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This assignment is for global marketing. I need someone that speaks and writes English on a daily basis. Also, someone that can follow the directions as given.  If you think you take on this assignment and answers the questions at the bottom message me. That will be the only way I will accept your bid.  This assignment is answering 4 discussion posts. The only you have to do is read the post and agree with the person or if the person is missing something nicely correct them. Each response has to be 100 words. Post 1   Define the term Hypercompetition with an example. Identify a firm that competes in a hypercompetitive industry. Hypercompetition is a strategy framework developed by Richard D’Aveni that breaks down into four “arenas” where companies fight for competitive advantage that cannot be sustained long-term due to strategic maneuvering and other factors by competition (Keegan & Green, 2020, p. 527). An example of a firm that competes in a hypercompetitive industry is Apple. Their industry is hyperactive because it is constantly evolving as companies develop new features and technology which then makes older products obsolete. This takes away pricing advantages and product advantages as many competitors one-up Apple which forces them to develop better, unique features. Explain how the five partners (flagship) model developed by Rugman and D’Cruz differ from Porter’s five forces model? The biggest difference between the five partner’s model and the five forces model is simplicity. Porter’s five forces model is relatively simple and consists of the following forces that affect an industry: Competitive Rivalry, Buyer Power, Supplier Power, Threat of Substitution and Threat of new entry. The five partners model is consisted of Key Suppliers, Key Consumers, Key Customers, Selected Competitors and Non-Business Infrastructure (NBI). While both are still effective, the Flagship model is more in-tune with today’s business environment because it entails that no company can be successful on its own and it needs healthy relationships with numerous groups of people/businesses to truly succeed while Porter’s model is based more on a company doing everything itself. “A major difference between the flagship model and Porter’s model is that the latter is based on the notion of corporate individualism and individual business transactions” (Keegan & Green, 2020, p. 532). Determine how the firm you selected uses dynamic strategic interactions to compete in each arena listed in the model on 16-2, which are cost and quality, timing and know-how, entry barriers, and deep pockets. Target is a retail giant that often relies on its suppliers to be able to profit. The first arena, Cost and Quality, require Target to carry products in which it can purchase wholesale for cheaper then make pricing decisions based on the quality. The second arena, Timing and Know-How, involves Target being smart and expanding their brand when the timing is right. They have purchased or branded many products they now carry to include the famous ‘Bullseye’s Playground” which is their mascot’s pet product line. Entry barriers in the retail world are stiff and can prove beneficial to those companies that already have a stronghold in the market. Target operated in this arena by developing their own loyalty card program in response to several competitors which allowed them to keep many consumers and gain some as well. Deep Pockets has also worked in Target’s favor in the sense that for a long time they were the “little-guy” in battle with Walmart. Over the years, they have overcome barriers that Walmart has put in the market and have prided themselves on better quality products for a cheaper price than their competition. What is the connection if any, between national competitive advantage and a company competitive advantage? The connection between National Competitive Advantage and Company Competitive Advantage is that of supply and demand. A nation has a competitive advantage if it can produce and demand a product at a much higher rate than others. It can also have a competitive advantage through laws and regulations. For example, due to India’s strict rules and regulations in regard to foreign retail giants, they have a low competitive advantage versus other countries with a more free market. If a country has a population that wants to buy a product consistently, they mirror a company that can provide that product consistently as well. In my opinion, these two types of advantage often are related. References Keegan, W. J., & Green, M. C. (2020). Global marketing (10th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com     Your Response    Post 2   ·       Define the term hypercompetition with an example. Identify a firm that competes in a hypercompetitive industry. Hypercompetition refers to the use of strategies by an organization to disrupt a competitive advantage and engage in market strategies the expedite the pace of competition. Hypercompetitive environments are dynamic economic worlds in which no advantage is sustainable and within which everything can change (Keegan & Green, 2020). The capacity of companies to navigate strategic interactions quickly End to continually evolve and grow determine extent to which they can survive in market chart rise by hyper competition. The rapid evolution of a market can be facilitated by low barriers to entry and high impacts of changing dynamics suggest price-quality positioning and technological innovation (Rugman, 2008). In Johnson (2018), D’Aveni stated that hypercompetition occurs through strategic actions in four primary areas: “cost and quality, timing and know-how, barriers to entry, and deep pockets” (16.2). Sustainable advantages only occur when companies are able to navigate each of these domains, implementing strategic changes and countering the movements of key competitors in ways that support the maintenance of relative strength. one firm that competes in a hyper competitive industry is Samsung, whose Galaxy series product mix is deleting mobile device by sales volume in the world. ·       Explain how the five partners (flagship) model developed by Rugman and D’Cruz differ from Porter’s five forces model? The five partners (flagship) model is different from the Porter’s Five Forces Model because it is more dynamic and a reflection of the continual evolution of markets today. The Five Forces Model is comprised of competitive rivalry, purchasing power, supplying power, the threat of substitutes, and the threat of new entry (Rugman, 2008). By comparison, the flagship model consists of key suppliers, key consumers, key customers, select competitors, and the non-business infrastructure (Keegan & Green, 2020). The flagship model is representative of the corporate entity as a primary hub around which multiple stakeholder groups revolve. Strategic managers who can recognize and attend to the interests and needs of each stakeholder group successfully on an ongoing basis will be best prepared to maintain healthy relationships and evolve in the face of growing market challenges. The five forces model is based on the premise that enterprises act as individuals who engage in individual business transactions. The flagship model is more representative of dynamic market forces and the interests of multiple stakeholder groups (Rugman, 2008). ·       Determine how the firm you selected uses dynamic strategic interactions to compete in each arena listed in the model on 16-2, which are cost and quality, timing and know-how, entry barriers, and deep pockets. In terms of cost and quality, Samsung works to position Galaxy phones at a price that is 10%-15% below its primary competitor, the iPhone. Galaxy phones often feature many of the same innovation was slightly different nuances and user interfaces (Eadicicco, 2017). Samsung often attempt to enter markets with new product rollouts and device iterations slightly before the iPhone, and in this way it is able to generate market publicity and attract new customers who are not compelled to wait for a new iPhone rollout (Cornelius, 2017). Samsung utilizes timing and know-how by focusing on markets in developing nations, particularly in Africa, Southeast Asia, in South America, providing the company with a truly global footprint. Samsung leverages barriers to entry bye redirecting profits toward innovation and development, which provides a stable source of competitive advantage because most other companies cannot utilize resources in this way. Finally, Samsung works to leverage purchasing power in many ways, including by expanding its value chain into new markets and buy investing heavily in product innovation to stay ahead of the curve in terms of new technologies. ·       What is the connection if any, between national competitive advantage and a company competitive advantage? A company can leverage a national competitive advantage into its own source of advantage when the national reputation of competitors in a specific market is strong (Keegan & Green, 2020). Examples include Japanese in German automakers, which have successfully taking huge portions of the global automobile market based on successful recognition of customer preferences and a commitment to quality manufacturing. The national competitive advantage enjoyed by Japanese automakers has often been concentrated within a small number of corporations like Honda and Toyota. However, smaller Japanese automakers can also benefit from this national competitive advantage. Japan has held onto a national competitive advantage for three or four decades, and this contributes to the financial performance of all Japanese automakers.   Cornelius, E. (2017, March). How does market share influence price: Samsung Vs. Apple. Alpha Pricing. Retrieved from https://www.alphapricing.com/alpha%20pricing%20blog/pricing-wars-samsung-vs-apple Eadicicco, L. (2020, October). Apple, Google, and Samsung are making the argument for a $1000 smartphone tougher than ever. Businessinsider.com. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-12-price-low-compete-with-5g-phones-2020-10 Keegan, W. J., & Green, M. C. (2020). Global marketing (10th ed.). Retrieved from:https://www.vitalsource.com (Links to an external site.) Rugman, A. (2008). The five partners/flagship model and the scottish electronics cluster. Multinational Location Strategy (Research in Global Strategic Management, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 165-181.   