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Due to the financial uncertainty around Brexit, firms must look to ways they can protect their cash flows. One way to do so involves investing in foreign short-term securities. These securities may have higher interest rates than domestic rates in certain periods in the future, providing diversification in a firm’s cash flows. Investing in foreign currency through derivative contracts is another method of preserving cash flows which observes a similar process of protection as do the securities. Another way to protect cash flows from uncertainty is to pay suppliers in advance or at the purchase order date, which can prevent a firm from facing insolvency issues due to rising debt. Along with this, firms can focus on engaging with domestic supply chains as domestic suppliers and buyers will face the least disruptions further preventing possible disruptions to cash flows. Along with these methods, there are clerical factors that can protect the company if properly accounted for. Such factors include developing a comprehensive cash flow strategy ensuring optimal efficiency. Storing receipts in an organized fashion and ensuring all transactions are properly documented protects a firm from discovering unknown debt or losing track of assets. The impact of Brexit on small businesses: Keep on top of cash flow. (2019, March 01). Retrieved June 30, 2020, from https://www.xero.com/blog/2019/02/brexit-cash-flow-management-smbs/ About Pascal d’Arc Pascal is a senior director in SAP Ariba’s Centre of Excellence bringing innovative solutions to help customers find new areas of competitive advantage under the vision of #BusinesswithPurpose. (n.d.). Brexit, Cash Flow, And The Supply Chain. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from https://www.digitalistmag.com/digital-supply-networks/2019/04/23/brexit-cash-flow-supply-chain-06198026/ Madura, J. (2021). International financial management (13th ed.). Australia: Cengage. In response to the dramatic fall in the price of Sterling following the Brexit vote, UK firms should take on adequate practices to avoid hitting cash flow crises. In such times of economic uncertainty, good cash flow management practices deem ever-important, especially for smaller businesses. Companies ought to continue to monitor their cash flows closely and review regularly. They should work on improving accountability and visibility in cash management by systematically organizing receipts and ensuring that all financial transactions are properly documented. They might also need to consider sourcing alternative, domestic suppliers if importing was involved. In order to protect their cash flow, UK firms should minimize any potential loss that can occur due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The two most common currency risk hedging strategies include forward contracts and currency options. Both contracts allow the business to buy or sell currencies at a predetermined rate on a future date. However, the company is not forced to do so with a currency option. Because it is a right rather than an obligation, companies are further protected from unfavorable currency movements compared to a forward contract. The Brexit vote had a huge impact on the UK economy, largely a result of cash flow reductions and supply chain interruptions. The reason this matters lays in how the overall supply chain works across Europe. The EU states’ free-trade agreement means goods can flow between the UK and the other European member states without customs and excise checks, thus there is an economic flow of commerce with a physical flow of goods and materials. The financial supply chain and the physical supply chain are therefore linked. For example, if you cannot receive delivery of your raw materials, then you cannot fulfill your customer orders. If you cannot fulfill your orders, then you cannot submit your invoice and, most importantly, you cannot get paid. Therefore, any disruption to the physical supply chain will quickly place greater demands on working capital requirements. This will in turn lead to less confidence in investors and less foreign investment into the UK and its currency. In order to protect against these problems, there are a number of things that firms can do. Investing in foreign securities that are more stable, even though you are faced with higher interest rates. They can use derivative contracts (which I will mention in more depth in the following paragraph) as another method of maintaining a cash influx. When it comes to preventing disruptions in the supply chain, paying in advance with more favorable rates is another option. Finally, and perhaps the best method is through hedging. “Four-fifths of Britain’s major companies have hedged against the risk that a vote to leave the European Union would knock more than 10 percent off the value of sterling, a poll of almost 800 of the top 1,000 showed on Wednesday.”Hedging is making investments that offset the risk posed by currency movements which can be through options or other derivatives contracts. According to the Reuters article I have referenced, this has surged after Brexit as companies, asset managers and speculative hedge funds take a view on the vote.

Read George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant.”  https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/shooting-an-elephant/ Prompt: Was Orwell justified in shooting the elephant?  Write an essay arguing that Orwell was either justified or not justified.  To develop your thesis, cite several specific reasons, each supported by details drawn from the essay.  Here are some points you might consider:  The legality of Orwell’s act, the elephant’s temperament, the crowd’s presence, the aftermath of the elephant’s death, the death itself, I expect you to support and illustrate your assertions with direct quotes from the text.  You should have a minimum essay length of five well-developed paragraphs. Be sure to use direct quotes from the text for support and illustration but do not engage in plot summary. (Assume your audience already has a basic familiarity with the text).

