RESEARCH II Grade Sheet
Agency Assessment Paper Part I Description of the Program
Name of Student _________________________________________________
1.An overview of the program (Heading)
2. History of the organization?
3. Mission statement in the organization
4. Organization Structure
5. History of the program within the organization
6. Program’s rationale /
definition. General purpose of the program
7..Social problems addressed by the Program (Explain in full detail with statistics) (Heading)- 1pg.
8.Intervention Methods (Heading)
9. Methods proposed to achieve the
program’s results
10. Theories that underlie the proposed
Interventions
11.Logic within the program in using these
interventions to achieve its goals
12 Describe the length of services
13.Program Funding and Cost –cost per day in hospice in New Jersey.
(Subheadings)
14. Method for Program Funding
(Public, private, state, federal, or
Local money? Public or private
Organization/) This is a private company
15.Characteristics of the staff providing services –(Heading)
16.Professional and non-professional
staff Role and credentials
(What are professional and non-
professional staff background? Are
they trained in the type of
intervention being utilized by the
program? What are the
professionals’ perspectives on
the model of intervention being
utilized?
17.What standardized method is used to
evaluate the staff performance and
client satisfaction? (Provide
SAMPLEs)
Implementation issues –(Heading)
(Subheadings)
18. Successes and Challenges in the program?
19.Do the intervention methods seem
appropriate?
20. Are people coming for services?
21.Are they the types of clients expected to come?
22.Has the amount of outreach work been underestimated and has this delayed program implementation?
Conclusion: The students demonstrate knowledge and skills by writing a summary of the evaluation process. Describe the successes and limitations of the program and the difficulties you encountered in writing this paper? What do they think needs to be changed in order to enhance this program? How would implement these changes? How does this program evaluation paper relate to social work policy, practice and research?
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[Salterbaxter Directions] Moving The Goal PostsMSL
Is your business goal-ready to move beyond 2020? Explore a new generation of emerging sustainability goals that are unlocking business returns and driving transformational change.
A hedge fund just bought 5 percent of your company. The fund partners clearly see value in what you’re doing, and, as a member of the management team, you take heart in that assessment. But you also know life is about to get more difficult. The fund partners are well-known activists. They have already asked for board seats. Now they’re proposing some dramatic strategic and financial changes, confidently assuring you and your shareholders that these moves will drive the company’s stock price higher. If you don’t comply and boost margins in a timely fashion, they will quickly bring in a management team that will.
For many company leaders, this is not a scary hypothetical — it is reality. It may also be an opportunity. In any case, activist shareholder campaigns are proliferating. According to the journal Activist Insight, 300 companies around the world were publicly targeted by activist investors between January and June 2015, about 25 percent more than in the same months the previous year. Since 2013, hedge fund managers have demanded change at hundreds of companies. The most widely publicized have included Apple, DuPont, General Motors, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Sony, Sotheby’s, and Yahoo.
One reason activism is growing is the rich rewards it earns for investors. On average, hedge funds with an activist approach have outperformed most other types of investment funds since 2010. The data analysis firm Hedge Fund Research reported recently that activist funds returned 12.5 percent a year between August 2012 and August 2015, while other funds, on average, earned returns in the single digits. No wonder investors increasingly demand activist funds in their portfolios, while the managers of those funds search diligently for new targets. No one can assume his or her company is immune.
We've distilled 10 principles for cost transformation that can help companies play the role of gadfly investor for themselves.
[Salterbaxter Directions] Moving The Goal PostsMSL
Is your business goal-ready to move beyond 2020? Explore a new generation of emerging sustainability goals that are unlocking business returns and driving transformational change.
A hedge fund just bought 5 percent of your company. The fund partners clearly see value in what you’re doing, and, as a member of the management team, you take heart in that assessment. But you also know life is about to get more difficult. The fund partners are well-known activists. They have already asked for board seats. Now they’re proposing some dramatic strategic and financial changes, confidently assuring you and your shareholders that these moves will drive the company’s stock price higher. If you don’t comply and boost margins in a timely fashion, they will quickly bring in a management team that will.
For many company leaders, this is not a scary hypothetical — it is reality. It may also be an opportunity. In any case, activist shareholder campaigns are proliferating. According to the journal Activist Insight, 300 companies around the world were publicly targeted by activist investors between January and June 2015, about 25 percent more than in the same months the previous year. Since 2013, hedge fund managers have demanded change at hundreds of companies. The most widely publicized have included Apple, DuPont, General Motors, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Sony, Sotheby’s, and Yahoo.
One reason activism is growing is the rich rewards it earns for investors. On average, hedge funds with an activist approach have outperformed most other types of investment funds since 2010. The data analysis firm Hedge Fund Research reported recently that activist funds returned 12.5 percent a year between August 2012 and August 2015, while other funds, on average, earned returns in the single digits. No wonder investors increasingly demand activist funds in their portfolios, while the managers of those funds search diligently for new targets. No one can assume his or her company is immune.
We've distilled 10 principles for cost transformation that can help companies play the role of gadfly investor for themselves.
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BALANCE SCORECARD AND COMMUNICATION PLAN 1
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Strategic Plan Part III: Balance Scorecard and Communication Plan
Name
BUS/475
Professor
Date
Balance Scorecard and Communication Plan
Assumptions, Risk and Change Management Plan
General motors need to have a plan to manage risks and changes associated with the newly established division. Risk management focuses on identifying and controlling events or areas that may cause unwanted changes in the new division. The unwanted changes will not only affect the new division, but it will also affect the mother company. However, in the case of any changed, either motivated by the company or unwanted changes, the company need a plan to manage the changes. Change management is a vital part of a successful new division. Change management plan focuses on setting up strategies that will enable the company to manage the changes reducing the effects it may have to the company’s operations and the employees.
The assumed risks and changes that may face the new division at General Motors include various critical challenges. For instance, the Chinese market is posing various opportunities and risks to the automotive industry. The other risks are getting enough human resource, legal challenges in some countries and consumer behaviors. The company also needs a sustainable business model that will enable then gain competitive market advantage. According to Wells (2013) risk in a company may originate from high capital costs associated with production and lumpy investment in models and plants.
The change management risk includes three stages that result to a certain change management plan. The stages are considered in conjunction with the magnitude and nature of the change. The company needs to understand the details of the changes and the associated risks. This stage includes change identification, particulars of the change, and change approach. The second phase includes implementation of change. It comprises of strategies implementation and releasing the strategy. Change is then reviewed in the appraisal of changes strategy in the third stage. The output of the three stages includes scheduling of the activities, action plan, communication plan, training plan, resistance to change plan, employee changes readiness plan, release plan, and review strategy.
Like change management plan, risk management plan also includes the identification of the risk details. While the company can identify the overall risk they may face, they should identify the risk that may happen at each stage of the project life cycle in the new division. The plan provides an evaluation of the identified risk and provides the mitigation actions. The risk management plan include the nature of the risk and their consequences, the probability of the risk occurring, the impact of the risk, priority of the risk, and mitigation steps to reduce or eliminate the risk. The Risk and Change Management Plan f ...
In this 13th edition study, BC Management assessed the most noteworthy trends from over 10 years of researching business continuity program management initiatives, including reporting structures, executive engagement, current program status, assessments, personnel, budgeting, and alignment to compliance standards.
The results of this study are now available in a comprehensive report which you can download here!
Here are some top highlights:
• 24% of Business Continuity programs report into a Risk Management department
• 15% of organizations note the Chief Risk Officer as the BCM program sponsor
•30% embed Resilience Management within the culture of the organization
• 25% of organizations noted a BCM program budget in excess of $1 Million USD+
• 37% anticipate hiring additional BCM personnel in the next year
Tools, techniques and strategies for understanding, measuring and communicating impact. 19th-20th June 2018, London. This two-day conference will highlight the latest methods being applied by business to measure the impact of their sustainability programs. We’ll discuss and debate the pros and cons of the different tools and techniques available, whilst assessing what has really worked for companies in practice.
Assignment:
Course Project: Analyze Resource Implications
Note: Please review the Course Project Overview (found under Week 1) before beginning this assignment.
When planning for change in student support programs, you must consider myriad financial and human resources implications. For this part of your Course Project, you will determine which resources will be required to make your program a reality. Consider the current financial and political environment at your institution when analyzing the necessary resources.
***Assignment****
How will you use data to guide your decisions in allocating financial and human resources? Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper, to be submitted outlining the following:
· The financial resources required for the new program
· The human resources required to start and sustain the new program
· A description of the roles and responsibilities of the relevant staff
· A rationale to support your decisions
Note: It is not necessary to specify dollar amounts for budgetary items or specific position titles. Simply describe the types of resources (financial and human) needed to support your program.
