Running head: HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS 1
HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS 8
Health Policy Analysis Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: Change to the title of your thesis.
Your Complete Name
Florida International University
MAN6974: HCMBA Thesis
Abstract
The abstract is optional. If you are going to include it, then it goes on page 2 by itself. Start on page 3 with the Problem Statement. The abstract should be about 250 words and is a summary of your health policy analysis! We don’t want to read an abstract of an article you found on your topic. Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: If you are going to include your abstract, be sure to read it over for grammar and sentence structure issues. The Writing Coach doesn’t review abstracts in the final thesis because they are graded separately.
Problem Statement Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: This section can simply be the problem statement question. It should not be a yes/no question. It shouldn’t be too broad.
Your problem statement question guides your entire paper. Everything must relate back to your problem statement question.
This can be the toughest part of your paper. It is normal to modify your problem statement question as you write the other parts of the paper.
Make sure to write clear and concise sentences. Avoid writing wordy and lengthy sentences and do not use inflated words. Express your ideas as clearly as possible. Write a clear problem statement in the form of a single question. This is the starting point of your analysis, so writing a succinct problem statement will frame the entire analysis. As research analysts, your goal is to connect all the dots across the various sections of the final analysis and align them closely with the problem statement.
Ask yourself whether the problem statement is too broad. Depending on the research problem under analysis, it might be necessary to narrow it. This can be accomplished by focusing on a specific demographic group or geographical area. For instance, does your research problem specifically address challenges in the South Florida region? Does it concern African-American single parents without health insurance coverage?
As a rule of thumb, this section (serving as the introduction to your analysis) should clearly specify “the needs and concerns of your client” (Tietelbaum & Wilensky, 2013, p. 255). Note that the phrase enclosed by double quotation marks was copied verbatim from Tietelbaum and Wilensky’s text; therefore, credit must be given to these authors and a page number must be provided for all direct quotations. Please remember that if direct quotations include 40 words or more, a block quotation format must be used (see APA Manual, 6th ed., p. 92). Make sure NOT to use double quotation marks to enclose block quotations. If you are paraphrasing the material, it is not necessary to include a page or paragraph.
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Title
Your Name
Course title
University
Professor Title
Date submitted
Introduction (note this is not bold)
Write an introduction to your company. Describe your hypothetical company, its location, and the product it makes or the service it provides, and introduce the contents of your marketing plan.Mission Statement
Develop your company’s mission statement (do not confuse a mission statement with a tag line, slogan, or positioning statement). Also, your mission statement should resonate with your consumers/customers as well as with your employees and stakeholders – remember to see the purpose of a mission statement and rationalize yours. Do not just state a mission statement without rational – answer why.
Goals
Write an introduction to this section here (minimum of three sentences). Note, your goals should be realistic, practical, and SMART (i.e., S. – specific; M. – measurable; A. – assignable; R. – realistic; and T. – time based).
Short Term
Text starts here – Decide the main goals that you would like to achieve within the next year (short term). Determine the most appropriate ways to measure short term goals. Note: Consider the following metrics: tracking downloads of Website content, Website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement. For information on Website analytics, visit Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/analytics/why/
Long Term
Decide the mains goals that you would like to achieve within the next five (5) years (long term). Determine the most appropriate ways to measure long term goals. Note: Consider the following metrics: tracking downloads of Website content, Website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement. For information on Website analytics, visit Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/analytics/why/Environmental Analysis
Develop an environmental analysis that includes competitive, economic, political, legal, technological, and sociocultural forces. Include an introduction of these elements. Write an introduction to this section (minimum of three sentences).
Competitive Analysis
Competitive analysis here - (who is the competition – direct and indirect, why do you consider them to competition, what do they do well, what might be a weakness?).
Economic Analysis
Economic analysis here - (Through this factor, businesses examine the economic issues that are bound to have an impact on the company. This would include factors like inflation, interest rates, economic growth, the unemployment rate and policies, and the business cycle followed in the country).
Political and Legal Analysis
Political and legal analysis here. Separate the topics if you have significant analysis. (Political and Legal: Here .
Assignment #3
COUNTRY PROJECT PAPER 2: MARKET SUCCESS AND ENTRY STRATEGY - (25% of the final grade)
You will write your second paper in five parts as a narrative (not outline) in which you build on the analysis you
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JWI 531 Finance II Assignment 1Template
HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE:
This is a template and checklist corresponding to your Assignment 1 paper: Enterprise Risk Management and Moat Strength. See below for an explanation of the color-coding in this template:
· All green text includes instructions to support your writing. You should delete all green text before submitting your final paper.
· All blue text indicates areas where you need to replace text with your own information. Replace the blue text with your own words in black.
· Headings and subheadings are written in black, bold type. Keep these in your paper.
TIPS:
· Write in the third person, using “he” or “she” or “they”, or using specific names. Do not use the second person “you”.
· The body of this paper has one-inch margins and uses a professional font (size 10-12); we recommend Arial or Times New Roman fonts.
· The Assignment template is already formatted with all needed specifications like margins, appropriate font, and double spacing.
· Before submitting your paper, use Grammarly to check for punctuation and usage errors and make the required corrections. Then read aloud to edit for tone and flow.
· You should also run your paper through SafeAssign to ensure that it meets the required standards for originality.
FINALIZING YOUR PAPER
Your submission should be a maximum of 4 pages in length. The page count doesnotinclude the Cover Page at the beginning and the References page at the end. The final paper that you submit for grading should be in black text only with all remaining green text and blue text removed. Assignment 1: Enterprise Risk Analysis and Moat Strength
Author’s Name
Jack Welch Management Institute
Professor’s Name
JWI 531
Date
Introduction
An Introduction should be succinct and to the point. Start your Introduction with a general and brief observation about the paper’s topic. Write a thesis statement, which is the “road map” for your paper - it helps your reader to navigate your work. In your thesis statement, be specific about the major areas you plan to address in your paper.
The headings below should guide your introduction, since they identify the topics to be addressed in your paper. The introduction is not a graded part of your rubric but it helps your reader to understand what your assignment will be about. We recommend that you write this part of your Introduction after you complete the other sections of your paper. It only needs to be one paragraph in length.
Analysis and Recommendations
You must answer each of the following questions in your paper. Keep your responses focused on the topic. Straying off into additional areas, even if they are interesting, will not earn additional marks, and may actually detract from the clarity of your responses.
I. Where is each company in its corporate lifecycle (startup, growth, maturity or decline)? Explain.
Before writing your response to this question, make sure you understand what characterizes ea.
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JWI 531 Finance II Assignment 1Template
HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE:
This is a template and checklist corresponding to your Assignment 1 paper: Enterprise Risk Management and Moat Strength. See below for an explanation of the color-coding in this template:
· All green text includes instructions to support your writing. You should delete all green text before submitting your final paper.
· All blue text indicates areas where you need to replace text with your own information. Replace the blue text with your own words in black.
· Headings and subheadings are written in black, bold type. Keep these in your paper.
TIPS:
· Write in the third person, using “he” or “she” or “they”, or using specific names. Do not use the second person “you”.
· The body of this paper has one-inch margins and uses a professional font (size 10-12); we recommend Arial or Times New Roman fonts.
· The Assignment template is already formatted with all needed specifications like margins, appropriate font, and double spacing.
· Before submitting your paper, use Grammarly to check for punctuation and usage errors and make the required corrections. Then read aloud to edit for tone and flow.
· You should also run your paper through SafeAssign to ensure that it meets the required standards for originality.
FINALIZING YOUR PAPER
Your submission should be a maximum of 4 pages in length. The page count doesnotinclude the Cover Page at the beginning and the References page at the end. The final paper that you submit for grading should be in black text only with all remaining green text and blue text removed. Assignment 1: Enterprise Risk Analysis and Moat Strength
Author’s Name
Jack Welch Management Institute
Professor’s Name
JWI 531
Date
Introduction
An Introduction should be succinct and to the point. Start your Introduction with a general and brief observation about the paper’s topic. Write a thesis statement, which is the “road map” for your paper - it helps your reader to navigate your work. In your thesis statement, be specific about the major areas you plan to address in your paper.
The headings below should guide your introduction, since they identify the topics to be addressed in your paper. The introduction is not a graded part of your rubric but it helps your reader to understand what your assignment will be about. We recommend that you write this part of your Introduction after you complete the other sections of your paper. It only needs to be one paragraph in length.
Analysis and Recommendations
You must answer each of the following questions in your paper. Keep your responses focused on the topic. Straying off into additional areas, even if they are interesting, will not earn additional marks, and may actually detract from the clarity of your responses.
I. Where is each company in its corporate lifecycle (startup, growth, maturity or decline)? Explain.
Before writing your response to this question, make sure you understand what characterizes ea ...
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HRMD 650: Organizational Development
How to Solve an Organizational Case Study – Case 1
A case study is a collection of facts and data based on a real or hypothetical business situation. The goal of a case study is to enhance your ability to solve business problems, using a logical framework. The issues in a case are generally not unique to a specific person, firm, or industry, and they often deal with more than one business strategy element. Sometimes, the material presented in a case may be in conflict. For example, two managers may disagree about a strategy or there may be several interpretations of the same facts.
In all case studies, you must analyze what is presented and state which specific actions best resolve major issues. These actions must reflect the information in the case and the environment facing the firm.
The case should not exceed six (6) pages in length, excluding the reference list.
STEPS IN SOLVING A CASE STUDY
Your analysis should include these sequential steps:
1. Presentation of the facts surrounding the case. (~0.5 page)
2. Identification of the key issues. (~0.5 page)
3. Listing of alternative courses of action that could be taken. (~1 page)
4. Evaluation of alternative courses of action. (~1.5 pages)
5. Recommendation of the best course of action. (~1.5 pages)
Presentation of the Facts Surrounding the Case
It is helpful to read a case until you are comfortable with the information in it. Re-readings often are an aid to comprehending facts, possible strategies, or questions that need clarification and were not apparent earlier. In studying a case, assume you are an outside consultant hired by the firm. While facts should be accepted as true, statements, judgments, and decisions made by the individuals in a case should be questioned, especially if not supported by facts—or when one individual disagrees with another.
During your reading of the case, you should underline crucial facts, interpret figures and charts, critically review the comments made by individuals, judge the rationality of past and current decisions, and prepare questions whose answers would be useful in addressing the key issue(s).
Identification of the Key Issue(s)
The facts stated in a case often point to the key issue(s) facing an organization, such as new opportunities, a changing environment, a decline in competitive position, or excess inventories. Identify the characteristics and ramifications of the issue(s) and examine them, using the material in the case and the text. Sometimes, you must delve deeply because the key issue(s) and their characteristics may not be immediately obvious.
Listing Alternative Courses of Action That Could Be Taken
Next, present alternative actions pertaining to the key issue(s) in the case. Consider courses of action based on their suitability to the firm and situation. Proposed courses of action should take into account such factors as the goals, the customer market, the overall organiza ...
The document provides guidance on drafting an essay that proposes a solution to a problem. It outlines the key parts of the essay, including presenting the problem, stating a thesis, describing the proposed solution, anticipating counterarguments, and considering alternative solutions. It emphasizes revising each section, integrating research, and citing sources properly. The document reviews punctuation rules for quotes, summarizing information, and avoiding grammatical errors. It encourages developing responses to counterarguments and following up on additional research.
Running head: 1
11
6
Title
Your Name
Course title
University
Professor Title
Date submitted
Introduction (note this is not bold)
Write an introduction to your company. Describe your hypothetical company, its location, and the product it makes or the service it provides, and introduce the contents of your marketing plan.Mission Statement
Develop your company’s mission statement (do not confuse a mission statement with a tag line, slogan, or positioning statement). Also, your mission statement should resonate with your consumers/customers as well as with your employees and stakeholders – remember to see the purpose of a mission statement and rationalize yours. Do not just state a mission statement without rational – answer why.
Goals
Write an introduction to this section here (minimum of three sentences). Note, your goals should be realistic, practical, and SMART (i.e., S. – specific; M. – measurable; A. – assignable; R. – realistic; and T. – time based).
Short Term
Text starts here – Decide the main goals that you would like to achieve within the next year (short term). Determine the most appropriate ways to measure short term goals. Note: Consider the following metrics: tracking downloads of Website content, Website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement. For information on Website analytics, visit Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/analytics/why/
Long Term
Decide the mains goals that you would like to achieve within the next five (5) years (long term). Determine the most appropriate ways to measure long term goals. Note: Consider the following metrics: tracking downloads of Website content, Website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement. For information on Website analytics, visit Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/analytics/why/Environmental Analysis
Develop an environmental analysis that includes competitive, economic, political, legal, technological, and sociocultural forces. Include an introduction of these elements. Write an introduction to this section (minimum of three sentences).
Competitive Analysis
Competitive analysis here - (who is the competition – direct and indirect, why do you consider them to competition, what do they do well, what might be a weakness?).
Economic Analysis
Economic analysis here - (Through this factor, businesses examine the economic issues that are bound to have an impact on the company. This would include factors like inflation, interest rates, economic growth, the unemployment rate and policies, and the business cycle followed in the country).
Political and Legal Analysis
Political and legal analysis here. Separate the topics if you have significant analysis. (Political and Legal: Here .
Assignment #3
COUNTRY PROJECT PAPER 2: MARKET SUCCESS AND ENTRY STRATEGY - (25% of the final grade)
You will write your second paper in five parts as a narrative (not outline) in which you build on the analysis you
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JWI 531 Finance II Assignment 1Template
HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE:
This is a template and checklist corresponding to your Assignment 1 paper: Enterprise Risk Management and Moat Strength. See below for an explanation of the color-coding in this template:
· All green text includes instructions to support your writing. You should delete all green text before submitting your final paper.
· All blue text indicates areas where you need to replace text with your own information. Replace the blue text with your own words in black.
· Headings and subheadings are written in black, bold type. Keep these in your paper.
TIPS:
· Write in the third person, using “he” or “she” or “they”, or using specific names. Do not use the second person “you”.
· The body of this paper has one-inch margins and uses a professional font (size 10-12); we recommend Arial or Times New Roman fonts.
· The Assignment template is already formatted with all needed specifications like margins, appropriate font, and double spacing.
· Before submitting your paper, use Grammarly to check for punctuation and usage errors and make the required corrections. Then read aloud to edit for tone and flow.
· You should also run your paper through SafeAssign to ensure that it meets the required standards for originality.
FINALIZING YOUR PAPER
Your submission should be a maximum of 4 pages in length. The page count doesnotinclude the Cover Page at the beginning and the References page at the end. The final paper that you submit for grading should be in black text only with all remaining green text and blue text removed. Assignment 1: Enterprise Risk Analysis and Moat Strength
Author’s Name
Jack Welch Management Institute
Professor’s Name
JWI 531
Date
Introduction
An Introduction should be succinct and to the point. Start your Introduction with a general and brief observation about the paper’s topic. Write a thesis statement, which is the “road map” for your paper - it helps your reader to navigate your work. In your thesis statement, be specific about the major areas you plan to address in your paper.
