Importance of the balance of payments as an accounting measure

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Discuss the importance of the balance of payments as an accounting measure

One of the more important measures in regard to international economics is the balance of payments. Think of it as a national accounting measure that looks at the flow of goods and services into and out of an economy in a given period of time. It also shows capital flows into and out of a country. Until 1980, the United States tended to run a positive-to-neutral balance of payments position and was a creditor nation. In the course of the past 30 years, the United States has moved to a negative balance of payments and to being a debtor nation.

Review and discuss the following:

  • Discuss the importance of the balance of payments as an accounting measure.
  • Discuss the current account and its components and the capital and financial accounts and their components.
  • How important is the U.S. deficit in traded goods in regard to the balance of payments?

Here are some relevant articles to help you with this assignment:

The Changing Nature of the U.S. Balance of Payments:

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/current_issues/ci14-4.pdf

International Banking & Insurance Project

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FIN11107 – International Banking & Insurance Project

A. Project background

On the 23 June 2016 in the referendum the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. This result shattered both political and economic landscape of Europe and the World. However, from formal point of view the process of leaving does not seem to be an easy task. Furthermore, until the UK uses required procedural steps the process does not formally start. Experts assumed that the whole process of “divorce” might not end until 2020.

B. Project question

Analyse potential impact of the Brexiton theFinancial Services Industry in the UK especially its international dimension. In the analysis, you can focus either on Banking or Insurance services. Alternatively, you can write about the whole Financial Services sector.

C. Project specifications

  1. Identify and describe theory behind the economic integration. Support your analysis with statistical data between the EU-27 plus the EEA and the UK especially in the financial services.
  2. Identify possible models of economic relations between the UK and EU-27 plus the EEA after the Brexit with special reference to the financial services.
  3. Identify theoretical opportunities and threats posed by the Brexit which the the sector could face in different scenarios.

D. Project 1 Submission Guidelines

Length 2,500 words, +/- 10%
(excluding tables, graphs, footnotes and   references)
Presentation Arial 12 fonts, 1 ½ spacing,  justified text
References A minimum of 20 references using APA Referencing style
(articles, textbooks, official data and information sources)
Submission deadline 23.59 Thursday, 14 March 2018

Through Turnitinhttp://moodle.napier.ac.uk/mod/turnitintooltwo/view.php?id=876941

Organisation and social dimension

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Organisation and social dimension

1. During the 2008 presidential campaign, a graphic designer found a photo of Barack Obama on the Internet, modified it to look more like a graphic design, and made the very popular “Hope” campaign poster without credit to the photographer or permission from the Associated Press, which owns the photo. AP argued that the designer infringed AP’s copyright and that the design, on sweatshirts, etc., produced hundreds of thousands of dollars in income. The designer claimed his use was a fair use. Using the fair use criteria, evaluate the claims

2. The first Mickey Mouse cartoon appeared more than 80 years ago. Give ethical and/or social arguments both for and against each of the following uses of the cartoon or the Mickey Mouse character without authorization from the company that owned or owns the copyright. Tell which side you think is stronger, and why. Do not consider the copyright time period under current law or arguments about the ethics of obeying or breaking laws.
• Post a digitized copy of the original cartoon on a video-sharing site.
• Use the Mickey Mouse character as the spokeperson in an advertisement very strongly critical of a candidate running for president.
• Edit a digitized copy of the original cartoon to improve visual and sound quality, produce copies with the dialog dubbed in various other languages, and sell thousands of copies in other countries.

Field of study:

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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Financial Management

1. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 brought about major changes for the healthcare industry and many new challenges for hospitals, doctors, and other providers. Your textbook presents these impacts under 12 broad headings. Present and discuss any three of these important impacts, and discuss how you, as a healthcare administrator, will respond to these changes.

Response should be at least 200 words.

