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Why was this case filed in the jurisdiction that it was, as opposed to a different jurisdiction such as City court or Federal court? (comp. 2.3)

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Instructions:

  1. Review the “Memorandum to Smith” document.
  2. Based upon the information found in the “Memorandum to Smith,” complete the Motion in Limine below. Be sure to complete the information in every [bracket].
  3. Be sure to include a legal rationale for grounds for exclusion of the evidence.

Motion in Limine

[Name of attorney filing]

[Name of attorney’s firm]

[Address of attorney’s firm]

[Arizona State Bar number of attorney]

[Email address of attorney]

[Telephone number of attorney]

[Designation of represented party]

[Name of represented party]

In the Superior Court of the State of Arizona

In and for the County of [Name of County]

 

Pursuant to Ariz. R. Civ. P. 7.2(b) (2017), [name of party] herein, by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully requests the Court enter an Order precluding the introduction of documentary evidence or testimony concerning [description of matter] at the trial of this matter on the grounds and for the reason that [description of grounds for exclusion ( comp. 1.5)].

This Motion is supported by the Memorandum of Points and Authorities attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this [date of submission].

[Name of attorney]

[Name of attorney’s firm]

[Address of attorney’s firm]

Attorney for

[designation of party]

[Name of party]

Original efiled with court on this

[date of filing] with Clerk of Court.

A copy has been or will be

​ mailed ​ emailed ​ hand-delivered

on [date of service] to:

[Name of opposing party or attorney]

[Address of opposing party or attorney]

 

Part II: Motion in Limine Analysis

Answer the following questions in a 150-200-word response for each. Be sure to cite at least three scholarly sources in support of your responses. 

  1. What would happen if the Motion in Limine were denied?
  1. Why was this case filed in the jurisdiction that it was, as opposed to a different jurisdiction such as City court or Federal court? (comp. 2.3)
  1. When may a motion be amended? Is this a matter of procedural right or procedural discretion? Explain.

References

Describe ethical issues in business, market and academic research that apply to your proposal.

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Objectives/ Learning Outcomes

The coursework assessment is designed to enable you to partially demonstrate the learning outcomes required for the successful completion of the module, with particular reference to the business/market/academic research skills development outcomes for this component as detailed in the module specification and module handbook:

  • Evaluating secondary data sources such as academic literature and market research reports to frame research question
  • Demonstrating understanding of development, conduct, analysis and interpretation of business, market and academic research to propose a research plan
  • Working creatively with qualitative and quantitative (and potentially alternative research methods)
  • Understanding of ethical issues in business, market and academic research that apply to your proposal
  • Producing a succinct, well-argued and well-presented research proposal.

This Research Proposal is mostly based on topics you have covered over your degree programme so far. This gives you a choice of topics to focus upon (see below): a list of potential topic choices is given in this module handbook to help those undecided about what to focus on. Groups are free to choose a topic that is not on the list (as long as it is ethically sound).

You are asked to play the part of a business researcher or market research agency, submitting a proposal document to the client for their approval of your plan to research the question you choose. In order to create an appropriate proposal, you are required to analyse the existing academic and practitioner literature in the area, identify an aim and objectives, develop a strategy for sampling, collecting, analysing and interpreting data, and discuss the ethical and other limitations of your research. The research proposal is to outline a mixed methods (qualitative AND quantitative) research project.

Although practically-focused, this assessment requires an academic slant uniting academic and practitioner knowledge. You are expected to integrate academic concepts and theories from your other modules, and your own reading, to underpin your work and support the judgements you are making. In this regard it is essential that you properly reference all books, academic articles, websites and other reference sources used in your report.

Your Research Proposal is expected to cover the following (N.B. Word counts given here are approximate guidelines only):

  • Introduction briefly covering justification for research (approx. 100 words)
  • A short literature review identifying clear gap in theoretical and practical knowledge (approx. 500 words)
  • Aim and objectives (approx. 75 words)
  • Research methods covering both quantitative and qualitative approaches in a mixed methods study. These approaches should be covered separately (in whichever order you prefer and which makes sense for your study) and in each of the two sections should cover:
    • Clear sampling plan for each stage, including sampling frame, sample size, intended recruitment methods and any requirements for incentives (approx. 200 words e. approximately 100 words on the qualitative and 100 words on the quantitative sampling plan)
    • Outline of data collection methods for each approach, and commentary on how any surveys or moderators guides will be developed. This should include consideration of issues such as socially desirable responding, issues with literacy etc. Details about conducting the research (e.g. environment, recording data, any materials required) should be covered (approx. 400 words for EACH of quantitative and qualitative)
    • Plans for data presentation, coding, analysis and interpretation suitable for each research approach (approx. 200 words for EACH of quantitative and qualitative).
  • Consideration of ethics issues arising from the research and how you would address these (approx. 200 words)
  • Description of any limitations of the research (approx. 100 words)
  • Proposed time frame for the research, ideally using Gantt chart (max. 100 words) and brief closing summary

 

More detail is provided below about content for each section and marking criteria.

