Category: Business Finance – Management

Discussion Forum 7

Stanford University medical researchers conducted a study on the correlation between the use of fertility drugs and ovarian cancer.  Their study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concludes that the use of the fertility drugs, Pergonal and Serophene, may increase the risk of ovarian cancer by three times.  The lead author of the studies, Professor Alice Whittemore, stated, “Our finding in regard to fertility drugs is by no means certain.  It is based on very small numbers and is really very tenuous.”

FDA Commissioner David Kessler would like the infertility drug manufacturers to disclose the study findings and offer a warning on the drug packages.  He notes, “Even though the epidemiology study is still preliminary, women have a right to know what is known.  We’re not looking to make more of this than there is.”

If you were a manufacturer of one of the drugs, would you voluntarily disclose the study information?

APA format with citations and references

Question:  Journal Article Analysis 6

Pick one of the following terms for your research: Whistle-blowing, motivation, decentralization, group norms, or needs.

Instructions:

Journal Article Analysis Each student will select one of the key terms presented in the module and conduct a search of Campbellsville Universitys online Library resources to find 1 recent peer-reviewed academic journal article (within the past 3 years) that closely relate to the concept. Your submission must include the following information in the following format: 

 

DEFINITION: a brief definition of the key term followed by the APA reference for the term; this does not count in the word requirement. 

SUMMARY: Summarize the article in your own words- this should be in the 150-200 word range. Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the key term. 

DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the most important part of the assignment. 

REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission–in APA format. 

 

Be sure to use the headers in your submission to ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required. 

 

Any form of plagiarism, including cutting and pasting, will result in zero points for the entire assignment. 

 

Case Study 6
Read The Case of Plant Relocation and complete the questions at the end of the case study.

 answer the corresponding question (2 pages ).  With APA format, citations and recent references.

You can download data for the following questions from finance.yahoo.com, a general reference list in international Economics/finance, such as: Specialized Journals; General Journals; Sources of International Data; General Current information and the Internet Sources and one company. With founded information and data related to the company write Financial Statements Introduction (Explanation), Look at their data for last 5 years, and:

i Explain what is working capital, and what is WC of your company?

ii How do you value a stock, and what is Stock Value of chosen your company?

iii How do you calculate its value, and what is the Value of your company?

Please be detailed and support your arguments with peer-reviewed sources, in-text citations, and references according to APA formatting.

Competency

Evaluate different change management models.

Instructions

Gaining an understanding of the various models of leadership theory is critical in order to understand what skills and abilities are needed to influence the desired change in an organization.

Research at least two organizations that have had similar issues and successes during a change management process.

For this assignment, write a 2-3 page analysis of the problems and the change models that were implemented to address each organization’s problems.

Next, you will compare and contrast the change models used.

Assignment Requirements are as follows:

1. Provide an overview of the issues that each organization faced. 
2. Include an example of at least three similarities and three differences between each change model.
3. The paper should include an APA formatted cover page and reference page.
4. The paper should include at least two peer-reviewed sources, such as journal articles from the Rasmussen Library.

A note about peer reviewed resources: A peer-review is a process by which a scholarly work (such as a paper or a research proposal) is checked by a group of experts in the same field to make sure it meets the necessary standards before it is published or accepted.

The Law of Demand says that output increases when price falls, all else equal. That is, demand curves slope downward. But sometimes we see the price of a good rise when output increases. For example, lithium is used in rechargeable batteries for computers, phones, other electronic goods, and even certain cars. Demand for lithium was low as recently as the early 2000s.Since then, both the price of lithium and the production of lithium have more than doubled.

Start your discussion post by responding to this question:

• What could explain the simultaneous increases in the price of lithium and the production of lithium? Use supply and demand curves to explain your answer. (Hint: Price and equilibrium quantity have both increased. Would a shift in the demand curve or a shift in the supply curve lead to this result?)