Your Response Post 3   Discuss at least three alternatives for global organization structure. International Division Structure- When an organization structures its operations using this format, it sows commitment to understanding that operations beyond the home country require unique leadership to manage the complexity of the international market. For example, Walmart has three operating divisions and its e-commerce business. Each operating segment has its own leadership structure with a C.E.O & President. The C.E.O of each operating segment is responsible for all operations in their respective divisions, marketing, sales, human resources etc. The C.E.O of each segment all report to the parent company, Walmart Inc’s C.E.O. Their titles in the parent company is Executive vice President. Regional Management Centers- Regional management centers separate leadership responsibilities from a geographic standpoint. It is a layer of management in the overall structure typically under the divisional level. They have a similar leadership structure with a president or V.P. and a support team similar to the divisional level. This structure can be used to support overall organizational initiatives, while applying geographic expertise to grow sales and profit. For example, Walmart’s Sam’s Club Division has Regional Vice Presidents. Their teams are responsible for different sections of the country. They promote company-wide initiatives, but have the autonomy to create their own sales functions and initiatives at the regional level. Matrix- The matrix structure takes a collective approach. The structure integrates four global competencies: Geographic knowledge of factors that impact business operations, which shared with the parent from functional divisions, product knowledge and know how where there is a product manager globally, and the function can be delegated down into operating segments that still report at a global level, functional competence, where areas such as finance, H.R. etc. is handled at the global level, but also can be incorporated into the operating segments, and customer and industry insights from a global level that support operating segments (Keegan & Green, 2020). Evaluate the importance of creating the balance between autonomy and integration in various global organization structures. From a global organizational standpoint, the mission, values, and brand proposition all need to be consistent in all operating segments within the company. The segments may have unique needs, but the core strategy of the parent company should be the same. The autonomy comes in when there are unique factors from a divisional, regional, or local standpoint. Those separate entities need the authority to make decision that best meet the particular geographic needs . Identify at least three ways global companies can demonstrate their commitment to CSR. Environmental- Environmental issues have been a huge part of C.S.R efforts. Organizations like Walmart partnering with suppliers to make packaging that for some items is biodegradable to limit pollution, or like Starbucks with the use of paper straws instead of plastic to support environmental sustainability. Also adjusting business operations to support acknowledgement of climate change issues, and what can be done from an organizational standpoint to slow it. Fair Wage and Labor Practices- Walmart was criticized for years about the rates that its workers were paid, and compared to the C.E.O compensation. Walmart and Target have both recently invested in wage increases for employees along with healthcare benefits and other educational opportunities. Health and Welfare- To ensure that organizations are providing support for communities that they serve. For example, Walmart partners with regional foodbanks. Instead of throwing out food that is still sellable, they make donations on a weekly basis to food organizations to feed the homeless, or support those that may not be able to afford a lot of food.   Your Response       Post 4   Organizational Structure, Leadership, and Corporate Social Responsibility Part1: According to Keegan and Green, Regional management center is “When business is conducted in a single region that is characterized by similarities in economic, social, geographic, and political conditions, there is both justification and need for a management center.” (2020) It mean that regional management center is a structure in an organization that have an executive who making decisions on the prices, planning and  controlling of the operation in the company in the country. The advantage of this is that it is easy to coordinate the planning and control of the company. For the global company that is in a dynamic market, the Matrix organization structure is the best way to manage. “In the fully developed large-scale global company, product or business, function, area, and customer know-how are simultaneously focused on the organization’s worldwide marketing objectives. This type of total competence underlies the matrix organization. Management’s task in the matrix organization is to achieve an organizational balance that brings together different perspectives and skills to accomplish the organization’s objectives.” (Keegan and Green, 2020). The advantage of this structure is the issues will get result faster because the manager at the store could resolve issues and doesn’t need to get approval from the upper division. Another advantage is that each store services is depending on the location they are in, meaning one company but the services is depending on the country regulations to serve their clients. The disadvantage is communication is hard to share since it is a global and the time frame is different. The balancing between autonomy within an organization is only for the benefit of the market. As Keegan and Green stated “In organizing for the global marketing effort, the goal is to create a structure that enables the company to respond to significant differences in international market environments and to extend valuable corporate knowledge.”