Assignment length: 2–3 pages
SWOT Analysis
Running head: SWOT ANALYSIS
1
SWOT ANALYSIS
2
SWOT Analysis
In the BlueShield Company procedures followed were mainly granted and modeled by the training programs offered by the company as well as our education system. This allows for the company to therefore, be a better organization. However, the models we learned are not applicable in reality. We, therefore, have to plan in order to be well prepared (Leiber et al., 2018).
Planning mainly constitutes analyzing our organization. In this, the planning will have to consider the last place of our organization and its future. The organization has to be inspected to find out its strengths, weaknesses, possible threats, as well as the available opportunities in order for it to be successful (Menga et al., 2015).
Objectives
The main objective of this SWOT analysis is to state the main ambition of BlueShield company and inspect the weaknesses, possible opportunities as well as threats that would deter the company from achieving its set goal. The analysis would also outline the present state of the company and its future.
Strengths
Weaknesses
· The professional staff is engaged in the company.
· There is a huge number of employees in the company.
· Unskilled labor force to supplement the number of employees.
· Employees focus more on the output, they therefore, make errors which lead to clients’ dissatisfaction. This action will cost the company and can cost them dearly.
· Customers who visit the company per year are almost close to 120 million which is a good number.
· Collaborations with other companies have always been strong.
· The process of supplying facilities by the company is realized by courier vehicles.
· Outreach programs in society are strengthened in the company’s welfare activities.
· The company has many depar.
Action Plan to Convert Educational Grant dependent institutes to Profit Centre. Examples of such an institute is ‘British Council’. This paper takes British Council as an example and creates an action plan around it. It is an example of how to convert an institutes that is mainly depended on Grants to be ‘Self Sufficient’ and then ‘Revenue Generating’ Profit Centre. It can be easily replicated to other such institutes.
Sustainability Data Strategy: Top Key Components for a Positive ImpactSG Analytics
A growing number of industry leaders are identifying sustainability as a top priority for their businesses. A 2022 survey by Gartner showcased that social responsibility and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) features are finding a place on the
corporate agenda for about one in five organizations.
Running Head WASTE MANAGEMENT 2Waste .docxrtodd599
Running Head: WASTE MANAGEMENT
2
Waste Management
Overview to the Business
Waste Management Inc. is a US based company that is providing waste management and environmental services. The headquarters of the company is located in the First City Tower, Houston, Texas and it was founded in 1893. The area that the company is currently serving is North America where it has created a vast network to serve residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. Currently, it is serving more than 21 million customers in US, Canada and Puerto Rico only for environmental services. The network of Waste Management Inc. is comprised of 246 transfer stations, 146 recycling plants, 295 active landfill disposal locations, beneficial-use landfill gas projects, and around six independent power generation plants ("Residential Waste and Recycling Services | Waste Management", n.d.). This is among the largest waste management companies in United States and its truck fleet is considered as the largest of all the companies operating in waste industry, i.e. 26,000 trucks for collection and transfer of waste (2014). The 47 years old company has reported $14.49 billion in revenues in 2017 ("Annual Reports | Waste Management", 2017).
The business is offering waste management, recycling, and environmental services to residential and commercial customers. The company is offering waste collection, transfer, and disposing services to the residents and businesses of the North American region as well as they are also offering the recycling services to their customers. Waste Management is offering a number of services on demand to the customers regarding the management of regular, medical, construction, or hazardous waste ("Annual Reports | Waste Management", 2017).
Organizational Details
Prior to 1971, the company was a family business which was founded in 1893 by Harm Huizenga. Not only it went public, but the company also made some major acquisitions to expand the business. The company has a divisional structure based on two divisions: Northern Tier and Southern Tier. Jeff Harris is the SVP of the North Tier while John Morris is the SVP of Southern Tier. Both are accountable to the CEO and President of the company is James C. Fish Jr. Moreover, the company prefers to work in teams that are made according to the type of a project. Although, currently, the company has no operations on international level, however, in 2009, it purchased a 40% stake in a fully owned subsidiary of Shanghai Chengtou
Holding Co Ltd. The purpose of this purchase was to get mutual benefits in the field of waste management ("Annual Reports | Waste Management", 2017). In regard to points of contact within Waste Management, as a former senior HR and Talent professional for Waste Management I was able to gather information from VP of Talent Acquisition Mel McDuffie and Barry Caldwell the Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Chief People Officer.
Progress and Path Forward
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PHASE 2 INSTRUCTIONSStage 2 (10 of grade) The analysis port.docxmattjtoni51554
PHASE 2 INSTRUCTIONS:
Stage 2 (10% of grade): The analysis portion of the project (stage 2) is valued at 10 percent of your final grade, and consists of writing a 3-page, double-spaced paper supported by spreadsheets, graphs, etc. including financial and stock performance; international subsidiary analysis; country analysis; exposure and hedging analysis; currency analysis; tax analysis; industry and competitor analysis; and exposure analysis (transactions, translation, operating, and economic). Any charts, graphs and financial reports are not included in the 3-page requirement. This stage should be submitted in your assignment folder.
You have already performed a great deal of financial analysis in Stage 1 so you for the area of "financial and stock performance" you can focus in on stock performance. In finance.yahoo.com, you can find the historical prices of your chosen company's stock. You might want to report the stock price for the past 10-15 years in a table in an appendix and then perhaps discuss how those prices correlate (or don't correlate) with your financial analysis (from phase 1). A paragraph or two should be sufficient. I'd rather see you focus in on where the company does business internationally and then turn your focus to the international business dimensions present. (PHASE 1 IS ALSO ATTACHED TO HOMEWORK MARKET POST)
The assignment says you should produce a document that is 3 pages, double spaced. My guess is that a more realistic estimate of size will be 4-5 pages plus appendices. Again, you will run your paper through Turnitin to check for plagiarism.
ECO201 – Macroeconomics
Unit 7 Assignment: Standards of Living
Due: Sunday by 11:59 pm at the end of Unit 7.
How do nations improve?
In thinking about how nations around the world should pursue the goal of raising their
standard of living, economists find it useful to divide those nations into three groups.
First, provide a brief (one paragraph) overview of this week’s material.
Identify and briefly describe each group, and include examples of nations that would
be classified within each particular group.
Using their group designation, identify the problem relating to growth policies
associated with high-income countries and discuss the focus of main public policies
targeted at addressing this problem. Try addressing then the same for the other
classifications.
Your final product will be a paper that:
Addresses each of the topic/questions above in total.
Is APA formatted.
The body is to be 2 pages minimum.
The requirements for your assignment are:
1. Answer each question fully
2. Define the overall subject of each question.
3. Cite at least three (3) resources from this week’s materials.
Students: Be sure to read the criteria and review the grading rubric on the next page, by
which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
Evalu.
Research Methods Spring 2020 – Research proposal Points 0.docxverad6
Research Methods Spring 2020 – Research proposal
Points:
0
1
2
3
Introduction
APA Format
Not APA format
Tried APA format
Mostly APA, some errors
Good APA format
Literature Review
No real review of the existing literature
Minimal review. It’s not clear how cited lit relates to your research
Decent review of the current literature on your topic. Have at least 3 references that directly relate to your research question
Good review of the current literature on your topic. Have at least 5 references that directly relate to your research question
Hypotheses
Hypotheses not mentioned or it’s not a testable hypothesis
Hypotheses stated at the end of intro. Hypotheses don’t really follow from literature or don’t entirely make sense
Hypotheses that follow from the literature. Hypotheses are testable and directional.
Well thought out and interesting hypotheses based on the literature – testable and directional.
Methods
Participants
Very little thought into participant selection
Clearly state how data will be collected – e.g. what’s the population. How would you obtain a sample from that population
Clearly state how data will be collected, state the population, include a sample size determination based on the literature
Well thought out sample size determination based on the literature – clearly state the population and a feasible method for collecting data from that population.
Procedure – research design
Little info about procedure
Not a clear procedure
Stated research design that tests the hypotheses
Procedure section clearly lays out research design. The research design provides a good test of the hypotheses
Procedure - Materials
No or little info about materials
Vague info about materials
Materials (e.g. measures, manipulations) make sense given the hypotheses and research design. Measures clearly labeled as independent or dependent variables.
Well thought out materials. Materials selected make sense given the hypotheses and research design and thought was put into controls variables and choosing measures that are well-established. Measures clearly labeled as independent or dependent variables.
