Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Review Chapter 10 of Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice.
• Review Special Topic 5 of Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice (pages 441 to 448).
• Review Chapters 1, 3, and 6 of Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It.

For this assignment, you will upload your PowerPoint deck with speaker notes to your ePortfolio, in addition to Waypoint. You will provide the link to your recorded video presentation in Folio. You will be provided with additional information on how to submit your assignment. Learn more about Folio, UAGC’s ePortfolio tool, by reviewing the Folio Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site..

For this assignment, assume the role of an economic advisor to Steve Forbes. Using this week’s required resources and at least two additional credible sources, prepare an 8-10 slide audio PowerPoint presentation, with speaker notes, to communicate with Mr. Forbes about the pandemic’s causes and responses.

Address the following questions in your presentation:

• What was the economic impact of COVID-19? Address any monetary and fiscal policies used during or after COVID-19.
• Has the crisis changed the structure of the U.S. economy?
• Were there differences between countries on how they handled the crisis? Provide at least one economic policy example.
• What economic advice would you give Mr. Forbes to avoid difficulties in similar situations?

In this presentation include an additional section with the following:

• Explain economic activity during or after COVID-19 using research from the library and/or an online article. Be sure to include the reference material for the article.
• Analyze the underlining fiscal and monetary policies (if any) inherent within your selected article.
• Summarize the economic principles you have learned from your selected article and how they could apply to modern government policy.

The COVID-19: Causes and Responses recorded video presentation

• must be eight to ten slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
  • title of presentation in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title slide.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your presentation.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least two credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
  • Review the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum

• Review Chapter 13 of Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice.
• Review Monetary Policy: How Central Banks Regulate the EconomyLinks to an external site..
• Review Fed's 'Digital Dollar' Idea Has Frightening Implications For Privacy And Freedom | What's AheadLinks to an external site..

The United States’ monetary policy is largely determined by the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed). For this discussion, you will cordially debate the necessity of the Fed.

For your initial post, address the following:

• How does the Fed control the money supply? Be sure to explain how they can expand or restrict the money supply.
• How does the banking system create money?
• List two or three pros and cons of the Federal Reserve Bank.
• What is your conclusion? Is the Fed necessary? Support your opinion.

Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words. Graduate school students learn to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly and credible resource, in addition to the text. Use the APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. and the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resources from the UAGC Writing Center to appropriately cite and reference your sources.

Overview.

Country risk refers to a country's inherent risks that may affect its businesses and result in losses to multinational business organizations. These evolving risk factors are extremely important to monitor overtime for organizations that wish to conduct international business. Since most international organizations conduct business in the form f a global project, it is critical that an effective global project manager understand how to effectively conduct a country risk assessment (CRA).

An effective CRA will assess at the country’s business risk by looking at factors like the following risk factors:

• Political,
• Economic,
• Geographical features,
• Technology advancement,
• Work force competencies,
• Safety & stability.

For these identified risks, the global PM must be able to identify, quantify, prioritize and develop risk mitigation recommendations to ensure that the project is successful. (Please read attached PDF.)

Individual Assignment Tasks.

1. You will write a 5-6-page on Country Risk Analysis covering the following required 3-elements.  (Note:  APA format – pls refer to syllabus for guidance).
2. Element 1: Please conduct graduate-level research on the concept of Country Risk Analysis & Assessment (CRA). Provide your individual analysis on why a CRA is critical to effective global project risk management. Please ensure you provide necessary citations and references to your research.
3. Element 2: Choose a country (cannot be your country of origin) and conduct a high-level CRA. Assume you are being assigned as the Project Manager for a project being run in the assigned country.  Conduct an effective CRA for your project sponsor.  Your CRA must include at least 4 country risks that you feel are critical to the project’s overall success. Please be specific on how these country risks may adversely affect the project.
4. Element 3:  As the global project manager, provide risk mitigation recommendations for at least 3 identified risks.  Mitigation recommendations should focus on project resources, project communications and project decision making.

Note:  CIA Factbook is an excellent source for detailed CRA’s 

URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

 Please review this PDF for reference. 

Needs helps with reorganizing paper. Needs help with a loot more research into Apple's current environment and to do a correct VRIO, PESTEL and Five Forces. I have areas that need to be fix 

One of the hot topics in procurement is the idea of sustainability. Even though a for-profit firm's main goal is to maximize shareholders wealth, the firm should also consider social and environmental objectives. In the past, many firms have run afoul of these ideas and have gained bad publicity for not meeting social and environmental objectives.

Discuss

For this discussion, research some of these issues. First, provide an overview of sustainable procurement and why it is important. Then research a  firm that has run afoul of sustainable procurement and provide a detailed account of the issues and impact that this had on the firm. 

Post and Engage

Post your initial response no later than the fourth day of the module week and return later in the week to respond to at least two of your peers. A minimum of two replies is required.

Engage and express critical thinking through your responses to promote an interactive learning experience. The minimum and maximum word limits for the initial post are 250 and 500 words, respectively.