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According to the author what is Problem Solver Profiles (PSPs). How the five different decision-making archetypes help you in improving decision-making and problem-solving skills? Explain in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument.

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Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

Assignment Question(s):   (Marks 15)

Part-I

Read the article titled as “What Are Your Decision-Making Strengths and Blind Spots?” by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

  1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 500-600 words)      (Marks 5)
  2. According to the author what is Problem Solver Profiles (PSPs). How the five different decision-making archetypes help you in improving decision-making and problem-solving skills?  Explain in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument. (In 400-500 words)     (Marks 5)

 

Part-II- Critical Thinking Question

  1. “Problem-solving is a daily task in any business. But what to do when significant problems keep coming back? Think about the last major problem you encountered. Did you take the time to discover the actual underlying cause or did you implement a quick fix that dealt with the symptoms? Discuss in detail the about the root cause analysis. (Words 400-500)       (Marks 5)

Using online resources or the Strayer Library, research the cost of treating infectious diseases in the United States compared to the cost in the United Kingdom. Evaluate the cost of treating infectious diseases in the United States compared to the United Kingdom in terms of person, time, and place.

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Cost of Treating Disease

Respond to the following:

  • Using online resources or the Strayer Library, research the cost of treating infectious diseases in the United States compared to the cost in the United Kingdom.
  • Evaluate the cost of treating infectious diseases in the United States compared to the United Kingdom in terms of person, time, and place.
  • Discuss the specifics of your findings, determining whether the economic cost is justified.

Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts. Also can use Cox, C. (2017). How much does the U.S. spend to treat different diseases? Retrieved from Health System Tracker: https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collecti…

Compile a portfolio to aid in professionalism and career success.

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Compiling  portfolio

Students will compile a portfolio to aid in professionalism and career success. You are highly encouraged to begin working on this in early April, doing so will make this assignment much more manageable, improve the quality of your portfolio, and likely reduce your level of stress. Some of the assignments required for this course should be added to your portfolio upon completion.

How do you structure an essay effectively?

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Writing Question

Answer concisely –

  1. How do you structure an essay effectively?

What should you do next to help narrow your answer set of documents?

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Assisting an attorney in a case

You’re assisting an attorney in a case involving a client who suffered a herniated disc in a construction accident. The attorney wants you to search in the jury verdicts source to learn more about the settlement value of this case. You ran a search and retrieved more than 100 documents on this issue. What should you do next to help narrow your answer set of documents?

Discuss the value of studying the social sciences for everyone, not just social scientists. Why might it be important for individuals and society to understand how the social sciences relate to current events and contemporary issues?

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The Value of Social Science

Discuss the value of studying the social sciences for everyone, not just social scientists. Why might it be important for individuals and society to understand how the social sciences relate to current events and contemporary issues?

Consider a recent event, either in your personal life or in the news. In a few sentences, describe how basic knowledge of the social sciences could help you better understand that event, make decisions, or act.

Which style/period appeals to you most? Why? Which particular work of art did you like best? Why were you drawn to this particular work? How did the surroundings/setting of the museum and display of the art affect your experience?

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The Nelson Museum Visit and Reflection

The Nelson Atkins in Kansas City is a world class art museum, with a truly wonderful collection spanning all time periods and genres. My personal favorite is the Caravaggio (one of only 7 in the States) and the Impressionist/Post Impressionist collection. The Egyptian collection is stunning as well. Admission is free, however special exhibits may cost, seeing them would be your choice.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City

As you take in the art, be aware and make a note of the following:

  • Which style/period appeals to you most? Why?
  • Which particular work of art did you like best?
  • Why were you drawn to this particular work?
  • How did the surroundings/setting of the museum and display of the art affect your experience?
  • Did you gain an understanding or make a connection with any of the art you interacted with?

Soon after your visit, write a two-page (double-spaced) reflection that addresses the above questions. Be sure to use proper language and spell check as you write

Based on your company’s size, competitive standing, and market size, make a judgment on when you believe that your company will be a “mature” company, growing at a rate less than the economy.

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Corporate finance

Make an estimate of the value of the business and the value of equity and compare to the current market price.

5.Re-estimate the value of the business and the value of equity, with changes that you see as feasible and necessary in investment, financing, and dividend policies.

6.Value (Price) your company, relative to how other companies in the sector are being valued (priced).

Framework for analysis –

4.Terminal value

  • a. Based on your company’s size, competitive standing, and market size, make a judgment on when you believe that your company will be a “mature” company, growing at a rate less than the economy.
  • b. Adjust the rest of the firm (risk, debt ratio, cost of capital, excess returns, and effective tax rates) to reflect its status as a mature company.

5.From DCF value to equity value per share

  • a. Add cash, cross holdings, and any other non operating assets (that you have not counted yet) to your discounted cash flow value to get to the value of the firm.
  • b. Subtract debt, the estimated value of any consolidated companies, and the expected liabilities from lawsuits from the firm value to get to value of equity.
  • c. Subtract out the value of employee/management options from the equity value to get to the value of common equity.
  • d. Divide by the number of shares to get to the value of equity per share.

6.Relative valuation

  • a. Choose the firms that you believe are most comparable to your firm, for pricing purposes.
  • b. Decide on a multiple that best fits how these companies are being priced.
  • c. Collect information on the variables that are the drivers of this multiple.
  • d. Controlling for differences between your firm and the comparable firms on the variables make a judgment on whether your company is fairly priced.

 

The company is Costco

Write a text-based, Java program. Everything will be done in Java: creating and dropping tables, inserting, deleting and updating tables.

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Java program

Write a text-based, Java program. Everything will be done in Java: creating and dropping tables, inserting, deleting and updating tables. You will be working with your group to come up with your own database that contains 2 tables, a parent table and a child table, such as Party and Candidate (Should be a one to many relationship). Prefix your table names with a funky group name to avoid collisions. DO NOT USE Party and Candidate or Person and Personality as your tables. Come up with your own. At the end of your program, be sure to drop your tables, which means that every time you run your program, you will be creating the tables. Modularize your code. Your methods should not contain more than 20 lines.

How do you jump from search term to search term in a specific document?

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Search term to search term

How do you jump from search term to search term in a specific document?