide and a slide with references (in APA format).  Please reference at least two peer-reviewed journal articles in your presentation along with appropriate information from the assigned weekly readings. In your presentation:Submit your assignment to the by . 

Two quotes frame this week’s assignment: “Treat everyone the same—differently.” (Littky, 2015, p. 155)“Learning is to problem solve and think critically, to analyze and interpret different perspectives, to be creative and use the world as a tool to innovate, to be proficient in reading, writing, and math. Learning is expressing and working with the desire and interest to keep learning.” (Littky, 2015, p. 159)Identify an idea you have generated based on your reading of this chapter that you believe you could implement in your classroom or professional practice, even in some small way. You might not be able to change the focus of the school and a major paradigm shift might not be in your control, but dream. What could you do that would result in the opportunity for deeper, more engaged learning for at least one of your students? Be creative.Develop that experience or idea through a lesson plan, proposal for the activity, or other relevant document that fully describes what you envision. After doing so, write a short (2 page) reflection that articulates the rationale for the choice you made and how you hope this will further the pursuit of equity in your professional practice. Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.Click here for information on course rubrics.ReferencesLittky, D. (2015). Who wants a standardized child anyway? Treat everyone the same—differently. In A. M. Blankstein, P. Noguera, & L. Kelly (Eds.), Excellence through equity: Five principles of courageous leadership to guide achievement for every student (p. 135). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.

Assume that you work for a large multinational telecommunications corporation in the U.S. that is considering establishing operations in another country. Select one country as the basis for exploring the possibility of starting a joint venture in that country. You are assigned by your supervisor to conduct a full country risk analysis for this country and the telecommunications industry in that country. You are to present your findings to the Board of Directors in the form of a risk analysis report.Your supervisor has asked for you to divide your report into the following areas for analysis:You are to conduct a country/industry risk report, identifying as many factors as possible in the categories listed above for the analysis.  Present your findings in a report of 10-12 pages.In your report, you will make a recommendation to your supervisor as to whether or not the company should proceed with this venture.  Suggest two additional financial analysis methods which should be explored further in analyzing the feasibility of starting the global joint venture.  Explain your recommendations. 

In a 4-5 page paper, please provide the following:Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the  for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the \”.docx\” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Monitoring Our Home PlanetThe Internet is a powerful tool that provides the ability to monitor natural phenomena and disasters that happen all over planet Earth.In this assignment, you will research resources available on the Internet for monitoring natural phenomena including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, global climate, and weather.Based on your research, do the following:Support your statements with examples. Use a minimum of six reliable references, two of which should be peer-reviewed articles.Write a 7–8-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.By , deliver your assignment to the .Grading Criteria and Rubric 

In a 1-2 page paper, please complete the following:Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the \”.docx\” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504