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Milestone 4: Research Method Part 3
Work with your dissertation chair to determine any specific instructions or guidance that he or she may have for you.
For this task, you will continue building your methods chapter (Chapter 3) for your dissertation. The Dissertation Proposal Template for BUS8105will help you address the needed items for your methods section. However, different designs require different components. Be sure to work with your dissertation chair to determine what adjustments may be needed.
You will add to the work you completed in the previous tasks (research methods parts 1 and 2). Make adjustments to parts 1 and 2 on the basis of feedback from your dissertation chair.
For this assignment, draft part 3 of the methods chapter, including:
Data analysis
Assumptions, risks, and biases
Delimitations and limitations
Summary
Important Note: Dissertation writing is highly recursive. As you write material in one section, you may need to make some adjustments or additions in other sections in order to build a cohesive document. For example, your work in this milestone will likely create some changes for your Chapter 1. As you wait for feedback from your dissertation chair/committee, use the time to draft some of those adjustments.
Submission Details:
Submit parts 1, 2, and 3 of the methods section, including appropriate documentation to support your choices.
Use APA style in preparing your paper and citing references.
Post the paper to the Milestone 4 Submissions Area.
Notify your dissertation chair (e.g., via e-mail) when you have submitted the topic paper.
Note: A successful dissertation requires self-directed behaviors. To successfully pass each dissertation course, you must successfully complete (pass) each milestone presented in the course materials. Additionally, you must complete the milestones in the order they are presented in the course. The tasks in some milestones may take you more than a week to complete. Finish each milestone before you move on to the next milestone. In your planning, also allow time for feedback from your dissertation chair/committee and revisions as part of completing each task.

Use the Student_Data.xls file which consists of 200 MBA students at Whatsamattu U. The file includes variables regarding students’ age, gender, major, GPA, Bachelors GPA, course load, English speaking status, family, weekly hours spent studying. Each of the three assigned problems should be formatted as a one page memo. Answers to all three of the problems should be submitted via the Drop Box as a single Word document with each of the problems clearly labeled. Be sure to include your name on the document itself!
COMPLETE PROBLEM 1: It is pretty common across most schools to find the grades at the MBA level divided between A’s and B’s. As such, you expect the mean GPA to be around 3.50. Using the sample of 200 MBA students, conduct a one-sample hypothesis test to determine if the mean graduate GPA is different from 3.50. Use a .05 significance level. Report on your findings (100+ words, 3 or more sentences). In your report, be sure to include the results of the hypothesis test and indicate whether you are using a two-tail, upper-tail, or lower-tail test. Also include a chart (a bar chart or column chart will probably work best) comparing the calculated mean with the hypothesized mean.
COMPLETE PROBLEM 2: Assume you read in the Whatsamatta U website that the average age of their MBA students is 45. Is this really true or have they failed to update this correctly? You think it is far less because more students have started their Masters sooner since the economy is so bad. You took a sample of 200 students (in the data file). Conduct a one-sample hypothesis test to determine if the mean age is less than 45. Use a .05 significance level. Report on your findings (100+ words, 3 or more sentences). In your report, be sure to include the results of the hypothesis test and indicate whether you are using a two-tail, upper-tail, or lower-tail test. Also include a chart (a bar chart or column chart will probably work best) comparing the calculated mean with the hypothesized mean.
COMPLETE PROBLEM 3: You have heard from idle chatter that most students don’t declare a major in their MBA programs. You took a sample of 200 students (in the data file). Conduct a one-sample hypothesis test to determine if the proportion without a major is greater than 50%. Use a .05 significance level. Report on your findings (100+ words, 3 or more sentences). In your report, be sure to include the results of the hypothesis test and indicate whether you are using a two-tail, upper-tail, or lower-tail test. Also include a chart (a bar chart or column chart will probably work best) comparing the calculated proportion with the hypothesized proportion.
*Note: you are testing sample date to some stated norm or Null.  You have to choose which of the three directions for the one sample tests that you will perform based on the wording in the problem set.  (two-tailed, upper tailed, or lower tailed). You would only use one of the three.
***The only charts that I am interested in you providing for your homework are the output charts from the one sample tests.  You do not need to create additional bar or pie charts for the future units.  Use the “Solutions To Practice Problems” as your guide for formatting your work and writing your analysis**. Finished work should look like the Practice Problems file that I uploaded.
Please follow the instructions thoroughly and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Make sure to use the files I uploaded. 