The headings below should guide your introduction, since they identify the topics to be addressed in your paper. The introduction is not a graded part of your rubric but it helps your reader to understand what your assignment will be about. We recommend that you write this part of your Introduction after you complete the other sections of your paper. It only needs to be one paragraph in length.
Analysis and Recommendations
You must answer each of the following questions in your paper. Keep your responses focused on the topic. Straying off into additional areas, even if they are interesting, will not earn additional marks, and may actually detract from the clarity of your responses.
I. Where is each company in its corporate lifecycle (startup, growth, maturity or decline)? Explain.
Before writing your response to this question, make sure you understand what characterizes ea.
3JWI 531 Finance II Assignment 1TemplateHOW TO USE THIS TEMP.docxlorainedeserre
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JWI 531 Finance II Assignment 1Template
HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE:
This is a template and checklist corresponding to your Assignment 1 paper: Enterprise Risk Management and Moat Strength. See below for an explanation of the color-coding in this template:
· All green text includes instructions to support your writing. You should delete all green text before submitting your final paper.
· All blue text indicates areas where you need to replace text with your own information. Replace the blue text with your own words in black.
· Headings and subheadings are written in black, bold type. Keep these in your paper.
TIPS:
· Write in the third person, using “he” or “she” or “they”, or using specific names. Do not use the second person “you”.
· The body of this paper has one-inch margins and uses a professional font (size 10-12); we recommend Arial or Times New Roman fonts.
· The Assignment template is already formatted with all needed specifications like margins, appropriate font, and double spacing.
· Before submitting your paper, use Grammarly to check for punctuation and usage errors and make the required corrections. Then read aloud to edit for tone and flow.
· You should also run your paper through SafeAssign to ensure that it meets the required standards for originality.
FINALIZING YOUR PAPER
Your submission should be a maximum of 4 pages in length. The page count doesnotinclude the Cover Page at the beginning and the References page at the end. The final paper that you submit for grading should be in black text only with all remaining green text and blue text removed. Assignment 1: Enterprise Risk Analysis and Moat Strength
Author’s Name
Jack Welch Management Institute
Professor’s Name
JWI 531
Date
Introduction
An Introduction should be succinct and to the point. Start your Introduction with a general and brief observation about the paper’s topic. Write a thesis statement, which is the “road map” for your paper - it helps your reader to navigate your work. In your thesis statement, be specific about the major areas you plan to address in your paper.
The headings below should guide your introduction, since they identify the topics to be addressed in your paper. The introduction is not a graded part of your rubric but it helps your reader to understand what your assignment will be about. We recommend that you write this part of your Introduction after you complete the other sections of your paper. It only needs to be one paragraph in length.
Analysis and Recommendations
You must answer each of the following questions in your paper. Keep your responses focused on the topic. Straying off into additional areas, even if they are interesting, will not earn additional marks, and may actually detract from the clarity of your responses.
I. Where is each company in its corporate lifecycle (startup, growth, maturity or decline)? Explain.
Before writing your response to this question, make sure you understand what characterizes ea ...
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HRMD 650: Organizational Development
How to Solve an Organizational Case Study – Case 1
A case study is a collection of facts and data based on a real or hypothetical business situation. The goal of a case study is to enhance your ability to solve business problems, using a logical framework. The issues in a case are generally not unique to a specific person, firm, or industry, and they often deal with more than one business strategy element. Sometimes, the material presented in a case may be in conflict. For example, two managers may disagree about a strategy or there may be several interpretations of the same facts.
In all case studies, you must analyze what is presented and state which specific actions best resolve major issues. These actions must reflect the information in the case and the environment facing the firm.
The case should not exceed six (6) pages in length, excluding the reference list.
STEPS IN SOLVING A CASE STUDY
Your analysis should include these sequential steps:
1. Presentation of the facts surrounding the case. (~0.5 page)
2. Identification of the key issues. (~0.5 page)
3. Listing of alternative courses of action that could be taken. (~1 page)
4. Evaluation of alternative courses of action. (~1.5 pages)
5. Recommendation of the best course of action. (~1.5 pages)
Presentation of the Facts Surrounding the Case
It is helpful to read a case until you are comfortable with the information in it. Re-readings often are an aid to comprehending facts, possible strategies, or questions that need clarification and were not apparent earlier. In studying a case, assume you are an outside consultant hired by the firm. While facts should be accepted as true, statements, judgments, and decisions made by the individuals in a case should be questioned, especially if not supported by facts—or when one individual disagrees with another.
During your reading of the case, you should underline crucial facts, interpret figures and charts, critically review the comments made by individuals, judge the rationality of past and current decisions, and prepare questions whose answers would be useful in addressing the key issue(s).
Identification of the Key Issue(s)
The facts stated in a case often point to the key issue(s) facing an organization, such as new opportunities, a changing environment, a decline in competitive position, or excess inventories. Identify the characteristics and ramifications of the issue(s) and examine them, using the material in the case and the text. Sometimes, you must delve deeply because the key issue(s) and their characteristics may not be immediately obvious.
Listing Alternative Courses of Action That Could Be Taken
Next, present alternative actions pertaining to the key issue(s) in the case. Consider courses of action based on their suitability to the firm and situation. Proposed courses of action should take into account such factors as the goals, the customer market, the overall organiza ...
The document provides guidance on drafting an essay that proposes a solution to a problem. It outlines the key parts of the essay, including presenting the problem, stating a thesis, describing the proposed solution, anticipating counterarguments, and considering alternative solutions. It emphasizes revising each section, integrating research, and citing sources properly. The document reviews punctuation rules for quotes, summarizing information, and avoiding grammatical errors. It encourages developing responses to counterarguments and following up on additional research.
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Running head: MARKETING ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTS 1
MARKETING ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTS 6
Researching Marketing Questions
MKT/571
Melissa Simmons
Roberto Ancis
Part 1: Memorandum
TO: Senior Vice President (Marketing)
FROM: Jacob Glenns
DATE: August 19, 2018
SUBJECT: Marketing Analysis
Summary Analysis
This analysis of the market report that was presented the market analyst provides detailed insights from the data that may help in formulating an effective marketing strategy. The key information include: revenue performance for the first half between 2015 and 2016 and revenue trends over the same period. This information help in deciding whether to the organization should continue with its growth strategy or to reverse the decline.
Revenue Analysis
Analysis of the company’s semiannual performance- between January and June- indicates that there was an increase of 10.18 percent in the generated revenues per day from 96,000 dollars to 105,768 dollars in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The revenues per day, domestic market, were 93,683 dollars and 85,181 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively, over the same period. Overall, the semiannual revenue for the year 2016 was 13,644,073 dollars with the United States market contributing 12,085,137 dollars, which is approximately 88.6 percent of the semiannual revenue. The international market contributed 1,558,936 dollars, which is 11.4 percent of the total revenue. The average gross profit per day was 8.3 percent for the six months between January and June, 2016. For the three months of April, May and June, 2016 the total revenue was 7,024,096 dollars with the domestic market contributing 6,145,978 dollars and the international market contributing 878,119 dollars. The gross profit was 6.5 percent.
Revenue Trends
With regards to customer class, commercial customers contributed 7,195,592 dollars in the six months of January to June, 2016. The revenue per day was 55,780 dollars, an increase of 5,008 dollars compared to 50,772 dollars realized over the same period in 2015. At the second place was the municipal segment with 1,634,643 dollars. The revenue per day for the first six months was 12,672 in 2016 compared to 12,034 in 2015. The international market segment contributed 1,535,905 dollars and the revenue per day was 11,906 dollars and 11,700 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively. The other important segments- resellers, industrial labs, government, resell, education and others- also registered increments in the revenue per day for the first 6 months between 2015 and 2016. The revenue trend for the second quarter (between April and May) illustrate that commercial market contributed 1,130,973 dollars which is 50 percent of the total revenue from the customer class segment. The international market contributed 323,990 follo.
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Running head: MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE 1
MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE 6
Managing a diverse workforce
Name
Institutional affiliation
What does it mean to be an effective manager in a diverse workforce?
According to Chip Conley, the workforce diversity is characterized of gender, ethnicity and age; which needs a much keener attention. He points out that an effective manager should realize that age diversity makes a company stronger and that different generations within a workplace should focus on mentoring one another at work. He emphasizes on the need to allow openness with one another so that wisdom; knowledge, experience and skills from the young to the old and vice versa. According to Chip Conley, the current 60s is the new 40s and that the current 30s is the new 50s; a key note to take on how effective relationship in a workplace could enrichen a company with greater shared wisdom and skills. Every manager need to relate such knowledge in ensuring effective making of modern elders from the millennials.
According to Chip, an effective manager should establish a learning environment for the boomers and the millennials. Each generation should see the other as assets from which they can derive wisdom. Moreover, Chip calls for both the millennials and the boomers to fix their ego, perhaps so that they can enhance their relationship and get to learn from one another. He calls for the need of the managers to enhance a growth mindset in a workplace and the need for the employees to be curious of getting to know what the other generation can offer, and trying to oneself. Chip states that “Curiosity is the elixir for life”
Working on the psychological empowerment of specifics groups and ensuring mental flexibility is very important for various generations to work coherently effectively. Additionally, a manager in charge of a diverse workforce should ensure that the differences existing between the BB and X generations, and the Y and Z generations should be harmonized so that they do not tamper with the achievement of the organizations set goals and objectives (Toro, Labrador-Fernández & De Nicolas, 2019).
Maintaining a positive working environment helps in enhancing the performance of a diverse workforce. Looking at the small business managers, workforce diversity can be well managed if the owner’s manager supports the existing generational interconnections and the variations as a result of the general difference defining these groups by valuing their differences and the similarities. An effective manager is therefore required to cause a diversity openness among the workforce. Such ensure the performance at all levels, i.e. both the organizational and individual. A manager should, therefore, have the ability to effectively enforce the eradication of the internal communication barriers existing as a result generational, racial, gender, ethnic, age, personality tenure, cognitive style, education among other dissimilarities .
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Running head: MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 1
Managing Technological Innovation in Digital Business Environments
Yolanda McNeil
ENGL 602 Field Project: Final Product
Liberty University
MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 2
Introduction
Background of the Research
Innovation plays a critical role in assisting businesses to sustain and grow their market
shares. It takes place in dissimilar functions and parts of the business and it is significant to
understand the best way to create and manage it effectively. Digital technologies have been
regularly used in business and this has led to digitized workplaces that demand the need to invent
to remain at the top in the market (Kay & Willman, 2018). Digitizing places of work has played
a key role in changing the way business is usually managed and this has similarly affected how
innovation must be managed and embraced in such a novel business atmosphere. Therefore, the
best way to understand technological innovation in the digital business atmosphere is the need to
understand how technology has been shaping the business world.
The reason for choosing technological innovation in digital business environments is that
business owners play a critical role in the identification and application of new technologies. By
investing in initiatives that permit them to deliver efficient and effective services and products,
they discover innovative solutions to complex challenges (Camisón & Villar-López, 2014).
Successful technological innovation needs collaboration, expert project management, planning,
and execution. Worldwide competition and rigorous demand to bring commodities to market
very fast affect decisions.
Research Purpose
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2
Tess Stockslager @ 2020-03-06T10:07:25-08:00
This wording seems a bit circular: "the best way to understand...is the need to understand." Is there a clearer way you could state this?
Tess Stockslager @ 2020-03-06T10:09:33-08:00
Even without the word "I," you're indirectly referring to yourself here, which isn't necessary in this paper. You don't need to explain why you chose your topic; instead, you should explain why the topic is important in the field (which is exactly what you did in this sentence--you just need to frame it differently).
MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 3
The purpose of this research is to explore the role and importance of managing
technological innovation in the digital business environment. Technological innovation strategies
that a firm pursues can either break or make the company. The current business landscape is
increasingly multifaceted. For an organization to succeed in the modern business environment, it
is critical that it adopts digital innovation which can assist to attain its goals and remain at the top
in the competition (Camisón & Villar-Lóp.
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Managerial Report
HMGT 300 6380 Introduction to the U.S Health Care Sector 2205
Taneshia Davis
UMGC
Professor: Todd Price
May 31, 2020
Manager's Name and Role:
Name: The patient experience-supervising manager is Mr. Aleo Brandford
Roles:
The supervising manager ensures that all patients are fully engaged in inpatient experience activities under the supervision of highly experienced healthcare professionals. The manager also ensures that all healthcare professionals are compliant with policies, rules, and regulations that govern patients, healthcare practice, healthcare organizations, government, and the corporate world. Moreover, the supervisor conducts monitoring and evaluation of the healthcare providers to ensure they are delivering high-quality services within the set time. The manager also monitors and evaluates the healthcare systems in the organization to ensure that they are affirmative to rules, policies, and standards set for healthcare service facilities and providers as a to deliver satisfactory high-quality services. The manager, together with respective departments and personnel, initiates, improves, and implements patient experience programs that equip personnel with relevant patient experience skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary for satisfactory healthcare service provision. One other key role of the manager is the contact point for all inquiries, explanations, experiences, and feedbacks associated with patients and the healthcare facility.
Healthcare Setting:
The Minnesota Healthcare Facility is a county facility that offers preventive and curative healthcare services for in- and out-patients. It serves the entire region with all healthcare needs. It has both children and adults wings with fully functional departments and equipment. It is the only healthcare facility in rural with a population capacity of 200 per day. It is well equipped with childbirth and immunization facilities and serves the general public healthcare needs.
Managerial Issue:
Determining MeaslesSpread Rate
The manager needs to task-relevant departments to collect patient and exposed children information from children's care centers, schools, attendance lists, and health facilities. The information will help determine the rate of immunization, the number of patients, and approximate exposed children and other adults. The number of children vaccinated against measles, 21 days before its eruption should be identified from the Immunization Information System of Minnesota, and facility children's care center information System. The challenge will be on the follow up of the exposed children and administering necessary interventions. This is necessary for checking further spread of the disease in the community (Hall et al., 2017).
Impact & Details: Restrict Public Gathering
To restrict the mingling of children in healthcare faciliti.
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Managing Dynamic Environments Final
Managing Dynamic Environments Final
Introduction
The for-profit organization which will be analyzed in this report is a famous casual dining restaurant and bar called Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant and Sports Bar. This is an international organization which has various outlets in different parts of the world such as in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Panama, India, and the Philippines among other countries. The reason why Buffalo Wild Wings is the target organization for this report is that it recently received a new president, Lyle Tick, who set an objective to improve the brand image of the restaurant so that it can attract more customers (Romeo, 2018). Due to this, the organization is undertaking some changes in its marketing which is an important component of the internal operations of the business. The change of focus is implementing a social media marketing campaign to increase the number of new customers for the restaurant. This report will evaluate different factors, positive and negative issues, and challenges, which can affect the change process as well as analyze different concepts which can be used to improve change management and change process so as to result to the desired outcomes.
Identify the role of strategic renewal in propelling change.
Strategic renewal is important in creating change interventions which will impact the team members and the organization positively. This is an important process which helps change managers to evaluate the existing progress of the change process and focus on how to improve the change process so that the desired outcome may be achieved. One of the roles of strategic renewal in propelling change is by revisiting and improving the change strategies. Strategic renewal ensures that the organization is able to develop a strategic game plan which will be used to promote different growth objectives during change management. This enhances change since the organization is able to focus on having a competitive advantage against other competitors and satisfying the customers’ needs to the best of its abilities. In the case of Buffalo Wild Wing Restaurant, it focused on adopting new growth objective which aimed at attracting more millennial customers to ensure it increases the size of the target market for the restaurant.
