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Develop a spiritual improvement plan using theoretical framework.Explain how each step in the plan’s process can improve spiritual development.

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Assignment

Instructions

Create a transpersonal plan which integrates theory and action for spiritual development. Choose one of the theories listed in the Reading this week, and then provide 10 steps that could be followed in a spiritual development plan (like a recipe). Explain the importance that each step has toward spiritual health. You can create your step-by-step plan for a specific population or for the general public. Be sure to include at least one outside source along with a references section per APA guidelines at the end of your paper to support your sentiments.

Requirements

  • Develop a spiritual improvement plan using theoretical framework.
  • Explain how each step in the plan’s process can improve spiritual development.
  • The plan can be developed for a specific population or for the general public.

Develop and test widely applicable novel methodological tools enabling both deep and broad insights into the drivers and barriers in unfolding multi-sectoral transition processes towards sustainability.

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The core for this research proposal in bold:

“The whole system change”, not just focusing on innovation itself, to make a transition of the whole system (product, business model, governance, social) to enable a sustainable transition.  And to investigate multi actor groups cooperation, collaborations and influences during the transition. With focus in China or the USA.

And below is the official guidance and introduction:

The PhD topic: Governing sustainable energy-mobility transitions in 1) UK with Scotland, 2) USA with California or 3) China with Guangdong

The EMPOCI PhD students will be enrolled for a PhD in Science and Technology Policy Studies and are expected to produce a cumulative PhD thesis (based on three peer-reviewed journal articles). The PhD topic will contribute to answering the overarching research question of the EMPOCI project on how to accelerate the low-carbon transition in the increasingly interconnected energy and mobility systems on a regional and national level. For this, the PhD students will be involved in all work packages of the EMPOCI project (except WP5), with each student focussing on a different country (UK, US or China) including a pioneering region within that country (Scotland, California or Guangdong).

Conceptually, each PhD will seek to enrich the interdisciplinary field of socio-technical innovation/transition studies (Koehler et al., 2019; Zolfagharian et al., 2019) with theories, concepts, and approaches from the field of policy studies to enable a better understanding of the governance of politically contested and complex multi-sectoral sustainability transitions (Kern and Rogge, 2018; Kern et al., 2019). For this, the PhD could, for example, draw on the advocacy coalition framework (Weible et al., 2011), discourse analysis (Hajer and Versteeg, 2005) or governance network theory (Klijn and Koppenjan, 2012), but other suggestions are also very welcome (Sabatier and Weible, 2014).

The proposed interdisciplinary framework shall foreground the causal interplay between actors (business, policy, academia, society), multi-level policy mixes and low-carbon innovations (technological, organisational, business model, social, institutional and/or policy innovation), and the role of transformative capacity and exogenous conditions for the unfolding co-evolutionary transition processes (Wolfram, 2016; Edmondson et al., 2019). By adopting a socio-political transitions perspective the PhD will recognize the existence of barriers arising from lock-in, vested interests and resistance to change, and will pay dedicated attention to the politics and power involved in transition processes (Geels, 2014; Stirling, 2014; Smink et al., 2015). This implies that acceleration not only calls for the coordination of efforts on different governance levels (e.g. national vs regional) and policy fields (climate vs industrial policy), but also for implementing policy mixes for creative destruction (Kivimaa and Kern, 2016; Rogge and Reichardt, 2016).

Empirically, each PhD student will focus on conducting one country/region case study, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis. Interested candidates should indicate whether they intend to study 1) the UK with Scotland, 2) the USA with California or 3) China with Guangdong.

The PhD topics shall follow EMPOCI in acknowledging that deep decarbonization requires simultaneous low-carbon transitions in multiple sectors (Geels et al., 2017; Schot and Kanger, 2018), such as across the electricity-mobility-ICT systems, reflecting trends in electrification, digitization and decentralisation (Canzler et al., 2017; Di Silvestre et al., 2018). PhD proposals can assume a broad perspective on energy-mobility transitions, but are also welcome to suggest (a) key area(s) for in-depth investigation, such as electricity storage/grid innovation or novel ICT/digitalization solutions at the interface of energy-mobility systems. In addition, PhD topics can give an equal weight on studying business, policy, academia and society as relevant actor groups, but may also suggest conducting in-depth investigations on (a) particular actor group(s), such as media, trade unions or NGOs.

