Discuss examples of  how bureaucracy and/or politics can interfere with disaster management  efforts. (10)

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  1. What are the difficulties that arise when trying to develop a comprehensive national warning strategy that covers all hazards in all places for a country like Canada?

There are several difficulties that might arise when developing comprehensive national warning strategies that cover all hazards. One of the difficulties is ignorance. Some people wait till the last minute for them to take precautions. Another issue is that disasters are uncertain in relation to their occurrence and outcome. Disasters are dynamic events which keeps evolving with time.

Canada is a very large and diverse country when talking about the different provinces and even cities, and each of these different places experience differences in disasters so some places might not be as educated or prepare for the disaster that is being warned. Also there might be some people who chose to not follow these national warning strategy and might believe the hazards are a hoax, so its hard to get the entire population on Canada to be on board and be following what the national warning strategy suggests for us to do. There is also diversity with Canada’s individuals such as language and some people in this country has 2 national languages which are English and French but not all people speak both either of those languages, there’s a lot of cases of immigrants moving to the country who do not choose to learn or have not yet learn any of our languages so its hard to reach out to these people.  (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE THAT MY CLASS MATE WROTE, CAN YOU EXPAND)

  1. On a number of occasions, the only viable option for reducing future disaster risk has been to relocate an entire community out of a high-risk zone. Share examples of cases where this has happened in the past.  What challenges do these relocated communities face? (9)

One example is the Katrina Hurricanes that occur back in 2005. These located communities experience significant challenges such as lack of basic needs. Another example is the earthquake that occurred in Indonesia. The people were relocated, and they still experience problem because they live in the camps.

A well known example of relocation due to a disaster was the nuclear accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine. The process of relocation alone takes a lot of planning and resources from the nation’s government. The government needs to firstly look for viable land and undertake development-planning efforts. It’s especially helpful to the recovery speed if the land found was closer to the previous community. Suitability assessments are taken to assess the risk of hazards and other factors so that they can ensure it’s safe enough to relocate to. More than 300,000 people were relocated in order to reduce the exposure to radiation. However, this took a toll on the community members. Even to this day, many that relocated are unemployed and lack self-efficacy due to the disaster. Most that were relocated, mainly being the elderly, have not settled in fully, and still wish to return to their communities. This is why the most important factor is to make sure that community members are coping well with relocation; they should be able to create a working community at the new location, have access to clean water, engage in cultural and/or religious events, etc. However, as mentioned with Chernobyl, there could be a lot of conflict; community members may refuse to leave. This may be solved through simple cooperation; incentive programs play a big part in the decision-making process of community members. (AN EXAMPLE MY CLASSMATE WROTE)

  1. The importance of incorporating the viewpoints of affected communities, individuals and businesses, in the different types of recovery operations has been highlighted. Share your own thoughts on why this is important. Provide specific examples where applicable. (9)

It is important to incorporate the viewpoints of affected communities, individuals and businesses, in the different types of recovery operations. This is because they are the victims and knows the problems (This doesn’t make sense, can you expand on this)that they experience. Also, they know what they need to help the most vulnerable among them. A good example is the case of Haiti where an earthquake occurred in 2010. The affected communities and businesses were involved in the recovery operations and this helped to save more lives (you cant say this without providing proof).

  1. Children have unique needs when recovering from disasters.  Which of these needs do you think are the most important?  Why do you think this is the case?  In your opinion, how can those needs be effectively met? (9)

The most important needs for children recovering from disaster include counselling, basic needs and support. This is because they get traumatized and need people to encourage and support them emotionally, physically and financially. These needs can be met by the government and humanitarians getting involved to provide the basic needs. Other well wishes can visit the children (This doesn’t make sense) and spend time with them, encourage and support them.

  1. Research NGOs (both national and international).  If you had the opportunity, which NGO(s) would you like to be a part of? Why? How can you get involved? (10)

There are several NGOs both national and international that help the victims of disasters. If given an opportunity, I would like to be part of the Red Cross organization. This is because it is an international organization and I can have a great chance to help other nations. I can get involved by giving donation and being part of the rescue team.

  1. Discuss examples of  how bureaucracy and/or politics can interfere with disaster management  efforts. (10)

There are many ways that politics interfere with disaster management. One way is that politics can interfere is through the misuse of resources for political gains. This implies that political leaders might use resources meant to help the victims for their own political gain. Another political interference is corruption where leaders steal resources that are supposed to help the victims.

