Part 2-A
CONDUCT A STRATEGIC GAP ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFY MAJOR ISSUES
ASSESS OVERALL FIT AND IDENTIFY KEY ISSUES/PROBLEMS:
(ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY ORG. CAPABILITIES)
Having worked through each of the individual components of the “criterion of consistency” framework, it is now time to put the various pieces together to assess the overall fit between the current strategy and both the external environment and the org. capabilities (built on resources, management preferences and organization). In doing so, you should also be able to identify the key issues/problems that the firm is facing. If you have done your analysis correctly, the key issues/problems that surface should provide evidence of and an explanation for the current performance of the firm.
The process is the same as that used in each of the previous steps – Collect all the needed information (Data Collection), put the information into a form that can be reviewed and studied (Analysis and Organization), and then synthesize and integrate what you have learned so that you can make good decisions (Conclusions and Recommendations). The difference is the levels of analysis. In previous steps you looked at each component of the model. Now, you are going to bring the information and conclusions from previous steps together to gain an overall understanding of the firm’s position.
1. DATA COLLECTION
As noted, you have collected the data through your work on each of the previous steps. What is needed now is to simply bring it all together in one place. Review your conclusions from the previous steps on firm performance, environment, strategy, and org. capabilities and jot-down the important information here. Note that you can use “short-hand notes” here, so long as you remember the richness of your ideas in each section and refer back to those when you are analyzing and making decisions on the information in steps 2 and 3 below.
THE ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY
1. Drivers of change
2. Key survival factors
3. Product/Market and Value Proposition possibilities
STRATEGY OF THE FIRM
1. Goals
2. Product focus and market focus
3. Value proposition
4. Core Activities
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE FIRM
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM
1. Financial Performance
2. Market Performance
3. Organizational Health
Page 1
Quarter 4, 2013
Health Care
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic
Laboratory
Nurse line
Financial Services
Financial advice
ID Theft protection
Legal services
Tax
Travel & Leisure
Car rental
Concierge service
Dining
Hotel
Shopping
Lifestyle
Counseling service
Pet care
Telemedicine
Child & elder care
Wellness
Alternative health & medicine
Diet & weight loss
Counseling
Vitamins
Page 2
Established in 1979, Careington provides affordable solutions to more than eight million members.
Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals, Careingto.
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Week 4
Dis 1
Please respond to the following: "Brand Stretch Spectrum and Market Product Grid"
· Assess the importance of evaluating newly developed health care products in order to determine whether the products should carry existing brand names or whether they should be assigned new brand names. Suggest realistic branding strategies needed for marketers to evaluate newly developed health care products or services. Provide support for your rationale.
· From the e-Activity, determine whether or not the product offerings that you selected are consistent with the perceived selections of the given health care entity. Explain your rationale.
2 page
Dis 2
Please respond to the following: "Lateral Marketing Strategy"
· Assess the value of target marketing as an effective health care marketing strategy. Appraise the degree to which vertical and traditional segmentation help marketing managers use target marketing strategies. Support your rationale with at least two (2) specific examples of target marketing within a health care organization with which you are familiar.
· Evaluate the impact of lateral segmentation in encouraging marketing managers to look broadly at markets in order to identify previously overlooked opportunities. Provide at least one (1) specific example of quality initiatives within a health care organization.
2 page
Week 5
Dis 1
· Please respond to the following: "Marketing Segment and Perceptual Map"
· Evaluate the value and utility afforded by Philip Kotler’s Segment-by-Segment Invasion Plan as a tool for mapping current and future market segment pursuits. Provide support for your rationale.
· Assess the importance of a Perceptual Map for current and potential product offerings in the marketplace. Suggest one (1) way in which this instrument can be used by marketers to affect better product positioning outcomes within the health care industry.
2 page
Dis 2
Please respond to the following: "Product Ladder and Hierarchy of Needs"
· Assess the importance of the Ries and Trout’s Product Ladder as a target marketing device within the health care industry. Provide a rationale for your response.
· Assess the level of necessity for health care marketers to possess an effective understand of human motivation in order to better understand their customers. Provide at least two (2) specific examples of the use of human motivation within a health care organization.
2 page
Week 6
Dis 1
Please respond to the following: "Diffusion of Innovation"
· Per the text, health care consumers vary in their willingness to adopt new product offerings, with some being quicker to adopt than others. Suggest the key reasons why you believe these variances exist. Provide a rationale with at least (1) example of a situation or scenario that would support your response.
· Assess the importance of Everett Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation Model as a tool for understanding the product adoption tendencies of health care consumer. Provide at least two (2) specific.
Week 1 Lecture The Nature of Business ResearchBusiness researc.docxkdennis3
Week 1 Lecture
The Nature of Business Research
Business research covers a wide range of phenomena. For managers, the purpose of research is to provide knowledge regarding the organization, the market, the economy, or another area of uncertainty. A financial manager may ask, “Will the environment for long-term financing be better two years from now?†A personnel manager may ask, “What kind of training is necessary for production employees?†or “What is the reason for the company’s high employee turnover?†A marketing manager may ask, “How can I monitor my retail sales and retail trade activities?†Each of these questions requires information about how the environment, employees, customers, or the economy will respond to executives’ decisions. Research is one of the principal tools for answering these practical questions.
Business research is the application of the scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena. These activities include defining business opportunities and problems, generating and evaluating alternative courses of action, and monitoring employee and organizational performance. Business research is more than conducting surveys.6 This process includes idea and theory development, problem definition, searching for and collecting information, analyzing data, and communicating the findings and their implications.
Applied business research is conducted to address a specific business decision for a specific firm or organization. The opening vignette describes a situation in which ESPN used applied research to decide how to best create knowledge of its sports fans and their preferences. Basic business research (sometimes referred to as pure research) is conducted without a specific decision in mind, and it usually does not address the needs of a specific organization.
All research, whether basic or applied, involves the scientific method. The scientific method is the way researchers go about using knowledge and evidence to reach objective conclusions about the real world. The scientific method is the same in social sciences, such as business, as in physical sciences, such as physics. In this case, it is the way we come to understand business phenomena.
A firm can be production-oriented. A production-oriented firm prioritizes the efficiency and effectiveness of production processes in making decisions. Here, research providing input from workers, engineers, finance, and accounting becomes important as the firm seeks to drive costs down. Production-oriented firms are usually very large firms manufacturing products in very large quantities. The third orientation is marketing- oriented, which focuses more on how the firm provides value to customers than on the physical product or production process. With a marketing-oriented organization the majority of research focuses on the customer. Research addressing consumer desires, beliefs, and attitudes becomes essential.
Diagnosing Opportunities: After a.
Behavioral economic project: The Rising Cost of Prescription Medications - SM...BaiyuKiaraLi
In this project, the other three students and I worked as a consulting company to research a social problem: the high cost of prescription medication reduces its accessibility among middle-and-low income families. By analyzing the root causes behind the key findings and analyzed potential solutions with strict criteria, we conceived a recommended solution and provided an implementation plan. Besides taking an essential role in the professional writing of the consulting document, I also took charge of data visualization: I designed the cover page, scoring system, and graphs illustrating story and data with Canva, Tableau, Excel, and Word. During the process, I also learned how to improve communication efficiency in a diverse group and strengthened my soft skills to work with different kinds of people.
Week 4 Dis 1Please respond to the following Brand Stretch .docxmelbruce90096
Week 4
Dis 1
Please respond to the following: "Brand Stretch Spectrum and Market Product Grid"
· Assess the importance of evaluating newly developed health care products in order to determine whether the products should carry existing brand names or whether they should be assigned new brand names. Suggest realistic branding strategies needed for marketers to evaluate newly developed health care products or services. Provide support for your rationale.
· From the e-Activity, determine whether or not the product offerings that you selected are consistent with the perceived selections of the given health care entity. Explain your rationale.
2 page
Dis 2
Please respond to the following: "Lateral Marketing Strategy"
· Assess the value of target marketing as an effective health care marketing strategy. Appraise the degree to which vertical and traditional segmentation help marketing managers use target marketing strategies. Support your rationale with at least two (2) specific examples of target marketing within a health care organization with which you are familiar.