(2020) Part2: Keegan and Green shared that “organizations can show their commitment to CSR through partnerships with communities, non-governmental organizations, and even media outlets that share interests.” (2020), the global company can show that they are committed to Corporate Social Responsibility by creating and following the code of ethics that everyone in the company must follow to ensure that everyone are being treat equally. Here are few example of organization that show commitment through CSR: 1.    Ikea : IKEA started the IKEA Foundation that assists in the funding of housing, healthcare, furthering education, ad creating sustainable income for communities in need (“IKEA Foundation”, n.d.) 2.    Netflix: Offering 52 weeks of parental leave, which is able to be taken at any time during the life of the child. (Ferro, 2017) References: Ferro, S. (2017, January 16).  Netflix just made another huge stride on parental leave.  HuffPost.  Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/netflix-paid-parental-leave-hourly-workers_n_56685ae1e4b009377b233a79 (Links to an external site.) IKEA Foundation.  (2019, May 15).  IKEA Foundation.  Retrieved from https://ikeafoundation.org/ (Links to an external site.) Keegan, W. J. & Green, M. C. (2020).  Global marketing (10th ed.).  Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com   Your Response

The 3 parts of the assignment Part A) Your corporate level strategy through the BSG – approx 40% of the paper Explain why your company used a certain strategy in specific situations in the Business Strategy Game. What were the concepts and tools applied? What analyses did you carry out and how, to in your decision making? How and why did you change your strategy throughout the game? What were the results of your actions? Write your analysis in a reflective way; that is, always keeping the question in mind: What would you have done differently in light of the outcomes? What do you think would have been a better course of action? And, ultimately, what did you learn about (crafting and executing) strategy? To accomplish a good level of reflection on these issues, you will need to employ the theories, concepts and methods learnt in the module. You may as well want to further your knowledge in and understanding of specific areas with the help of the articles listed in the module description or found elsewhere. Make sure that you base your reflective analysis on your class-by-class bullet point notes and numerical data, financial outcomes as well. You are also invited to cut and paste graphs and figures from the BSG reports into your essay. Pls note that without facts and figures proving your statements and analyses your paper is not valid. Part  B) Functional strategies – approx 40% of the paper Describe how in crafting the functional strategies used in the BSG you managed to make use of the theories and methods learnt in this module or modules of your own MSc programme. Highlight the connection of the company’s overall strategy with that of your particular field. How did the functional strategy that you were responsible for contribute to your results? What could you have done differently to reach better results? What linkages can you observe between your functional and competitive strategies? How do they interact and change one another? You are allowed to use other learnt analyses belonging to your function in this part. EG.: if you were marketing responsible you may use analysis learnt at marketing classes. The same if you were logistics of HR etc. If you use other subject’s frameworks you must refer them correctly. PLS NOTE THAT IF YOU DON’T APPLY AT LEAST ONE STRATEGY THEORY LEARNT (IDEALLY ONE IN THE CORPORATE AND ONE IN THE FUNCTIONAL PART) YOU MAY FAIL THE ASSIGNMENT! Part C) Group dynamics – approx 20% of the paper Give an account of the group dynamics. Did you have any challenges? How did you resolve those? What was your personal role in the game and in overcoming the difficulties? Were there any issues arising because of cultural differences that made you more aware of and/or sensitive to others? Have you identified any unspoken assumptions that influenced your actions and others’ reactions? Was there anything that you couldn’t say or you suppose others might not have said for some reason, any silent voices? What did you learn about yourself? A critically reflexive 3-step approach is described in Cunliffe (2004: 424)—“What Have You Been Struck By? A) Identify personal insights, issues, moments of critical questioning, and revelation/connection with ideas, moments, and comments (by you, other course members, your instructor) that struck you and offered the potential for reflective insight or significant learning. B) Describe why these are important to you. What impact did they have and/or what dilemmas, questions, or possibilities did they raise? Have these resulted in order or chaos for you?   C) So what are you going to do now? What issues, questions, and dilemmas are you going to explore further? Why and how? How will this influence who you are and how you relate to others? What relational nets can you construct/connect with to continue this rocess of reflective and critical learning?” Besides answering the previous questions you may want to read more about the topic to enhance your knowledge, self-reflection and writing.  I suggest three articles: – Argyris, C. (1977) Double Loop Learning in Organizations. Harvard Business Review 55(5), pp. 115-125.1 – Cunliffe, A.L. (2004) On Becoming a Critically Reflexive Practitioner. Journal of Management Education 28(4), pp. 407-426. – Drucker, P.F. (1999) Managing oneself. Harvard Business Review 77(2), pp. 65-74.