  1. Share some arguments for and against the involvement of the military in disaster management. Through examples, share some implications of military involvement in domestic disaster relief efforts and/or cases where military assets are deployed internationally? (10)

The military should be involved in disaster management because they have equipment, manpower and training to deal with disasters. There are some areas that cannot be accessible for humanitarians due to terrain and this requires military support. It is also not good to involve the military because the terrorist might attack a nation due to enough soldiers at the borders.

One of the implications of military involvement is conflict due to a lack of subordinate and clash between organizations protocols, culture and procedures. A good example is the Pakistan earthquake where despite the military working together with humanitarians, there were some conflicts.

 

 

Discuss what you would like to change to become more effective in your communication.

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Watch the video: Your body language may shape who you are | Amy Cuddy (on youtube).

Watch the Amy Cuddy video and then address the following:
1. Discuss how your non-verbal behaviors tell a story about you (e.g., attitudes, views, emotions, etc.). You might include facial expressions, body language, and symbolic behaviors (e.g., type of clothing you wear, artifacts in your office, car you drive, brands you like, etc.).
2. Discuss what you would like to change to become more effective in your communication.
3. Think of an example in which you regularly engage in negative self-talk (permanent, personal, and/or pervasive messages about events/situations). Describe the event, the negative self-talk and what you are going to do to become more optimistic (temporary, behavior-based, specific to a situation).

What is a management theory, and how do you think theories operate in (and perhaps on) the field of management

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What is a management theory, and how do you think theories operate in (and perhaps on) the field of management What is a management theory, and how do you think theories operate in (and perhaps on) the field of management

Prepare a four to five-page paper in which you explain your chosen job design and organizational design as the new District Manager for Dunkin’ Donuts.

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Prior to completing this assignment, review the pertinent sections of Chapter 3. You have been the manager of a Dunkin’ Donuts store in the Midwest for the past two years. The store is owned by a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee who owns 20 other Dunkin’ Donuts locations. Your employer took an employee inventory and examined all current employees. It has been noted by the owner that you have a highly successful track record. You have been recognized for doing an exceptional job staffing, leading, training, coaching, and managing people. You have been recognized for successfully managing all key components of your store and have successfully managed key business drivers such as cash, profits, growth, asset utilization, and people. In regards to the metrics that are used to measure their stores for sales, quality, and customer service, your store is the top performing store in their system.

Congratulations! You have just been promoted to district manager! The Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee sees your growth potential and the growth potential in your geographic area. The owner now has committed significant capital and plans to open five new locations over the next two years. You will be given complete autonomy, authority, and responsibility to structure, staff, and operate these five new locations. You will be playing a key role in this expansion for growth.

For this assignment, you will prepare a four to five-page paper in which you explain your chosen job design and organizational design as the new District Manager for Dunkin’ Donuts.

You must organize your paper using the following section headings and include additional section headings as needed:

Introduction—Provide a well-organized introduction to the paper.
Job Design—Explain your chosen job design including job analysis, job description and job specification.
Organizational Design—Explain why the chosen organizational design was chosen.
Conclusion
Your paper must include at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook and be formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

The Case Study: Opening Your New Dunkin’ Donuts Locations paper

Sources

Discuss how firms in the construction industry could be considering how their current business modelcan help them address the changing procurement approaches

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3alternative, more strategic approaches to procurement to be proposed. Within this context, you are tasked to do a critical review of attempts at building wider values into the procurement process. The focus should be on what is meant by value.Secondly you should explain and synthesise the current advocated strategic approaches to procurement(including for example the guidance of the Infrastructure Procurement Route-mapand the wide array of Framework Arrangements, available in the market-place). Finally,youshould alsodiscuss in detail how firms in the construction industry could be considering how their current business modelcan help them addressthe changing procurement approaches, and whether they need to change their business model to capitalize on these changes.You are encouraged to discuss cases and real project examples in building your arguments. You may choose toapply the learning from the module directly into your currentor recent work-place.Word count:Your assessment should be no more than 3000words long.This includes every word, excluding only: any initial contents/title page, and the reference list(s) located at the very end of your submission. Only the first 3000 words (as defined above) will be marked.Any words you write in excess of 3000(as defined above) will be ignored.Marking criteria:ASSESSMENT CRITERIAMarks for your assessment will be allocated as follows:•Critical analysis of the attempts at building wider values into the procurement process. The focus should be on what is meant by value-25%•Synthesis of the current advocated strategic approaches to procurement available in the market-place-30%•Discussionofhow firms in the construction industry could be considering how their current business modelcan help them address the changing procurement approaches, and whether they need to change their business model to capitalize on these changes-30%

Which three study skills described in the first section do you most need to improve and why?

