How would you handle a major financial surge or slump that might affect your facility?

Using the provided case study (“Why Illegal Immigration Is an Intergovernmental Mess and Will Remain So” in Chapter 4 of the textbook), craft a paper analyzing the issues at play through the lens of public-administration theory and ethics. Specifically consider: What are the issues and perspectives related to immigration in the United States? How is immigration policy developed and what factors impact its development? What concepts in public administration would guide the actions of a public agent charged with enforcing the law? Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below.

I. Overview: In this section, outline the issues related to immigration in the United States by briefly explaining the context and perspectives related to legal and illegal immigration in the United States.

II. Policy Development and Enforcement: In this section, analyze how immigration policy is developed and the variables that impact its enforcement. A. Discuss the political, social, economic, and cultural variables that impact public policy in immigration reform. B. Analyze ethical expectations of public administrators (such as border-patrol agents) charged with enforcing laws or policies that have been developed, especially in light of intense public opinion or scrutiny.

III. Situational Response: In this section, imagine you are a border-patrol agent. How would your role impact your ability to defend and advocate for your personal opinion on immigration? A. Defend your position on whether public-agency employees give up certain First Amendment rights by virtue of serving in their positions. B. Explain how Miles Law applies in this situation. C. Explain how organizational-culture theory could influence your actions as a border-patrol agent. D. Describe the ways that you could advocate to change the law without breaking it as a border-patrol agent.

1. During an interview, what could you do to increase your confidence?
2. What are you personal strengths and weaknesses? How would you address these in an interview?
3. What are three things you can do during an interview to make a positive impression?

1. What is measurement? Describe what it is and how we use it to acquire quantitative data on both tangible and intangible attributes.

Investment Example

An investor has $70,000 to divide among several instruments. Municipal bonds have an 8.5% return, C D’s a 5% return, t-bills a 6.5% return, and growth stock 13%. The following guidelines have been established:

-No more than 20% in municipal bonds

-Investment in C D s should not exceed the other three alternatives

-At least 30% invested in treasury bills and C D s

-More should be invested in C D s and treasury bills than in municipal bonds and growth stocks by a ratio of 1.2 to 1

-All $70,000 should be invested.

Write down your mathematical formulation.

Decision variables (10 points)

Objective function (5 points)

Constraints (Please label each constraint) (5 points)

MaxTotal Revenue= Max $45 B + $120 P                                   

SE:20 B + 5 P    <= 1400 minutes               

QC:15 B + 30 P <= 4000 minutes               

B <= 60 units                    

P    <= 100 units

Questions:

1. Bottleneck Resource is: SE True/False

2. Preferred product is: P         True/False

3. Optimal values: B=45 units, P=100 units, and Total Rev =$14,025            True/False

4. The “allowable Increase” for the coefficient of the B in the objective function is $435.           True/False

5. SE Constraint SP is $24 per min. True/False

Should companies that operate outside of the U.S. treat employees in other countries with the same standards as its U.S. employees? Justify your response. Support your response with an APA-cited reference(s).

In today’s consumer environment, we have more choices at our disposal than ever before.
Between brick and mortar and online stores, the options (both in terms of what to buy and also
where) are endless. So: is limitless choice a good thing?

What is the relationship among marketing ethics, strategic planning, and organizational performance? How is this related to having a stakeholder orientation?

Explain what steps ensure accuracy of the overall payment policy in medical billing and how this relates to the overall revenue cycle management of the office

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of people from around the globe. This new virtual world could become the first point of contact between companies and customers and could transform the whole customer experience. Since it began hosting the likes of Adidas, Dell, Reuters and Toyota, Second Life has become technology's equivalent of India or China - everyone needs an office and a strategy involving it to keep their shareholders happy. But beyond opening a shiny new building in the virtual world, what can such companies do with their virtual real estate?

Like many other big brands, PA Consulting has its own offices in Second Life and has learned that simply having an office to answer customer queries is not enough. Real people, albeit behind avatars, must be staffing the offices - in the same way having a Web site is not enough if there is not a call centre to back it up when a would-be customer wants to speak to a human being. In future, the consultants believe call centers could one day ask customers to follow up a phone call with them by moving the query into a virtual world.
Unlike many corporate areas in the virtual world, the NBA Headquarters incorporates capabilities designed to keep fans coming back, including real-time 3-D diagrams of games as they are being played.

PROJECT FOCUS:

You want to create a presence on Second Life for the cafe. Create a CRM strategy for doing business in the virtual world. Here are a few questions to get you started:

• How can your virtual world help business in the real world?
• How will customer relationships be different in a virtual world?
• What is your strategy for managing customer relationships in this new virtual environment?
• How will supporting Second Life customers differ from supporting traditional customers?
• How will supporting Second Life customers differ from supporting Web site customers?
• What customer security issues might you encounter in Second Life?
• What customer ethical issues might you encounter in Second Life?

Describe the relationship between forecast accuracy and safety stock for uncertain demand.

Even though the trait approach to leadership has no empirical support, it is still widely used. In your opin- ion, why is this so? In what ways is the use of the trait approach helpful to those who use it? In what ways is it harmful to those who use it?

Describe AT LEAST TWO of China’s “Four Modernizations.” Explain what the “Fifth Modernization” was and why, in your opinion, didn’t China achieve it?

Describe the role that a code of conduct plays in ensuring ethical compliance within a firm. How should a code of conduct be developed, what should it contain, and what are the keys to ensuring that the code is successfully implemented?