Politics plays a role outside the business as well as inside. Inside the company you have the hierarchy of leaders and managers that sales teams, IT staff and the accounting team report to. The Company founders and acting CEO will affect the values and ethics of the business along with the internal politics. Internal politics can affect the productivity of a work place. If the boss is neglecting the needs of his employees, they will spend time arguing about their issues or leaving the company.

External politics would be the government of the country you plan to operate in. The political attitude of the region will dictate how you will operate in that location. Like our discussion about India and Indonesia, the way a government is run, and the success of the economy does affect how business is run.

When looking at countries when expanding it would be crucial to ask yourself specific questions about that region. Important questions would be:

How does the government run?

Is it a religious regime?

What laws must you follow?

Business laws vary from country to country and it would be invaluable to learn them. Neglecting to follow the laws of the country would have that branch of your company shut down.

When starting the new branch, combining both internal and external politics would help your success. Some countries hugely value religion and incorporating some of the region’s values into your company can help the community trust the business. Other countries do not believe in gender equality and would prefer a man to be in positions of power.

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What role does politics play in international business?

Despite the globalization of business, companies must adhere to the domestic rules and regulations of the countries in which they operate. Moreover, particular industries such as those that fall under national security (defense, telecommunications, and infrastructure) are essential to international business, in the sense that the domestic government is vigilant of those whom own the ports within its country. If problems arise within national security it can impact both the import and exports of a country. For example, government technological information could be leaked to suspicious, foreign entities.

Governments also use trade as a vindictive measure if they believe another country is politically or economically unjust. On the contrary, governments may promote trade to show a country political support on global matters. Governments create tariffs, subsidies; import quotas and voluntary export restraints (VER’s), currency controls, local content requirements, anti-dumping rules, export financing, free-trade zones, and administrative policies in order to manage and control international trade.

Additionally, the reactions of the local people that are linked to their political systems are equally important. The reactions of the locals are difficult to analyze and more unpredictable than structural political factors, and with modern-day social media networking—where things go viral in a matter of minutes—governments must be particularly cautious of how its political tactics affect its people. An example that stresses the importance of the people is Google Map’s repeated slip ups over the classification of disputed territories. These errors have angered or raised protest, boycotts, petitions and open censure from several countries such as Israel, the Palestinians, China, India, Iran, Nicaragua, Turkey and the Sahrawis.

Undoubtedly, politics plays an extremely crucial role in international business.

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Statement of Need
Gateway International Missions, Inc. (GIMI) is a nonprofit organization which the primary function and focus are to share the gospel of Jesus Christ primarily in Africa and mostly in Kenya where we have been for over 25 years. In its course of actions, GIMI extends the mission by doing a lot of humanitarian work in all the countries that we go to share the gospel with have shipped millions of dollars’ worth of medical equipment here to the prison hospitals in Kenya, also in Uganda, and as far as Ghana West Africa. Mainly, we assist to individuals, families, and communities with need in necessities. One of our primary emphasis is as we try to minister the population, we try to help children. In that optic, we decide to contribute to the eradication of malaria in Benin. Malaria is one of the diseases suffered by most Beninese people and particularly children. It is caused by the bite of the female anopheles (mosquito) that transmits the parasite to humans. Indeed, “42.9% of general consultation of the population concerns the affection of malaria and 49.5% in the children of 5 years old who are generally the first victims of this pandemic” (ReliefWeb, 2017).
Malaria is the first reason for hospitalization in the country’s hospitals. The leading cause of death, especially in the ranks of children under 5, is malaria, which has the highest incidence.
GIMI role is to amend and help with getting 5,000 impregnated mosquito nets to help the lagoon population, especially the children to help fight this unnecessary disease that is decimating the young generation. These children are vulnerable, and we intend to come to their rescue in conjunction with the local authorities’ efforts.
here is the instructions: This section is often the bulk of a Grant Proposal and requires a great deal of thought, planning and purposeful writing.
The first step is to write a goal with a series of objectives to solve “the problem” you identified in the “Statement of Need”. The objectives need to be chronologically ordered and specific. A combination of behavioral, performance, process and product objectives are recommended. In general, you will have three objectives for each goal. Each objective will have multiple strategies and each strategy will have multiple activities. This is why it is important to focus on one problem/need. I suggest creating no more than one or two goals for this proposal.
Then based on the project goal and objectives, you need to identify and explain the activities to implement your organization’s “solution” based on your strategies. Be sure your activity description is comprehensive. For example, if you plan to hire new staff, think through all the issues to get this process done [e.g. advertisement, interviews, background checks, references check, etc…] and the time it would take to complete the hiring process.
You also need to keep in mind two other issues. First, your objectives are the items to be assessed in the evaluation component of the Grant. Objectives should be SMART. Secondly, when you create your budget summary, the individual line items will reflect the costs associated with the activities that are fulfilling the objectives.
Don’t forget to use a timeline table in your Project Description. Whether it’s a Gantt chart or a similar table illustrated in the textbooks, it serves as a valuable planning function.

The discussion on stakeholders went better than expected. Everyone seems to be on the same page. But now, the team is unsure of who should be included as stakeholders in the communication management plan. The team realizes that there are a lot more stakeholders on the project than expected. In addition to the team itself, there are other internal and external stakeholders who must be considered.

Although all of your team members work in the sales and marketing function, they all bring unique skills and experiences to this project. Many have worked in other departments prior to their new role or have duel responsibilities in the company.

“This is a make-or-break project for us at this point,” says Jim. “We have to get it right the first time. If we miss any stakeholders in our communication, it could be devastating to the success of the project.”