Proposed analyses
No info about proposed analyses
Include proposed analyses, but they don’t make sense given the hypotheses
Proposed analyses make sense given the hypotheses.
Well thought out statistical analyses given hypotheses. Analyses take into consideration all measures and manipulations in the study.
Total (out of 21)
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Psychological Science
http://pss.sagepub.com/content/24/1/112
The online version of this article can be found at:
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612457392
2013 24: 112 originally published online 12 November 2012Psychological Science
David R. Kille, Amanda L. Forest and Joanne V. Wood
Tall, Dark, and Stable : Embodiment Motivates Mate Selection Preferences
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On behalf of:
Association for Psychological Science
can be found at:Psych.
Research Methods in Anthropology Part 1 Discuss the strengths .docxverad6
Research Methods in Anthropology
Part 1: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative field research, highlighting the ethical issues involved in using these methods. Describe how reliability and validity relate to qualitative field research. Are focus groups relevant in field research? If yes, how?
Part 2: Describe and compare the 3 unobtrusive research designs: content analysis, analysis of existing statistics, and historical/comparative analysis. Outline the strengths and weaknesses of each and describe how reliability and validity relate to each.
Reading and Reference Links
In addition to the readings in Week 4 Learning Resources, read the following:
· Chapters 12 and 13 in the Social Science Research Methods e-Text
· For reference: Title: Research Methods in Anthropology: http://www.dphu.org/uploads/attachements/books/books_476_0.pdf (NOTE: This is a lengthy textbook and may take time to open.)
The article Participant Observation on the Wikipedia website is used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.Participant observation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Participant observation is one type of data collection method typically done in the qualitative research paradigm. It is a widely used methodology in many disciplines, particularly cultural anthropology, less so in sociology, communication studies, human geography and social psychology. Its aim is to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals (such as a religious, occupational, sub cultural group, or a particular community) and their practices through an intensive involvement with people in their cultural environment, usually over an extended period of time. The method originated in the field research of social anthropologists, especially Bronisław Malinowski in Britain, the students of Franz Boas in the United States, and in the later urban research of the Chicago School of sociology.
Contents
· 1 History and development
· 2 Method and practice
· 2.1 Types of participant observation
· 2.1.1 Impact of researcher involvement
· 3 Ethical concerns
· 4 See also
· 5 References
· 6 External links
History and development
Participant observation was used extensively by Frank Hamilton Cushing in his study of the Zuni Indians in the later part of the nineteenth century, followed by the studies of non-Western societies by people such as Bronisław Malinowski,[1]E.E. Evans-Pritchard,[2] and Margaret Mead[3] in the first half of the twentieth century. It emerged as the principal approach to ethnographicresearch by anthropologists and relied on the cultivation of personal relationships with local informants as a way of learning about a culture, involving both observing and participating in the social life of a group. By living with the cultures they studied, researchers were able to formulate first hand accounts of their lives and gain novel insights. This same method of study has also been applied to gro.
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In this 13th edition study, BC Management assessed the most noteworthy trends from over 10 years of researching business continuity program management initiatives, including reporting structures, executive engagement, current program status, assessments, personnel, budgeting, and alignment to compliance standards.
The results of this study are now available in a comprehensive report which you can download here!
Here are some top highlights:
• 24% of Business Continuity programs report into a Risk Management department
• 15% of organizations note the Chief Risk Officer as the BCM program sponsor
•30% embed Resilience Management within the culture of the organization
• 25% of organizations noted a BCM program budget in excess of $1 Million USD+
• 37% anticipate hiring additional BCM personnel in the next year
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Course Project: Analyze Resource Implications
Note: Please review the Course Project Overview (found under Week 1) before beginning this assignment.
When planning for change in student support programs, you must consider myriad financial and human resources implications. For this part of your Course Project, you will determine which resources will be required to make your program a reality. Consider the current financial and political environment at your institution when analyzing the necessary resources.
***Assignment****
How will you use data to guide your decisions in allocating financial and human resources? Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper, to be submitted outlining the following:
· The financial resources required for the new program
· The human resources required to start and sustain the new program
· A description of the roles and responsibilities of the relevant staff
· A rationale to support your decisions
Note: It is not necessary to specify dollar amounts for budgetary items or specific position titles. Simply describe the types of resources (financial and human) needed to support your program.
Assignment length: 2–3 pages
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Running head: SWOT ANALYSIS
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SWOT ANALYSIS
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SWOT Analysis
In the BlueShield Company procedures followed were mainly granted and modeled by the training programs offered by the company as well as our education system. This allows for the company to therefore, be a better organization. However, the models we learned are not applicable in reality. We, therefore, have to plan in order to be well prepared (Leiber et al., 2018).
Planning mainly constitutes analyzing our organization. In this, the planning will have to consider the last place of our organization and its future. The organization has to be inspected to find out its strengths, weaknesses, possible threats, as well as the available opportunities in order for it to be successful (Menga et al., 2015).
Objectives
The main objective of this SWOT analysis is to state the main ambition of BlueShield company and inspect the weaknesses, possible opportunities as well as threats that would deter the company from achieving its set goal. The analysis would also outline the present state of the company and its future.
Strengths
Weaknesses
· The professional staff is engaged in the company.
· There is a huge number of employees in the company.
· Unskilled labor force to supplement the number of employees.
· Employees focus more on the output, they therefore, make errors which lead to clients’ dissatisfaction. This action will cost the company and can cost them dearly.
· Customers who visit the company per year are almost close to 120 million which is a good number.
· Collaborations with other companies have always been strong.
· The process of supplying facilities by the company is realized by courier vehicles.
· Outreach programs in society are strengthened in the company’s welfare activities.
· The company has many depar.
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The business is offering waste management, recycling, and environmental services to residential and commercial customers. The company is offering waste collection, transfer, and disposing services to the residents and businesses of the North American region as well as they are also offering the recycling services to their customers. Waste Management is offering a number of services on demand to the customers regarding the management of regular, medical, construction, or hazardous waste ("Annual Reports | Waste Management", 2017).
Organizational Details
Prior to 1971, the company was a family business which was founded in 1893 by Harm Huizenga. Not only it went public, but the company also made some major acquisitions to expand the business. The company has a divisional structure based on two divisions: Northern Tier and Southern Tier. Jeff Harris is the SVP of the North Tier while John Morris is the SVP of Southern Tier. Both are accountable to the CEO and President of the company is James C. Fish Jr. Moreover, the company prefers to work in teams that are made according to the type of a project. Although, currently, the company has no operations on international level, however, in 2009, it purchased a 40% stake in a fully owned subsidiary of Shanghai Chengtou
Holding Co Ltd. The purpose of this purchase was to get mutual benefits in the field of waste management ("Annual Reports | Waste Management", 2017). In regard to points of contact within Waste Management, as a former senior HR and Talent professional for Waste Management I was able to gather information from VP of Talent Acquisition Mel McDuffie and Barry Caldwell the Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Chief People Officer.
Progress and Path Forward
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PHASE 2 INSTRUCTIONS:
Stage 2 (10% of grade): The analysis portion of the project (stage 2) is valued at 10 percent of your final grade, and consists of writing a 3-page, double-spaced paper supported by spreadsheets, graphs, etc. including financial and stock performance; international subsidiary analysis; country analysis; exposure and hedging analysis; currency analysis; tax analysis; industry and competitor analysis; and exposure analysis (transactions, translation, operating, and economic). Any charts, graphs and financial reports are not included in the 3-page requirement. This stage should be submitted in your assignment folder.
You have already performed a great deal of financial analysis in Stage 1 so you for the area of "financial and stock performance" you can focus in on stock performance. In finance.yahoo.com, you can find the historical prices of your chosen company's stock. You might want to report the stock price for the past 10-15 years in a table in an appendix and then perhaps discuss how those prices correlate (or don't correlate) with your financial analysis (from phase 1). A paragraph or two should be sufficient. I'd rather see you focus in on where the company does business internationally and then turn your focus to the international business dimensions present. (PHASE 1 IS ALSO ATTACHED TO HOMEWORK MARKET POST)
The assignment says you should produce a document that is 3 pages, double spaced. My guess is that a more realistic estimate of size will be 4-5 pages plus appendices. Again, you will run your paper through Turnitin to check for plagiarism.
ECO201 – Macroeconomics
Unit 7 Assignment: Standards of Living
Due: Sunday by 11:59 pm at the end of Unit 7.
How do nations improve?
In thinking about how nations around the world should pursue the goal of raising their
standard of living, economists find it useful to divide those nations into three groups.
First, provide a brief (one paragraph) overview of this week’s material.
