This Assignment is A Book Review of Roy Wilkins book called Standing Fast the Review must be puntual and accurate i will need this book report due by Feburary 5th and it must include the following

The following format will be used for the Book Review for this course.

I.  Introduction:

A.  Introduce your review appropriately. Identify the author, the title, the main topic or issue presented in the book and the author’s purpose in writing the book.

B.  Explain Relationships.  As you write, consider the following questions:

• What type of book is this?  (Is the book a memoir, a treatise, a collection of facts, an extended argument, etc.?  Is the article a documentary, a write-up of primary research, a position paper, etc.)?
• Who is the author?  What does the preface or foreword tell you about the author’s purpose, background, and credentials?  What is the author’s approach to the topic (as a journalist? a historian? a researcher?)?
• What is the main topic or problem addressed?  How does the work relate to a discipline, to a profession, to a particular audience, or to other works on the topic?  Who’s the audience for this book?
• What is your critical evaluation of the work (your thesis or stance)?  Why have you taken that position?  What criteria are you basing your position on?

C.  Provide an Overview.  What are the author’s basic premises for writing this book?  What issues are raised, or what themes emerge?  What situation(s) provide a basis for the author’s assertions?  List any background information that is relevant to the entire book and should be placed here.

II.  Evaluate the book.  This is the heart of your book review.  You should discuss a variety of issues here:

• How clearly is the book written?
• Did the author achieve his goal?  How did he do this or fall short?
• What are the author’s most important points?  List at least two examples of how the author proved or did not prove points he was trying to make.
• What possibilities does the book suggest for the reader?
• What did the book leave out?
• What did you like best about the book?  What did you like least about the book?

Make sure that you distinguish your personal views from that of the author.

III.  Conclusion.  Tie together any issues raised in the review and provide a concise comment on the book and whether or not you would recommend this book to someone else.

The  first one-half to two-thirds (first 2 to 3 pages) of the review should summarize the author’s main ideas while the remainder (the last 2 to 3 pages) of the report should evaluate the book. (Review should be at least five pages but not more than six pages – TIME NEW ROMAN 12 POINT – DOUBLE SPACE.

Deliverable Length:  800 – 1,000 words

Your fast-food franchise has been cleared for business in all 4 countries (United Arab Emirates, Israel, Mexico, and China). You now have to start construction on your restaurants. The financing is coming from the United Arab Emirates, the materials are coming from Mexico and China, the engineering and technology are coming from Israel , and the labor will be hired locally within these countries by your management team from the United States. You invite all of the players to the headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and get to know one another. In preparation for the meeting, you want to avoid cultural silos, while ensuring all parties engage with each other. Answer the following questions in preparation:.

• What do you know about these cultures—specifically their economic, political, educational, and social systems—that could help you in getting them together?
• What are some of the contrasting cultural values of these countries?

As you begin to plan, you are concerned about some of the language barriers, particularly the fact that the United States is a low-context country, and some of the countries present are high-context countries. Furthermore, you only speak English, and you do not have an interpreter planned at this time. What strategy would you use to begin to have everyone develop a relationship with each other that will help ease future negotiations, development, and implementation? Address the following questions in your response.

• How will this affect the presentation?
• What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal and nonverbal language for this group?

Define federalism and discuss how it relates to national and state sovereignty. What are the similarities and differences between today’s version of federalism and the federalism that was established in 1787?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

How does our current party system impact elections? How can a minor party play a part in an election?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length

Do you feel that it is important that every person that is legally allowed to vote does so? Why or why not? Do you feel that it is easy for most people to go and vote? Why or why not? Describe some common trends that keep people from voting. Describe other methods besides voting that people can use to participate in the political process. Have you every participated in any of these methods? If so, what did you do?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Describe the difference and similarities between inside lobbying and outside lobbying. Discuss laws and regulations that apply to each.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Do you feel that special interest groups have too much power in politics today? Why or why not? Do you think we should allow these interest groups to continue to function as they currently do? Why or why not? What do you think would happen to our nation if we did not allow interest groups to continue to operate?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Investment projects should never be selected through purely mechanical processes. Managers should ask questions about the positive net present value (NPV). Good managers realize that the forecasts behind NPV calculations are imperfect. Therefore, they explore the consequences of a poor forecast and check whether it is worth doing more homework. They use several different tools and analysis techniques to answer their “what-if” questions.