Data will be collected through desktop analysis, expert interviews, multi-actor case studies and surveys, much of which will be undertaken in the country/region in question (incl. one year in the field). In particular, the qualitative case studies shall seek to investigate which role actors and their networks play for the interplay between policy mixes and low-carbon inno­vations, and how this is influenced by transformative capacity and exogenous conditions. In contrast, the quantitative survey analysis shall aim at investigating to what extent multi-level policy mixes explain the innovation activities of actors involved in multi-sectoral transition processes, and vice versa, and what is the role of transformative capacity for this interplay. The PhD topics may also propose to draw on big data analytics (e.g. social media analysis) and other novel methods (particularly from the field of policy studies) – thereby enhancing our understanding of the interplay between policy mixes and socio-technical change.

 

EMPOCI Project

In its 1.5°C report the IPCC stressed that global efforts to promote low-carbon transitions need to be accelerated to meet the Paris Agreement. This raises a number of questions for the emerging field of policy mixes for sustainability transitions, such as on the role of actors and multi-level governance in interconnected and politically contested socio-technical transition processes. The EMPOCI project, funded by the ERC, aims at addressing these knowledge gaps through its three objectives:

  1. To provide a novel conceptual and empirical understanding of the global interplay between multi-level policy mixes and low-carbon innovations in socio-technical transitions which foregrounds the role of actors and transformative capacity.
  • By bridging the innovation/transition and policy studies literatures and comparatively analyzing the increasingly interconnected electricity-mobility-ICT systems in four key countries (Germany, UK, China, USA), EMPOCI will advance the research frontier on transformative policy mixes for low-carbon transitions.
  1. To develop and test widely applicable novel methodological tools enabling both deep and broad insights into the drivers and barriers in unfolding multi-sectoral transition processes towards sustainability.
  • Drawing on a multi-method research design EMPOCI will provide novel standards for assessing policy, agency and innovation dynamics in politically contested low-carbon transition processes (e.g. surveys, big data, foresight).
  1. 3. To co-design practically relevant multi-actor strategies for accelerating sustainable energy-mobility transitions, thereby supporting the Paris Agreement in combating climate change.
  • Based on EMPOCI’s findings a transformative foresight process is organized with stakeholders from business, policy, academia and society to jointly derive implications for transformative policy mixes.

EMPOCI is a 5-year project that starts on June 1, 2020 and is led by Prof Karoline Rogge. Her project team will be composed of one research fellow (for 5 years) and two PhD students (for 3.5 years). The successful PhD candidates will be expected to start on June 15, 2020 or on September 15, 2020. For more information please see: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/research/projects/empoci

Further Information on the School / Department

was formed in 2009 and comprises the Department of Accounting and Finance, the Department of Strategy and Marketing, the Department of Management, the Department of Economics and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU). With a new home in the Jubilee Building, a state-of-the-art academic building at the heart of the campus, the Business School is a vibrant, ambitious and dynamic School with a strong research focus.

SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit)

Founded in 1966 by Christopher Freeman,  was one of the first interdisciplinary research centres in the field of science and technology policy and management. Today, with over 60 faculty members, SPRU remains at the forefront of new ideas, problem-orientated research, inspiring teaching, and creative, high impact engagement with decision makers across government, business and civil society. Our research addresses pressing global policy agendas, including innovation challenges posed by the digital economy, the future of industrial policy, inclusive economic growth, the politics of scientific expertise, energy policy, security issues, entrepreneurship, and pathways to a more sustainable future.

SPRU researchers are driven by a desire to tackle real-world questions, whilst also contributing to a deeper theoretical understanding of how science, technology and innovation is shaping today’s world. A 2012 study published in the journal ‘Research Policy’ ranked SPRU second only to Harvard University in terms of its research impact in innovation studies.

With a community of over 140 MSc and doctoral students from all over the world, SPRU is also well known for its high quality, research-led teaching programmes.

The Sussex Energy Group (SEG)

The Sussex Energy Group (SEG) aims to understand and foster transitions towards sustainable, low carbon energy systems. Drawing from SPRU’s tradition, researchers in the Sussex Energy Group undertake academically rigorous, interdisciplinary and world-leading research that is relevant to contemporary policy challenges. SEG also educates the next generation of energy policy professionals through our MSc and PhD programmes.