Identify and briefly describe each group, and include examples of nations that would
be classified within each particular group.
Using their group designation, identify the problem relating to growth policies
associated with high-income countries and discuss the focus of main public policies
targeted at addressing this problem. Try addressing then the same for the other
classifications.
Your final product will be a paper that:
Addresses each of the topic/questions above in total.
Is APA formatted.
The body is to be 2 pages minimum.
The requirements for your assignment are:
1. Answer each question fully
2. Define the overall subject of each question.
3. Cite at least three (3) resources from this week’s materials.
Students: Be sure to read the criteria and review the grading rubric on the next page, by
which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
Evalu.
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Research Methods Spring 2020 – Research proposal
Points:
0
1
2
3
Introduction
APA Format
Not APA format
Tried APA format
Mostly APA, some errors
Good APA format
Literature Review
No real review of the existing literature
Minimal review. It’s not clear how cited lit relates to your research
Decent review of the current literature on your topic. Have at least 3 references that directly relate to your research question
Good review of the current literature on your topic. Have at least 5 references that directly relate to your research question
Hypotheses
Hypotheses not mentioned or it’s not a testable hypothesis
Hypotheses stated at the end of intro. Hypotheses don’t really follow from literature or don’t entirely make sense
Hypotheses that follow from the literature. Hypotheses are testable and directional.
Well thought out and interesting hypotheses based on the literature – testable and directional.
Methods
Participants
Very little thought into participant selection
Clearly state how data will be collected – e.g. what’s the population. How would you obtain a sample from that population
Clearly state how data will be collected, state the population, include a sample size determination based on the literature
Well thought out sample size determination based on the literature – clearly state the population and a feasible method for collecting data from that population.
Procedure – research design
Little info about procedure
Not a clear procedure
Stated research design that tests the hypotheses
Procedure section clearly lays out research design. The research design provides a good test of the hypotheses
Procedure - Materials
No or little info about materials
Vague info about materials
Materials (e.g. measures, manipulations) make sense given the hypotheses and research design. Measures clearly labeled as independent or dependent variables.
Well thought out materials. Materials selected make sense given the hypotheses and research design and thought was put into controls variables and choosing measures that are well-established. Measures clearly labeled as independent or dependent variables.
Proposed analyses
No info about proposed analyses
Include proposed analyses, but they don’t make sense given the hypotheses
Proposed analyses make sense given the hypotheses.
Well thought out statistical analyses given hypotheses. Analyses take into consideration all measures and manipulations in the study.
Total (out of 21)
http://pss.sagepub.com/
Psychological Science
http://pss.sagepub.com/content/24/1/112
The online version of this article can be found at:
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612457392
2013 24: 112 originally published online 12 November 2012Psychological Science
David R. Kille, Amanda L. Forest and Joanne V. Wood
Tall, Dark, and Stable : Embodiment Motivates Mate Selection Preferences
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On behalf of:
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Research Methods in Anthropology
Part 1: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative field research, highlighting the ethical issues involved in using these methods. Describe how reliability and validity relate to qualitative field research. Are focus groups relevant in field research? If yes, how?
Part 2: Describe and compare the 3 unobtrusive research designs: content analysis, analysis of existing statistics, and historical/comparative analysis. Outline the strengths and weaknesses of each and describe how reliability and validity relate to each.
Reading and Reference Links
In addition to the readings in Week 4 Learning Resources, read the following:
· Chapters 12 and 13 in the Social Science Research Methods e-Text
· For reference: Title: Research Methods in Anthropology: http://www.dphu.org/uploads/attachements/books/books_476_0.pdf (NOTE: This is a lengthy textbook and may take time to open.)
The article Participant Observation on the Wikipedia website is used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.Participant observation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Participant observation is one type of data collection method typically done in the qualitative research paradigm. It is a widely used methodology in many disciplines, particularly cultural anthropology, less so in sociology, communication studies, human geography and social psychology. Its aim is to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals (such as a religious, occupational, sub cultural group, or a particular community) and their practices through an intensive involvement with people in their cultural environment, usually over an extended period of time. The method originated in the field research of social anthropologists, especially Bronisław Malinowski in Britain, the students of Franz Boas in the United States, and in the later urban research of the Chicago School of sociology.
Contents
· 1 History and development
· 2 Method and practice
· 2.1 Types of participant observation
· 2.1.1 Impact of researcher involvement
· 3 Ethical concerns
· 4 See also
· 5 References
· 6 External links
History and development
Participant observation was used extensively by Frank Hamilton Cushing in his study of the Zuni Indians in the later part of the nineteenth century, followed by the studies of non-Western societies by people such as Bronisław Malinowski,[1]E.E. Evans-Pritchard,[2] and Margaret Mead[3] in the first half of the twentieth century. It emerged as the principal approach to ethnographicresearch by anthropologists and relied on the cultivation of personal relationships with local informants as a way of learning about a culture, involving both observing and participating in the social life of a group. By living with the cultures they studied, researchers were able to formulate first hand accounts of their lives and gain novel insights. This same method of study has also been applied to gro.
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Research Methods
Title page
Introduction - overview
Literature Review - theories, research, data
Methods – what you did, collection,
Findings – what was found, analysis, observations
Discussion – pull everything together
References
Research Methods
Title page
Introduction - overview
Literature Review - theories, research, data
Methods – what you did, collection,
Findings – what was found, analysis, observations
Discussion – pull everything together
References
.
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Research Methods
LaShanda McMahon
University of Phoenix
Formulating the Problem Statement and the Purpose Statement
Over the past decade, there have been several changes in drug addiction treatment that has shown results that show reduced associated health and social costs by more than the cost of the treatments. It has been found that treatments cost much less that the alternatives, such as incarcerating people with addictions. There are many savings related to healthcare, which includes, total savings that can exceed costs with a ratio of 12 to 1. Major savings to the individual and to society also stems from fewer interpersonal conflicts; greater workplace productivity; and fewer drug-related accidents, including overdoses and deaths (Woody, M.D., 2018).
Problem Statement
A common misperception is detoxification cures the addiction, yet addiction is a chronic disorder requiring long term multimodal treatment (Korsmeyer et al., 2009. Long-term treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders might reduce recidivism rates and lessen costs for rehabilitation. Goldstein, A. (1997). examined the benefits of long-term substance abuse and posited the benefits. Goldstein further suggested not treating addiction appropriately or at all contributes to the high costs associated with substance use in the United States.
Insurance companies are reluctant to support long term substance abuse treatment; however, Weisner, Ray, Mertens, Satre and Moore (2003) noted patients receiving a minimum of six months substance treatment abstained from drug and alcohol use at least five years after treatment yet abusers of alcohol were less likely to remain sober for lengthy periods of time after treatment (Weisner et al., 2003).
According to the National Drug Institute (2012), every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment yields a return of $5.50 in reduced drug-related crime, costs associated with criminal justice, and theft. Healthcare savings can exceed costs by a 12 to 1 ratio. Therefore, drug addiction treatment reduces costs associated with primary care and is less costly than incarceration. Addressing addiction also contributes to the more positive aspects of life, such as increase in work productivity, and fewer incidents related to drug use, fewer overdoses and deaths.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this correlational study is to see if a relationship exists among periods of sobriety and four levels of substance abuse treatment. The research will examine substance abuse treatment throughout various levels of care: higher levels (detox, Inpatient (IP), and Residential (RTC) and lower levels (partial hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and routine Outpatient (OP). Current trends in substance abuse treatment provides evidence that length of treatment is inadequate contributing to more frequent relapses among substance abusers. Longer treatment options for addiction may reduce the number of relapses, reduce costs asso.
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Research Mapp v. Ohio (1961), and then discuss what the police officers did or did not do that warranted the case decision. Discuss, the argument of the prosecution, and the argument of the defense or dissenting view. (3 - 4 pages, Time New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced). Two scholarly journal articles should be included as references.
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Research
methods a critical review
1
Aims
To re-cap on learning to date
To explore in a little more depth some examples of methods
To review grounded theory
To explore ethnography
In-put around 3 actual research projects (PhD study)
So far….
We are aware that there are different research methodologies which lead to the use of different methods
There is a fundamental split based upon structure
determining whether a qualitative or quantitative approach is taken
This is influenced by researcher preferences and the area to be followed
Which methods is best?
