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Provide a brief profile of the firm including the primary businesses/industry of the firm.

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In the supplemental readings, you saw some examples of firms that have announced dividends, stock splits, and reverse stock splits. The assigned research paper reading (Hanion & Hoopes, 2014/Hunt Library) (Attached in materials) looked at firm decisions and what factors appear to affect payout decisions.

For this activity, you will write a short paper on a firm of your choosing.

You can provide a link to the firm’s profile and financial summary, similar to what can be found in Yahoo Finance. Other websites and non-U.S. stocks can be used as well.

Find a news article/announcement that a firm has split, repurchased, changed dividend policy, or other payout discussed in the module’s readings. The announcement must have been made in the past 3 months. The announcement could include the announcement of a firm canceling its dividend payments as well as the various payouts.

For the selected firm:

Provide a brief profile of the firm including the primary businesses/industry of the firm.
Provide an overview of the industry. Address issues such as whether the firm is considered as being in a growth industry or mature industry.
Describe the role/impact your firm has on the industry.
Discuss the payout strategy selected by your firm.
What did the firm announce?
Why did the firm make the announcement?
Based on your study of dividends and other payouts does the strategy make sense?
What signals is management sending with the announcement?
Do you agree with the decision?
As a shareholder would you be pleased with the announcement? Why or why not?
Include the announcement in your paper.

Write a brief paper about 3 pages in length. Be sure you have addressed all criteria in the rubric and the information in the Criteria, Profile, and Deliverable sections.

Develop the campaign plan based on the four of the five (do not worry about campaign organization) components of a modern campaign discussed in the lecture notes.

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Paper must be double spaced, with one inch margins, 12 point font and include section headers for each of the paper sections noted below (Candidate, Campaign Message, Campaign Strategy, Campaign Resources).
Objective: The objective of this assignment is for students to think critically about effective political campaigns in Texas and understand both the personal and social responsibility inherent in representative democracy .
Description of Assignment: You have been hired to be the campaign manager for a candidate who is running in the 2022 general election to be the next United States Senator from Texas. As campaign manager, you need to develop the campaign plan based on the four of the five (do not worry about campaign organization) components of a modern campaign discussed in the lecture notes. In your paper, please address the following:
• Candidate: A description of the qualifications (personal and professional) of the fictional candidate you will be working for. Create the biography for your candidate, including name, experience, history and characteristics (include political party) for your candidate. (Unit 2 Written Lectures, Slide 2-23)
• Campaign Message: Select one of the campaign messages in the notes and talk about how it will be used in your campaign- it should be a good fit for the candidate you describe. (Unit 2 Written Lectures, Slide 2-24)
• Campaign Strategy: Explain what types of voters are likely to vote for you (based on candidate qualities and campaign message). (Unit 2, Written Lectures, Slide 2-25)
• Campaign Resources: Explain what types of people are most likely to donate money to and work in your campaign. (Unit 2, Written Lectures, Slide 2-25)
The paper should include subject headers (ie. Candidate, Campaign Message, Campaign Strategy and Campaign Resources, etc.)
Very Important Points
1. A thorough biography of candidate.
2. Explain campaign message and why it will be effective in Texas.
3. The campaign strategy should thoroughly discuss message, issues and groups targeted by issues (at least three target groups).
4. Thoroughly explains potential voters, and donors and why they would be supportive in the section for campaign resources

Highlight the types of artillery and the Artillery strategy both sides utilized during the battle of Gettysburg.

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Paper should highlight the types of artillery and the Artillery strategy both sides utilized during the battle of Gettysburg. The importance of artillery in this battle, and how it affected the outcome of the battle

develop a five-year plan for the implementation of your role in your service or department.

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Most organisations and authorising bodies require a business case or project proposal to be developed as part of the employment and authorisation process. You will develop a five-year plan for the implementation of your role in your service or department. Follow the guide provided below. You will be marked on these elements in your assignment.
Assessment will take into account your ability to:
review the department’s core activities and the how your workplace practices cultural safety
undertake an evaluation of the current clinical activities in the department
identify areas of clinical activity in which the role of the nurse practitioner can enhance current practice
provide a plan which includes:
an introduction- Introduction to the guideline, context in which the advanced practice role will work, review the departments core value and cultural safety values
identify need- overview of current clinical activities of the department, identify areas of clinical need
planning stage- identify the scope of practice for the advanced practice role, provide the framework/ references to support development, identify team including reasons for inclusion, provide a 3 to 5 year plan, incremental steps to final outcome, reporting structure, communication strategies, costings/ finances
implementation steps- steps required to achieving outcomes, evaluation methods and framework
evaluation- data collection, reporting structure
conclusion- summary of project

Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.