Strategic renewal helps in concentrating all the efforts in brainstorming and identification of solutions to challenges which may impact the change action plan. The organization and its employees are able to focus on finding different approaches which can be used to improve the experience resulting from the change process. This pushes change since the organization is able to avoid certain pitfalls which the organizations would have experienced. This aspect has been achieved by Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant whereby the organization.
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Managing Donuts
Joyce Crow
Ashford University
MGT 330 Management for Organization
Jill Heaney
May 10, 2020
District Manager of Five Dunkin’ Donut Franchises
Introduction
As the new District Manager, I intend to build and structure the foundation of workers for all the five Dunkin' Donuts establishments. My goal is to increase the fiscal profits for every unit to establish extra legacies to the company's brand. The paper analyzes the following categories of Dunkin' Donuts: job design including job analysis, job description and job specification, and organizational design. Workers job designs will be assessed with the use of a divisional structure for Bakers, Crewmembers, and managers. Inside of Dunkin' Donuts will be analyzed to decide the needs for recruiting and selecting applicants. Also, the essay discusses the training and performance appraisals for the value of significance to the franchise.
Job Design
Job design refers to the process of organizing duties and roles into a productive unit of work. The job design will include job analysis, job description and job specification. Job design occurs when managers decide the duties to be completed, the people who will do them and the selection approach to be adopted in choosing workers (Reilly, Minnick, & Baack, 2011). Below, I have used job analysis, job description, and job specification to discuss the job design of the five new establishments.
Job Analysis
The process of assigning tasks will be undertaken by the HR department and the departmental managers. I will be adapting the extermination model of job analysis. Every branch will have 5 to 8 workers per shift, with one being a manager, one may be a shift leader and the rest will include crewmembers and bakers. They will be in charge of food handling, housekeeping and sales. Each worker's qualification will include preparing donuts, coffee, frozen meals, and working on the cash register.
Job Description
For job descriptions, the current Dunkin' Donuts models will be appropriate for the Crewmembers, Bakers, and Management (https://www.peopleanswers.com/pa/testSplashPageEntry.do?splashURL=portalDunkinDonuts1&src=825452). Most roles at the organization are entry-level positions, which need filling customer orders through preparing drinks and baked food. Applicants will need to show their readiness to take directions and interact with the clients regularly.
Job Specification
Bakers, Crewmembers, and Shift Leaders – These are the entry-level spots that will need minimal requirements. Basic requirements include at least a High School Diploma (GED or equivalent), inclination to take direction and intermingle with clients, and interpersonal working capabilities. These roles are trainable on the job. The position of shift leader will be achievable by an existing baker or crewmember .
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Management Dilemmas
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Part I: Research Questions
1. Should student athletes receive a stipend by the universities as reimbursement for participating in sports? Are there policies under the ISSF that guide on how best students should be compensated for their participation in different sports?
2. What challenges do coaches face in managing their respective teams? Is there an approved ISSF standard management structure that would allow coaches to participate and interact more with their players such that they are not only constrained to their managerial duties?
Part II: Research Topic
Problem Statement
Professional athletes earn large sums of money, though considered unethical; due to the fact that most of the times these athletes are students who are “exploited”. The estimated value rose through college athletics is considered to be roughly more than a billion dollars yearly, with this revenue being generated from an estimated 25 football schools and 64 basketball schools respectively (Brown & Williams, 2019). The concern raised is that the students do not get to see the money earned; but instead are offered athletic scholarships, allowing them to get free college education. The concerning factor is that most students use this opportunity as a chance to qualify for professional leagues, without considering the beneficial factors that their education offers. They are continuously to sacrifice their class and study hours such that they can practice and travel for their sports (Brown & Williams, 2019). Even though a scholarship seems like a good deal for some of these college athletes, what criteria is used to reward those athletes who are often viewed as celebrities and exploited for their affiliation with different institution to earn money for them?
Quite often, managers are faced with the dilemma of relating with their athletes mainly because they are absorbed in managerial duties that limit their interactions with their players. As a result, the element of teamwork is ignored and disregarded, leading to lack of communication, lack of trust, and continued conflict, which may affect the effectiveness of the team (Rollnick, Fader, Breckon, & Moyers, 2019). Sometimes the coaches aspect of caring is viewed as interference because there is no connection between the players and their coach, with coaches feeling left out of most decisions made by the players. This in mind, the study focuses on finding new strategies that can be applied by all coaches in every sport, such that the aspect of unity and communication is achieved, with coaches participating more in their respective projects.
Importance of the Study
Given the dynamic scope of this industry, it is important to do more research to understand the depth of the dilemma within the industry, with the use of previous and current research to provide insight on different pers.
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Managerial Accounting
Accounting can be defined as the procedure of keeping monetary financial records. Accounting can be group as financial and managerial accounting. For businesses to be successful, they need to be having both managerial and financial accounting experts. Impeccable managerial and financial bookkeeping are important to the progress and constant survival of any corporate. Structurally, economically, and lawfully, bookkeeping is an essential section in any institute, and the necessity for an extremely skilled accounting squad is unconditionally crucial. Despite the similarities between financial and managerial accounting, there are also differences between them.
The managerial accounting works through measuring, analyzing and reporting monetary and non-monetary information that aids directors to make judgements to accomplish the objectives of an organization. Managerial accounting emphasizes on the internal broadcasting and is not regulated by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management accounting is known for its much efforts to focus on the future rather than paying much attention to what happened in the past (Kinicki & Fugate, 2016). This type of accounting is so influential to the performance of directors and other workers as opposed to principally reporting financial events. There are no principles which guide the operations of management accounting.
Management accounting permits executives to charge attention on owners’ principal to aid judge a division’s presentation, although this may not be allowed by generally accepted accounting principles. Managerial accounting comprises assets or liabilities which may not be recognized by generally accepted accounting principles and it makes use of asset or liability quantifying rules like present values or resale prices which is not acceptable under GAAP.
Financial accounting on the other hand emphasizes on commentary to exterior events like shareholders, government interventions, and banks. It evaluates and registers business dealings and provides fiscal reports that are grounded on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial bookkeeping is controlled by commonly accepted accounting principles (Weygandt, Kimmel & Kieso, 2015). Financial accounting comprises of sending monetary reports like income reports or balance sheets, to outside bodies like creditors, tax specialists, shareholders, and the Interior Revenue Service.
The managerial accounting positions out profit and loss accounts, job costing accounts, and operating resources, financial accounting conveys facts only for those on the external who want to decide the company's marketplace assessment. Managerial accounting emphases on issues and answers within an institute while financial accounting is worried with productivity from without. Managerial accountants make internal working reports, while financial accountants generat.
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Logistic Regression
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Question (a)
Categorical variables are useful in classifying data that usually takes only one form. An example where categorical variables can be used is when classifying the ages of different individual based on the gender of the participants. The use of n-1 variable in categorical variables makes the classification easier since variables take either of the quantitative provided. In these situations, the variables are limited to take either one or zero as the quantitative value to ease the classification process (Bühlmann & Dezeure, 2016). Classification based on n-1 variable tends to be faster and also saves time and does not have many problems. When a particular variable takes 1 is assumed to be quantitative but when it takes zero the assumption made is that the variable is absent. Categorical variables involving n variables, the n-1 variables are the only important variables since they classify the data given accordingly to the required quantitative values which I either 1 or 0.
Classification of information based on categorical valuables, the n variables tend to have problems. The n value can sometimes lead to problems that may end up prolonging the classification process and also make it difficult. The n variable has problem in resulting to multi-co linearity in classifying (Guo & Berkhahn, 2016). The problem results when there is similar interconnections between the variables this create a problem in interpreting the information. The interconnection of the n variables can result in the prediction of the other variable from the other. Another problem resulting in from categorical variables is that n variable is intuitively meaning that variables can be classified based on the interests or feelings of the research. Lastly, the n variables are redundant that is do not have updated information.
Question (b)
In statistics, logistic regressions are used in classification of variable that tend to have different forms either positive or negative values. Logistic regressions classify data consisting of dependent variables with and more than two or more independent variables. The classifications are based on pacing several variables at their different level of existence (van Smeden et al., 2016). Logistic regression predict the relationship of variables that can either take 1or 0 in the classification. Logistic regressions is concerned in giving descriptions to the data and give detailed information relationship between one independent variable and more nominal independent variables. For instance, logistic regression can be used in financial institutions to clarify financial defaulters. In classification of the data, logistic re.
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Managing Congestive Heart Failure through Motivational Education
Rosaline Hicks
Chamberlain University
Dr. Sheryl Cator
March 26, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how motivation can improve outcomes in congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF is a chronic progressive condition that affects the pumping ability of the heart muscles. This paper will cover CHF as a practice problem, the role of evidence to in regard to CHF, and the role of the DNP practice scholar in the translation of evidence.
Addressing issues related to CHF management through education program is important in the improvement of self-management. Most of the reported readmission cases, morbidity, and mortality are associated with poor self-care and self-management of the diseases. The focus of most healthcare facilities when it comes to the management of the CHF is focused on an identified medication regimen, and little to no attention is given to the importance of patient education to improve self-management of CHF.
A study by Bader et al (2018) revealed that an advanced heart failure program helped in the improvement of disease awareness and self-care behaviors when the patients were led by well-trained heart failure nurses. Another study by Howie-Esquivel et al (2015) used the approach of TEACH-HF intervention to manage CHF patients. The study outcome revealed a significantly lower hospital re-admission rate and decrease in the length of stay.
DNP practice scholar play a key role in the translation of evidence. The DNP practice scholar is instrumental in the initiation of projects that focus on the standardized educational process for CHF patients. The initiation is done through the development of new education tools and clinician documentation of evidence-based heart failure care (Myslenski, 2018). Practice Problem and Question
Patient education is becoming an effective process of managing CHF at home. Patient education aids in the improvement of knowledge and self-care behaviors, thereby, reducing the incidence of readmissions cases (Bader, et al., 2018).
Heart failure is a common, high-risk condition that is characterized with high reports hospitalization and sometimes death. This disease affects more than 6.5 million Americans and in 2012 the CDC reported that it cost approximately 30.7 billion dollars to care for CHF patients and wages lost due to hospitalization. Unlike other cardiovascular illnesses, CHF appears to be the most common one and nearly 1 million new cases are being reported annually internationally. This, therefore, makes it the fastest growing cardiovascular disorder (Savarese & Lund, 2017).
This study is guided by the following Picot question: Does the multidisciplinary educational approach work effectively towards the prevention of hospital re-admission for patients diagnosed with congestive heart .
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Malware-Trojan horse virus
Malware can be defined as any file or program that is introduced to a computer with the intention of harming the user. The harm to the user can be through interfering with his use of the compute, unauthorized access to his data, locking the user out of his computer and also spying on the user’s activity. There are several types of malware and they include ransom ware, Trojan horses, computer viruses, worms and spyware (White, Fisch & Pooch, 2017). For this particular assignment, I will focus on Trojan horse virus. The name Trojan horse comes from the famous Greek story, where Greek soldiers were able to take down the city of Troy after they sneaked into the city inside a wooden horse that was guised as a gift to the people of Troy. Just like the story the Trojan horse virus disguises itself as a legitimate program however the program provides unauthorized access into the system most of the time to hackers.
Most of the time, Trojan horses gain access to a secured system through social engineering. Most of the time, Trojan horse viruses are introduced into a system by duping a user into executing an attachment on an email guised to be unsuspicious. They can also be introduced via social media where users are tricked into clicking on fake advertisements or advertisements that offer fake rewards. Once the links or attachments are clicked on, a Trojan horse virus is introduced. Trojan horse viruses can allow an attacker to have access to a user’s personal information and other forms of data. Trojan horse viruses can affect other devices on the network through infection caused by the introduction of the first Trojan horse; most ransom ware is introduced through Trojan horse viruses (Wang, Lorch & Parno, 2016). In addition, through the use of Trojan horse viruses, attackers can modify data, copy data, block data, delete data and generally disrupt or distort the performance and operations of targeted computers or devices in a network.
Steps of mitigating a Trojan horse virus attack
The first step in mitigating a Trojan horse virus attack is the installation of effective anti-malware software or what is commonly referred to as an anti-virus. The anti-malware will detect as well as prevent any Trojan horse virus attack on a computer or a network. The second step in mitigating Trojan horse virus attacks is the installation of the latest available patches of the operating system in use. The third step is proper scanning of all external devices that are introduced to a computer or a network (Rader & Rahman, 2015). The fourth step is through the cautioning on the execution of any program th.
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Los Angeles and New York budgetary comparison
Vibert Jacob
South University
Los Angeles and New York budgetary comparison
The cities for comparison in this assignment are the city of New York and the city of Los Angeles. These two are major cities in the United States that have large population and play a crucial role both locally and internationally. The cities have major infrastructural, social, and economic burdens to bear. They also have huge finances to budget for the management of their cities. In the financial year 2017, the city of New York budgeted for an expenditure of $84 billion (The City of New York, 2017). Los Angeles has a budget of $9.2 billion (City of Los Angeles, 2017). The New York City budget is larger than some of the states in the USA. Both cities are required to ensure they have a balanced budget each year with clear information about the sources of the funds, use of the fund and ensure that the budgetary deficits are clearly financed in each year.
The city of Los Angeles budgets is prepared with several underlying principles that must adhered. The city has a reserve fund, which equals to 5% of the city’s general fund revenues. The capital improvements fund for the city is equal to 1% of the city’s general fund revenue. The city holds that all the funds from one-time sources must be used to finance the one-time expenditures. The city of New York has also established several reserves to take care of uncertainties in the city (City of Los Angeles, 2017). These reserves include the Retiree health benefit trust funds, a general reserve as well as a capital stabilization reserve fund for the city.
Sources of funds
The two cities have almost similar sources of funds for their budgets. These sources of funds, however, have differing contributions to the city’s finances. The table below presents the proportional sources of incomes to the cities.
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In the two cities, the property taxes account for the largest source of incomes. In New York, the allocation and distribution from other government and government agencies is the second largest source of income. This is due to the international nature of the city, which hosts major national and international offices. The city of Los Angeles has large commercial enterprises within its jurisdiction that contributed large amount of incomes in form of licenses, fees, and permits compared to New York’s city income from license and fees amounting to only 8% of the overall incomes. The miscellaneous sources of finance include the transfers from the reserve transfers, the special funds .
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(The Working Title of this Major Paper Should Go Here Exactly as on the Title Page)
Foreclosure is a scary word for homeowners, but it is
not all that common today (citation needed). Bortz (2017) reported that the foreclosure rate (meaning the percentage of loans in foreclosure) currently hovers just under 1%. During economic downturns, like the housing crisis of 2011, foreclosure rates rose as high as 3.6% in United State (Bortz, 2017).