2. Describe the key elements of the Medicare cost report. Why is this report so important for hospital net revenues? Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

3. Describe the key issues associated with managed care and its reimbursement methods. How does managed care impact hospital net revenues? Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

4. List and briefly describe the most important areas of the healthcare revenue cycle. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

5. A key aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is rewarding hospitals for strong performance and penalizing them for quality issues, such as high infection rates and high readmission rates to the facility. Explain the details of how PPACA rewards and punishes hospitals for their performance. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

Berger, S. (2014). Fundamentals of health care financial management: A practical guide to fiscal issues and activities (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

Communication skills

1. In the age of technology when there are multiple ways to communicate, do you feel that we are a society of better listeners, or have we gotten worse in this digital age? Has social media affected our listening skills? Do you have any improvements to suggest? Explain.

Response should be at least 200 words.

Beebe, S. A., & Mottet, T. P. (2016). Business and professional communication: Principles and skills for leadership (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson

Computer concepts and applications

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Destination Presentation

Before beginning this assignment, you should thoroughly review PowerPoint Presentation Creation; Enhancing Presentations with Pictures, Transitions, Objects, Backgrounds, and SmartArt from your course textbook, Go! All in one: Computer concepts and applications

For this assignment you will use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a presentation about a place to which you have traveled or would like to travel.

  • Begin by opening a new Microsoft PowerPoint file.
  • Save it as LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.ppt.
  • The presentation should include at least six slides that could describe the location, the method of travel, the qualities of the location that make it interesting or fun, the places you can visit, and any cultural activities in which you might like to participate.
  • Choose an appropriate theme, slide layouts, and pictures to format the presentation attractively.
  • Research the location and include properly cited (APA Style) material. Here is a great resource you can use to find information about places in the US and all over the world. (Be aware that the automatic citation generator for this site uses MLA style and not APA.)
  • Add (copy and paste) a chart or graph you can create in Microsoft Excel. This could be a travel budget.
  • Add (copy and paste) a table you can create in Microsoft Word. This could be a daily schedule.
  • Include a References slide at the end.

Save your file as LastnameFirstinitial_M5_A2.ppt. Submit this document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points Submitted a PowerPoint presentation at least six slides long about a travel destination.35Chose an appropriate theme, slide layouts, and pictures to format the presentation attractively45Included a chart or graph created in Microsoft Excel.55Included a table created in Microsoft Word55Included properly cited (APA Style) research about the location.45Included a (APA Style) References slide.45Used proper grammar and spelling.20Total:300

Ethics in Global Finance

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Ethics in Global Finance

For this discussion, you will research and share financial ethical considerations for your final project parent company and its foreign subsidiary. You will also reflect on the course and discuss how you will apply what you have learned going forward.

Review the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in this module’s resources, and in your initial post to the discussion, address the following:

  • What company have you chosen to analyze and to which foreign market has this company expanded?
  • Describe the ethical standards and the conduct of the financial professionals within your selected company. Are the parent company and foreign subsidiary held to different ethical principles?
  • Reflecting on the course, what was the key takeaway for you, and how do you see yourself applying what you have learned going forward?

In responding to your peers, offer your own perspective on the points regarding ethics practices in different global markets that they have brought up. Expand upon their responses by offering your own insight based on your work in the course or on your own professional experience.

The company is Walmart and expansion to South Africa.

One to one half page.

Economic & Financial Environment of Business

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MBA 6400 Research Paper Economic & Financial Environment of Business

Each student will be required to complete an original 8-10-page research paper (NOT including title page, abstract and references) to complete the course. Each student must submit his or her topic statement to the instructor before beginning research. The research paper must address: (1) a significant problem, question or issue bearing on U.S. financial markets and institutions, (2) research that demonstrates the validity and applicability of the problem, question or issue in the field, (3) a solution to the problem, question or issue or, if no solution is available, a discussion of alternatives that may be utilized and (4) at least ten relevant sources from primary-source documents or reports, peer-reviewed journals or equivalent materials with substantive academic value, cited in the text and identified as references. The research paper must adhere to APA style in all respects. The paper must be submitted on time.