· Evaluate the impact of lateral segmentation in encouraging marketing managers to look broadly at markets in order to identify previously overlooked opportunities. Provide at least one (1) specific example of quality initiatives within a health care organization.
2 page
Week 5
Dis 1
· Please respond to the following: "Marketing Segment and Perceptual Map"
· Evaluate the value and utility afforded by Philip Kotler’s Segment-by-Segment Invasion Plan as a tool for mapping current and future market segment pursuits. Provide support for your rationale.
· Assess the importance of a Perceptual Map for current and potential product offerings in the marketplace. Suggest one (1) way in which this instrument can be used by marketers to affect better product positioning outcomes within the health care industry.
2 page
Dis 2
Please respond to the following: "Product Ladder and Hierarchy of Needs"
· Assess the importance of the Ries and Trout’s Product Ladder as a target marketing device within the health care industry. Provide a rationale for your response.
· Assess the level of necessity for health care marketers to possess an effective understand of human motivation in order to better understand their customers. Provide at least two (2) specific examples of the use of human motivation within a health care organization.
2 page
Week 6
Dis 1
Please respond to the following: "Diffusion of Innovation"
· Per the text, health care consumers vary in their willingness to adopt new product offerings, with some being quicker to adopt than others. Suggest the key reasons why you believe these variances exist. Provide a rationale with at least (1) example of a situation or scenario that would support your response.
· Assess the importance of Everett Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation Model as a tool for understanding the product adoption tendencies of health care consumer. Provide at least two (2) specific.
Week 1 Lecture The Nature of Business ResearchBusiness researc.docxkdennis3
Week 1 Lecture
The Nature of Business Research
Business research covers a wide range of phenomena. For managers, the purpose of research is to provide knowledge regarding the organization, the market, the economy, or another area of uncertainty. A financial manager may ask, “Will the environment for long-term financing be better two years from now?†A personnel manager may ask, “What kind of training is necessary for production employees?†or “What is the reason for the company’s high employee turnover?†A marketing manager may ask, “How can I monitor my retail sales and retail trade activities?†Each of these questions requires information about how the environment, employees, customers, or the economy will respond to executives’ decisions. Research is one of the principal tools for answering these practical questions.
Business research is the application of the scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena. These activities include defining business opportunities and problems, generating and evaluating alternative courses of action, and monitoring employee and organizational performance. Business research is more than conducting surveys.6 This process includes idea and theory development, problem definition, searching for and collecting information, analyzing data, and communicating the findings and their implications.
Applied business research is conducted to address a specific business decision for a specific firm or organization. The opening vignette describes a situation in which ESPN used applied research to decide how to best create knowledge of its sports fans and their preferences. Basic business research (sometimes referred to as pure research) is conducted without a specific decision in mind, and it usually does not address the needs of a specific organization.
All research, whether basic or applied, involves the scientific method. The scientific method is the way researchers go about using knowledge and evidence to reach objective conclusions about the real world. The scientific method is the same in social sciences, such as business, as in physical sciences, such as physics. In this case, it is the way we come to understand business phenomena.
A firm can be production-oriented. A production-oriented firm prioritizes the efficiency and effectiveness of production processes in making decisions. Here, research providing input from workers, engineers, finance, and accounting becomes important as the firm seeks to drive costs down. Production-oriented firms are usually very large firms manufacturing products in very large quantities. The third orientation is marketing- oriented, which focuses more on how the firm provides value to customers than on the physical product or production process. With a marketing-oriented organization the majority of research focuses on the customer. Research addressing consumer desires, beliefs, and attitudes becomes essential.
Diagnosing Opportunities: After a.
Behavioral economic project: The Rising Cost of Prescription Medications - SM...BaiyuKiaraLi
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Many of my friends from industry have asked for my opinion on the economic crisis and its impact on business. My answer to them is that the real problem is that companies simply do not internalise the proper actions to take in order to respond to such a situation.
And rarely is it more critical than in retail business strategy, and the far-reaching implications surrounding the phenomena often known as ‘wallet share’ or ‘share of wallet’.
‘Share of wallet’ is in essence an holistic term capturing the aspect of a retailer’s desire to understand and manage consumer spending, how much they have, and how frequent and recent this occurs. This clearly introduces the aspects of service, proposition, customer loyalty, and internal & external change as strategy components for serious consideration by the senior management team.
This paper seeks to explore these aspects of a Retail business strategy, giving insight and advice for a stronger business strategy in ‘Changing Times’.
Bowen Family Theory and Therapy1.Consider Bowen’s notion that pe.docxjackiewalcutt
Bowen Family Theory and Therapy
1.Consider Bowen’s notion that people seek out partners with identical levels of differentiation of self. Do you think this is true? Why might people marry partners at similar levels of differentiation? According to Bowen, Why would a mismatch fail?
Bowen Family Theory and Therapy
2.You should have completed or may be in the process of completing your Genogram, however, please discuss either Multigenerational Transmission Process, Emotional Cutoff, Sibling Position or Societal Emotional Process as it pertains to you and your family. Provide examples.
Assignment Objectives for Unit 5:
STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN
INTRODUCTION
This assignment entails development of a comprehensive strategic marketing plan for a new product or service that is ready to “go to market”. A Project Template is provided that allows you to organize your work in increments and see how the sections come together to produce a comprehensive plan.
PRODUCT/SERVICE
This assignment requires application of concepts learned to build a strategic marketing plan for a new product or service that is ready to “go to market”. You will not be allowed to mimic plans or ideas from larger or already "in-place" campaigns. You must develop the business concept in its entirety.
· Describe the new product or service.
· Discuss the qualities that make this product/service new to the marketplace and the rationale for your decision to pursue the concept. Be sure to pick a product or service that is ready to market. If you are developing a new product, assume that the development phase is over and you are ready to launch the product into the marketplace.
OBJECTIVES/MISSION STATEMENT
Create a Mission Statement. State your short-term MARKETING objectives (one year). Assume that the product/service is ready to launch at the beginning of the year (planning and testing have been completed).
· Marketing objectives include goals for sales, profits, market share (as examples)
· Objectives need to be quantifiable. Use the SMART acronym—simple, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-specific—in formulating your objectives. An objective with a 100% goal is not acceptable
TARGET MARKET
Identify your target market. Provide a specific demographic profile and rationale for this decision. Another source that may help you: The US Census Bureau's American Fact Finder. Consider the size of the market and its purchasing power. Research is required to back-up your selection and to provide statistics to show that it is a viable market.
COMPETITION
Analyze your competition. Who are they? Who are the biggest players? How large is the market? What are the trends/forecasts in the industry? How does your product/service fit in? Business Source Complete in the Library is a good tool for this section; it may be accessed under Find Articles & eBooks.
PRODUCT/SERVICE FEATURES
Provide a brief overview of the product or service.
· State the features of your product/service. Show how it's innov.
Scenario A specialty memory chip manufacturer is located in South.docxkenjordan97598
Scenario: A specialty memory chip manufacturer is located in Southern California with manufacturing plants located in the United States, Europe, Singapore, and Japan. Additionally, it has branch sales offices located in major metropolitan areas across the globe. The market for its six key products included original equipment manufacturers of personal computers, cellular telephone manufacturers, electronics distributors, and government organizations. The market environment for its products is extremely volatile with fluctuating demand and rapidly changing prices. The company uses short-term contracts (less than 1 month) and spot pricing for irregular customers. Internally, the operation is capital-intensive with depreciation running approximately $1.2 million per day (depreciation has an impact on revenue streams). The 6 key products had further specialized components, making the possible line mix total 24 distinct products. Further, the manufacturing process required high manufacturing lead times and various product yields. In the high technology memory arena, product life cycles were dramatically shortened because of rapid obsolescence. To coordinate the manufacturing activity, the company has an established process and system that helped optimize resource utilization, improve shop floor efficiencies, and manage customer demand.
