Question 1:Evaluate whether the Fiat Auto acquisition of Chrysler represents a growth strategy. Conduct outside research and prepare a 1 page (500) analysis of the following key strategic issues:Analyze the external environment in which Fiat competes, including identification of the critical strategic factors in each of the following areas:The General EnvironmentThe Industry EnvironmentThe Competitor EnvironmentBased on the analysis of Fiat's external environment, what recommendations can you give Fiat's management to improve and continue the company's successful expansion of the Fiat vehicles into the United States market? Your recommendations should be an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actions that will exploit the company's core competencies, sustain growth, and ensure maximum performance and value for shareholders.Question 2:Evaluate one of the basic benefits of becoming multinational corporations. Your textbook reading this week sets out the different reasons firms cite when explaining why they cross the borders of their home country and become multinational corporations. Read the three basic benefits highlighted in the text and in Figure 8-1.Select one of the reasons (or benefits) and defend why it might be emerging as the most important one in firms’ decisions to internationalize in the 21st Century. In answering this question, be sure to consider the international business conditions today and look for the motivations that underlie these current trends. In your answer, be sure to contrast the less important alternatives that you did not select. It will create a more lively discussion if participants don’t all select the same reason to defend as the most important, emergent reason or benefit. This section of your post should be 1 page (500 words) in length.The final section or paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by by the end of the week.

Case Study 1: The Officer and the Drug ArrestDue Week 2 and worth 100 pointsOfficer Jones is a veteran officer with the Smithville police department. He received information that a citizen living in the local housing project was selling drugs. This information was conveyed to Officer Jones by an anonymous caller to the officer on his personal cell phone. Officer Jones immediately went to the housing project and stopped the citizen as he was leaving his apartment. Officer Jones searched the citizen and found drugs.Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. In your own opinion, discuss if you support his actions or not. Justify your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. Analyze the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. Determine whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Provide a rationale for your response.Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial. Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops.Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics. Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.