David Perkins left a successful career in the NFL after two head injuries. His doctors recommended for his safety, that he leave the sport if he wanted to live past the age of 30. David, not one who sits around without anything to do, decided to open a sports bar, The Wing Shack. After 5 years the restaurant concept gained momentum and he was opening his fifth restaurant in the Michigan area.  David is proud to be socially responsible while creating jobs in the community and feeding the homeless. If David is doing so well, he says in response to an unwarranted lawsuit, he shouldnt be sitting in his attorneys office spending money he could be using to help his community. David is being sued for discrimination by two waitresses from Roseville, Michigan: Mindy Simpson and Laura Walker. Simpson received positive performance evaluations and was promoted to shift supervisor within 6 months of being hired. However, in her last evaluation Simpson who is 58, says she was advised by her manager to lose weight and join a gym, she was given 30 days to lose weight despite  losing 13 pounds on her own after working on the job for 2 months. After the 30 day period expired and she did not lose the required weight, she was fired.  

Walker, by contrast, is 410 and weighs 120 pounds says she was put on weight probation and then fired even though she lost 20 pounds.  

David gives his attorney his side of the story: I run a successful business and pride myself on hiring women who fit the image of a sports bar. I give guidelines on my website about hair, eyes, skin, makeup and exercise. All of my female wait staff have to attend image classes and pass the exam.  Employees are hired based on the image you have when they are hired. Please respond to the following questions and give your reason for each position you share

• The woman are suing because they are being fired for being too heavy. Is that illegal under state and federal law?
• Davids claim is that the woman were fired because the image of Wing Shack, which is central to his business, allows him to discipline and fire waitress for not maintaining the image he wants to uphold. Is that claim accurate?
• Mindy further claims that since giving birth to her son, she has had problems maintaining her weight. In other words having children changes a womans physique, making it more difficult to return to ones pre-baby weight. Could she have a legal case on the basis of the Americans with Disability Act? 

  

For this assignment, you will choose two topics from the list below. One topic will be from the global economic environment list and one from the trade environment list. For each topic, find a scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article. The article should examine the topic in relation to global marketing.

Global economic environment topics:

• Major changes of the world economy in the past twenty      years (discussing one major change is enough)
• Economic systems (you may choose to discuss one or      multiple systems)
• Market development stages (discussing one category is      enough)
• Triad
• Merchandise trade and service trade
• Hedging

Global trade environment topics:

• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Preferential trade agreements (discussing one category      is enough)
• Trade characteristics in Latin America
• Trade characteristics in the Asia-Pacific region
• Trade characteristics in the Middle East
• Marketing issues in Africa

In your paper,

• Write a half a page summary of the article you used for      each of the topics. 
  • Each summary must include an introduction, a       well-developed body, and a conclusion.
  • In the introduction of each summary, identify the       article used. 

Discuss how each of the topics that you selected can relate to one or some aspects of global marketing as you learned in Chapter 1 of your text (e.g., global marketing and opportunities or threats, marketing mix, competitive advantage, firms value chain, management orientations, etc.). 

Explain how one or more of those aspects are affected by the economic and the trade environments (one page). 

Summarize the contents of your paper in an executive summary.

The work must be submitted as one paper that is five and half pages in length:

• Title page (one page)
• Executive summary page (half a page to one page)
• Summary of each article (one page) 
  • First topic (half a page)
  • Second topic (half a page)
• Analysis on the topic (two pages) 
  • First topic (one page)
  • Second topic (one page)
• Reference page (one page)

The Global Marketing and Trade Environments paper

• Must be three and a half double-spaced written pages in      length for a total of five and a half pages for this assignment (one title      page and one page for references). 

Must include a separate title page with the following: 

• Title of page
• Students name
• Course name and number
• Instructors name
• Date submitted

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

Must use at least two scholarly sources for each environment topic in addition to the course text.

Must document any information used from sources in APA style

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style

Quality measurement in healthcare

In the healthcare setting measuring quality is what the quality teams like to make sure is excellent.  Pretend, that you are the new quality improvement director at the hospital. You have evaluated tons of patient surveys, complaints, and clinical patient data reports. What steps would you take to improve the quality and would you assemble together a quality team to help make improvements to your hospital?  What steps would you take to measure the current level of quality at the hospital? Make sure your initial post is a minimum of 250 words or more and responses to your peers should be at least a minimum of 100 words.

1. Are there any reasons for using present value analysis rather than future value analysis? If yes, provide those reasons (10 points) 
   1. Why might a decision maker like to see the payback analysis as well as the ROR and the NPV? (5 points) 
   2. [The assignment should be at least 400 words minimum and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced), and attached as a WORD file.]