Conflict occurs when two or more individuals perceive a situation differently and at least one person’s perception is that he or she has been negatively affected. In fact, conflict can occur at any time, in any situation, and often at the worst possible time. When a group or team is working toward a goal and conflict erupts, the process can come to a halt until the conflict is resolved. For the following questions, take into consideration a conflict that you have experienced in your workplace:What role do differing behavioral styles play in a conflict?Discuss the 5 methods of conflict resolution discussed by DuBrin.What are the pros and cons of each of the following (DuBrin, 2001)?Confront the issue directly.Receive criticism objectively and dispassionately while seeking clarification.Recognize all parties' points of view.Mentally convert negative aspects to positive ones.Negotiate and bargain.

Part AThe monetary system in any economy facilitates trade and allows people to trade more efficiently, as compared to a barter economy. In the United States, the monetary authority is the Federal Reserve System (also referred to as the Federal Reserve, or informally, as the “Fed”.) For this assignment, use the information presented in the textbook and the Fed’s website (http://www.federalreserve.gov/) when addressing the questions below.What are the requirements for something to be considered money? Why does the dollar have value?What does the money supply consist of and what are the respective amounts in the total money supply for the United States?What are the primary functions of the Fed? What role does the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) play in our economy?What role do the financial institutions (commercial banks and other institutions) play in our financial system?What is meant by the term “fractional-reserve banking” in our system? What are the implications for consumers?What are the tools available to the FED for controlling the money supply? Which are used most often? Which are most effective?How does the money multiplier help to determine the effects of monetary policy?What are the pros and cons of using monetary policy, as opposed to the use of fiscal policy, for implementing economic policies and practices? Deliverables:Prepare a 3-4 page Microsoft Word document that addresses the above-noted concerns and meets APA standards.Include a summary section in your report that contains 5-7 bullet points identifying your major findings or conclusions of your paper. Part BChanges in Monetary PolicyAssume that the Bank of Ecoville has the following balance sheet and the Fed has a 10% reserve requirement in place:Balance Sheet for Ecoville International BankASSETSLIABILITIESCash$33,000Demand Deposits$99,000Loans 66,000Now assume that the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 8%.What is the maximum amount of new loans that this bank can make?Assume that the bank makes these loans. What will the new balance sheet look like?By how much has the money supply increased or decreased?If the money multiplier is 5, how much money will ultimately be created by this event?If the Fed wanted to implement a contractionary monetary policy using reserve requirement, how would that work?Submission Details:Address the questions above, showing your calculations. Develop your analysis in Microsoft Excel format.Enter non-numerical responses in the same worksheet using textboxes.

Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 250 words: A firewall is a device that prevents unauthorized access to a host or a network either from within the corporate environment or coming from the public network, like the internet. Generally, there are two types of firewalls. A hardware firewall takes the form of a closed proprietary appliance with its own operating system. This is considered faster but a bit expensive. A software firewall is installed on a computer and it utilizes the computer's operating system. Firewalls either hardware or software use rules to filter incoming and outgoing traffic to the network.In your initial post,REFER TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES below and to the rubric.Discuss how you use firewalls to support organizational security at the perimeter.Describe the functions included in a NextGen firewall/unified threat management deviceDiscuss how you use software firewalls to protect end point devices (servers, desktops, and laptops)Describe software tools you could use to assess the security of the firewalls used to protect your organization's computer architecture.Describe ways users can bypass firewalls and web filtering to reach blocked sites.Additional ResourcesFirewalls at the perimeter should be set to block everything by default: both incoming and outgoing. We then open only the IP address/port or general ports (like port 80 outbound, except for servers) absolutely needed for business operation. However, there are several types/uses for firewalls. See Types of Firewalls: What IT Security Pros Need to Know.A NextGen firewall, like the popular Cisco ASA, include much more than traditional firewall functionality. See Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services Data Sheet.End point software firewalls are part of the new perimeter: the end point device. See What is a Host-based Firewall? One important function is preventing unexpected traffic from LEAVING the device.For a look at three things you should do to test your firewalls, see How to test a firewall: A three-step guide for testing firewalls. Tools to do this, and many other security testing activities, are described in this article, Top Cyber Security Testing Tools in 2019. A quick, free online testing tool for SOHO (Small Office Home Office) firewalls is ShieldsUp!Employees will find ways to get around firewall blocking rules. In fact, there are many websites that tell them how to do this. The page, 9 Easy Ways to Bypass a Firewall or Internet Filter, is a great resource for those wanting to get places you don't want them to access from the office. When you set up filtering and blocking, you also have to have ways to block bypassing.