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This is a paper that is focusing on the role of labour consumption and technology in globalization. The paper also focuses on the structure of the essay to follow in writing the paper.

The role of labour consumption and technology in globalization

Support for CW3 (second individual essay)
Based on the industry of your choice consider the role of labour, consumption and technology in the process of globalization

Aim of the essay
In your essay you should consider only one industry, e.g.: extractive, agro-food, clothing or automobile (covered by lectures). You can also focus on other industries, if you are finding them interesting, e.g.: electronics, finance or logistics.
Each industry is made of transnational corporations; these want to globalize – to be present on the global market. The main task of this essay is to examine the factors which are contributing to the globalization of the industry:
labour or workforce,
consumption and
technology.

Structure of the essay
Introduction: Firstly, you should briefly outline the chosen industry with its main characteristics (this could the main features of the production circuit, the size of companies, role of the state or the
chosen industry’s importance for the global economy).

Analysis (main body): Secondly, you should explore the challenges, but also opportunities, posed by these factors. In other words, to what extent technology, labour and consumption can help (or hinder)
certain industries going global. There will be, of course, different level of emphasis on labour, consumption and technology in different industries. It is also very important to recognise whether
the industry is more capital or labour intensive. In your analysis you can use examples or cases of companies.
Conclusion

Lastly, restate your focus by emphasising on the key points, drawing together the threads of your work. Try to evaluate the overall impact of labour, consumption and technology on the globalization of your chosen industry.

This is a paper that focuses on the HSBC Holdings PLC UK critical analysis. The paper also focuses on various aspects of the company in terms of management.

The HSBC Holdings PLC UK critical analysis

I‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍nstructions on Assessment: PLEASE READ VERY WELL AND EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS: Topic on HSBC Holdings PLC UK you are required to present a report critically analysing and demonstrating your understanding of the 1Sources, Measurement, 3 Management and 4 Regulatory infrastructure of the following three risks: interest rate, liquidity and operational risk 1.Interest Rate Risk 1.Briefly discuss what is interest rate risk to a bank 2. Explain and analyse the Duration Model, create a recent duration model for HSBC 3. Discuss Regulatory requirements regarding interest rate risk for UK banks 4. Analyse Methods of interest rate risk management such as Asset & Liability management in HSBC (800 words)

2. Liquidity Risk

1.Firstly, briefly discuss what is Liquidity Risks to a bank, Measurement of Liquidity Risks

2.Secondly, analyze the Capital & Liquidity Requirements of HSBC

3.Thirdly, examine sources of liquidity risk such as Market liquidity risk, Monetary liquidity risk, Funding liquidity risk, Bank liquidity risk in HSBC

4.Fourthly, talk about Liquidity risk management in HSBC such as Stored Liquidity (Asset) Management and Purchased Liquidity (Liability) Management (1000 words)

3. Operational Risk

1. Firstly, briefly discuss what is operational risk to a bank, talk about how swap contracts can manage operational risk.

2.Secondly, discuss The three pillars of regulation: P1) Min. Capital Req’mts P2) Supervisory Review P3) Market Discipline

3. Thirdly, investigate the financial statement of HSBC (find 2019 statement on HSBC website), test the efficiency of the financial institution itself and its disclosure.

4. Lastly, test the efficiency of the price fluctuation for the bank using historical data of stocks (attached), and answer: Is the bank common stock is efficient?

Part B

Based on the interest rate, liquidi‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍ty and operational risks identified in Part A, construct a fraud risk assessment framework of three associated risks that HSBC is currently exposed to or will be exposed to in the foreseeable future. Pay particular attention to the current regulatory infrastructure in which HSBC operates. – 1. construct a fraud risk assessment framework of interest rate risk, liquidity risk and operational risks that HSBC is currently exposed to, or will be exposed to in the foreseeable future. Pay particular attention to the current regulatory infrastructure in which HSBC operates. 2. Discuss What Kind of policy does the bank adapt to fight the risk of fraud

• Font – Arial 12, whole document being fully justified with 1.5 line spacing. • • Titles and headings should be in bold. Section headings should be in number e.g. 3.1. • • Referencing must be APA 6th for example: McMath, M. (2016) Liquidity mismatch and maturity transformation: a study on the UK banks, International Journal of Risk and Return, Vol. 11(7), pp. 21-29 • • APA 6th Citation should be as: McMath (2015) and if more than two authors should be as McMath et al., (2015). • • Quotations of more than 2 lines must be indented and in italics with the reference and page number stated.

This is an assignment that focuses on the development of a Cisco network proposal for an organization. The paper also requires discussing the network addressing.

The development of a Cisco network proposal for an organization

Scenario

You will play the role of a network administrator for a fictional company, Bacon Institute. As a new employee, your first task is to develop a Cisco network proposal for the organization while also working toward your Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.

Welcome to Bacon Institute!

You have been recently hired as a network administrator for Bacon Institute, an educational organization that provides educational offerings to nontraditional students. The school realizes that the local systems administrators need help implementing certain technologies at each of the remote locations, as well as final WAN configurations.

Out of the network administrators on staff, you have been asked to move the Cisco Network Proposal forward. You will use background and skills to design, implement, and assist in configurations to support Bacon Institute’s topology.