SEG’s research interests are in the prospects for a more sustainable energy future. The group’s expertise covers a wide range of areas, including energy innovation and transitions, economics and finance, energy justice, energy demand and behaviour, smart infrastructure, and energy supply technologies.

Brighton, January 6, 2020

References

Canzler, W., Engels, F., Rogge, J.-C., Simon, D., Wentland, A., 2017. From “living lab” to strategic action field: Bringing together energy, mobility, and Information Technology in Germany. Energy Research & Social Science 27, 25–35. 10.1016/j.erss.2017.02.003.

Di Silvestre, M.L., Favuzza, S., Riva Sanseverino, E., Zizzo, G., 2018. How Decarbonization, Digitalization and Decentralization are changing key power infrastructures. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 93 (June), 483–498. 10.1016/j.rser.2018.05.068.

Edmondson, D.L., Kern, F., Rogge, K.S., 2019. The co-evolution of policy mixes and socio-technical systems: Towards a conceptual framework of policy mix feedback in sustainability transitions. Research Policy, 103555. 10.1016/j.respol.2018.03.010.

Geels, F.W., 2014. Regime Resistance against Low-Carbon Transitions: Introducing Politics and Power into the Multi-Level Perspective. Theory, Culture & Society 31 (5), 21–40. 10.1177/0263276414531627.

Geels, F.W., Sovacool, B.K., Schwanen, T., Sorrell, S., 2017. Sociotechnical transitions for deep decarbonization. Science (New York, N.Y.) 357 (6357), 1242–1244. 10.1126/science.aao3760.

Hajer, M., Versteeg, W., 2005. A decade of discourse analysis of environmental politics: Achievements, challenges, perspectives. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 7 (3), 175–184. 10.1080/15239080500339646.

Kern, F., Rogge, K.S., 2018. Harnessing theories of the policy process for analysing the politics of sustainability transitions: A critical survey. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 27, 102–117. 10.1016/j.eist.2017.11.001.

Kern, F., Rogge, K.S., Howlett, M., 2019. Policy mixes for sustainability transitions: New approaches and insights through bridging innovation and policy studies. Research Policy, 103832. 10.1016/j.respol.2019.103832.

Kivimaa, P., Kern, F., 2016. Creative destruction or mere niche support?: Innovation policy mixes for sustainability transitions. Research Policy 45 (1), 205–217. 10.1016/j.respol.2015.09.008.

Klijn, E.-H., Koppenjan, J., 2012. Governance network theory: Past, present and future. Policy & Politics 40 (4), 587–606. 10.1332/030557312X655431.

Köhler, J., Geels, F.W., Kern, F., Markard, J., Wieczorek, A., Alkemade, F., Avelino, F., Bergek, A., Boons, F., Fünfschilling, L., Hess, D., Holtz, G., Hyysalo, S., Jenkins, K., Kivimaa, P., Martiskainen, M., McMeekin, A., Mühlemeier, M.S., Nykvist, B., Onsongo, E., Pel, B., Raven, R., Rohracher, H., Sandén, B., Schot, J., Sovacool, B., Turnheim, B., Welch, D., Wells, P., 2019. An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 31, 1–32. 10.1016/j.eist.2019.01.004.

Rogge, K.S., Reichardt, K., 2016. Policy mixes for sustainability transitions: An extended concept and framework for analysis. Research Policy 45 (8), 1620–1635. 10.1016/j.respol.2016.04.004.

Sabatier, P.A., Weible, C.M., 2014. Theories of the policy process, 3rd ed. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.

Schot, J., Kanger, L., 2018. Deep transitions: Emergence, acceleration, stabilization and directionality. Research Policy 47 (6), 1045–1059. 10.1016/j.respol.2018.03.009.

Smink, M.M., Hekkert, M.P., Negro, S.O., 2015. Keeping sustainable innovation on a leash? Exploring incumbents’ institutional strategies. Bus. Strat. Env. 24 (2), 86–101. 10.1002/bse.1808.

Stirling, A., 2014. Transforming power: Social science and the politics of energy choices. Energy Research & Social Science 1, 83–95. 10.1016/j.erss.2014.02.001.