The company is experiencing 10–15% growth in revenues and volume, primarily tied to increased worldwide demand, product type, and market variables. Most significantly, the company received a major preorder for a new cellular phone memory chip that is scheduled to come out in 3 months. This preorder is scaled for up to 10 million units, and management is concerned that the existing process and system may not be suitably optimized for this order. Additionally, the forecast in sales figures for all six key product lines is higher than it has been in the past. With the increase in volume, management is concerned about the quality management process as well—can the existing processes maintain the highest degree of quality needed?
As a new member of the production planning management staff, you will be expected to help develop strategies to support the expanded growth plans. Your team faces several fundamental issues. First, are the individual plant layouts conducive to the expanded growth expected by the company? Second, are individual plant layouts optimized for the most efficient performance and lowest cost? Third, is the existing supply chain interaction among all the various components optimized in the same manner individual layouts are expected to be optimized? Finally, your group must consider capacity planning and workflow to ensure the company can meet its contractual obligations with the maximum revenue and profitability. It currently uses information systems developed by the company to conduct production planning. You believe that a fully integrated enterprise resource planning tool or specific production plann.
PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM1. Financial Performance2. Market Perf.docxherbertwilson5999
PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM:
1. Financial Performance
2. Market Performance
3. Organizational Health
Page 1
Quarter 4, 2013
Health Care
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic
Laboratory
Nurse line
Financial Services
Financial advice
ID Theft protection
Legal services
Tax
Travel & Leisure
Car rental
Concierge service
Dining
Hotel
Shopping
Lifestyle
Counseling service
Pet care
Telemedicine
Child & elder care
Wellness
Alternative health & medicine
Diet & weight loss
Counseling
Vitamins
Page 2
Established in 1979, Careington provides affordable solutions to more than eight million members.
Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals, Careington's solutions are designed
to complement traditional health insurance and provide significant savings for under-insured or
uninsured individuals.
With our all inclusive discount solutions, we can easily assist consumers, employers, associations,
affinity groups, financial institutions, TPAs and health plans. Careington discount ranges vary,
depending on the service and region.
Careington products and services provide an entirely new and creative way for assisting your clients as
they continue to face the ever increasing cost of healthcare. By offering discount programs that include
pre-negotiated discounts on dental and vision care, doctor and hospital visits, and prescriptions and
many other health and lifestyle services, that can bring significant value and savings to your clients.
In addition to our products and services, we provide all of the necessary support to operate the
discount program. Careington provides complete "plug & play" administration, so there is no need to
hire and train employees to run your program. We work with our clients to install a program that fits
their unique needs and provides the most value.
Our market is expanding as the cost of providing
employee benefits becomes more cost prohibitive.
Unlike most insurance programs today with higher
deductibles, our products can be used immediately.
Traditional Markets we serve
Health Plans
Insurers
Associations & Affinity Groups
Financial Institutions—Banks & Credit Unions
Employer Groups
Special Markets we serve
Small to medium sized businesses who do not offer group benefits
Self employed & business owners
Part-time workers
Middle income families
Single parent families
Senior citizens & retirees
Consumer directed health plans/HSAs/FSAs
Labor Unions
ABOUT CAREINGTON
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Assessing Market
Opportunities and Targeting
Market Segments
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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well
the product or service fits him and sells itself.
—Peter Drucker
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
• Delineate the importance of performing a market opportunity analysis, and explain the process of assess-
ing market opportunities.
• Identify the four activities involved in completing a market demand analysis, and discuss commonly used
bases for market segmentation.
• Explain the use of three methods for measuring market potential.
• Discuss the substeps of the market segmentation and target marketing phases and the steps involved in the
market segmentation process.
Section 9.1Market Opportunity Analysis
Introduction
This chapter focuses on the details of identifying market opportunities, evaluating these
opportunities, and then deciding whether to pursue an opportunity. The careful analysis of a
marketing opportunity not only helps the organization grow by pursuing feasible opportuni-
ties, it also helps the organization avoid the costly mistake of pursuing an opportunity that is
not really viable, or one for which the internal resources are insufficient for its sustainment
over the long run.
9.1 Market Opportunity Analysis
Market opportunity analysis is the process of defining the exact nature of the opportunities
available in an organization’s operating environment in terms of external, financial, and internal
considerations. Figure 9.1 presents an overview of this process in terms of the steps involved
in the analysis.
As this diagram depicts, opportunity analysis is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of
an alternative before decisions are made to pursue it. The results of such an analysis put the
decision-maker in a position of having a strong database from which to choose among the
various alternatives present in the environment in line with financial and internal considerations
that are specified by management.
The analysis begins with a detailed study of the environment in which the proposed business
would operate. This includes not only the political, legal, economic, social, cultural, and tech-
nological environments, but also market size, growth trends, and consumers’ attitudes and
behavior. It also involves a study of current and potential competitors who may be going after
the same customers the organization proposes to attract. These factors are external to the
organization or person contemplating the new venture; therefore, a thorough analysis of these
factors requires a great deal of diligence. The analysis usually involves a substantial commit-
ment of time and money to collect the necessary information. The tools used in the opportu-
nity assessment process are illustrated in Figure 9.1.
If the environmental analysis indicates that these factors are favorable to the potential bus.
Of the three major environments in a situation analysis (internal, customer, external), which do you think is the most important in a general sense? Why? What are some situations that would make one environment more important than others?
Lutz Finger, President, Product & Development at Marpai, an AI-powered health plan services provider (Third Party Administrator for Self-funded health plans), was interviewed ahead of the marcus evans CFO Summit XLI 2022, and discusses how CFOs can leverage the power of the most advanced AI to create the healthiest member population with the greatest cost efficiency within their health plan budget.
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The chart is a guide rather than an absolute – feel free to modify or adjust it as need to fit the specific ideas that you are developing.
Area: SALES
Specific Change Plans for Functional Areas
Capability Being Addressed
This can be pulled from the strategic proposal recommended in Part 2B
How do the recommended changes (details provided below) help improve the capability?
This is a logic "double check". Be sure you can show how the changes recommended below improve the capability and help address the product and market focus and add to accomplishment of the value proposition
Details of Specific Changes:
Proposed Changes in Resources
Proposed Changes to Management
Preferences
Proposed Changes to Organizational
Processes
Detailed Change Plans
(Lay out here the specifics of all recommended changes for this area. Modify the layout as necessary to account for the changes being recommended)
Proposed Change
Timing
Costs
On going impact on budget
On going impact on revenue
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Part-‐2:
Gaps,
Issues
and
New
Strategy
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Business
Policy
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THE ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY
1. Drivers of change
Key drivers of change begin with the availability of substitute products. Many
other
companies can easily provide a substitute and the firm will have to find a way to
stand
out among them. Next would be the ability to differentiate yourself among other
firms
that pose a threat in the industry. Last, the political sector. The the federal, state,
and local governments could all shape the way healthcare is everywhere.
2. Key survival factors
Key survival factors would include making the firm stand out above the rest in the
industry and creating a name for itself. Second would be making sure there is a
broad
network of providers available for the customers. Giving the customer options
will
make the customer happy. Providing excellent customer service is key to any
firm in
the industry.
3. Product/Market and Value Proposition possibilities
Maintaining the use of heavy discounts will keep Careington in the competitive
market. They also concentrate on constantly innovating technology to make
sure that
they have the latest devices to offer their customers. To have high value proposition, Careington
will need to show their costumers that they can believe in them and trust them to
do the right thing. Showing the customers that they can always be on top of the
latest
technology and new age products will help build trust with the customers.
STRATEGY OF THE FIRM
1. Goals
Striving to promote the health and well being of their clients by continuing to
provide
low cost health care solutions. A lot of this concentration is on clients that cannot
afford health care very easily or that a ...
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Exam 2 Summer 2015
Please answer the following questions thoroughly and concisely. All questions should be answerable in no more than four typed, 1.5-spaced pages.
