Addressing vaccine hesitancy and refusal among families is a significant challenge for healthcare providers. As a nurse you may be asked by friends and family for your opinion. How would you address the myths and concerns regarding vaccine safety? Provide support for your opinion.
pleas use only nursing/ medical journals.
Construction and the Built Environment
UNIT: 4 Construction Practice & Management Assignment Brief Number:
Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment
Assignment Title The integration of Building Information Moelling (BIM), Health and Safety and modern methods of construction (MMC’s), into construction planning, practice and procedures. Issue Date
Submission Format The submission comprises two related items: 1. A 2500-word report for the main body. This report should be well-structured, comprising sections such as an introduction, main body, conclusion, references and appendices. You are encouraged to make use of images, graphics, drawings and other research material in support of your presentation. Any material that is derived from other sources must be appropriately referenced using a standard form of citation. 2. You will need an additional appendix of relevant literature which has been carefully reviewed to verify suitability and accuracy around the assignment content.
HNC Consnment 2 Unit Learning Outcome
LO3 Discuss the key stages in a construction project, and how Building Information Modelling informs the different stages
LO4 Analyse how the construction industry has developed suitable collaboration strategies in support of greater recognition of Health and Safety Assignment Brief and Guidance In this assignment, you are expected to respond to the brief, in your own working context. Therefore, assume that the company you currently work for are interested in exploring collaborative strategies, including Building Information Modelling (BIM), Health and Safety and modern methods of construction (MMC’s). You are to present your findings to the company, in written and visual form. This could be in the format of a ‘slide’ presentation or ‘paper’ report. The purpose of this research is to facilitate the company to embed these new strategies into every aspect of the large and small-scale projects that they undertake.
You should aim to explain, identify and analyse; • Modern methods of construction, particularly in terms of sustainability, innovation and design • Suitable contract planning techniques • The relationship between the concept of BIM, including aspects such as IES (Integrated Environmental Solutions), and the practicalities of project procurement, reducing risk and future maintenance • The integration of, and legislation that defines, Health and Safety within construction • How methods of collaboration and communication can contribute to the safety of everyone, plus demonstrate using current statistics and data Your report should be 2500 words, fully referenced. Refer to the submission format, above.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Built Environment 3
HNC Construction and the Built Environment 4
STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS OF VALUE INVESTING, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE SME FINANCE SECTOR
Strategy implications of value investing, organizational change and operational improvement in the SME finance sector
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the factors that determine the growth and development of various countries across the world. By promoting the SME sector of a country, the level of employment and generation of income is increased through which sustainable growth is achieved (Cameron and Green, 2019). The process of globalization and technological advancement has resulted in changing the business environment in the world hence the need for a change in which businesses are structured to increase their output and performance (Slack and Brandon-Jones, 2018). The changes have resulted in increasing the number of opportunities that exists but o the other hand introduced new challenges that require new measures and techniques in addressing them. One country whose economy has greatly benefited from the SME sector in Kazakhstan. This paper aims at providing a dissertation on the strategic implications of value investing, organizational change and operational improvement in the SME finance sector in Kazakhstan by using JSC Leasing Group JSC as the case company.
Value investing trends and market activity in Kazakhstan
One value investing trend that is currently experienced in Kazakhstan is the increased movement to cloud by SMEs operators in the country. The main reason for this is because of the wide range of benefits that the practice offers to the business owners including saving time, affordability and advancement of the companies’ operations. The cloud technology is still new to most companies in the country but the number of users has been increasing in the past three years, a trend that is expected to be witnessed in the future (Satti et al., 2015). Similarly, most SMEs are relying on social media to market their products. Additionally, the practice improves the competitiveness of the SMEs by making them more efficient in their operations thereby being more attractive to the customers. Increased globalization and technological advancement have resulted in increasing the number of individuals using technology both in communicating as well as engaging in commercial activities thus making it a requirement for the traders to find ways that they can use to easily access both local and global markets. The most commonly used social media platforms include Facebook and YouTube due to a large number of users that the companies have.