In addition, managers should consider the types of bias, both unintentional and intentional, that may enter into the capital budgeting analysis.  As part of this assignment, you will examine the potential motivation for unethical behavior by executives that may take place in the capital budgeting process and explain how biasing cash-flow estimates can work to the advantage of the executive who intentionally inserts such bias.

Assume that you are employed by a wood milling company that is evaluating the desirability of adding a new product to their product mix.  The product would require the addition of new and different CNC (computer numerical control) milling equipment.  Your boss has asked you to analyze a project proposal and recommend whether the project should be accepted or rejected.  The most likely project estimates are:

• Unit selling price =  $50
• Unit variable cost =  $30
• Total fixed costs including depreciation =  $300,000
• Expected sales =  30,000 units per year

The projects will last for 10 years and will require an initial investment of $1 million, which will be depreciated straight-line over the project life to a final value of zero.  The firm’s tax rate is 35% and the required rate of return is 12%.

Your boss recognizes that some of these estimates are subject to error and wants to better understand the risks associated with the project and alternatives for dealing with those risks.  You have been asked to include a sensitivity analysis in your report.  You are also to explain how changing the discount rate might be helpful.

Your boss has heard about cash flow estimates being biased for personal gain at the company’s expense in another firm and would like to better understand that potential problem.  You have been asked to address that in your report.

The team developing the proposal estimated that variable cost and sales volume may each turn out to be as much as 10% higher or 10% lower than the initial estimate. To complete this assignment, you are to  submit  a four to five page paper  that includes the following:

Using MS Excel:

• Calculate the project’s NPV for the most likely results.
• Calculate the project’s NPV for the best-case scenario.
• Calculate the project’s NPV for the worst-case scenario.
• Calculate the project IRR for the most likely results.

You will transfer your calculations into your final report. In a 4-5 page paper in MS Word:

• Exhibit your Excel function entries and results, or your calculations using present value tables, for each of your NPV and IRR calculations (A-D) and provide an explanation  of all calculations
• Explain your recommendation regarding whether the project should be accepted and a justification of your response.
• Provide an explanation of how adjusting the discount rate in the basic NPV model of capital budgeting deals with the problem of project risk.
• Examine the potential motivation for unethical behavior by executives that may take place in the capital budgeting process and explain how biasing cash-flow estimates can work to the advantage of the executive who intentionally inserts such bias.

The paper must be submitted as a Word document and it must follow APA style guidelines.

1. Explain what is meant by the term hierarchy of controls, and give an example of each type of control.

2. Discuss how OSHA uses feasibility to publicly issue its safety standards.

Each question is to be a minimum of 200 words with cited references.

Begin this final assignment by selecting a topic in leadership or situation that is of interest to you. Make sure that it is relevant to the material we discussed in the course. Next, analyze the situation. If you do not have a personal leadership experience to discuss, you may also consider a leadership topic from current events.

Write a paper in which you address these questions:

1. What is the topic or the concept you are focusing on?
2. What happened?
3. What were the consequences? (Be sure to relate the experiences back to the theories and concepts presented in the course and articles gathered in the course)
4. What would you do differently?
5. Did you have any major concerns about the incident?
6. What did you learn because of this situation about being an effective leader?

Support your paper with minimum of five (6) external resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 11-13 pages not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA 6th edition standards

1. Discuss three benefits of using metrics in Process Safety Management. Provide examples in your discussion.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length, not counting references listed at the end or repeating of the question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.

2. Describe four characteristics of effective metrics. Provide an example of a leading metric and an example of a lagging metric that meet these criteria.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length, not counting references listed at the end or repeating of the question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.

3. Explain the difference between audits and metrics. How can the two be used together?

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length, not counting references listed at the end or repeating of the question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.

4. What are the four components of the auditing process? Which component do you feel is the most important? Explain your choice.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length, not counting references listed at the end or repeating of the question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.