1. (70 points) Medio Nusquam Hospital is a small, 150 bed hospital in rural Oklahoma. Despite being small, they have been able to attract some fairly good physicians and are able to service a wide array of areas including oncology, pediatrics, emergency, limited ICU, OB/GYN, and a small, walk-in clinic. For several specializations, such as neurology, they must send patients to providers in larger cities. Recently, and fortunately for the residents of Medio Nusquam and the surrounding area, the hospital has been purchased by a corporate, for-profit hospital (Magnus Sanitatem, Inc.) that wishes to use it a launching pad for a rural health initiative using healthcare telematics. Use what you know about Enterprise Architecture to develop both an ‘As-is’ and a ‘To-be’ enterprise architecture for this effort. By ‘As-is’ is meant the potential EA that Medio Nusquam Hosptial currently has. By ‘To-be’ is meant the EA that they wish to have as a division of Magnus Sanitatem. Keep in mind that the goal of Magnus Sanitatem is to reach under- and un-served populations in the surrounding areas as well as provide new and expanded services within Medio Nusquam without increasing its number of physicians by any significant amount. Be sure to narratively and diagrammatically describe both architectures. Discuss the gap that exists between the As-is and To-be EAs and what needs to be done to bridge that gap.
2. (30 points) Defend or refute the following statement:
“Healthcare telematics will decrease costs, increase quality, and improve the overall health of the nation.”
Take a stand. Use the context of Public Health and the legal and regulatory environment for your argument.
MBA 6001, Organizational Research and Theory 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
4. Examine the relationship between reward systems and organizational goals
and productivity.
4.1 Identify the constructs of reward systems, organizational goals, and
productivity.
4.2 Identify the relationship among the constructs of reward systems,
organizational goals, and productivity.
4.3 Evaluate the ethical implications of decision making that occur within
the organization.
Unit Lesson
Jones (2013) outlines organizational stakeholders, managers, and ethics as
interconnected constructs that are of critical importance to the organizational
outcomes. Stakeholders provide inducements (or awards) and contributions (skills,
knowledge, and expertise) to organizations that allow them to survive and also dictate
what is required during all task performances. Managers should be aware of
stakeholder interests and concerns in every aspect of the organizational structure.
Without stakeholder buy-in and total support, the organizati ...
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Write a 5-7 page paper describing the historical development of information systems in healthcare. Be sure to include, at minimum, the following elements:
Different types of healthcare informatics
Importance of ethical expertise when managing health information
Dynamics of informatics in today's integrated delivery systems
Be sure to use Unicheck!
.
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Write a 5 paragraph essay related to the healthcare field/three major points are required
Use a variety of sentences
Use transitional words
Use in-text citations to avoid plagiarism
Remember to hand it in with a cover and a reference page
.
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‘Share of wallet’ is in essence an holistic term capturing the aspect of a retailer’s desire to understand and manage consumer spending, how much they have, and how frequent and recent this occurs. This clearly introduces the aspects of service, proposition, customer loyalty, and internal & external change as strategy components for serious consideration by the senior management team.
This paper seeks to explore these aspects of a Retail business strategy, giving insight and advice for a stronger business strategy in ‘Changing Times’.
Bowen Family Theory and Therapy1.Consider Bowen’s notion that pe.docxjackiewalcutt
Bowen Family Theory and Therapy
1.Consider Bowen’s notion that people seek out partners with identical levels of differentiation of self. Do you think this is true? Why might people marry partners at similar levels of differentiation? According to Bowen, Why would a mismatch fail?
Bowen Family Theory and Therapy
2.You should have completed or may be in the process of completing your Genogram, however, please discuss either Multigenerational Transmission Process, Emotional Cutoff, Sibling Position or Societal Emotional Process as it pertains to you and your family. Provide examples.
Assignment Objectives for Unit 5:
STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN
INTRODUCTION
This assignment entails development of a comprehensive strategic marketing plan for a new product or service that is ready to “go to market”. A Project Template is provided that allows you to organize your work in increments and see how the sections come together to produce a comprehensive plan.
PRODUCT/SERVICE
This assignment requires application of concepts learned to build a strategic marketing plan for a new product or service that is ready to “go to market”. You will not be allowed to mimic plans or ideas from larger or already "in-place" campaigns. You must develop the business concept in its entirety.
· Describe the new product or service.
· Discuss the qualities that make this product/service new to the marketplace and the rationale for your decision to pursue the concept. Be sure to pick a product or service that is ready to market. If you are developing a new product, assume that the development phase is over and you are ready to launch the product into the marketplace.
OBJECTIVES/MISSION STATEMENT
Create a Mission Statement. State your short-term MARKETING objectives (one year). Assume that the product/service is ready to launch at the beginning of the year (planning and testing have been completed).
· Marketing objectives include goals for sales, profits, market share (as examples)
· Objectives need to be quantifiable. Use the SMART acronym—simple, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-specific—in formulating your objectives. An objective with a 100% goal is not acceptable
TARGET MARKET
Identify your target market. Provide a specific demographic profile and rationale for this decision. Another source that may help you: The US Census Bureau's American Fact Finder. Consider the size of the market and its purchasing power. Research is required to back-up your selection and to provide statistics to show that it is a viable market.
COMPETITION
Analyze your competition. Who are they? Who are the biggest players? How large is the market? What are the trends/forecasts in the industry? How does your product/service fit in? Business Source Complete in the Library is a good tool for this section; it may be accessed under Find Articles & eBooks.
PRODUCT/SERVICE FEATURES
Provide a brief overview of the product or service.
· State the features of your product/service. Show how it's innov.
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Scenario: A specialty memory chip manufacturer is located in Southern California with manufacturing plants located in the United States, Europe, Singapore, and Japan. Additionally, it has branch sales offices located in major metropolitan areas across the globe. The market for its six key products included original equipment manufacturers of personal computers, cellular telephone manufacturers, electronics distributors, and government organizations. The market environment for its products is extremely volatile with fluctuating demand and rapidly changing prices. The company uses short-term contracts (less than 1 month) and spot pricing for irregular customers. Internally, the operation is capital-intensive with depreciation running approximately $1.2 million per day (depreciation has an impact on revenue streams). The 6 key products had further specialized components, making the possible line mix total 24 distinct products. Further, the manufacturing process required high manufacturing lead times and various product yields. In the high technology memory arena, product life cycles were dramatically shortened because of rapid obsolescence. To coordinate the manufacturing activity, the company has an established process and system that helped optimize resource utilization, improve shop floor efficiencies, and manage customer demand.
The company is experiencing 10–15% growth in revenues and volume, primarily tied to increased worldwide demand, product type, and market variables. Most significantly, the company received a major preorder for a new cellular phone memory chip that is scheduled to come out in 3 months. This preorder is scaled for up to 10 million units, and management is concerned that the existing process and system may not be suitably optimized for this order. Additionally, the forecast in sales figures for all six key product lines is higher than it has been in the past. With the increase in volume, management is concerned about the quality management process as well—can the existing processes maintain the highest degree of quality needed?
As a new member of the production planning management staff, you will be expected to help develop strategies to support the expanded growth plans. Your team faces several fundamental issues. First, are the individual plant layouts conducive to the expanded growth expected by the company? Second, are individual plant layouts optimized for the most efficient performance and lowest cost? Third, is the existing supply chain interaction among all the various components optimized in the same manner individual layouts are expected to be optimized? Finally, your group must consider capacity planning and workflow to ensure the company can meet its contractual obligations with the maximum revenue and profitability. It currently uses information systems developed by the company to conduct production planning. You believe that a fully integrated enterprise resource planning tool or specific production plann.
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PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM:
1. Financial Performance
2. Market Performance
3. Organizational Health
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Quarter 4, 2013
Health Care
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic
Laboratory
Nurse line
Financial Services
Financial advice
ID Theft protection
Legal services
Tax
Travel & Leisure
Car rental
Concierge service
Dining
Hotel
Shopping
Lifestyle
Counseling service
Pet care
Telemedicine
Child & elder care
Wellness
Alternative health & medicine
Diet & weight loss
Counseling
Vitamins
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Established in 1979, Careington provides affordable solutions to more than eight million members.
Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals, Careington's solutions are designed
to complement traditional health insurance and provide significant savings for under-insured or
uninsured individuals.
With our all inclusive discount solutions, we can easily assist consumers, employers, associations,
affinity groups, financial institutions, TPAs and health plans. Careington discount ranges vary,
depending on the service and region.
