Category: Essays

These are the topics you have to choose from to write the course paper.

• In today’s economic climate, with more and more organizations continuing to shed jobs, can unions survive?
• Consider a specific union, such as the United Auto Workers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Teamsters, National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, and so forth, and discuss their viability into the future. What does this specific union need to focus on to remain in the business world?
• What changes are needed for unions to maintain support from their membership, the community, and the employers?
• Labor unions are experiencing a decline, which includes political influence and membership. How does politics influence membership decline?
• What generational aspects (i.e., baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y) have influenced labor unions and will continue to do so?
• What other external dynamics are impacting labor unions? For example, how does the global workforce impact union strategies?

  For unions, where were they, where are they, and where do they need to go to remain or regain an active and viable organization in the 21st century?

• For unions, where were they, where are they, and where do they need to go to remain or regain an active and viable organization in the 21st century?
• What is the future of public sector employees and their union membership? A number of states have focused on reducing benefits and union rights. Is this the future and will this focus spread to other organizations outside of the public sector that have unions?
• What types of bargaining strategies need to be put into place for unions to be able to survive inside organizations?

• Write an 8- to 10-page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that identifies the challenges that unions face in the 21st century.
• Include all aspects of the assignment criteria outlined.
• Use a 12-point Times Roman or Arial font, double-space it, and have 1 in. margins as a standard format.
• Do not include extra lines between paragraphs and so forth.
• You should use theory throughout your paper, which covers the aspects of the TCOs reviewed in the previous weeks.
• You should use a minimum of six scholarly resources.
• DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy: cite in text when quoting (copying information word for word) or using words and thoughts that are not your own.
• Submit assignments in Word documents only to the Dropbox by the due date.
• Graphs and tables are not needed and should not be used in this paper.
• Grammar, punctuation, spelling, and so forth will all be taken into consideration when awarding points.
• Proofread your papers before submitting; spell check is not foolproof

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Assignment 5: Export / Import Research Paper, Part 2
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

The second part of the research paper emphasizes your recommendations based upon your analysis of the country’s viability as an opportunity for export / import activities from the U.S. perspective from Assignment 1.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Specify what cultural determinants about this country would be most important to you as you reach a decision about whether or not to do business in this country.
Specify what governmental, compliance management, and security requirements concerning this country would be most important to your decision.
Create action steps you would take to initiate export / import activities in this country.
Recommend the governmental and private assistance and resources you would choose to streamline the initiation of business in this country.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; 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 cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the impact of import / export compliance and security management post 9/11.
Evaluate export management in terms of INCO, documentation, and export supply chain management skills set.
Analyze the import supply chain skills: purchasing, operations, documentation, and compliance management.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in exporting and importing.
Write clearly and concisely about exporting and importing using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubri

Write a 3 page argument analysis of Jon Stewart’s Gun Control Video. In this essay, you are asked to look at the tools and effectiveness of an author’s argument/rhetorical style in supporting a thesis. This kind of analysis asks you to recognize certain persuasive techniques and to use your critical thinking and reading to evaluate them. Your analysis of the argument is separate from any agreement or disagreement you may feel about the author’s position. You may find that a topic is incredibly well-argued, even if you disagree, and vice versa. Please refer to the attachment “Argument analysis Essay Assignment” for the rest of the essay details.

Prepare a brief report on the challenges hedge funds are posing to the banking industry.

(Please skip the introduction & conclusion. Just focus on the question)

Important! please use the sources i have listed below:
Economic & Financial times, Wall street journal, Project syndicate & Bloomberg

Research a focusing event that occurred between 1927-1950.
2. Identify a federal, state, or local government agency or non-governmental organization (NGO) such as a church
or charity that provided assistance to the disaster victims. See the textbook for examples.
3. Describe the assistance provided and the phase of emergency management.
4. Discuss the lessons learned from the focusing event.
The essay should include a title page, body (a minimum of two pages), and reference page. The body of the paper should
include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Format the paper, in-text citations, and references in APA format.