Economics

Prior Reading As background information, familiarise yourself EFQM model (link provided on Moodle under the brief). Overall Task 1. Apply the EFQM Business Excellence model, using relevant theory and concepts learnt on the module, to one organisation of your choice. Draw on your analysis to identify and capture strengths and areas for improvement to the chosen organisation (40%): Criterion 4 – Partnerships & Resources: i. How well do they build sustainable relationships with their partners & suppliers? ii. Do they manage their buildings, equipment and resources in a sustainable way? Criterion 5 – Processes, Products and Services: i. Have they defined the key processes required to deliver their strategy? ii. Do they develop new, innovative products and services? 2. Based on your analysis, offer and justify one operations/supply chain management strategy that the chosen organisation could pursue to drive business excellence (40%) Marks will be awarded for structure, presentation and quality of references (10%). Note: You should draw on relevant theory, concepts and principles learnt on the module throughout the report Coursework A Assessment 2500 (+/- 10%) word report contributing 45% to your final grade for this module Deadline: Friday, 21st August 2020, 23:59 (UK Time) (UK Time) Week 14. Some advice on developing your strategy in Q2 You may wish to use the RADAR elements to help you address questions 2. This may also influence the key points raised in your executive summary. RADAR Strategy element Result What would success look like from this strategy? Approach Describe what the strategy looks like in terms of an approach or approaches? Deployment What specific steps would chosen organisation take to deliver this strategy/approach? Assessment & How would the chosen organisation ensure the approach stays Refinement on track? What else would they need to consider? Who else could they learn from? Advice on the practical application of theory There is an expectation that you go beyond learning gained on the MBHPO module. This includes a need to conduct your own research into the key themes underpinning the questions above using the academic literature (e.g. journal articles and other credible sources). You will need to briefly introduce your chosen organisation to familiarise the reader with the appropriate context. There are no marks for a detailed background to the company. You are being assessed on your reflections, interpretation and application of theory in practice and analytical reasoning using accepted academic practice and literature. Key sections with suggestions as to word count Contents Approximate Weighting Word Count 1. Executive summary 200 10% 2. Brief summary and critique of the EFQM 200 5% Business Excellence model. 3. Application of the EFQM Business Excellence 1300 35% model Criterion 4 and 5 and theory in the context of the chosen organisation 4. Justification of supply chain/operations 800 40% strategy 5. Bibliography (not included in the word count) 10% Submission Marking Criteria Feedback Your report should be a maximum of 2500 words (+/- 10%) excluding title page, references, and appendices. Sticking to a strict word limit is difficult and an important skill for you to acquire, so make sure that you write in a concise and focused manner. It should be typed font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing and must be presented in portrait format, not landscape. This report is worth 45% of your total grade for this module. An essential feature of the report is to illustrate how theoretical constructs or models can be critically analysed and applied to organisations in practice. You are therefore advised to read widely. In fact, unless you have read and referenced at least 10 discrete references, it is unlikely that you have done sufficient reading (you need to go beyond this to achieve higher marks). Beware of sources from the Internet (no Wikipedia or business balls): apart from reputable and academic references that can be downloaded through the Internet (commonly via the library catalogue); most Internet references are not considered reliable for an academic piece of work. Academic journals generally offer a better source than textbooks. You must use the APA 6th Referencing system.

Macropoland, a country that is a natural gas and oil importer, has a natural rate of unemployment (at the full employment level of GDP) that is about 4.5%, and the long-run average rate of inflation over time has been about 2%. However, during the period 1973-1974, the country experienced an inflation rate of about 15% while simultaneously experiencing unemployment of nearly 13%. At the present time, Macropoland is experiencing very sluggish consumption and investment (a result of a fall in the housing market), and unemployment has again edged up to around 9%. Inflation is very low at 0.4%. Macropoland has just hired you as their economic advisor. You have a big job ahead of you. Using your knowledge of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, can you explain what happened in these two time periods? Develop a response that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas, and which clearly communicates the required message to your audience. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner as appropriate for the genre of writing. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English

