Category: Business and Management

Critical Response #5: Leadership

January 14, 2020 1 Comment Business and Management, MLA

Based on your reading of the Kotter article, should modern organizations have more leaders, or more managers? Support your response.
Surface level responses will not be acceptable. The responses should serve as evidence that you have thought seriously about the question and topic. Many of the questions will ask you to apply a concept from your reading. Your responses should reflect that you have done your studying and reading before attempting to answer the question. While there are not necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions, your response should clearly reflect that you have completed your reading and have given critical consideration to the question being posed.

It is your responsibility to complete and submit these assignments by the due date and time. CRQ responses will be evaluated for quality and depth of response. Please read these guidelines carefullythey detail the expectations for the CRQs:

Your responses to these questions should be approximately two typed pages (12 pt font, single spaced). Your responses should be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date. The short length should not be confused with lack of depth. It is more challenging to write in a focused, direct manner.

Evaluation: The CRQ responses will be based on the following method:

Each response will be given a score out of 10 points, dependent on quality. Entries that are merely an opinion or experience not supported or connected to the readings, or entries that suggest the reading has not be done will not be eligible for a score higher than a 6. Management and leadership is a scientific field, and while there is a place for opinion, the purpose of these responses is to compose responses based on a combination of reading, research, and your own assessment. To receive a score of 7/10, at minimum the response must show a knowledge of the assigned reading. To earn an above average score (8-10), you must demonstrate critical thinking about the question that is reflective of understanding the readings, but also being able to assess and integrate them in a meaningful and insightful way

Entering Foreign Markets

January 14, 2020 1 Comment APA, Business and Management

Submit a summary of the chapter and at least 2 current events.

Also answer the following questions:
10-1. Identify ways in which institutions and resources affect the liability of foreignness.
10-2. Match the quest for location-specific advantages with strategic goals.   
10-3. Compare and contrast first-mover and late-mover advantage.
10-4. List the steps in the comprehensive model of foreign market entries.
10-5. Explain what you should do to make your firms entry into a foreign market successful.

The Fall of Lehman Brothers during the Financial Crisis of the Great Recession in 2008

January 14, 2020 No Comments Business and Management, MLA

You will research the topic of The Fall of Lehman Brothers during the Financial Crisis of the Great
Recession in 2008. Research and examine the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy including:
o History leading up to the event
o Other bank failures
o Primary causes of this momentous event
o Effects on the economy, real estate market, global markets
In your research you will have to:
o Distinguish facts from opinions
o Assess the credibility and reliability of the sources and information provided
o Form and substantiate your own conclusion about the governments decision not to bailout
Lehman Brothers.

Critical Response #5: Leadership

January 14, 2020 No Comments Business and Management, MLA

Based on your reading of the Kotter article, should modern organizations have more leaders, or more managers? Support your response.
Surface level responses will not be acceptable. The responses should serve as evidence that you have thought seriously about the question and topic. Many of the questions will ask you to apply a concept from your reading. Your responses should reflect that you have done your studying and reading before attempting to answer the question. While there are not necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions, your response should clearly reflect that you have completed your reading and have given critical consideration to the question being posed.

It is your responsibility to complete and submit these assignments by the due date and time. CRQ responses will be evaluated for quality and depth of response. Please read these guidelines carefullythey detail the expectations for the CRQs:

Your responses to these questions should be approximately two typed pages (12 pt font, single spaced). Your responses should be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date. The short length should not be confused with lack of depth. It is more challenging to write in a focused, direct manner.

Evaluation: The CRQ responses will be based on the following method:

Each response will be given a score out of 10 points, dependent on quality. Entries that are merely an opinion or experience not supported or connected to the readings, or entries that suggest the reading has not be done will not be eligible for a score higher than a 6. Management and leadership is a scientific field, and while there is a place for opinion, the purpose of these responses is to compose responses based on a combination of reading, research, and your own assessment. To receive a score of 7/10, at minimum the response must show a knowledge of the assigned reading. To earn an above average score (8-10), you must demonstrate critical thinking about the question that is reflective of understanding the readings, but also being able to assess and integrate them in a meaningful and insightful way.

Critical Response #4: Groups and Teams

January 14, 2020 6 Comments Business and Management, MLA

Using the Katzenbach & Smith article The Discipline of Teams, discuss whether your last group project for a class qualified as a group project or a team project. How do these differ? What specifically could be done to increase the likelihood of a team project?

Surface level responses will not be acceptable. The responses should serve as evidence that you have thought seriously about the question and topic. Many of the questions will ask you to apply a concept from your reading. Your responses should reflect that you have done your studying and reading before attempting to answer the question. While there are not necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions, your response should clearly reflect that you have completed your reading and have given critical consideration to the question being posed.

It is your responsibility to complete and submit these assignments by the due date and time. CRQ responses will be evaluated for quality and depth of response. Please read these guidelines carefullythey detail the expectations for the CRQs:

Your responses to these questions should be approximately two typed pages (12 pt font, single spaced). Your responses should be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date. The short length should not be confused with lack of depth. It is more challenging to write in a focused, direct manner.

Evaluation: The CRQ responses will be based on the following method:

Each response will be given a score out of 10 points, dependent on quality. Entries that are merely an opinion or experience not supported or connected to the readings, or entries that suggest the reading has not be done will not be eligible for a score higher than a 6. Management and leadership is a scientific field, and while there is a place for opinion, the purpose of these responses is to compose responses based on a combination of reading, research, and your own assessment. To receive a score of 7/10, at minimum the response must show a knowledge of the assigned reading. To earn an above average score (8-10), you must demonstrate critical thinking about the question that is reflective of understanding the readings, but also being able to assess and integrate them in a meaningful and insightful way.
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Critical Response Rubric

digital age, developments in artificial intelligence (AI)

January 14, 2020 No Comments APA, Business and Management

Living in the Digital Age
In this digital age, developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental changes in the way we live and do business. After watching the below video, required to submit a summary of the below video.

