Why is the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer Huawei banned from selling devices in the US and a few other countries?

Ethics question: What is this company doing that is unethical? And is this company doing something unethical that US companies are not doing? What is the justification for the ban?

Summary:

Mick is a project manager at Zarlink, a multinational manufacturer of semiconductors for a variety of high-technology military, medical and consumer applications. Mick is also a part-time MBA student at his local university. As part of his MBA, Mick has to complete a dissertation on a management topic of his choice. Since Mick had recently been selected to embed a new quality management system called TS 16949 into his manufacturing site at Swindon in the West of England it seemed sensible that he chose to study quality for his dissertation. Mick’s particular fascination was his firm belief that the route to high-quality process in organizations was not through introducing specific techniques but through ensuring that quality was embedded in everything done at Zarlink: part of the lifeblood of the organization. ‘Quality is even about more than people’s attitudes’ said Mick; ‘it’s about their beliefs. Quality must be a way of life and dominate the thoughts of everyone in the organization, irrespective of their job.’ Mick wanted to use his dissertation as a way not only of obtaining his MBA but also of learning how he could be more effective in introducing embedded quality at Swindon.

Mick started off his research by searching the quality literature. There was no shortage of this. But soon Mick realized that he was concerned with that branch of the quality literature that dealt with the ‘soft’ issues of organizational culture change. He became rather disenchanted with much of the literature because it was largely prescriptive. ‘I was dubious about a lot of what the gurus were saying,’ said Mick. ‘They seemed to be saying that if you get your employees to believe this and do that then everything will be fine. I was skeptical of this because I knew through my MBA studies that the success of certain techniques is usually contingent upon the individual circumstances of the organization.’ Nonetheless Mick became attracted to the idea that embedding certain core values in the organization was a good way of achieving quality goals. The problem was that he did not know which core values were appropriate for his site. Therefore his research question became: ‘What are the core values that need to be adopted in Zarlink, Swindon, if embedded quality is to become a success?’

More specifically, Mick’s research objectives were:

to identify general constructs that constitute ‘embedding quality’ within an organization;

to compare these beliefs with those espoused by a sample from the senior Zarlink Management team;

to establish the behaviors and attitudes of the current workforce towards the quality management system at the Zarlink foundry, Swindon;

to propose a framework of core values to facilitate the embedding of quality into Zarlink, Swindon.

Having used the literature to refine his research question and objectives Mick then turned his attention to collecting primary data within Zarlink. Initially he thought of using a positivist approach based on a questionnaire using qualitative data, but discussions with Philippa, his tutor, convinced him that there were other ways of collecting data. Mick began to think more deeply about his research strategy, and thought that the advantage of triangulating his data by using multi-method would convince not only his examiners that his data were valid but also the managers at Zarlink who he was hoping would give him the go-ahead to introduce his ideas.

Mick’s first research objective had been met by his coverage of the literature. This had been useful in concentrating his mind on embedded quality, but it only took him a limited way. The second and third objectives would lead to a much more meaningful management dissertation.

The second objective involved conducting interviews with key managers in order to ‘test’ the ideas that Mick had developed about core values as a result of the literature review. The managerial sample he chose comprised managers from other Zarlink sites in the world who had an excellent reputation for embedding quality. At the same time Mick thought it important to include those managers who were concerned with implementing quality at Swindon. Mick conducted six interviews across three sites: one in Canada and one in southern England in addition to the third in Swindon. In each site he interviewed the foundry director and the quality manager. These were the key managers concerned with quality. The non-Swindon managers were interviewed by telephone, and the Swindon managers were interviewed face to face by Mick. He hoped this phase of data collection would give him a very clear idea of Zarlink’s view of quality.

