My Values: In this section you will write about your values, such as whether you follow individualistic or collective values or a combination of both. Explain some of these individualistic or collective values. Also in this section write about an issue that you are passionate about such as gender equality, climate change, education or any other issue that interests you and say what you can do to contribute positively to this issue.

Provide an example of Frugal Innovation in health care related to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Do some research on the idea of Frugal Innovation in healthcare and identify an innovation (or come up with an idea) where the Frugal Innovation is significantly connected to ICT. Please note the emphasis on Frugal – not just any innovation in healthcare.

Write article to depict the f types of innovations using ONE example type of innovation. The article must consist of: i. An introduction section to explain innovation and the basic types of innovation. ii. the narrative must clearly show why the case shown is considered an innovation and why it is considered a basic innovation. iii. A summary section to conclude your article by discussing the type of innovation that you would target for your organization or business (with the reason).

On May 2, 2019, a $ 25,000 deposit was made into a savings fund that paid 15% interest compounded each month. On October 1, 2019, $ 45,000 was deposited in the account, and that same day the interest rate changed to 16.2% capitalized every two months.

What was the balance on January 1, 2020 if the interest rate changed again on December 1, 2010 to 17% compounded each month?

After completing the reading this week, we reflect on a few key concepts this week:

1. Organizational performance is the fifth aspect of the model, reflect on the question, do certain leadership behaviors improve and sustain performance at the individual, group, and organizational level? Please explain your response.
2. There were two types of innovation addressed this week (product and process innovation), please note your own personal definition of these concepts and offer an example of both.

Please be sure to answer all of the questions above in the initial post.

Please ensure the initial post and two response posts are substantive. Substantive posts will do at least TWO of the following:

• Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
• Expand on the topic, by adding additional thoughtful information
• Answer a question posted by another student in detail
• Share an applicable personal experience
• Provide an outside source
• Make an argument

At least one scholarly (peer-reviewed) resource should be used in the initial discussion thread. Please ensure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library. Use APA references and in-text citations.

Please be sure to engage by Wednesday at 11:59pm ET and then engage on two more days throughout the week (for a total of three days of engagement, before Sunday at 11:59pm, ET.  

Select three (3) of the five questions to answer. You must type your answers and your responses to each question should be no more than 500 words per question (1,500 total). Reference/cite the content in the relevant modules to support your answers/argument - no external sources or group work.

1. Protest movements can have an illusion of victory. Sometimes they maintain a state of balance between opposing forces or actions, an equilibrium (i.e., gained something here, but lost something there). Use examples to either agree or disagree with this claim that the demise of protest movements can lead to the return of the status quo. (From Module 1: Origins of Social Movements (SM) & The Structuring of a Protest (PPM).

2. Identify and describe the six (6) preconditions necessary for collective behavior to occur according to Neil Smelser’s Value Added Theory (From Module 2: Theories of Social Movements and Collective Action (SM).

3. Summarize how superbrands control public life via consumer capitalism with reference to Naomi Klein’s No Logo (From Module 3: Issues in the Study of Social Movements and Collective Action (SM).

4. The New Deal served both as a “successful” solution to the Great Depression and a lesser concession to what the American public wanted. With that said, identify some of the ways the New Deal and its programs/agencies transformed the 1930s (From Module 4: The Unemployed Workers’ Movement (PPM).

5. Workers were waiting for unions, “pounding on their doors” long before unions were ready for them. Give examples of how people mobilized insurgency, not organizations (From Module 5: The Industrial Workers’ Movement (PPM).

6. The following data represents a company’s revenue in millions of dollars. Year: 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 Revenue: 30 32 34 35 39 39 45 Let the year 2010 be the base year with x=0.

a) Model the data with a linear function using the points in years 2010 and 2019. Round computed values to 2 decimal places. Also, using your model predict the revenue in the year 2021 accurate to 3 decimal places.

b) Set up a table of (x, y) values to be used for a least squares model and find a linear least squares model y ax b = + for the data. Express the coefficients a and b accurate to 3 decimal places. Also, what is the 2 R value accurate to 3 decimal places?

c) Use your least squares model to predict the revenue in 2020 accurate to 3 decimal places and graph the actual and predicted revenue data superimposed on the same graph.

Analyze the time-series data of Balance of Payment of China (Since 2010). Discuss the trend of changes in current, capital and financial accounts. Based on your observation, with other external economic information, what shall the policymakers do in responding to these changes?

Use economic concepts to develop your arguments.

1000 words.

Discuss trend of changes in

a. Current account
b. Capital account
c. Financial account
e. Based on your observation use other external economic information and develop your arguments with economic concepts
f. What policymakers do in responding to these changes?.

(illustrate your arguments with clear organization supported with evidence and statistics) 1000 words

Analysing the current, capital and financial accounts for CHINA.

From 2010 to 2020

find out the balances of current account, financial account and capital account.

Then
describe their trend of changes from 2010 to 2019, try to explain why there were such changes.

Lastly, advise on policymakers about what shall be done based on the observations.