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Research Project. Your organization is going to be expanding globally.  Select two (2) countries of your choice.  You will conduct research in which you 1) identify and discuss, for each country, the customary benefits organizations provide their employees in those countries.  2) In your discussion, compare these countries with what organizations in the United States provide employees.

Research Project Your organization is going to be expanding globally

Research Project. Your organization is going to be expanding globally.  Select two (2) countries of your choice.  You will conduct research in which you 1) identify and discuss, for each country, the customary benefits organizations provide their employees in those countries.  2) In your discussion, compare these countries with what organizations in the United States provide employees.   Topics to include in your comparison will include, but not limited to, health insurance benefits, wages, and paid time off.  When sharing and comparing the countries, make sure you include information as to why.  For example, if the income tax rate is extremely high, organizations might tend to offer X benefit.

Next, you want identify what these countries might do better and what might US organization do better. (Germany and France)

Finally, make a recommendation as to 1) which country your organization should consider entering and 2) what benefits and wage practices would you recommend and would then be the same as to what you offer employees in the United States.   Please keep in mind that what you provide in your paper must support your recommendations.   For example, in France, if you take public transportation to and from work, the company must pay 50% of their monthly transportation pass. This is something that might work for your organization here in the United States, especially in larger cities that encourage using mass transit, but you need to make sure you explain why if you did not already share this in the body of your paper.

Prepare your research project this week as if you are preparing to present your findings to a HRM Benefits Counsellor.

Submission Instructions:

IMPORTANT!!
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least five (5) supporting references or sources (NOT Wikipedia, unknown, or anonymous sources), format your work in proper APA format, include an abstract, cover page, a Reference section as required, and a minimum of 6 full pages of double spaced written content. Be sure to cite all listed references properly in text in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual. Please use sources from ProQuest. The document must be MS Word

This is a paper that focuses on the level of SOX regulations that applies to for-profit organizations. The paper also provides additional instructions on how to write the paper assignment.

The level of SOX regulations that applies to for-profit organizations

Description Using the Internet, Strayer databases, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Website, located at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/friactions/friactions2012.shtml, perform a search on several U.S. health care publicly-traded companies and choose a health care organization that has been an accusation of committing health care fraud.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: Firstly, evaluate the level of SOX regulations that applies to for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations, indicating whether or not mandating SOX requirements for non-profits might reduce fraud and increase corporate governance. Provide support for your rationale. Determine whether SOX has been effective in regulating ethical behavior of for-profit health care organizations. Defend your position.

Secondly, review the audit report issued by the external auditing firm from the company’s Website for the year it was accusation of fraud. Then, determine whether the external auditors were negligent in preparing the audit report for the company. Formulate an opinion regarding which Internal Control was deficient or what GAAP was violation. Defend your position.

Thirdly, determine what provision(s) of SOX was / were violates in the health care fraud case in question. Indicate whether or not SOX adequately provides sanctions to deter the behavior or if changes are to the regulations to remedy the issue(s) and thus ensure compliance. Based on the fraudulent activity that occurred, recommend two (2) improvements to the internal control environment to reduce those occurrences. Provide detailed recommendations. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Submission

Your assignment to follow these formatting requirements: double space, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Evaluate internal controls within an organization and create a risk assessment.

Fourthly, analyze ethical theories to evaluate a decision-making process to determine compliance with professional codes of ethics. Additionally, evaluate the health of organizations to assess the level of risk in an audit engagement. Evaluate financial data for potential fraud and also prepare an audit approach for detecting fraud. Assess the risk of financial misstatement in an IT-based environment. Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting management. Write clearly and concisely about accounting management using proper writing mechanics

Your first task is to critically analyse a retail organisation/company in the UK by carrying out an external environmental analysis using appropriate international marketing theory. Using secondary research of the organisation/company and country, you are also required to evaluate the wider and competitive environments.

Critically analyse a retail organisation-company in the UK

These tasks consists of critically analysing and evaluating the strategy of an organisation with a view to recommending strategic options for further growth and international expansion.

Task
You are required to carry out the following tasks:

Task 1
Your first task is to critically analyse a retail organisation/company in the UK by carrying out an external environmental analysis using appropriate international marketing theory. Using secondary research of the organisation/company and country, you are also required to evaluate the wider and competitive environments.