Research question
The phenomenon as mentioned above and literature background lead to the overriding research question, “what are the lived experiences of management executives whose companies face foreclosure?” The subareas of exploration for this question are:
i. The manager’s self-care practices
ii. The manager’s relationship with immediate relatives
iii. The manager’s business practices
iv. The manager’s relationships with subordinates
Methodology
In order to investigate the lived experiences of management executives, a phenomenological qualitative method will be employed. The relationships and practices of managers facing company foreclosure are the core of this research. Creswell (2013) discussed that the purpose of a phenomenological qualitative method is to …….
Proposed population
1. The homogenous group for the study is former management executives strictly from the operations department. The selected executives will have a background of having undergone company foreclosure at least once in the past 20 years.
2. Participants will be solicited through enticing advertisements online for filling surveys to participate in a study interview.
3. The number of participants will be restricted to 16 executives aged 35 years or more. Their former positions will be limited to operations management.
Data collection
1. The type of data to be accrued will be unstructured and semi-structured interviews.
2. Participants will be asked to participate in at least two rounds of one-on-one interviews spanning anywhere from 50 to 60 minutes each. Interviews will be conducted in person, by phone, or through an internet source such as Zoom.
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Bracketing
I am especially interested in this research question because my research showed scarce primary literature about the impact of company foreclosure on the personal and professional lives of executives’ manager and their families. With many companies facing foreclosure around the globe every year, it is surprising that very little research has been conducted on how they affected the lives of the involved executives. I suspect I may find it useful to know the real potential consequences of organizational shutdown in case I become a manager in the future. Even though one works hoping for the best, preparing for the worst is also a very rational route for any organizational management model.
(Do you have any first or third-party experience and/or knowledge of a.
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Major Concerns of Climate Change in China
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Major Concerns of Climate Change in China
Introduction
China is one of the critical countries in the world, which are considered to significantly contribute to the issue of climate change. Research indicates that China produces over 6.000 megatons of carbon dioxide every year. The increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is associated with increase in global warming, which perpetrates the climate change. To this end, China is regarded as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases across the globe based on absolute terms, contributing to about 22 percent of the total amount of emissions (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). At the moment, the emissions of the greenhouse gases by China have exceeded the global per capita average, following the growth in the emissions by over 200 percent from 1990 to 2008. The concern of increased greenhouse gases emissions in China is largely associated with the countries appetite for economic growth. The historical growth of the Chinese economy has been tremendously effected through the use of fossil fuels as a major source of energy in industries. Despite the increased desire from the global community to mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is fear that the emission of greenhouse gases in the country may rise by between 55 and 75 by 2025 (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). Therefore, it is important to discuss the different concerns presented by China regarding the issue of climate change that is tremendously perpetrated by increase in emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Overview of the Issue of Climate Change in China
The Chinese government has established policies that are aimed at adopting effective governance of climate change, improved domestic capacity of effectively governing the energy use and emissions, as well as supporting the commitments that positively impact decline in future international emissions. China acknowledges the need to lower the emission of greenhouse gases as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change, which is a critical solution towards obtaining a healthier international environment (Lipin, 2016). As a matter of fact, numerous multinational negotiations have been advanced so as to develop a global climate regime that governs the efforts of reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Being among the world’s largest polluters, China has received increase attention from the global community. The country, which has the highest population of over 1.3 billion, has been steadfastly reluctant to comply to the suggestions by international organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). These organizations have been engaged in pushing for .
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Logistics and Supply Chain Operations
Stanley Thompson Jr.
DB 8035
24 May 2020
INTRODUCTION
Amazon is one of the fastest growing online retailer company in the United States of America that has been able to overhaul its business structure by using innovative strategies in supply chain management. Amazon has left most of its competitors have a hard time trying to catch up. The firm has made huge investments in the management of its inventory to include recent forms of technology to beat its competition. The firm has optimized every link in its supply chain to ensure its customers are satisfied and well attended to (Leblanc, 2019). This paper hence seeks to discuss Amazons supply chain operation factors such as; transport and security, procurement and inventory management, technology and information management, and articulate some of the global risk factors affecting the firm. Comment by TJS: Paragraphs need to be left justified Comment by TJS: Great point here. Amazon is dominating the industry Comment by TJS: Anthropomorphisms should not be utilized. An anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a good, animal, or object.
TRANSPORTATION AND SECURITY
Transportation cost structures, modes, and distribution centers, inventory control systems, and inventory costs reduction strategies
Amazon initially launched a two-day delivery program for its customers to ensure that its customers had fast delivery of products but soon other competitors started catching on. Amazon hence had to make another adjustment in its freight services and now offers a two-hour delivery service to Amazon Prime customers. For product freight, Amazon has equally sub-contracted firms such as the United Parcel Service to transport its products to its customers. Amazon has been relying on third-party couriers to make their deliveries as they have a better-established delivery route and path that they can leverage for efficient delivery services (Leblanc, 2019). Comment by TJS: Yes. They set a new industry standard
However, due to the consideration of numerous factors involved in using third-party carriers for deliveries, Amazon has developed its privately-owned freight service. Amazon hence uses its privately-owned vehicles to carry products to its clients specifically for same-day deliveries. In recent times, Amazon has been developing cargo freight service in certain specific areas where the firm uses drones to carry items straight to their clients who are within a 10-mile radius from their warehouses. This has cut product deliveries to half an hour or less. Amazon is progressively incorporating newer technologies in its supply chain that systems can hence run without human supervision. This strategy has been articulated to be efficient so far as there are has been reduced inventory management costs over the last few years since the acquisition of Kiva Systems (Leblanc, 2.
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Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J. (2008). Co-location of health care services for homeless veterans: a case study of innovation in program implementation. Social work in health care, 47(3), 219-231.
Output
Integrating patient care
Communication and collaboration between workers hence resulting to communities of practicing clinicians
Attracting new patients to GLA
Funding a two-year pilot grant
Effective process for psychiatric screening for homeless patients
Outcomes
Homeless project were integrated
The issues of homeless veterans were addressed due to institutional barriers
There was creation of coalition and linking the project to legitimate VA-wide goals
Good sustained program maintenance, process evaluation and encouraging development of communities.
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Building a coalition of decision makers
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Program Evaluation
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Evaluation of the program is usually done to in order to determine the quality of the program, how effective the program is and how the program is performing. This can help to know if the program is making a significant difference among the targeted people. It can also assist to know if the program is functioning or not. This paper therefore seeks to evaluate the program which is assisting the homeless people within the community.
The two program evaluation questions are: what is the reach of the program? And what has been the impact of the program on the homeless people? The answers to these questions would elicit both qualitative and quantitative results. Therefore, the program evaluation will require both quantitative and qualitative data collection plan. This is because the use of mixed-method approach is convenient since the results and findings would be reliable (Creswell, 2017). After identifying the evaluation program questions, the next step will be to come up with plan of evaluating a program. The plan should consist of methods of collecting data, evidences, the person responsible and the duration.
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1. What is the reach of the program?
Number of building materials distributed
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MINORITY BOYS SCHOOL DROPOUT AND CONTINUATION SCHOOL 2
Literature Review
Literature Review
It is expected that every student enrolled in high school works hard towards the completion of their high school diploma. However, research indicates there was a 5.4% drop out among the minority groups, in which 6.4% of the overall status dropout rate is that of the male youth. Among the Africans, Hispanics, and American Indian Natives, the dropout rates among the boys are 8%, 10%, and 11.6%, respectively (Musu-Gillette, De Brey, McFarland, Hussar, Sonnenberg, & Wilkinson-Flicker, 2017). These dropouts often join continuation schools later in life with the hope that they will get an equivalent of their high school diploma. The theoretical framework of this research is based on the phenomenological approach, in which the aim is to examine the occurrence of school dropout among minority boys and their performance after joining continuation school.
One of the theories that explain why minority boys drop out of school is the Critical Race Theory. The model argues that education opportunities are often affected by an individual’s race and racism (Colbert, 2017). Based on this theory, minority groups are often faced with issues such as poverty and racial discrimination in schools, which causes some of the male students to drop out of school. Racism victims in school feel inferior to the whites and sometimes feel like they do not deserve a quality education, and they end up falling behind in school.
Cultural production theory, on the other hand, explains why the dropouts choose to go back to school. The theory holds that the education system helps to level out the playing field so that people get equal opportunities to make their lives. The approach provides an essential perspective as to why minority boys dropouts join continuation schools and complete their learning process.
According to Bania, Lydersen, and Kvernmo (2016), non-completion of high school mostly results from different problems, most of which are health-related. In research in which the authors carried out among the youths in the Arctic, they found out that dropout rates were higher among males. Additionally, minority males often drop out due to mental issues. Based on the article, education affects an individual’s employment opportunities and income, as well as the quality of life, which explains why the dropouts choose to join continuation schools later in life.
Hernandez and Ortez (2019) undertake research in which they analyze the experiences of some Latinas who are enrolled in continuation school. Based on the writers’ claims, continuation schools have put in place strategies that enable the students to cope and realize that they have an opportunity to succeed just like any other individual. Additionally, due to the improvement in the prospects for quality education presented to the marginalized groups, the article indicates that there are .
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Living with chronic illnesses: How are those with a chronic illness treated by their families since their diagnosis?
Maura K. Little
University of West Florida
Abstract
This study aims to figure out what the relationship and meaning of the ways that a family treats a family member with a chronic mental or physical illness. The exploration of the way those with a chronic illness are treated since their diagnosis is important to understand the perceptions, behaviors, and communication that surrounds illness. Chronic mental illness will be analyzed against chronic physical illness to assess similarities and differences in family behaviors. Participants included individuals selected from local support groups based on their illness as well as family structure. An ethnographic study would be used to compare both the verbal and nonverbal relationship between the ill family member and the rest of the family.
Introduction
This study aimed to focus on both physical chronic illnesses and mental chronic illnesses and their effects on family communication, particularly surrounding the diagnosis of the illnesses.
Family has a large impact on the perceptions of illness. In recent times, the publicity around individuals with chronic illnesses, both mental and physical, has increased dramatically in the media. From the production of films about those with physical chronic illnesses to celebrity diagnosis of a mental illness, illness is something our society is beginning to talk about more frequently. However there are certain stigmas attached to these illnesses that make it harder for patients and their families to cope with their situation. Most often because of the portrayals of chronic illness that romanticize illnesses and do not necessarily show all of the effects of these illnesses on the patient or their family.
Both mental and physical chronic illnesses are much more complex than how they are portrayed in the media. These illnesses often produce copious amounts of side effects that bring a whole new level of challenges to the patient's struggle through their daily life and readjustment after diagnosis. One effect that is often not publicized as much as others is the relationships that exist between the patient and their family. These family relationships may change drastically with the diagnosis of and grappling with a chronic illness, changing how family members perceive one another, how they act, and even how they communicate. All of these things depend upon the nature of the family, and the illness and produce different changes. However, through all different types of families and illnesses, communication in situations like these is essential to understanding one another. According to Rosland (2009), several interviews and focus groups showed that family members lowered stress, and are central to patient success. In most instances, the family i.
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This document discusses the effects of tobacco use. It notes that tobacco consumption peaks between ages 20-40 for both males and females, though males consume more. Smoking rates are higher for some minority groups than the national average. Tobacco use leads to diseases like cancer, heart disease, and addiction. While educating people on the harms of tobacco and making it less affordable can reduce use, tobacco has caused many deaths regardless of socioeconomic background. Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer deaths and is linked to tobacco consumption. Tobacco use also increases risks of other cancers and can damage blood vessels.
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Situation: due to language barrier, patients are unable to receive adequate healthcare
Inputs
Outputs
Outcomes – Impact
Activities
Participation
ShortMediumLong
-Funding
-Staff
-Technology
-Trainers
-Software
-Facilitators
-Computer devices
In order to measure the effectiveness of these inputs, a comprehensive program evaluation may be done through interviews, questionnaires etc
-Training of staff
-Use of technology
-Use of professional interpreter
-Use of multiple languages
-Use of visuals like graphs and pictures
-Interview patients and healthcare
- Assessing the language barrier
-Improving staff ability to communicate using different languages
-Developing ways that can be used in eradicating the issue of language barrier
-50% of healthcare providers trained within three months.
75% of patients reporting greater satisfaction in healthcare services
-70% increase in number of patient comeback.
-Training completed
-100% effective communication between healthcare providers and patients
-Improved patient satisfaction
-Increase number of community patients
-Improved quality of patient quality.
Project assumptions
There will be enough funding for the training and equipments.
Healthcare providers/staff will be open to participation
References
Chou, C. & Cooley, L. (2018). Communication Rx : transforming healthcare through relationship-centered communication. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Jacobs, E. & Diamond, L. (2017). Providing health care in the context of language barriers : international perspectives. Bristol, U.K. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Multilingual Matters.
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MARKETING ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTS 6
Researching Marketing Questions
MKT/571
Melissa Simmons
Roberto Ancis
Part 1: Memorandum
TO: Senior Vice President (Marketing)
FROM: Jacob Glenns
DATE: August 19, 2018
SUBJECT: Marketing Analysis
Summary Analysis
This analysis of the market report that was presented the market analyst provides detailed insights from the data that may help in formulating an effective marketing strategy. The key information include: revenue performance for the first half between 2015 and 2016 and revenue trends over the same period. This information help in deciding whether to the organization should continue with its growth strategy or to reverse the decline.
Revenue Analysis
Analysis of the company’s semiannual performance- between January and June- indicates that there was an increase of 10.18 percent in the generated revenues per day from 96,000 dollars to 105,768 dollars in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The revenues per day, domestic market, were 93,683 dollars and 85,181 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively, over the same period. Overall, the semiannual revenue for the year 2016 was 13,644,073 dollars with the United States market contributing 12,085,137 dollars, which is approximately 88.6 percent of the semiannual revenue. The international market contributed 1,558,936 dollars, which is 11.4 percent of the total revenue. The average gross profit per day was 8.3 percent for the six months between January and June, 2016. For the three months of April, May and June, 2016 the total revenue was 7,024,096 dollars with the domestic market contributing 6,145,978 dollars and the international market contributing 878,119 dollars. The gross profit was 6.5 percent.
Revenue Trends
With regards to customer class, commercial customers contributed 7,195,592 dollars in the six months of January to June, 2016. The revenue per day was 55,780 dollars, an increase of 5,008 dollars compared to 50,772 dollars realized over the same period in 2015. At the second place was the municipal segment with 1,634,643 dollars. The revenue per day for the first six months was 12,672 in 2016 compared to 12,034 in 2015. The international market segment contributed 1,535,905 dollars and the revenue per day was 11,906 dollars and 11,700 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively. The other important segments- resellers, industrial labs, government, resell, education and others- also registered increments in the revenue per day for the first 6 months between 2015 and 2016. The revenue trend for the second quarter (between April and May) illustrate that commercial market contributed 1,130,973 dollars which is 50 percent of the total revenue from the customer class segment. The international market contributed 323,990 follo.
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Managing a diverse workforce
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What does it mean to be an effective manager in a diverse workforce?