The summary must be a one page long.

Artificial intelligence & algorithms: pros & cons (42:25 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dMTAQM4cw&feature=youtu.be 

course work, make sure you provide the 2 responses

January 14, 2020 1 Comment APA, Business and Management

ost a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

In this first week of the Psychology of Learning, we explore personal fulfillment and what success looks like for you. We also take a close look at the role of self-awareness, and how to leverage that awareness to keep moving toward your goals. This weeks reading assignments examine the ingredients for success, benefits of self-awareness, and how to examine your own personal strengths. 

Take a moment to consider your own strengths and how they relate to your personal goals.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

How do you define success? 
Consider some the ingredients for success (self-awareness, self-direction, self-esteem, and positive thinking). Which of these are the most difficult for you and why?
Why is it important to understand your own strengths and weaknesses? 
How can becoming more self-aware help you reach your goals?
What resources do you consider vital to your success (support, mentors, additional skills, etc.)?

SWOT Analysis PowerPoint

January 14, 2020 1 Comment APA, Business and Management

Physicians and patients have been affected by development and implementation of Health Information Technology (HIT). There are many other healthcare professionals and venues affected by significant complexities and characteristics that make HIT implementation challenging. For example, standardized data formats are used to facilitate data portability, work culture barriers, system costs, training issues, and other matters. Some Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers have begun to use a variety of portable Electronic Health Records to collect data at the scenes of patient incidents with systems designed to transmit data to receiving hospitals. Overall, however, achieving the Nationwide Health Information Network has been elusive due to administrative and technical difficulties.

To achieve the HIT goals of improving health care quality and reducing costs, extensive and rigorous work remains in the research and implementation arenas. Assume you have just graduated with your Masters degree and you have passed a series of interviews at the top hospital known as We Care Hospital. You are hired as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and your first task is to conduct a SWOT Analysis of the HIT system at We Care Hospital. Research the websites of your local hospital and determine their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats based on the ease of information, access for potential patients, and clinical quality features located on their website that identify the basic operations of the healthcare organization.

Then, prepare a Microsoft PowerPoint 10-slide narrative using a SWOT Analysis. A SWOT Analysis identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in a situation. Review the video: Strategic Planning and SWOT Analysis. To help you prepare the narrative PowerPoint using Microsoft 365 and older versions, review video: Record a slide show with narration and slide timings.

Your 10-slide SWOT PowerPoint should follow this format:

    Slide 1: Cover Page
        Include the title of your presentation, your name, the course number and course title, your professors name, and the date.
    Slide 2: Background / Executive Summary
        Describe the details of the situation. Use bullets with short sentences. The title of this slide should be Executive Summary.
    Slide 3: Thesis Statement
        Identify the focus of your research. The title of this slide should be Thesis Statement.
    Slides 4-9: Support
        Support your thesis statement following the SESC formula: State, Explain, Support, and Conclude. (An overview of using Sublevel 1 and Sublevel 2 headings is provided in the following video: APA Style – Formatting the Title Page, Abstract, and Body.
        You should include at least three court cases and related peer-reviewed articles from within the past five years. In-text citations should be in the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
    Slide 10: References
        Use APA format for your Reference slide. (To help you with APA in-text citations and your Reference list, some students use Citation Machine.

Literature review

January 14, 2020 5 Comments APA, Business and Management

Description of the assignment:

For this assignment you are asked to complete a literature review on one of the below topics. You are asked to critically review between 5-7 educational journal articles on your topic and write a 600-800 word literature review on the articles you’ve selected.

The topics are:

Motivation & Engagement
Negotiation & Persuasion
Cross Cultural Communication

Steps to complete your literature review:

Choose a topic that you are interested in reviewing. It should be looked at as an opportunity to develop your skills in that area as well.

Formulate an inquiry question that specifically describes what would like to know about your topic. For example, Discuss the barriers that hinder effective team productivity and provide ways of confronting and preventing those challenges in the future.

Search for and locate academic journal articles and books that include your topic’s information.

Select at least 5-7 academic journal articles to review. Read your articles and begin to sort and classify them according to their findings.

Organize your articles by sorting and classifying their findings in a meaningful way, always considering your original topic and inquiry question.

Write your review.

literature review

January 14, 2020 4 Comments APA, Business and Management

Please read carefully and answer the questions:

Description of the assignment:

For this assignment you are asked to complete a literature review on one of the below topics. You are asked to critically review between 5-7 educational journal articles on your topic and write a 600-800 word literature review on the articles you’ve selected.

The topics are:

– Negotiation & Persuasion
– Team Productivity & Performance
– Creativity & Critical Thinking
– Cross Cultural Communication

Steps to complete your literature review:

1) Choose a topic that you are interested in reviewing. It should be looked at as an opportunity to develop your skills in that area as well.

2) Formulate an inquiry question that specifically describes what would like to know about your topic. For example, Discuss the barriers that hinder effective team productivity and provide ways of confronting and preventing those challenges in the future.

3) Search for and locate academic journal articles and books that include your topic’s information.

4) Select at least 5-7 academic journal articles to review. Read your articles and begin to sort and classify them according to their findings.

5)Organize your articles by sorting and classifying their findings in a meaningful way, always considering your original topic and inquiry question.

6) Write your review.