ASSIGNMENT EXCELLENCE

PLEASE ALL SOLUTIONS MUST FOLLOW THE APA 7 FORMAT WITH IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES AT LEAST 3. ALSO MUST HAVE AN INTRODUCTION STATING THE ISSUES AND THE BODY THE SOLUTIONS AND A CONCLUSION AND WHERE APPLICABLE A RECOMMENDATION ATTACHED ARE THE RUBICS FOR THE SOLUTIONS

BUS 5211 MANAGING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

1. Discussion Assignment (AT LEAST 500 WORDS)

In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse.  Please post your initial response as early as possible and continue to participate throughout the unit. You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum and then respond to at least 3 of your classmates’ initial posts.  You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you. 

Culture as an Iceberg illustrates 3 levels of culture: Cultural Makeup That Is Visible, Cultural Makeup We Are Aware Of, and Cultural Makeup We are Unaware Of.  These three dimensions of the cultural iceberg are made up subjective and objective components.  Discuss the following:

· Discuss one subjective and one objective dimensions of culture from each level.  Explain how leaders are challenged to pay attention to these dimensions.  What is the outcome if they choose to ignore these dimensions?

· How do leaders deal with a cross-cultural team that has both monochronic and polychronic cultures represented?  How does a leader deal with the team members who come from a different 'time-based' culture as him/herself?

BUS 5211 MANAGING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

2. Written Assignment (AT LEAST 750 WORDS)

People have the tendency to see other cultures from their own point of view. They acknowledge their own culture and its behaviors as the norm—all other cultures are seen as foreign, or even secretive.  In this unit's reading, we look at critical incident analysis (CIA) that helps support an unbiased response to cultural variances by allowing managers to demonstrate empathy related to other points of view. Using the CIA method, describe a situation that you or someone you know has experienced where a cross-cultural misunderstanding took place. A work situation is best, but if you don't have that kind of an example you can look broadly at other situations. 

· Describe what essentially occurred, and how a culturally sensitive reaction could have been achievable if you or someone you know had used CIA. Look at the theories and suggestions in the readings regarding having success in cross-cultural settings and within your response, explain in detail what can specifically be done to ensure that these behaviors do not take place in the future.

· Use one of the theoretical frameworks of cultural interpretation (Hofstede, Hall, etc.) presented in our readings and apply this approach to the situation.   

· As a manager, how would you have handled that situation differently? What could you do as a manager to ensure that you are able to adapt to multiple cultures?

Submit a 2-3 page paper. The paper should properly cite resources in APA 7 format, 

Assessment Criteria

· Situation is described and well-defined allowing for deep level of analysis.  Solutions described are tied to theoretical foundations

· Theoretical framework, when applied, helps make better sense of the situation.

· Solutions/suggestions are offered and they go beyond the content learned to offer creativity that is based in a foundational understanding of the content learned

· Writing Organization and Clarity

BUS 5115 BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

3. Discussion Assignment

For this assignment write at least 500 words answering the following.

· If you found a one-of-a-kind prototype of a revolutionary new mobile phone lying on a public beach, what would you do with it? What would be the consequences of your chosen action?

· Does the value of a parcel of land come only from the profits it can generate? If not, what makes land valuable? Does it ever have any value that is not recognized by the law? Actively research and address issues of sustainability in this context.

· What is the role of governments in regulating the use of any form of property? Why do laws work so well to maintain standard uses, and what would be alternative ways to set boundaries on what businesses could do?

· What are some limitations of current law (choose any country of interest) in terms of protecting the use of public and private property from a sustainability perspective?

BUS 5115 BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

4. Written Assignment (AT LEAST 800 WORDS)

Agricultural-Biological-Technology is the future, and a company developing a new “gene” that would make food more nutritious would have a valuable asset if no other company could use their discovery. Make an argument as to why businesses that develop modified organisms should be able to preserve their property rights by patenting such organisms.

Your argument might include the purpose of a patent being designed to protect the payoffs from investments in this sort of research and development. Then, make a counterargument as to why such organisms should not be allowed a patent. While you should present both sides, you should clearly choose a position for or against and attempt to persuade the reader to adopt your position. Actively incorporate and consider issues related to sustainability (societal, economic, and environmental), as well.

Arguments against might be found on websites such as Greenpeace . Also, be sure to read the United States Supreme Court decision of Diamond v. Chakrabarty .

Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980)

Official Citation

447 U.S. 303

Argued

March 17, 1980

Decided

June 16, 1980

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/447/303/

Annotation

Primary Holding

Patent protection is available for a micro-organism that is artificially constructed rather than naturally occurring.

Facts

Chakrabarty, a scientist, sought patent protection related to his discovery of a method for developing a bacterium that could break down multiple components of crude oil. His claims ranged from the process of developing the bacterium to the bacterium itself and an inoculum in which the bacterium was stored with a carrier material. While the examiner found that a patent was appropriate for the process and the inoculum, Chakrabarty was denied a patent for the bacterium itself on the grounds that it did not meet the subject matter requirements for a patent. Under 35 U.S.C. Section 101 and the 1930 Plant Patent Act, according to the patent examiner, a living organism may not be patented. Various appellate review panels reached clashing decisions on the matter before the Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks sought certiorari review from the Supreme Court.

Opinions

Majority

· Warren Earl Burger

· Potter Stewart

· Harry Andrew Blackmun

· William Hubbs Rehnquist

· John Paul Stevens

Acknowledging that patents cannot protect laws of nature or physical phenomena, Burger still felt that a broad interpretation of 35 U.S.C. Section 101 and particularly the term "manufacture" was appropriate. He found that "manufacture" should have the same expansive meaning as in an ordinary dictionary. Burger also held that the 1930 Plant Patent Act did not necessitate the examiner's interpretation, since that law was intended to separate products of nature from products of human ingenuity. The bacterium was a product of Chakrabarty's own ingenuity because it did not occur in nature.

Burger also rejected the theory that express authorization from Congress would be required to permit patent protection for micro-organisms, since Congress could not have foreseen this evolution in science when drafting the original patent laws. Patents are designed to reward ingenuity and invention, according to Burger, so it would undermine the policy supporting them to deny protection to unforeseen inventions.

Dissent

· William Joseph Brennan, Jr. (Author)

· Byron Raymond White

· Thurgood Marshall

· Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.

Brennan advocated for a narrower interpretation of the issue, limiting it to whether a living organism like a bacterium may be patentable rather than whether unforeseen inventions may be patentable. He agreed with the patent examiner that the 1930 Plant Patent Act prohibited patent protection for living organisms, which he saw as central to the Congressional purpose in crafting that law. Brennan also referred to a 1970 law that specifically excluded bacteria from patent protection.

Case Commentary

Naturally occurring organisms and plants cannot be patented because human ingenuity is not responsible for creating them, but an artificial organism is the product of an individual's creativity and skill, so it deserves protection.

Written Assignment Requirements

Submit a written paper which is 3-4 pages in length exclusive of the reference page. The paper should cite sources to support your ideas. Be sure to review the assessment criteria below before beginning your paper. Cite any reference(s) you use in the preparation of your essay using proper APA format.

BUS 5115 BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

5. Portfolio Assignment

Consider the following from your own informed and educated point of view:

· How important are laws to protect the prosperity of businesses?

· How important are laws to protect society from the (perhaps unintended) costs of business?

· How important are laws to protect our Earth from the (perhaps unintended) costs of business?

· How important are law to protect the health of the environment?

· What balance should laws seek to maintain the rights of businesses and the rights of their customers?

· What balance should laws seek to maintain the rights of businesses and consumers and related impact on sustainability (broadly defined and interpreted)?

Critically consider these questions, looking not only at what you believe but why you hold these beliefs and opinions.

Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio assignments should be about 500 - 750 words (1 - 1.5 pages) in length.

BUS 5116 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

6. Discussion Assignment (AT LEAST 600 WORDS)

The progressive integration of communications, IT, data and physical elements within the production systems are bringing significant opportunities to increase competitiveness within organizations. Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things, and Smart Factory are all concepts recently develop which refer to these emerging opportunities.

Review the following article, What is Industry 4.0—the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)?  https://www.epicor.com/en-us/resource-center/articles/what-is-industry-4-0/ , and read about the Industrial Internet of things. Pay particular attention to the areas 'Impact' and 'Solutions' and then address the following questions:

· Will the progressive integration of communications, IT, data and physical elements result in personnel reductions within the organizations that take advantage of these opportunities? Why or why not?

· If losses are imminent, will there be other areas where personnel lines will increase to offset these losses?