Careington products and services provide an entirely new and creative way for assisting your clients as
they continue to face the ever increasing cost of healthcare. By offering discount programs that include
pre-negotiated discounts on dental and vision care, doctor and hospital visits, and prescriptions and
many other health and lifestyle services, that can bring significant value and savings to your clients.
In addition to our products and services, we provide all of the necessary support to operate the
discount program. Careington provides complete "plug & play" administration, so there is no need to
hire and train employees to run your program. We work with our clients to install a program that fits
their unique needs and provides the most value.
Our market is expanding as the cost of providing
employee benefits becomes more cost prohibitive.
Unlike most insurance programs today with higher
deductibles, our products can be used immediately.
Traditional Markets we serve
Health Plans
Insurers
Associations & Affinity Groups
Financial Institutions—Banks & Credit Unions
Employer Groups
Special Markets we serve
Small to medium sized businesses who do not offer group benefits
Self employed & business owners
Part-time workers
Middle income families
Single parent families
Senior citizens & retirees
Consumer directed health plans/HSAs/FSAs
Labor Unions
ABOUT CAREINGTON
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Assessing Market
Opportunities and Targeting
Market Segments
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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well
the product or service fits him and sells itself.
—Peter Drucker
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
• Delineate the importance of performing a market opportunity analysis, and explain the process of assess-
ing market opportunities.
• Identify the four activities involved in completing a market demand analysis, and discuss commonly used
bases for market segmentation.
• Explain the use of three methods for measuring market potential.
• Discuss the substeps of the market segmentation and target marketing phases and the steps involved in the
market segmentation process.
Section 9.1Market Opportunity Analysis
Introduction
This chapter focuses on the details of identifying market opportunities, evaluating these
opportunities, and then deciding whether to pursue an opportunity. The careful analysis of a
marketing opportunity not only helps the organization grow by pursuing feasible opportuni-
ties, it also helps the organization avoid the costly mistake of pursuing an opportunity that is
not really viable, or one for which the internal resources are insufficient for its sustainment
over the long run.
9.1 Market Opportunity Analysis
Market opportunity analysis is the process of defining the exact nature of the opportunities
available in an organization’s operating environment in terms of external, financial, and internal
considerations. Figure 9.1 presents an overview of this process in terms of the steps involved
in the analysis.
As this diagram depicts, opportunity analysis is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of
an alternative before decisions are made to pursue it. The results of such an analysis put the
decision-maker in a position of having a strong database from which to choose among the
various alternatives present in the environment in line with financial and internal considerations
that are specified by management.
The analysis begins with a detailed study of the environment in which the proposed business
would operate. This includes not only the political, legal, economic, social, cultural, and tech-
nological environments, but also market size, growth trends, and consumers’ attitudes and
behavior. It also involves a study of current and potential competitors who may be going after
the same customers the organization proposes to attract. These factors are external to the
organization or person contemplating the new venture; therefore, a thorough analysis of these
factors requires a great deal of diligence. The analysis usually involves a substantial commit-
ment of time and money to collect the necessary information. The tools used in the opportu-
nity assessment process are illustrated in Figure 9.1.
If the environmental analysis indicates that these factors are favorable to the potential bus.
Of the three major environments in a situation analysis (internal, customer, external), which do you think is the most important in a general sense? Why? What are some situations that would make one environment more important than others?
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The chart is a guide rather than an absolute – feel free to modify or adjust it as need to fit the specific ideas that you are developing.
Area: SALES
Specific Change Plans for Functional Areas
Capability Being Addressed
This can be pulled from the strategic proposal recommended in Part 2B
How do the recommended changes (details provided below) help improve the capability?
This is a logic "double check". Be sure you can show how the changes recommended below improve the capability and help address the product and market focus and add to accomplishment of the value proposition
Details of Specific Changes:
Proposed Changes in Resources
Proposed Changes to Management
Preferences
Proposed Changes to Organizational
Processes
Detailed Change Plans
(Lay out here the specifics of all recommended changes for this area. Modify the layout as necessary to account for the changes being recommended)
Proposed Change
Timing
Costs
On going impact on budget
On going impact on revenue
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Issues
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THE ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY
1. Drivers of change
Key drivers of change begin with the availability of substitute products. Many
other
companies can easily provide a substitute and the firm will have to find a way to
stand
out among them. Next would be the ability to differentiate yourself among other
firms
that pose a threat in the industry. Last, the political sector. The the federal, state,
and local governments could all shape the way healthcare is everywhere.
2. Key survival factors
Key survival factors would include making the firm stand out above the rest in the
industry and creating a name for itself. Second would be making sure there is a
broad
network of providers available for the customers. Giving the customer options
will
make the customer happy. Providing excellent customer service is key to any
firm in
the industry.
3. Product/Market and Value Proposition possibilities
Maintaining the use of heavy discounts will keep Careington in the competitive
market. They also concentrate on constantly innovating technology to make
sure that
they have the latest devices to offer their customers. To have high value proposition, Careington
will need to show their costumers that they can believe in them and trust them to
do the right thing. Showing the customers that they can always be on top of the
latest
technology and new age products will help build trust with the customers.
STRATEGY OF THE FIRM
1. Goals
Striving to promote the health and well being of their clients by continuing to
provide
low cost health care solutions. A lot of this concentration is on clients that cannot
afford health care very easily or that a ...
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Exam 2 Summer 2015
Please answer the following questions thoroughly and concisely. All questions should be answerable in no more than four typed, 1.5-spaced pages.
1. (70 points) Medio Nusquam Hospital is a small, 150 bed hospital in rural Oklahoma. Despite being small, they have been able to attract some fairly good physicians and are able to service a wide array of areas including oncology, pediatrics, emergency, limited ICU, OB/GYN, and a small, walk-in clinic. For several specializations, such as neurology, they must send patients to providers in larger cities. Recently, and fortunately for the residents of Medio Nusquam and the surrounding area, the hospital has been purchased by a corporate, for-profit hospital (Magnus Sanitatem, Inc.) that wishes to use it a launching pad for a rural health initiative using healthcare telematics. Use what you know about Enterprise Architecture to develop both an ‘As-is’ and a ‘To-be’ enterprise architecture for this effort. By ‘As-is’ is meant the potential EA that Medio Nusquam Hosptial currently has. By ‘To-be’ is meant the EA that they wish to have as a division of Magnus Sanitatem. Keep in mind that the goal of Magnus Sanitatem is to reach under- and un-served populations in the surrounding areas as well as provide new and expanded services within Medio Nusquam without increasing its number of physicians by any significant amount. Be sure to narratively and diagrammatically describe both architectures. Discuss the gap that exists between the As-is and To-be EAs and what needs to be done to bridge that gap.
2. (30 points) Defend or refute the following statement:
“Healthcare telematics will decrease costs, increase quality, and improve the overall health of the nation.”
Take a stand. Use the context of Public Health and the legal and regulatory environment for your argument.
MBA 6001, Organizational Research and Theory 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
4. Examine the relationship between reward systems and organizational goals
and productivity.
4.1 Identify the constructs of reward systems, organizational goals, and
productivity.
4.2 Identify the relationship among the constructs of reward systems,
organizational goals, and productivity.
4.3 Evaluate the ethical implications of decision making that occur within
the organization.
Unit Lesson
Jones (2013) outlines organizational stakeholders, managers, and ethics as
interconnected constructs that are of critical importance to the organizational
outcomes. Stakeholders provide inducements (or awards) and contributions (skills,
knowledge, and expertise) to organizations that allow them to survive and also dictate
what is required during all task performances. Managers should be aware of
stakeholder interests and concerns in every aspect of the organizational structure.
Without stakeholder buy-in and total support, the organizati ...
Write a 5-7 page paper describing the historical development of info.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a 5-7 page paper describing the historical development of information systems in healthcare. Be sure to include, at minimum, the following elements:
Different types of healthcare informatics
Importance of ethical expertise when managing health information
Dynamics of informatics in today's integrated delivery systems
Be sure to use Unicheck!
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Write a 5 paragraph essay related to the healthcare fieldthree.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a 5 paragraph essay related to the healthcare field/three major points are required
Use a variety of sentences
Use transitional words
Use in-text citations to avoid plagiarism
Remember to hand it in with a cover and a reference page
.