SMEs are also changing to forms that meet the need of the millennials. The millennial market has been increasing since 2015 and it is expected that by 202 it will dominate most countries across the world (Tidd and Bessant, 2018). For this reason, the focus of SME is now changing to provide services that are most needed by the generations thereby targeting active consumers of digital content. Additionally, many businesses have been going online in terms of their operations. Placing orders and purchase of the required inputs and commodities are now done online. Similarly, customers can place their orders online with some SMEs accepting online payments from their customers. The move to sell products online allows businesses to have a wider customer base through which they are able to increase the number of sales that they make (Adilova et al., 2015). The SMEs are also able to market their products by displaying the different quantities and brands that they sell to their customers. Due to the wide range of advantages that the SMEs gain from this practice, they are expected to keep on increasing their use of online means to run their operations.
Structure of the Dissertation
To analyse the SMEs sector in Kazakhstan, the dissertation will have a literature review section that will provide information from various authors on the topic of strategy implications of value investing, organizational change and operational improvement in the SME finance sector in Kazakhstan. In this section, the main areas of concern will be the importance of strategic change in practice, elements of the cooperation between private and the public sectors, optimal strategies that can be adopted by SME finance companies and corporate divestments. The dissertation will then provide a methodology to be used in the study in which case the research design and the paradigmatic considerations will be made. Additionally, the process of sampling and data collection will be addressed as well as the justification of the chosen method.
The fourth part of the dissertation will be focused on the results based on the collected data. In this case, data on evaluation and strategic options, environment, competitive positioning, portfolio, target markets and the impacts that strategic changes have on companies will be analysed. The discussion section will provide implications of the study. The interpretation of the results will be done to determine the foundations for corporate strategy and strategic plan, effects of change initiatives on developing strategic plans and asset-backed finance as one of the main instruments for the growth of SMEs. Additionally, the section will provide the contributions that the study will have on the research perspective as well as on the management perspective of SMEs. The conclusion section will provide the concluding remarks which will provide recommendations and implications of the study as well as the limitations and areas that future research studies should focus on. Additionally, the reflections of the researcher on the whole research study will be provided, information that can be used in determining the success of the research study.
Problem and Context
Finance Sector of Kazakhstan
Domestic commercial banks have dominated the financial sector of Kazakhstan for the past three decades. The banking sector in the country has most of the players being private institutions and individuals, with the top five banks constituting about 78% of all banking assets in the country (Cameron and Green, 2019). However, foreign banks also play a significant role in the economy since they have also increased their total share to 15% of the banking assets following increased acquisitions. The banking system in the country is two-tiered. In one case, the system has the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) which reports to no other institution except the president. On the other hand, the second tier is made up of 28 commercial banks, including both state-owned and non-state-owned banks. Additionally, there are 12 banks in the country that are considered to be subsidiaries of foreigner banks. Even though the number of commercial banks is increasing every year, NBK plays a significant role in controlling their operations in the country.
The main functions of the NBK include the implementation of the country’s monetary policies and financial regulation. For this reason, all activities undertaken within the financial system are supervised by the NBK including operations involving pension system, debt collection agencies, insurance, the banking sector, credit bureaus, debt collection agencies and microcredit organizations. The NBK presented a proposal in May 2019 to change the legislation that will result in establishing a new regulatory body that will be independent in the control and development of the financial markets in the country (Shahbaz, Bhattacharya and Mihalik, 2017). The main function of the body is to ensure that consumer rights are protected as the NBK concentrate on controlling monetary policies and inflation.
Foreign banks are prohibited from establishing retail branches of their banks in the country. The reason for this is to ensure that the giant foreign banks do not dominate the market to an extent that they will result in manipulating the activities of the citizens. Additionally, the restriction also allows low and middle-income citizens to come up with initiatives that will help them develop SMEs that will provide financial services in the country. However, the banks are still allowed to establish representative offices, retail banking, subsidiaries and joint ventures within the country, most of which work with the citizens as their partners. For instance, there are a total of 20 foreign banks that have established representative offices in the country. From the year 2005, the legislation requires that there should be equal treatment of both Kazakhstan as well as foreign investors thus having no restriction of any individual in the financial market (Côrte-Real, Oliveira and Ruivo, 2017). However, no one is allowed to have bank shares of more than 10% without seeking approval from the National Bank.
