LASA: National Culture

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Assignment 2: LASA: National Culture

The senior management of your company (a small appliance manufacturer) is preparing to open its first product distribution center outside the United States. They desire a location where their fast-paced, flat organizational structure that uses decentralized decision making can thrive. Such an operation relies on workers who are not afraid to make decisions when needed and who can work under minimal supervision. Teamwork is highly valued in the organization.
Senior management is very aware of the need to consider national culture during their deliberations. Additionally, they wish to assess whether theories of motivation known to work in the United States can be applied at the new location.
They have narrowed the list of potential locations to five countries: Norway, Brazil, Portugal, Turkey, and South Korea.
The task of providing input has been given to you. Write a report that does the following:

  • Using Geert Hofstede’s five dimensions of national culture, research each potential location and create a table that provides the scores for each dimension for all the potential countries.
  • Summarize the differences between the countries for each dimension of national culture.
  • Using the described characteristics of the company, determine which cultural dimensions are most important to consider when matching a national culture to the company’s characteristics. Provide a rationale for the choices.
  • Provide a final recommendation for which country should be selected. Explain why they were the best choice.
  • Provide an overview of goal-setting theory, reinforcement theory, and expectancy theory. Make a judgment regarding whether each will be effective in the selected country’s culture. Provide an explanation.

Your final product should be an 8- to 10-page Microsoft Word document and should use a minimum of 5 scholarly sources. Use the five elements required as section headings. Be sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
Submission Details:

What are the three goals of thinking?

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By using my notes and reading book chapters. Pick one essay to complete.
Answer in complete sentences and academic  paragraphs (min. 8 sentences). Use your own words (UYOW) to complete  essays in a minimum of two typed pages;10% deduction from total possible  points if not in own words; 10% deduction if essay does not meet  minimum length requirements; 10% deduction if no citation or reference  page; 50% deduction if not based on class data.
What  is the name of the theory reinforcement (R) and punishment (P) are a  part of? Explain the name. (2) Who created this theory (2)? What portion  of this three part theory do R and P represent (4)?  What is the  intended purpose of reinforcement (2)?  What is the intended purpose of  punishment (2)? Define and then provide an example of positive  reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and finish  with negative punishment (36). Explain one way learning is related to  memory and intelligence (12) (define then relate terms for full credit).
What are the three goals of thinking? (6) Define  an algorithm (2). List and explain one strength and one weakness of  using an algorithm (6). Define a heuristic (2). List and explain one  strength and one weakness of using a heuristic (6).  Provide an original  example of an algorithm that you have used (6), and provide a properly  named example of a heuristic you have used (6). How can cognitive  distortions hinder thinking (4)? Identify two distortions from the list  (describe what they mean, and share how each of the distortions you  chose might distort reality) (12)? What is one relationship between  intelligence and cognition (use definitions then relate terms for full  credit)(10)?
The textbook citation is   Griggs, R. A. (2017). Psychology. (5th ed.). New York: Worth.

Resistance Training in Adults

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Resistance Training in Adults
Describe and analyze the benefits and limitations of exercise for adults over 65. Using your textbook and the Argosy University Online Library databases, collect and gather key points that address the following questions:

  • What are the benefits of exercise for older adults?
  • How might older adults alter their exercise routines?
  • Is it too late for older adults to do strength training?
  • How does the social component help?
  • Would you be inclined to work with older adults when you enter the field? Why or why not?
  • Provide examples and references to support your answers. Follow APA guidelines for writing and citing sources.
    Write your answers in 2–3 pages and present it in Microsoft Word document format. Name the file M7_A1_LastName_ResistanceTraining.doc, and submit it to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
    Through the end of the module review the submission of one of your classmates. Provide a balanced feedback, adding your own points to the benefits of exercise in older adults.
    All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
    Assignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsDescribed the benefits of exercise for older adults.8Analyzed how older adults might alter their exercise routines.8Analyzed whether it is too late for older adults to do strength training.8Analyzed whether the author was influenced more by his/her family and/or siblings, by unique aspects in his/her life, or by both.8Explained how the social component helps.8Evaluated with reason, your degree of inclination to work with older adults when you enter the field.8Provided examples and references, following APA guidelines.8Reviewed the submission of one of your classmates and provided a balanced feedback, adding your own points to the benefits of exercise in older adults.8Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.4Total:68

Final Project: Introduction, Literature Review, and Methods Section

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Assignment 2: Final Project: Introduction, Literature Review, and Methods Section

In this assignment you will update the methods section for your research paper and add your introduction and literature review.
The introduction and literature review should address your research question: why it is important, and how prior research does or does not support your hypothesis, as well as providing a background on what we know about this topic.
Please refer to the material on the components of a research paper provided in Module 1 as you work on this document.
Your methods section, in addition to covering the subheadings of participants, instruments, and procedure, must include a fourth subheading called ethical issues and note any ethical issues that need to be considered, as well as how they would be handled.
Be sure to include a title/cover page and a reference page formatted in APA style.
Submit your response to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned. Your response should be at least four pages, double spaced, long. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. Confirm the latest edition number with your instructor.