Developing Your Team Overview Continue in the same role and use the same company that you used for your assignments, Creating a Culture of Innovation and Creativity and Leadership Strategies for HR. It’s time to develop your team! You are planning a virtual meeting to ensure that your management team members are all on the same page. You will be presenting on diversity, team dynamics, ethics, and aligning new employees with your company’s mission. Instructions Create a 15–20 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you: Provide the company’s mission statement. Be sure to integrate any relevant feedback from your Week 6 assignment. Describe two management strategies you will implement to ensure that your new team members align with your company’s mission and discuss how you plan to measure the effectiveness of each strategy. Provide a rationale for your choice of strategies. Discuss one method you will use to manage diversity and how you plan to measure its effectiveness. Explain why you chose this method. Discuss two strategies you will use to optimize team dynamics and how you plan to measure the effectiveness of each strategy. Provide a rationale for your choices. Explain the importance of ethical behavior to the organization’s culture and any ethical dilemmas created by globalization. Include presenter’s notes or record audio for each slide, as if you were actually presenting in front of your management team members. Refer to Kaltura Help [PDF] as needed. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. For support creating your PowerPoint, view the Strayer Writing Standards slideshow and Linkedin Learning’s Adding Speaker Notes. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: Propose a plan for creating a team of employees that addresses diversity, team dynamics, and alignment with the company’s mission.

Assignment #5 Assignment Description Your assignment this week is to answer the following questions regarding the Simon Sinek book, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Be sure to include page numbers with your answers. 1.      How much does the book agree or clash with your view of the world, and what you consider right and wrong? Use quotes as examples of how it agrees with and supports what you think about the world, about right and wrong, and about what you think it is to be human.   Use quotes and examples (along with the page numbers) to discuss how the text agrees or disagrees with what you think about the world, history, and about right and wrong.  2.     How were your views and opinions challenged or changed by this text, if at all?  Did the text communicate with you? Why or why not?  Give examples of how your views might have changed or been strengthened (or perhaps, of why the text failed to convince you, the way it is). Please do not write “I agree with everything the author wrote,” since everybody disagrees about something, even if it is a tiny point. Use quotes (along with page numbers) to illustrate your points of challenge, or where you were persuaded, or where it left you cold. ?? 3.      How well does the book address things that you, personally, care about and consider important to the world? How does it relate to things that are important to your family, your community, your ethnic group, to people of your economic or social class or background, or your faith tradition?If not, who does or did the text serve? Did it pass the “Who cares?” test?  Use quotes to illustrate.? 4.     Reading “critically” does not mean the same thing as “criticizing,” in everyday language (complaining or griping, fault-finding, nit-picking). Your “critique” can and should be positive and praise the book as much as possible, as well as pointing out any possible problems, disagreements and shortcomings. ?? 5.     To sum up, what is your overall reaction to the text?To whom would you recommend this text? Would you read something else like this, or by this same author, in the future or not?  Why or why not?    This assignment should consist of approximately 750-1000 words in total, but no more than 1250 words.  Essentially 3 – 4 pages in length using standard formatting of double space and 12 point font, etc.   As a reminder, substance is more important than form but please be sure I know “who is talking” and give proper credit. The assignments will be submitted via the “Assignment” section of Canvas.  Please attach your document to the assignment box as either a Word document or as a PDF.  You should also have your assignment available for your reference during our next class session.