According to Chip Conley, the workforce diversity is characterized of gender, ethnicity and age; which needs a much keener attention. He points out that an effective manager should realize that age diversity makes a company stronger and that different generations within a workplace should focus on mentoring one another at work. He emphasizes on the need to allow openness with one another so that wisdom; knowledge, experience and skills from the young to the old and vice versa. According to Chip Conley, the current 60s is the new 40s and that the current 30s is the new 50s; a key note to take on how effective relationship in a workplace could enrichen a company with greater shared wisdom and skills. Every manager need to relate such knowledge in ensuring effective making of modern elders from the millennials.
According to Chip, an effective manager should establish a learning environment for the boomers and the millennials. Each generation should see the other as assets from which they can derive wisdom. Moreover, Chip calls for both the millennials and the boomers to fix their ego, perhaps so that they can enhance their relationship and get to learn from one another. He calls for the need of the managers to enhance a growth mindset in a workplace and the need for the employees to be curious of getting to know what the other generation can offer, and trying to oneself. Chip states that “Curiosity is the elixir for life”
Working on the psychological empowerment of specifics groups and ensuring mental flexibility is very important for various generations to work coherently effectively. Additionally, a manager in charge of a diverse workforce should ensure that the differences existing between the BB and X generations, and the Y and Z generations should be harmonized so that they do not tamper with the achievement of the organizations set goals and objectives (Toro, Labrador-Fernández & De Nicolas, 2019).
Maintaining a positive working environment helps in enhancing the performance of a diverse workforce. Looking at the small business managers, workforce diversity can be well managed if the owner’s manager supports the existing generational interconnections and the variations as a result of the general difference defining these groups by valuing their differences and the similarities. An effective manager is therefore required to cause a diversity openness among the workforce. Such ensure the performance at all levels, i.e. both the organizational and individual. A manager should, therefore, have the ability to effectively enforce the eradication of the internal communication barriers existing as a result generational, racial, gender, ethnic, age, personality tenure, cognitive style, education among other dissimilarities .
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ENVIRONMENTS 1
Managing Technological Innovation in Digital Business Environments
Yolanda McNeil
ENGL 602 Field Project: Final Product
Liberty University
MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 2
Introduction
Background of the Research
Innovation plays a critical role in assisting businesses to sustain and grow their market
shares. It takes place in dissimilar functions and parts of the business and it is significant to
understand the best way to create and manage it effectively. Digital technologies have been
regularly used in business and this has led to digitized workplaces that demand the need to invent
to remain at the top in the market (Kay & Willman, 2018). Digitizing places of work has played
a key role in changing the way business is usually managed and this has similarly affected how
innovation must be managed and embraced in such a novel business atmosphere. Therefore, the
best way to understand technological innovation in the digital business atmosphere is the need to
understand how technology has been shaping the business world.
The reason for choosing technological innovation in digital business environments is that
business owners play a critical role in the identification and application of new technologies. By
investing in initiatives that permit them to deliver efficient and effective services and products,
they discover innovative solutions to complex challenges (Camisón & Villar-López, 2014).
Successful technological innovation needs collaboration, expert project management, planning,
and execution. Worldwide competition and rigorous demand to bring commodities to market
very fast affect decisions.
Research Purpose
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Tess Stockslager @ 2020-03-06T10:07:25-08:00
This wording seems a bit circular: "the best way to understand...is the need to understand." Is there a clearer way you could state this?
Tess Stockslager @ 2020-03-06T10:09:33-08:00
Even without the word "I," you're indirectly referring to yourself here, which isn't necessary in this paper. You don't need to explain why you chose your topic; instead, you should explain why the topic is important in the field (which is exactly what you did in this sentence--you just need to frame it differently).
MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 3
The purpose of this research is to explore the role and importance of managing
technological innovation in the digital business environment. Technological innovation strategies
that a firm pursues can either break or make the company. The current business landscape is
increasingly multifaceted. For an organization to succeed in the modern business environment, it
is critical that it adopts digital innovation which can assist to attain its goals and remain at the top
in the competition (Camisón & Villar-Lóp.
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Managerial Report
HMGT 300 6380 Introduction to the U.S Health Care Sector 2205
Taneshia Davis
UMGC
Professor: Todd Price
May 31, 2020
Manager's Name and Role:
Name: The patient experience-supervising manager is Mr. Aleo Brandford
Roles:
The supervising manager ensures that all patients are fully engaged in inpatient experience activities under the supervision of highly experienced healthcare professionals. The manager also ensures that all healthcare professionals are compliant with policies, rules, and regulations that govern patients, healthcare practice, healthcare organizations, government, and the corporate world. Moreover, the supervisor conducts monitoring and evaluation of the healthcare providers to ensure they are delivering high-quality services within the set time. The manager also monitors and evaluates the healthcare systems in the organization to ensure that they are affirmative to rules, policies, and standards set for healthcare service facilities and providers as a to deliver satisfactory high-quality services. The manager, together with respective departments and personnel, initiates, improves, and implements patient experience programs that equip personnel with relevant patient experience skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary for satisfactory healthcare service provision. One other key role of the manager is the contact point for all inquiries, explanations, experiences, and feedbacks associated with patients and the healthcare facility.
Healthcare Setting:
The Minnesota Healthcare Facility is a county facility that offers preventive and curative healthcare services for in- and out-patients. It serves the entire region with all healthcare needs. It has both children and adults wings with fully functional departments and equipment. It is the only healthcare facility in rural with a population capacity of 200 per day. It is well equipped with childbirth and immunization facilities and serves the general public healthcare needs.
Managerial Issue:
Determining MeaslesSpread Rate
The manager needs to task-relevant departments to collect patient and exposed children information from children's care centers, schools, attendance lists, and health facilities. The information will help determine the rate of immunization, the number of patients, and approximate exposed children and other adults. The number of children vaccinated against measles, 21 days before its eruption should be identified from the Immunization Information System of Minnesota, and facility children's care center information System. The challenge will be on the follow up of the exposed children and administering necessary interventions. This is necessary for checking further spread of the disease in the community (Hall et al., 2017).
Impact & Details: Restrict Public Gathering
To restrict the mingling of children in healthcare faciliti.
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Managing Dynamic Environments Final
Managing Dynamic Environments Final
Introduction
The for-profit organization which will be analyzed in this report is a famous casual dining restaurant and bar called Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant and Sports Bar. This is an international organization which has various outlets in different parts of the world such as in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Panama, India, and the Philippines among other countries. The reason why Buffalo Wild Wings is the target organization for this report is that it recently received a new president, Lyle Tick, who set an objective to improve the brand image of the restaurant so that it can attract more customers (Romeo, 2018). Due to this, the organization is undertaking some changes in its marketing which is an important component of the internal operations of the business. The change of focus is implementing a social media marketing campaign to increase the number of new customers for the restaurant. This report will evaluate different factors, positive and negative issues, and challenges, which can affect the change process as well as analyze different concepts which can be used to improve change management and change process so as to result to the desired outcomes.
Identify the role of strategic renewal in propelling change.
Strategic renewal is important in creating change interventions which will impact the team members and the organization positively. This is an important process which helps change managers to evaluate the existing progress of the change process and focus on how to improve the change process so that the desired outcome may be achieved. One of the roles of strategic renewal in propelling change is by revisiting and improving the change strategies. Strategic renewal ensures that the organization is able to develop a strategic game plan which will be used to promote different growth objectives during change management. This enhances change since the organization is able to focus on having a competitive advantage against other competitors and satisfying the customers’ needs to the best of its abilities. In the case of Buffalo Wild Wing Restaurant, it focused on adopting new growth objective which aimed at attracting more millennial customers to ensure it increases the size of the target market for the restaurant.
Strategic renewal helps in concentrating all the efforts in brainstorming and identification of solutions to challenges which may impact the change action plan. The organization and its employees are able to focus on finding different approaches which can be used to improve the experience resulting from the change process. This pushes change since the organization is able to avoid certain pitfalls which the organizations would have experienced. This aspect has been achieved by Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant whereby the organization.
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Managing Donuts
Joyce Crow
Ashford University
MGT 330 Management for Organization
Jill Heaney
May 10, 2020
District Manager of Five Dunkin’ Donut Franchises
Introduction
As the new District Manager, I intend to build and structure the foundation of workers for all the five Dunkin' Donuts establishments. My goal is to increase the fiscal profits for every unit to establish extra legacies to the company's brand. The paper analyzes the following categories of Dunkin' Donuts: job design including job analysis, job description and job specification, and organizational design. Workers job designs will be assessed with the use of a divisional structure for Bakers, Crewmembers, and managers. Inside of Dunkin' Donuts will be analyzed to decide the needs for recruiting and selecting applicants. Also, the essay discusses the training and performance appraisals for the value of significance to the franchise.
Job Design
Job design refers to the process of organizing duties and roles into a productive unit of work. The job design will include job analysis, job description and job specification. Job design occurs when managers decide the duties to be completed, the people who will do them and the selection approach to be adopted in choosing workers (Reilly, Minnick, & Baack, 2011). Below, I have used job analysis, job description, and job specification to discuss the job design of the five new establishments.
Job Analysis
The process of assigning tasks will be undertaken by the HR department and the departmental managers. I will be adapting the extermination model of job analysis. Every branch will have 5 to 8 workers per shift, with one being a manager, one may be a shift leader and the rest will include crewmembers and bakers. They will be in charge of food handling, housekeeping and sales. Each worker's qualification will include preparing donuts, coffee, frozen meals, and working on the cash register.
Job Description
For job descriptions, the current Dunkin' Donuts models will be appropriate for the Crewmembers, Bakers, and Management (https://www.peopleanswers.com/pa/testSplashPageEntry.do?splashURL=portalDunkinDonuts1&src=825452). Most roles at the organization are entry-level positions, which need filling customer orders through preparing drinks and baked food. Applicants will need to show their readiness to take directions and interact with the clients regularly.
Job Specification
Bakers, Crewmembers, and Shift Leaders – These are the entry-level spots that will need minimal requirements. Basic requirements include at least a High School Diploma (GED or equivalent), inclination to take direction and intermingle with clients, and interpersonal working capabilities. These roles are trainable on the job. The position of shift leader will be achievable by an existing baker or crewmember .
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Management Dilemmas
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Institutional Affiliation
Management Dilemmas
Part I: Research Questions
1. Should student athletes receive a stipend by the universities as reimbursement for participating in sports? Are there policies under the ISSF that guide on how best students should be compensated for their participation in different sports?
2. What challenges do coaches face in managing their respective teams? Is there an approved ISSF standard management structure that would allow coaches to participate and interact more with their players such that they are not only constrained to their managerial duties?
Part II: Research Topic
Problem Statement
Professional athletes earn large sums of money, though considered unethical; due to the fact that most of the times these athletes are students who are “exploited”. The estimated value rose through college athletics is considered to be roughly more than a billion dollars yearly, with this revenue being generated from an estimated 25 football schools and 64 basketball schools respectively (Brown & Williams, 2019). The concern raised is that the students do not get to see the money earned; but instead are offered athletic scholarships, allowing them to get free college education. The concerning factor is that most students use this opportunity as a chance to qualify for professional leagues, without considering the beneficial factors that their education offers. They are continuously to sacrifice their class and study hours such that they can practice and travel for their sports (Brown & Williams, 2019). Even though a scholarship seems like a good deal for some of these college athletes, what criteria is used to reward those athletes who are often viewed as celebrities and exploited for their affiliation with different institution to earn money for them?
Quite often, managers are faced with the dilemma of relating with their athletes mainly because they are absorbed in managerial duties that limit their interactions with their players. As a result, the element of teamwork is ignored and disregarded, leading to lack of communication, lack of trust, and continued conflict, which may affect the effectiveness of the team (Rollnick, Fader, Breckon, & Moyers, 2019). Sometimes the coaches aspect of caring is viewed as interference because there is no connection between the players and their coach, with coaches feeling left out of most decisions made by the players. This in mind, the study focuses on finding new strategies that can be applied by all coaches in every sport, such that the aspect of unity and communication is achieved, with coaches participating more in their respective projects.
Importance of the Study
Given the dynamic scope of this industry, it is important to do more research to understand the depth of the dilemma within the industry, with the use of previous and current research to provide insight on different pers.
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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
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Managerial Accounting
Accounting can be defined as the procedure of keeping monetary financial records. Accounting can be group as financial and managerial accounting. For businesses to be successful, they need to be having both managerial and financial accounting experts. Impeccable managerial and financial bookkeeping are important to the progress and constant survival of any corporate. Structurally, economically, and lawfully, bookkeeping is an essential section in any institute, and the necessity for an extremely skilled accounting squad is unconditionally crucial. Despite the similarities between financial and managerial accounting, there are also differences between them.
The managerial accounting works through measuring, analyzing and reporting monetary and non-monetary information that aids directors to make judgements to accomplish the objectives of an organization. Managerial accounting emphasizes on the internal broadcasting and is not regulated by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management accounting is known for its much efforts to focus on the future rather than paying much attention to what happened in the past (Kinicki & Fugate, 2016). This type of accounting is so influential to the performance of directors and other workers as opposed to principally reporting financial events. There are no principles which guide the operations of management accounting.
Management accounting permits executives to charge attention on owners’ principal to aid judge a division’s presentation, although this may not be allowed by generally accepted accounting principles. Managerial accounting comprises assets or liabilities which may not be recognized by generally accepted accounting principles and it makes use of asset or liability quantifying rules like present values or resale prices which is not acceptable under GAAP.
Financial accounting on the other hand emphasizes on commentary to exterior events like shareholders, government interventions, and banks. It evaluates and registers business dealings and provides fiscal reports that are grounded on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial bookkeeping is controlled by commonly accepted accounting principles (Weygandt, Kimmel & Kieso, 2015). Financial accounting comprises of sending monetary reports like income reports or balance sheets, to outside bodies like creditors, tax specialists, shareholders, and the Interior Revenue Service.
The managerial accounting positions out profit and loss accounts, job costing accounts, and operating resources, financial accounting conveys facts only for those on the external who want to decide the company's marketplace assessment. Managerial accounting emphases on issues and answers within an institute while financial accounting is worried with productivity from without. Managerial accountants make internal working reports, while financial accountants generat.
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Logistic Regression
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Question (a)
Categorical variables are useful in classifying data that usually takes only one form. An example where categorical variables can be used is when classifying the ages of different individual based on the gender of the participants. The use of n-1 variable in categorical variables makes the classification easier since variables take either of the quantitative provided. In these situations, the variables are limited to take either one or zero as the quantitative value to ease the classification process (Bühlmann & Dezeure, 2016). Classification based on n-1 variable tends to be faster and also saves time and does not have many problems. When a particular variable takes 1 is assumed to be quantitative but when it takes zero the assumption made is that the variable is absent. Categorical variables involving n variables, the n-1 variables are the only important variables since they classify the data given accordingly to the required quantitative values which I either 1 or 0.
Classification of information based on categorical valuables, the n variables tend to have problems. The n value can sometimes lead to problems that may end up prolonging the classification process and also make it difficult. The n variable has problem in resulting to multi-co linearity in classifying (Guo & Berkhahn, 2016). The problem results when there is similar interconnections between the variables this create a problem in interpreting the information. The interconnection of the n variables can result in the prediction of the other variable from the other. Another problem resulting in from categorical variables is that n variable is intuitively meaning that variables can be classified based on the interests or feelings of the research. Lastly, the n variables are redundant that is do not have updated information.