Opinion is divided and this means there is no simple answer
Debate about which approach is superior ends in personal preference and that all methods have their own strengths
Yet there is a critical review of both methods and methodology
Important to engage with to understand bias and limitation
Method 1: Surveys
What? Gathers information / opinions / can describe a trend
Can be structured / semi-structured / sample or whole population
Usefulness / strengths: Provides a quantitative or numeric description of events
Limitations: Closed and encoded / lacks flexibility/ restricted information / researcher and tool are in control
Method 2: Interviews
What? ‘Conversation with a purpose’ / two way approach / Unstructured / semi-structured
Usefulness / strengths: Findings are created and recorded at the time / flexibility / allows for a reflexive approach
Limitations: Requires a skilled interviewer / side-lining can be a problem / personal disclosure / ethically challenging
Methods 3: Focus group
What? A group interview or discussion (Gill et al., 2008). Based upon interaction to create findings.
Usefulness / strengths: Less time required and rich qualitative data created / findings are co-constructed / potential for egalitarianism
Limitations: Requires careful facilitation / some participant may dominate / ethics / sensitivity need to be adhered to
E.G. Grounded Theory (GT)
A qualitative strategy were theory is derived from participants feedback (understand humans)
Data collection and analysis occur simultaneously
Social processes are discovered building ideas / theory from the ground up / avoiding pre-conceptions
Categories and analytic codes developed from data
Theoretical sampling used to refine categories
Analytical memos used between coding
and writing
Categories integrated into a theoretical
framework
Defining and evaluating…
“The spirit of grounded theory is open-ended and flexible, a form of research that seeks to understand individuals involved in social interactions of various types within various contexts” Gilgun (2010)
GT provides tools, which are flexible, reflexive and allowing ‘fresh ways’ to examine data
“ We begin by being open to what is happening in the studies scenes and interview statements so that we might learn about out research participants’ lives” Charmaz (2006)
Ethos / Guides for GT
Charmaz comments on the importance of .
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Research Methods 1
Draft 1
Anton Kropotkin
Banking system and economy of Russia
1) Proposal
· Idea
Make a research of about banking system and economy of Russian Federation and connect it to small business, politics and corruption. Recognize week points, and establish possible solutions, that can improve economy of Russia.
· Introduction
The central Bank of Russia was created since 1990s and up to know days it is the bank of the first level, which is the main bank for holding federal funds of 475 billion dollars up to know. The central bank is the main one to issue banknotes and is acting as the main coordinating and regulatory body of the entire credit system of the country. Also it controls the activities of credit organizations, issues and withdraws licenses from them for banking operations, and credit organizations work with other legal entities and individuals. The economy of Russia is directly connected with Central bank and plays the biggest role. Currently the situation in our country is not the best, and the crisis is developing in bad way. Year by year people are living worse, mainly due to inflation, people who got the normal job, let’s say as a teacher have the same salary but the prices for the goods are growing dramatically. The bank and economy of Russia are seriously affected by prices for oil which now days jump a lot in prices, mainly due to geo politics of our country.
· What are the problem?
As in beginning my main objective was to study the bank system and the central bank of Russian Federation. But after analyzing data and thinking about all of those years, looking how the economy and our currency, falls in front of Dollar and Euro, which means the economy struggles and there are weak points in Russian economy.
· Topics to connect (problems to solutions)
1) Small business has two chooses or they fall as a bankruptcy or they don’t pay taxes.
Reasons: Low wages vs high prices for goods, high inflation, monopolization of a number of economic sectors and bureaucracy.
2) Politics
Reasons: Sanctions, geo politics, micro, and oil prices.
3) Corruption
Reasons: 52% of corruption, which means the government don’t get paid taxes. Government regulations
All of that plays a big role in economy of Russia, in which I want to study and make my research paper, I want to find solutions and how people in my country can live better.
· Structure
1) Introduction
2) Structure of central bank and system
3) Functions
4) Legal status
5) Goals of Central bank and growing economy
6) Problems
7)
Solution
s
8) Conclusion
· Conclusion of the proposal
After researching about this topic and thinking further, I can see that my country experiencing lack of attention in banking system, government regulations and political side, which are affecting the Russian economy dramatically, there are many reasons which I have proposed on up section, my objective will be to find solution to each one and see how they are all connected .
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Research Journal Part 4
Sheroda Spearman
MGT 498
February 10, 2020
James Powell
Running head: RESEARCH JOURNAL PART 4
1
RESEARCH JOURNAL PART 4
2
Research Journal Part 4
In this week’s discussion about strategic planning, we discussed more corporate strategy. We learned that there are three scopes of corporate strategy which include vertical integration, diversification as well as geographic scope. We also learned the role of the company leaders in the strategic planning of the company. The discussion also touched on concepts such as tape, innovation integration global strategy and international strategy among many other concepts (Rothaermel, 2019). The main aim of these concepts is to help the company strategically plan for activities that will help the company grow. The concepts also help to align the company strategically with other companies. In this journal, I will discuss some of these concepts and how they apply to the company’s strategic planning.
Caterpillars Inc. short versus long term goals.
Caterpillars Inc. has created both short term and long-term goals to help grow the company. The short-term goals of the company are mainly key improvements in various areas are that enable the company to achieve its long-term goals. These short-term goals include improvements in renewable energy areas, water consumption intensity, reducing the number of recordable injuries, improving sales and revenues, and reducing the GHG emissions intensity in the next five years (Caterpillar Inc., 2019). The company also has long term goals that encompass the short term goals and this includes, reducing the energy intensity by 50 percent, reducing the emissions of the company by 50 percent, reducing the water consumption in the company by 50 percent and reducing the injury recorded rate in the company by 60 percent (Caterpillar Inc., 2019). All of these should be achieved in 5 years. The short term goals are the necessary steps that the company must take to achieve its long term goals. The main purpose of achieving the goals is to reduce the costs of operations, offer better products and reduce pollution to the environment.
Mergers and acquisitions contributed to the company’s performance.
The company has acquired three companies through mergers and acquisitions in the last 5 years. Two of the three companies acquired by caterpillar are from the private sector and have divested a total of 8 assets. These mergers and acquisitions have enabled caterpillar companies to increase their aggressiveness in the market place increasing its dominance in the global industrial market (Merger. 2019). It has helped the companies increase their value, improve their overall performance and has reached an increased growth in the regional and global market share and its products in the market. It has established a strategic market realignment in the company’s network helping it achieve more market shares and thrive well in the last 5 years.
The company’s global str.
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Research involves measurement scales, of which there are four types. In data collection, what sources of data would you use, and how would you establish reliability and validity? Why did you choose those specific data samples?
What types of data collection strategies and research design have you experienced—whether for work or through educational means?
.
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Research information about different types of healthcare appeals processes and the Medicare Appeals Process, and choose whether to focus on a hospital or a physician billing process.
You may choose to focus on the type of health care facility that interests them. Students should summarize the mainstream appeals process for insurance carriers and for the Medicare Appeals Process.
Possible topic approaches:
Facility Examples:
Physician Offices
Inpatient Hospital
Write a comparison report summarizing their findings on the Medicare Appeals Process and their chosen healthcare setting for the appeals process.
Papers should be:
1-2 pages
Include references
Include a cover page
.
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Research Instructions
To write your paper, you may use journal articles, textbook
material, case studies, and Web site information. The Web
site information must come from reputable and verifiable
sources, such as the United States Department of Health and
Human Services, the American Medical Association, professional
or business organizations, or articles published by
major news organizations.
To get started on finding a real-life case example that you’re
interested in, you can use an Internet search engine such as
Google. Try entering keywords such as “HIPAA violation”
under the “News” section. Or, go to your local library and
perform a search in the medical journals or professional
publications they have on file.
Writing Guidelines
1. Type your submission, double-spaced, in a standard
print font, size 12. Use a standard document format with
1-inch margins. (Do
not
use any fancy or cursive fonts.)
2. Read the assignment carefully, and follow the instructions.
3. Be sure to include the following information at the top of
your paper:
n
Your name
n
Your student number
n
The course title
(HIPAA Compliance)
n
Graded project number (46081100)
n
The date
4. Be specific. Limit your submission to the issues covered
by your chosen topic.
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Graded Project
5. Include a reference page in either APA or MLA style. On
this page, list Web sites, books, journals, and all other
references used in preparing the submission.
6. Proofread your work carefully. Check for correct spelling,
grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
Research papers should include an
introductory paragraph
to introduce the reader to
the topic of the paper. Even though your grader is aware of your topic, you must always
assume that the reader is not, thus the need for an introduction. You should also have a
concluding paragraph
which “wraps it all up.”
2.
You should not include the questions or any numbering to your answers
. Your
answers to the questions must be written using complete
(indented) paragraphs
. Each
paragraph should include an
introductory sentence
, which contains portions of the
actual question. The purpose of this introductory sentence is to make the reader aware of
what question you are answering, without actually including the question.
