Investigate the understanding of how globalization affects a company’s strategic plan. Assess the effectiveness of strategic alliances in the growth process of a company and necessity for innovation to create a sustainable long-term organizational environment. Identify how organizational structures facilitate company growth and controls in the global environment.

Create a 3 slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation (excluding the title slide and references) with speaker notes and address the following topic:

• Assess how strategic alliances can facilitate global strategic growth.
  

Cite 1 scholarly references.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Assignment 2: Expatriates

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Imagine you are an HR manager, and you have been challenged with the task of reducing expatriate turnover. Think of one or two (1-2) strategies to accomplish this task, and write a one (1) page memo to your boss summarizing your ideas. Persuade him that this is the direction to go.

1.Write a one to two (1 to 2) page memo in which you:.

2.Develop two (2) strategies that will help your company reduce expatriate turnover..

3.Summarize both ideas in memo format to present to your boss..

4.Create compelling arguments in favor of your solution to persuade your boss..

5.Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:a.Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides..

b.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length..

c.Use the APA format to reference your work, including in-text references when necessary. See the APA Guide located in the Student Center tab..

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The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

•Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness. .

•Propose staffing alternatives for foreign operations and address the considerations for the use of expatriates versus localization or third-country nationals..

•Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM..

•Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics..

• From the case study, examine the significant differences between the Harley-Davidson 2008 securitization and the 2009 securitization and the manner in which these differences are indicators of the financial health of the company. Examine the impact of the sub-prime mortgage on the securitization of Harley-Davidson.
• Analyze the debt-to-equity ratio of Harley-Davidson for 2008 and 2009, and discuss the impact these ratios had on the market value of the company. Propose at least two alternatives to additional securitization to finance current receivables, and provide a justification for each.

From sources dated January 1 – May 1, 2016, collect 5 articles that relate to 5 different microeconomic topics discussed this semester in class.  Refer to the Table of Contents in your book for a list of eligible general topics( I attached the table of contents on the the files below).  For each of the 5 articles, highlight or underline the salient points within the article.  Use staples or tape to attach the article or a photocopy of the article to a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper and list the topic, source, author, date, page, and title of the article next to or directly below the article.  You can fold the article under if needed.  On the same page, write a 3 to 4 sentence summary of each article as well as a 2 to 3 sentence personal impact (PI) statement explaining how the event or information may affect you as an individual.  Articles can come from the same source but no more than 2 articles can come from the same week (Sunday through Saturday).

Articles can be taken from any reputable news source including publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, The Economist, and Time, and must relate to the course material.  If you get your newspaper or magazines online, you can use it as your source. You need 5 different articles that discuss 5 different microeconomic topics.  Some articles may cover more than one topic but can be used only once.  For example, if you have found 2 articles that both talk about demand and supply in the oil market and the cost of oil as an input, then use 1 of them for the topic of demand and supply and the other for costs of production.

Each article must be on a separate sheet of paper along with the information noted above. 

All six pages (5 articles and 1 cover page) must be stapled together in the top left-hand corner.  Assignments assembled with paper clips, folders, folded corners, etc. will receive a grade of zero.  This assignment is accepted during class when called for.  

Refer to the Writing Assignment Example attached for guidance on how to complete each article.

This assignment is worth a total of 50 points (10 points for each article) toward the final semester total of 1,000 points.

You may use bullet points, but please cite your sources. Include a reference list of 2-3.

This only needs to be 1 page in APA format.

Assume that you are a policy maker concerned with correcting the effects of gases and particulates emitted by a local power plant.

Why do you think Cap and Trade will help reduce emissions?

•In your answer, explain the costs and the benefits of the production and consumption of the good, as well as the negative externality.

•How would you decide what the best or optimal level of emission reduction would be?