 

Evaluation

Criteria

Unsatisfactory

7.0

Marginal

7.75

Satisfactory

8.50

Good

9.25

Exemplary

10.0

 

Competency

and

Knowledge

Paper demonstrates lack of awareness of U.S. financial market   and institutional issues and/or inability to critically evaluate   simple financial issues.

Paper demonstrates limited awareness of U.S. financial market   and institutional issues and/or limited ability to critically evaluate   simple financial issues.

Paper demonstrates developing awareness of U.S. financial market   and institutional issues and emerging ability to critically evaluate   simple financial issues.

Paper demonstrates a high level of awareness of U.S. financial   markets and institutions and an average level of ability to critically   evaluate complex financial issues.

Paper demonstrates a high level of awareness of U.S. financial   markets and institutions and a high level of ability to critically   evaluate complex financial issues.

 

Students will be able to frame a research question.

Did not develop a research question. No identification of key   concepts, synonyms, or related terms that describe the information needed.

Developed a vague research question or thesis statement. Identifies few key concepts, synonyms, or   related terms that describe the information needed.

Developed a general research question or thesis statement.   Identifies obvious key concepts, synonyms, or related terms that describe the   information needed..

Developed a clear research question or thesis statement.   Identifies key concepts, synonyms, or related terms that describe the   information needed.

Developed a focused research question or thesis statement.   Thoroughly identifies relevant key concepts, synonyms, and related terms that   describe the information needed.

 

Students will understand research and academic ethical issues   affecting the use of information.

No understanding of issues concerning plagiarism (proper   paraphrasing, quoting, and citing of information sources). Possesses no knowledge of copyright laws   regarding print and online sources. Does not use APA style for citing and referencing sources.

Incomplete understanding of issues concerning plagiarism (proper   paraphrasing, quoting, and citing of information sources). Possesses little knowledge of copyright   laws regarding print and online sources. Minimal use of APA style for citing   and referencing sources with many errors.

Basic understanding of issues concerning plagiarism (proper   paraphrasing, quoting, and citing of information sources). Possesses knowledge of copyright laws   regarding print and online sources. Uses APA style for citing and referencing   sources with some errors.

Clear understanding of issues concerning plagiarism (proper   paraphrasing, quoting, and citing of information sources). Observes copyright laws regarding print and   online sources. Uses APA style for citing and referencing sources with few   errors.

Thorough understanding of issues concerning plagiarism (proper   paraphrasing, quoting, and citing of information sources). Consistently   observes copyright laws regarding print and online sources. Consistently uses APA style for citing and   referencing sources with no errors.

 

Students will be able to use technology to communicate   information.

Paper formatting indicates little skill in word processing   applications. Many errors in formatting of title page, headers, pagination,   margins, headings, and/or spacing. No   use of spell and grammar check, excessive errors found.

Paper formatting indicates basic skill in word processing   applications. Several errors in formatting of title page, headers,   pagination, margins, headings, and/or spacing. Minimal use of spell and grammar check,   many errors found.

Paper formatting indicates competence with word processing   applications. Some errors in formatting of title page, headers, pagination,   margins, headings, and/or spacing. Use   of spell and grammar check, some errors found.

Paper formatting indicates proficiency with word processing   applications. Few errors in formatting of title page, headers, pagination,   margins, headings, and/or spacing. Obvious use of spell and grammar check,   few errors found.

Paper formatting indicates expertise with word processing   applications. No errors in formatting of title page, headers, pagination,   margins, headings, and spacing. Obvious use of spell and grammar check, no   errors found.

 

Organization

No transition between paragraphs, ideas not in logical   order. No structure to paragraphs.

Some transition with poor paragraph structure and some evidence   of planning

Transition between most paragraphs with limited paragraph   structure. Sequence is not logical.

Smooth transition between paragraph with adequate structure and   sequencing of ideas.

Well developed paragraphs. Sequencing enhances ideas and meaning. Ideas focused on central theme.

 

Development

Does not follow the theme with muddles unclear ideas.