Attached are some of the reading requirements for this week. CSU requires APA7 writing style Option #1: Anti-discrimination Laws Discrimination is an issue impacting today’s workforce. Discrimination can occur due to race, gender, sex, religion, and so forth. For this assignment, you will discuss two anti-discrimination laws. Organize your paper in this manner: Section 1:Introduction. In this section, you will discuss the current landscape of workplace discrimination. Specifically, identify recent statistics about discrimination in the workplace. Section 2:Anti-Discrimination Employment Law 1. Describe the first anti-discrimination law (e.g., history, strengths and weaknesses of the law, and application of the law in today’s workforce). Section 3: Anti-Discrimination Employment Law 2. Describe the second anti-discrimination law (e.g., history, strengths and weaknesses of the law, and application of the law in today’s workforce). Section 4: HR’s Role in Enforcing Laws. Evaluate the role of the HR Department in regard to enforcing the discrimination laws you selected. Section 5: Conclusion Additional requirements: Write a 3-5-page paper, or about 1100 words, not including the title and reference pages, which are required. Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center  (Links to an external site.) . Include a formal reference page. This is an individual paper; however, you should reflect on our discussion forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate. You must support your analysis with at least three scholarly references and can include resources from this course. The CSU Global Library  (Links to an external site.)  is a good place to find these sources. You cannot use Wikipedia or any CSU Global assignment. For this assignment, a credible source is defined as: A scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article. A government-based website or publication. A trade or industry journal article, publication, or website, including those from trade organizations such as SHRM.org and TD.org.

Since some of you plan on making a career out of the Financial Services field, I want you to do a bit of research. 1. What is the difference between a Financial Advisor and Investment Advisor? What is an Investment Banker? There are differences, trust me. 2. What is a Fiduciary Standard? What about Fiduciary Responsibility? 3. Which of those terms applies to the Financial Advisor? Investment Advisor? 4. What is the difference between doing what is suitable (for the client) vs what is ethical? 5. Why go to a Financial Planner? 6. Now that you know this information, who would you go to with your money and why? Which field is of interest to you? And while we are on the topic, tell me what the future looks like for people getting into this field. This is more of a homework assignment rather than a research paper so you should set it up with the questions and answers. Be sure to provide me with evidence of your research. You should use the research databases for some of this information. If you can, ask people who are in the business if they even know the answers to these questions.

To begin, provide a one to two paragraph summary of the purpose of the article. Then, respond to the prompts below to write a thoughtful, cohesive critique of the article.  1. After reading the literature review, do you understand the topic and why more information is needed on it? Why or why not? Consider things like: The depth (i.e., details) and breadth (i.e., overview) of the literature review. The adequacy of the rationale for why this study was needed. 2. Do you believe the methodology chosen was best suited to answer the study’s research questions (RQs) and/or hypotheses? Why or why not? Address the following elements in your response: Research design, consider the authors’ explanation for the chosen research design and any alternatives that might have been more appropriate. Sampling method, consider the recruitment methods, response rate, and participants (i.e., who was included and who was left out) Types of data and data collection, consider the ability of the data to answer each RQ/hypothesis, adequacy of the data collection method to ensure reliable and valid data  3. Do the results and subsequent discussion of the results fill a gap in the knowledge base on the topic? Why or why not? Consider: What new information did the study produce? How important is this new information to building or extending relevant theory? How important is this new information for practice and/or policy?  4. Based on your analysis and responses to questions 1-3, what is your assessment of the article? Consider the following: How convincing are the implications the author(s) claims in the discussion/conclusion? In what ways – if any – could the author(s) improve upon the study (referring to the limitations and future research sections might contribute to your thoughts on this)? How relevant are the findings in today’s advertising environment? Article critique should be no more than 4-pages, double spaced in length.