A report titled Regional Economic Outlook for Central Asia and September 2018 Staff Report on April 2019 indicated that the financial system is still affected by poor payment culture, the opacity of ownership, reliance on state support and weak reporting standards that affect its productivity (Sagiyeva, 2019). As a result, it is important to restructure the whole system by coming up with measures and policies that will promote the accountability and efficiency of all players in the financial system through which both the citizens and the Kazakhstan government will benefit. The main factor that has been affecting the performance of the financial system over the past is changes in oil prices. Drop-in oil prices result in depreciating the country’s currency, leading to an economic slowdown which has a direct impact on the banking sector, an important pillar of the financial system.
Despite the various challenges that have affected the financial system in the past, the banking sector is still among the top priorities of the government. As a result, the NBK has adopted several policies all of which are aimed at ensuring that both the current and future threats to the system are either reduced or eliminated. Through these policies, the NBK resolves bad assets, strengthens capital and oversight requirements, achieves de-dollarization and encourages consolidation of their policies (Aitbenbetova, 2018). There has also been the introduction of risk-based supervision technique which is currently being used in assessing the capital adequacy of banks and the establishment of follow-up measures regarding malpractice in the financial sector.
Case Company
The case company to be used in this research study will be the Leasing Group JSC. The company was founded in the year 2005 Almaty City and has been operational since then in Kazakhstan. The main operation of Leasing Group JSC is investments through financial leasing instruments where it leases transportation vehicles, mining and construction equipment as well as manufacturing equipment needed by businesses in the country. The company has a single shareholder which is “Aureos Central Asia Fund LLP” a direct investment fund. The reason for choosing this company is because of its large market size and financial operations that it undertakes thus having the required information on ways that can be used in improving the country finance sector. By the end of the year 2009, the company had financed projects worth over KZT 2.5 billion, through which it was able to increase the number of its leases thereby increasing its profits (Fink, Yogev and Even, 2017). Currently, Leasing Group JSC has an authorized capital of KZT 1.5 billion.
Since the company was founded, it has been able to achieve high levels of efficiency in its operations due to two main factors namely the practical experience and professionalism of its staff. The process of selecting suppliers is done carefully to ensure that the chosen companies are capable of providing the required services under the provided conditions. Additionally, the company hires highly qualified individuals to manage the processes of insurance and customs services through which they can put in place adaptive schemes that are relied upon in factoring transactions and optimizing leasing. Leasing Group JSC has also an improved operational structure characterized by the presence of project monitoring in all stages that their projects go through, individual customer approach and an efficient application procedure for the customers, suppliers and the company’s employees.
Key Research Objectives and Key Research Questions
In order to fully analyse the topic of the research, the study will be aimed at addressing the following research objectives.
1. To determine the strategic implications of value investing that have been experienced in Leasing Group JSC.
2. To find out organizational changes that have been made in the company and the impact that this has had on the strategy of the company in the SME finance sector.
3. To explore strategy implications of operational improvement in the Leasing Group JSC.
The key research questions that will be used during the study include the following.
1. What strategy implications has the company experienced due to the process of value investing?
2. How impact has organizational changes made in the company as a strategy implication had on the performance of the company?
3. What strategy implications of operational improvement have affected the company’s performance in the financial system?
4. Which strategy implication has the company greatly impact on the company’s productivity?
Key Concluding Insights
SMEs play a significant role in Kazakhstan’s financial sector. This research aims to determine the strategic implications of value investing, organizational change and operational improvement in the SME finance sector in Kazakhstan as experienced in JSC Leasing Group JSC. Value investing trends and market activities in Kazakhstan include increased movement to using cloud technology, the use of social media in marketing, targeting the Millenials market and online selling of products. Although the financial sector in Kazakhstan has both domestic and foreign investors, the domestic investors. The activities of these investors are controlled by the National Bank of
Kazakhstan (NBK), which ensures that no malpractice exists. The main factors that are attributed to the success of the JSC Leasing Group include the practical experience and professionalism of its staff through which its operations have become more efficient.
