This week’s journal articles focus on empowering leadership and effective collaboration in geographically dispersed teams, please answer the following questions:How do geographically dispersed teams collaborate effectively?Please find at least three tools on the market that teams can use to collaborate on a geographically dispersed team. Please note the pros and cons of each tool. Based on the research above, note which tool you would select if you were managing the geographically dispersed team and why.Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research. Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.The paper should meet the following requirements:3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)APA guidelines must be followed. The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.The writing should be clear and concise. Headings should be used to transition thoughts. Don’t forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.

The CEO calls around lunch time on a Friday wanting some more information about sustainability. She would like an overview on how a sustainability program will affect stakeholders and the environment. With a Board meeting right around the corner to make a final decision on the expansion, the CEO wants to tie up the last few ends and be able to give a hard sell to the Board. The CEO has come up with a list of the following countries as possible target locations of a new plant to build widgets. Your task is to choose only one country as she will assign the other countries to department heads. India Brazil Columbia Zimbabwe Chad Once you have chosen your country, please answer the following questions based on your country of choice:Determine the effect that building a new plant in the chosen country will have on sustainability on internal and external stakeholders.Discuss the effects that the production of widgets will have on the local environment and natural resources of the chosen country. Don't forget to discuss the economic considerations of going "Green" and the cost risk benefits of doing so.Your paper should be a minimum of 4 pages, using proper APA formatting and including at least 3 credible sources cited in your paper through in-text citations. Include an APA-formatted title page and reference page. Your paper should also be free of grammatical errors.

Assignment: Ethics in AccountingDue Week 9 and worth 170 pointsEffective financial reporting depends on sound ethical behavior. Financial scandals in accounting and the businesses world have resulted in legislation to ensure adequate disclosures and honesty and integrity in financial reporting. A sound economy is contingent on truthful and reliable financial reporting.Instructions:Read the following scenario.Answer the questions that follow. This will be a 2-3 page submission in a question and answer format (also in paragraph form). An introduction and conclusion is not required.Refer back to your textbook for guidance on how to think through the scenario.You have been recently hired as an assistant controller for XYZ Industries, a large, publically held manufacturing company. Your immediate supervisor is the controller who also reports directly to the VP of Finance. The controller has assigned you the task of preparing the year-end adjusting entries. In the receivables area, you have prepared an aging accounts receivable and have applied historical percentages to the balances of each of the age categories. The analysis indicates that an appropriate estimated balance for the allowance for uncollectible accounts is $180,000. The existing balance in the allowance account prior to any adjusting entry is a $20,000 credit balance.After showing your analysis to the controller, he tells you to change the aging category of a large account from over 120 days to current status and to prepare a new invoice to the customer with a revised date that agrees with the new category. This will change the required allowance for uncollectible accounts from $180,000 to $135,000. Tactfully, you ask the controller for an explanation for the change and he tells you “We need the extra income, the bottom line is too low.”Required:In a 2-3 page paper, discuss the following:Consider what you have learned relative to ethics and financial reporting. What is the rationale for the calculations/process used to estimate the $180,000 uncollectible allowance?How do you think the misstatement of funds will impact the income statement and balance sheet?What is the ethical dilemma you face? What are the ethical considerations? Consider your options and responsibilities as assistant controller.Identify the key internal and external stakeholders. What are the negative impacts that can happen if you do not follow the instructions of your supervisor?What are the potential consequences if you do comply with your supervisor’s instructions? Who will be negatively impacted?Additional Requirements:Use at least one (1) quality academic resource (in addition to your textbook) for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. You have access to Strayer University’s Online Library at https://research.strayer.edu and the iCampus University Library Research page at https://icampus.strayer.edu/library/research.