Weible, C.M., Sabatier, P.A., Jenkins-Smith, H.C., Nohrstedt, D., Henry, A.D., deLeon, P., 2011. A quarter century of the advocacy coalition framework: An introduction to the special issue. Policy Studies Journal 39 (3), 349–360. 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2011.00412.x.

Wolfram, M., 2016. Conceptualizing urban transformative capacity: A framework for research and policy. Cities 51, 121–130. 10.1016/j.cities.2015.11.011.

Zolfagharian, M., Walrave, B., Raven, R., Romme, A.G.L., 2019. Studying transitions: Past, present, and future. Research Policy 48, 103788. 10.1016/j.respol.2019.04.012.

 

Which would be more likely to attempt to foster individualism: socialism or capitalism? Why?

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lass, the Problem Based Learning Assignments will be individual PBLs. Instead of having one PBL that you will work on throughout the entire course you will complete a short PBL each week. In each PBL you will analyze a real-world example of how economic change, politics, and people can impact markets.

Topic: Capitalism vs. Socialism
This week you will compare and contrast the different economic strategies of Capitalism and Socialism. Complete each of the items below in your submission this week.
Summarize the economic and social systems of socialism and capitalism.
What are the main objectives of each economic and social system?
Which would be more likely to attempt to foster individualism: socialism or capitalism? Why?
What is the difference between socialism in theory and socialism in practice?
Contrast and compare the Keynesian & Austrian economic schools of thought. Which school of thought is more in line with Capitalism and Socialism?
Review where the United States stands in terms of freedom using the link below. Based on your research what type of economic strategy do you think the United States employs?
http://www.heritage.org/Index
Write a 2-page paper that answers each of the items above.

What do we already know in the immediate area concerned? What are the characteristics of the key concepts or the main factors or variables?

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Assignment 1 – Interim Research Paper

Contents

This element of assessment comprises the submission of a Interim Research Paper that provides an introduction to the research methodology, the theoretical framework and the literature review for the study area.

What is an Interim Research Paper?

Full details of the contents of the Interim Research paper are shown in Appendix 5 of this document. The main constituents of the paper are an interim literature review and preliminary research methodology which reflects the extent of the work undertaken by you at this stage of the dissertation.

The Interim Research Paper should be seen as a complete submission and not as an introduction to the main Dissertation submission. The research question should be clearly identified, as well as the aims and objectives. The typical components of the Interim Research Paper, as shown in Appendix 5 are:

  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction (background to the topic)
  • Lit Review
  • Research Methodology
  • Findings and Discussion (from the analysis of the lit review)
  • Conclusion and Further
  • Research

Always remember that this is a “stand alone” exercise and, even though you should be able to transfer most of the contents to your final submission, no reference to this should be made on the paper.

Interim Literature Review

The literature review should demonstrate that you have a comprehensive knowledge of the research, theoretical and empirical, that relates to your proposed area of research.

A literature review is NOT merely a summary of other people’s work. It is a critical look at the existing research in a particular area/topic. Of course this will mean that you do summarise some of the relevant research in your chosen topic. However, you must EVALUATE this research. This will include detailing how the research is related and its relevance to your dissertation. You must not simply provide a description of individual research. To maximise your grade you must select the important aspects of the research (e.g. the methodology) and clearly indicate how it relates to the other relevant studies (e.g. What other methodologies have been used? How are they similar? How are they different?). A good review must provide the theoretical context for your research.

How to write a good review

By undertaking a review of your chosen topic you will of course enlarge your knowledge. You should also improve and demonstrate your skills in information seeking and critically appraising the relevant research.

The idea of the literature review is not to provide a summary of all the published work that relates to your research, but a survey of the most relevant and significant work. A good review must:

  • Be organized to demonstrate how the research is related to your dissertation. and the research question you are developing.
  • Synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known.
  • Identify areas of controversy in the literature.
  • Formulate questions that need further research.

In general, students should make sure that the following questions are answered:

  • What do we already know in the immediate area concerned?
  • What are the characteristics of the key concepts or the main factors or variables?
  • What are the relationships between these key concepts, factors or variables?
  • What are the existing theories?
  • Where are the inconsistencies or other shortcomings in our knowledge and understanding?
  • What views need to be (further) tested?
  • What evidence is lacking, inconclusive, contradictory or too limited?
  • Why study (further) the research problem?