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The task:
Illustrate your understanding of what is needed to succeed at university and how study techniques
can be used to your best advantage. Base your analysis on three of the study skills discussed in
class.
The structure:
1. Which three study skills that you have learned about in this module do you find most
interesting? – Describe these three study skills.
2. How confident do you currently feel about them? – Rate your confidence level (1-10).
3. Which three study skills described in the first section do you most need to improve and
why?
4. How will you develop the three study skills that you have identified for improvement? – Put
this into SMART goals S(specific) M(measurable) A(achievable) R(realistic) T(timed).
Please include cover sheet as the first page.

Describe different learning styles and the types of attenders indicated in the article provided.

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This is an individual assignment where you will be reporting, in 750 words, an analysis of your own learning style in relation to your previous and current experience of learning and attendance.

The report structure is outlined below:

Part 1 Introduction (around 175 words)
• Write a brief autobiography of your learning to date

Part 2 Learning Styles Analysis (around 400 words)
• Describe different learning styles and the types of attenders indicated in the article provided.
• Identify your own preferred learning style according to the article.

Part 3 Conclusion (around 175 words)
• Identify weaknesses in your learning style and how to improve them for the future

Part 4 References and Appendices (not included in the word count)
• The reference section should include three academic references either mentioned by the author(s) of the article that you feel contributed to the body of knowledge or any other relevant articles you may have read. You should be using in-text references that appear in the main body of your report using the Harvard referencing system.

Write a 3–4 page letter in which you analyze your leadership skills and how you would use them to lead a project requiring group collaboration.

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Write a 3–4 page letter in which you analyze your leadership skills and how you would use them to lead a project requiring group collaboration.

Assessments 1 is scenario-based, so you must complete them in the order in which they are presented.

Leadership is an integral element in any job, regardless of the work title. However, it is important to recognize that leadership is not just one single skill; instead, success in leadership depends on a broad range of skills, among them decision making, collaboration, and communication.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
•Competency 1: Apply qualities, skills and practices used by effective healthcare leaders. ◦Describe the leadership qualities desirable for the proposed project.
◦Compare one’s own leadership skills against those of a chosen health care leader.
◦Explain one’s role as project leader, using approaches from a selected leadership model.

•Competency 2: Apply practices that facilitate effective interprofessional collaboration. ◦Describe an approach to effectively facilitate collaboration among a professional team.

•Competency 4: Produce clear, coherent, and professional written work, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards. ◦Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.

Prepare a 500-word document discussing how those involved in the incident exhibited characteristics of mitigation, preparedness, communications, response, and recovery.

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PART 1
Please review the pdf file attached about United Airlines flight 232. Prepare a 500-word document discussing how those involved in the incident exhibited characteristics of mitigation, preparedness, communications, response, and recovery.
PART 2
Using the attached file of Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Operators and Users, prepare a security inspection checklist which contains a minimum of 25 questions for a security auditor to consider. Security questions should take the form of a yes/no question which indicates compliance or non-compliance with the security measure. For example, “Do flight schools limit student pilot access to aircraft keys?” or “Do airport identifications include a unique identification number?”
In reality, a comprehensive checklist would have many hundreds of questions, but you only need to prepare a checklist which has at least 25 questions.
You may choose to create your security inspection checklist in either MS Excel or MS Word.

How would you apply planning, organizing, leading, and controlling to this project?

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Assignment Overview
Assignment: Unit 1 – Individual Project
Type: Individual Project
Unit: Global Management Fundamentals

Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 125
Points Earned: Points Earnednot available
Deliverable Length: 250–500 words
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Assignment Description
You have been assigned to provide staffing solutions and a project plan for a new operation overseas. Provide a high-level view of how you will manage this project. The following questions need to be answered in your response:

How would you apply planning, organizing, leading, and controlling to this project?
Provide an example of how each fundamental aspect of management might be carried out in this scenario.