Present the evidence gathered from the organizational assessment that highlights the quality and safety issue highlighting the trends noted in the gathered data: 1)Examine the evidence supporting a particular strategy to address the quality/safety issue. 2)Critically appraise the economic, cost, and equity considerations that influence your decision-making in the given situation. 3)Explore the role of technology in addressing the issue. 4)Examine a model of policy reform through which you could approach changing practice to address the chosen issue. 5)Explore other approaches (e.g., family, media/technology, spiritual) that may be relevant to the issue. 6)Analyze which of the four ethical perspectives (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice) applies in the given situation. This paper must be 5-8 pages, not including title and reference page. It will also be processed through Turn It In so no plagiarizing. I will include one data source to reference the bulk of the paper.

CHAPTER 5 – BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO TEACHER–FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS Objectives After reading this chapter, the student should be able to 5-1 List benefits for children when parents and teachers work together constructively. 5-2 List benefits for families when parents and teachers work together constructively. 5-3 List benefits for teachers when parents and teachers work together constructively. 5-4 Discuss various reasons for barriers to relationships. 5-5 Discuss attitudes that may create barriers between parents and teachers. 5-6 Discuss emotional responses of parents and teachers that may cause barriers. 5-7 Discuss external factors in the lives of parents and teachers that may create barriers. Overview This chapter strives to convince students that there are benefits for everyone—children, parents, and teachers—when teachers reach out to involve parents in an effective working relationship. The philosophy in this chapter is crucial to students’ seeing the need to implement communication techniques. ?In addition, barriers to constructive partnerships are considered. Teachers who strive to establish relationships with parents need to become aware of their own attitudes, behaviors, and circumstances that may stand in the way of comfortable communication. They also need to see a situation from the parents’ viewpoint, to understand the feelings and perceptions of parents that may influence their relationship with teachers. Things to think about whilst reading this chapter 1. Think about the benefits for children when their parents work in partnership with their teachers. 2. Think about the benefits for teachers when they communicate and work closely with families. 3. Think about the benefits for parents when they work in partnership with teachers. 4. Think about some of the feelings that may prevent teachers from working closely with families. 5. Think about some of the feelings that may prevent parents from working productively with teachers. 6. Think about what are some of the way’s teachers can remove potential or actual barriers that exist between them and parents? 7. Think about the concept that the burden for partnership falls on teachers. 8. Think about what teachers can do when they have a shy personality. 9. Think about how teachers manage to persist when faced with lack of success in involving parents. Answers to Review Questions List three benefits for children when parents and teachers work together as partners. 1. Benefits to children are: a. Increased security in the new school environment b. Increased feeling of self-worth c. Increased helpful responses and appropriate experiences due to adults’ sharing of information List three benefits for parents when parents and teachers work together as partners. 2. Benefits for parents are: a. Feelings of support in the difficult task of parenting b. Knowledge and skills to help them in child-rearing c. Enhanced parental self-esteem from positive feedback on parenting actions and feeling included in a child’s life List three benefits for teachers when parents and teachers work together as partners. 3. Benefits to teachers are: a. Increased knowledge that enables them to be more effective b. Positive feedback that increases their own feelings of competence in their profession c. Parental resources to supplement and reinforce their own efforts in providing educational experiences Identify four factors affecting parents and teachers that may act as barriers to the development of effective relationships. 4. Any of the following: maneuvering over turf, issues of trust, differences in expertise, personal problems Describe four emotional responses that may impair the communication process. 5. Any of the following: feelings of rivalry and jealousy, guilt, resentment, defensiveness List four external factors that may act as barriers. 6. Any of the following: —time —“busy-ness” —old ideas and practices of parent —administrative policies —reactions to role

Diversification strategies raise a wide range of strategic management issues. For this assignment, select a KSA company whose strategy includes or included diversification and explore its motives, competitive advantage, and strategic planning based on the topics from Chapter 12 and the assigned reading. 1. Identify and provide company strategic details and consider what circumstances existed that motivated this company to diversify. 2. What mode of diversification did the company adopt? How does this relate to their resources and capabilities? 3. What are the benefits of diversification in this industry and how significant are they in the shape and growth of the industry? 4. Discuss the implications of the strategy chosen for the: ? Organizational structure, ? Management systems, and ? Allocation of decision making within the diversified firm. plz go in depth as much as u can • • PS: Plagiarism Check must be less than 20 % • • Our book is attached please use it in the references • • Please note that you CAN NOT share my assignment with another student or via verse I can not have a copy of someone else • • Be sure to use at least 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed references is a MUST plz headers for each question is required for question in the CT plz using APA style

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