Question (b)
In statistics, logistic regressions are used in classification of variable that tend to have different forms either positive or negative values. Logistic regressions classify data consisting of dependent variables with and more than two or more independent variables. The classifications are based on pacing several variables at their different level of existence (van Smeden et al., 2016). Logistic regression predict the relationship of variables that can either take 1or 0 in the classification. Logistic regressions is concerned in giving descriptions to the data and give detailed information relationship between one independent variable and more nominal independent variables. For instance, logistic regression can be used in financial institutions to clarify financial defaulters. In classification of the data, logistic re.
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Managing Congestive Heart Failure through Motivational Education
Rosaline Hicks
Chamberlain University
Dr. Sheryl Cator
March 26, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how motivation can improve outcomes in congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF is a chronic progressive condition that affects the pumping ability of the heart muscles. This paper will cover CHF as a practice problem, the role of evidence to in regard to CHF, and the role of the DNP practice scholar in the translation of evidence.
Addressing issues related to CHF management through education program is important in the improvement of self-management. Most of the reported readmission cases, morbidity, and mortality are associated with poor self-care and self-management of the diseases. The focus of most healthcare facilities when it comes to the management of the CHF is focused on an identified medication regimen, and little to no attention is given to the importance of patient education to improve self-management of CHF.
A study by Bader et al (2018) revealed that an advanced heart failure program helped in the improvement of disease awareness and self-care behaviors when the patients were led by well-trained heart failure nurses. Another study by Howie-Esquivel et al (2015) used the approach of TEACH-HF intervention to manage CHF patients. The study outcome revealed a significantly lower hospital re-admission rate and decrease in the length of stay.
DNP practice scholar play a key role in the translation of evidence. The DNP practice scholar is instrumental in the initiation of projects that focus on the standardized educational process for CHF patients. The initiation is done through the development of new education tools and clinician documentation of evidence-based heart failure care (Myslenski, 2018). Practice Problem and Question
Patient education is becoming an effective process of managing CHF at home. Patient education aids in the improvement of knowledge and self-care behaviors, thereby, reducing the incidence of readmissions cases (Bader, et al., 2018).
Heart failure is a common, high-risk condition that is characterized with high reports hospitalization and sometimes death. This disease affects more than 6.5 million Americans and in 2012 the CDC reported that it cost approximately 30.7 billion dollars to care for CHF patients and wages lost due to hospitalization. Unlike other cardiovascular illnesses, CHF appears to be the most common one and nearly 1 million new cases are being reported annually internationally. This, therefore, makes it the fastest growing cardiovascular disorder (Savarese & Lund, 2017).
This study is guided by the following Picot question: Does the multidisciplinary educational approach work effectively towards the prevention of hospital re-admission for patients diagnosed with congestive heart .
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Malware-Trojan horse virus
Malware can be defined as any file or program that is introduced to a computer with the intention of harming the user. The harm to the user can be through interfering with his use of the compute, unauthorized access to his data, locking the user out of his computer and also spying on the user’s activity. There are several types of malware and they include ransom ware, Trojan horses, computer viruses, worms and spyware (White, Fisch & Pooch, 2017). For this particular assignment, I will focus on Trojan horse virus. The name Trojan horse comes from the famous Greek story, where Greek soldiers were able to take down the city of Troy after they sneaked into the city inside a wooden horse that was guised as a gift to the people of Troy. Just like the story the Trojan horse virus disguises itself as a legitimate program however the program provides unauthorized access into the system most of the time to hackers.
Most of the time, Trojan horses gain access to a secured system through social engineering. Most of the time, Trojan horse viruses are introduced into a system by duping a user into executing an attachment on an email guised to be unsuspicious. They can also be introduced via social media where users are tricked into clicking on fake advertisements or advertisements that offer fake rewards. Once the links or attachments are clicked on, a Trojan horse virus is introduced. Trojan horse viruses can allow an attacker to have access to a user’s personal information and other forms of data. Trojan horse viruses can affect other devices on the network through infection caused by the introduction of the first Trojan horse; most ransom ware is introduced through Trojan horse viruses (Wang, Lorch & Parno, 2016). In addition, through the use of Trojan horse viruses, attackers can modify data, copy data, block data, delete data and generally disrupt or distort the performance and operations of targeted computers or devices in a network.
Steps of mitigating a Trojan horse virus attack
The first step in mitigating a Trojan horse virus attack is the installation of effective anti-malware software or what is commonly referred to as an anti-virus. The anti-malware will detect as well as prevent any Trojan horse virus attack on a computer or a network. The second step in mitigating Trojan horse virus attacks is the installation of the latest available patches of the operating system in use. The third step is proper scanning of all external devices that are introduced to a computer or a network (Rader & Rahman, 2015). The fourth step is through the cautioning on the execution of any program th.
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LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK BUDGETARY COMPARISON
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Los Angeles and New York budgetary comparison
Vibert Jacob
South University
Los Angeles and New York budgetary comparison
The cities for comparison in this assignment are the city of New York and the city of Los Angeles. These two are major cities in the United States that have large population and play a crucial role both locally and internationally. The cities have major infrastructural, social, and economic burdens to bear. They also have huge finances to budget for the management of their cities. In the financial year 2017, the city of New York budgeted for an expenditure of $84 billion (The City of New York, 2017). Los Angeles has a budget of $9.2 billion (City of Los Angeles, 2017). The New York City budget is larger than some of the states in the USA. Both cities are required to ensure they have a balanced budget each year with clear information about the sources of the funds, use of the fund and ensure that the budgetary deficits are clearly financed in each year.
The city of Los Angeles budgets is prepared with several underlying principles that must adhered. The city has a reserve fund, which equals to 5% of the city’s general fund revenues. The capital improvements fund for the city is equal to 1% of the city’s general fund revenue. The city holds that all the funds from one-time sources must be used to finance the one-time expenditures. The city of New York has also established several reserves to take care of uncertainties in the city (City of Los Angeles, 2017). These reserves include the Retiree health benefit trust funds, a general reserve as well as a capital stabilization reserve fund for the city.
Sources of funds
The two cities have almost similar sources of funds for their budgets. These sources of funds, however, have differing contributions to the city’s finances. The table below presents the proportional sources of incomes to the cities.
Los Angeles
New York
Source
%
%
property taxes
21.9
29
allocation from other government agencies
6.5
27
utility user tax
7.1
7
business occupation
8.6
4
licenses and other fees
24.5
8
sales tax
5.7
8
proprietary
5.3
13
miscellaneous
20.4
4
100
100
In the two cities, the property taxes account for the largest source of incomes. In New York, the allocation and distribution from other government and government agencies is the second largest source of income. This is due to the international nature of the city, which hosts major national and international offices. The city of Los Angeles has large commercial enterprises within its jurisdiction that contributed large amount of incomes in form of licenses, fees, and permits compared to New York’s city income from license and fees amounting to only 8% of the overall incomes. The miscellaneous sources of finance include the transfers from the reserve transfers, the special funds .
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Initial Outline
Chicago
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(The Working Title of this Major Paper Should Go Here Exactly as on the Title Page)
Foreclosure is a scary word for homeowners, but it is
not all that common today (citation needed). Bortz (2017) reported that the foreclosure rate (meaning the percentage of loans in foreclosure) currently hovers just under 1%. During economic downturns, like the housing crisis of 2011, foreclosure rates rose as high as 3.6% in United State (Bortz, 2017).
Research question
The phenomenon as mentioned above and literature background lead to the overriding research question, “what are the lived experiences of management executives whose companies face foreclosure?” The subareas of exploration for this question are:
i. The manager’s self-care practices
ii. The manager’s relationship with immediate relatives
iii. The manager’s business practices
iv. The manager’s relationships with subordinates
Methodology
In order to investigate the lived experiences of management executives, a phenomenological qualitative method will be employed. The relationships and practices of managers facing company foreclosure are the core of this research. Creswell (2013) discussed that the purpose of a phenomenological qualitative method is to …….
Proposed population
1. The homogenous group for the study is former management executives strictly from the operations department. The selected executives will have a background of having undergone company foreclosure at least once in the past 20 years.
2. Participants will be solicited through enticing advertisements online for filling surveys to participate in a study interview.
3. The number of participants will be restricted to 16 executives aged 35 years or more. Their former positions will be limited to operations management.
Data collection
1. The type of data to be accrued will be unstructured and semi-structured interviews.
2. Participants will be asked to participate in at least two rounds of one-on-one interviews spanning anywhere from 50 to 60 minutes each. Interviews will be conducted in person, by phone, or through an internet source such as Zoom.
3.
Bracketing
I am especially interested in this research question because my research showed scarce primary literature about the impact of company foreclosure on the personal and professional lives of executives’ manager and their families. With many companies facing foreclosure around the globe every year, it is surprising that very little research has been conducted on how they affected the lives of the involved executives. I suspect I may find it useful to know the real potential consequences of organizational shutdown in case I become a manager in the future. Even though one works hoping for the best, preparing for the worst is also a very rational route for any organizational management model.
(Do you have any first or third-party experience and/or knowledge of a.
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Major Concerns of Climate Change in China
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Major Concerns of Climate Change in China
Introduction
China is one of the critical countries in the world, which are considered to significantly contribute to the issue of climate change. Research indicates that China produces over 6.000 megatons of carbon dioxide every year. The increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is associated with increase in global warming, which perpetrates the climate change. To this end, China is regarded as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases across the globe based on absolute terms, contributing to about 22 percent of the total amount of emissions (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). At the moment, the emissions of the greenhouse gases by China have exceeded the global per capita average, following the growth in the emissions by over 200 percent from 1990 to 2008. The concern of increased greenhouse gases emissions in China is largely associated with the countries appetite for economic growth. The historical growth of the Chinese economy has been tremendously effected through the use of fossil fuels as a major source of energy in industries. Despite the increased desire from the global community to mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is fear that the emission of greenhouse gases in the country may rise by between 55 and 75 by 2025 (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). Therefore, it is important to discuss the different concerns presented by China regarding the issue of climate change that is tremendously perpetrated by increase in emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Overview of the Issue of Climate Change in China
The Chinese government has established policies that are aimed at adopting effective governance of climate change, improved domestic capacity of effectively governing the energy use and emissions, as well as supporting the commitments that positively impact decline in future international emissions. China acknowledges the need to lower the emission of greenhouse gases as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change, which is a critical solution towards obtaining a healthier international environment (Lipin, 2016). As a matter of fact, numerous multinational negotiations have been advanced so as to develop a global climate regime that governs the efforts of reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Being among the world’s largest polluters, China has received increase attention from the global community. The country, which has the highest population of over 1.3 billion, has been steadfastly reluctant to comply to the suggestions by international organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). These organizations have been engaged in pushing for .
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Logistics and Supply Chain Operations
Stanley Thompson Jr.
DB 8035
24 May 2020
INTRODUCTION
Amazon is one of the fastest growing online retailer company in the United States of America that has been able to overhaul its business structure by using innovative strategies in supply chain management. Amazon has left most of its competitors have a hard time trying to catch up. The firm has made huge investments in the management of its inventory to include recent forms of technology to beat its competition. The firm has optimized every link in its supply chain to ensure its customers are satisfied and well attended to (Leblanc, 2019). This paper hence seeks to discuss Amazons supply chain operation factors such as; transport and security, procurement and inventory management, technology and information management, and articulate some of the global risk factors affecting the firm. Comment by TJS: Paragraphs need to be left justified Comment by TJS: Great point here. Amazon is dominating the industry Comment by TJS: Anthropomorphisms should not be utilized. An anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a good, animal, or object.
TRANSPORTATION AND SECURITY
Transportation cost structures, modes, and distribution centers, inventory control systems, and inventory costs reduction strategies
Amazon initially launched a two-day delivery program for its customers to ensure that its customers had fast delivery of products but soon other competitors started catching on. Amazon hence had to make another adjustment in its freight services and now offers a two-hour delivery service to Amazon Prime customers. For product freight, Amazon has equally sub-contracted firms such as the United Parcel Service to transport its products to its customers. Amazon has been relying on third-party couriers to make their deliveries as they have a better-established delivery route and path that they can leverage for efficient delivery services (Leblanc, 2019). Comment by TJS: Yes. They set a new industry standard
However, due to the consideration of numerous factors involved in using third-party carriers for deliveries, Amazon has developed its privately-owned freight service. Amazon hence uses its privately-owned vehicles to carry products to its clients specifically for same-day deliveries. In recent times, Amazon has been developing cargo freight service in certain specific areas where the firm uses drones to carry items straight to their clients who are within a 10-mile radius from their warehouses. This has cut product deliveries to half an hour or less. Amazon is progressively incorporating newer technologies in its supply chain that systems can hence run without human supervision. This strategy has been articulated to be efficient so far as there are has been reduced inventory management costs over the last few years since the acquisition of Kiva Systems (Leblanc, 2.
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LOGIC MODEL
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Logic model
Student’s name
University affiliation
Date
References
Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J. (2008). Co-location of health care services for homeless veterans: a case study of innovation in program implementation. Social work in health care, 47(3), 219-231.
Output
Integrating patient care
Communication and collaboration between workers hence resulting to communities of practicing clinicians
Attracting new patients to GLA
Funding a two-year pilot grant
Effective process for psychiatric screening for homeless patients
Outcomes
Homeless project were integrated
The issues of homeless veterans were addressed due to institutional barriers
There was creation of coalition and linking the project to legitimate VA-wide goals
Good sustained program maintenance, process evaluation and encouraging development of communities.
Activities
Building a coalition of decision makers
Introduction of a new integrated program
Inputs
The decision to implement
Initial implementation
Sustained maintenance
Termination or transformation
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Program Evaluation
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Introduction
Evaluation of the program is usually done to in order to determine the quality of the program, how effective the program is and how the program is performing. This can help to know if the program is making a significant difference among the targeted people. It can also assist to know if the program is functioning or not. This paper therefore seeks to evaluate the program which is assisting the homeless people within the community.
The two program evaluation questions are: what is the reach of the program? And what has been the impact of the program on the homeless people? The answers to these questions would elicit both qualitative and quantitative results. Therefore, the program evaluation will require both quantitative and qualitative data collection plan. This is because the use of mixed-method approach is convenient since the results and findings would be reliable (Creswell, 2017). After identifying the evaluation program questions, the next step will be to come up with plan of evaluating a program. The plan should consist of methods of collecting data, evidences, the person responsible and the duration.
Program Evaluation Question
Evidence
Methods and sources of collecting data
Person in charge
Duration
1. What is the reach of the program?
Number of building materials distributed
Records of the program
Robert
One month
2. What has been the impact of the program on the homeless people?
Number of people resettled
Number of people not yet re.
