Explain how the repurchase agreement plays a role in the pricing of futures contracts. What is the implied repo rate?
1. What staffing options do multinational firms have when filling positions in foreignsubsidiaries?2. Think of an international company that has completed a merger or acquisition with an organization from a different country. What were the challenges in making the deal successful? Ultimately, was the deal a success or would you consider it a failure? Why?3. Assume that you have two potential candidates for an entry-level expatriate position, onewho graduated from a branch of a U.S. university overseas and one who graduated from the main campus of the same university in the United States. Also, assume that each candidate has equal qualifications. Which candidate would you prefer? Explain.4. Expatriates frequently complain that when they accept an international assignment, they put their careers on hold while their peers in the home office continue to climb the corporate ladder. To what would you attribute this perception? What recommendations would you make to change it?5. U.S. law does not prohibit selection decisions based on marital status as long as they are applied equally to men and women. Why might a company have such a policy? Is it ethical? Is it in the best long-term interest of the company?
1) Identify and discuss three main ideas or points from the readings (a short paragraph for each idea/point). 2) 1-2 paragraphs of your personal reflections, perspectives or opinions on the readings. 3) Frame (i.e. contextualize your questions) and pose two questions from the readings. Explain why you’re asking a question, what information in the reading is prompting your question.
Program Evaluation CritiqueDue: May 7th, 2020 No matter where you find yourself a year from now, learning how to critically evaluate research is an essential part of informing and making policy. This exercise is designed to help you hone those skills. Select one of the four articles listed below to read and offer a summary of the findings (including a description of the research question, what econometric techniques the authors used to answer the research question, who is “treated” and who is not, what assumptions the authors make about the treatment and comparison group, and the main findings), the strengths and weaknesses of the analysis, and the policy implications of the findings. Students should work independently and write a report on their findings.To help guide your assessment of the article you choose, I have enclosed a list of questions that you should make sure you have answered in your assessment. These questions serve as a guide—please do NOT turn in a sheet with just a list of your answers to these questions. Write in complete sentences as if you were writing a policy brief for someone.Note: You are welcome to discuss the articles with your classmates, but each student must independently write up their own report.Hoynes, H. W., & Schanzenbach, D. W. (2009). Consumption responses to in-kind transfers: Evidence from the introduction of the food stamp program. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 1(4), 109-139.Cohodes, Sarah R., & Goodman, Joshua S. 2014. Merit aid, college quality, and college completion: Massachusetts’ Adams scholarship as an in-kind subsidy. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 6(4), 251-285.Deming, D., 2009. Early childhood intervention and life-cycle skill development: Evidence from Head Start. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 1(3), pp.111-34.Rossin-Slater, Maya; Christopher J. Ruhm., and Jane Waldfogel. 2013. The effects of California’s paid family leave program on mothers’ leave-taking and subsequent labor market outcomes. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 32(2): 224-245.General Advice on Reading Empirical Studies(courtesy of Prof. Sue Dynarski)Expect jargon and poor writing (enjoy the rare exceptions!). Plowing through nonsense in order to grasp the gist of a study is a critical task for policy analysts. You have an excellent grounding in empirical methods and are quickly gaining the skills needed to assess just about any empirical evaluation. You may not be able to interpret every equation or sentence, but if the authors have done their job then you will be able to evaluate their results and judge the quality of their analysis.Questions to Answer1)FAQs (Angrist and Pischke, MHE)a)What is the causal question of interest?b)Ideal experiment: What would be the ideal experiment you would conduct to answer this question?c)Identification strategy: How does the study use observational data to approximate an ideal experiment?2)Important Detailsa)What is the estimated effect of X on Y?i)What is its statistical significance?ii)What is its practical significance (magnitude)?b)Datai)What are some key characteristics of the sample (you could say a lot here – try to focus on what is relevant for assessing internal and external validity).3)Assess internal validity: is the identification strategy a good one?a)To answer this, first think about (and discuss) why treatment status varies in general. Do people choose treatment? Is it chosen for them? By what process?b)Then describe the identifying variation in this study. This is the variation left after we control for the other variables.c)What are the key threats to the internal validity of the study? As you list them, make sure you tell us how these threats could affect the results (e.g., sign the bias).4)Assess external validity: to what populations, programs and places can the results be safely extrapolated?