 

Formatting

The report should

  • Be in a Microsoft Word format (i.e. a .doc or .docx file) to allow feedback, with 1.5 or double line spacing and 12 sized font.
  • Be submitted online via Blackboard
  • Use headings and subheadings to provide a clear structure
  • Use diagrams, charts or images where they help support your argument
  • Spellcheck your work
  • Use UWE Harvard referencing style (see Library website for details)
  • Anything in the main body of the report beyond this word limit of 2,000-2,500 words runs the risk of not being read or marked. The word count includes everything in (but is not limited to) the main body of the text listed here: abstract, text, headings, tables, citations, quotes, lists, acronyms and numbers expressed as digits or in words. It does NOT include the contents page, the references section or the appendices.
  • Criteria for marking;

We expect cohesive and logical research methods that build on each other to achieve your research aim and objectives. The marking criteria are split between the key sections of the assignment, and reflect the content and quality of each section and the proposal as a whole. See the marking grid below on how this is applied at each grade level, with details on expected content.

Note that the word count guidelines for individual sections are JUST guidelines.

Introduction / Background and literature review: 20%

  • Effective summary of, and introduction to, the research issue (approx. 100 words)
  • Introduction with clear signposting of structure and content of proposal (approx. 100 words)
  • A SHORT Review of key academic literature (8-10 papers) on the research topic, identifying key theoretical constructs and leading to justified aims and objectives (approx. 500 words)

Aims and objectives: 10% (approx. 75 words)

  • Clearly defined overall research aim
  • Objectives suitable for each research approach
  • All answering research brief while using theory from literature review

The following methodology sections MUST link to what you found in your literature review, and achieve your aim and objectives. The qualitative section usually goes before the quantitative section, however as long as you use an integrated mixed methods approach, which you justify, this can be adapted to suit your own plan, but there must a section for each methodology. A brief introduction to how you plan to integrate the two methodologies is advised.

Qualitative methodology: 25%

This section requires:

Clear sampling plan, including sampling frame, sample size, intended recruitment methods/issues with access and any requirements for incentives (approx. 100 words)

Outline of qualitative data collection method(s), and commentary on how these will be carried out to ensure robust data is gathered. This should describe how you would prepare materials such as moderator’s guides (though no actual moderator’s guide is required) and details about conducting the research (where/when/how) (approx. 400 words)

Plans for data presentation, coding, analysis and interpretation suitable for qualitative research (approx. 200 words).

Quantitative methodology: 25%

This section usually goes after the qualitative section and requires:

Clear sampling plan, including sampling frame, sample size, intended recruitment methods/issues with access and any requirements for incentives (approx. 100 words)

Outline of quantitative data collection method(s), and commentary on how these will be carried out to ensure robust data is gathered. This should describe how you would prepare materials such as a questionnaire (though no actual questionnaire is required) and details about conducting the research (where/when/how) to maximize generalizability and reliability (approx. 400 words)

Plans for data presentation, coding, analysis and interpretation suitable for quantitative research (approx. 200 words).

Ethics, Limitations, Timings: 10%

Outline of ethical issues arising through the research and how these would be addressed (approx. 200 words)

Description of any unavoidable limitations of the research that threaten robustness of the study, measures taken to reduce them (approx. 100 words)

Proposed time frame for the research, ideally using Gantt chart (max. 100 words) and brief closing summary.

Overall presentation: 10%

Develop an effective structure for addressing all the tasks.

Maintain a succinct and compelling style throughout.

Clear links between sections to build arguments consistently.

Provide accurate references for all researched or quoted material (including background information on organisations)

Use grammatically correct English without spelling errors.

Identify your 2 non-research articles, summarize in one paragraph each using an in-text citation that matches your articles on the sources page.