In a theoretical framework you would include an outline of existing theories which are closely related to your research topic. You should make clear how your research relates to existing theories. How are ‘research questions’ in the field framed? How does your own research relate to such framings? You should make your own theoretical assumptions and allegiances as explicit as possible.

Interim/Preliminary Research Methodology

Start by explaining the paradigm and approach on which the paper is based, and then identify your research methodology.

Your discussion of methodology should be linked to this theoretical framework. At this stage you do not have to describe the methodology to be used in great detail, but you should justify its use over other methodologies. For example, you could explain the reasons for using:

  • a certain paradigm or theory
  • an inductive or deductive approach
  • qualitative or quantitative research
  • a case study of a specific kind
  • surveys, correlational experiments, field studies, etc.
  • certain dependent or independent or moderating variables • a particular sampling frame and the size of a sample

You could also explain how you are proposing to:

  • have access to the data
  • analyze the data

Always be aware that for this exercise you are not required to obtain primary data.

Submission

Please note. For both submissions the hard copy and the electronic copy via Turnitin should be submitted by the deadline to avoid penalties. The hard copy will be used to establish the penalty points.

The Interim Research Paper (Interim Submission) is a formal submission, which will be assessed in accordance with the criteria outlined in the Module Outline. The mark allocated for this submission will have a weighting of 25% of the overall module mark. Provided your Interim Research Paper is of adequate standard, it will be perfectly acceptable to include most of the content in your final submission.

The Interim Submission will be expected to be around 4,000 words in length (10% tolerance accepted) and should incorporate the following elements:

  • A clear title for your research area
  • A rationale for the selection of the topic
  • Your research goals, expressed in terms of:
  • Aim
  • Objectives
  • Either proposition(s) or key question(s)
  • A literature review (i.e. a first draft of the literature review which you expect to include in your final submission)
  • An introduction to the theoretical framework, research approach and proposed methodology for the study
  • A comprehensive list of references

The 3 compulsory tutorials to be held prior to the submission of the Interim Research Paper will not be assessed but, as they are essential to ensure the smooth progression of the work, attendance will be recorded, and non-attendance will be penalized.

Appendix 3 contains the attendance record sheet that should be signed by the Supervisor after each compulsory tutorial and attached to the Interim Submission.

The compulsory tutorials are informal, and the arrangements should be initiated by the student.

Full paper template for interim research paper:

Your paper title here

Monty Sutisna1 and Lee Ruddock1

1School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, United Kingdom

Email: M.Sutrisna@xxxxxxxxxx; L.Ruddock@xxxxxxxxx

Abstract:

The abstract of your paper should be written in a single paragraph within 300 words limit. A good abstract should give a brief overview of the paper including the background and/or rationale, the research methodology, and the findings from the research at its current stage. It is also a good practice to explain how the findings from the research can help or at least useful in solving problems or minimizing gaps in the specific area/field/communities/industry.

Keywords:

Up to 5 keywords should be provided in alphabetical order separated by commas (should be the same as your Topic Approval Form)

Introduction

The introduction section should provide an overview of the paper as well as its background and context. Starting from general to provide the ‘big picture’ moving down to specifics, this section should provide a rationale that justifies the research, i.e. why there is a necessity to conduct a research on this particular subject. This can be done by providing evidences of problems that needs solution and/or identified knowledge gap in a specific domain, level, geographical location, society, sector, industry, and so on supported by key references. As the response, a clear research agenda can be described specifying research aim and objectives in order to clarify the purpose of conducting the investigation.

Following this, the author needs to describe in general how the research can be or had been done to satisfy the aim and objectives, i.e. a brief discussion on the research methodology. This should highlight the research design, data collection methods and data analysis conducted or to be conducted in the research. Research limitations, scopes and boundaries should be explained as well to manage the expectations of the readers/audience.

The findings of the research at this stage have to be outlined here emphasizing on the originality and general contributions of the investigation and preferably specific contributions of this paper. It is also a good practice to clarify who exactly will or expected to benefit from such investigation. This should be closely linked to the research rationale, aim and objectives.

Literature Review

Similar to the background and context discussed in the introduction section, the literature review should flow from general to specific. There is no strict set of rules that prescribes the numbers of references that should be presented. However, as a rule of thumbs, every claims or important statement in the paper should be supported by at least one reference (can be academic or more industry related articles). References should be reasonably recent, key references and seminal works relevant to the field of study should be included.