References
Adilova, K.A., Akayev, A.M., Zhatkanbayeva, A.E. and Zhumanova, M.H., 2015. Problems of Financial Security and Financial Stability of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6(6 S2), p.426.
Aitbenbetova, Т.S., 2018. Innovations in the financial sector within the global digital trends: introduction prospects in Kazakhstan.
Cameron, E. and Green, M., 2019. Making sense of change management: A complete guide to the models, tools, and techniques of organizational change. Kogan Page Publishers.
Côrte-Real, N., Oliveira, T. and Ruivo, P., 2017. Assessing the business value of Big Data Analytics in European firms. Journal of Business Research, 70, pp. 379-390.
Fink, L., Yogev, N. and Even, A., 2017. Business intelligence and organizational learning: An empirical investigation of value creation processes. Information & Management, 54(1), pp. 38-56.
Sagiyeva, R., 2019. Islamic finance in Kazakhstan: adaptation of foreign experience. The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration, 127(1), pp. 56-65.
Satti, S.L., Mahalik, M.K., Bhattacharya, M. and Shahbaz, M., 2015. Dynamics of income inequality, finance, and trade in Kazakhstan: Empirical evidence from a new transition economy with policy prescriptions. Monash Univ., Department of Economics.
Shahbaz, M., Bhattacharya, M., and Mahalik, M.K., 2017. Finance and income inequality in Kazakhstan: evidence since transitioning with policy suggestions. Applied Economics, 49(52), pp. 5337-5351.
Slack, N. and Brandon-Jones, A., 2018. Operations and process management: principles and practice for strategic impact. Pearson UK.
Tidd, J. and Bessant, J.R., 2018. Managing innovation: integrating technological, market and organizational change. John Wiley & Sons.
Draft Proposal
Provisional Title of Dissertation
MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS IN HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) SUPPLY DIVISION.
Writer please note: I don’t like quality of this paper so I want you to addressed all the below comment.
Please don’t make reference to the US, use UK reference only
Change the reference list too
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Why do patients not adhere to treatments? Discuss in relation to sociological explanations, and apply concepts to a particular disease/condition.
Analysis:
Conclusion: answer the question in relation to your chosen disease: summarise key aspects analysed. You can also refer to implications for policies/ interventions, or need for more research/or services.
Health Wellbeing and Safeguarding Assessment – HNC Social Sevices
ASSESSMENT TASK 3 – Report (1500 – 1700)
Explain the purpose of the codes of practice Scottish Social Services (SSSC) and describe three duties and responsibilities related to safeguarding individuals in the care services in Scotland
Introduction
Explain the purpose of the codes of practice Scottish Social Services (SSSC) and describe three duties and responsibilities related to safeguarding individuals in the care services in Scotland
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice are an important part of controlling and improving the quality of care for people who are service users in the care practice. These guidelines promotes positive practice across social care sector and to empower workers to ensure that they are encouraged. To carry out procedures and training opportunities to combat discrimination or unfair treatment. (HNC Social Care) The codes of practice will let the service users know what to expect from social service workers and the criteria that is to be met every day. We first published the Codes in 2003, setting out the national standards of conduct and practice that apply to all social service workers. The 2016 revised Codes is the second edition and takes account of developments in social services policy and practice. Scottish Social service’s council (SSSC) is a register that was set up under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. This protects the public by registering social service workers setting codes of conduct, training and regulating learning and development of the social service workforce in Scotland. There are more than 203,000 people working in the social services in Scotland, This includes social care workers, Social workers, social work students and early year in a range of day centres, residential, community facilities and people’s homes (Scottish Social Services council, 2019).