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Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research

Task 2

Healthcare problem (Avoid Hand washing, hand Hygiene, vaccinations and CAUTI as topics)

  • ** What is the healthcare problem?? The healthcare problem is——–
  • 1-2 sentences here

Significance of the problem

  • Why is this healthcare problem significant?
  • This problem is significant because……
  • 1-2 sentences

Current practice related to the problem

  • What are we currently doing related to this problem?
  • (not your intervention in your PICO)
  • The current practice related to the problem is ……
  • 1-2 sentences

Impact of the problem and/or patient’s cultural background

  • How does the problem impact the organization?
  • How does the problem impact the patient?
  • 2 sentences per topic
  • The organization is impacted by this problem by______________.

The patient is impacted by this problem by __________________.

Research and Non-Research Evidence

  1. Discuss two research evidence sources and two non-research evidence sources that you considered.

Note: Please do not use the same primary author for more than two articles. Articles must not be more than five years old.

  • Identify 2 research articles from your matrix, summarize in one paragraph each using an in-text citation that matches your article on the sources page.
  • Identify your 2 non-research articles, summarize in one paragraph each using an in-text citation that matches your articles on the sources page.

                 In this section, you should have 4 paragraphs, one for each article discussed

    The first research article …(Summarize)…(use an intext citation).  The second research article ______…(Summarize)…(use an intext citation)

The first non-research article——…(Summarize)…(use an intext citation ——-The second non-research article….…(Summarize)…(use an intext citation)

PICO Question

P: patient/population

I: intervention/indicator

C: comparison/control

O:  outcome 

  • Question must cover all 4 portions listed.
  • Ex- In patients at risk for infection, will the use of chlorhexidine as compared to not using chlorhexidine reduce hospital acquired infections?

Evidence Matrix – See attachment

Intervention for Recommended Practice Change

  • Start with your recommended practice change. Restate your PICO.
  • My recommended practice change is__________________
  • >>>All 5 articles from the matrix must be used in this section to support your PICO<<<

                            You  can use one sentence each to accomplish this section.

                           * Ex. – Johnson, 2015 noted that hourly rounding does reduce patient falls.
Must use an in-text citation where article can be matched to matrix and your sources page.

Key Stakeholders

  • How are your each of your three key stakeholders involved in the practice change?
  • Ex- The first key stakeholder is the ___________ and they are involved in the practice change because they ___________________. The second key stakeholder is__________

and they are involved in the practice change by ___________________.  The third key                    stakeholder is ______________ and they are involved in the practice change by _________.

Barriers

  • The two barriers I think I would come up against would be _________and ________.

Strategies for Barriers

  • I would overcome the barrier of ________ by __________________. To overcome the other barrier of __________________ the strategy I would use is ___________________.

 

Indicator to Measure Outcome

* One thing that would prove that my recommended practice change is effective would be to show a           (reduction, increase, decrease) in _____________. (the Outcome in your PICO).

References

 

How would you address the myths and concerns regarding vaccine safety? Provide support for your opinion.

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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.

Discuss the key stages in a construction project, and how Building Information Modelling informs the different stages

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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

How impact has organizational changes made in the company as a strategy implication had on the performance of the company?

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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.

What facts or information will you need to gather? How will you access these?

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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.

  1. Describe the topic(s) or issue(s) you wish to investigate for your Dissertation. These must relate to the subjects that comprise your study area and must clearly indicate what your:
  2. Aims or rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Research questions
  1. What facts or information will you need to gather? How will you access these?
  1. To which subject area(s) is this proposal in your view most strongly related?

 

 

 

 

Why do patients not adhere to treatments? Discuss in relation to sociological explanations, and apply concepts to a particular disease/condition.

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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

Please read the below comments and addressed all

Why do patients not adhere to treatments? Discuss in relation to sociological explanations, and apply concepts to a particular disease/condition.

