Today, most Japanese automobile companies have manufacturing plants in the United States. Honda, for example, exports from Japan only 21 percent of the cars it sells in the United States. Fuji Heavy Industries whose main car brand is Suburu, is an exception in still producing most of its cars in Japan. An article in the Wall Street Journal observed that for Fuji Heavy Industries, “the plunging ye has turned a problem – a shortage of production in the US – into an unexpected boon.”

1. What does the article mean by a “plunging yen”?

2. Why would a plunging yen be a boon for Fuji Heavy Industries?

3. Briefly explain whether a plunging yen would help or hurt Honda.

In this assignment, using the interview questions you identified for your desired position in the M15 Discussion, you will record yourself answering the questions in a practice job interview, write a critique of your skills based on what you have learned in this module, and compose a follow-up message for your "interview." Follow these steps:

1. Record yourself answering the interview questions (ask a friend to play the role of the interviewer and ask you the questions). You can use the video function of your mobile phone, your computer’s webcam, or a separate video camera.
2. After you record yourself, write a critique of your practice interview.
3. Compose an appropriate follow-up message to send to the interviewer.
4. Combine your critique and follow-up message into one Word document and submit it using the link below the rubric.

Explain in details what "ethical dilemma" is and how it's useful in Business Ethics

in 400 words

Give a 3,2,1 disaster recovery plan for a IT school that has 50 student, 10 staff members. Please give as much detail as you can.

The cryptocurrency ‘bitcoin’ uses a blockchain that utilises the ‘proof of work’ concept. Explain this concept – your explanation should focus on:

• what ‘the work’ is

• why is it needed

• the operational implication in terms of processing time, and

• the distributed nature of the blockchain processing.

Why do we find so many cases of employee disengagement?

Describe what is meant by a Certificate Policy and a Certificate Practice Statement. Your answer should clarify the differences between the two and explain the major goal of the Certificate Policy and Certificate Practice Statement.

TLS is frequently and incorrectly described as a total security solution for digital business via credit card transaction. What is the implication of this statement in relation to SSL adding security to Web based sales transactions (via credit card)? Your answer should clearly explain where SSL provides security, and where it does not (in relation to the sales transaction).

1. Mollie purchases plants from a nursery which she in turn sells in her store. Mollie’s store sells plants to builders who replant them in the front yards of the homes they build. The plants Mollie purchases and sells are?

1. Real property because the plants were once attached to land.
2. Real property because Mollie’s clients intend to replant the plants.
3. Personal property because the plants sold by Mollie are not attached to land.

2. Desperate for funds, Gene borrows money at an interest rate of 80%. When Gene is unable to pay, the lender sues Gene. Which of the following is true?

1. The lender will lose with respect to the usury interest rate.
2. The lender will lose and also face criminal charges.
3. The lender will win because there is freedom of contract.

what are the skills, knowledge and chnge behaviour of the

ARTIFACT 1

Case 1: Metrobus Strike

The amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) represents about 100 workers (e.g., drivers, mechanics, administrative staff) employed with Metrobus, a city-wide transit authority. On November 3, after the parties failed to negotiate a settlement, the union conducted a vote. In an overwhelming majority, 97 percent voted to reject the contract offer and go on strike. On November 4, picket lines were assembled at the worksite and all bus services were suspended.

The main reason for the strike appears to centre on the cost of benefits. While the employer has offered to increase wages by 15.5 percent over four years, management Is asking that all newly hired workers pay for 50 percent of their benefit plan costs. The employer feels that this 50/50 cost sharing of benefits is reasonable and consistent with other collective agreements. For example, numerous public-sector employees such as city employees, firefighters, and regional water employees all pay 50 percent of their benefit costs. The union, on the other hand, feels that this benefit sharing is unacceptable and unfair.

As a result of the strike, many potentially vulnerable citizens, such as students, seniors, and lower-income earners who cannot afford their own vehicles, are left with few transportation options during the winter. They now have to rely on getting rides with others, paying the high cost of cabs, or even not showing up to work or school. Students of the university even set up a ride-sharing website where they could attempt to coordinate rides during the strike.

Six weeks into the strike, the level of frustration has mounted. The mayor of the city, Dennis O’Keefe, has publicly urged both sides to settle the dispute and other councillors seem hopeful the that the government-appointed mediator will help resolve the issue. There have even been public protests and petitions asking the provincial government to legislate an end to the strike. Despite the frustration, the strike remains in full force with no foreseeable end.

ARTIFACT 1

Case 1: Metrobus Strike

The amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) represents about 100 workers (e.g., drivers, mechanics, administrative staff) employed with Metrobus, a city-wide transit authority. On November 3, after the parties failed to negotiate a settlement, the union conducted a vote. In an overwhelming majority, 97 percent voted to reject the contract offer and go on strike. On November 4, picket lines were assembled at the worksite and all bus services were suspended.