In your 3-5 minute video address the following points. Explain your rationale for including the data elements you provided in your summary comparison of your company within the overall market. (30 seconds – 1 minute) Explain why you chose the market analysts you included in your summary. (30 seconds – 1 minute) Explain how the market analysts’ current opinions of the company compare to the picture you have formulated of the company thus far. (1 – 1.5 minutes) Explain how the 10 ratio analyses of the company’s financial assets you calculated in your draft create a full picture of the overall health the company. (1 – 1.5 minutes) Pose any questions you have regarding the content and/or assignment so your mentor can provide you with assistance to improve your work this week. (30 seconds – 1 minute)

1. Initial post: 3-4 paragraphs, must have at least an in-text citation and reference in APA formatting, answer the question, focus on your content development, and application of economic terms 2.  Week ends by Saturday at 11:55pm. For more information read this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_development

by late 2009, Greece’s national debt had grown so large relative to the size of its economy that lenders had lost confidence in the Greek government’s capacity to service it. Fear of a Greek default led to contagion – Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Ireland were all subject to the disapproving glare of frightened lenders. The crisis caused seismic disruption in Europe and the rest of the world. The International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, and the European Central Bank reluctantly offered Greece bail-out loans – but with strings attached. In order to get the money, Greece had to agree to austerity measures. In this context, austerity means tight fiscal policy – that is, higher taxes and/or lower government spending in order to shrink Greece’s annual budget deficit. Using your knowledge of the impact of the government’s budget on the equilibrium level of real GDP, and your understanding of the effect of the economy on the state of the government’s budget, explain why austerity measures usually result in less improvement in the government’s budget position than policymakers had hoped for. Be sure to define what we mean by “the government’s budget”. Grading Rubric; The table below shows the criteria your essay will be judged against. I expect two to three paragraphs, double – spaced. your essay will be assessed as either “Meets expectations’ or “needs improvement” on each of the criteria in the table below. If your essay meets expectations on three of the four criteria, your score will be 75%, etcetera.

A leverage ratio is any one of several financial measurements that look at how much capital a firm holds in relation to its total assets. For our purposes, we define the bank’s leverage ratio as equity capital divided by total assets. Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on assets fewer liabilities, i.e. bank capital (RALACBM027SBOG), and total assets of commercial banks(TLAACBM027SBOG). Starting in January 1995 until December 2018, calculate the bank leverage ratio and create a line graph of the leverage ratio over this sample (include the graph you created with your submission). Given the path of bank leverage over time, what can you conclude about moral hazard in the banking system over the time period considered? Just to show how nebulous is the definition of the leverage ratio, the inverse of this ratio is also called a leverage ratio in other contexts.

Write a 350- to 700-word analysis assessing how 1 of the following major economic events influenced supply, demand, and economic equilibrium in the US economic activity: Rapid price increases, such as caused by the 1973 oil embargo or the aftermath of a major hurricane. Dramatic employment drops, such as the combined impact of the 2006 housing bubble burst and the subsequent Great Recession. Crippling interest rates by the Federal Reserve, such as those of the 1975 – 1985 time period. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the end of the Cold War, and the “peace dividend”. The dot-com bubble from 1994 to 2000, and the subsequent dot-com crash. Cite at least 2 academically credible sources. The use of charts and tables to illustrate data is highly encouraged.

12-15 pages take-home assignment in my Human resources course. The topic is „Health in the workforce“. Think about points like Health and safety at work 1.1. The reasons for mental health issues 1.2. The impacts on employees 1.3. Healthy workforce 2.1. Benefits of a healthy workforce 2.2. Improving employee’s health and safety 2.3. Healthy workforce leads to a healthy economy

Go back through the business press (Fortune, The Economist, BusinessWeek, and so forth and any other LIRN- based articles) and find at least three articles related to either downsizing, implementation of a new technology, or a merger or acquisition. In a minimum of four (4) pages in 7th edition APA formatted paper (sample attached) :What were the key frontline experiences listed in relation to your chosen change?How do they relate to those listed in Chapter 4 (Goodman & Dingli, 2nd ed.)? Did you identify new ones confronting change managers?How would you prioritize these experiences? Do any stand out as “deal breakers”? Why?What new insights into implementing this type of change emerge from this?

Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal economic events and decisions.