The referencing system used should be the Harvard system. There are several variances in styles that can be adopted, however for consistency, the following style should be applied in writing the interim research paper: (Sutrisna and Ruddock, 2009), (Ruddock et al., 2008; Sutrisna et al., 2008).

Even though it is called the literature review section, the actual title of the section 2 does not have to be “Literature Review”. It can be other titles that might better represent the content of this section.

Nesting Sub-sections

Starting from section 2 onwards (except for section 6 References), nesting subsections can be added whenever necessary by selecting Heading 2 or heading 3 as appropriate. In order to format the numbering, right-click on the subsection title, choose Bullets and Numbering, select customize and choose the appropriate level and start at as appropriate.

The Level of Sub-section Nesting

Authors are not advised to use more than three levels of subsections’ nesting. The use of too many nesting levels will reduce clarity and may be confusing for the readers of the article.

Research Methodology

The research methodology should clearly discuss the framework, approach and/or the research design, data collection, and data analysis to be adopted in the research. One of the most important issues to be discussed here is the appropriateness of the selected methodology, i.e. the justification of why this particular methodology (consists of research approaches, tools, and so on), is the most appropriate choice compared to other alternatives. This is the opportunity for the authors to demonstrate their awareness and understanding (appropriate for the level of study) of the research tools commonly used in their field and how this knowledge is used to inform them in constructing a robust methodology to tackle the research problems/questions.

Some papers present very early stages of the research. This should not prevent the author to discuss potential research methodology that can be adapted based on the nature of the research problems/questions identified or type of data expected at this stage. Research is iterative in nature and researchers continuously modify their research methodology in light of new information and changes in circumstances.

Findings and Discussion

In this section, authors should discuss all the findings emerging from conducting the investigation so far. Even for early stages of research (e.g. the paper may only aim to report an initial literature study), what have been synthesized from the literature should be discussed. This may be done by highlighting the similarities and/or differences from a variety of literature sources on the issues being investigated and the contextual nature of the similarities/differences (such as geographical locations, culture or many other factors that may influence the discussion in those different literature sources).

Conclusion and Further Research

In this section, the author should summarize the whole discussion presented in this paper. This can be done by briefly reminding the reader about the origin of the investigation and how the research has been designed and conducted, followed by the findings so far and who can benefit from the results. However, repetition (cut and paste) from previous sections of this paper should be avoided. Thus this section should provide a holistic view that summarizes those items rather than repetitively describing them as before. New materials should not be introduced in this section, except for the further research as explained below.

The summary should then followed by flagging potential of further research emerging from the investigation. For ongoing research this may include the next stages of the research that will be conducted by the researcher to complete the research.

Ideally, this section should demonstrate the contribution of the research and also this paper (as summarised) as well as inspiring other researchers to further develop the body of knowledge in the relevant field.

Acknowledgement

In some cases, it is necessary for the author to acknowledge that this paper is a part of a larger research project. If no acknowledgement is necessary, this section should be deleted from the paper.

References

https://www.savills.co.uk/insight-and-opinion/research-consultancy/residential-market-forecasts.aspx

https://www.jll.co.uk/en/trends-and-insights

https://www.ft.com/content/1c6e4c38-ef57-11e9-bfa4-b25f11f42901

https://www.ft.com/content/7fa4fadc-e67d-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

https://www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2019/11/new-york-new-york–what-does-the-big-apples-property-market-currently-look-like?source=newsticker

https://www.ft.com/content/a2c3e1b4-5933-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0

https://robbreport.com/shelter/new-construction/a-pin-in-the-bubble-how-the-real-estate-market-may-burst-in-the-2020s-2887703/

Evaluate a variety of management skills and select those appropriate to marketing payroll services.

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Understanding customers and clients

Construct a marketing plan for the payroll function within your organization. The plan should consider aspects such as, benefits service expertise, communication method, human resource implications and service standards together with the personal skills necessary to implement such plan.

Learning outcomes:

  1. Evaluate a variety of management skills and select those appropriate to
    marketing payroll services.
  2. Construct strategies that will help meet customer needs and aspirations more
    effectively.
  3. Propose appropriate marketing of payroll services.
  4. Identify and manage the human resource considerations when marketing
    payroll/pension services.

