Day: April 25, 2018

How has economist Robert Fogel explained that economic growth is connected to life expectancy? Based on this connection, in what country would you expect to have a longer life expectancy, the United States or India? Explain.Required reference:

Text: Essentials of Economics
2nd Edition, 2009
R. Glen Hubbard and Anthony Patrick O’Brien

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Begin each written assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type).
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Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e. an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion).
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All online responses must be submitted as a MS Word
Document file only.
Written assignments are judged on the quality of the response in regard to the question. Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to written assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit written assignments that fall in the following ranges:
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Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages.

Assignment 2: Evaluation of Agency’s Public Personnel Administration, Part 2

Due Week 4 and worth 180 points

Refer to the Scenario for Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Revise the previous assignment based on your professor’s feedback.

2. Analyze the organizational design of the selected agency’s human resource management in

relationship to the entire organization. Assess its strengths and weaknesses. (Title this section

Organizational Design)

3. Assess the agency in terms of its global or international linkages, highlighting its application of

theory to its approach to personnel management. (Title this section Global Linkages and

Personnel Management)

4. Analyze at least three (3) of the major components of the agency’s human resource system’s

goals and practices regarding the recruitment and hiring of a qualified workforce. (Title this

section Personnel Recruitment and Hiring Practices)

5. Evaluate the agency’s approach to training and programs provided for new and existing

employees for the development of knowledge, skills, and overall competencies, highlighting the

strengths and weaknesses. (Title this section Employee Skills Training)

6. Recommend at least two (2) actions the agency could take to improve in the areas of recruiting

and training a qualified workforce. (Title this section Recruiting and Training Recommendations)

7. Provide at least four (4) relevant and credible outside sources that support the content of this

assignment. (Include no more than one non-government Website)

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all

sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your

professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s

name, the course title, and the date. The cover page, revisions of the previous assignment, and

the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Examine the major components of the personnel management system, procedures, and

processes in the public sector.

 Analyze the linkages between theory, research, practice, and teaching in the field of public

personnel management.

 Recommend improvements to processes involved in public personnel management and / or

solutions to problems confronting those in the field.

 Develop a proposal for strategic public personnel management for a specific setting.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in public personnel management.

 Write clearly and concisely about public personnel management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and

language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the importance of innovation in your selected business’s vision, mission, and values, and determine your business model for this new division. Include the following:

• Propose a new product or service for the new company division. The division should be customer-focused with an innovative mission statement. Ensure that you are differentiating your product or service.

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• Describe how the division addresses customer needs and achieves competitive advantage.

• Create a vision and a business model for this new division that clearly demonstrates your decision on what you want your business to become in the future.

• Explain how the vision, mission, and value of the new division align with the company’s mission and vision.

• Summarize how the vision, mission, and values guide the division’s strategic direction.

• Define your guiding principles and values for your division in the context of culture, social responsibility, and ethics.

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Scenario
As a marketing consultant for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, you have been asked to complete a strategic marketing audit to analyse both internal and external factors that are impacting on the organisations international growth.

a) Write a summary of the ” Hard Rock Cafe Global Strategy” from 9 minutes long video provided in the link below:-

 

b) write an essay of how the CONCEPTS in corresponding relate and can be applied to the video case. Be specific to how terminology discussed in “Competing on differentiation” (I provide

pictures talking about it).

c) write your own CRITIQUE of the applications of OM techniques used for Hard Rock Cafe Global Strategy. E.G. Are the other OM techniques that it should have applied but didn’t? did it or didn’t

it overdo some OM technique(s)? Are the OM techniques applied to your selected case study that are applied globally be applied uniformly or differently for different parts of the world or

commodities it deals with? be specific.

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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper
Part 1
Describe the following terms in your word.

·        Gross domestic product (GDP)

·        Real GDP

·        Nominal GDP

·        Unemployment rate

·        Inflation rate

·        Interest rate
Part 2

Consider the following examples of economic activities:



·        Purchasing of groceries

·        Massive layoff of employees

·        Decrease in taxes



Describe how each of these activities affects government, households, and businesses. Describe the flow of resources from one entity to another for each activity.



Write a 700- to 1,500-word paper summarizing the results.

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1. Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations.

Weight: 10%

 

Question 1

 

Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price.

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• Since the company has control over the price, it has to decide how much to charge and how much to produce to maximize profit.
• The profit-maximizing/loss-minimizing quantity and price can be determined by setting the MR = MC. This involves the following.
  • Find the total revenue: TR = P x Q
  • Find the marginal revenue by calculating the derivative of the total revenue function.
  • Set MR equal to the provided MC function and solve for Q, and then for P.
• Based on the results, the company should make a decision to continue producing or shut down.

 

 

 

2. Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.

Weight: 10%

 

Question 2

 

Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.

 

• Consider the change in the degree of competition.
• Review the sections “Industry Performance” and “Competitive Landscape” in the IBISWorld report provided.

 

 

 

3. Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

Weight: 10%

 

Question 3

 

Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

 

TC = 160,000,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q²

VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q²

MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q

 

• Using the provided cost data for the firm, determine whether the firm is making a profit or a loss by charging the equilibrium price determined in Assignment 1.
  • Calculate the total revenue.
  • Calculate the total cost.
  • Find the difference between TR and TC, which is the profit or the loss.
  • Review the section “Cost Structure Benchmarks” (p. 22) in the IBISWorld report.

 

 

 

4. Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response.

Weight: 15%

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Question 4

 

Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.)

 

• Determine if the company is making a loss.
• Determine whether the loss if higher or lower than the fixed cost.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

Weight: 10%

 

Questions 5

 

Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

 

(Hints:

 

• In Assignment 1, you determined your firm’s market demand equation. Now you need to find the inverse demand equation. Having found that, find the Total Revenue function for your firm (TR is P x Q). From your firm’s Total Revenue function, then find your Marginal Revenue (MR) function.
• Use the profit maximization rule MR = MC to determine your optimal price and optimal output level now that you have market power. Compare these values with the values you generated in Assignment 1. Determine whether your price higher is or lower.)

 

• Use the profit-maximizing rule MC = MR to find the price and quantity that maximize profit.

 

 

 

6. Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, that the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

Weight: 10%

 

Question 6

 

Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, which the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

 

(Hints:

 

• Calculate profit in the short run by using the price and output levels you generated in part 5. Optional: You may want to compare this to what profit would have been in Assignment 1 using the cost function provided here.
• Calculate profit in the long run by using the output level you generated in part 5 and cost data in part 3 and assuming that the selling environment will likely be very competitive. Determine why this would be a valid assumption.)

 

• Review the section “Key Statistics” on p. 38 of the IBISWorld report.

 

 

 

7. Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.

Weight: 10%

 

Question 7

 

Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.

 

• Review the sections “Industry Performance” and “Products and Markets” in the IBISWorld report.

 

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Health Information Exchange

Papers must 7 to 10 pages in length (this would be roughly 1 page per area included in the report), 12 point font, double-spaced, include a cover page, table of

contents, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion and works cited.
•Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment, and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. At least 6 authoritative, outside

references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page titled “Works Cited”.
•Appropriate citations are required
•Outline history of HIE
•Benefits of HIE (underlying the justification of HIE)
•Ways that privacy and security concerns are addressed
•Current challenges and ways to overcome them

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