In order to meet the third objective he decided to collect data in two ways. The first was to conduct what he called a ‘gap analysis. The purpose of this was to establish the current behaviors concerned with quality – that is, what people actually did in their working lives. This would tell Mick what was being done well and what was being done badly, or not at all, and therefore identify what needed to be done to embed quality. In order to do this Mick designed an audit form based on a purpose-made audit that had been used before in similar organizations. This was administered in all departments of Zarlink, Swindon. Ten of Mick’s colleagues were responsible for carrying out the audit. This involved Mick in training them in its use in order to achieve reliability. Mick was opportunistic in the second way he collected data in respect of the third objective. He was fortunate that a general employee attitude survey was imminent. He decided to insert a subsection in this survey that consisted of questions to establish employees’ attitudes to quality. This went to each of the 130 employees at Swindon.

Mick was confident that his research strategy would yield rich, valid and reliable data on management beliefs and employee attitudes and practice, which would enable him to propose a framework of core values to facilitate the embedding of quality into Zarlink, Swindon. This would enable him to make a valuable contribution to the well-being of Zarlink and pass his MBA!

Discussing the case and incorporating answers to the questions below. It is important to address each of the questions presented. Respond to these questions in an essay format using APA style of writing, and use at least 5 peer-reviewed references.

Question:

1 Which type(s) of research strategy is Mick employing?

2 In what other ways could Mick have used the literature to refine his research question?

3 In what other ways might Mick have achieved his research aim?

Determine the level of measurement for each of the variables: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval - Ratio

               a) Number of people in family

               b) Percentage of university students who attend public school

               c) The rating of the overall quality of a textbook from excellent to poor

               d) Your annual income

               e) The presidential candidate you voted for

               f) Your age

Mario, 35, is single and lives with his girlfriend, Huyen, also 35. Mario has a 6-year-old son, Manpreet, who lived with him for all of 2018. Mario provided more than 50% of the support for both Manpreet and Huyen in 2018.

In 2018, Mario earned a salary of $76,000. In addition to his salary, Mario also received alimony of $1,000 per month and child support payments of $500 per month from his ex-spouse. Mario contributed $2,500 to an individual retirement account in 2018. Mario paid $13,000 of expenditures that qualify as itemized deductions and childcare costs of $6,000 to allow Mario to work. Mario had a total of $6,500 in federal income taxes withheld from his paychecks during 2018.

Huyen worked on and off in 2018 and earned wages of $4,000. Huyen paid no expenses that qualify as deductions. Huyen had a total of $400 in federal income taxes withheld from her paychecks during 2018.

1. What is Mario’s federal gross income for 2018?

2. What is Mario’s federal adjusted gross income for 2018?

3. What is the total amount of Mario’s deductions from AGI for 2018?

4. What is Mario’s federal taxable income for 2018?

5. What is Mario’s federal taxes payable or refund due for 2018?

6. Mario is upset because he received a large federal income tax refund last year (tax year 2017). Mario thinks that the tax reform enacted at the end of 2017 resulted in higher taxes for him this year. Briefly explain to Mario why that is not necessarily the case just because he did not receive a large refund again this year.

Matt and Debra Baxter live in an upscale neighborhood in Orem, Utah. Matt is a partner in the family owned business. Debra stays home with their child, Brady, who is age 5.

After visiting with their financial planner, the couple became concerned that they were spending too much and not putting enough funds aside for Brady’s future educational needs. Matt earns $85,000 per year, but with the rising costs of education, they are concerned.

Matt is an alumni of Duke University, a prestigious school with tuition and book expenses of approximately $18,000 per year. Debra graduated from Utah Valley University. The expense for tuition and books there is estimated at about $8,000 per year. When Brady turns 18, the couple wishes to send him to one of these two exceptional universities. They have a slight preference for Utah Valley University. The problem, however, is that with the rate at which tuition is increasing the Baxter’s are not sure they can save enough money and they have decided they do not want to borrow to pay for Brady’s education. Assume the tuition at both universities will increase at an annual rate of 5% from now until Brady starts college.

Living expenses are currently estimated to be $9,000 per year at both schools. This expense is expected to increase at only 3% per year. Further, assume that Baxter’s can deposit their money into a growth oriented mutual fund which has historically earned 12% per annum.

