Day: April 17, 2018

Reflect on the analysis of the sin of suicide and thus, euthanasia from the topic readings. Do you agree? Why or why not? Refer to the lecture and topic readings in your response.

This assignment will help you understand the disabilities that are caused due to Alzheimer’s disease.

Ellen is a 64-year-old Chinese American, who has recently been  diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. She has been working  steadily as a secretary but recently due to the disease has found it  harder to perform her duties. She has worked for 34 years. She has  recently become widowed and has two adult kids who live in the same area  as her. But they rarely agree on how to provide care for her. Ellen has  asked her children to help her navigate her decision to retire.

Based on the above scenario, create a 5- to 6-page report in a  Microsoft Word document that describe the issues that Ellen and her  children need to address regarding:

• Ellen’s retirement
• Ellen’s future health care plans
• Ellen’s housing
• Ellen’s financial situation
• Ellen’s ability to perform her job effectively
• The disease progression and its effect on her activities of daily living (ADL)
• Advanced directives
• Funeral plans
• Social supports available to Ellen
• Role her culture may play on her family’s decision

Retirement in the Unites States today forms a normal part of the life  cycle. Most people will spend some time in retirement. Atchley and  Barusch (2003) describe retirement as a series of stages. This  five-stage model takes a life-course perspective on retirement. It shows  the interplay between a person’s past, his or her current life, and  external events.

The population of older adults in the United States has grown more  than ten times in size from 1900 to 2003, from 3.1 million to 36 million  people.

Projections show that this population will more than double from the  year 2000 to 2050, increasing from 35 million to 86.7 million (Novak,  2009).

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research  on retirement specifically in the context of United States. Based on  your research and understanding, respond to the following:

• Explain the five stages of retirement. Which stage do you think is most important? Why?
• Describe the factors that a person has to consider when contemplating retirement.
• Describe different factors that can have an impact on retirement.
• Explore your own retirement plan. Describe where you are on the  planning process. What is the stage of retirement that you current are  at?
• Explain the factors that you would consider while planning your retirement.
• Describe how increasing numbers of retirees will affect retirement patterns.
• Compare retirement conditions in the United States to another country of your choice.
• Explain the techniques that other countries are planning for the new retirees’ influx.

“Real-Life Communication” Please respond to one of the following:

Option 1: Think of a time when you communicated reflexively. What were the results? Share this story with your peers.

Option 2: Think of someone who is a great communicator. What makes them skillful? What specifically do they do to project their professional presence? How have the techniques they use to communicate helped them accomplish their goals? How would communicating more skillfully help you in your own career? Provide a specific example.

The business environment is continuously evolving with the integration of new management trends developed to create opportunity and respond to challenges. Innovation often challenges the status quo of organizations and change agents in an organization must become intrapreneurs to meet those challenges.

You have been tasked to communicate to the VP of Human Resources about the need to prepare current staff for a more diverse workforce as a result of opening a new office in Miami, FL. This geographical area is known for its cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity in comparison to the company’s office in Topeka, KS.

Assignment Steps

Create a 2,100-word report analyzing the relationship between these concepts or topics:

• Analyze the role of innovation in executing change strategies.
• Assess managing diversity in the workplace.
• Examine how technology facilitates the implementation of change in today’s workforce.
• Explain how the workforce in the company will benefit from welcoming an inclusive and more diverse group of coworkers.
• Explain the benefits and the opportunity that a more diverse workforce will create.
• Include at least five peer-reviewed references.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

“Your Communications Plan” Please respond to the following:

Part 1: Provide a brief overview of your Strategic Communications Plan. Include a short description for each of the following in bullet point format:

• The purpose of the communication
• Your goal
• Audience
• Key Message
• Supporting Points
• Channel Selection
• Action Request

Part 2: Review at least two of your peers’ Strategic Communications Plan. Provide feedback. Don’t be afraid to challenge their assumptions, suggest new possibilities, and affirm their choices when those choices are good.

Note: Remember, feedback is a powerful and essential tool. Thoughtful, useful feedback is specific. It combines suggestions for improvement with the recognition of good ideas. When you offer feedback, you should contribute new ideas and new perspectives to help your peers learn and move forward.

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It is sometimes difficult to determine what motivates an individual. Sometimes it’s even hard to figure out our own motivations. This Discussion gives you the opportunity to explore what inspires you to do a job or activity well.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Reflect on a job or activity that you found to be the most motivational to perform or complete.

Post a comprehensive response to the following:

• What aspects of the job or activity made it motivational for you?
• What type, or types, of motivational techniques were used in that job or activity?
• How could a manager in your current job apply those techniques?

Identify the major themes on business models presented in Ovans’s 2015 article, “What Is a Business Model?”. Next, compare these themes with the ones presented in Harvard Business Review (2013) article and video of the Business Model Canvas and the discussion led by Dr. Osterwalder. What are key or major findings? What are the points of uncertainty and ambiguity?

For the second part of this discussion, review and evaluate Dr. Porter’s Five Forces. How and why does the Five Forces model link to the success or failure of the company business model?

All posts and assignments are considered formal research writing. This means no personal pronouns, no paragraphs without a citation. Listing and citing of all references using current APA style and formatting. It is permitted to use tables and lists with bullets or numbers. Use APA headings to format your initial discussion post. Use the APA Module, linked in the Resources, to guide your formatting. Use the following list to develop your post and include the information you gather under its corresponding heading:

• Introduction: Tell the reader the purpose of the post and what will be covered.
• Theory: Business Model and Five-Forces:
  • Identify and describe the main points and themes of the Ovans (2015) article and the Harvard Business Review (2013) article and video. Note common elements where the discussions are aligned.
  • Now, add the concept of Dr. Michael Porter’s Five Forces from the assigned video. How can the Five Forces model be applied to the business model concepts? Be as specific as possible.
• Conclusion: Sum up the key points of the post in one or two sentences.
• References: Using APA style and format, list the references you used for your post.

Complete the following problems from Chapters 1-3 of your textbook, Understanding Healthcare Financial Management. Be sure you are completing the “Problems” and not the “Mini-cases.”

• Chapter 1: Problem #5
• Chapter 2: Problem #1
• Chapter 3: Problem #1

Choose a global manufacturer of goods or services. Provide a background of the organization and fully describe six components of the organization’s supply chain. Examine the potential problems related to each of the components described and explain the approaches of the organization for solving the problems.

Write a 4 – 5 page report that: addresses the concerns the following functions might have about this proposed change:

• Addresses the importance of quality management and measurement within the global context
• Construct control charts to compare global operational processes of the chosen organizations

Would implementing an enterprise resource planning system help streamline operations and achieve efficiencies between operating departments? What major concerns need to be addressed?

Present your findings as a 4-5 pages Word document formatted in APA style.