Task 2
Bearing in mind the current state of the global economy, and your earlier analysis of your chosen organisation in your chosen country, research a different foreign market of your choice using international market research theory. Then, based on your own secondary research of that market, segment, target and position your chosen organisation in that market to allow the company to grow and sustain competitive advantage.

Marking Criteria
The following framework is a guide to the marks available for the assignment:
Firstly, Report structure, process and presentation – 15%

Secondly, Critical evaluation and content of task 1 – 30%

Thirdly, Critical evaluation and content of task 2 – 30%

Further, Quality of the report in terms of critical thinking, reflective learning and relevance of the linkages between theory and practice – 20%

Finally, References/bibliography using the APA 6th style – 5%

Format

Please note the following criteria:

•      Format. Your written assessment is to be in report format, using diagrams to demonstrate research and aid analysis.
•      Length. Your assessment should be approximately 4,000 words (+/- 10%) + references + appendices. [Your bibliography and appendices do not count as part of the word count. Please note appendices are to be used to support your written assessment (report) and not to contain unnecessary information / data].
•      Reading. Doole, I., Lowe, R., & Dawson Books. (2012). International marketing strategy : Analysis, development and implementation. (6th ed. / Isobel Doole & Robin Lowe. ed.) and International Marketing Text (attached doc).

Websites:

www.mckinsey.com, http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu, www.chathamhouse.org, www.managementtoday.co.uk, www.marketingweek.co.uk, www.elsivier.com

This is a paper that is focusing on the Strategic Financial Management Assignment. The paper also provides additional tasks to follow in writing the assignment paper.

Strategic Financial Management Assignment

Scenario
You have recently joined Penco,  a small pension fund that aims to strategically invest in low-risk companies with a historically satisfactory return on investment.

Task 1 of 3
Instructions:
Firstly, as a junior analyst, your first task is to review the market and select two companies listed on the London stock market and to access their financial statements. You should analyse their financial position, using the information from their financial statements and apply appropriate financial ratios.
Secondly, you should make recommendations to Penco to invest. Calculations and also financial ratios supporting the recommendation should be appended to the memo for the board’s attention.
Submission and delivery:
▪ 1x memo (circa 1000 words excluding supporting calculations and also financial ratios used)

Referencing:
• Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.
• A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be at the end
of the work.

Strategic Financial Management Assignment

Task 2 of 3 Report
Scenario:
Firstly, the board of Penco approved your recommendations and decided to purchase stock in the two organisations you recommended. In fact, based on your recommendations, they decided to invest more than anticipated. The previous budget was £2,000,000 but the board wants to invest £1,000,000 in each of the two organisations you recommended which means that an extra £1,000,000 is required.

Instructions:
Write a short report containing:
An introduction discussing the need for short term working capital and long-term funds
A main body comparing the sources of funding, including their pros and also cons
▪ A justified recommendation of your choices of funding for the £1,000,000 using a range of criteria related to cost and also risk.
Submission and delivery:
▪ 1x report (circa 1500 words)

Referencing:
• Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.
• Lastly, a comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be at the end of the work

Service marketing is a relatively new entrant in the world of marketing has only emerged as a separate field of study in the 1980s (Hoffman & Bateson, 2017). Marketing a service poses unique challenges to the marketer.

Service marketing is a relatively new entrant in the world of marketing

Overview:
Service marketing is a relatively new entrant in the world of marketing has only emerged as a separate field of study in the 1980s (Hoffman & Bateson, 2017). Marketing a service poses unique challenges to the marketer.

Instructions:
In this assignment, choose a service that you currently use or have used in the past that you think does a good job of marketing their service and meeting their customers’ needs. Examples might include your college, your financial services institution, a hotel chain, a dog walking service, hair/nail salon, DNA testing services, etc. Evaluate the four key characteristics (intangibility, inseparability, perishability, and variability) as they relate to your chosen company and make recommendations to the company on how they can improve in these areas. In your paper, address the following:

1) Provide a brief introduction to your chosen company, what services they provide, where they are located, how many employees they have etc. and explain why you chose this company
2) What is the service company’s branding strategy? Some items you might want to consider in this section are: Firstly, how do they position their brand? further, Do they have a well-established name brand recognition? Also, Do they use crowdsourcing? Additionally, Do they use private-label branding or brand extensions?

3) Moreover, evaluate each of the 4 key service characteristics as it applies to the company.

Include at least two scholarly sources to support your work. 

Requirements:
• Length: at least 2 double-spaced, APA formatted pages (not including cover or reference pages)