Instructions:  Respond by Day 5 to two colleagues in the following way: Explain whether you agree that these are important characteristics of the logic behind the program. Explain what other considerations might be important. Is the Alcoholics Anonymous program successful? Important characteristics of its underlying logic model.   Student’s response:  The article Secret of AA: After 75 Years, We Don’t Know How It Works, written by Brendan Koerner, discusses the successes and failures of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) while providing suggestions for future programs and participants’ improvement/successes. The article explicitly states that: “AA is still far from ideal. The sad fact remains that the program’s failures vastly outnumber its success stories… upwards of 70 percent of people who pass through AA will never make it to their one-year anniversary, and relapse is common even among regular attendees” ( Koerner, 2010). Though the failures of the program outnumber its successes, we should not disregard and devalue the achievements. Success is still success regardless of how minuscule the numbers may be. It is essential to keep in mind that people, experiences, thoughts, and reasonings are all different and equate to different end results. The success or failure of a program does highly depend on the individual at hand. A logic model is a plan or a road map for a program’s development and delivery. It is foundational for program evaluation because it provides the necessary documents to ensure a program stays on course to achieve its identified outcomes (n.d). It is important to note that it is not something that occurs once; evaluations should be ongoing and recurrent as it allows for changes or improvements to be made accordingly. Logic models tend to include five key components: Identifying needs and assets, desired results (short- and long-term), indicators (short- and long-term), activities, and resources (n.d). Based on the abovementioned components, an essential characteristic of the AA logic model is how they attempt to accomplish their objectives. A large portion of the article revolves around the idea that there is no one underlying answer to why AA is successful. There are many contributing factors to its success, whether it be a group setting, therapy, activities, and medication, amongst many other factors.  AA allows space for all aspects to contribute to their short and long-term goals. References How to Use a Logic Model for Program Evaluation Build Your Own Logic Model Additional Resources How to Use a Logic Model for Program Evaluation. (n.d.). Retrieved December 13, 2020, from https://cyfar.org/how-use-logic-model-program-evaluation Koerner, B. I. (2010). Secret of AA: After 75 years, we don’t know how it works. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/2010/06/ff_alcoholics_anonymous/all/

Identify and analyze your debts. What assets secure your debts? What assets do your debts finance? What is the cost of your debts? What determined those costs? What risks do you undertake by being in debt? How can being in debt help you build wealth? Are you considered a default risk? How would a lender evaluate you based on “the five C’s” of character, capacity, capital, collateral, and conditions? How could you plan to make yourself more attractive to a lender in the future? Discuss the Tim Clue video on debt. What makes this comedy spot funny? What makes it not funny? What does it highlight about the appropriate uses of debt? Write a 2-4 page paper. Use the template provided. Follow APA format, including a title page, introduction, conclusion, citations, and a minimum of one scholarly reference (not Wikipedia or Investopedia). It’s a help to turn on the MS Word grammar and spell checker, they will find “stuff” before I do, that’s a good thing.  Also, always read over your work and listen for incomplete, confusing, or problem sentences. See the attached APA7 PPT presentation, it can help you with citing and referencing in APA style. A Turnitin report of no more than 20% similarity index is a good target to shoot for.

Without aid from the industrial nations, poor countries are caught in a poverty trap. Read the article: The U.N. Goal That Doesn’t Get A Lot Of Respect (https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/05/31/614493772/the-u-n-goal-that-doesnt-get-a-lot-of-respect%20Sustainable%20Development%20Knowledge%20Platform%20https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/). Then, visit UN site: Sustainable development knowledge platform (https://sdgs.un.org/goals). Review the UN’s 17 goals, noting the targets and indicators, as well as progress. Would your ranking of the importance of these goals match that of the survey respondents in the article? If not, how would your ranking differ? Why are the lower prioritized challenges, such as Goal 14, undervalued and should this change? Could a different prioritization show a deeper impact for the poorest countries?