3.
Font style should be times new roman; size 10, 11, or 12.
Doubled spaced.
4.
To avoid risk of plagiarism
,
you must include a reference page. In addition to the
reference page, you also need to use in-text citations within the body of your
paper
.
5. Research papers should
6. include a concluding paragraph at the end of
7. your paper, which restates your purpose and
8. bring your paper to a close by providing a final
9. insight into your research or the significance of
10. your topic
11. Lastly, your referen.
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Research information about current considerations and challenges related to the financial and budgetary systems in health care organizations. Consider the use of data analytics and tools in the monitoring, assessing, and evaluating of the performance of health care organizations. Include a discussion of the importance and efficacy of financial statements used in the decision-making process of health care organizations.
Support your work with at least 4 academic or professional peer-reviewed sources published within the past 5 years.
.
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Research information on a traumatic situation that has affected learner development and family involvement in education (ex: Sandy Hook, Columbine, 9/11, etc.) Develop a strategy that can support young children experiencing a traumatic situation. How can you support the social and emotional development of young children who are coming into your classroom?
.
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Research in Social Psychology [WLOs: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
To prepare for this discussion, please read
Chapter 1: Studying Social Psychology
of your textbook and
Exploring the Ethics and Psychological Impact of Deception in Psychological Research
article.
In this discussion, you will consider principles of scientific research, including methodology and ethical considerations.
First, visit the
Online Social Psychology Studies (Links to an external site.)
web page and select any study from the list. (Note that some links may be broken; if you choose a study that is unavailable, simply pick another option.) Participate in the research by following the instructions. After you have completed the study, answer the following questions (see Chapter 1 and Boynton, Portnoy, & Johnson, 2013):
Indicate
the study you completed, including the web link.
Describe
the research that was conducted. What did you do? What type of method do you think the researcher was utilizing? Can you identify the hypothesis and/or theory?
Appraise
the study based on your understanding of research gained from the reading. What elements of the study “worked” and what would you suggest the researchers do to improve their study? Mention at least three specific elements.
Indicate
any relevant ethical concerns. Was deception utilized?
Identify
situational factors and/or social and cultural influences that may impact the phenomenon being studied.
Illustrate
how this insight may be relevant to your personal or professional life through specific examples.
To fully demonstrate content knowledge and critical thinking in your Research in Social Psychology discussion
Interpret
course concepts explicitly, applying them to your personal experiences/observations, and cite the required readings as appropriate.
Be thorough and specific
, structuring your work intentionally (with an introductory and concluding sentence or two), providing clear context, and concisely and precisely explaining relevant course concepts.
Use personal examples
to illustrate as appropriate, but do be sure to provide an objective analysis too,
referencing required materials
and using additional sources as needed to support your insight.
Use your own
Academic Voice
(Links to an external site.)
and apply in-text citations
appropriately throughout your post.
Review
APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
for more information.
Your original post should be a
minimum of 300 words
.
Social Thinking [WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5]
To prepare for this discussion, please read
Chapter 4: Attitudes, Attributions, and Behaviors
;
Chapter 5: Making Judgments
; and
Chapter 6: Prejudice
of your textbook, and
Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases
and
Intergroup Contact Theory
articles. In addition, watch
A Class Divided
.
In this discussion, you will consider theoretical perspectives on the formation, maintenance, .
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Research for Human Services
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Research II
Chapter 7, pages 190-212
Related Disabilities: ASD and ADHD, characteristics, treatments (medications), methods of teaching. Section 504 services.
Support your research with only one professional article. Submit article bibliography on the reference page after the textbook information.Overall there are 7 pages required for this assignment and only one supporting professional article.
Rubric for each research paper :
1.Cover page, .50 of point
2. Abstract , 1 point
3. Table of content ,.50 of a point
4. Three pages of accurate content information ,2.50 points
5. References: Textbook and one scholarly article on the topic,1 point
text book for reference
References
Lerner, J. W. (2014).
Learning disabilities and related disabilities: Characteristics and current directions
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1. RESEARCH II Grade Sheet
Agency Assessment Paper Part I Description of the
Program
Name of Student
_________________________________________________
1.An overview of the program (Heading)
2. History of the organization?
3. Mission statement in the organization
4. Organization Structure
5. History of the program within the organization
6. Program’s rationale /
definition. General purpose of the program
7..Social problems addressed by the Program (Explain in full
detail with statistics) (Heading)- 1pg.
8.Intervention Methods (Heading)
9. Methods proposed to achieve the
program’s results
10. Theories that underlie the proposed
Interventions
11.Logic within the program in using these
interventions to achieve its goals
12 Describe the length of services
13.Program Funding and Cost –cost per day in hospice in New
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(Subheadings)
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(Public, private, state, federal, or
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15.Characteristics of the staff providing services –(Heading)
16.Professional and non-professional
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they trained in the type of
intervention being utilized by the
program? What are the
professionals’ perspectives on
the model of intervention being
utilized?
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evaluate the staff performance and
client satisfaction? (Provide
SAMPLEs)
Implementation issues –(Heading)
(Subheadings)
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19.Do the intervention methods seem
appropriate?
20. Are people coming for services?
21.Are they the types of clients expected to come?
22.Has the amount of outreach work been underestimated and
has this delayed program implementation?
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3. writing a summary of the evaluation process. Describe the
successes and limitations of the program and the difficulties you
encountered in writing this paper? What do they think needs to
be changed in order to enhance this program? How would
implement these changes? How does this program evaluation
paper relate to social work policy, practice and research?
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Discontinued Operations.pdf
ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION American Accounting
Association
Vol. 33, No. 1 DOI: 10.2308/iace-51882
February 2018
pp. 53–63
Dynamic Divestures: A Codification Exercise on the
Reporting of Discontinued Operations
Casey J. McNellis
Gonzaga University
6. ABSTRACT: This instructional case discusses a hypothetical
scenario of a global conglomerate that has recently
divested operations for three different subsidiaries. Students are
required to determine the appropriate general
financial statement presentation of the different subsidiaries in
the consolidated income statement of the
conglomerate. The case expands students’ understanding of the
accounting for discontinued operations, a financial
accounting topic that has recently changed, and develops their
research skills within the Financial Accounting
Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codificationt.
Furthermore, the case allows students to practice
applying judgment to unique and complex situations within the
accounting environment.
Keywords: FASB codification; financial reporting; discontinued
operations; restructuring.
THE CASE
I
n a meeting with shareholders in Q1 of 2017, Dynamic Inc.
CEO Austin Cruz discussed the company’s 2016 performance
and then shifted to a discussion about the future of the
company:
Dynamic Inc. has routinely set the standards of excellence in
the business world, and this year, we will make a bold
move that I believe will have a positive impact on our
7. shareholders and promote sustainable practices that will set a
new standard for global conglomerates. Growing carbon
emissions present a major problem for the sustainability of
global communities, and we at Dynamic have a responsibility to
be at the forefront of this issue. This year, we will
begin focusing our business portfolio on companies that offer
sustainable products and services. To make this strategic
transition a success, it is important that we ‘‘walk the walk’’
and include companies in our portfolio that run
responsible and sustainable business operations, and set high
standards for the usage of natural resources. We have the
most qualified team of experts who regularly eye the equity
markets for profitable investments. I have asked them to
seek out ‘‘win-win’’ opportunities that enhance our growth and
accomplish our shift in focus. We will also be
reviewing our existing subsidiaries on similar standards to
ensure that Dynamic is the global leader in sustainable
business operations as well as sustainable products and services.
Dynamic Inc. Background
Dynamic Inc. is a global conglomerate headquartered in the
United States. The company operates subsidiary companies
throughout the world in a wide array of industries. While the
company originally started operations in the oil/gas industry
back
in 1978, the company has shifted its focus over the years to
8. managing a large portfolio of companies within the oil/gas
industry,
as well as in other sectors. Dynamic has a team of experienced
business valuation experts who have specializations in several
industries. These professionals serve the company by (1)
keeping close tabs on the public and private equity markets for
key
acquisition opportunities that could potentially result in
significant revenue and earnings growth for Dynamic and (2)
reviewing
the performance and direction of currently owned subsidiaries
to determine whether the companies are meeting the
performance standards set forth by Dynamic. As such, Dynamic
regularly acquires other companies that are judged to be
profitable investments. However, the company has a strict
policy of owning 100 percent of the stock in these companies,
as
management is not interested in working with non-controlling
interests. Furthermore, the company has spun off several
The author thanks the Accounting students at the University of
Montana who completed the case requirements and provided
valuable feedback. The author
also acknowledges the helpful comments offered by Walter
Teets from Gonzaga University.