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Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths, as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance.
This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in this initial assignment will be utilized for the second assignment in Topic 3.
Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following:
1.Values/Health Perception
2.Nutrition
3.Sleep/Rest
4.Elimination
5.Activity/Exercise
6.Cognitive
7.Sensory-Perception
8.Self-Perception
9.Role Relationship
10.Sexuality
11.Coping
Select a family, other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.
Upon completion of the interview, write a 750-1,000-word paper. Analyze your assessment findings. Submit your questionnaire as an appendix with your assignment.
Include the following in your paper:
1.Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.
2.Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.
3.Based on your findings, describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings. Discuss three areas in which health problems or barriers to health were identified.
4.Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.
Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required

How effective has Tran been as a project manager? Explain.

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BUSI 3613: Project Teams and Leadership1 Appendix A: Midterm PaperAJAX PROJECT CASE STUDYTran was taking his dog Callie on her evening walk as the sun began to set over the coastal range. He looked forward to this time of the day. It was an opportunity to enjoy some peace and quiet. It was also a time to review events on the Ajax project and plot his next moves. Ajax is the code name given by CEBEX for a high-tech security system project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Tran is the project manager and his core team consisted of 30 full-time hardware and software engineers. Tran and his family fled Cambodia when he was four years old. He joined the U.S. Air Force when he was 18 and used the education stipend it provided to attend Washington State University. He joined CEBEX upon graduating with a dual degree in mechanical and electrical engineering. After working on a variety of projects for 10 years Tran decided he wanted to enter management. He went to night school at the University of Washington to earn an MBA. Tran became a project manager for the money. He also thought he was good at it. He enjoyed working with people and making the right things happen. This was his fifth project and up to now he was batting .500, with half of his projects coming ahead of schedule. Tran was proud that he could now afford to send his oldest child to Stanford University. Ajax was one of many defense projects the CEBEX Corporation had under contract with DOD. CEBEX is a huge defense company with annual sales in excess of $30 billion and more than 120,000 employees worldwide. CEBEX’s five major business areas are Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information & Technology Services, Integrated Systems & Solutions, and Space Systems. Ajax was one of several new projects sponsored by the Integrated Systems & Solutions division aimed at the homeland security business. CEBEX was confident that it could leverage its technical expertise and political connections to become a major player in this growing market. Ajax was one of several projects directed at designing, developing, and installing a security system at an important government installation. Tran had two major concerns when he started the Ajax project. The first was the technical risks inherent in the project. In theory the design principles made sense and the project used proven technology. Still, the technology had never been applied in the field in this mannerbefore. From past experience, Tran knew there was a big difference between the laboratory and the real world. He also knew that integrating the audio, optical, tactile, and laser subsystems would test the patience and ingenuity of his team. The second concern involved his team. The team was pretty much split down the middle between hardware and electrical engineers. Not only did these engineers have different skill sets and tend to look at problems differently, but generational differences between the two groups were evident as well. The hardware engineers were almost all former military, family men with conservative attire and beliefs. The electrical engineers were a much motlier crew. They tended to be young, single, and at times very cocky. While the hardware engineers talked about the Seattle Mariners, raising teenagers, and going to Palm Desert to play golf, the software engineers talked about Vapor, the latest concert at the Gorge amphitheater, and going mountain biking in Peru.