The couple wishes to save by having a pre-determined amount automatically withdrawn from their bank account at the end of each month. They plan to contribute from now until Brady starts college. When Brady starts college, at the beginning of his freshman year, they will stop making contributions. They want to have enough in their account when Brady starts college so the principle and interest will cover all four years of his college expenses. They will make annual withdrawals from the account to cover both tuition and living expenses for Brady at the beginning of his freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years. When the withdrawal for the senior year is made the account balance will be zero.

Complete a thorough analysis and write a professional letter to the Baxter’s (who don’t understand finance) explaining the analysis you performed, why you performed it, and the results and conclusions. In the letter and attached schedules provide information that answers the following questions.

-When Brady is 18, what will be the tuition expense, living expense, and total expense for each of the four years that Brady will attend college? Provide the information for each University.

-What amount will be needed in the account when Brady starts his freshman year if he attends Duke? What amount if he attends UVU?--

-How much money will Matt and Debra have to deposit at the end of each month to allow Brady to attend Duke? How much money will have to be deposited per month to allow Brady to attend Utah Valley University? Assume that Matt and Debra stop making deposits when Brady starts college.

-The Baxter’s are concerned that given the current market performance the mutual fund will only earn 9% per year. Redo the analysis assuming they can earn only 9% per year on their investments. How much will be needed in the account when Brady starts college and how much will have to be deposited per month for Brady to have sufficient funds to attend each school?

Please show excel workthrough!

Understanding how the American university culture affects students requires analyzing the cultural norms that students bring to college and how these norms interact with the norms institutionalized in university settings. Cultural models of self—implicit understandings of oneself in relation to others and the social context—are one important source of these individual and institutional norms (Cross & Madson, 1997; Markus & Kitayama, 2010). Research conducted in a variety of cultural contexts has identified two common models of self that provide culture-specific norms for how to think, feel, and act (Markus & Kitayama, 1991). The independent model of self assumes that the normatively appropriate person should influence the context, be separate or distinct from other people, and act freely based on personal motives, goals, and preferences (Markus & Kitayama, 2003). In contrast, the interdependent model of self assumes that the normatively appropriate person should adjust to the conditions of the context, be connected to others, and respond to the needs, preferences, and interests of others. The independent and interdependent models both constitute sets of social norms, each providing a different guide or blueprint for how people should relate to others and to the social world (Adams, Anderson, & Adonu, 2004).

1. The above passage indicates two different sets of social norms. What are they?

2. Compare and contrast each set of social norms with the axiology of economics.

3. Which set of social norms is less similar to that axiology?

4. What would that predict the success of first-generation college students who study economics?

In a effort to better predict the demand for courses offered by a certain MBA program, it was hypothesized that students' academic backgrounds affect their choice of MBA major, thus, their course selection. A random sample of last year's MBA students was selected. The results are shown below. (A) State the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis. (B) USING EXCEL Can we infer that undergraduate degree affects MBA students' course preferences?

Your last six modules will incorporate a project in which you describe and analyze a specific mental health need from practice or in a community. For the project, you will choose an individual or a community from your clinical or work setting with a mental health need and you will apply the principles of the nursing process toward recommending interventions for that individual or community. Examples of possible subjects include but are not limited to:

A patient on a mental health unit

A resident of a long term care facility

A member of a group home

The entire group home facility

Several home care clients who share the same need

Refugees from one country who settled in one neighborhood

People with alcoholism lacking resources in their community

People with schizophrenia in your city

Remember that you're not writing another typical nursing care plan, but identifying ONE particular need that is unmet for that individual or community.

The final written assignment will be 5-6 pages and will be due during Module 11. However, here is the suggested schedule for planning and completing your project on tim

The center for substance abuse treatment is investigating outcome measures for use in programs for persons with substance use difficulties. One of the measures is the Individual Assessment Profile Several studies have been conducted on the instrument, and reliability estimates for items, using internal consistency (alpha), ranged from 0 to 99. A second instrument is the Recovery Altitude and Treatment Evaluation (RAATE). Internal consistency reliabilities (alpha) ranged from 63 to 78. The Texas Christian University Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment is the third instrument under investigation, internal consistency reliabilities (alpha) range from 0.58 to 0.96. What measures would you recommend? Why? What measures would you have concerns about? Why?