The main reason for the strike appears to centre on the cost of benefits. While the employer has offered to increase wages by 15.5 percent over four years, management Is asking that all newly hired workers pay for 50 percent of their benefit plan costs. The employer feels that this 50/50 cost sharing of benefits is reasonable and consistent with other collective agreements. For example, numerous public-sector employees such as city employees, firefighters, and regional water employees all pay 50 percent of their benefit costs. The union, on the other hand, feels that this benefit sharing is unacceptable and unfair.

As a result of the strike, many potentially vulnerable citizens, such as students, seniors, and lower-income earners who cannot afford their own vehicles, are left with few transportation options during the winter. They now have to rely on getting rides with others, paying the high cost of cabs, or even not showing up to work or school. Students of the university even set up a ride-sharing website where they could attempt to coordinate rides during the strike.

Six weeks into the strike, the level of frustration has mounted. The mayor of the city, Dennis O’Keefe, has publicly urged both sides to settle the dispute and other councillors seem hopeful the that the government-appointed mediator will help resolve the issue. There have even been public protests and petitions asking the provincial government to legislate an end to the strike. Despite the frustration, the strike remains in full force with no foreseeable end.

There are many social media websites where people communicate with one another for different reasons such as dating, making new friends or keeping in touch with existing ones. What is self disclosure and how does it function to develop initimacy in a relationship? What level of self disclosure do you feel is appropriate when communicating with someone via the internet? Discuss this as it relates to different types of internet sites and also within the online classroom. Give your opinion.

The Scenario

Joseph and Krystal are part of your social group. They joined Missile’s Financial Services together as middle managers. Each of them reports to a different senior manager. These managers report to the Managing Director. Once a month after payday you all try to have lunch together.

Joseph is very distressed. ‘I’ve had an awful week and this morning was the worst!’ He recounts what happen between himself and Nicholas his manager.

‘Nicholas and I were to meet with a new supplier to finalize a contract. I have been dealing with the supplier all this time and we just needed to finalize the costing. We had reached an agreement about the cost both of us were comfortable with it. All week I have been trying to get Nicholas to look at the contract and agree the figures etc. We really need this guy’s company they are fast, a good price point for us and willing to customize the stationary for such a small company. Anyway, Nicholas was always too busy to meet, I emailed him the contract and my teams thoughts on how we should proceed hoping he would read it.’

‘Anyway we met with the supplier this morning. We are going through the contract, the next thing I know Nicky says. ‘This won’t work for us, the cost is too high, where did these calculations come from?’ ‘If the floor had opened up and swallowed me I could have not been more embarrassed, I mean I spent three weeks working on it with accounting and legal! Joseph shaking his head continued, ‘he just took over the conversation, I mean we got the contract signed but in the end all that happened was that the figures were rearranged we still end up paying the same.’ ‘I am tired of this foolishness, he stays locked in his office on his cell everyday only God knows what he does in there.’

Krystal’s problem was very different but she was equally worried. Yesterday she attended a meeting with her manager and the managing director himself. She is the manager for one of the locations. The MD had called because he received the third quarter results and he was concerned that the new business loans and new customers targets have not been met for the third quarter in a row. In fact, the third quarter results were worst that the second quarter. The MD asked Krystal what remedial action she has taken over the time period.

Krystal has not been idle. She spoke with her colleagues who also manage other locations and they gave her some tips. She therefore proceeded to do the following. She has reorganized the tasks across the staff and given everybody new targets, which had been emailed to them. She had also brought in a sales trainer to give the staff a pep talk on meeting new people and how to confidently start conversations with strangers, finding sales prospects and marketing loan services. She had also intended to add a target that would require the loans officers to give a minimum of two monthly financial talk organized by them as well as each would visit two organizations to drum up business by introducing the company and its produces during staff meetings. Shirley confirmed that Krystal had emailed her about this some two weeks ago and she had signed off on it and suggested that Krystal have a meeting with the staff to discuss. To this point Krystal had not done the latter.

Krystal told her lunch partners that her manager Shirley, and the MD were concerned about her communication style. Further, they suggested that this was perhaps the reason why the initiatives were not appear to be working for Krystal or Missile Financial Services.

The MD had just received the results of the annual staff attitude survey. Krystal received acceptable grades from her staff on her one to one communication style. However only 1 of the targeted three 3 general staff meetings had been held. Staff satisfaction in her location also lagged behind that of the other 6 locations and did not meet the minimum 60%.

Shirley and MD are of the opinion that a programme of activities needs to be developed to bring the targets back on track. They think that a general staff meeting in Krystal’s shop is a first step and they promise her that they will be in attendance to give Krystal support.

1. If you were in Joseph’s shoes how would you have handled his manager’s behaviour prior to the meeting with the representative from the other company? As a group, discuss the pros and cons of the various ideas that the members of the group generated. From the pros and cons outlined by the members of the group, submit what the group considered as 2 each major pros and cons, along with an explanation of how the decision was arrived at.

2. How would you propose that Krystal organize the general staff meeting? Propose an agenda for the meeting.

3. Based on your study of change management, communication and leadership, provide Krystal, with a communication plan that will support her efforts to make changes.

You are the host for 2 days national level declamation contest .
Write down the complete script for this 2 days event.
your script must contain quotes and it must be formal and grammatically correct.

how diversity impact globalization of business?