The codes of practice are intended to reflect existing good practice and it is expected that workers and employers will recognise that the codes standards are met. Councils promote these standards by making them widely available throughout Scotland.(Scottish social services council)
Look at the codes of practice and identify three duties and responsibilities related to safeguarding individuals in the care services in Scotland
For the following areas:
Of employers
Of employees
Of care inspectorate
Duties
Employers
The SSSC codes of practice sets out the guidelines and obligations of employees in the regulation of social service employers. Employers are accountable in making sure that they meet the required standards and that they are supporting their teams and workers to meet the standards that are set out in the codes of practice. To regulate the social service workforce a social service employee must ensure people are suitable to enter the workforce and to understand their roles and responsibilities. The duties that are required by the employers to have policies and procedures in place so that the social service workers can meet the (sssc) by providing training and development this will enable workers to reinforce their skills and knowledge. Employees need to put into place measures so that discriminatory or dangerous behaviour is not tolerated with in practice. (careimprovementsscotland) the Codes are a tool for employers and for workers to use to think about how they can continually improve their practice. The Codes let people who use social services and carers know what they can expect from the workers who support them.’ (SSSC 2016, page 2)
‘The SSSC regulates the workforce and aims to make sure that the people of Scotland can count on social services being provided by a trusted, skilled and confident workforce.’ (SSS rights C PG3
Employees
Social service workers
Promote the rights and promote the interests of services users and carers. Maintain the trust and support of the service users and the carers. Duties are to promote the independence of the service users and to safeguard them from harm. The duty is to respect the service user’s rights so no harm is caused to themselves or other people Service workers are responsible for their practice n and retain their knowledge and skills.
1.Code for Employers of Social Service Workers If you are an employer, the Code for Employers of Social Service Workers sets out your responsibilities for making sure your workforce is trusted, skilled and confident. You have a responsibility to support your workers to achieve the standards set out in the Code for Social Service Workers and should use both parts of the Codes as a tool for continuous improvement.
Care Inspectorate
The Care Inspectorate take the Codes of Practice into account during inspection of services and may take action to support improvement or require change if providers don’t meet the required standards. The Care Inspectorate regulates and inspects care services to make sure they meet the right standards. It also works with providers to help them improve their service and make sure everyone gets safe, high-quality care that meets their needs.(re-write)
Identify and describe three signs of neglect, harm and abuse that are related to vulnerability factors within the elderly in Angus, Scotland.
Neglect, Harm and abuse
Abuse vs Neglect
Abuse and neglect, they both have different meanings, but are associated with the emotional and physical wellbeing of a person. Abuse means maltreatment of a person, both physically as well as psychologically, and neglect means the failure to give proper care to a person, both in terms of physical and or psychological. Improper use or practice is abusing something, and failing to do something is neglecting somebody.(Re-Write)
. Harm and abuse terminology
Adults – at risk of harm – Useful websites
http://www.dundeeprotects.co.uk/
Dundee protects website with resources and information on adults at risk of harm
Here you will find everything you need to know about what abuse is and signs/recognising abuse
Types of harm Adult Support and Protection 2007
Abuse is the misuse of power, person and trust, whereas neglect is the deliberate act of forgetting and not caring. Abusing is harming someone or something, whereas neglect is not preventing the harmful action.
There are types of abuse which include physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological, spiritual and financial. Neglect has also many types, such as physical, educational, medical and emotional neglect.
Physical abuse is when a person hits, slams, pulls hair, harms by the use of weaponry, murder, bites or burns etc., whereas physical neglect is failure or delay to provide healthcare, abandonment and expulsion. Neglect also includes leaving a child under inadequate supervision, nutrition, hygiene and clothing, and as well as in regards to safety and welfare.
Sexual abuse includes forced or unwanted sexual contact and harassment, and verbal abuse includes insult, blames and threats etc. Spiritually, a person is abused when he is deliberately prevented from following his beliefs and religious practices, and financial abuse means to steal, withhold money, or prevent access to employment and financial information around the household.
Psychological neglect is also different from psychological abuse, as neglecting a person means delaying or refusing to provide physiological care to a person, and allowing abusive behaviors. Emotional abuse is inadequate emotional as well as physical care, isolation, withholding care and love etc.
Is to reduce the risk by controlling the hazard
But:
Been increased in recent years primarily because of change from institutional care to community based care
Needs to be put into correct context for see able risks
The service users that use the health care services should be treated with dignity and respect. The service users need to be safe from harm and abuse and have quality of care that they deserve.