Write at least a six-page paper, in which youIdentify the.docxherbertwilson5999
Write at least a six-page paper, in which you:
Identify the two LDCs (from the provided list), which you will compare and assess. Explain why you chose these two countries. (Congo and Philippines)
Analyze the features that the LDCs have in common using at least five of the following nine factors (clearly label the five factors using headings):
Geography.
Extractive institutions.
Governmental corruption.
Internal or external conflicts.
Shaky financial systems.
Unfair judicial systems.
Ethnic, racial, or tribal disparities.
Lack or misuse of natural resources.
Closed (statist) economies.
Use at least seven credible sources. Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and blogs do not qualify as reputable academic source work at the college level. Do not use sources that are older than seven years.
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Write a 2 page paper analyzing the fact pattern scenario below. Plea.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a 2 page paper analyzing the fact pattern scenario below. Please use your own state law. Your analysis should include application of the topics covered during the past 7 weeks. For example, search and seizure, search warrant, execution of warrant, exclusionary rule, Miranda rights, and the right against self incrimination.
Make sure all citations are in APA or Blue book format.
Please see the attached grading rubric below. This grading rubric will be used to grade this assignment.
Leila is a police officer. She is out of uniform and knocked on Dan's front door of his house and asked if she could enter to enforce a warrant she had. The warrant was a search warrant issued by a magistrate at the Lawrence District Court. His name is Mark McCale, a retired police officer for the state police department in Lawrence. The warrant indicated that "the first floor of Dan's house will be searched for a gun used in connection with a robbery and some jewelry, which was stolen." While looking in Dan's house, Officer Leila smelled what she thought to be gun powder emanating from the second floor. Officer Leila immediately walked upstairs and found a gun at the tops of the stairs. She went to confiscate the gun and while doing so noticed a note attached to the gun with an address on it. Later that afternoon police officers went to the address of the house listed on the note of the gun. Jewelry was found at this address and collected by the police officers. The address was a known address for stolen jewelry to be pawned. While at Dan's house, Dan told Officer Leila that, "I do not know what you are here for, because I did not rob Terri Grubb's jewelry store." Officer Leila asked Dan to go to the police station and Dan agreed. As they walked into the police station, Magistrate McCale yelled, "is that the person who robbed Terri Grubb's jewelry store?!" Dan replied, "I told Officer Leila already, I did not rob Terri Grubb's jewelry store."
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Write a 2 page paper analyzing the fact pattern scenario below. Please use your own state law. Your analysis should include application of the topics covered during the past 7 weeks. For example, search and seizure, search warrant, execution of warrant, exclusionary rule, Miranda rights, and the right against self incrimination.
Make sure all citations are in APA or Blue book format.
Please see the attached grading rubric below. This grading rubric will be used to grade this assignment.
Leila is a police officer. She is out of uniform and knocked on Dan's front door of his house and asked is should could enter to enforce a warrant she had. The warrant was a search warrant issued by a magistrate at the Lawrence District Court. His name is Mark McCale, a retired police officer for the state police department in Lawrence. The warrant indicated that "the first floor of Dan's house will be searched for a gun used in connection with a robbery and some jewelry, which was stolen." While looking in Dan's house, Officer Leila smelled what she thought to be gun powder emanating from the second floor. Officer Leila immediately walked upstairs and found a gun at the tops of the stairs. She went to confiscate the gun and while doing so noticed a note attached to the gun with an address on it. Later that afternoon police officers went to the address of the house listed on the note of the gun. A bunch of jewelry was found at this address and collected by the police officers. The address was a known address for stolen jewelry to be pawned. While at Dan's house, Dan told Officer Leila that, "I do not know what you are here for, because I did not rob the Terri Grubb's jewelry store." Officer Leila asked Dan to go to the police station and Dan agreed. As they walked into the police station, Magistrate McCale yelled, "is that the person who robbed Terri Grubb's jewelry store?!" Dan replied, "I told Officer Leila already, I did not rob the Terri Grubb's jewelry store."
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Write a 100-word response in Spanish that addresses both of .docxherbertwilson5999
Write a
100
-word response in
Spanish
that addresses both of the following questions:
1.
What are some of the distinctive characteristics that make Costa Rica a haven for naturalists and environmentalists?
2.
What are some of the steps that the government, private sector and individuals are doing to maintain the balance between man and nature?
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Write a Request for Proposal (approx. 3 - 4 pages in a word doc.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a Request for Proposal (approx. 3 - 4 pages in a word document format) that includes all the good elements of an RFP. Submit PMP Template including section 8. You may embed and submit a separate document for the RFP.
1) Clear Statement of work with clear deliverables of specific elements of the project being procured.
2) Timeline for submittal of proposal
3) Manner in which to handle questions
4) Clear information to vendor so that they can produce a good cost/price case
- What Deliverables will the Vendor Provide?
- What Deliverables (or work) will the Buyer Provide?
5) Timeline with milestones requested to complete the work
6) Type of Contract (that should be proposed e.g. FFP, T&M, CP%C, etc)
7) Evaluation Criteria
8) Outline and Format for the Proposal
9) Scheduled award date
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Write a 5 paragraph essay related to Physical Therapy Assistant th.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a 5 paragraph essay related to Physical Therapy Assistant /three major points are required
Use a variety of sentences
Use transitional words
Use in-text citations to avoid plagiarism
Include a cover and a reference page
Minimal of three sources
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Write a 5 page paper with at-least three images that represent.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a 5 page paper with at-least three images that represent the African American Visual Arts Movement (discuss artists, art, historical information . Give background information, characteristics and style. Analyze each work of art. Do not forget to list at-least three sources used to assist in writing paper, APA format guidelines. Place appropriate captions under each image.
Fragments of African American Art
Contemporary Art
Surrealism
Realism
OR
After reviewing the videos below and researching , write a two page paper on the
challenges of
African American VISUAL Artists
and other professional minority visual artists through out history and up to the present day
. Use a minimum of 5 references that will assist you in writing your paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8kg8xzJNt8
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Write a 5 paragraph essay related to the healthcare fieldthree maj.docxherbertwilson5999
Write a 5 paragraph essay related to the healthcare field/three major points are required
Use a variety of sentences
Use transitional words
Use in-text citations to avoid plagiarism
Remember to hand it in with a cover and a reference page
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Write at least Ten sentences on your discussion. Compare and con.docxherbertwilson5999
Write at least Ten sentences on your discussion.
Compare and contrast the California economy of the Great Depression and the California economy of World War II. Which industries were prevalent during the war and why was California's location/geography so important?
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Write at least a three-page analysis using the case study on pages.docxherbertwilson5999
Write at least a three-page analysis using the case study on pages 343-344 of your textbook: “Expatriate Management at AstraZeneca PLC.”
Your analysis should address the prompts listed below.
· Critically analyze AstraZeneca’s expatriate management practices.
· Surveys show that most expatriates report feeling the strain of managing the demands of work and home while adjusting to the foreign environment, leading to more anxieties at home and at the workplace. What steps can an organization take to mitigate this?
· What decisions related to expatriates can organizations take to maximize the benefits to the company despite the economic downturn? Do you think a company that paid more careful attention to selection could further boost its chances of success?
This week, I would like you to discuss similarities with past pandemics, and the current COVID-19 pandemic using this link https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1968-pandemic.html
What do you see as similar, and what do you see as different?
It is CRITICAL that you document your sources with the week's discussion. If your post has no references or the references are really not reliable nor valid, then you will receive zero points for the post. This includes both your own post, and your comments on other's posts.
The rationale for this involves the amount of commentary that is available about the pandemic from people that are not scientists, nor do they have the knowledge of infectious diseases. What they DO have is a strong desire to sound good and influence people. We HAVE TO know what is good information and hat is not good information.
Several posts due this week... You must write three original posts, and comment on five other posts for a total of eight posts for credit this week.
EXAMPLE:
Post 1: An initial similarity between COVID-19 and the 2009 (H1N1) pdm09 virus was the unknown of the virus’. Both viruses’ have not been seen in human before yet strands of the virus had. COVID-19 is new coronavirus that has not been detected in humans before. There have been many strands of coronavirus that have detected in humans before such as the common cold (CDC, 2020).