Jim turns to you. “I need you to lead the team in conducting a stakeholder analysis. We need to make sure to include all of the stakeholders, their background, contribution to the project, and level of priority to the project communication. You will be working with your four teammates in performing the stakeholder analysis and transferring this information to the project charter for review.”

“Okay,” you say. “Can everyone give me a little bit of background about work experience and education?”

“Sure,” says Jerry Lawson. “I have an MS in Business Management and several IT/PM certifications as well as 6 years with the company.”

“I have a lot of procurement and acquisition experience, but have an engineering background,” says Sara Jenkins. “I earned an MBA and a BS in electrical engineering. I have been with the company for 4 years.”

“I have done business analysis, quality assurance, and risk management, but have a construction background,” says Melissa Grant. “I have an MSM in project management and a BS in electrical engineering as well as 6 years with the company.”

Mike Green, a technician who previously worked in the public relations and marketing department says, “I have done a lot of hands-on electrical work and testing. I earned my MBA in marketing and two undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering and IT management. I have been with the company for 5 years.”

“Great, thanks,” you say.

Jim hands you a document, saying, “Here is a project charter, a stakeholder register, and SOW templates for you to use as a guideline.”

After Jim leaves, you and the rest of the team get busy discussing how to conduct a stakeholder analysis and how to justify stakeholders’ inclusion in the project communication. You also begin to review the project background information to develop your SOW.

Assignment

Back at your desk, you write the stakeholder analysis in an essay-style format using MS Word or the stakeholder register template. Notes from your team discussion help you defend your position on the stakeholders’ inclusion. If you use MS Word, your essay should outline who they are to the project, their roles, responsibilities, and positions at the company (internal or external), and their level of influence on the project.

Fill out all of the sections in the given templates with as much information as possible. The goal is to document everything you know and everything others need to know about this project thus far.

Something that I have started need help to finish it please

Choose one television show or film from the list provided below:

• Black-ish
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at ABC (Links to an external site.).
• Modern Family
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at ABC (Links to an external site.).
• The Big Bang Theory
  • This television show can be found for no charge with closed captioning at CBS (Links to an external site.).

Films – Can be found on streaming services such as YouTube or Netflix or rented:

• Frozen
• War of the Roses
• Erin Brokovich

Watch one episode of one of the above television programs and identify and describe one interpersonal conflict that was not handled effectively. Remember, you should focus on one exchange, not the entire plot of the episode. Based on what you have learned in Chapters 8 and 9 of Bevan and Sole (2014), write a two-page paper explaining why the conflict was not handled effectively and describe the strategies that could have been used to resolve this conflict. Be sure to focus on one particular interpersonal conflict and not the television show as a whole. The television programs can be found in syndication, weekly on air, and through the links provided above.

Before you submit this paper, you must do the assignment training for this paper and take the quiz.

The Interpersonal Conflict in Television paper

• Must be two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style. For assistance, visit the Ashford Writing Center’s Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a title page with the following (for further assistance with the formatting and the title page, please refer to Ashford Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)):
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance writing introductions, conclusions, and thesis statements, please refer to the following web pages, housed within the Ashford Writing Center & Library resources tab:
  • Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)
  • Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)
• Must use the textbook as a source. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance on including supporting information and reasoning.
• Must document any information from a source in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a separate APA References List that is formatted according to APA style. Given you will be citing a single episode, instead of the series, please review the Ashford Writing Center’s guidelines for Common APA Reference List Models (Links to an external site.). The following web page provides guidance for doing both: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.). Follow the instructions for referencing a single episode of a television series.

Case I: Strategy Basics in Dicks Sporting Goods (DKS)

An important discussion in class is that all strategies rely on a combination of bounded rationality and resource heterogeneity. This case assignment is intended to help you begin to explore this statement in more detail. Your assignment is to study an assigned company, review the publicly available material on the firm’s website and in SEC filings to determine how bounded rationality limits the firm and what are firm’s critical resources. The specifics of the assignment are to identify three (3) issues of incomplete information, cognitive differences, bias or lack of time that are evidenced in the firm’s strategy and identify the three (3) most critical resources the firm deploys in its strategy that are not held by all competitors.

Important notes: The assignment requires you to become familiar with the company and its strategy. The best sources for doing this are to examine the firm’s website, its annual report, and its most recent 10-K filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). All of these documents are available from the firm’s website and the Annual Report and 10-K filing can also be retrieved from Mergent Online. Instructions for accessing Mergent Online are available in Blackboard. All answers should be supported by data and the data should be properly cited and referenced in the paper.

Writing Specifics: This paper should be 3.5-4 pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times Roman, one-inch margin on all sides and written at a graduate level. Students should follow “Writing Guide” on blackboard ( I attacked the file below). All papers may be submitted to a plagiarism-checking website to ensure authenticity of authorship.

Submission Specifics: All papers should be submitted in Word docx file format.

Suggested Outline:

I.Identify the assignment and the firm.

II.Briefly describe the firm, its basic strategy, and performance information, including most recent year revenues, net profits, and any significant opportunities the firm faces.

III.Identify and explain three (3) areas the firm’s strategy is affected by its bounded rationality. An example might be that firm focused on fashion for 18-34 year old consumers has a bias towards that age group. How does this bias shape the firm’s strategy, include possibly limit the firm’s ability to grow?

IV.Identify and explain the three (3) most significant resources the firm possesses that most of its competitors do not possess or do not possess at the same level. Potential resources could be specific brands, creative processes, or alliances with other firms.

V.A conclusion which briefly (one paragraph) explores how bounded rationality and resource heterogeneity shape the firm’s strategy and may help or limit the firm’s success in the future.

VI.References (APA Style) to support citations in the paper.