Individuals dignity sense of worth
Choice
Safety
Social Justice
To promote well-being and prevent abuse and neglect from happening in the first place
To promote well-being and prevent abuse and neglect from happening in the first place
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Some major indicators of risk include:
Risk factors for abuse
Conclusion
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• Learning outcomes
There are eight critical, practical and reflexive learning outcomes for this module:
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the theories and debates relating to team based working, team effectiveness and the development of effective team climates
• Analyse and critique the evidence linking effective team working and the quality of patient care
• Apply theories and methods that develop an effective team climate
• Apply theories and methods of reflective practice
• Demonstrate practical skills in team leadership practice
• Demonstrate practical skills to embed diversity and inclusion in your team leadership practices
• Demonstrate reflexivity in your leadership practice
• Create a team climate which is inclusive and promotes positive attitudes and behaviours
Programme Golden Threads
Running through all learning activities are two golden threads that reflect the fundamental values of the programme and are central to participant’s leadership practice:
• Demonstrate how I and my team remain constantly in tune with how the quality of care provided to patients, matches what we would want for the people we love most.
• Demonstrate the way in which I and my team understand equality and diversity, and implement this proactively in our leadership of healthcare
Critical Assignment
There is one 2000 word critical assignment required for this module. Critical assignments have a word limit and penalties apply if this is exceeded.
Critical assignments should mainly be written in the third person, with the use of first person for more reflective sections of this assignment. When addressing this assignment, you need to ensure that you demonstrate the following Module Learning Outcomes:
• Systematic understanding of the theories and debates relating to team based working, team effectiveness and the development of effective team climates
• Analyse and critique the evidence relating to effective team working and quality of patient care
• Apply theories and methods that develop an effective team climate
• Apply theories and methods of reflective practice
Further guidance is detailed below
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Write a critical assignment addressing the following question:
What is the relationship between leading effective teams and the delivery of quality patient care?
In writing this assignment, you should consider the learning that you have undertaken throughout this module and include examples from your work where appropriate. This should include references to team based working and may include team identity, team objectives, role clarity, team decision making, effective communication, inter-team working and other areas you deem relevant.
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Writing Critically
• When offering ideas and concepts, you must support these by drawing on relevant evidence – that is theories, concepts and models – from the literature. Core texts and further readings have been provided in this module, but you will need to look beyond these, and can do so via electronic library facilities.
• Your writing must show evidence of critical analysis and should have some application to the workplace where appropriate to demonstrate synthesis of knowledge and its application to practice.
• Learning and reflection should be aligned to the learning outcomes you need to demonstrate in this assignment and should include examples from your work where appropriate.
• Critically reflect on your leadership thinking and practice and how these impact on your team and the golden threads (patient experience, care quality and equality and diversity).
• If you work in an area that is not involved in direct care, for example finance or human resources, then you should make the connection between the end product of your team’s work and the golden threads.
• The critical assignment will need to be uploaded onto Turnitin. Please be aware that there is a timed deadline after which you will not be able to upload your document.
Strategic Management
Assignment Brief (September,2019)
1
Assessment General Information:
Individual Strategic Management Report (100%)
Word limit: 3,500 (10% +/-)
Submission Deadline: 20th December 2019, Friday, 11.59PM
Details of Assessment
You are the newly appointed strategic consultant at Grocer Lidl. The board of directors in UK have
decided to expand the business to the ‘Asian Market’ and they have asked you to prepare a report
suggesting the best strategic direction for the firm to grow internationally particularly, and strategies
that will help them to create a competitive advantage and achieve their strategic objectives.
You need to consider effectively scanning both the internal and external environment of Lidl in order
to help them explore new opportunities in the Asian market.
To narrow down your report you can choose any Asian country of your choice.
Background
Dating back to 1930’s, a small, independent grocery wholesaler was born in Germany (Lidl,2017). Fast
track to today Lidl is one of the largest grocery retailers in Europe. The first Lidl stores were opened in
1973, and by the 1980s Lidl was a household name in Germany. During the 1990s Lidl started
branching outside of Germany and today the grocer can be found across Europe.
In 1994, Lidl opened its first retail shop in the UK, just two decades later, they now have over 600
stores with a simple vision of providing ‘high quality at low prices’.
However, for better understanding of the organisation you are required to research the given
organisation including its challenges and strategic management approach to expand in the Asian
Market.