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MINORITY BOYS SCHOOL DROPOUT AND CONTINUATION SCHOOL 2
Literature Review
Literature Review
It is expected that every student enrolled in high school works hard towards the completion of their high school diploma. However, research indicates there was a 5.4% drop out among the minority groups, in which 6.4% of the overall status dropout rate is that of the male youth. Among the Africans, Hispanics, and American Indian Natives, the dropout rates among the boys are 8%, 10%, and 11.6%, respectively (Musu-Gillette, De Brey, McFarland, Hussar, Sonnenberg, & Wilkinson-Flicker, 2017). These dropouts often join continuation schools later in life with the hope that they will get an equivalent of their high school diploma. The theoretical framework of this research is based on the phenomenological approach, in which the aim is to examine the occurrence of school dropout among minority boys and their performance after joining continuation school.
One of the theories that explain why minority boys drop out of school is the Critical Race Theory. The model argues that education opportunities are often affected by an individual’s race and racism (Colbert, 2017). Based on this theory, minority groups are often faced with issues such as poverty and racial discrimination in schools, which causes some of the male students to drop out of school. Racism victims in school feel inferior to the whites and sometimes feel like they do not deserve a quality education, and they end up falling behind in school.
Cultural production theory, on the other hand, explains why the dropouts choose to go back to school. The theory holds that the education system helps to level out the playing field so that people get equal opportunities to make their lives. The approach provides an essential perspective as to why minority boys dropouts join continuation schools and complete their learning process.
According to Bania, Lydersen, and Kvernmo (2016), non-completion of high school mostly results from different problems, most of which are health-related. In research in which the authors carried out among the youths in the Arctic, they found out that dropout rates were higher among males. Additionally, minority males often drop out due to mental issues. Based on the article, education affects an individual’s employment opportunities and income, as well as the quality of life, which explains why the dropouts choose to join continuation schools later in life.
Hernandez and Ortez (2019) undertake research in which they analyze the experiences of some Latinas who are enrolled in continuation school. Based on the writers’ claims, continuation schools have put in place strategies that enable the students to cope and realize that they have an opportunity to succeed just like any other individual. Additionally, due to the improvement in the prospects for quality education presented to the marginalized groups, the article indicates that there are .
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Living with Chronic Illnesses 2
Living with chronic illnesses: How are those with a chronic illness treated by their families since their diagnosis?
Maura K. Little
University of West Florida
Abstract
This study aims to figure out what the relationship and meaning of the ways that a family treats a family member with a chronic mental or physical illness. The exploration of the way those with a chronic illness are treated since their diagnosis is important to understand the perceptions, behaviors, and communication that surrounds illness. Chronic mental illness will be analyzed against chronic physical illness to assess similarities and differences in family behaviors. Participants included individuals selected from local support groups based on their illness as well as family structure. An ethnographic study would be used to compare both the verbal and nonverbal relationship between the ill family member and the rest of the family.
Introduction
This study aimed to focus on both physical chronic illnesses and mental chronic illnesses and their effects on family communication, particularly surrounding the diagnosis of the illnesses.
Family has a large impact on the perceptions of illness. In recent times, the publicity around individuals with chronic illnesses, both mental and physical, has increased dramatically in the media. From the production of films about those with physical chronic illnesses to celebrity diagnosis of a mental illness, illness is something our society is beginning to talk about more frequently. However there are certain stigmas attached to these illnesses that make it harder for patients and their families to cope with their situation. Most often because of the portrayals of chronic illness that romanticize illnesses and do not necessarily show all of the effects of these illnesses on the patient or their family.
Both mental and physical chronic illnesses are much more complex than how they are portrayed in the media. These illnesses often produce copious amounts of side effects that bring a whole new level of challenges to the patient's struggle through their daily life and readjustment after diagnosis. One effect that is often not publicized as much as others is the relationships that exist between the patient and their family. These family relationships may change drastically with the diagnosis of and grappling with a chronic illness, changing how family members perceive one another, how they act, and even how they communicate. All of these things depend upon the nature of the family, and the illness and produce different changes. However, through all different types of families and illnesses, communication in situations like these is essential to understanding one another. According to Rosland (2009), several interviews and focus groups showed that family members lowered stress, and are central to patient success. In most instances, the family i.
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This document discusses the effects of tobacco use. It notes that tobacco consumption peaks between ages 20-40 for both males and females, though males consume more. Smoking rates are higher for some minority groups than the national average. Tobacco use leads to diseases like cancer, heart disease, and addiction. While educating people on the harms of tobacco and making it less affordable can reduce use, tobacco has caused many deaths regardless of socioeconomic background. Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer deaths and is linked to tobacco consumption. Tobacco use also increases risks of other cancers and can damage blood vessels.
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LOGIC MODEL
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Situation: due to language barrier, patients are unable to receive adequate healthcare
Inputs
Outputs
Outcomes – Impact
Activities
Participation
ShortMediumLong
-Funding
-Staff
-Technology
-Trainers
-Software
-Facilitators
-Computer devices
In order to measure the effectiveness of these inputs, a comprehensive program evaluation may be done through interviews, questionnaires etc
-Training of staff
-Use of technology
-Use of professional interpreter
-Use of multiple languages
-Use of visuals like graphs and pictures
-Interview patients and healthcare
- Assessing the language barrier
-Improving staff ability to communicate using different languages
-Developing ways that can be used in eradicating the issue of language barrier
-50% of healthcare providers trained within three months.
75% of patients reporting greater satisfaction in healthcare services
-70% increase in number of patient comeback.
-Training completed
-100% effective communication between healthcare providers and patients
-Improved patient satisfaction
-Increase number of community patients
-Improved quality of patient quality.
Project assumptions
There will be enough funding for the training and equipments.
Healthcare providers/staff will be open to participation
References
Chou, C. & Cooley, L. (2018). Communication Rx : transforming healthcare through relationship-centered communication. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Jacobs, E. & Diamond, L. (2017). Providing health care in the context of language barriers : international perspectives. Bristol, U.K. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Multilingual Matters.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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Health Policy Analysis Comment by Sarah J. Hammill:
Change to the title of your thesis.
Your Complete Name
Florida International University
MAN6974: HCMBA Thesis
Abstract
The abstract is optional. If you are going to include it, then it
goes on page 2 by itself. Start on page 3 with the Problem
Statement. The abstract should be about 250 words and is a
summary of your health policy analysis! We don’t want to read
an abstract of an article you found on your topic. Comment by
2. Sarah J. Hammill: If you are going to include your abstract, be
sure to read it over for grammar and sentence structure issues.
The Writing Coach doesn’t review abstracts in the final thesis
because they are graded separately.
Problem Statement Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: This
section can simply be the problem statement question. It should
not be a yes/no question. It shouldn’t be too broad.
Your problem statement question guides your entire paper.
Everything must relate back to your problem statement
question.
This can be the toughest part of your paper. It is normal to
modify your problem statement question as you write the other
parts of the paper.
Make sure to write clear and concise sentences. Avoid
writing wordy and lengthy sentences and do not use inflated
words. Express your ideas as clearly as possible. Write a clear
problem statement in the form of a single question. This is the
starting point of your analysis, so writing a succinct problem
statement will frame the entire analysis. As research analysts,
your goal is to connect all the dots across the various sections
of the final analysis and align them closely with the problem
statement.
Ask yourself whether the problem statement is too broad.
Depending on the research problem under analysis, it might be
necessary to narrow it. This can be accomplished by focusing
on a specific demographic group or geographical area. For
instance, does your research problem specifically address
challenges in the South Florida region? Does it concern
African-American single parents without health insurance
coverage?
As a rule of thumb, this section (serving as the
3. introduction to your analysis) should clearly specify “the needs
and concerns of your client” (Tietelbaum & Wilensky, 2013, p.
255). Note that the phrase enclosed by double quotation marks
was copied verbatim from Tietelbaum and Wilensky’s text;
therefore, credit must be given to these authors and a page
number must be provided for all direct quotations. Please
remember that if direct quotations include 40 words or more, a
block quotation format must be used (see APA Manual, 6th ed.,
p. 92). Make sure NOT to use double quotation marks to
enclose block quotations. If you are paraphrasing the material,
it is not necessary to include a page or paragraph number within
parenthetical citations. However, you must always give credit
to original authors even if paraphrasing their material.
Finally, you should avoid writing vague statements. The
problem statement should focus on a specific issue, as opposed
to a series of issues. This will make the analytical process more
manageable. Make sure NOT to offer any solutions in this
section of your analysis. Avoid writing long sentences
whenever possible.
Background
It is essential to remember that the Background section is
informational, as opposed to analytical. In this section, you
should specify why your team was charged with the analysis of
this problem. It is equally important to keep your “audience” in
mind at all times. In addition to your client (primary audience),
other readers include your professor and possible faculty
members and/or healthcare industry practitioners interested in
your topic. Providing as many relevant facts (from empirical
research) as possible, will strengthened your viewpoints and,
ostensibly, persuade your client as to why your proposed
solution is the most appropriate. However, to reiterate,
remember this section is just “informing” others about the facts
emerging from your research. This section should not “analyze”
the issue(s) at hand or offer any recommendations at this point.
Landscape Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: Use
4. subheadings. I recommend that the stakeholders be your
subheadings. Discuss the issues (legal, political, practical, and
economic) that are important to each stakeholder.
Similar to the preceding Background section, the content of the
Landscape section is two-fold: to identify “key stakeholders and
the factors that must be considered when analyzing the
problem” (Tietelbaum & Wilensky, 2013, p. 256). Your research
should identify the main stakeholders. In addition to your
client, who is the main stakeholder, other individuals or entities
directly related to the research problem must also be identified.
Among the factors underlying policy implementation are
the political, economic, practical, and legal factors. Please
refer to Tietelbaum and Wilensky’s text (p. 257) for specific
details about these factors. Finally, this section can be
organized by stakeholders or by factors.
Options Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: Use subheadings.
Option 1… Option 2… etc.
Discuss the pros and cons of each option.
This section should be detailed. It is the heart of your paper.
The Background and Landscape sections serve as the preamble
to this policy analysis and puts the research problem in context.
The options section is the heart of your paper. It is the analysis
and should be detailed. Each option should be weighted
equally. Be sure to use the factors in box 3.2 in analyzing each
option (Tietelbaum & Wilensky, 2013, p. 260).
Tietelbaum and Wilensky (2013) suggest “three to five
alternatives for your client to consider” (p. 259). Your team
should provide the positive and negative aspects (i.e., pros and
cons) for each alternative. This is what the authors deem “a
balanced analysis”. They also suggest selecting between three
and five criteria to run the pro vs. con analysis. Some criteria
include: cost, Return-on Investment, political feasibility, etc. It
5. is important to remember that your client’s values and his/her
ability to make (or not make) decisions (i.e., power) must be
kept in mind when making your final recommendation.
Organizing your list of options logically is extremely important.
The first sentence in each “Option” subsection should clearly
describe that option. When analyzing each option consider the
following:
· Cost: How much does each option cost?
· Cost-Benefit Analysis: Cost versus the value of each option.
· Political Feasibility: Are the options viable?
· Legal Implications: Are the options legal? What are the
ramifications?
· Administrative Ease: How difficult would each option be to
implement?
· Fairness: Does each option treat individuals affected fairly?
· Timeliness: Can each option be implemented in a timely
reasonable fashion?
· Targeted Impact: Does each option actually target the
problem/population involved (Tietelbaum & Wilensky, 2013, p.
260).
Option 1. Describe the option. What are the pros of this option?
What are the cons of this option? Explain your argument briefly
and concisely.
Option 2. Describe the option. What are the pros of this
option? What are the cons of this option? Explain your
argument briefly and concisely.
Option 3. Describe the option. What are the pros of this option?
What are the cons of this option? Explain your argument
briefly and concisely.
Option 4. Describe the option. What are the pros of this option?
What are the cons of this option? Explain your argument
briefly and concisely.
Your team may choose to insert brief tables in this section to
illustrate how the team assessed each option. Make sure to keep
the table content concise and brief, as tables are supposed to
supplement your narrative. You might want to refer to the
6. analytic side-by-side Table 13-2 appearing on page 261 of
Tietelbaum and Wilensky’s textbook.
Recommendation
Choose ONLY ONE option as your recommendation. Why did
your team choose this option over the other ones? Did your
team consider the client’s values and power when choosing this
option? Did the team consider and identify any possible
drawbacks this recommended option may have in its
implementation? Did the team provide alternative ways to avert
such drawbacks, if any? Make sure NOT to repeat the analysis
in this section.
Conclusion
Consider writing at least one concise paragraph wrapping
up the entire content of this analysis very briefly. Do not
ramble! Get to the point! Do not rewrite previous sections of
your paper. The key here is to SUMMARIZE your findings
based on the evidence you gathered and understood from the
sources you investigated. Make sure to end your concluding
paragraph(s) with a persuasive statement.
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References Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: These references
are for illustrative purposes only.
7. References always start on a clean page.
Appendices go after the references.
References must be in APA.
Include EVERY source you have cited in your paper.
Include ONLY those sources you have cited in your paper (do
not include those sources you have read but did not cite in the
text of your paper).
In-text citations must match your reference list and vice versa.
Your references and in-text citations MUST match! If you have
an in-text citation, it must be listed here and vice versa. It must
be listed the exact same way. Do not include CDC in text and
spell out the acronym here. Spell out the acronym in text and
here. They must be identical!
Use your APA Manual and APA OWL Purdue
(https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa
_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html)
and other resources listed in your W-2-L course.
Affordable Care Act, Volume Source § section number (2010).
Retrieved from
http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/rights/law/index.html
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. (2020, February 8).
Youth risk behavior surveillance
data tracking: How risky behavior impacts decision-making.
Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/index.htm.
Hammill, S.J. (2019). Essential APA writing. (2nd ed.).
Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett
Learning.
8. Weismann, M. & Ganske, S. (2019, October 15). Health policy
analysis writing: Evidence-
based research is fundamental. Journal of HCMBA, 16(3), 15-
21. doi: 10.1245x.3445
Weismann, M., Ganske, S., & Hammill, S.J. (2019, October
15). Capstone students will write
great healthcare policy analysis theses. Journal of HCMBA at
FIU, 12(4), 19-31. Retrieved from
http://library.fiu.edu/bestplaceoncampus
Appendix Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: Appendices go after
your references. You need to explain your appendices in the
text of your paper.
Cyberattack Scenario
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Cyberattack Scenario
Background:
You are employees of a cyber security company in a Florida.
9. Your team has been asked to participate in a taskforce
developed by your mayor. The neighboring community of Fort
Lauderdale has been a victim of cyberattacks as outlined below,
and your mayor wants a prevention guide that will become part
of the city’s standard operating procedures.
Consider the attacks in the following scenario as you develop a
Cybercrime Prevention Presentation for a neighboring city.
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 a.m. – A terrorist group hacks into both the Fort
Lauderdale Police Department and the Broward County Sheriff's
Office. The hacking causes both computer systems to shut down
entirely, including all computer-aided design software, record
management systems, and operating systems on laptops.
8:10 a.m. – The local hospital's network has been compromised
and is not allowing employees to access any of the computers.
8:20 a.m. – The computer system at Hollywood International
Airport in Fort Lauderdale has completely shut down; the
reason is unknown.
8:30 a.m. – Bank A, the largest bank in South Florida, found out
that their system has been hacked and millions of dollars have
been stolen from numerous bank accounts.