Similarly, the 2009 (H1N1) pdm09 virus was very different from H1N1 virus’ that were detected before the pandemic. There were few young people who were found to have the antibodies likely from a previous exposure to H1N1 virus strand (CDC, 2019).
Both the recent pandemics were mutated strands of virus’ that we have seen before.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, May 9). Coronavirus (COVID-19) frequently asked questions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, June 11). 2009 H1N1 Pandemic (H1N1pdm09 virus). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html.
Post 2:
The effects of the H1N1 virus and the COVID-19 pandemics seem to different .
Write at least a six-page paper, in which you Identify th.docxherbertwilson5999
Write at least a six-page paper, in which you:
Identify the two LDCs (from the list above), which you will compare and assess. Explain why you chose these two countries.
Analyze the features that the LDCs have in common using
at least five of the following nine factors
(clearly label the five factors using headings):
geography
extractive institutions
governmental corruption
internal or external conflicts
shaky financial systems
unfair judicial systems
ethnic, racial or tribal disparities
lack or misuse of natural resources
closed (statist) economies
Use
at least seven credible sources
. Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, blogs and other material that does not qualify as reputable academic source work at the college level. Do not use sources that are older than seven years.
.
Write at least a paragraph for each.1) What is your understand.docxherbertwilson5999
Write at least a paragraph for each.
1) What is your understanding of how a 401(k) plan works? What are the advantages/disadvantages for an employer/employee?
2) What three major types of benefits do contributions to Social Security pay for?
3) What are the employee benefits required by law?
*Use APA format please! and cite accordingly!
.
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Write at least 500 words analyzing a subject you find in this
article
related to a threat to confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data. Use an example from the news.
Include at least one quote from 3 articles, place them in quotation marks and cite in-line (as all work copied from another should be handled).
Cite your sources in a reference list at the end. Do not copy without providing proper attribution (quotation marks and in-line citations). Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format
.
Write at least 750 words paper on Why is vulnerability assessme.docxherbertwilson5999
Write at least 750 words paper on “Why is vulnerability assessment critical for data security?” And also prepare twelve minutes or more presentations on this topic by adding notes under each slide. with a separate reference list of at least 3 academically appropriate sources. Provide appropriate attribution. It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding the length of your post. Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. It usually results in nonsense and is not a good way to learn anything.
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Write As if You Are Writing in Your Journal (1st Person)Your T.docxherbertwilson5999
**Write As if You Are Writing in Your Journal (1st Person)
Your Thoughts And Intentions.
What challenges do you face (i.e., bad habits, weaknesses, etc.) that you need to address to move forward as a leader? How can you begin to address them? (Be sure to make personal application and make it practical).
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Write an original, Scholarly Paper, addressing a topic relevant to the course. A scholarly paper should demonstrate a standard of critical thinking at levels of analysis, evaluation, and synthesis. Be sure to use and cite references that meet the standard for scholarship.
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Write an observation essay that explains the unique significance.docxherbertwilson5999
Write an
observation essay
that explains the unique significance of a particular person or place within a larger community. Describe the person or place through vivid description, narration, dialogue and sensory details. Help others outside of your community understand why the person or place is important to the community.
Assignment
Observation
, as the CEL describes it, requires writers to "study their subjects and learn something by seeing them in a particular way" (93). Observation essays do more than just report facts: they also "find the hidden meaning, the significant issues, and the important aspects of a particular subject" (93).
Your purpose in this Observation Essay is to
convey the significance of a particular person or place in your community through details that show how the subject "fits" within the community's priorities and values
. Your descriptions and details should make it easy for someone unfamiliar with your community to understand why the person or place you chose is relevant and significant to the community.
*Note: although this essay is intended to be based in recent, firsthand observations, you may write from recent memories instead if you are restricted in travel and mobility during the COVID pandemic. If you are writing from memories, try to recreate scenes and descriptions as though you are seeing them again for the first time.
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Follow a carefully planned organizational structure that gives priority to specific details, themes, and values. Your final draft should be organized to show the significance of the person or place and should not simply list details in the order you observed them.
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1. Part 2-A
CONDUCT A STRATEGIC GAP ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFY
MAJOR ISSUES
ASSESS OVERALL FIT AND IDENTIFY KEY
ISSUES/PROBLEMS:
(ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY ORG. CAPABILITIES)
Having worked through each of the individual components of
the “criterion of consistency” framework, it is now time to put
the various pieces together to assess the overall fit between the
current strategy and both the external environment and the org.
capabilities (built on resources, management preferences and
organization). In doing so, you should also be able to identify
the key issues/problems that the firm is facing. If you have
done your analysis correctly, the key issues/problems that
surface should provide evidence of and an explanation for the
current performance of the firm.
The process is the same as that used in each of the previous
steps – Collect all the needed information (Data Collection), put
the information into a form that can be reviewed and studied
(Analysis and Organization), and then synthesize and integrate
what you have learned so that you can make good decisions
(Conclusions and Recommendations). The difference is the
levels of analysis. In previous steps you looked at each
component of the model. Now, you are going to bring the
information and conclusions from previous steps together to
gain an overall understanding of the firm’s position.
1. DATA COLLECTION
As noted, you have collected the data through your work on
each of the previous steps. What is needed now is to simply
bring it all together in one place. Review your conclusions
2. from the previous steps on firm performance, environment,
strategy, and org. capabilities and jot-down the important
information here. Note that you can use “short-hand notes”
here, so long as you remember the richness of your ideas in
each section and refer back to those when you are analyzing and
making decisions on the information in steps 2 and 3 below.
THE ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY
1. Drivers of change
2. Key survival factors
3. Product/Market and Value Proposition possibilities
STRATEGY OF THE FIRM
1. Goals
2. Product focus and market focus
3. Value proposition
4. Core Activities
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE FIRM
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM
1. Financial Performance
2. Market Performance
3. Organizational Health
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3. Quarter 4, 2013
Health Care
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic
Laboratory
Nurse line
Financial Services
Financial advice
ID Theft protection
Legal services
Tax
Travel & Leisure
Car rental
Concierge service
Dining
Hotel
Shopping
Lifestyle
Counseling service
4. Pet care
Telemedicine
Child & elder care
Wellness
Alternative health & medicine
Diet & weight loss
Counseling
Vitamins
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Established in 1979, Careington provides affordable solutions to
more than eight million members.
Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of
individuals, Careington's solutions are designed
to complement traditional health insurance and provide
significant savings for under-insured or
uninsured individuals.
With our all inclusive discount solutions, we can easily assist
consumers, employers, associations,
5. affinity groups, financial institutions, TPAs and health plans.
Careington discount ranges vary,
depending on the service and region.
Careington products and services provide an entirely new and
creative way for assisting your clients as
they continue to face the ever increasing cost of healthcare. By
offering discount programs that include
pre-negotiated discounts on dental and vision care, doctor and
hospital visits, and prescriptions and
many other health and lifestyle services, that can bring
significant value and savings to your clients.
In addition to our products and services, we provide all of the
necessary support to operate the
discount program. Careington provides complete "plug & play"
administration, so there is no need to
hire and train employees to run your program. We work with
our clients to install a program that fits
their unique needs and provides the most value.
Our market is expanding as the cost of providing
employee benefits becomes more cost prohibitive.
Unlike most insurance programs today with higher
deductibles, our products can be used immediately.
6. Traditional Markets we serve
Health Plans
Insurers
Associations & Affinity Groups
Financial Institutions—Banks & Credit Unions
Employer Groups
Special Markets we serve
Small to medium sized businesses who do not offer group
benefits
Self employed & business owners
Part-time workers
Middle income families
Single parent families
Senior citizens & retirees
Consumer directed health plans/HSAs/FSAs
Labor Unions
ABOUT CAREINGTON
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT
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NATION SAFE DRIVERS — TRAVEL CLUB
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AUTO AND HOME
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LIBERTY MUTUAL
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CHILD AND ELDER CARE ASSISTANCE
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AGING WITH GRACE, LLC
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RESOURCES FOR LIVING
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CHIROPRACTIC & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
14. ID EXPERTS
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ID RESOLUTION
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57
INFOARMOR — MONTIROING AND RESTORATION
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58
TRAVEL GUARD — ASSISTANCE
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IMAGING
............................................................................. ..................