• Applying the knowledge of relevant strategic management frameworks, you need to
• Carry out the external analysis
• Address the internal analysis
• Identify key issues, evaluate alternatives and make conclusions based on thorough analysis
Make appropriate strategy recommendations for the organisation(s) given in the case study, in today’s
business environment.
All these must be completed by accessing, selecting and utilising a variety of business information
sources
2
Assessment Details
Your individual strategic management report will need to identify the internal and external
opportunities and threats facing the organisation (s) given in the case study, and present appropriate
frameworks that inform the development of strategic options and recommendations for the
organisation(s) in terms of future strategic directions and methods of expansion in Asian markets.
The report should therefore be comprised of areas for consideration that address the following
questions:
1. Appraise the current strategic positioning of the given organisation. (LO1, LO2, LO3 and LO5)
The following will need to be carried out to address this question:
Undertake a critically evaluated strategic audit, using appropriate models & frameworks, of the firm’s
existing strategy in relation to its ability to exploit new global opportunities to create a more
competitive advantage
In order to prepare report for the board of directors you are required to scan Micro and Macro
environment of the company where it operates.
This will need to include an critical assessment of the external MACRO environment (using the PEST
or PESTEL framework); external MICRO environment (using Porter’s 5 Force framework) and internal
analysis of the organisation (applying Jay Barney’s VRIO or Michael Porter’s Value Chain Analysis) to
identify opportunities and threats in both these external and internal environmental layers.
2. What strategic recommendations can you propose for the organisation (s) given in the case
study to strengthen its current position in the given Market? (LO4, LO6)
The following will need to be carried out to address this question:
This will need to include an analysis and evaluation of organisation competitive strategies in a critical
and informed way. Evaluating best alternatives and make possible recommendation and conclusions
based on thorough analysis and consideration of their future competitive strategies, applying either
Porter’s Generic Strategies of Competition framework or Bowman and Faulkner’s Strategy Clock.
Your final strategic management report should contain:
• Executive Summary
• Introduction (Company & industry background, key challenges faced by the selected
company)
• External environmental analysis for identifying opportunities and threats: Macro (PEST or
PESTEL) & Micro (5 Forces Framework for analysing industry structure and the nature of
competition)
• Internal environmental analysis for identifying strengths and weaknesses: VRIO or value chain
analysis
• Identification of Competitive Strategies (Bowman’s Clock or Porter’s Generic Strategies)
• Strategic directions (Markets, Products, Services) & methods of expansion
• In-text citations and list of references using Harvard Referencing
Marking allocations:
Sections
Maximum Marks Awarded
3
Executive Summary (not part of word
count)
Introduction (Company & industry
background, key challenges faced by
the selected company)
10
External analysis
Macro (PESTEL or STEEPLE) &
Micro (5 Forces Framework)
25
Internal analysis (VRIO or value chain analysis) 15
Identification of Competitive
Strategies (Bowman’s Clock or Porter’s
Generic Strategies)
20
Strategic directions (Markets,
Products, Services) & methods of
expansion
20
Writing and Harvard Referencing 10
4
Elements (100%) (≥ 70%%) Distinction 60% – 69% Merit 50% – 59% Good 40% – 49% Fair <40% Poor
This range is reserved for work of
high quality which shows evidence of
a deep understanding of and insight
into the full range of ideas, principles,
themes and/or techniques in question
and independence of thought.
It demonstrates a full and systematic
understanding of knowledge, and a
critical awareness of current problems
and/or new insights, at or informed by
the forefront of the discipline, field of
study, or area of professional practice
This range is for work which shows
evidence of a very good
understanding of the main ideas,
principles, themes and/or techniques
in question coupled with some
insight and the expression of some
independent thought.
It demonstrates a systematic
understanding of knowledge, and a
critical awareness of current
problems and/or new insights, much
of which is at, or informed by, the
forefront of the discipline, field of
study, or area of professional
practice.
This range is for work which shows
evidence of appropriate study,
presented clearly and adequately
marshalled to illustrate the most
significant of the main ideas,
principles, themes and/or techniques
in question and to demonstrate a
sound grasp of them.
