Research Next-generation Spectrum antimicrobial coating technology and provide a high-level overview 1-2 paragraphs.

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Research

Research and provide a high-level overview of the following medical devices (1-2 paragraphs for each device):
-Central Venous Catheters
-Peripherally Insterted Central Venous Catheters
-Introasseous Needles
-Arterial Pressure Monitoring Devices

Research Next-generation Spectrum antimicrobial coating technology and provide a high-level overview 1-2 paragraphs.

Define new public management as an approach to performance management. Define new public service as an approach to performance management.

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Performance management

Watch the video at the following link

  Test your Knowledge (Question):

Define new public management as an approach to performance management.

Define new public service as an approach to performance management.

 

Do you consider Toyota as an international business? Based on which IB features? Which region has most of Toyota’s plants? Why? Provide some data to back up your response.

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ASSIGNMENT

Based on lecture 1 and the slides for Toyota Download slides for Toyota, answer the following questions:

  1. Do you consider Toyota as an international business? Based on which IB features?
  2. Which region has most of Toyota’s plants? Why? Provide some data to back up your response.
  3. Based on the data provided, what seems odd when it comes to Toyota’s distributors? What do distributors do? Are distributors a stakeholder of Toyota?
  4. Where does Toyota do most of its R&D? Why? Is decentralized R&D a strategy? Explain in a few sentences
  5. What are the pros and cons of decentralizing R&D?
  6. What was Toyota’s 2019 R&D expenses in US dollars?

Based on USD-Yen historical exchange rate data, https://www.macrotrends.net/2550/dollar-yen-exchange-rate-historical-charts R&D intensity match some of its rivals? What types of businesses appear to have high R&D intensity and what does it imply?

  1. For Toyota, identify some of the home and host countries.
  2. What kind of services Toyota might require for its global operations? What locational advantage might Singapore have for Toyota?
  3. What kind of services Toyota might require for its global operations? What locational advantage might Singapore have for Toyota?

 

Think about the definition of stakeholders—any parties with a stake in the organization’s actions or performance. Who are the stakeholders in this situation? How many can you list? On what basis would you rank them in importance?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

  1. Think about the definition of stakeholders—any parties with a stake in the organization’s actions or performance. Who are the stakeholders in this situation? How many can you list? On what basis would you rank them in importance?
  1. What are the potential costs and benefits of such an investment?
  2. If a safe and effective drug could be developed, the prospect of Merck’s recouping its investment was almost zero. Could Merck justify such an investment to shareholders and the financial community? What criteria would be needed to help them make such a decision?
  1. If Merck decided not to conduct further research, how would it justify such a decision to its scientists? How might the decision to develop the drug, or not to develop the drug, affect employee loyalty?
  1. How would the media treat a decision to develop the drug? Not to develop the drug? How might either decision affect Merck’s reputation?
  1. Think about the decision in terms of the CSR pyramid. Did Merck have an ethical obligation to proceed with development of the drug? Would it matter if the drug had only a small chance to cure river blindness? Does it depend on how close the company was to achieving a cure, or how sure they were that they could achieve it? Or does this decision become a question of philanthropy only?
  1. How does Merck’s value system fit into this decision?
  2. If you were the senior executive of Merck, what would you do?

What impact will artificial intelligence (AI) have on the field of project management? How are projects linked to the strategic plan?

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Assignment-1-Case Study& Discussion Question

Assignment Question:   (Marks 10)

Read the Case-1.2 “The Hokies Lunch Group.”  from Chapter 1 “Modern Project Management” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 24-27 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions for Part-A, Part-B, Part-C of the case study.

  1. For each part (A, B, C) What phase of the project life cycle is each project in? Expain (1 Mark each for A, B, C) Total (3Marks). (200 words)
  2. What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case? Why are they important? Explain for each part (A, B, C) (2 Marks each for A, B, C) Total (6 Marks). (300 words)
  3. Describe the characters of “The Hokies Lunch Group”? (1 Mark) (100 words)

 

Discussion Question:  (5 Marks)

  1. What impact will artificial intelligence (AI) have on the field of project management? (3 Marks) Refer Chapter-2 (300 words)
  2. How are projects linked to the strategic plan? (2 Marks) Refer Chapter-2 (200 words)

 

 

Describe the hardware and software requirements of your chosen information system.