BUSI 3613: Project Teams and Leadership2 To make matters worse, tension between these two groups within CEBEX festered around salary issues. Electrical engineers were at a premium, and the hardware engineers resented the new hires’ salary packages, which were comparable to what they were earning after 20 years of working for CEBEX. Still the real money was to be made from the incentives associated with project performance. These were all contingent on meeting project milestones and the final completion date. Before actual work started on the project, Tran arranged a two-day team-building retreat at a lodge on the Olympic peninsula for his entire team as well as key staff from the government installation. He used this time to go over the major objectives of the project and unveil the basic project plan. An internal consultant facilitated several team-building activities that made light of cross-generational issues. Tran felt a real sense of camaraderie within the team. The good feelings generated from the retreat carried over to the beginning of the project. The entire team bought into the mission of the project and technical challenges it represented. Hardware and electrical engineers worked side by side to solve problems and build subsystems. The project plan was built around a series of five tests, with each test being a more rigorous verification of total system performance. Passing each test represented a key milestone for the project. The team was excited about conducting the first Alpha test one week early—only to be disappointed by a series of minor technical glitches that took two weeks of problem solving to resolve. The team worked extra hard to make up for the lost time. Tran was proud of the team and how hard members had worked together. The Alpha II test was conducted on schedule, but once again the system failed to perform. This time three weeks of debugging was needed before the team received the green light to move to the next phase of the project. By this time, team goodwill had been tested, and emotions were a bit frayed. A cloud of disappointment descended over the team as hopes of bonuses disappeared with the project falling further behind schedule. This was augmented by cynics who felt that the original schedule was unfair and the deadlines were impossible to begin with. Tran responded by starting each day with a status meeting where the team reviewed what they accomplished the previous day and set new objectives for that day. He believed these meetings were helpful in establishing positive momentum and reinforcing a team identityamong the engineers. He also went out of his way to spend more time with the “troops,” helping them solve problems, offering encouragement, and a sincere pat on the back when one was deserved. He was cautiously optimistic when the time came to conduct the Alpha III test. It was the end of the day when the switch was turned on, but nothing happened. Within minutes the entire team heard the news. Screams could be heard down the hallway. Perhaps the most telling moment was when Tran looked down at the company’s parking lot and saw most of his project team walking by themselves to their cars. As his dog Callie chased some wild bunnies, Tran pondered what he should do next. Questions:

1.How effective has Tran been as a project manager? Explain.

2.Using the Ajax case identify and discuss the difference between functional and

3.dysfunctional conflict on a project.

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4.What problem(s) does Tran face?

5.How would you go about solving them? Why?

6.Why was it appropriate for Tran to hold the formal team-building session on the project?

Critically evaluate the associated marketing strategy of the brand in relation to its business performance in the specified sector.

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The directions are in the screenshot in the file list. for the complete details which you need to go over to understand the assignment. It also includes a structure for part 1 and part 2 see the screenshots please.
You have to:
i) critically evaluate the associated marketing strategy of the brand in relation
to its business performance in the specified sector, and then
(ii) propose marketing objective(s) and recommendations of marketing
strategy to the brand.
I chose Gatorade as the brand. The Directions says “Your recommendations may concentrate on one or a combination of the
marketing elements discussed in the module. But your decision of which
element(s) to concentrate on should link with your evaluation and proposed
marketing objective(s).”
The Marketing elements in the module refer to:
Product Strategy
Price Strategy
Place Strategy and/or
Promotion Strategy
For any personal reflection or discussion you can use your own discretion, whatever you think fits best.
Last time I used this site I got a paper with sources that did not match the information on the paper. Please use the sources from wherever you paraphrase or get the information from. Thank you. I said 15 sources but it can be more if needed, use what is needed for an adequate essay. Please keep in mind I would like the Word count Maximum to be 2500. If you have any questions please ask me.
Marking Guidelines are as follows
 Relevance to question
 Organisation, structure and presentation
 Depth of understanding
 Analysis and discussion
 Use of sources and referencing
 Overall conclusions

What are the benefits and costs to JPMorgan Chase’s reputation given its use of a stakeholder question-and-answer session on Twitter?

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What are the benefits and costs to JPMorgan Chase’s reputation given its use of a stakeholder question-and-answer session on Twitter? How do its various stakeholders now think of JPMorgan Chase’s image?
Would you define this incident as a crisis? Assume you are JPMorgan Chase’s CEO and are conducting a press conference: what main points about the incident should you emphasize to the media and convey to the public?

Identify the most prevalent philosophy used in sentencing the following crimes: drug distribution, rape, homicide, and DUI.

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Please answer the questions in a complete sentence and submit the assignment

Philosophical Underpinnings of Sentencing

  1. Review the six ideological and theoretical underpinnings of sentencing and correctional policy: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, restorative justice, and reintegration.
  2. Identify the most prevalent philosophy used in sentencing the following crimes: drug distribution, rape, homicide, and DUI.
  3. Think of examples where multiple philosophies might apply to sentencing and craft a 1-min paper (or 130 words) to support your argument.

 

Textbook we use: Introduction to Corrections THIRD EDITION
BY Robert D. Hanser – University of Louisiana at Monroe