Editor’s note: Accepted by Valaria P. Vendrzyk.
Submitted: March 2017
9. Accepted: July 2017
Published Online: August 2017
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subsidiaries in the past, because management considered them
to be underperforming. The following table illustrates the
acquisition and disposal activity of the company in the ten years
prior to 2017.
Segment
# of
Subsidiaries
as of 12/31/06
Acquisitions from
12/31/06–
12/31/16
Divestures from
12/31/06–
12/31/16
# of
Subsidiaries
as of 1/1/17
Natural Resource Production 3 2 1 4
Consulting 1 1 0 2
10. Consumer Products 4 4 2 6
Industrial Products 2 3 3 2
Logistics 1 1 0 2
Totals 11 11 6 16
Additionally, the 2016 total revenues, year-end assets, and
Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions
1
for each segment are:
Segment
Revenues
($millions)
Assets
($millions)
Scope 1 and 2
Carbon Emissions
(metric tons)
Natural Resource Production $30,801 $43,197 17,926,328
Consulting 22,515 11,246 990,660
Consumer Products 36,079 25,990 6,097,309
Industrial Products 11,821 32,982 3,168,095
11. Logistics 4,978 12,988 1,732,170
Totals 106,194 126,403 29,914,562
During 2017, Dynamic had a very active year in the equity
markets, particularly focusing on divestures. The company
disposed of, or put forth plans to dispose of, some or all of the
assets of three subsidiaries. Information about these subsidiaries
follows.
ZD Consulting Services
Segment Consulting
2016 Revenues ($millions) $21,558
12/31/2016 Assets ($millions) $7,641
2016 Scope 1 and 2 Carbon Emissions (metric tons) 819,185
ZD offers a variety of services for a broad base of clients in the
areas of valuation, market research, and business plan
implementation. ZD professionals spend significant time at
client sites performing these services. The following table
provides
a breakdown of ZD’s clients by industry:
Industry
Percentage of
Total Revenues
12. Aerospace 5%
Retail services 14%
Oil/gas 41%
Financial services 10%
Food service 4%
Professional services 9%
Healthcare 17%
ZD operates out of a small office that includes professionals
from a wide variety of fields and a staff that is competent in all
major business functions. Apart from the company’s payroll
costs, the major expense incurred by ZD is for the travel
activities
1
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Scope 1
emissions are ‘‘direct emissions from sources that are owned or
controlled’’ by the
organization. Scope 2 emissions are ‘‘indirect emissions from
sources that are owned or controlled’’ by the organization.
Accordingly, an example of
Scope 1 emissions would be on-site fuel usage of company
vehicles and equipment. Scope 2 emissions include electricity
or natural gas generated by a
utility company and purchased by the organization. These
definitions and examples are at:
https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/greenhouse-gases-epa
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https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/greenhouse-gases-epa
(i.e., transportation, lodging, meals, etc.) of the professionals as
they carry out their commitments for clients. Although ZD’s
revenue growth has been sluggish in recent years, the company
is responsible for approximately 20 percent of Dynamic’s total
revenues. Furthermore, ZD’s earnings represent 10 percent of
Dynamic’s bottom line, and this relationship has not changed
for
the past five years.
During the first quarter of 2017, Dynamic became aware of
market curiosity in ZD. In particular, a market competitor
displayed considerable interest in purchasing the company.
Intrigued by the level of attention, Dynamic management
consented
to initial due diligence, and in the process, it was revealed that
the potential purchaser was especially drawn to the oil/gas
services offered by ZD. Furthermore, the competitor informally
indicated that this aspect of the business would fit well with its
existing portfolio of clients within traditional oil/gas operations
and channels. Ultimately, Dynamic received a very strong offer
from the competitor for 100 percent of the shares of ZD, and on
14. October 17, 2017, the sales transaction was completed.
With the sale of ZD, the Consulting segment of Dynamic
consisted of only one company as of the end of 2017. This one
remaining firm specializes in financial consulting for
educational product companies. Specifically, professionals from
this firm
advise clients on a number of financial issues including
intangible asset valuations, financial reporting compliance, and
XBRL
reporting.
Hope Industries
Segment
Consumer
Products
2016 Revenues ($millions) $5,766
12/31/2016 Assets ($millions) $4,495
2016 Scope 1 and 2 Carbon Emissions (metric tons) 3,707,698
Hope Industries operates within Dynamic’s Consumer Products
segment, which includes five other subsidiaries. Two of
the other five companies offer different types of travel products,
with one manufacturing and selling deluxe luggage and the
other specializing in travel food and beverage containers.
Another company in the segment offers sporting goods and
apparel,
15. while a different entity within the same niche sells athletic
supplies and equipment used by athletic trainers. Finally,
another
company serves the market for home products, producing and
selling home décor items such as scented candles and authentic
picture frames. Overall, this sector has reported relatively slow
growth during the past two years across all companies. Thus far,
Dynamic management has no plans to dispose of these other
five companies within the Consumer Products segment.
Hope Industries primarily manufactures and sells a variety of
residential home products. Most notably, the company makes
high-end home-improvement necessities such as painting trays,
paint brushes, and other home maintenance goods. The
synthetic materials used in these products are highly durable
and can withstand very high temperatures resulting from the
sanitation process, thus allowing consumers to maintain these
products for an extensive period and through many projects. In
order to produce such goods that pass durability tests and meet
consumer expectations for design, the company uses a
complicated and extensive injection-molding process. As such,
the production environment requires large machinery along the
assembly line and the molding process demands extreme
temperatures in order to achieve the end result. Because of the
elaborate design of many of the products, the company follows
16. a complex, yet disciplined distribution process that includes
extensive use of protective packaging materials (i.e.,
Styrofoam). In doing so, the company streamlined the
distribution process
so that there is very little spoilage of products as they move
through the supply chain.
Ultimately, though, Hope Industries reports one of the five
largest Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions levels of all the
companies included in Dynamic’s portfolio of subsidiaries.
These carbon levels also surpass the other five companies
within
the Consumer Products segment, as those companies emit
carbon in relatively similar amounts. Hope operates in a very
competitive market, which includes many other companies that
offer such products. In addition, Hope faces threats from
companies that manufacture similar products that are of a less-
durable nature, but are sold at a lower price. During the last five
years, consumers have indicated a preference for these less-
durable products in order to allocate their disposable income to
other products and activities. As such, Hope, which has always
operated on tight margins, has seen its profits diminish. During
2016, the company reported an overall loss on its income
statement, joining the other home products company as the only
two
within the Consumer Products segment to post net losses.
17. In January 2017, Dynamic management became interested in a
budding phenomenon: disposable kitchenware products. In
conducting market research, Dynamic professionals concluded
that consumers desired products such as spatulas, mixing bowls,
etc., that are designed for one-time use. Meetings with a local
research and development (R&D) firm that was currently
working on a process to produce similar types of goods that are
eco-friendly confirmed this decision. Such convenience would
allow consumers to accomplish their personal culinary goals
without the hassle of cleaning kitchenware. Consistent with
CEO
Cruz’s focus outlined in the shareholder meeting, Dynamic set
out to acquire the necessary technology from the R&D firm,
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tailor it specifically to kitchenware products, and produce those
goods in an eco-friendly fashion. Ultimately, the company
made the decision to move forward with plans to produce these
products with recycled and biodegradable materials. A
lingering issue, however, was the location of this new
manufacturing operation.
18. Upon further review, Dynamic management determined that it
possessed the infrastructure (manufacturing facilities)
within Hope Industries to support this venture. However, in
order to produce the new products, management was aware that
it
must (1) suspend all manufacturing of Hope’s current product
mix and (2) completely replace the machinery currently used at
Hope. Additionally, the new manufacturing process would
require a certain type of skilled labor that the Hope employees
do
not presently possess. One of the hallmarks of Dynamic, within
the sphere of conglomerate organizations, is the fair treatment
of its personnel across all subsidiaries. Along those lines,
Dynamic management determined that the termination of current
employees to facilitate the required skills was not an option.
Rather, Dynamic proposed a large-scale investment in Hope by
establishing a comprehensive training program for all of its
current employees. The program provided the necessary
education
for the laborers to acquire the appropriate skills for the
manufacturing process. Additionally, the company supplied
training to
support staff (i.e., accounting, HR, IT, etc.).
