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Due Week 8 and worth 175 points Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: Identify at least four (4) key points of a relevant economic article from either the Strayer Library or a newspaper. The article must deal with any course concepts covered in Weeks 1-8. Apply one (1) of the following economic concepts (supply, demand, market structures, elasticity, costs of production, GDP, Unemployment, inflation, aggregate demand, and aggregate supply) to the key points that you highlighted in Question 1. Explain how the concept that you identified in Question 2 could affect the U.S. economy. In your concluding paragraph, state whether you agree or disagree with the economic article identified in Question 1. Provide a rationale for the response. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment with one (1) being your article.

1. Describe the Underground Injection Control Program and its impact on the disposal of hazardous wastes via underground injection. 2. Describe the five waste treatment processes prior to land disposal of hazardous waste. Identify their specific applications. 3. Describe the key pollutants in air emissions from incinerators of hazardous waste and their sources. Include in the discussion the potential products of incomplete combustion. 4. Discuss the advantages of industrial boilers as a method of incineration of hazardous waste. Hypothesize the potential health and safety risks associated with operation of a boiler of this type. 5. Describe leachate management, drainage materials, and leachate removal systems for a secure hazardous waste landfill.

Assignment Description and Instructions Review “How Do We Describe a Firm’s Strategy?” in Chapter 1 of Foundations in Strategy, on page 19. Write an executive memo to Terri Bell, the vice president of strategy for your project firm. Communicate the findings from your preliminary analysis of the organization’s strategy. Here is the Link: httpss://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MBA6024/assignmentIntro1/wrapper.asp Identify and analyze the firm’s generic business and corporate strategies. How is the firm competing? Specifically, which of the three generic business strategies—cost, differentiation, or hybrid—has it established to supply customer needs and beat the competition? Does the firm employ any of the following three corporate strategies: diversification, vertical integration, or globalization? Analyze the business strategy. What is the firm’s competitive game plan or its articulated strategy? Is there a strategy for different business units, if it has diversified? Does the strategy address how to strengthen its market position and gain a competitive advantage? Analyze the firm’s business model, that is, the core products and how the firm makes money. What is the customer value proposition? What is the profit proposition? Analyze the firm’s corporate strategy, including product, geographical, and vertical scope in which it operates. Has the firm expanded from its initial product line or field of operation? Does the firm own vertically related activities along the value chain for its products? Submit your report in a business format, adhering to the submission requirements below.

Once again, in the spirit of politics, this discussion question is in the form of a debate—which means you must choose a side. Is the death penalty a deterrent to murder? If you choose the “no” side, discuss what could be done differently to deter this crime. If you choose the “yes” side, discuss whether the process should be sped up or lengthened. Take a side and use specific examples to support your argument. Make sure to respond to a classmate who does not share your point of view and “debate” this topic. Use facts not opinions to support your claim.

Part 1: Video Presentation OR Paper Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you: List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company. Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation Create a six to eight (6-8) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you: Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information. Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas: Empowering workers Labor and Human Rights Health and Safety The Environment Accountability Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year. Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization. Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation. Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.