Copyright 2020 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Running head: PREVENTIVE CARE & CHRONIC
CONDITIONS
PREVENTIVE CARE & CHRONIC CONDITIONS
10. Using Preventive Care to Curtail Chronic Conditions in the U.S.
Unique D. Bloom
Florida International University
MAN6974: HCMBA Thesis
Abstract Comment by Unique Mccray:
Preventive care has become an important component in
providing quality care and also changing the future of costs
driven in the health care system. Preventive care is the part of
the healthcare that not only reduces the chances of a patient
obtaining a chronic disease but also ensures the quality of life.
Several levels of preventive care can be implemented to address
the issues of chronic disease on the U.S. health care and how
trillions are spent in money and resources in these systems.
Improving the debt of the country, decreasing the rates of
deaths because of chronic diseases, and increasing the life spans
of the population are several challenges in the healthcare
industry that can be addressed with preventive care. Populations
affected by these challenges include patients in low-income
status who are not able to afford health insurance that covers
preventive care services, these persons lack the motivation to
participate in recommended healthcare services by physicians.
11. This paper will address diverse initiatives that can not only
address these challenges but also improve the issues of the cost
associated with receiving preventive care. And how can we
ensure that using preventive care can improve how to continue
to provide value-based care.
Problem Statement
How can preventive care be implemented to address and curtail
chronic conditions in populations that are considered low-
educated, and have several risk behaviors in the U.S.?
Background Comment by Unique Mccray:
Preventive Care is the act in decreasing the effects of
chronic disease on the system of healthcare (Quigley &
Carpenter, 2008). The care that is considered preventive is
categorized into three levels primary, secondary, and tertiary.
The level of primary is the attempt to decrease the chances or
attract any disease they may become chronic in the future, for
example, quit smoking to avoid lung cancer. The secondary
level implements the processes of screening any symptoms of
someone’s personal health that may indicate any diseases that
can also become chronic, for example, mammograms for breast
cancer screening. The level of tertiary occurs once a patient has
obtained the chronic disease and now has to begin measures that
will decrease symptoms and reduce any risks of more
complications, for example, chemotherapy or rehabilitation for
chronic disease (Quigley & Carpenter, 2008).
Chronic diseases are defined as medical conditions that
persist for at least a year or longer and cause limitations of
daily living activities and medical attention (National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [NCCDPHP],
2020). Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the chronic
diseases that lead to the deaths and disabilities in the population
of the U.S. (NCCDPHP, 2020). Chronic disease is the result of
an individual having limited performance in their health and
12. survival associated with the poor choices made in that
individual’s lifestyle (Raghupathi, 2019). Chronic diseases
affect 44% of Americans as of 2004, in which some of these
diseases are considered cancer, diabetes, hypertension stroke,
heart disease, asthma, and mental disorders (Raghupathi, 2019).
Every year more than 859,000 Americans die from stroke
or heart disease, this shows the economic burden and reason
why the U.S. health system is spending $199 billion a year
while also causing the productivity lost of $131 billion in
employment (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic Disease,”
2020). Cancer has been a diagnosis of more than 1.6 million
people each year, which about 600,000 dies from this diagnosis.
Appendix C shows all types of cancer deaths across the U.S.
and how each year the number continues to grow due to the
population growth but all various risk factors, use of screening
tests and treatment improvements (U.S. Cancer Statistics
Working Group, 2018).
The statistics have proved cancer to be the second leading cause
of death in the U.S., this care is going to reach a cost of $174
billion by 2020 (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic
Disease,” 2020). Diabetes is another high diagnosis of many
Americans, more than 30 million with diabetes and 84 million
adults with prediabetes (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic
Disease,” 2020). Other illnesses like kidney failure, heart
disease, and blindness are caused by diabetes and these have
cost the U.S. health system great debt and $237 billion every
year for employers (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic
Disease,” 2020). Obesity is a premedical condition that can lead
to the chronic diseases of diabetes, some cancers, and heart
disease among 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 5 children (“Health and
Economic Costs of Chronic Disease,” 2020). This condition has
created a debt of $147 billion a year for individuals with
obesity (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic Disease,”
2020).
Several risk behaviors cause chronic diseases: exposure and use
of tobacco, inadequate diet, this includes low in vegetables and
13. fruits and high saturated fats and sodium, need for physical
activity, extreme alcohol use (NCCDPHP, 2020). The leading
behavior in the United States that causes many preventable
deaths is cigarette smoking, this causes at least one disease in
more than 16 million Americans. Resulting in $170 billion in
direct medical cost (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic
Disease,” 2020). Billions could be saved by preventive
programs to quit smoking. Another leading cause of chronic
diseases is the lack of physical activity, causing the U.S. health
system $117 billion every year (“Health and Economic Costs of
Chronic Disease,” 2020). Each year in the U.S. 88,000 deaths
are caused by extreme use of alcohol, this includes 1 in 10
deaths of the working-age adults, totaling a cost of $249 billion
in the U.S. (“Health and Economic Costs of Chronic Disease,”
2020).
Seen in Appendix B, the chart demonstrates the average
cost of several leading chronic diseases in the U.S. An increase
of 25% will take place in healthcare spending before new
technology, due to the population of 65 years or older doubling
over the next 30 years (NCCDPHP, 2020). To address the
increasing health cost, strategic intervention and innovation
need to address the associated reasons and causes of chronic
diseases (NCCDPHP, 2020).
By 2030, it is expected that 171 million people will have some
type of chronic disease, and many of those individuals that are
higher in age will continue to have multiple chronic diseases
(Raghupathi, 2019). An estimated total of 58 deaths have been
associated with the several chronic diseases stated above and
also low-income areas (Epping-Jordan et al., 2005). In the U.S.
Healthcare an increase by 3.9 percent in spending, this was an
average of $10,739 per person and had a resulting total of $3.5
trillion in the healthcare spending of 2017 (as cited in Health
and Economic Costs of Chronic Disease, 2019). Currently, 85%
of health care spending has been on chronic diseases, where
many Americans have at least one chronic disease and this is
seen to increase to 157 million by 2020 (Raghupathi, 2019). The
14. treatments and services of chronic diseases that remain to hurt
the nation’s health system and the economy is more than 75%
annually and resulting in $2.5 trillion in spending for these
conditions (Raghupathi, 2019).
Numerous services such as tobacco cessation screening, daily
aspirin use, and alcohol screening with counseling, all have
added to the net medical savings by more than $1 billion each
(Maciosek et al., 2010). Preventive services have increased the
contribution of more than 100,000 years of life to the
population (Maciosek et al., 2010). In 2006, a total of 1,233.1
life-years saved per 10,000 people per year showed by the
intervention of immunizations for children, which resulted in
$267 in net medical cost per person per year (Maciosek et al.,
2010).
The utilization of preventive services has shown a reduction in
the demand for the use of care services, the motivation to
participate and the cost beforehand associated with services
needed (Quigley & Carpenter, 2008). Data has shown that
several populations that are considered rural, low educated, and
low-income are the populations that have shown under-
utilization of preventive services. The above communities have
and continue to face several barriers in accessing preventive
care such as transportation problems, cost, lack of insurance
coverage, and lack of promotion for recommended services,
providing the importance and needs of engaging in preventive
care (Casey, Call, & Klingner, 2001).
In appendix A, the chart explains the relation of individuals
with a high school and having diabetes. Not having a high
school diploma relates to having little to no education, and
many non-educated individuals struggle with medical
conditions. Adults 18 years and older of age shown from 1980
to 2017, the correlation of how these individuals being
diagnosed with diabetes as the years’ increase. The highest
growth in diabetes diagnosis, with the range of 5-13% of
individuals with less than high school education. Those
individuals with the education of higher than a high school were
15. a diagnosis percentage 3-7, showing that higher education
people tend to have fewer chronic diseases.
An example of under-utilization for women in urban
communities provided a percentage of 61.5 who participated in
mammograms (Casey, Call, & Klingner, 2001). Factors like
deductibles and copayments associated with preventive services
pf pap tests, mammograms, and counseling affected the
utilization (Casey, Call, & Klingner, 2001). Odds ratios have
shown that difficulties in individuals affording preventive
services, ratios range from 0.67-0.82 and 0.77-0.81 in
purchasing of insurance recommended for cancer screening
(Casey, Call, & Klingner, 2001).
Primary and secondary levels of preventive care have been able
to detect and treat any possible and current disease before
reaching chronic stages and this allows overall cost to decrease
before reaching tertiary levels of treatment (Güneş, Chick, &
Wassenhove, 2009).Several insurance providers include high-
deductibles, and also includes low premiums with out-of-pocket
expenses for the patient (Agarwal, Mazurenko, & Menachemi,
2017).
Comment by Unique Mccray:
Landscape
Healthcare Providers
The healthcare system relies on the services provided not only
by various hospitals but also by private practices and
physicians. These are the first hand in providers of preventive
care, being able to provide the necessary tools and
recommendations for individuals diagnosed with a disease.
Proper inventions can improve the quality and use of preventive
services, and be able to detect any possible chronic diseases
early (“How We Prevent Chronic Diseases and Promote Health,”
2019). Several interventions provided by healthcare providers
will reduce risk factors and manage medical conditions with
various levels of prevention. Examples include: increasing the
16. access to healthcare for populations with limited to no access;
paying providers for the health outcomes instead of services;
measuring and communication system developments; increasing
use of health IT and cancer screening with minimum health
insurance (“How We Prevent Chronic Diseases and Promote
Health,” 2019).
Insurance Providers
Medicaid is a provider of health coverage for 63.9 million
people as of 2019 (“Medicaid,” n.d.). These Americans are
considered eligible by being low-income adults, pregnant
women, children, individuals with disabilities and elderly
adults. This coverage is managed by states under federal
requirements and is jointly funded by both state and federal
governments (“Medicaid,” n.d.). Along with the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP) helps millions of their
beneficiaries by promoting preventive care and services to live
longer and healthier lives. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare
Services (CMS) have committed to assist states in increasing
access to preventive health care and information about a high
quality, impactful and effective practices of care delivery
(“Prevention,” n.d.). Initiatives of prevention CMS implements
are the following:
· Medicaid Prevention Learning Network: a program that
provides Medicaid programs from state-to-state to learn and
obtain new technical assistance to better the delivery of
preventive care and services.
· Immunizations: facilitating access to vaccines and
administration for individuals. Along with CDC, the program
Vaccines for Children provides vaccines to the Youth enrolled
in Medicaid and CHIP.
· Obesity: Provides access to screenings to reduce obesity while
promoting eating healthy and engaging in more physical
activity.
· Tobacco Cessation: Reducing disease that smoking causes, and
using treatment have been cost-effective in preventive services.
Benefits cover quitlines, counseling, and pharmacotherapy to
17. assist with quit smoking. Medicare is medical insurance, Part B
of this program covers health care providers’ and doctor
services and outpatient care. This insurance coverage also helps
with home health care, medical equipment, and some preventive
care services (“What Medicare Covers,” n.d.). The several
preventive services Part B covers are the following:
· Alcohol misuse screenings & counseling
· Cardiovascular disease screenings
· Colorectal cancer screenings
· Diabetes screenings
· Lung cancer screening
· Mammograms (screening)
· Nutrition therapy services
· Obesity screenings & counseling
· Prostate cancer screenings
· Tobacco use cessation counseling
These screenings and services provide the primary and
secondary level of prevention, to avoid and medical conditions
from becoming chronic diseases (“Preventive & screening
services,” n.d.).
Policymakers
The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(NCCDPHP) is the center that holds the responsibility to help
people and communities prevent obtaining chronic diseases and
promotes health and overall quality of life in wellness. Each
year 7 to 10 deaths are caused by chronic diseases and
treatments for those individuals are the cause of the U.S. health
care costs (NCCDPHP, 2020). The NCCDPHP advises that
several prevention levels can prevent chronic diseases such as
physical activity, restricting from the use of tobacco and
extreme drinking, and participating in routine health screenings
(NCCDPHP, 2020).
The promotion of changing the policy of prevention to produce
positive change in the various environments will stimulate large
sections of the population. Behaviors that are considered
healthy will establish support for the communities and embrace
18. a belief that health policies and settings will support those
healthy lifestyles (National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion [NCCDPHP], 2009).
To support health initiatives in the living of communities,
and individuals several policies and systems must be promoted
such as requiring physical education on schools daily, and
increasing low-fat and high-fruit and- vegetable menu selections
in these schools along with restaurants and employment cafes
(NCCDPHP, 2009).The need for promotion in smoke-free
policies in work-places, schools, and public areas to reduce the
use of tobacco and promote water drinking through the
continuing and extension of fluoridation (NCCDPHP, 2009).
Patients
Options Comment by Sarah J. Hammill: Comment by
Unique Mccray:
Option 1. Key stakeholders such as primary care physicians and
health care facilities in providing preventive care not only when
patients are in desperate need of the services but to continue to
promote all levels of preventive care through the routine of
providing health care. Policymakers continue to require value-
based health care, this would include screening services to
prevent or decrease patients from obtaining any chronic
diseases. Policies would mandate all physicians and healthcare
professional to make evidence-based recommendations to any
individuals that show risk behaviors that leads to chronic
diseases. This option does cost government agencies and
insurance providers to help assist patients and affording
preventives services. This option is viable and also legal due to
the preventive care already being available and promoted by
CDC and CMS. By implementing this option is to reduce the
diagnosis and also can be done in a timely matter to help
patients screen at initial care visits to avoid chronic conditions
in the future. The con to this option would be the motivation to
physicians and making the recommendations to patients and
19. providing the levels of preventive care to patients that may need
them. Another con would be the promotion to patients to not
only listen to their physicians’ recommendations but also follow
through with receiving or participating in the necessary
preventive care. By providing preventive care recommendations
and care in initial care visits and primary care facilities, the
increase in the populations of obtaining or receiving a diagnosis
of cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases will have a great
effect on the debt of the nations’ health system.
Option 2. Another option base on the analysis of the problem
and background is to implement education and promotion of
what is preventive care, the benefits, and examples to the
communities. Education has been seen as factor in why
individuals may have not taken advantage of preventive
available or why they are highest in being diagnosed with
diseases that are considered chronic.
Option 3.
Health providers such as insurance providers providing
incentives to patients that use preventive
Option 4. Describe the option. What are the pros of this option?
What are the cons of this option? Explain your argument
briefly and concisely.
No Intervention on the promoting preventive care or services
Recommendation
Choose ONLY ONE option as your recommendation. that your
client’s values and his/her ability to make (or not make)
decisions (i.e., power) must be kept in mind when making your
final recommendation.
Why did your team choose this option over the other ones? Did
20. your team consider the client’s values and power when choosing
this option? Did the team consider and identify any possible
drawbacks this recommended option may have in its
implementation? Did the team provide alternative ways to avert
such drawbacks, if any? Make sure NOT to repeat the analysis
in this section.
Conclusion
Consider writing at least one concise paragraph wrapping
up the entire content of this analysis very briefly. Do not
ramble! Get to the point! Do not rewrite previous sections of
your paper. The key here is to SUMMARIZE your findings
based on the evidence you gathered and understood from the
sources you investigated. Make sure to end your concluding
paragraph(s) with a persuasive statement.
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