Then, respond to at least two other peers who have chosen topics different from yours. Include the following in your response:
Discuss at least two possible ways that your peers’ chosen topic might impact the financial performance of a healthcare organization.
Discuss how the topic can also impact strategic planning in a healthcare organization.
*speak first person

For decision trees, you may choose to solve the problems using the PrecisionTree add-in in Excel.
Problem 1
A Tech has developed a new AI-based robot and is in the process of deciding how to monetize it. The market leader ClosedAI has offered to acquire the technology for $100,000 in cash, plus an additional bonus of $100,000 if the product is a hit. If A Tech decides not to sell the tech and manufacture the product itself, it could potentially make a profit of $500,000 if it becomes a hit, but also an estimated loss of $300,000 if it proves unpopular. To simplify the problem, A Tech’s executives are assuming that the product is either a hit, i.e., it captures a certain critical number of customers, or not a hit.
(a) Using decision tree analysis, evaluate what the company should do if:
Executives estimate the chance that the product will be a hit as 0.7?
Executives are uncertain about the product’s prospects and says the chances are “evens” (i.e.    the probability of the toy being a hit equals 0.5)?
(b) What is the ‘critical’ value for the probability of the product being a hit: that is, the probability value which makes A Tech indifferent between (i) selling the rights and (ii) making the product itself?
Problem 2
A Inc. is a manufacturer of computer servers and runs its production at its factory in North Carolina. The plant has the capacity to produce 10,000 servers per year. To produce a server, the raw materials cost $6000 and the manufacturing processes (including capital and labor) cost an additional $400. A Inc. sells the servers for $12,000 each.
Because of the rapid development of the data center sector in Northern Virginia, A Inc anticipates a growth of demand in its servers, and is considering how to acquire additional production capacity. There are two possible options for capacity acquisition. The first option is to invest in state-of-the-art manufacturing machinery at the existing plant, which costs $5 million. This would double the production capacity, and also decrease the production cost per server from $400 to $350. The second option is not to increase in-house production capacity (i.e., capacity remains at 10,000 units), but if demand exceeds in-house capacity, any shortfall will be outsourced to an alternative supplier. This alternative supplier charges $8000 per server (materials already included).
In the past year, demand for A Inc servers exactly met the production capacity of 10,000 units. For the coming year, demand is expected to either increase by 50% with 80% probability, or stay the same with 20% chance.
Develop a decision tree for this problem. Using an expected value criterion, identify the best decision for the plant.
Problem 3
G Development Corp. (GDC) is considering bidding on a contract for a new commercial building complex. If GDC chooses to bid on the contract, the pre-bidding legal preparation would cost $200,000. There is a 80% chance that the bid is successful. In that case, GDC has to pay a contribution of $2 million to become a partner in the project.
After becoming a partner, GDC would have two options. In the first option, it could build the complex on its own. In this case, GDC’s income from the project would depend on the level of demand for office space by the time the project is completed. It is estimated that the income (revenue minus construction costs) will be $6 million if the demand is high, $4 million if demand is medium, and $1 million if demand is low. In the second option, GDC may sell the rights in the contract to another developer, who offers $3.5 million in cash.
GDC has gathered the following probability estimates for the level of demand for office space: the probability of low demand is 0.3; the probability of medium demand is 0.4; and the probability of high demand is 0.3.
(a) Draw a decision tree for this problem. Using an expected value criterion, identify the best decision for GDC.
(b) Discuss how the decision taken in part (a) would change with respect to the chance of the bid becoming successful.