Workplace: A small team of payroll administrators in a busy payroll bureau in the UK. (Company name: DTE)

Structure of the assignment:
Service marketing

  • Setting marketing mix
  • Marketing communications
  • Marketing concepts
  • Augmented product

Understanding Customer needs

  • The payroll customer
  • Customer requirements
  • Service enhancements

Skills and considerations

  • Personal skill set
  • Influencing others
  • Mobilizing the payroll workforce
  • Management skills

References

Your assignment should be in the form of a written report and examples of any promotional/communication material should be in the appendices.

Conduct critical analysis of information related to change and suggest improvements so that responsible effective management is carried out.

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Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

This assignment is an individual assignment.

The assignment requires you to use the case study provided on the Moodle webpage: Abdullah and Siti-Nabiha (2012) Leadership and Change Management: A Case Study of Pemancar.

▪ Critically evaluate at least 2 diagnostic models and apply 1 to your chosen case study. (2,000 words) ▪ Critically discuss the interventions (at least 2) you would implement in your case study. (1,000 words) ▪ Critically analyze any resistances you anticipate and provide recommendations for addressing them.

(500 words)

NB: You are expected to conduct additional reading beyond what is covered in the module to strengthen your discussion.

Attendance and participation in lectures and seminars are required to do well in this assignment. Criteria for Assessment

This table details the weightings of the five criteria by which the student’s work should be assessed.

  1. Critically analyze current theory and best practice in change management.
  2. Develop a change management plan and outline its implementation, demonstrating how managers.and organizations manage change in a sustainable way.
  1. Conduct critical analysis of information related to change and suggest improvements so that responsible effective management is carried out.
Criteria Proportion of overall module mark
1. Demonstration of Learning Outcomes 5%
2. Critical evaluation and application of diagnostic models 40%
3. Critical discussion of interventions 20%
4. Critical analysis of resistances to change and recommendations 10%
5. Evidence of reading, use of resources and research 15%
6. Accurate citations and referencing 5%
7. Presentation, grammar and spelling 5%
Total 100%

Explain the various strategies used to promote qualitative research validity, trustworthiness, and rigor.

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Write responses to each of the 5 questions listed below:
1. Give one example each of issues/problems that could be answered using a qualitative research
design in the following areas:
A. nursing practice
B. nursing education
C. nursing leadership
2. What topics are better suited for phenomenological or grounded theory or ethnography? Provide rationale and examples.
3. Provide one topic that could be researched using each of the following qualitative research designs: phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnography. Discuss how that one topic could be researched using each of the three stated qualitative research designs.
4. Explain the various strategies used to promote qualitative research validity, trustworthiness, and rigor.
5. Select one of the strategies used to promote qualitative research validity that you explained in question #4 and compare it to a specific quantitative strategy addressing similar issues of validity, trustworthiness, and rigor.

Explain the impact/and argue the impact of Ferguson´s `principles and theories on leadership and management.

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Modify and add elements of the document of Literature review attached below which are the following:
1. Explain Ferguson’s biography /background.
2. Explain the impact/and argue the impact of Ferguson´s `principles and theories on leadership and management.
3. Compare and analyze the traditional principles of Leadership and management with Ferguson´s.
4. The Contribution of Ferguson’s principles and theories in business and what make them unique of the traditional ones.
5. What is the of value of Ferguson’s principles.
6. The 9th point is missing and the 13th.
7. The tenth point we have to talk about more in detail and the impact of the leadership on the organization and organizational behavior.

Conduct a situational analysis of the organizations current internal and external marketing environment.

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1. Conduct a situational analysis of the organizations current internal and external marketing environment.
2. Provide evidence of your analyses either as appendices or in the body of the report, remembering to reference all evidence.
3. From the analysis, critically analyze the internal factors and external factors, discussing how they impact on the organizations marketing strategy and performance.

Explain what the USA PATRIOT Act stands for and discuss its primary purpose.

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1. Explain what the USA PATRIOT Act stands for and discuss its primary purpose.
2. Summarize an article about a recent example of a hate crime (within the last year) on the Internet and include why it was a hate crime, the characteristics that made it a hate crime, and how the police and court responded to the hate crime.
3. Compare the characteristics of intelligence and investigation and describe how the information from each is used.
Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least three (3) quality references for this assignment, including the initial article. One must have been published within the last year. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.