Few idea address central theme. Ideas ramble and are difficult to identify.

Ideas are clear. Some   ideas address the central theme. Central   theme is linked to the topic.

Central theme is matched to the topic, most ideas explore the   central theme, clear and unified.

Ideas focus on the central theme. All ideas are clearly presented and   unified.

Impact of governmental action on a business

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The creation of an impact of governmental action on a business paper

Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of an impact of governmental action on a business paper. For Milestone Three you will submit the Analysis section of your final project, which is Section II of the critical elements. Your analysis should include answers to all the questions in the Analysis section on business environment, sustainability, internal resources, communication, company image, response, impact, and external resources.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Analysis: After submitting your overview, your boss is having second thoughts about bringing Jack Harris and his firm, Crisis Consulting, on board. Before he makes his final decision he has asked you to provide him with a thorough analysis of the situation faced by your business. He asks you to prepare a memorandum to him (the CEO) analyzing the situation that your business faces as well as the resources that are available to it. Address the following:

A. Business Environment: Based on your analysis of the governmental action or political challenge, what will be the impact of the governmental action or political challenge on the business’s financial situation and operations? Does the action represent an opportunity or a threat?

B. Sustainability: Based on your analysis of the governmental action or political challenge, how will the governmental action or political challenge impact the sustainability of the business?

C. Internal Resources: Evaluate the internal resources of the company, including the business project teams that are available to respond to the opportunity or threat. In other words, is the business adequately organized to address the opportunity or threat?

D. Communication: How has information about the situation been communicated to various stakeholders? For example, have any public hearings been held? Have the radio, newspapers, or social media been used?

E. Company Image: Assess how the situation has affected the company’s public image. Has the impact been primarily positive or negative? If the impact has been primarily negative, what are the positive aspects in addition to the negative aspects? If the impact has been primarily positive, what are the negative aspects in addition to the positive aspects?

F. Response: What are the potential courses of action to respond to the situation in the current macroeconomic and business environment? In other words, what is the range of options for the business in this situation?

G. Impact: How will these courses of action impact the business? Make sure to consider both short- and long-term impacts, including operational, financial, and ethical implications.

H. External Resources: Evaluate the roles and functions of third parties or external resources in the situation. Consider questions such as these in your response: How will lobbyists be involved in the situation? Will there be public affairs professionals who will argue on behalf of the government or the business?

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as an 8-10 page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and sources cited in APA format.

Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Decision-Making Process Infographic

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Decision-Making Process Infographic

The assignment for Week 4 gives students a chance to examine their own decision-making process as well as use a creative method to illustrate the stages of the process. This gives students the opportunity to take their real world, personal decision and relate it to their future work and careers.

Assignment Steps

Develop a 700-word evaluation of a recent business decision in your work or desired career.

Include the following:

  • Discuss the influence the decision-making process had on the outcome.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the process. What stages were most challenging and why.

Create a “Decision-Making Process” infographic in an appropriate format for the organization based on the action plan. This can be done using Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Microsoft®Publisher®, Word, or sites such as Glogster® and PiktoChart®.

  • Select a decision you made recently as it relates to your work or desired career.
  • Identify the stages of the decision making process as it relates to your decision.

Economics of the Public Sector

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Markets and the Economics of the Public Sector

Scenario: Imagine you have been assigned the responsibility of preparing a paper for the governor’s next economic conference.

Prepare a 1,050-word paper addressing the following:

  • Explain why equilibrium of supply and demand is desirable.
  • Explain the following concepts using the concept of consumer and producer surplus:
    • Efficiency of markets
    • Costs of taxation
    • Benefits of international trade
  • Discuss how externalities may prevent market equilibrium and the various governments policies used to remedy the inefficiencies in markets caused by externalities.
  • Analyze the difference between the efficiency of a tax system and the equity of a tax system as it refers to the costs imposed on taxpayers using the benefits principles.

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources, not including your textbook.

Format consistent with APA guidelines.