Technologies to implement will differ from site to site, as administrators have begun topology implementations. You will be given the overall topology as well as certain device configurations in order to determine the best course of action per site/challenge. In addition to helping the school configure its network, Bacon Institute requires that all new network administrators obtain their CCNA certification within 60 days.

The first part of the project will be to create a network diagram showing a logical design of the network including addressing schemes, devices, servers, etc. This will help when developing and troubleshooting the network.

Network addressing and the TCP/IP Protocol Suite are some of the essential elements of hierarchical design in the workplace. Also, network addressing will be a big part of the first section of your Cisco Network Proposal assignment.

Network Addressing

As the network administrator for Bacon Institute, you are to understand enterprise networks. Companies often start small with one site connected to the internet, but a company like Bacon Institute is much bigger and has grown to where it has a primary central location and multiple remote sites around the world.

You understand that enterprise networks require the ability to support multiple types of network traffic. They also must address the diverse business needs for critical applications and provide appropriate mechanisms for centralized administrative control.

Bacon Institute uses a hierarchical design model, which breaks up the overall design into multiple modular layers. This allows each layer to focus on specific functions, simplifying the overall network design.

As part of your network administrator design responsibilities on the project, you will help to develop and diagram the hierarchical design model including the necessary network addressing scheme. It is vital that this addresses the need for growth at Bacon Institute and includes ease of support. Having enough IP address space within each network will help to prevent a costly network reconfiguration in the future. A good naming scheme is also vital. You have learned that you should avoid naming devices according to staff member or locations. This information may change frequently, requiring significant maintenance.

The development of a Cisco network proposal for an organization

You are to develop and provide a diagram of the network architecture. However, it goes further, addressing how the network works and how different devices interconnect. A diagram helps the engineers and administrators to manage and support the network.

Your task is to develop a network infrastructure design for the organization using diagramming software such as Microsoft Visio.

you will have to ensure that your network infrastructure design meets the requirements above for the company’s remote sites. In addition, the first part of your Cisco Network Proposal will require you to create a diagram of a network for which routing will be supported by your design.

This is a paper that focuses on the difference between change in quantity and shift in demand. The paper also answers other aspects relating to the key question.

Difference between change in quantity and shift in demand

1.      Firstly, explain the difference between change in quantity demanded and a shift in demand. What causes changes in quantity demanded? Subsequently, what causes a shift in demand? (150 word+ response and also 1 APA reference)

2.      Secondly, Adam and Barb go to the store to purchase some lottery tickets. Without looking at the price, Adam says “I’ll take 10 lottery tickets,” and Barb says “I’ll take $10 worth of lottery tickets.” What is each person’s price elasticity of demand for lottery tickets? ? (150 word+ response and 1 APA reference)

3.      Thirdly, speculate as to why U.S. companies build facilities in other countries. What are some ethical issues regarding this practice? (135 word+ response and 1 APA reference)

4.      Fourthly, what are some key advantages and disadvantages of using work cells? Name some companies that use work cells? Then, discuss why work cells seem to provide a competitive advantage for these companies. (135 word+ response and 1 APA reference)

5.      Also, sales of iPhone 7 are slow because the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 10 just came out. Change in quantity demanded? Or shift in demand? Additionally, what’s the difference between the two? (75+ word response)

6.      Additionally, the goal of ABC Company is to increase total revenue. The elasticity of demand for ABC’s main product is 1.4. The marketing manager is thinking of increasing price by 5% to increase total revenue. How much will quantity demanded change? According to the Law of Demand will quantity demanded go up or down? How do you find total revenue? Also, will total revenue increase of decrease? (75+ word response)

7.      A price change causes the quantity demanded of a good to drop by 20 percent, yet total revenue still increases by 10 percent. Is demand elastic or inelastic? How can you tell?
(75+ word response)

8.      Lastly, check out this month’s Consumer Sentiment Index from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (http://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/). This monthly survey measures consumers’ sentiment regarding the current economy and also their expectations for the immediate future.

Create an example of investment analysis using $100,000 to invest. Compare returns invested all in the selected organization for five years, or a bank account with a 5% fixed return for five years.

Create an example of investment analysis using $100,000 to invest

Create an example of investment analysis using $100,000 to invest. Compare returns invested all in the selected organization for five years, or a bank account with a 5% fixed return for five years.

These are the only two investment options to compare:
A. A bank account earning 5% per year.
B. Common stock of __________.

The audience for your analysis is an investor approximately 25 years from retirement and the investor’s income is greater than living expenses. The investor has a liquid net worth of
$1,000,000 of which 40% is invested in the S&P 500 index, 40% in a medium-duration, high-quality bond fund and 20% in a savings account earning 5% interest per year. Determine if the investor (under the above criteria) should take $100,000 from the savings account and purchase $100,000 of this company’s common stock.

Your analysis and findings should be succinct but also provide sufficient information for the investor to make an informed decision by addressing the investor’s reasonable questions including the following:
1. What is the problem? What are you trying to figure out?
2. What historical financial information helped you make your decision – ratios, growth rates, margins, projections, competition?
4. What role does risk play and how do your account for it in your analysis?
5. What industry information helped you make your decision – such as competition, overall markets, and state of the economy?
7. What are you assuming about the future?
8. What are the critical factors that led you to choose the option you chose?