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Hardware and software requirements

As thoroughly as possible, describe the hardware and software requirements of your chosen information system. Be sure to consider both the server-side and client-side hardware and software. If you do not have access to specific details about the server-side hardware and software, make reasonable assumptions based on the kind of hardware and software that you believe would be necessary to run your system. The information system for this topic will be Facebook

 

Use the link below to search for the community demographics of Athens, Georgia. Analyze the data to describe the local teens and young adults who may visit the local public library and a bookstore in town. Write a one paragraph explicit descriptive narrative of this data.

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Community demographics of Athens, Georgia

Use the link below to search for the community demographics of Athens, Georgia. Analyze the data to describe the local teens and young adults who may visit the local public library and a bookstore in town. Write a one paragraph explicit descriptive narrative of this data. Use APA style to cite and reference appropriately.

  • https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/GA,US/PST045221

Describe the implementation of the interaction and the child’s reaction to it. Analyze the interaction and describe what worked well to improve the child’s self-directed learning, what did not work well, and what you would adapt for a future assessment.

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Assessment play Essay

Design an assessment, play, or activity that allows you to interact with a child age eight or younger in a one-on-one situation. Your plan should:

Demonstrate one of the theories from last week’s readings in action (for example, Piaget, Gardner, Vygotsky, Skinner).
Help promote the child’s role in directing their learning through interaction.

Then write a 2–4 page paper in which you present three sections:

Describe the interaction and intended goals, linking them back to the theory you intended the interaction to demonstrate.
Describe the implementation of the interaction and the child’s reaction to it.
Analyze the interaction and describe what worked well to improve the child’s self-directed learning, what did not work well, and what you would adapt for a future assessment. Remember to:
Always tie the analysis back to your theory.
Include analysis of the communication techniques you used during the interaction, such as verbal, nonverbal, and listening techniques.
Describe how the different communication techniques and other interactions led to improved learning for the child.

Additional Requirements
In addition to the above, your assignment must meet the following requirements:

Which component of the 4E framework does Red Bull’s digital media strategy leverage most frequently?

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Which component of the 4E framework does Red Bull’s digital media strategy leverage most frequently?
  2. Using the components of the 4E framework, outline how an entrepreneur marketing low-sugar candy might apply it to his or her marketing mix efforts.
  3. Suppose an herbal tea company introduced a new product called Mint-Enhanced Tea—a mint and lemon herbal tea. How should it go about creating excitement using various social and mobile media tools?
  1. If you were marketing a new running shoe, what sort of mobile applications might enhance your marketing efforts?
  2. Assume you work for a large consumer packaged-goods firm that has discovered that its latest line of snack foods is moving very slowly off store shelves. Recommend a strategy for listening to what consumers are saying on blogs, review sites, and the firm’s website. Describe how your strategy might provide insights into consumers’ sentiments about the new product line.
  1. As an intern for Starbucks, you have been asked to develop a social media campaign for a new latte. The objective of the campaign is to increase awareness and trial of this new line. Use the listen–analyze–do framework to outline a new campaign.
  1. You were just hired by a company that wants to produce apps that help people become healthier by exercising, eating well, and reducing stress. On which customer motivations would you recommend the company focus? Describe the app you would design, the customer motivations it meets, and why your app is the right design for your potential customers.
  1. The company loves the idea for the app you suggested in the previous question, but is concerned about how it will make money on the app. Suggest a pricing model for the app and discuss why this model will maximize profits.

How does marketing impact the consumption of water, and how has this impact changed since the mid-20th century?

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

How does marketing impact the consumption of water, and how has this impact changed since the mid-20th century?

Describe three distinct target markets for drinking water. How does marketing create value for each of these segments using the four Ps; product price, place, and promotion?

How has changing societal values impacted the ways in which water is purchased and consumed?

How has the manner in which you consume water changed in the last five years?