  • Introduce the content of the essay: the topics you will discuss, with theories/authors/concepts you will use; how you will apply notions as part of your analysis. (Can you start the introduction with “ In this essay I will addressed…………..and then you write what you will talk about in the essay)

Analysis:

  • Critically engage with the theories and evidence: Start with key definitions, and key sociological theories in relation to your chosen question.
  • Apply concepts and theories to a specific disease, condition (Diabetes, high blood pressure, breast cancer) and/or healthcare contexts (NHS, patients/service users, services)
  • Include medications ( Why we take or don’t take medications for the disease, condition).
  • Argue about the topic from different perspective (what other authors think).
  • Include relevant statistical/demographic research data
  • The essay should include intext references of 5 original academic sources: you will write this as: eg ‘as defined by Goffman 1969, the concept of stigma refers to….’
  • You can include direct quotations by saying: ‘as defined by Goffman 1969, open quote [quotation you want to use] end quote’
  • Present key theory/concepts: 3 perspectives to understand doctor-patient relationship (consensus, conflict, negotiation) (Gabe, Bury, Elston, 2013) Concepts: adherence, non-adherence and concordance [Horne et al ,2005]
  • Develop non-adherence and concordance further: Explain intentional and unintentional non-adherence to medication-taking. Explain the challenges in achieving concordance.
    • Provide an example of a particular disease where adherence to medication is not good (use journal articles). Present some data/stats. [E.g. non-adherence with diabetes medication is 50%]. Identify factors for non-adherence for your chosen disease, and reflect on the concepts presented before (section b): which factors are intentional/non-intentional?; to which extent is concordance achievable?

 

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.

 

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.

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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.

 

  1. Code for Social Service Workers If you work in social services, the Code for Social Service Workers sets out clear standards that you are expected to meet. It is your responsibility to meet these standards and you should use the Code to reflect on your practice and identify how you can continually improve.

 

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)

Read more: Difference Between Abuse and Neglect | Difference Between http://www.differencebetween.net/science/difference-between-abuse-and-neglect/#ixzz5DWuVjKrO

 

. 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

 

3. What are the main types of abuse?

  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Neglect
  • Failure to thrive
  • Emotional abuse
  • Financial abuse

Types of harm Adult Support and Protection 2007

  • Sexual
  • Neglect
  • Physical
  • Psychological/emotional
  • Institutional
  • Verbal
  • Financial
  • Discriminating
  • Self Harm

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.

 

  • Main risk factors for adults
  • Families where there is a culture of violence
  • High levels of personal care needs or physical needs – moving and handling, toileting, dressing etc
  • Family dynamics
  • Loss of familial relationships
  • Being in a minority
  • Over protection
  • Families where there are other issues, mental illness, addiction, misuse of drugs
  • Where the cared for individual manifests behaviour which is challenging
  • The natural and main communication partner is no longer around
  • Where there are poor care practices in organisations

     7. Where is abuse/harm most likely to take place?

  • Home 67%
  • Care Home 22%
  • Hospital 5%

 

Describe and evaluate two examples of risk enablement which promote individuals rights Within a care practice for the elderly in Scotland.

(Examples Below)  

1. Risks

  • Risks are part of everyday life
  • Risks can be calculated, foreseen, unforeseen, minimal or major
  • Risk taking is a right to make informed decisions about how we live our lives and take part in activities

 

 

2. Risk Assessment

Is to reduce the risk by controlling the hazard

But:

  • The individual has right to make informed decisions
  • Has a choice about own lifestyle
  • Perception of risks and risk taking
  • Social and cultural aspects
  • Taking risks can have beneficial outcomes

Been increased in recent years primarily because of change from institutional care to community based care

  • Increased awareness of accountability and fear of litigation
  • Staff can be more cautious
  • Rather than a balanced approach to risk being incorporated into care plan
  • Media also plays a part
  • May be proof of negligence
  • Organisations have to manage rea

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

  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of anyone who has been subject to abuse or neglect
  • Take action against those responsible for abuse or neglect taking place
  • Learn lessons and make changes that could prevent similar abuse or neglect happening to other people (e.g. through learning and development programmes for staff).

To promote well-being and prevent abuse and neglect from happening in the first place

  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of anyone who has been subject to abuse or neglect
  • Take action against those responsible for abuse or neglect taking place
  • Learn lessons and make changes that could prevent similar abuse or neglect happening to other people (e.g. through learning and development programmes for staff). (cqc.org.uk)

educare.co.uk

 

Some major indicators of risk include:

  • physical symptoms such as injuries or loss of weight.
  • existing self-harming.
  • impaired cognitive functioning caused by brain injury, such as loss of memory and inability to concentrate.
  • no parent or carer available to care for a child.

 

Risk factors for abuse

  • Lack of mental capacity.
  • Increasing age.
  • Being physically dependent on others.
  • Low self-esteem.
  • Previous history of abuse.
  • Negative experiences of disclosing abuse.
  • Social isolation.
  • Lack of access to health and social services or high-quality information.

 

 

 

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