Directions:
In this assignment, you will create a project which includes the following:
 Collect information on a developing country
 Evaluate the main risks affecting FDI in the country
 Summarize the information and provide a recommendation
Instructions
This is a group assignment, up to a maximum number of two members per team.  The assignment is due by 5:00pm on Wednesday January 31st.
Prepare a risk analysis of a country of your choice, with the following restrictions:
The country or economy has to be considered a “developing economy” by an international organization such as the UN, the World Bank, or the IMF; and/or The country’s capital markets must be considered “emerging market” by MSCI
You cannot select one of the countries analyzed in the textbook, in the 10th edition (Chapter 16, Exhibits 16.10-Vietnam, and 16.11-Turkey) or in earlier editions. (See page 463 in textbook to see list of countries to choose from)
Format: You will summarize your findings and conclusions following the format of exhibits 16.10 and 16.11 (i.e., a one-page exhibit summarizing the relevant information, followed by two short paragraphs that explain the meaning and implications of the information in the exhibit, see the following example
Actions).
Guidelines:
The risk analysis should be done from the perspective of a multinational company considering investing (i.e., FDI) in the country. Refer to Chapter 16 to understand the types of risks associated with FDI and the appropriate evaluation (pp. 458-465). You may also find it helpful to review the exhibit and discussion associated with sovereign ratings on p. 350.
I recommend you start at the link below to gather essential country information, but then consult other sources to complete your analysis:
Export Finance Australia – Country ProfilesLinks to an external site.
Look at recent Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, or The Economist articles for current events that have put the country in the news and discuss what the current climate is for multinational investment.
Take advantage of existing sources available through the library (Databases, Browse, Subject=Business and Economics)
Use resources from international organizations, such as the World Bank, the IMF, OECD, etc. as well as local resources if possible.
In addition to economic, political, and financial variables following chapter 16, make sure to describe the type of currency regime (pegged, floating), and whether there are currency derivatives available to manage currency risk.
Also, discuss the importance of foreign capital flows for the country (i.e., relate to the Balance of Payments chapter).
It is said that there are four major factors that attract foreign direct investment:
Stable property rights
Peaceful industry-labor relations
Political stability
Cost advantages in wages, taxes, and infrastructure
Make sure to cite sources as appropriate (this can be done in a separate page if necessary, following MLA style guidelines)
You will submit your work to this Canvas assignment page. Refer to the attached rubric for grading details. This assignment will close at the stated due date and time. Late submissions will not be possible.

 THE BOOK –  International Business by Mason A. Carpenter and Sanjyot P. Dunung (2012) published under
Creative Commons License by Saylor Academy in pdf and html formats at URL: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/international-business
This assignment focuses on the development and the implications of the ongoing Gaza-Israel military conflict on international business. The textbook presents the fundamentals of international business mainly from a theoretical view of how things should be with examples that cleanly support the points being made.  To demonstrate your understanding of these fundamentals to this point in the course, you will examine what happens when reality intrudes on the ideal. Please research the impacts of this conflict on global trade and international business to answer the following questions for Israel:
Begin with an introduction paragraph or section to tell your reader where you are going to take them.
Following your introduction, as an initial background, offer a brief summary of Israel’s business rankings, market attractiveness, and GPD from 2015 to the current date. Then offer your assessment of what were the impacts of the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 and the following military conflict (use tables to represent the data you found in an effective way, use sentences to discuss the implications).
Using insights from Chapter 8 in your textbook, and one of the assessment frameworks (SWOT, PESTEL, or CAGE – pick one and make sure you use it properly) for the main body of your paper compare and contrast Israel’s business standing pre- and post- the start of the 2023 Gaza-Israel war. Include in your analysis which countries are Israel’s main trading partners. Note if this list changed with the start of the war in 2023.  Which countries increased/decreased their trade volume with Israel?
In your opinion, using insights gained from your textbook through Chapter 9, offer a recommendation or response section that addresses what is the projection for international businesses in Israel. What should the international response to this war be? How should businesses around the globe react? How should governments around the globe react? Which biblical principles serve as a basis for your proposed response? Make sure you integrate the Biblical truth into your response to demonstrate a biblical worldview and not just tack on a scripture verse somewhere as a “motivational quote.”  
Finish by summarizing to remind your reader where you took them through the narrative.
Students’ submissions should be in the APA style with a cover page, the content of your paper with an introduction, main body, and conclusion sections with proper headings and seriation, and a references page. There is no need for an abstract.  The content of the paper should be between 1,200-1,500 words (5-6 pages), double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font. The cover page, references page, and any appendices do not count toward your word/page count total.
Your paper should have at least:
3 infographics/tables (included as appendices or within text)
10 references to current news or academic articles or publications (make sure your textbook is one of them)
1 full Bible verse included and integrated into your discussion.