In order to make this switch to kitchenware products a reality,
Dynamic’s management approached a neighboring
19. competitor that manufactures the less-durable version of the
home improvement products. The competitor expressed an
interest
in expanding to the highly durable products currently offered by
Hope. On May 14, 2017, the competitor agreed to a layered
purchase of Hope’s inventory, fixed assets (including
machinery, equipment, and patents), information about
manufacturing
processes, and limited support information (including the
purchasing and sales modules of the accounting system),
according to
the following schedule:
May 14, 2017 Transfer of machinery, equipment, and patents
June 30, 2017 Transfer of manufacturing process and support
information
August 30, 2017 Transfer of remaining inventory
Hope suspended its production of residential products on May
14, 2017. In the midst of the transaction with the
competitor, Hope continued to sell the remaining inventory, per
the agreement, until August 30, 2017, at which time the
competitor assumed the remaining inventory. During this
process, Hope purchased plans from the local R&D firm,
instituted
20. training programs for personnel, and purchased
machinery/equipment that was conducive to the manufacture of
the new
kitchenware products. Manufacturing of the kitchenware
products commenced in the middle of July 2017. Due to the
overlap
between the suspension of activities related to the residential
products and the commencement of kitchenware production,
Hope
accounting personnel were unable to efficiently separate the
specific support operations (aside from the sale of the
inventory) of
the two activities for the second half of 2017 within the
accounting system. However, the staff was able to estimate the
costs of
these separate operations based upon trends from prior years.
According to Dynamic’s global responsibility report for 2017,
carbon emissions for Hope dropped slightly in Q4. While
Dynamic believes that the new focus on kitchenware will prove
a wise investment, the company expects a return to profitability
to be a multi-year process. During the next year, Dynamic plans
to change Hope Industries’ name to Hope Home Products, Inc.
AM Mining Operations
Segment
Natural Resource
21. Production
2016 Revenues ($millions) $9,904
12/31/2016 Assets ($millions) $17,693
2016 Stage 1 and 2 Carbon Emissions
(metric tons)
10,022,595
Dynamic owns a copper mining operation in the southwestern
region of the United States. The operation includes several
properties that are actively mining and producing copper, and
the most lucrative of them all is one that accounts for 80
percent
of the production. The name of this mine is Abby Marie (AM),
the source of the company’s formal name. While the company
is very profitable, it also has a substantial impact on the
environment, and in the past several years, AM has reported one
of the
five largest Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions among Dynamic
companies. Furthermore, AM is subject to significant
regulations
that are related to environmental and safety issues. As an
example, AM is required to complete a round of regulatory
audits at
about the same time every five years. These audits focus on key
issues such as the environmental impact of AM’s mining
22. activities, occupational hazard and safety accreditation, and
hazardous waste certifications. AM management is committed to
facilitating these regulatory activities, as these audits are a
crucial piece of the company’s business plan. In fact, the
company
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has received ‘‘clean’’ audit results on each audit since the
company’s inception. The regulators have notified AM
management
that a new round of audits will commence during 2018.
Normally, the regulators schedule their work toward the end of
the
year; however, they will schedule the audit earlier in the year if
the company has scheduling issues or other extenuating
circumstances exist. These regulatory activities are very
extensive, often resulting in multiple site visits and significant
costs. As
such, the process of facilitating the government inspections to
the receipt of the different agencies’ reports can take up to nine
months, depending upon the level of complications that arise.
In Q2 of 2017, Dynamic made the decision to put the company
up for sale. Management believes that AM has a sales value
23. consistent with an earnings multiple
2
of 4.3. After obtaining approval to move forward with plans for
AM’s disposal from the
corporate governance functions of both Dynamic and AM,
Dynamic management requested the services of XJ Equity
Brokers,
Inc. to find an interested buyer. While XJ has never brokered a
transaction in the mining industry, the firm has represented
Dynamic extensively in its merger and acquisition activities. XJ
professionals indicate that since the mining operations are very
unique, they will need to conduct a considerable search to find
buyers in the market for such a company. Furthermore, they
concluded that management’s valuation (i.e., the 4.3 multiple)
was much too aggressive, given recent comparative analyses
obtained by XJ from their network of resources. As a result, XJ
plans to present the AM opportunity to investors with a 3.6
multiple, which the firm feels is a reasonable valuation. Given
the nature of AM’s operations and the environment in which the
company operates, the professionals at XJ believe the sale of
AM will likely take several months to complete.
Dynamic believes that the management of AM has been very
satisfactory, allowing an experienced industry participant to
operate AM in its present condition without substantial
24. alterations to the business plan. As of 12/31/17, XJ had found
three
potential buyers, and two of those interested parties have signed
non-disclosure agreements in order to learn more about the
possible acquisition. According to XJ, the potential buyers
would normally need about 4–6 months for due diligence in
order to
make a purchase commitment. However, the interested parties
also mentioned that the results of the regulatory activities
would
play a major role in their intentions to move forward, as their
ability to get operating permits transferred would be contingent
upon clean audit opinions. In response, management indicated it
would promptly schedule the audits for Q1 2018 if either party
provided a purchase/sale agreement contingent upon audit
results.
Requirements
During the first week of 2018, Dynamic’s corporate controller,
Anne Smith, prepares to initiate the closing activities for
2017. The closing process at Dynamic is very extensive, as it
includes routine activities for consolidating the activities of
several subsidiary companies for the creation of the
consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, Dynamic’s
reporting
personnel must also address the unique complications of each
25. acquisition and divesture. As Ms. Smith awaits the final
financial
statement numbers prepared by the reporting personnel at each
subsidiary, she is anxious to determine the appropriate financial
statement presentation of the three subsidiaries discussed above.
Most specifically, she is curious as to whether the financial
performance of each of the three subsidiaries qualifies for
reporting under discontinued operations. Ms. Smith has asked
you to
review the intricacies of ZD Consulting, Hope Industries, and
AM Mining Operations to determine which type of reporting
(i.e., continuing operations versus discontinued operations) is
appropriate for each subsidiary on Dynamic’s consolidated
income statement.
To complete the task, you should perform the following
functions:
1. Consider the facts presented for each company within the
case.
2. Consult the FASB Accounting Standards Codificationt for
guidance on the specific income statement presentation
issue that the controller has requested.
3. Prepare a memo that clearly addresses the issue, discusses
each company’s facts, and provides a clear conclusion
regarding the appropriate presentation of each company’s
financial information on Dynamic’s consolidated income
26. statement. In constructing this memo, you should expect to
incorporate Accounting Standards Codificationt references.
Please include any basic calculations used in your analysis from
the data provided.
2
An earnings multiple provides a method to state the proposed
value of a company. In this example, a multiple of 4.3 indicates
a valuation of 4.3 times
the dollar amount of company earnings.
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home setting as well as in nursing homes and assisted living
facilities. Some of the most important services that are provided
by the company are: daily living assistance, pain management,
recreation, promoting comfort, nursing care, psycho-social,
hospice aides, volunteers, alternative therapies (such as massage
therapy), on-call services and bereavement services
(www.caringhospice.com, n.d.).
Another prominent feature that the company provides to its
patients is an employee choir. Those employee’s who are
interested in participating in sing-a-longs with patients to bring
smiles to their faces, get together twice a month on their own
time and practice. They then go out to the patient’s and bring
joy and cheer. Caring Hospice Services truly cares for its
27. patients.
History of Caring Hospice Services
Caring Hospice Services has been in business since 1997. They
cover the Tri-State area. They have two locations in New
Jersey. One in Edison and the other in MT. Laurel. In
Pennsylvania they have locations in Fort Washington, Lancaster
and Pittsburgh. In New York the location is in Brooklyn. Ohio
has a location in Cleveland and Connecticut’s location is in
Stamford.
Mission of Caring Hospice Services
Their mission is to “bring comfort to bring comfort and relief
into the lives of those who need it the most”.
(www.caringhospice.com, n.d.). Of course you can’t talk about
the mission of Caring Hospices services without bringing up the
hospice philosophy itself. The hospice philosophy is quite
simple, it states that “individuals with life limiting medical
conditions should be made as comfortable as possible and enjoy
maximum quality of life, physically, emotionally, socially and
spiritually.” (www.caringhospice.com, n.d.).
The Program Rational of Caring Hospice Services
The reason or rational for a program such as hospice is that they
provide individualized care to patients, providing care plans for
each patient. Showing respect, the individuality of each patient
by respecting the patient’s beliefs, traditions and approaches.
Partnering with the patient’s family and providing grief
counselling. Caregivers hired based on skill and compassion.
(www.caringhospice.com, n.d.).
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