Unit 6 | Economics homework help
For this Assignment, you may use a Fortune 500 Company that you have already researched. The focus here is on both domestic (American) and global operations. The Assignment incorporates how the firm functions in different parts of the world and what it can do to maximize its effectiveness as a global organization.
Course outcomes practiced and assessed in this Assignment:
GB540-4: Integrate concepts of regional, national, and global economic behavior with
macroeconomic theory.
PC-4.1: Assess the value of multiculturalism and diversity in a global environment.Directions
Begin by reviewing the following websites as resources for your Assignment:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2017). Economic indicators. Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/std/oecdmaineconomicindicatorsmei.htm
U.S. Department of Commerce. (n.d.). Key economic indicators. Retrieved from
https://www.commerce.gov/economicindicators
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). Major economic indicators. Retrieved from
https://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm
Select 6–10 macroeconomic indicators that are of particular relevance to your firm and explain how they affect the performance of the company.
Outline strategies on how the firm should respond to the changes in the economic indicators with the goal of maximizing revenues in the years ahead.
How have they done in the past?
What is their current state?
What kinds of plans and possibilities do they have for the future? Is there room for improving what they do?
Should new ventures be added or old ones subtracted?
Then, discuss the firm’s global operations, and their influences on the regional and national levels.You also need to assess the value of multiculturalism and diversity in operating (managing) a company in a global environment.
As you can see, the field is wide open for you to construct your paper in the most relevant way you see fit.
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Criteria
As part of the Assignment, you will need to include the following:
- ● Your Assignment should have a coversheet with the following information: Title of the paper, Your Name, Course Number and Section Number, and Date
- ● It must be a minimum of 5-pages long (excluding the title page, references, etc.)
- ● Be sure to include the criteria located in the rubric below within your paper.
- ● It must be APA formatted with citations to your sources and your last page should list all
references used. Review the APA formats found in the Writing Center. - ● You must use a variety of three objectives, high quality, and current sources. Peer reviewed
articles, articles published in journals, textbooks, and library resources found in the Library are
examples of high quality resources. - ● Note that Wikipedia, Investopedia, etc. are not considered as reliable resources for this
research.
Directions for Submitting
Submit your Assignment to the Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox by the end of Unit 6.
GB540 Unit 6 Assignment
Content and Analysis
Points Possible
Points Earned
Selected a global fortune 500 company.
10
Selected and defined 6-10 macroeconomic indicators of particular relevance to the firm chosen.
10
Discussion for each of the macroeconomic indicators includes an explanation of its relevance to the performance of the firm.
10
Discussed strategies of how the firm will respond to changes in the macroeconomic indicators to maximize revenue.
10
Provided an appropriate analysis of the firm’s global operations andintegrating information at the regional and national levels.
10
Examined how well the firm has operated in the past.
10
Analyzed the firm’s current financial state and performance.
10
Discussed plans and possibilities the firm has for the future.
10
Presented an appropriate explanation and analysis of where there is a room for improvement.
10
Evaluated whether the firm should add new ventures.
10
Included an analysis of how well the firm’s strategies that have worked to date.
10
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Assessed the value of multiculturalism and diversity in a global 10 environment.
Writing, grammar, and includes at least three reliable references in APA formatting. In-text references are included in the contents.
10
Total
130
PC-4.1
Assess the value of multiculturalism and diversity in a global environment.
Not Assessed N/A
No work was received by the instructor.
No Progress 0
Student work demonstrates no understanding or progress towards achievement of this outcome.
Introductory 1
Student work demonstrates the ability to identify multiculturalism and diversity issues.
Emergent 2
Student work demonstrates the ability to identify multiculturalism and diversity issues, and articulate them in a global context.
Practiced 3
Student work demonstrates the ability to identify, articulate, and explain a multiculturalism and diversity issue in a global context.
Proficient 4
Student work demonstrates the ability to analyze the benefits of multiculturalism and diversity in a global context.
Mastery 5
Student work demonstrates the ability to analyze the benefits and challenges of multiculturalism and diversity in a global context and recommend solutions.
