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This discussion for the class BU 491Management Issues and Society

According to Transparency International, the United States is the least corrupt country in the world.

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If a company does not hold any patents, then they do not have any intellectual property issue to deal with abroad.

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While increased regional economic integration means that markets that were once protected and not open to foreign trade and investment are increasingly opening, it also means both domestic and foreign companies will

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If a U.S. company files and receives a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, they do not have to file for patent and other intellectual property protection in other countries.

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When entering international partnership agreements (i.e., distribution or sales rep agreements), those non-U.S. partners are not subject to U.S. laws against corruption, as long as they are not directly employed by the U.S. company.

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A primary challenge that Netshoes.com faced and corrected was:

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When building websites, most languages will appear the same within website templates

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A common challenge to rural market development, particularly in developing countries, is

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Question 9 (4 points)

Arcelik held a significant amount of market share domestically in Turkey. As a result, this brand recognition was a strength when they entered other markets, as they were well known globally.

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Question 10 (4 points)

A primary method company use to market their products abroad, build relationships and meet potential new business partners is:

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What are the major phases in the process improvement methodology?

Advertising & the First Amendment

The question is often asked: Does the First Amendment protect advertisements? Advertising is indeed protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, advertising or "commercial speech" enjoys somewhat less First Amendment protection from governmental infringement than other types of speech. Should this be the case? How should advertising be regulated? By who? Why? "Your posting should contain at least 200 words of quality discussion."

SY Manufacturers (SYM) is producing T-shirts in three colors: red, blue, and white. The monthly demand for each color is 4,400 units. Each shirt requires 0.80 pound of raw cotton that is imported from the Luft-Geshfet-Textile (LGT) Company in Brazil. The purchasing price per pound is $2.00 (paid only when the cotton arrives at SYM's facilities) and transportation cost by sea is $0.40 per pound. The traveling time from LGT’s facility in Brazil to the SYM facility in the United States is two weeks. The cost of placing a cotton order, by SYM, is $110 and the annual interest rate that SYM is facing is 15 percent of total cost per pound.

a. What is the optimal order quantity of cotton? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

b. How frequently should the company order cotton? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

c. Assuming that the first order is needed on 3-Jun, when should SYM place the order?

• 20-May

• 3-Jun

• 17-Jun

d. How many orders will SYM place during the next year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

e. What is the resulting annual holding cost? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

f. What is the resulting annual ordering cost?

g. If the annual interest cost is only 5 percent, how will it affect the annual number of orders, the optimal batch size, and the average inventory?

Job analysis involves compiling a detailed description of tasks, determining the relationship of the job to technology and to other jobs and examining the knowledge, qualification or employment standards, accountabilities and other incumbent requirement.

a) Using an example of your develop and explain a job analysis

If some shareholders complained that you and your co-managers have not been spending enough money on social responsibility and corporate citizenship, what would you tell them? Respond in 150 words.

The coronavirus is hitting businesses and their employees. Some businesses are still open and millions of employees are working to serve customers. Some of the employees work in their workplaces while some others work from home. Almost all employees worry whether they will lose their jobs or if they will have a pay cut. It is obvious that unemployment will rise because millions of employees will lose their jobs and the remaining employees may have a pay cut (10, 20, 30, 50%) depending on the position in his/her workplace.

Because of the coronavirus, the business environment has started to change. It is becoming a challenging fast-changing environment. Currently, many managers are faced with difficulties. In the near future and in the long run, they will need to deal with important issues.

Lastly, you have to remember that one can easily manage firms during prosperous times but effective managers flourish during difficult times.

Below is a sample list of terms that you can use when answering the questions.

Job security and protection; Employee morale; Employee stress; Anxiety; Employee wellness; Effective decision making; Work performance; Key competencies; Productive employees; Quality of work produced; Work-life balance; Mental health; Employees in a high-risk health category; Illness; Government sector; Health sector; Security forces.

What would be the possible changes and developments in the workforce and workplace diversity in the near future and in the long run? Discuss.

Roche Brothers is considering a capacity expansion of its supermarket. The landowner will build the addition to suit in return for ​$200 comma 000 upon completion and a​ five-year lease. The increase in rent for the addition is ​$11 comma 000 per month. The annual sales projected through year 5 follow. The current effective capacity is equivalent to​ 500,000 customers per year. Assume a 3 percent pretax profit on sales. LOADING... Click the icon to view the annual sales projections. a. If Roche expands its capacity to serve​ 700,000 customers per year now​ (end of year​ 0), what are the projected annual incremental pretax cash flows attributable to this​ expansion? The projected annual incremental pretax cash flows attributable to this expansion in year 0 are ​$ nothing. ​(Enter your response as an integer​.) AND FOR YEARS 1-5

Organizations engage in mergers with and acquisitions of foreign companies in order to obtain a global presence. The primary motive for this action is financial. When organizations fail to consider the HR implications, the M&A can fail. As the IHRM professional, what recommendations would you make to executive leadership to increase the likelihood of a successful M&A as it pertains to managing human resources? Provide specific examples to support your answer.