It demonstrates a good
understanding of knowledge, and a
critical awareness of current
problems and/or new insights, some
of which is at, or informed by, the
forefront of the discipline, field of
study, or area of professional
practice.
The range is reserved for work
that is lacking in some respects or
contains flaws which are
noticeable and serious enough to
warrant the award of a failing
grade, but nonetheless essentially
approaches the criteria necessary
for the good category sufficiently
for it of itself not to prevent the
award of an overall pass.
This is a failed category. It
is for work which fails to
meet or in significant ways
does not approach the
criteria described for a good
grade.
Introduction (10%)
(Company & industry background, key challenges
faced by the selected company)
Understand the role of strategic management within an
organisation
(≥ 7.0) (6.0 – 6.9) (5.0 – 5.9) (4.0 – 4.9) (<4.0)
Demonstrate highly comprehensive
level of understanding
Demonstrate robust level of
understanding
Demonstrate adequate level of
understanding
Demonstrate a fair level of
understanding
Demonstrate a very limited
level of understanding
External analysis (25%)
Macro (PESTEL or STEEPLE) & Micro (5 Forces
Framework)
Critically analyse an organisation’s competitive
environment
(≥ 18.0) (15.0 – 17.9) (13.0 – 14.9) (10.0 – 12.9) (<10.0)
Demonstrate ability to provide
comprehensive, lucid analysis;
Demonstrate highly developed critical
skills
Demonstrate ability to provide
detailed and coherent analysis and
demonstrate consistently sound
critical skills
Demonstrate adequate ability to
analyse and some sound critical
skills demonstrated
Demonstrate some ability to
analyse and some sound critical
skills demonstrated
Demonstrate little ability to
analyse and some sound
critical skills demonstrated
5
Internal analysis (15%)
(VRIO or value chain analysis)
Evaluate the resources, capabilities and core
competences of an organisation
(≥ 11.0) (9.0 – 10.9) (8.0 – 9.9) (6.0 – 7.9) (<6.0)
Provide a consistently strong
assessment with well-reasoned and
original assumptions; All ideas are
highly coherent
Provide a generally strong
assessment with some
wellreasoned assumptions;
Ideas are consistently coherent
Provide a reasonable assessment of
the subject; Ideas are generally
coherent
Provide some assessment of the
subject; Ideas are generally
coherent
Provide little assessment of
the subject; Ideas are
generally coherent
Identification of Competitive Strategies (20%)
(Bowman’s Clock or Porter’s Generic Strategies)
Understand the impact of competition on the strategy of
an organisation
(≥ 14.0) (12.0 – 13.9) (10.0 – 11.9) (8.0 – 9.9) (<8.0)
Demonstrate highly comprehensive
level of understanding
Demonstrate robust level of
understanding
Demonstrate adequate level of
understanding
Demonstrate a fair level of
understanding
Demonstrate a poor level of
understanding
Strategic directions (20%)
(Markets, Products, Services) & methods of expansion
Understand the formulation and implementation of
organisational strategy based on Markets, Products,
Services
Understand the effect of business ethics and social
responsibility on strategy of methods of expansion
(≥ 14.0) (12.0 – 13.9) (10.0 – 11.9) (8.0 – 9.9) (<8.0)
Demonstrate highly comprehensive
level of understanding
Demonstrate robust level of
understanding
Demonstrate adequate level of
understanding
Demonstrate a fair level of
understanding
Demonstrate a poor level of
understanding
Writing and Harvard Referencing (10%) (≥ 7.0) (6.0 – 6.9) (5.0 – 5.9) (4.0 – 4.9) (<4.0)
6
Understand the use of referencing.
Various credible and up-to-date sources are used
Demonstrate highly comprehensive
level of understanding
Demonstrate robust level of
understanding
Demonstrate adequate level of
understanding
Demonstrate a fair level of
understanding
Demonstrate a poor level of
understanding
Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.
Communicable Disease Selection:
Chickenpox
Tuberculosis
Influenza
Mononucleosis
Hepatitis B
HIV
Ebola
Measles
Polio
Influenza
Epidemiology Paper Requirements:
1. Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
2. Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.
5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
6. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.
A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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