Week 3: Leading and Caring for OneselfMSN-prepared nurses serve as leaders across a wide array of healthcare and organizational contexts, influencing individuals, teams, organizations, and communities. Recognizing this far-reaching impact of the MSN-prepared nurse as leader in shaping healthcare and the profession, respond to the following.*Why are self-care and self-leadership important, and how do they relate to one’s competency as a leader? How is self-care related to self-leadership?*Based upon the Chamberlain Care Model, what are the implications when adequate self-care is present? What are the implications when self-care is lacking or absent?*How are self-care and self-leadership reflected in the principles of authentic leadership?*What are the implications of effective self-leadership and self-care in your future MSN role? Provide two recommendations to further cultivate self-care and self-leadership.
You will have to Google some of the acronyms but it all of the major responsibilities are reflected in HR. There is much more to the responsibilities such as…keeping the CEO apprised of what rules apply as certain situations come up. Personnel was one of the most time consuming, gut retching decision making duties of a CEO. This type of responsibilities were some of the late night nightmares of a CEO. Thoughtful, empathetic, rules based decisions were the keys to good decisions in tough situations.H2 is a job description of a HR manager at the state level. Review the document but pay special attention to the list on page two Responsibilities and the Desirable Qualifications, Knowledge of and Skills in sections. These references will give you an idea of the role and responsibility of the HR Division both at the state and local level.H3 The Article All About the People is written by a judge in Minnesota. Think critically about the content of his article…about happiness in you job, Maslow reference (Google the Maslow pyramid of needs), and courthouse morale. Think about how the content applies to you if you worked in court or anywhere you many work now or in the future.H4 The statewide Rules of Court on Employee Conduct are for your review. Take a look at what makes court employment different than in the private sector. How do these rules impact you trust in the court?H5 Succession Planning is crucial for any organization. Interesting fact: In the CA courts started preparing for the retirement of the Baby Boomers in 2000. The result was a collaboration between the Branch & CSU Sacramento. A2006 Masters Certificate Program was created for high level court managers and deputy executives to educate them how to become CEO’s. The second program created was initiated by Prof Phil Crawford at SJCC aimed at the AA/Certificate level. The succession planning initiatives was impacted by the Great Recession when many Baby Boomers delayed their retirement. That situation has now changed in that Boomers have retired and Millennial now are the most populous generation. Both programs are going strong and have been institutionalized in higher education. As a professional note, I was selected as the first Director of the CSU program. It became institutionalized after only two years then I switched to SJCC.This whole point of succession planning is to recruit, retain, develop and promote from withing. Take a close look at the concept. If you are working, does your current employer have a succession plan in place? One estimate is that it costs one years salary to replace an employee who has left the business or organization. So, you can see how important the initiative is to the court who is very short of resources. The other fact encouraging succession planning is the competition by all organizations and businesses for smart dedicated employees. The one employer career is from a past generation and time. Keeping good employees is key to success today.
you will compose a 3 page evaluation essay with 3 credible sources in MLA style which compares and contrasts two topics and provides a judgment on which topic is better. You will determine which topic–of the two you choose to write about–has the greater value or worth using at least three criteria to arrive at an overall judgment. ***This is what I have for introduction***The internet has changed the lives of people all around the world. Not only has it connected people globally with one another and communication has changed, but it also influenced the typical way and standard of working. One can go to work easily by putting on a robe and slippers, grab a cup of coffee and quietly head to workspace at the comfort of their home. Working from home, or telecommuting, is turning to a leading trend in the workplace. Working at home and working in the office are both forms of working but telecommuting is better because it eliminates the stress of commuting, schedule flexibility, and increases productivity.
Your case project consist of you presenting your financial plan for Jane and Mark (or your own). Your written finance plan will be in essay format, single space in word document and you must answer each case project scenarios given in the personal finance management case. This project is an individual project. Therefore, you may create your personal financial plan and advising yourself in the different scenarios indicated in the project. See attachment in module 9 for Personal Finance Case Management Scenarios.Your assignment will be based on content; grammar and spelling; elaboration of scenarios according to content learned from the book; organization of your document with proper transition from each different scenarios. After this course, you will be able to advise others on personal finance planning. Remember, your project will be graded on the concepts you learned in the course. You may create your own personal financial plan, you may come up with your own different numbers if you choose to do so.