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GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK
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DIAGNOSTIC BENEFIT MANAGEMENT
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US IMAGING
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.... 62
LABS
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DIRECT LABS
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DIRECT LABS — CARDIO PLUS PROFILE
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DIRECT LABS — COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROFILE
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GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK
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LIFE LINE SCREENING
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.................................. 67
LEGAL
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LEGAL ACCESS PLANS — FAMILY LEGAL PROTECTION
PLAN .................................................................................
69
LEGAL CLUB OF AMERICA — LEGAL REFERRAL
PROGRAM
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16. ROCKET LAWYER — EASY WILL
...............................................................................................
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ROCKET LAWYER — FAMILY LEGAL PLAN
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LONG TERM CARE
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.................................. 73
HEALTHCARE
SYNERGIES...........................................................................
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NURSE LINE — 24 HOUR
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CARENET
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OPTUM NURSE LINE
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................................... 75
PET DISCOUNTS
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..................................... 76
PET ASSURE
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23. TROTTER WELLNESS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PRODUCT SUMMARIES
Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Nation Safe Drivers –Travel Club offers accidental death and
dismemberment, hospital indemnity and excess acci-
dent medical coverage for any injury incurred while driving or
riding in a private passenger automobile.
Auto and Home
Liberty Mutual is the number one sponsored auto and home
voluntary benefits program in the industry, offering
insurance in all 50 states. Members can receive up to 10% off
insurance with guaranteed rates for 12 months.
Child & Elder Care Assistance
24. Aging with Grace, LLC is a national eldercare assistance
program that provides THE solution to eldercare stress by
educating, coordinating and facilitating senior care options one
member at a time.
Resources for Living is a comprehensive, confidential program
that supports you in balancing your work-life re-
sponsibilities. This service includes dependent care
consultation, referrals, educational resources, online services
and
more.
Chiropractic and Alternative Medicine
ChooseHealthy provides access to a wide variety of specialty
health care services including chiropractors, massage
therapists, acupuncturists and dietitians.
ChooseHealthy plus Fitness provides access to a wide variety of
specialty health care services including chiroprac-
tors, massage therapists, acupuncturists and dietitians, as well
as a minimum 10% discount off participating fitness
facilities.
Chiropractic Lifecare of America offers high quality
chiropractic care with access to one of the largest networks
across America with savings of 30% to 60%.
25. HealthWays Whole Health Network offers cost-effective access
to one of the largest networks of chiropractors
and other top qualified alternative health care practitioners, as
well as discounts on nutritional supplements.
Concierge
LesConcierges provides members with an array of services
including shopping services, information, entertainment
arrangements, travel coordination, event planning and much
more.
Travel Guard – Concierge provides 24/7 personal assistance
coordinators to respond to virtually any request no
matter how large or small including event ticketing, floral
service, travel arrangements, restaurant referrals and reser-
vations, weather reports and much more.
Counseling
American Behavioral provides members with access to My
Personal Counselor, a confidential, telephonic counsel-
ing and referral service with options of 3 or 6 one-half hour
session per household per year.
Dental
Aetna Dental Access® Network provides one of the largest,
26. most recognized discount dental networks with sav-
ings of 15% to 50%. Over 122,000 available dental access
points nationwide.
Careington 500 Series Dental Network provides one of the most
recognized professional dental network with sav-
ings of 20% to 60%. Over 154,000 dental access points
nationwide.
Careington POS Dental Network provides one of the most
recognized professional dental networks with savings of
20% to 50%. Over 169,000 dental access points nationwide.
Careington Platinum POS Dental Network provides one of the
most recognized professional dental networks with
savings of 5% to 40%. Over 191,000 dental access points
nationwide.
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PRODUCT SUMMARIES
Careington PDNP Dental Network (POS & CPPS) provides one
of the most recognized professional dental net-
27. works with savings of 5% to 20%. Over 200,000 dental access
points nationwide.
Careington Maximum Access Dental Network (C500, POS,
CPPS) provides one of the most recognized profes-
sional dental networks with savings of 5% to 60%. Over
200,000 dental access points nationwide.
Careington Maximum Care Discount Network (POS &
DenteMax) provides one of the most recognized profes-
sional dental networks with savings of 20% to 50%. Over
200,000 dental access points nationwide.
Careington PPO Dental Network provides one of the most
recognized professional dental networks with savings
of 20% to 50%. Over 169,000 dental access points nationwide.
Careington Platinum PPO Dental Network provides one of the
most recognized professional dental networks
with savings of 5% to 40%. Over 176,000 dental access points
nationwide.
Maximum Care Dental Network (PPO,CPPO & DenteMax)
provides one of the most recognized professional
dental networks with savings of 5% to 50%. Over 200,000
dental access points nationwide.
Careington (POS - California Only) and Dental Network of
America (Select) provides one of the most recog-
nized professional dental networks with savings of 10% to 50%.
28. Over 31,000 dental access points.
DenteMax provides savings on a wide range of services for
members and their families at over 156,000 providers
nationwide with savings of 20% to 50%.
Signature Dental Network provides significant discounts on a
wide range of services for members and their fami-
lies at over 47,000 providers nationwide with savings of 14% to
35%.
Diabetes Management & Lifestyle Enhancement
Better Living Now includes a free glucose monitor upgrade and
discounts on durable medical equipment, dispos-
able medical supplies, nutritional supplements and daily living
aids.
Global Total Health, LLC provides the highest quality diabetic
supplies at vastly reduced prices disbursed through
a highly sophisticated distribution channel and offers savings of
52% to 72%.
Emergency Medical Information
LifeCard Plans provides member’s entire family with emergency
access to medical and legal documents from any-
where in the world. Members will be able to store key
information and documents through an online portal.
29. Financial
askAFS provides members with a personal, objective, private
and actionable solution to their financial concerns.
Solution
s include credit issues, debt, cash flow, eldercare, education
funding, budgeting, taxes, savings, retirement
and homeownership.
Efinancial works closely to assist members who are searching
for affordable life insurance coverage. Members can
now shop and compare life insurance quotes from the nation’s
top-rate carriers.
Legal Club of America provides access to counseling and
financial education through a variety of delivery meth-
ods including telephone, online tools and live chat sessions.
30. MedicalFinancing.com assists members in obtaining secure
financing for hospital charges, cosmetic surgery, gas-
tric bypass, vision correction and other healthcare needs.
Funeral Planning
Dignity Memorial provides members with a program to create,
store, update and communicate their final ar-
rangements from the comfort of their own home. Members also
receive a 5% discount on all funeral or cremation
products and services at over 1,800 funeral homes and
cemeteries.
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Health Care Assistance
31. Advance Medical will collect all available medical information
and find experts whose independent assessment can
help members and their treating physicians develop a plan that
will lead to the best outcome for any medical condi-
tion.
Carenet Care Advocacy provides one-on-one support for the
member and their family as they navigate the
healthcare system.
Health Advocate, the nation’s leading health advocacy
company, helps members and their families navigate
through the often confusing world of health care and health
insurance systems.
Optum Care 24 includes a 24-hour nurse access line, 24-hour
wellness and counseling line, professional legal ser-
vices, certified financial planning and management counseling.
32. Health Club Network
ChooseHealthy – Fitness Only provides members with either a
10% discount off initiation and/or monthly dues or
the best available public rate based on the type of membership
selected at over 12,000 fitness clubs and exercise
centers nationwide.
HealthWays Whole Health Network provides members with
savings of 10% to 50% on fitness memberships at
nearly 5,000 locations nationwide.
Hearing
HearPO is the largest provider of audiology and hearing aid
services in the United States. They offer over 280 mod-
els of hearing aids, including the newest programmable and
digital technology.
33. Miracle Ear offers a 20% discount off the retail price of hearing
aids, with over 1,000 locations to choose from na-
tionwide.
Newport Audiology Hearing