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(a) Are there any links between lower labour and environmental standards in developing countries and their increased shares in world trade and investment? Discuss with evidence.(4 marks, 200 words)(b) Do you support the idea of imposing restrictions on the imports of goods that have been manufactured using child labor and in countries with lower environmental standards? Why? Why not? Discuss.(3 marks, 200 words)(c) What are the best ways to address lower labor and environmental standards in developing countries? Discuss.3 marks, 200 words)

1. We all go through change. Think about a big change you wanted to / had to make (only use something you are comfortable talking about). In your journal, share the story of what happened and use the readings for this Class on leading change to help describe how successful (or not) the change was.2. Throughout the quarter, we have discussed authoritative/visionary leadership and discussed many inspirational leaders of organizations. What does the article “Collective Genius” argue is the job of the leader? How does this change your idea of leadership?

1. Explain the concept of intellectual property2. Explain to Simon how he could protect his intellectual property rights regarding his invention?3. Imagine that Simon could not afford to get patent protection, how else could he protect the rights to his invention?4. Identify and analyse whether or not you believe the parents can show that Simon or the beer company owed them a duty of care?Provide a developed answer, citing a legal case/s in support of your position.5. Identify and analyse what Simon can do if he believes the other company has copied the design of his invention.6. Explain an intellectual property dispute regarding a patented invention.

STRATEGY, CONTROL, MARKETING, AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (50 points)Explain the business entry strategies you have selected for your target country. Why did you chose this particular strategy over other methods? (i.e. minimize cost, expand production overseas to avoid tariffs, etc.)Draft a mission statement for your business. The statement should identify why your business exists and what it strives to accomplish.Describe the methods of marketing/promotion for your business/product you believe would be the most successful. This should take into account the type of product/service and the current political/legal/economic/cultural environment your target country is in. Explain your reasons for choosing the methods you chose.Create a promotional tool for your business/product. This should be based on your analysis from the section above. (i.e. online ad, Groupon, website, billboard, radio ad, newspaper print ad, etc etc etc). This is what you will use for your “pitch” to the class.What are ways you can ensure that your company fulfillsits social responsibility? Form a proposal for how your business will respond to the following concerns:EnvironmentalLaborPublic TransparencyCommunity Involvement

A needs assessment is a systematic way of determining the gap between what an agency, organization, or community has and what is desired to meet the needs of individuals, groups, communities, or societies. The needs assessment will reveal whether there may be unmet services. It can then provide information about those needs and help inform your planning to meet them. The needs assessment also consists of planning who you need to target, how you will effectively gather new data, and/or how you will use existing data to inform your planning decisions.The Assignment:Outline and describe steps you would take to conduct a needs assessment.State which stakeholders you would contact and why you would contact the stakeholder.Develop a stakeholder survey related to your professional or societal issue.The survey must contain at least 10 questions.Provide a justification for each question on the survey.Provide rationale for the type/format of questions on the survey.State how you would vary items on the survey based on the role of the stakeholders who would complete it (administration, leadership, staff, recipient of surveys).

DESCRIPTION OF NEW VENTURE ASSIGNMENTIn order to complete the next three assignments, you will need to put together an idea for a new venture/company.This assignment will consist of the following:1. Elevator Pitch – Maximum two sentences that describes your company idea.2. Summary of new venture – Maximum of one paragraph that describes in greater detail your new venture and in particular the problem that you are trying to solve for your customer.3. Who is your target customer? Why do they want to buy your product? Describe who your target customer is and how you are going to reach them.4. How big is the current market? How fast is it growing? How large will the market be in five years?5. Who is your competition? Please describe.6. Status of your venture. Just an idea. Have developed initial product. Have sold initial product.7. How much money will you need. Please put together sources and uses table.Maximum length of this homework assignment is 3 pages.Double spaced utilizing 11 fontIn order to receive 100 on this homework all 7 items need to be completed in sufficient detail.In order to receive 85 on this homework all 7 items need to be completed.

ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RISKS AND BENEFITS: Legal, Political, and Economic analysis of United States and proposed trading country (50 points)Describe and provide an analysis of domestic (United States) laws and regulations that will likely apply to your business activities (i.e. UCC, import/export regulations, labor laws, restrictions on licensing intellectual property rights, consumer safety standards, etc.) This should include a brief overview of major treaties that may apply to your business (i.e. UNCITRAL treaties (includes CISG and COGSA) WIPO Conventions, etc.).Describe and provide an analysis of your chosen country’s legal system (common law, civil law, theocratic). How will this affect your business activities?Describe and provide an overview of major laws and regulations in your chosen country that will likely apply to your business activities (i.e. consumer protection laws, tariffs/non-tariff barriers, health and safety regulations, intellectual property protection laws (if applicable), trade laws, WTO rules] This should include a brief overview of major treaties your chosen country is party to that may apply to your business activities.Describe and provide an analysis of logistical issues your company will face. Are you shipping goods overseas via ocean or air transport? What kind of insurance will your company require (marine/air cargo/etc.)? Are you purchasing a factory abroad? What kind of payment terms and/or insurance should you have?Analyze the risk of being sued in your chosen country. Describe your chosen country’s trade area and cultural, including important geographic and demographic information, important customs and traditions, other pertinent cultural information, competitive advantages and disadvantages for company negotiations

The type of business/product proposed and a brief description, including logistics (i.e. method of transportation for goods (sea or air), staffing of employees in a manufacturing plant overseas, whatever is applicable). A brief description of the country proposed for business, identification of major existing tariff/non-tariff barriers, and the conclusion and rationale for selecting each business entry method.

Your directors would also like to know how the gross sales affect the market value of food outlet they might open.1) Draw the scatter plot between market value and gross sales. Add the “type of outlet” variable as an indicator to the scatter plot. Interpret the graph.2) Find the regression equation between the market value and gross sales for each type of outlet. Write the equation, interpret coefficients, goodness of fit and the significance of the model (Use the Data Analysis Toolbox in Excel).

BofA Merrill Lynch does and seeks to do business with issuers covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision. Refer to important disclosures on page 31 to 32. 11811133The RIC ReportTaxes, politics and markets14 November 2017Tax reform heats up While the broad strokes of the House and Senate tax reform plans are largely similar, there are a few important distinctions, chief among them being when the corporate tax rate cut from 35% to 20% would take effect, the individual income tax brackets and rates, the deductions for state and local taxes, medical expenses and mortgage interest and the taxation of pass-through income. These issues may prove challenging to remedy in the House and Senate. So too is the price tag: in order for Republicans in Congress to use the budget reconciliation, and thereby prevent the possibility of a filibuster in the Senate, tax reform can add no more than $1.5tn to the deficit over the next 10 years. Our economists expect solid growth irrespective of Congress’ ability to pass tax reform.Tax reform’s effect on bonds The House and Senate tax reform proposals would likely boost the relative performance of investment grade corporates, which will benefit from reduced supply and economic growth. Municipal bonds may also benefit from reduced supply and individual tax rates that remain at or near current levels. Treasury yields may rise in the intermediate term from the increase in federal debt generated by the large proposed tax cuts. If reform fails, though, corporate bonds’ recent outperformance would probably reverse.Tax reform’s effect on equities The weak performance of the likely tax reform beneficiaries and small caps suggests skepticism either on the passage or the magnitude of any eventual tax reform. The differences in the latest proposals vs. the “Unified Framework” released in September are that the negative offsets (minimum foreign tax, limit on interest deduction) appear more watered down, implying slightly higher accretion to EPS, with a potential one-time negative offset from the House’s higher repatriation tax rates. US equity strategist Savita Subramanian estimates that either plan could boost 2018 S&P 500 pro forma earnings per share (EPS) initially by $18-19 (excluding a one-time charge for repatriation tax). But the recurring benefit could be much a smaller $11, as much of the benefit is likely to be competed away. Subramanian currently estimates 2018 S&P 500 EPS of $135 without any benefit from lower taxes. Regardless of tax reform, solid growth trends have boosted investor and consumer optimism and propelled markets higher.