Evaluating Leadership Styles, Cultural Differences and Negotiation
Tasks:
In Week 1, you selected an organization for your course project.  
 
Company Name: Amazon (Use this Company)
Week 3 Course Project Tasks
You will analyze the cultural, governmental, and legal   differences between the home country of the business you selected and one   host country where the company operates, assessing methods for managing the   differences.  You will compare and contrast the negotiation styles   between the home and one host country.  Finally, you will examine the   leadership styles of the most current CEO and one previous CEO or other   executive that had a different style.
      
You will need to select one host country where the company operates to compare with the home country.
Prepare a report on the following topics.
Analyze the cultural, governmental, and legal differences between the home country and one host country for the organization selected. Propose suggestions for managing the differences.
 
Assess the communication styles between the two countries and develop an optimal plan to avoid miscommunication.
 
Compare and contrast the negotiation styles for the home and host countries.  Using Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, develop an appropriate negotiation style for the home country to use when negotiating in the host country.
 
Evaluate the leadership styles of the current CEO/leader of the organization selected and one previous CEO or other executive with a different leadership style.  Propose the most appropriate leadership style for leaders of the company when working with employees in the host country.
 
Assess skills that a manager of the company needs when transferring to the host country.  Consider the needs of the industry too.
 Submission Details:
Present your report as a 6- to 8-page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.
 
· Due by 1/28/25 at 8:30am CST 
 Requirements:
1. Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Lane, H. W., & Maznevski, M. (2014). International Management Behavior: Global and Sustainable Leadership (7th ed.). Hoboken, NY: Wiley. 978-1118527375
2. No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
3. No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin

 Here is where you will post the 1st draft of completed worksheets OR more details on the scope of the Business Problem and/or the Assessment Approach thus far. Show the progress you are making. 

International business bloopers are very frequent. They often stem from failing to realize the cultural differences between home and host countries. Research and share a recent (last 3-5 years) example of an incident of an international business blunder. Feel free to add a link to an ad, a picture, or any other supporting media to help you communicate the mishap. Identify which cultural components were overlooked. Compare the host and home country cultural dimensions rankings (hint: HofstedeLinks to an external site.). Based on these insights, what can be done to repair the company’s reputation?
The typical weekly dialogue schedule for online students consists of one initial (200-300 words) due by Thursday at 11:59 pm ET and two (125-200 word) response posts due by Sunday at 11:59 pm ET. The initial dialogue should focus directly on the posed discussion question.  Utilize the required readings as a base, cite appropriate examples/principles from the texts, and include a minimum of two academic peer-reviewed scholarly articles outside of the textbook that bring depth and insight to the dialogue. The intent relates to expanding the knowledge base of the class and providing additional resources to fellow classmates. 
Following the initial post, the first response continues in an academic nature by providing at least one scholarly reference in the reply that again brings additional insights and depth to the discussion. 
The second response allows for a time of reflection–describe what you gained from reading another student’s initial post, extra references or research are not expected for the second reply. 

Read about The Ethics of Global Drug Pricing, in the textbook: Part I Cases. Please respond to the following:
What conclusions can you draw from the outcome of equitable and ethical drug pricing parameters?
What could pharmaceutical companies have done differently to create a positive outcome for developing countries?

Justify your response.