Joan, an employee of Great American Market, was warned about her excessive absenteeism several times, both verbally and in writing. The written warning included notice that "further violations will result in disciplinary actions," including suspension or discharge.

A short time after the written warning was issued, Joan called work to say she was not going to be in because her babysitter had called in sick and she had to stay home and care for her young child. Joan's supervisor, Sylvia, told her that she had already exceeded the allowed number of absences and warned that if she did not report to work, she could be suspended. When Joan did not report for her shift, Sylvia suspended her for fifteen days.

In a subsequent hearing, Joan argued that it was not her fault that the babysitter had canceled, and protested that she had no other choice but to stay home. Sylvia pointed out that Joan had not made a good faith effort to find an alternate babysitter, nor had she tried to swap shifts with a co-worker. Furthermore, Sylvia said that the lack of a babysitter was not a justifiable excuse for being absent.

Questions:

1. Was the suspension fair?
2. Did Sylvia act responsibly?
3. Should Joan be fired?
4. Should the babysitter be fired?
5. Was Sylvia fair in her actions?
6. Is there ever a solution for working mothers?
7. Should working fathers take turns staying home?

You are interviewing for a promotion to a senior management position. You have done well on the interview and are down to the final question. Interviewer: our company is quite concerned with how psychological biases lead to poor investment decisions.

Prompt: If you are promoted, discuss 2-3 specific practices you will put into place to help debias the decision-making process of your division. How will these practices improve investment decisions?

minimum 300 words

Graphically demonstrate and describe the three different types of Maritime routes

QUESTION ONE. Write short notes on each of the following international trade theories (two marks each):

• • Mercantilism

• • Absolute Advantage

• • Comparative Advantage

• • Heckscher – Ohlin

• • New trade theory

How is the cellular/modular structure different from the network structure? Give at least three differences.   – Max 200 words

Create a partnership agreement example. Business LAW.

Is the evaluation and control process appropriate for a corporation that emphasizes creativity? Are control and creativity compatible? Explain Max 300 words

How can corporate culture be changed? Give examples.   Max 250 words  

Evaluate the competitive advantage of the corporation on its market. Suggest some recommendations for the managers of samsung company to improve this competitive advantage

“What, in your opinion, is the importance of a performance management system and how would the knowledge and skills you have acquired about the performance management system in this course help you in your career as an effective manager? Use your personal examples to illustrate your reflections.”

Scenario: Jorge, as the global team manager, was hired to manage some new global teams for AlternativeSource Inc. (ASI), an alternative-energy company implementing wind, solar, and water-generated energy systems throughout the globe. Jorge had worked previously for a gas exploration company in North America, so he simply hired many of his previous company’s employees who had worked for him at the gas exploration company. Jorge deployed the teams along with their families to work with Indian nationals and clients in India. Since India is such a large country, although there is some autonomy for the teams, all decisions were made by Jorge and then subsequently communicated with the teams. After 5 months in the field, the teams are not performing well. The team members are frustrated by what they termed as internal conflicts and “the clients’ lack of cooperation,” and their families seemed to be unhappy in the new environment. The ASI executive management team is beginning to ask questions not only regarding the team’s performance but also regarding the hiring process used. ASI has an employee handbook saying that the company hires people based on abilities from a diverse pool of candidates that also represent their diversity of global clients. After completing your chapter reading and reviewing the Learning Activity regarding culture and global human resource management (HRM), address the following checklist items.

● Describe the problems you discern in this situation from the brief facts provided.

● Describe how the global teams in India are managed versus how they should be managed.

● Apply global HRM concepts from your reading to the hiring of the teams.

● If you had been Jorge, how would you have applied all of the cultural adaptation concepts from your Reading and Learning Activities areas that would fit this scenario at the outset to help the team members and their families be successful in adjusting to India?

Please address all four bullet points :)

1. Highlight, with examples, the difference between the ‘Customs Union’ and ‘Economic Union’.

2. What is countertrade? Explain how switch trading works.

3. Making or buying decisions are of great strategic importance to firms in international trade. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such decisions?

4. What are Incoterms? Why do businesses use Incoterms? Highlight the differences in 2 categories of Incoterms 2010.

Write 1 to 3 pages reflective paper summarizing your current and/or personal philosophy on performance measurement.

three different types of partnerships and provide the elements/details of how each one is organized and explain the differences between each type of partnership. A summary paragraph per entity

You own a distributor-style franchise, you have a client interested in becoming a franchisee. Please create a franchise agreement for your client by stating the name of the franchise, the purpose of the franchise and include (7) basic elements/terms (50-150 words each) in your franchise agreement with clear explanations of each element. Make the agreement unique to your franchise.