Assignment 1: Discussion—Global Stock Market and Exchange Rate Fluctuations

Financial crises have short-term and long-term effects. However, most often analysts are focused only on short-term effects. In this assignment, you will be challenged to look for short-term and long-term effects and to compare the effects of two financial crises: one from 1997 and one from 2007.

Using the University online library resources and the Internet, conduct research into the 1997 South Asian financial crisis and the financial crisis that began in 2007.

Then, do the following:

• Evaluate each financial crisis in terms of its impact on the international financial markets.
• How significantly were global stock markets affected?
• How did the major currencies react during each crisis?
• What are the lessons to be learned from each crisis?

Be sure to cite your sources.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Beginning Sunday, April 6, 2014, post your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area

Assignment 2: LASA—Applying Cultural Theoretical Approaches

Description

In this assignment, you will apply the cultural theories from the Cultural Theoretical Approaches Literature Review (Week 4 RA) to an examination of the globalization trends and the changing relationships between corporations, governments, and civil society, surrounding the concept of CSR in MNCs.

Directions:

1. Search for at least four (4) articles related to the role of governments and civil society in the global economy, focusing on aspects related to CSR.
2. Present a literature review of the cultural approaches, globalization, and CSR.
3. Analyze the political, legal, social, cultural, economic, technological, and environmental trends in the context of the current global economy.
4. Evaluate the role of international and domestic governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the social responsibility of global corporations.
5. Assess the value of MNCs in increasing wealth, improving lives and communities, alleviating poverty, and preserving a healthy natural environment in the places where they operate.
6. Recommend business strategies for MNCs entering new countries to ensure business success in a responsible way.

Write an 18-pages paper in a Word document, using a minimum of 11 sources. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use the APA format.

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M7_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M7_A2.doc.

By Thursday, April 10, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M7: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

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Oftentimes, we can’t avoid using words to communicate messages. And sometimes, we’re even limited with the visuals we can include. So, how can we make our messages as clear and aesthetically pleasing as possible? Incorporating typography can assist us in this… especially in the business setting. Take a look at the following documents and examine how strategic use of typography and white space has affected the second document.

Example:

• Sample A: How to Make a Latte — Before Typography  
• Sample B: How to Make a Latte — After Typography  

Now, select one of the documents below, and utilize typography and the information in the Practical Typography Tutorials (http://desktoppub.about.com/od/typetutorials/Practical_Typography_Tutorials.htm) website to improve the way it communicates its message.

• Option 1:  Using Styles training document
• Option 2:  Email to Danielle

Keep in mind the differences between display type and text type, and be sure to consider the two elements of readability and legibility and as you complete this activity. Then, post your revision to the discussion forum as an attachment for your classmates to see. Describe at least one editing choice you made, and explain why you made it.

Your textbook describes design in light of the Bauhaus manifesto.

According to the Bauhaus Design History  (http://designhistory.org/Bauhaus_pages/BauhausOrigins.html), what was so new about the Bauhaus modern art school “was its attempt to integrate the artist and the craftsman, to bridge the gap between art and industry.” It goes on to explain that “mass production was the god, and the machine aesthetic demanded reduction to essentials, an excision of the sentimental choices and visual distractions that cluttered human lives.”

Keeping this in mind, explain the concept of design in your own words. Compare and contrast it with art, and explain how “cluttering” a design with unnecessary elements can have a potentially negative impact on the message it bears. Finally, depending on the first letter of your last name, use the Web to find at least one visual communication piece (e.g., a website, an advertisement, a logo, etc.) that either exemplifies Bauhaus’ concept of design or does not. Then, describe why.

Last Name:
A-L: Find a visual communication piece that exemplifies Bauhaus’ concept of design
M-Z: Find a visual communication piece that does not exemplify Bauhaus’ concept of design

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